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Open positions Autumn Call 2025

Julius Brennecke
IMBA
Keywords: Biology, Mechanisms of genome defense
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics
Co-evolution of eukaryotic genomes with transposons
Christa Buecker
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Long-range transcriptional regulation, Enhancers, Promoters
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA and Epigenetics
Transcriptional Regulation during Early Embryonic Development
Alejandro Burga
IMBA
Keywords: Genomic conflict, Selfish elements, Molecular mechanism
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics
Molecular determinants of biological idiosyncrasy
Gang Dong
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, Electron microscopy (EM)
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Structural biology of ciliogenesis and membrane trafficking
Sebastian Falk
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: RNA interference, Structural biology
Research Area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Biogenesis & Action of small RNAs
Daniel Gerlich
IMBA
Keywords: DNA repair, Chromosome conformation, Multiplexed FISH
Research area: Cell and Chromosome Biology
Chromosome Structure and Dynamics
Anton Goloborodko
IMBA
Keywords: Theoretical biophysics, Modeling, Chromosomes
Research Area: Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution & Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Theoretical models of chromosome structure
Daan de Groot
IMBA (from June 2026)
Keywords: Theory & computational methods, Embryonic development
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
Deciphering molecular phenotypes in neurodegenerative diseases
David Haselbach
IMP
Keywords: Time resolved cryoEM/cryoET, Gametes, Ubiquitin proteasome system
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Watching molecular machines in action
Joanna Jachowicz
IMBA
Keywords: Retrotransposons, Early mammalian development, Microscopy
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA and Epigenetics
“Dark” genome in cell fate decisions
Sven Klumpe
IMP/IMBA
Keywords: In situ structural biology, Cryo-electron tomography, Transposable elements
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Cryo-Electron Tomography
Alwin Koehler
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Nuclear Envelope, Nuclear Pore Complex, Gene Regulation
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Nuclear Envelope Biology – Gates, Chromatin & Lipids
Martin Leeb
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Pluripotency, Systems biology, Genetics
Research area: Stem Cells, Development and Regeneration
Molecular Control of Cell Identity
Javier Martinez
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: RNA processing, Unfolded protein response, Diamond blackfan anemia
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Connecting RNA processing to metabolism, cellular homeostasis and disease
Sasha Mendjan
IMBA
Keywords: Cardiac organoids, Heart, Cardiac disease
Research area: Stem Cells, Development and Regeneration
Molecular control of human cardiogenesis
Anna Obenauf
IMP
Keywords: Therapy resistance, Anti-tumor immunity
Research area: Disease Mechanisms, Immunology and Pathogens
Molecular mechanisms of metastasis and drug resistance
Shotaro Otsuka
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Organelle communication, Membrane remodeling, Live imaging
Research area: Cell and Chromosome Biology
Intra-cellular Communication between the ER and the Nucleus
Clemens Plaschka
IMP
Keywords: RNA biology, Drug discovery, Molecular mechanisms
Research area: Biochemistry and Structural Biology & Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics
How is mRNA processing regulated, and how do these mechanisms work in atomic detail?
Jonas Ries
Max Perutz Labs
Keywords: Molecular machines, Super-resolution, Dynamic structural biology
Research area: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structure
Super-resolution microscopy for structural cell biology
Alex Stark
IMP
Keywords: Transcription regulation, Generative AI, Pathogen ORFs
Research area: Gene Regulation, RNA, Epigenetics & Computational Biology, Genomes and Evolution
Understanding transcriptional regulation

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