Molecular Biology jobs

Study the transition from normal blood stem cells to leukaemic stem cells and identify mechanisms that enable disease progression and therapeutic evasion. The project uses patient material and experimental approaches in cell and molecular biology, with opportunities to integrate omics and functional perturbation. This full-time temporary post is in Petter…

FAPESP-supported postdoctoral fellowship in São Paulo investigating malaria drug discovery and cellular signalling. The project studies new molecular targets, GPCR-like receptors and therapeutic strategies against Plasmodium falciparum. One position is advertised under project 2023/07656-0. Applicants should send a CV and cover or motivation letter…

The EMBL International PhD Programme is accepting applications for its 2027 winter recruitment across EMBL sites. Successful candidates join research groups spanning molecular biology and the life sciences, with virtual assessment followed by in-person interviews.

Join Melanie Chan’s Renal Genomics group at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences on Imperial’s Hammersmith campus. The project investigates gene-regulatory networks in kidney and urinary-tract development and how their disruption causes congenital anomalies. Establish iPSC-derived kidney and ureteric-bud organoids, perturb candidate regulatory elements…

Postdoctoral research with Stefanie Grosswendt’s group at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany. The laboratory investigates how neighbouring cells communicate and how these interactions influence gene regulation, cell fate and tissue function. Experimental and computational approaches combine single-cell genomics,…

Join Zhichao Zhou’s research at BioClinicum to investigate red-blood-cell signalling and vascular complications of type 2 diabetes. The project studies noncoding RNA and related mechanisms using clinical material, rodent models, cell culture, extracellular vesicles and vascular functional assays. Methods include myography, immunohistochemistry,…

Investigate extracellular vesicles, inter-tissue communication and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes within the integrative physiology environment. Combine cellular and molecular experiments with omics approaches to understand mechanisms of metabolic regulation. This full-time research specialist position covers an approximately one-year leave period.…

Two-year NSF-funded postdoctoral appointment in the P-MixSwitch collaboration with the University of Arizona. Investigate how marine mixoplankton switch between photosynthesis and predation using cultures, molecular experiments, transcriptomics and bioinformatics. Based in Selinsgrove, with one to two months annually in Tucson and an anticipated January…

Two-year funded postdoctoral appointment in the Molecular Neuroscience laboratory, available from January 2027. Investigate membrane-protein assembly through CRISPR screens and mechanistic molecular, cellular, biochemical and structural experiments. The role includes independent research, protocol development, publication and team training. Apply with a CV,…

Join Filippo Prischi’s group at the Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics for a 36-month appointment. Investigate protein–RNA interactions and regulation relevant to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, including the interaction network of Annexin A11. The work combines biological NMR, SAXS, recombinant protein preparation and cellular approaches. The…

RIKEN offers approximately 60 part-time research appointments for doctoral students enrolled at Japanese graduate schools. Students conduct research with a RIKEN host through an eligible graduate-school, joint-research or research-collaboration agreement. Fields span mathematics, computing, physics, chemistry, life science, medical science and engineering.…

Establish a tenure-track research programme in the Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development division at UC Berkeley. Research may address molecular, cellular or quantitative genetics, genomic technologies, comparative and evolutionary biology, or developmental patterning and organismal form. The department seeks new conceptual or technical directions,…

Support genome-engineering experiments using CRISPR-based methods, including prime editing and transcriptional activation or inhibition. Laboratory work includes cloning, viral transduction, cell culture and molecular analysis, with applications to stem-cell-derived brain-cell models and chromatin profiling. The advertised appointment is full-time for…

Investigate molecular mechanisms of virus entry, replication and immune recognition in Leo Hanke’s laboratory at BioClinicum, Karolinska University Hospital. The work uses cryo-electron microscopy to study viral and host proteins, including nanobodies as structural probes. Duties span protein expression and purification, sample preparation, data collection,…

This 36-month salaried PhD in Mar Albà’s group investigates which recently evolved microproteins have biological functions. The researcher will integrate ribosome profiling, phylostratigraphy and population genetic data from gnomAD and UK Biobank to predict evolutionary constraint. Candidate functions will be tested through CRISPR-Cas9 screens in cancer…

Develop RNA-based therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease in the Non-coding Genomics research unit led by Stefano Gustincich. The work combines genomic analysis to identify pharmacological targets with proof-of-concept experiments for RNA medicines. This is a 12-month collaboration contract based in Aosta. The advertised annual gross salary range is EUR…

International recruitment call for four PhD positions starting between May and September 2027 in Leuven. Projects investigate nervous-system development, ageing, function and disease, including neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental conditions. The centre combines approaches from molecular and single-cell biology, functional genomics and imaging with AI,…

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research offers up to twelve funded doctoral positions across its interdisciplinary ageing-research network. The programme joins the University of Cologne CECAD excellence cluster, University Hospital and the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and Metabolism Research. Doctoral researchers receive initial…

Develop new AI and machine-learning methods for biological research in a tenure-track appointment shared by UC Berkeley’s EECS department and Center for Computational Biology. Topics include predicting cellular responses to genetic, molecular and environmental perturbations, molecular interactions, genotype-to-phenotype relationships, genome and biomolecule…

Investigate the origins and consequences of genome instability in primary, immortalized and transformed cells in the Barlow laboratory. Projects examine DNA secondary structures, replication stress and damage in proliferating cells, genome integrity during replication and division, innate immune responses, neurodegeneration and adaptive immunity in mouse…

The Department of Genetics seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor researching pathogen genetics or host-pathogen interactions. Eligible scientific approaches span molecular and cellular mechanisms of infection, immunity and resistance, within-host and population dynamics, evolution and population genetics, using experimental, computational or theoretical…

Assistant Project Scientist in the structural biology of microtubule motors and regulatory proteins. The researcher will develop experiments and analyses involving molecular biology, biochemical reconstitution, cryo-electron microscopy sample preparation and imaging, single-particle structure determination using Relion and Cryosparc, and molecular model…

The Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence is recruiting its first cohort for 25 fully funded, structured three-year PhD positions at the interface of AI and the life sciences. Doctoral researchers will develop computational and AI methods for molecular and cellular systems, protein and molecule design, complex biological traits and neural…

Lead the proteome-editor experimental team in the Allen Institute AI BioDesign initiative. Build a rapid design–test–learn pipeline for de novo protein degraders, oversee cell-based library screening and degrader evaluation, and partner with machine-learning researchers on active learning and model-ready datasets. The role combines scientific programme…