Open Positions

The Cluster of Excellence: “Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health” is looking for postdoctoral research associates, PhD students, and technicians to join our interdisciplinary research team at 8 leading research institutions across Austria.

We are seeking excellent, curious, and open-minded scientists to develop their potential in one of 19 work packages, spanning environmental (green), human (red) and methodological (blue) topics.

The Cluster of Excellence strategically links green, red, and blue projects to explore and understand fundamental principles of microbiomes across systems to strengthen planetary health. For that, mechanisms of microbial interaction, perturbation and interventions will be explored in diverse ecosystems such as permafrost, plant-soil interfaces, human gut or wastewater using the full spectrum of state-of-the art methodologies applied in microbiome research, including field work and cultivation, work with model organisms/systems, or massive sequencing and bioinformatics

Successful candidates (PhDs, PostDocs and technicians) will have full access to 9 staffed cutting-edge method facilities and will benefit from a unique and comprehensive mentoring and training program, including training in microbiome methods, transferable skills and entrepreneurship, as well as active career planning.

Recruits will be located at one of the partner institutions in Vienna, Graz, Linz or Lower Austria.

All PhD positions are fully funded for 4 years. The duration of advertised PostDoc and technician positions varies, as indicated in the specific positions (up to 4 years). Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until positions are filled.

Details on the projects, available positions, required qualifications, and the application procedure can be found below.

open positions at coe Microplanet

The following positions are currently available at CoE Microplanet.

PhD Position in MF6 Chemical Imaging

Duration of contract: 3.5 years 
Planned starting date: October 2024 
Place of work: TU Wien

Main supervisor: Bernhard Lendl (CV | Lab Homepage

Supervision team: CAVS Research Group at TU Wien

Project description:

The aim of the dissertation is to develop modern on-line gas sensing systems based on state-of-the-art mid-infrared laser spectroscopy. Novel digital signal generation, data acquisition and data processing methodologies implemented on modern FPGA architectures are to be created and realized, based on intensive literature research and own ideas. The resulting methodologies are to be tested with existing and self-developed lab prototypes with the ultimate aim of improved sensitivity and ruggedness by quantification based on fitting of modelled gaseous analyte spectra. The work compromises writing scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and the presentation of the results at national and international conferences.

Currently, there are no technician positions available.

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