Doctoral Researcher

Job AdvertisementHKI-52/2025At theLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology(Leibniz-HKI), we research the pathobiology of microorganisms and develop new natural product-based active substances for the treatment of infectious diseases. Thejunior research group (Epi-)Genetic Regulation of Fungal Virulenceinvites talented and highly...

TheDepartment of NeurologyatJena University Hospitaloffers a PhD position for a doctoral candidate (DC)/MSCA fellow for the project:Transcriptional and Protein Profiling of Gut Microbiome Bacteria-Derived Extracellular Vesicles (BEV). The position is part of the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral NetworkMenoBrain"Brain Health in Menopausal...

Job advertisementVacancy ID: 280/2025Closing date: The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile areas Light – Life – Liberty, which...

Job advertisement **Vacancy ID**: 196/2025 **Closing date**: 2025-10-01 The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile areas Light - Life -...

Job advertisement **Vacancy ID**: 166/2025 **Closing date**: 2025-08-15 The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile areas Light - Life -...

for four years.Project title: Investigation of RNA modification by natural products across speciesResearch Area:Fungi are a growing threat to our society, currently causing over a billion human infections and 3.75 million deaths annually ). Rising rates of resistance are compounding treatment and invalidating our best antifungals, while rising temperatures...

**for four years.** ** Project title**:_My enemy’s enemy is my friend_** - Mycoparasites as unexplored resource for antiinfectives** **Research Area**: ** Required Qualifications**: - Strong experimental background in molecular biology, protein chemistry, or natural product isolation. - Experience in chemical analysis of natural products (e.g. mass...

Job advertisement **Vacancy ID**: 143/2025 **Closing date**: 2025-07-11 The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile lines Light - Life -...

Job advertisement **Vacancy ID**: 224/2024 **Closing date**: 2024-11-30 Within the framework of a BMWK-funded project (“PolyVis”) we seek to fill the position of a Doctoral Researcher in the field of polymer synthesis commencing on the earliest possible starting date. In this project, researchers from Heyfair GmbH and FEW Chemicals GmbH are working...

The positions are initially limited to three years.Research Area:Members of the genus Fusarium are some of the few trans-kingdom fungal pathogens, being able to infect plants, and at the same time, cause severe superficial and invasive infections in humans. Recently, Fusarium species were listed in the high priority group of the World Health Organization's...

**for four years.** Project title: Liver-on-chip based elucidation of macrophage-drug interactions in invasive candidiasis **Research Area**: Invasive candidiasis is a devastating disease of immunocompromised patients associated with a high mortality and challenging antifungal management. Despite extensive knowledge on the events leading to disseminated...

Job advertisement **Vacancy ID**: 168/2025 **Closing date**: 2025-08-31 The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile areas Light - Life -...