International Society for

Microbial Ecology

Jobs

WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar Program

Position Level Other
Closing Date 2026-10-15

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), United States, invites applications for eighteen-month Postdoctoral Scholarships that are designed to extend the education and training of the applicants and to advance their research careers.

Postdoc Position on Multi-omics Analyses of Marine Microbial Nitrogen Cycling

Position Level Post-doctoral
Closing Date 2026-10-31

A 3-year postdoc position is available in the ERC Synergy project RECLESS (Recycling versus loss in the marine nitrogen cycle: controls, feedbacks, and the impact of expanding low oxygen regions) at the Division of Microbial Ecology (DoME) at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS), University of Vienna, Austria.

Predoc/Research Assistant in a plant microbiome lab at Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Position Level Research assistant
Closing Date 2026-12-31

The lab of Ka Wai Ma from the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology (https://ipmb.sinica.edu.tw/en) is inviting application for a Msc level research assistant position. International applicants are welcome. The Ma lab uses both gnotobiotic plant system and the associated bacterial culture collection to understand the principles governing plant-microbiota homeostasis. Our research employs a multitude of omics techniques including 16S amplicon sequencing, transcriptomics and proteomics for functional analyses. The lab is currently looking for a motivated candidate to work on the molecular mechanisms shaping plant microbiota interaction. Please refer to our recent publication at ISMEJ. https://academic.oup.com/ismej/article/20/1/wrag146/8706357 Prospective students considering to join one of the affiliated PhD program (e.g. TIGP MBAS) are highly encouraged to get in touch.

Postdoctoral Associate Position in Soil / Plant Microbiomes at Texas A&M University

Position Level Post-doctoral
Closing Date 2027-12-31

The Wang Lab at the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in Texas A&M University has openings for graduate student & postdoctoral associate positions starting in Summer or Fall 2026.

Postdoc – Microbial Ecology

Position Level Post-doctoral
Closing Date 2027-12-31

Dr. Yuchun Yang's laboratory at the School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, China, will host two postdoc positions, to investigate microbial nitrogen, phosphorus, and coupled nutrient cycling, along with water health and ecological significance in global aquatic systems.