As a service to the molecular life science community, we offer free advertising of academic vacancies (postdoctoral positions, PhD positions, fellowships, etc.) on this webpage. Alerts to new postings are sent out via Twitter (@FEBSnews). See guidelines on how to post a vacancy at the end of this section.

Listings

Digital Marketing and Communications Assistant

FEBS seeks a Digital Marketing and Communications Assistant to support our efforts in promoting FEBS Press journals and increasing the visibility of FEBS events and programs. This role is middle-senior level, with a strong emphasis on performance marketing. Reporting to the Strategic Marketing Manager, the successful candidate will work closely with the FEBS Press Publisher to run marketing activities and manage a wide range of digital marketing and communications daily tasks and campaigns for FEBS.

Main responsibilities

• Collaborating with multiple stakeholders in an international environment, at different time zones
• Undertaking daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality and coordination of marketing activities
• Supporting the Strategic Marketing Manager in organizing multiple projects
• Conducting market research and analyzing target audience reports/ questionnaires.
• Developing Marketing performance analytics reports, and presenting results in marketing reports
• Developing campaigns and managing digital marketing performance hands-on tasks: search Paid Advertising (Google Ads, Baidu), paid social media campaigns (YouTube, Linkedin, Twitter), email/newsletter campaigns
• Developing strategies and campaigns and managing digital communications hands-on tasks: social media organic, digital content, digital customer journeys
• Developing content marketing strategies and coordinating content calendars
• Providing concise instructions to agencies and effectively managing the development of promotional materials
• Creating graphic designs
• Managing CMS (Content Management System) platforms and websites.
• Managing online communities and conducting social listening
• Other digital marketing and communication tasks

Essential requirements

• BA in Digital Marketing, Marketing, Communications, or other relevant fields.
• Experience of at least 2 years in the field of Digital Marketing and Communications. Additional experience in Marketing operations is a plus.
• Google Ads certifications: Google Ads Search, Google Ads Display, Google Ads Video
• Familiarity with the Molecular Life Sciences, and Academic Publishing
• English language (C2)
• Prior experience in working in an international setting.

This is a full-time, permanent position. The FEBS headquarters office is in Cambridge, UK. The successful candidate can work remotely in Germany, Spain or the UK.

FEBS is an equal opportunities employer and actively supports human rights, diversity, and inclusion as well as equality legislation. All applicants for any position are assessed objectively on their individual merits, in accordance with the Company’s equal opportunities policy. We welcome all applications. Issues of disability should only be considered against the requirements of the job where necessary or where applicable, given this is a remote working position.

The salary is negotiable according to qualifications and experience. All offers of employment are made subject to FEBS receiving satisfactory references and verifying an applicant’s right to work in either the UK, Germany or Spain.

Applications will be considered as they are submitted so we encourage you to apply as early as possible. Send applications to [email protected].

Application deadline: 15 May 2024

Fully funded PhD in translational immunological, neurological, cancer research and/or bioinformatics and/or bioengineering, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

The Medical University of Vienna invites applications for all currently open PhD positions in its 18 PhD programs. Our university is a leader in transnational basic and applied (medicine) research and has an excellent infrastructure that invites you to do research, learn state-of-the-art methods and network with your fellow researchers. Our research community is international and constantly growing, as is our campus. Three more research buildings and institutes will be added to our campus in the next few years. Last but not least, Austria, as a research location, offers young scientists many opportunities even after graduation.

We currently offer up to 21 fully funded Ph.D. positions to ambitious and creative researchers with a background in Neuroscience, Immunology, (Bio) Engineering, (Bio) Informatics, Computer Science, (Bio) Chemistry, (RNA, Cell or Molecular) Biology, Genetics or a related field to take their first steps as professional researchers with us.

You have/are

• Master’s degree or equivalent that is relevant to the open PhD position.
• First practical experiences in a relevant research area in the context of an internship, job or project.
• Interest in developing new and creative solutions for humans and their health.
• Interest in conducting your own research and leading your own project.
• Willingness to travel abroad for conferences.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently.
• Excellent English skills (at least C1 level)

Application guidelines:

Please note that we only accept applications submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via mail or email cannot be processed for administrative reason.

If you have any questions about the application process, please refer to our Application Guide and FAQs, or contact our PhD Call Coordinator for further advice.

Application deadline: 14 April 2024

Marie-Curie PhD position opportunity, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy

A position for a highly motivated PhD student is available to join the European doctoral network “PROSTAMET”, a comprehensive translational research and training pipeline harnessing lipid metabolism to improve prostate cancer management. The aim of the “PROSTAMET” network is to educate young researchers in tackling complex diseases and to understand the structure-function relationships of proteins in prostate cancer target structures.

The PhD candidate will join the Biochemistry and Structural Biology Group at the Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara (Italy) under the supervision of Prof. Davide Ferraris.

The ideal candidate has experience in protein purification and protein biochemical/biophysical analyses. Expertise in the field of structural biology techniques (X-ray crystallography, Cryo-EM) is an advantage. Project starts: September 2024.

For further information on the program and on the application rules, visit: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/198795

Application deadline: 15 April 2024

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships in cancer research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Dresden, Mainz and Munich, Germany

We offer 29 places to apply for the Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSC-PF) 2024 with the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) as host institution and combine it with appropriate support actions to increase your success chances. Projects are available in all areas of cancer research and are located in Heidelberg, Dresden, Mainz and Munich.

Available cancer research areas include:

• Biochemistry
• Cancer biomarkers
• Cancer immunology
• Cell and molecular biology
• Epidemiology
• Imaging and radio oncology
• Machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Medical physics
• Multi-omics
• Structural biology

Benefits

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSC-PF) are granted by the European Commission and fund postdoctoral research projects for up to 24 months.

Benefits include:

• Postdoc salary including social security contributions and health insurance.
• Family allowance.
• Budget for research, training and networking.
• Access to a worldwide network of fellows and alumni.

For more information, visit Marie Curie MasterClasses (dkfz.de). For any inquiries, do not hesitate to contact us: [email protected].

Application deadline: 13 May 2024

Research Group Leader / Early Career Scientist (E14 TV-G-U), Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany

We are looking for an outstanding early career scientist willing to start an independent research group within the CRC1507 at the next possible date, and to apply for a research grant. The position is initially funded for a period of four years with the option of extension.

Our CRC involves 20 project leaders striving for an in-depth, quantitative understanding of the structure and mechanism of key membrane-associated assemblies, machineries, and supercomplexes as a basis for a multiscale decoding of the associated cellular processes.

Your responsibilities:

Focused on a central topic, the new research group will use cutting-edge methods of biochemistry and structural biology to discover the role and modular organization principles of functional units and protein assemblies confined in membranes. The research program is expected to complement the scientific interests of the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and should be connected to collaborative research activities of the Institute of Biochemistry. The group will be provided with laboratory space and a modern research infrastructure.

Your profile:

We are looking for a committed and self-motivated individual with good communication skills and the desire to take on leadership responsibility in a multidisciplinary international environment. A university degree, an excellent doctorate in the natural or life sciences, and an outstanding publication record are required.

Are you interested? Please send your application including a short description of your past research and future plans (max. 2 pages), CV, publication list, certificates, and two academic references as a single pdf file via e-mail ([email protected]) to Prof. Dr. Robert Tampé, Institute of Biochemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt.

Application deadline: 15 May 2024

Guidelines for posting a vacancy

Advertisements should include the following information (max. 250 words): a heading stating the position available and the name and location of the research institution; a brief description of the position; application deadline and start date; full contact details to which applications and questions should be addressed; a URL/website address where additional information on the position is available. Please send the posting in an email to [email protected] stating vacancy in the subject line, at least 14 days prior to any of the mentioned dates.

Positions available will be listed according to their application deadline (soonest first).