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Katharina Kujala

@kkujala.bsky.social
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Environmental microbiologist, Senior researcher @Natural Resources Institute Finland. Research interests: peatlands, microbial ecology of arctic ecosystems and use of microbes in waste(water) treatment.

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Aileen Berasategui @berasymbionts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Truly wonderful department, amazing research and even better colleagues! Great opportunity at @vuamsterdam.bsky.social!! 🐌🦋🦇🐘🪰🪲🪱🍄‍🟫🐗🦠🧬🌇
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pls share: Two tenure-track positions in Molecular Microbiology at Virginia Tech. I had a great visit there a couple of years ago! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Job Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ...
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Kathi Kitzinger @kathikitzinger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨3-yr Postdoc Position on #omics analyses of #Marine #Microbial #N-Cycling🦠🧪👩‍🎓🔬 Join me @univie.ac.at @dome-vienna.bsky.social Part of our ERC Synergy #RECLESS looking at microbes in marine oxygen minimum zones Apply by Oct 31, start first quarter 2027! -> ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/...
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Alejandro Manzano Marín @amanzanom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Please help spread the word! I'm searching for a #PhD student to join my group to work on #Symbiont - #pathogen interactions in #Hemiptera. Fully-funded, 4 years *Full details 👇🏼 besymblab.univie.ac.at/wp-content/u... 🧵 on the project 👇🏼 bsky.app/profile/aman... #ScienceJobs #SymbioSky #MicroSky
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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have an MRC-funded PhD project available (gw4biomed.ac.uk/how-does-tem...) on how warming will change the problem of AMR. Join a small and friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in (sometimes) sunny Cornwall. 🧪🦠 #microsky **Please share** the ad below with anyone who may be interested.
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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#SICB #job board update The Division of #Invertebrate #Zoology at the (AMNH) seeks an outstanding tenure-track Assistant #Curator/Assistant Professor with expertise in the #evolution of #Lepidoptera, careers.amnh.org/postings/4923. read more sicb.org/jobs-and-fel...
We seek an innovative #evolutionary #biologist who will develop a world-leading, collections-based research program in Lepidoptera. The successful candidate will integrate modern approaches in evolutionary biology with genomics, imaging, computational biology, #biodiversity informatics, and/or other emerging computational approaches. We are particularly interested in scientists who envision natural-history collections not simply as repositories of specimens, but as powerful research platforms for addressing fundamental questions about evolution, biodiversity, and environmental change.

The ideal candidate will have a record of high-impact scholarship, strong potential for extramural funding, and the vision to establish an internationally recognized independent research program. Research interests may include, but are not limited to, systematics, morphology, comparative genomics, biogeography, and/or macroevolution. We are especially interested in candidates who combine organismal biology with emerging computational approaches, including machine learning, computer vision, automated specimen identification, large-scale image analysis, and other data-intensive methods for understanding biodiversity.

Excellent knowledge of #moth and #butterfly diversity is essential.

 

Research and Collections

The successful candidate will conduct original scientific research on Lepidoptera; steward and develop the Museum’s #Lepidoptera collection; and expand the collection through fieldwork, strategic collecting, and other accessions. 

Opportunities include developing methods to extract new information from historical specimens; applying machine learning and advanced analytical methods to specimen images and biodiversity data; integrating museum specimens with genomic and environmental datasets; and developing computational approaches that accelerate species discovery, identification, classification, and our understanding of evolutionary change.
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Diversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918
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Assistant Professor Microbiology
The Department of Biology at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) seeks an individual with a strong record of accomplishment in microbiology broadly defined for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assista...
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Julian Parkhill @julianparkhill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chair in Bacteriology in Cambridge Department of Medicine. A great opportunity. Please circulate. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Research Professor in the field of Bacteriology
Strengthening Cambridge's leadership in bacteriology research Bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance remain among the most pressing global health challenges of our time. At Cambridge, the De...
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Kuesel Lab @kuesellab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We're hiring! Join the Aquatic Geomicrobiology group as a PhD researcher to explore virus–host interactions and host range evolution in soil and groundwater using cultivation experiments, viral tagging & metagenomics. 🦠🧬 📍Jena | 🗓️ Apply by Oct 1, 2026 jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/2...
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Doctoral Researcher in Viral Ecology (m/f/d)
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Patrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This job ad is now live! Please share or apply here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52780 Screening of applicants begins Sept 15, 2026 #MicroSky #PhageSky #ScienceJobs
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Postdoctoral Researcher - Lyme Disease Bacteriophage Biology
The Secor Lab seeks a postdoctoral researcher to investigate bacteriophage biology in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The successful candidate will help define how phiBB-1 controls h...
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Ian Marshall @ianpgm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two PhD positions with me at Aarhus University in Denmark are now open for applicants: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican... Deadline November 1. Thanks @carlsbergfondet.dk!
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Anaerobic growth of aerobic methane-oxidising bacteria
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Julian Liber @liberjulian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For all the fungi hunters out there, the Heitman Lab at Duke University is looking for Cryptococcus luteus found associated with crust fungi on fallen logs. Every sample helps! #mycology
A wanted poster for the fungus Granulobasidium vellereum and its parasite Cryptococcis luteus. Searchers should check the underside of fallen logs (especially elm) for white to cream crusts on the bottom side. The parasite appears as pale-yellow circular patches on the fungal surface. If found, searchers should record the location, host, take a photo, and send the whole branch/piece in a paper bag to the Heitman lab.
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Anahid (Ana) @anahidam.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Looking for a #postdoc outside the US, focusing on gut microbiome, AMR dynamics & phage-bacteria interactions. Bridging wet lab and computational approaches🦠👩‍💻. Hartmann Lab, Northwestern University, defending late 2026. Boosts appreciated 🙏🧫🧪 #microbiome #metagenomics #MicroSky
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Come be our colleague. I have been in this Division for 27 years (4 as a postdoc and 23 as a PI). It is an amazing place to work, collaborate, and be inspired. If you are applying to be an Assistant or Associate Professor this Fall, don't miss this deadline.
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Lara K. Mahal @glycocode.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🧪#STEMjobs #academia
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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Dear microbiome enthusiasts: I'm excited to be moving my lab to New York University this fall (& the NYU Institute for Engineering Health); with joint-appointment @isbscience.org I'm hiring a postdoc @ NYU to look at diet-driven evolution in the gut: apply.interfolio.com/189980 Please share! 🦠🤓
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Michael Glickman @michaelglickman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Please repost! #microsky🦠 The Glickman Lab at MSK is recruiting! Projects in Mtb pathogenesis, basic biology of mycobacteria, and mycobacterial cancer therapies. See our publications here: tinyurl.com/3f386f4x Send CV and cover letter to: glickmanmycolab@gmail.com
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Benjamin Larue, Ph.D. @benjaminlarue.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Amazing opportunbity to improve wildlife conservation in Wyoming! eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Research Scientist, Associate - Merkle Research Group
This position will help promote the application of the Merkle Research Group’s work by coordinating workshops, presentations, partner meetings, and outreach activities that highlight ongoing conservat...
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Marina Stoilova @stoilovamarina.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Please share with any recent college grads you know who are interested in using genetic tools in non-model organisms (🪼), sensory/neurobiology, or confocal microscopy. In addition to research mentorship, the students will have access to excellent professional development resources through OASiS 🦑🧪🧬
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Prof Jenny Rohn @jennyrohn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This would be an excellent opportunity to work in a great team on an amazing #UTI project (though I am biased 😉) deploying an advanced human bladder flow model to understand bacterial virulence #UTISky #MicroSky
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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Great lab and cool research!! #PlantSci 🍄🦠🧫🧪🧬
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Katharina Kujala @kkujala.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Still a couple of days left to apply for this PhD position with us 😊
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Balaji @bala-ji.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
🚨 NOAA Fisheries is hiring 2 Supervisory Research Fish Biologists! 🐟 Lead ecosystem & fisheries research and drive sustainable marine science. Multiple duty stations. Apply by July 22! 🌊 Don't miss this opportunity to make a real impact! 🌍 #Careers #FisheriesScience #MarineBiology #BlueEconomy
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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We are looking for a #Horticulture Director at UNC Charlotte to work with our beautiful Botanical Gardens. Please share if you know someone looking. #PlantSci 🌱 jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/69036
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Horticulture Director
Develop and implement plans associated with the daily, seasonal, and annual management of outdoor horticultural displays, collections, and natural areas. Provide hands-on support for all operations. E...
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!
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Anne Estes @mostlymicrobes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Towson University Dept Biological Sciences is hiring! Full time,tenure track,9-month Assistant Professor of Cell/Molecular Biology/Microbiology. Will teach undergraduate lecture/lab courses in Introduction to Cell/Molecular Biology, Genetics, and/or Microbiology. towson.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Assistant Professor – Cell/Molecular Biology
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Evan Spotte-Smith (they/them) @ewcss.info · 08/07/2026
⚗️ 🧪 #PhDjobs #PhD
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Cosmos Scholarship Network @cosmossn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
PhD Position (m/f/d) in Environmental Microbiology / Lung Microbiome Research Technical University of Munich (TUM) - School of Life Sciences
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Katharina Kujala @kkujala.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#MicroSky Please share with your network: We have a 4-year PhD position open at the Natural Resources Institute Finland. Come work with me and my team in deep peat in Pallas, Lapland. Mountains, swamps and microbes, what more could you ask for? 🦠
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Katharina Kujala @kkujala.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Please share: Thrilled to announce that I am recruiting a PhD student for the recently funded Research Council of Finland project "Sleeping Beauty". If you want to work in a great team on a fun project (and are not scared of mosquitoes 😉), apply by July 24th: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/rese...
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Research Scientist, doctoral researcher, role of anaerobic microbes on old carbon degradation in deep peat - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Open job: Research Scientist, doctoral researcher, role of anaerobic microbes on old carbon degradation in deep peat, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000
Curator of Vertebrates

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History currently has openings for three early-career Research Curators in Vertebrate Zoology, one each from the disciplines of ornithology, herpetology and ichthyology. The Department of Vertebrate Zoology seeks candidates with demonstrated expertise in, and a commitment to, collections-based research centered on systematics and evolution of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. This includes the ability to pursue an original approach to systematics and comparative analyses using, for example, morphology, development, and/or molecular data, and showing evidence of broader impacts or applications in evolutionary biology and/or collections-based ecology, as demonstrated by a record of peer-reviewed publications.

Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to establish an externally funded research program and to contribute to the growth and curation of the collections. Research in the Department is supported by the Museum’s shared laboratories, including the Laboratory of Analytic Biology and the Scientific Imaging facility, among others. The Department’s scientific collections are the largest in the world for fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, and the third largest for birds.

These federal positions will be filled at the GS-12 level, with a starting salary of $102,415, and excellent benefits. The positions are permanent and require a one-year probationary period. 

The official announcement is posted on USAJOBS, where applications must be submitted.
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

Please be sure to read the announcement and instructions carefully, as the process of applying via USAJOBS is stringent and differs from applying for an academic position. This website offers helpful advice: https://serc.si.edu/careers/tips-applying-federal-jobs

Please contact the Search Committee Chair, Michael McGowen (mcgowenm@si.edu) or the Department Chair, Helen James (jamesh@si.edu) with any questions.
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our Dept of Microbiology & Immunology @Geisel School of Medicine @Dartmouth has an opening for an Assistant Professor. Looking for programs bridging multiple areas in Micro & Immuno. A great place to be! Programs: www.M2P2.org www.dartmouthbiofilm.org Job ad: apply.interfolio.com/187637
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Heidi Burdett @hlburdett.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
** Join us! ** Interested in marine observation? Motivated to make it better for the future? We have a 4-year #PhD position in Marine Observation System Resilience open! 📆 Deadline 16 August 2026 📍 @umeaunimarine.bsky.social, Sweden 🔗 heidiburdett.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/j... 🦑🧪🌎
join us! Phd position in marine observation system resilience, deadline 16 august 2026
plus images of people sampling water on ice and from a boat, and an envirnomental monitoring buoy
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Katharina Kujala @kkujala.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I received some excellent news this week: the Research Council of Finland has granted funding for my "Sleeping Beauty" project (research.fi/en/results/f...) 🎉 All excited for this project!
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Katharina Kujala @kkujala.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Off for a week of fieldwork in Lapland, getting some soil samples for our ICE-Fishing project. I think we should have everything we need, at least the van started filling up rather quickly 😅
A group of reindeer resting in the shade in front of a building.The rear of a van stuffed to the roof with field equipment.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Three weeks left to apply to our postdoc position on alpine plant resilience! Us: Three years of funding, an awesome collaborative team, a gorgeous study system, blueberry pie, unionized postdocs. You: A PhD and experience in ancient DNA, paleoecology, and/or plant genetics and genomics.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the stat...
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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Some of these positions are still open for applications. More job ads in the comments below the post (on LinkedIn).
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Dutchscientist (the real one) @dutchscientist.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Our School of Veterinary Medicine is recruiting a (senior) lecturer in #Microbiome Sciences, deadline is 16th of June 2026. We want to expand our capabilities in the microbiome field, quite flexible on what will be investigated within #OneHealth #MicrobiomeSky 1/n
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Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Microbiome Sciences
The University of Surrey is an international University with a world class teaching and research profile that is innovative, forward thinking and achieving notable results. Our research seeks to addre...
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Binning Singletons @binningsingletons.com · 03/06/2026
We have an unusual situation this year: we have more mentors than usual for our current number of Singletons! Please share the link with your network! We will match up as many as we can! #ASMicrobe #MicroSky 🦠🧪🔬
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 01/06/2026
📣Have you always wanted to work in Woods Hole? Don't miss this opportunity! WHOI's Marine Policy Center invites applications from established career professionals for its 3-month Visiting Scholar Program. Applications due June 15! 📲Find out more: go.whoi.edu/visiting-scholar
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CIRI Lyon @ciri-lyon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
New PhD student position in Immunology-host pathogen interactions in @cinflammasome.bsky.social I2BA Team at the CIRI! Further information on the position and hoow to apply : ciri.ens-lyon.fr/teams/I2BA/n...
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Patrick S. Mitchell @psmitchej.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)! The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/185622 Applications due 8/1.
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Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
#ImmunoSky #MicroSky
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Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
My lab is recruiting! To coincide with my relocation to WEHI in July, I’m recruiting for two Research Officer (Postdoc) positions. Both roles will be involved in advancing development of vaccines and therapeutics for Streptococcus pyogenes. Please spread the word! 📣 See 🧵for details 👇
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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I'm looking for an enthusiastic student to join my team as a PhD candidate on archaeal genome evolution 🦠💻 Work in beautiful Utrecht, at @binfutrecht.bsky.social, an international group full of caring, amazing scientists, and with frequent cake breaks! www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share! 🙏
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Jennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
One of my favorite people in the world has a postdoc open! Go work for Rosa Leon Zayas! careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to conduct cutting-edge research in environmental genomics with a focus on met...
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Kenneth Dumack @dumack.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Five days left to apply! 🌊 Exciting #PhDPosition in #PlanktonEcology at the University of Koblenz, Germany! Work on #marine #protists with a mix of 🔬 wet lab and 💻 bioinformatics in a 3-year, 60% position. 📅 Apply by 20 May 2026 Please repost/share 🙌 Link: tinyurl.com/yu27knau #ProtistsOnSky
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Buck Samuel 🪱🦠🧬🔬 @microbeminded.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Opening for a #postdocjob in modeling of #genetics of host- #microbiome interactions in #Celegans at @bcmhouston.bsky.social — take a look here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... Questions or apply via cover letter, CV, and references to bucks [at] bcm.edu . Hiring ASAP! #microsky #jobs 🦠🪱🧬
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Baylor College of Medicine hiring Postdoctoral Fellow in Genetics of Host-Microbiome Interactions in Houston, TX | LinkedIn
Posted 7:15:27 PM. Company DescriptionBaylor College of Medicine, located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, is…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Center for Electromicrobiology @cemau.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Are you a student looking for an exciting bachelor's, master's or Biology project? We recommend checking out the updated projects on CEM’s webpage: Join Us! You also find the projects on Biology - Aarhus University's Student Project Shop! 📍Find the available projects through the link in the comments
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