As a service to the molecular life science community, we offer free advertising of academic vacancies (postdoctoral positions, PhD positions, fellowships, etc.) on this webpage. Alerts to new postings are sent out via Twitter (@FEBSnews). See guidelines on how to post a vacancy at the end of this section.

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February 7, 2025

PhD positions in the field of molecular medicine, cancer research, immunology, molecular and lipid metabolism, cardiovascular research, and aging at the Medical University of Graz

The PhD Program ” Molecular Medicine” (Medical University of Graz) offers 11 PhD positions with a special focus on cancer research, immunology, cardiovascular research biostatistics. As a PhD student, you will be embedded in an interdisciplinary community of supervisors, fellow students, and administrative support. PhD students receive a 3-year contract (1 initial year + 2 years extension) including a competitive salary and social benefits.

Applications are exclusively accepted through the online platform https://phd-recruiting.medunigraz.at. You do not need to contact the supervisors and do not send any documents by regular mail or e-mail unless you are explicitly asked to do so by our staff. There is no application fee. Our Welcome Center is happy to support you with your visa application and entry into Austria.

 For further information about the programs, open projects and the online application procedure please see: https://www.medunigraz.at/phd/application/   

 Application deadline: March 21,2025

SENIOR POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF ASTURIAS (IUOPA)

January 16, 2025

Application deadline: 1st May 2025
Lab location: Area of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33006
Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
Description
-A Senior Postdoctoral position is available at IUOPA, with an initial duration of 3.5 years and a gross monthly salary of 2,525 €. This employment contract would be extendable for another 4 years, based on research productivity.
-The candidate is expected to get during these years a research and teaching CV with enough merits to get to a position able to apply for a staff position (Assistant Professor or other alternatives) at the University of Oviedo (Area of Microbiology).
-The candidate will join the BIONUC research group (Biotechnology of Nutraceuticals and Bioactive Compounds) at IUOPA cancer research institute, under the supervision of Prof. Felipe Lombó and Prof. Ángel Manteca, from the Area of Microbiology.
-The research will focus on the production and production optimization of antitumor agents (flavonoids and other bioactive compounds) from microorganisms (actinomycetes: genus Streptomyces).
Profile
-PhD in Biomedicine.
-Candidates must have at least two years of postdoctoral experience in a country other than Spain*.
-Strong publications record and demonstrated ability to work in collaborative, interdisciplinary environments.
-Experience in some of these fields, such as: protein engineering (substrate selection and optimization, etc.), bioinformatics, metabolomics, cancer (antitumors, antitumor activity assays, etc.), molecular biology, microbiology (fermentation technologies, etc.), chromatography (extraction, purification, and identification of bioactive compounds).
Applications
-Motivated candidates should send their letter of interest and CV to Prof. Felipe Lombó and Prof. Ángel Manteca ([email protected]; [email protected]), before 1st May 2025.
-The IUOPA application is expected to be officially announced by the University of Oviedo
around May 2025.
* Applicants with at least four years of postdoctoral experience in Spain would also be considered if no eligible candidates with international experience would be available.

Guidelines for posting a vacancy

Advertisements should include the following information (max. 250 words): a heading stating the position available and the name and location of the research institution; a brief description of the position; application deadline and start date; full contact details to which applications and questions should be addressed; a URL/website address where additional information on the position is available. Please send the posting in an email to [email protected] stating vacancy in the subject line, at least 14 days prior to any of the mentioned dates.

Positions available will be listed according to their application deadline (soonest first).