Open PhD positions

The Small Intestine: an Underexplored Habitat with Implication for Human Health

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: ASAP 
Place of work: Johannes Kepler University, Linz

Main supervisor: Alexander Moschen (CV) 
Supervision team: Christine Moissl-Eichinger, Alexander Loy

The Influence of Invasive Species on Host-Associated Microbiomes 

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: ASAP 
Place of work: University of Vienna/AIT

Giant viruses as predators of heterotrophic protists

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: ASAP 
Place of work: University of Vienna

Main supervisor: Matthias Horn (CV | Lab Homepage) 
Supervision team: Martin Polz, Anouk Willemsen (external)

Probing interkingdom crosstalk during inflammation

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: Jan 2024 - March 2024 
Place of work: University of Vienna

Main supervisor: Martin Polz (CV | Lab Homepage) 
Supervision team: Clarissa Campbell, Andreas Bergthaler

Biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by human-associated and wastewater microbiomes

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: ASAP 
Place of work: University of Vienna

Main supervisor: Thilo Hofmann (CV | Lab Homepage) 
Supervision team: Ruth Birner-Grünberger, Thomas Böttcher, Michael Zumstein (external)

Effects of drought and heat waves on functional soil microbiomes

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: Not later than April 2024 
Place of work: University of Vienna

Main supervisor: Andreas Richter (CV | Lab Homepage) 
Supervision team: David Berry, Matthias Horn, Christina Kaiser, Wolfgang Wanek, Dagmar Wöbken

Control of nitrous oxide emissions in soils

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: ASAP 
Place of work: University of Vienna

Main supervisor: Wolfgang Wanek (CV | Lab Homepage)  
Supervision team: Clarissa Campbell, Holger Daims, Katharina Kitzinger, Andreas Richter, Petra Pjevac, Hannes Schmidt (external)

Wastewater Microbiomes for Next-Gen Public Health Monitoring

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: Jan 2024 - March 2024 
Place of work: Medical University of Vienna

Main supervisor: Andreas Bergthaler (CV | Lab Homepage) 
Supervision team: TBA

Wastewater Microbiomes for Next-Gen Public Health Monitoring

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: ASAP 
Place of work: University of Vienna

Main supervisor: David Berry (CV | Lab Homepage) 
Supervision team: Andreas Bergthaler, Michael Wagner

Principles of microbiome modification & host modulation by FMT

Duration of contract: 4 years 
Planned starting date: March - May 2024 
Place of work: University of Vienna

Main supervisor: Isabella Wagner (CV | Lab Homepage) 
Supervision team: David Berry, Martin Polz