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DEAKIN UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2026

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Application Deadline: Sunday, 10 August 2025 at 11:55pm (AEST). 

LOCATION: Australia

Are you an emerging researcher ready to take the next bold step in your academic journey? Deakin University invites you to apply for the 2026 Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (DUPRF), a prestigious opportunity designed to empower the research leaders of tomorrow. 

The Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (DUPRF) 2026, formerly known as the Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowships will open for applications on Tuesday 1 July 2025 and close on Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:55pm (AEST). 

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible, applicants must have a PhD awarded on or after 1 January 2022, or a PhD date that is commensurate after allowable career interruptions. 

Interested applicants should review the 2026 DUPRF Guidelines and begin discussions with a potential supervisor using the relevant Faculty, School, Institute and Centre contacts page. 

Applicants can be Australian or non-Australian citizens. The appointment of Fellows who do not hold Australian citizenship or permanent residency status will be subject to the recipient being granted an appropriate visa (Refer also “Conditions of Award”). Some applicants may be affected by Australia’s Autonomous Sanctions requirements (Refer to “Conditions of Award”).

Learn more and access the guidelines: DUPRF 2026 Information.  

BENEFIT:

Each Fellowship provides up to three years of salary support, ranging from Level A, Step 6, to the top of Level B. In addition, Fellows receive a one-time research support grant of $15,000 to cover direct project costs. This comprehensive support package is designed to give researchers the time, resources, and mentorship they need to thrive. 

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UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN PHD FELLOWSHIP IN MICROBIOLOGY

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Application Deadline: 31 August 2025, 23:59 GMT +2

LOCATION: Denmark

The Department of Biology, Section of Microbiology, invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in the fundamental study of phage-bacteria interactions. The project is financed by the Carlsberg Foundation and others.

ELIGIBILITY:

They are looking for passionate and highly talented candidates within the field(s) of Microbiology,

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related fields.

Essential:

Bachelor’s and Master’s in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related fields.

Solid knowledge about molecular microbiology, bacterial stress response, phage biology

Solid wet-lab experience (molecular cloning, microbial culturing, etc.)

Strong interest in phage biology & antimicrobial resistance

Preferred:

Experience with omics data analysis (esp. RNA-seq, proteomics)

Bioinformatics tools and computational skills (R/Python).

Evidence of scientific writing (thesis/publications).

To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry. For information on the eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database.

BENEFIT:

Employment as a PhD fellow is full-time and for a maximum of 3 years.

Employment is conditional upon your successful enrollment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.

The terms of employment and salary are in accordance to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State (AC). The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

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