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@ottlab.bsky.social

Plant Cell Biologist; interested in symbiotic plant-microbe interactions, membrane biology, signalling; scientist@ Uni Freiburg, Germany; views are my own. he/him

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics and/or Computational Biology at Aarhus University, Denmark - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - BiRC - Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University

Aarhus University is seeking a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Bioinformatics/Coโ€ฆ https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/vacant-positions-and-career/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-associate-professor-in-bioinformatics-and-or-computational-biology-at-aarhus-university-denmark #job

07.02.2026 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Full professor for plant ecology in Regensburg. #plantscience #plantscijobs

jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

02.02.2026 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Krasileva Lab โ€“ Research Lab

๐Ÿ“ฃ Our lab is seeking a postdoc to study mutation mechanisms in fungi using cutting-edge sequencing + computational biology. No active posting/grant right now, but weโ€™re excited to host postdoc fellowship applicants in our comparative immunology team.
Interested? Reach out DM email. krasilevalab.org

31.01.2026 03:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please share!
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

30.01.2026 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 118    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
PhD Opportunities | Faculty of Natural Sciences | Imperial College London

๐Ÿ“ข 2 PhD Positions Available in Plant Immune Receptor Bioengineering at Imperial College London
๐ŸŒฑ Start: Oct 2026
๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 10 Feb 2026
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK/settled status only
๐Ÿ’ฐ Fully funded (48 months)
โ„น๏ธ Info: shorturl.at/po61I
#PlantImmunity #PlantPathology #SyntheticBiology
๐Ÿ™ Share with interested candidates!

23.01.2026 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Thrilled to congratulate the newly minted Dr. Allahham on an outstanding viva! Many thanks to collaborators and the examiners for their invaluable support throughout the process.
@ottlab.bsky.social @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social @hartman-plantlab.com

22.01.2026 08:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ahead of Clara Igischโ€™s PhD defense tomorrow, we enjoyed four excellent talks today in a ๐ŸŒฑ mini-symposium:

@emmanuellebayer.bsky.social / @ottlab.bsky.social / @jennyrussinova.bsky.social & @structplantbio.bsky.social

Great science, great stories!

22.01.2026 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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PhD position open in my team @uuplants.bsky.social !
Join us to investigate how sorghum roots interact with recently discovered Suberin-Inducing Microbes! More details: www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
Please share!

14.01.2026 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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#APPLYNOW
๐Ÿ“ฃ The CIBSS Team is hiring! We are looking for someone passionate about helping early-career researchers develop their skills, qualifications and career prospects๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฌ
โžก๏ธ Coordinator of Early-Career Programs and Diversity Management
๐Ÿ—“๏ธDeadline: Jan 18, 2026
๐Ÿ”— uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004767/

12.01.2026 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do biostimulant seed treatments boost soybean yields? New study across 103 locations in 22 states says no Biostimulantsโ€”especially seed-applied biological productsโ€”continue to generate interest across soybean-growing regions. The promise is appe...

โ€œWe did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.โ€
but
โ€œThe biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,โ€ says Naeve. โ€œEven among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.โ€

Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...

07.01.2026 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Symbiosome functionality in Medicago truncatula nodules requires continuous clearing of pectins from the symbiosome space - Nature Communications Here a mechanism for nitrogen fixation maintenance is identified in Medicago truncatula where two polygalacturoneases are expressed in nodules and secreted into the symbiosome space for clearing of ex...

Happy to share our latest paper: The symbiosome space needs to be continuously cleared from demethylated pectins to keep rhizobia happy. Former PostDoc Chao Su took this story with him when moving back to China and finished it off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience; @uni-freiburg.de

14.12.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, legumes cannot be the cover image on all journal issues... So, this is what happens, if you link the article to the post.

12.12.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Jan!

12.12.2025 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Lotus japonicus alphaโ€expansin EXPA1 is recruited during intracellular and intercellular rhizobial colonization The colonization of legume roots by rhizobia represents a critical phase in the establishment of root nodule symbiosis. In this study, we demonstrated that LjEXPA1, a plant protein involved in cell w...

Now out: The expansin EXPA1 is required for both inter- and intracellular infections of Lotus roots. The study was led by Jesรบs Montiel (UNAM, Mexico) and Jens Stougaard (Aarhus, Denmark) with @blace.bsky.social from our team doing lots of the imaging.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

12.12.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice one! Congratulations to all authors involved.

22.11.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) | Universitรคtsklinikum Freiburg

Please share: we have an open postdoc position!๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿ‘พWe are looking for a motivated Drosophilist to join our team and explore the role of hemocytes in interorgan signaling! Interested?๐Ÿ˜Žsend us your application or contact me! Looking forward to hear from you!
www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/karriere/ste...

12.11.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Career โ€“ Schneeberger Lab

๐ŸŒฑ Postdoc position in Plant Genomics/Bioinformatics!

Love genome plasticity, computational methods, and solving big questions in plant biology? Join our newly established Institute for Crop Biology at HHU Dรผsseldorf.

More info on schneebergerlab.org/career/
Apply by Nov. 30 | 3-year position

11.11.2025 09:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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CIBSS - Von Infektionen, Symbiosen und Tumorzellen - ZEIT fรผr X Der Exzellenzcluster CIBSS โ€“ Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies erforscht biologische Signale und entwickelt Lรถsungsansรคtze in den Bereichen Gesundheit und Ernรคhrungssicherung.

A really exciting strength of our Cluster of Excellence @cibss.bsky.social is the highly collaborative atmosphere, which stretches as far as bridging plant and medical research. Happy to see an example that involves our work highlighted at "ZEIT fรผr X" from @zeit.de.
zeitfuerx.de/forschung/ci...

11.11.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hiring announcement graphic for an Assistant Professor position at the Boyce Thompson Institute. The image shows a greenhouse and brick building under a blue sky, with text reading โ€˜Assistant Professorโ€™ at the top and a hand holding a sign that says โ€˜Weโ€™re Hiringโ€™ in the foreground. The BTI logo is visible in the corner.

Hiring announcement graphic for an Assistant Professor position at the Boyce Thompson Institute. The image shows a greenhouse and brick building under a blue sky, with text reading โ€˜Assistant Professorโ€™ at the top and a hand holding a sign that says โ€˜Weโ€™re Hiringโ€™ in the foreground. The BTI logo is visible in the corner.

Shape the future of #PlantScience! BTI, affiliated with Cornell, seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor to drive discovery in plant biology. Review of applications begins November. Apply: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

02.10.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's great! Congratulations. We are really happy to see that our TEM has been of great use for your team and especially for @sshamphavi.bsky.social again!

02.10.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Open Professorship (W1-TT) at the ZMBP, University of Tรผbingen (Germany). Deadline October 17th. More info: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/zentren/zentrum-fuer-molekularbiologie-der-pflanzen/zmbp/job-opportunities/#c12494

Open Professorship (W1-TT) at the ZMBP, University of Tรผbingen (Germany). Deadline October 17th. More info: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/zentren/zentrum-fuer-molekularbiologie-der-pflanzen/zmbp/job-opportunities/#c12494

๐Ÿ“ข Job alert! #PlantSciJob
We are opening a Professorship (W1-TT) in Plant Biochemistry at the ZMBP @unituebingen.bsky.social
Apply by October 17th

Please spread the word!

More info ๐Ÿ‘‡
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...

09.09.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome Simon. Looking forward to our scientific and collegial interactions in the future.

19.09.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)

Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!

career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

17.09.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 131    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Please retweet: Julius-von-Sachs Institute, University of Wรผrzburg is hiring: Prof. For Plant Genetics, Chair Botany III. Please apply until Oct 13th

www.biologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/ueber-die-fa...
#plantscience

07.09.2025 06:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Head of Service Unit Proteomics

Attention plant proteomics specialists: We are looking for a Head of our new Proteomics Unit at our international and dynamic Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology. @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social Applications are welcome until 30. Sept 2025: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/8...

23.08.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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W1TTW2 Professorship in Membrane Biology (m/f/d)

Job alert ๐Ÿ“ฃ Our faculty looks for a Junior Professor W1 with tt to W2 in Membrane Biology! We are looking for #ECRs working on membrane biogenesis,contact sites,composition & other aspects of membranes in ๐ŸŒฑ and other organisms! DM me if you need more details!

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f...

22.08.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

One of my absolute highlights being presented at the #IS-MPMI2025 congress this year. Congratulations to everyone involved.

16.08.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

03.08.2025 03:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.

GROUP LEADER VACANCY

JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences.

If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply.

www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

16.07.2025 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 89    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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We have two open Post-Doc positions in my group at the interface with:
1- @ataly.bsky.social for molecular dynamics
2- Bruno Guillotin from protein mobility

Apply by sending CV, two ref letters and a short motivation letter to me : emmanuelle.bayer@u-bordeaux.fr. Deadline 15 sept.

28.07.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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