A professorship in microbiology (sections 64/65 of CNU) will be opened for recruitment (46.1) by Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) in spring 2026. The position focuses on quantitative approaches in microbiology. The professor will conduct their research at the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique (LIPhy), a CNRS–UGA joint research unit (UMR).
The selected candidate will develop their research in close collaboration with the physicists and mathematicians at the lab, working on existing themes such as:
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The study and quantitative, predictive modeling of genetic circuits in model bacteria;
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The genetic engineering of E. coli to produce molecules of interest, based on the aforementioned modeling or on computational RNA folding (RNA switches);
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The study of the role of stochasticity and non-genetic individuality in bacteria.
They may also develop new topics on related subjects (e.g., cell death, Darwinian evolution, etc.).
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in one or more of the following areas:
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Bacterial genome engineering;
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The study of bacterial physiology (transcriptomics, proteomics…);
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The development of single-cell approaches;
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The dynamic study of gene expression and associated technologies (quantification of proteins, RNA) and control of their expression (e.g., optogenetics).
The candidate should be capable of setting up and managing collaborative research projects and securing research funding through responses to project calls.
The candidate will carry out their teaching duties at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology (UFR Chimie et Biologie). Part of the teaching will be delivered in French.
A detailed job description will be published at a later date.
Contact: Bahram Houchmandzadeh (director of LIPhy), bahram.houchmandzadeh@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
