Open positions

We are always looking for ambitious scientists to join our team, from students to PhDs, Postdocs, and staff scientists. If you are interested in joining the team, send an application email with a 1-2 page motivation letter and a CV to Nikolaus Fortelny. Open positions will be posted here and in our social media channels. B.Sc. or M.Sc. students interested in joining the group should visit the respective page.

 

Open positions for 11 scientists in our newly funded consortium „EpiFlaMe“

We are looking for 7 PhD students (one in the Fortelny lab), 2 bioinformaticians (postdoc and technician, both will be integrated in the Fortelny lab), and 2 wet lab technicians. The project focuses on understanding memory processes in epithelial cells upon inflammation and cancer development using multi-omics profiling, computational modeling, and dedicated experimental coculture models. EpiFlaMe is will start in spring 2026. It is funded as a „Special Research Area“, a prestigious funding scheme of the Austrian Science Fund. The consortium includes 7 PIs each leading one subproject, plus supporting bioinformatics personnel. Details and application under www.plus.ac.at/epiflame.