PhD - The phage jobs

PhD in treating resistant GUI infections using phages and their derived antimicrobials

June 12, 2025

Genitourinary infections(GUI) are infections of the urinary or reproductive tracts. They can include urinary tract infections (UTIs), genital tract infections, and infections affecting the kidneys…

The University of Manchester, PhD in how do the interactions between temperate and lytic phages shape microbial communities?

PhD in interactions between temperate and lytic phages

May 18, 2025

Lytic phages infect and kill bacterial cells to release new virions, and temperate phages can either follow the lytic pathway or enter a dormant…

Phage engineering to generate tailored therapeutics against resistant enterococci

May 14, 2025

Characterise the receptor binding proteins of phages targeting enterococci from isolated virulent phages of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. Investigate how phage receptor proteins…

Assistant Teaching Professor at The Phage Genomics Lab

May 10, 2025

The Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a full-time Instructor (Teaching Assistant Professor)…

Apply at University of Exeter, Living Systems Institute for Ph.D. Studentships 2025

April 11, 2025

Drive investigation, discovery, and application across all scales of life: gene expression and genomics, structure/function, phage and viruses, microbes, stem cells and development and…

Maximilians-University München (city centre)

PhD in ecological and evolutionary drivers of prophage distribution in common gut commensals and pathogens

April 7, 2025

The doctoral research project will be performed in the group of Prof. Dr. Carolin Wendling andaddress ecological and evolutionary drivers of prophage distribution in…

PhD position to work on “Role of scavenger cells in successful microbial elimination by phage treatment”

March 30, 2025

Work on the project titled “Liver scavenger cells and phage pharmacokinetics”. Phage therapy faces challenges, including regulatory hurdles and safety concerns. Currently, there is…

Opportunity to work on Strain-level dynamics of microbiome transplantation

March 28, 2025

The human gut microbiome plays a key role in health and disease. Fecal microbiome transplantation (FMT), where a community from a healthy donor is…

PhD position in cell biology of bacteria and phages at Humboldt-universität zu berlin

March 7, 2025

To survive in the face of constant phage predation, bacteria have evolved diverse anti-phage defense systems that enable bacteria to detect and counter phage…

Work on Microbial time bombs: lytic to temperate switching in engineered Phages

March 2, 2025

Engineered microbial communities are used globally for environmental protection, agriculture and food production, medicine, energy, and waste management. They are a critical engineering and…