At the Institute of General Microbiology/ Leibniz ScienceCampus AMR-PLAS. Research project: Genomic and non-genomic mechanisms of bacterial plasticity in clinically relevant pathogens, including ESKAPE pathogens and mycobacteria, with a particular focus on the phenotypic plasticity of antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium striatum. 
Contact: Prof. Dr. Marc Bramkamp, Application deadline: 06.09.2026
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In the Evolutionary Microbiology Group at the Institute of General Microbiology for research in the field of microbial evolutionary genetics, with a focus on the evolution of prokaryotic plasmids.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Tal Dagan. Application deadline: 06.09.2026
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In Faculty of Health, Medical & Life Sciences, for a research project in the field of applied microbiome research: Collaboration on the BMFTR-funded SkinSIP research project, with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of the functionality of the scalp microbiota.
Contact: Prof. Dr Markus Egert, Application deadline: 27.09.2026

In Schulenburg Group Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics; Research project on the evolution, genetics, and molecular basis of heteroresistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa as part of the ERC project CrypticBenefits. Contact: Prof. Hinrich Schulenburg.
Application deadline: 27.08.2026, Link to online application portal

PhD position in the Schulenburg group Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics for research on the evolution of antimicrobial resistance in human pathogens. Contact: Prof. Hinrich Schulenburg.
 Application deadline 23.08.2026. Link to online application portal.

In the Aquatic Geomicrobiology working group at the Institute of Biodiversity, in the frame of the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse. Project: characterization of physiological, metabolic and molecular features of a recently cultivated vampiristic member of the CPR with its host, obtained from groundwater. Application date: 11.02.2025. Contact: Dr. Martina Herrmann. Application portal