PhD in Drug–Host–Microbiome Engineering (AI + BioLab)

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH; Wien; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen & meal allowance

Organic coffee, tea & fruit baskets

Preventive healthcare benefits

Company doctor

Pension fund

Additional days off for life events

Family benefits including two weeks of

Paternity leave 'Papa-Weeks'

Leisure subsidies

Voucher programme

Sports, cultural and social events

Flexitime incl. home office

Travel support for conferences

Training and career development

AIT PhD Programme networking

Job summary

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH in Vienna invites applications for a PhD Thesis position in Molecular Diagnostics. The center focuses on omics-based biomarkers and AI-driven data analysis for precision medicine, environmental health and infectious disease monitoring.

You will combine computational and wet-lab approaches, develop tools to modulate microbiota, and collaborate with clinical and university partners to advance drug-host-microbiome research.

Qualifications

• Completed Master in Life Sciences or AI in Life Sciences.
• Experience in cell culture and molecular biology.
• Proficiency in R, Python, and bash scripting.
• Interest in publishing and industry-relevant questions.
• Strong teamwork and commitment.

Responsibilities

• Explore open data to identify tissue-resident microbial communities.
• Characterise microbiota abundance and activity and host interaction.
• Apply AI and bioinformatics to integrate experimental data with domain knowledge.
• Set up in vitro models to verify findings via perturbation experiments.
• Collaborate with clinical and university partners.

Skills

R, Python, bash

Bioinformatics

Molecular biology

Publication reading/writing

Team player

Education

Master's degree in bioinformatics or life sciences

Tools

In silico & AI methods

In vitro models

Job description

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH in Vienna invites applications for a PhD Thesis position in Molecular Diagnostics. The center focuses on omics-based biomarkers and AI-driven data analysis for precision medicine, environmental health and infectious disease monitoring.

You will combine computational and wet-lab approaches, develop tools to modulate microbiota, and collaborate with clinical and university partners to advance drug-host-microbiome research.