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Vacancy ID: 097/2025
Closing date: 2025-05-22
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 – Liberty, which provide pioneering insights and sustainable solutions for the society of tomorrow. Through close collaborations with leading research institutions, innovative companies, and renowned cultural organizations, it advances interdisciplinary developments. With around 17,000 students and approximately 10,000 employees, it defines Jena as a vibrant, internationally connected city of science and innovation.
The core mission of the of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena is to elucidate fundamental principles of the interactions and functions in microbial communities in diverse habitats, ranging from oceans and groundwater to plant and human hosts. We aim to identify the shared characteristics of disturbed or polluted ecosystems as well as infectious diseases on the microbiome level, and develop strategies for their remediation by targeted interventions. The affiliated early career program of the Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) offers an ambitious, structured and interdisciplinary post-graduate training based on top-level fundamental research.
The Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse invites applications for a
Postdoctoral Researcher Position in the Field of Vampiristic Interactions among Bacteria

• Maintenance of the host-parasite system and characterization of growth and infection dynamics in incubation experiments
• Close collaboration with working groups using Raman-based cell sorting and microscopic imaging including cryo-TEM
• Metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics data analysis
• Work in an interdisciplinary team of microbial ecologists and integrate into the Cluster of Excellence consortium
• Contribute to the development of the project, as it evolves
• Produce high-quality written reports and draft papers. Present your results at international and national conferences and at local meetings and outreach events
• Assist with training other researchers, including PhD candidates, Masters’ and undergraduate project students
• Contribute to maintaining the friendly, welcoming and collaborative environment within the group