Open positions Autumn Call 2025

Julius Brennecke
IMBA
Keywords: Biology, Mechanisms of genome defense
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics

Christa Buecker
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Long-range transcriptional regulation, Enhancers, Promoters
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA and Epigenetics
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA and Epigenetics

Alejandro Burga
IMBA
Keywords: Genomic conflict, Selfish elements, Molecular mechanism
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics

Gang Dong
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, Electron microscopy (EM)
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Sebastian Falk
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: RNA interference, Structural biology
Research Area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Research Area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure

Daniel Gerlich
IMBA
Keywords: DNA repair, Chromosome conformation, Multiplexed FISH
Research area: Cell and Chromosome Biology
Research area: Cell and Chromosome Biology

Anton Goloborodko
IMBA
Keywords: Theoretical biophysics, Modeling, Chromosomes
Research Area: Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution & Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Research Area: Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution & Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure

Daan de Groot
IMBA (from June 2026)
Keywords: Theory & computational methods, Embryonic development
Research Area: Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution
Research Area: Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution

Erinc Hallacli
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Parkinson's Disease, iPSC derived neurons, High-throughput screens
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology

David Haselbach
IMP
Keywords: Time resolved cryoEM/cryoET, Gametes, Ubiquitin proteasome system
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure

Joanna Jachowicz
IMBA
Keywords: Retrotransposons, Early mammalian development, Microscopy
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA and Epigenetics
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA and Epigenetics

Sven Klumpe
IMP/IMBA
Keywords: In situ structural biology, Cryo-electron tomography, Transposable elements
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure

Alwin Koehler
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Nuclear Envelope, Nuclear Pore Complex, Gene Regulation
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Martin Leeb
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Pluripotency, Systems biology, Genetics
Research area: Stem Cells, Development and Regeneration
Research area: Stem Cells, Development and Regeneration

Javier Martinez
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: RNA processing, Unfolded protein response, Diamond blackfan anemia
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure

Sasha Mendjan
IMBA
Keywords: Cardiac organoids, Heart, Cardiac disease
Research area: Stem Cells, Development and Regeneration
Research area: Stem Cells, Development and Regeneration

Anna Obenauf
IMP
Keywords: Therapy resistance, Anti-tumor immunity
Research area: Disease Mechanisms, Immunology and Pathogens
Research area: Disease Mechanisms, Immunology and Pathogens

Shotaro Otsuka
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Organelle communication, Membrane remodeling, Live imaging
Research area: Cell and Chromosome Biology
Research area: Cell and Chromosome Biology

Clemens Plaschka
IMP
Keywords: RNA biology, Drug discovery, Molecular mechanisms
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology & Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology & Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics

Jonas Ries
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Molecular machines, Super-resolution, Dynamic structural biology
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure

Alex Stark
IMP
Keywords: Transcription regulation, Generative AI, Pathogen ORFs
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics & Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics & Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution