Job Information
Organisation/Company: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Department: Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics
Research Field: Biological sciences » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Application Deadline: 27 Aug 2026 - 22:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Country: Germany
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 38.7
Offer Starting Date: 1 Jan 2027
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon Europe - ERC
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
Application deadline: 27. August 2026.
The postdoc position is for 5 years and it is based in the Schulenburg group (https://evoecogen-kiel.de/). The research is part of the ERC project on CrypticBenefits and aims at understanding how antimicrobial heteroresistance and more generally phenotypic heterogeneity evolves in bacteria. As a model, we will focus on the opportunistic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The work combines evolution experiments with whole genome sequence analysis, bacterial genetics, and functional analysis. As a general reference, check out the group’s publications on AMR evolution, as listed on our webpage (https://evoecogen-kiel.de/publications).
For enquiries regarding the position and research topic please contact Prof. Dr. Hinrich Schulenburg: hschulenburg@zoologie.uni-kiel.de
Please apply via the following link:
Applications should be submitted as a single PDF. Applications should include:
(1) A letter of motivation (max. 2 pages, Arial 11, line spacing 1.15). In your motivation letter, please explain how your background fits the required profile and how your research interests align with the group research focus.
(2) Curriculum vitae.
(3) PhD certificate
Where to apply
Requirements
Research Field: Other
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Necessary competences and qualifications:
- PhD in the area of Evolutionary Biology
- In-depth knowledge of central concepts of Evolutionary Biology
- Competences and experiences in research on the Evolution of microorganisms
- Competences and experiences in the field of statistics and bioinformatics
- English language skills at level C1
Beneficial competences:
- Competences and experience in the planning and performance of evolution experiments
- Competences and experience in high-throughput experiments
- Competences and experience in genome analysis
- Competences and experience in genetic manipulation of microorganisms
- Competences and experience in advanced statistics (e.g., multivariate statistics, GLMs) and programming (e.g., python, R)
- Publication(s) from earlier research work
Languages: English
Level: Excellent
Research Field: Biological sciences » Other
Additional Information
Website for additional job details: https://evoecogen-kiel.de/
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Kiel
Country: Germany
City: Kiel
Postal Code: 24118
Street: Am Botanischen Garten 9
Contact
City: Kiel
Website: https://www.zoologie.uni-kiel.de
Street: Am Botanischen Garten 9
Postal Code: 24118