Two postdoc (3yr) + technician (2yr) positions at U Vienna: Genome 
topology dynamics in cephalopod development and evolution

Two postdoc (3 years each) and a technician (2 year) positions
available at the Department for Neuroscience and Developmental
Biology at the University of Vienna in the group of Oleg Simakov
(https://neurodevbio.univie.ac.at/simakov-research/), starting earliest
from November 2025. The group's long-standing interests center around
comparative genomics of animals and, more recently, emergence of
evolutionarily irreversible genomic configurations and their role
in shaping animal regulatory genome architectures (summarized here
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-025-00242-w).

The first postdoc position, funded by a WEAVE grant with Eve Seuntjens
(KU Leuven) and Simon Sprecher (U Fribourg), will be strongly embedded
into the collaborative network of the three labs with the other members of
the international teams in Belgium and Switzerland. The project will study
changes in regulatory landscape during neuronal development across several
cephalopod species. The second postdoc position (funded by an FWF grant)
will study the regulatory landscape behind the symbiotic light organ
development and evolution in the Hawaiian bobtail squid Euprymna scolopes
and will also be embedded into a larger existing collaborative environment
of the squid-Vibrio community. Both postdocs should have background in
(or very strong interest for) evolutionary biology, with, optimally,
expertise in comparative and/or evolutionary genomics and, ideally,
with experimental experience in multiomics, HiC or similar techniques.

Additionally, a 2 year technician position is funded to support the lab
in rearing cephalopod cultures. Prior animal husbandry and, optimally,
basic molecular biology experience are advantageous.

Interested applicants should send their CV and letters of recommendation
(or contacts) directly to Oleg Simakov (oleg.simakov@univie.ac.at)
and Nina Znidaric (nina.znidaric@univie.ac.at) mentioning
"PDFWF" in the subject. Deadline for applications is June
30th 2025. Monthly salary grades for postdoc and technician
positions (including social and health insurance) are found at
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/steps-to-your-fwf-project/further-information/personnel-costs
Location of work will be at the University Biology Building and Vienna
Zoo in Vienna (Austria).

Oleg Simakov <oleg.simakov@univie.ac.at>

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