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• EFSA Traineeship Call 2025

  • When
    2 Apr 2025
  • Location
    EFSA - Parma, Italy

  We wanted to share an exciting entry level career opportunity at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that may be of interest to you or your network.

  This role offers young professionals with a background in natural sciences, such as Biology (as well as other disciplines) a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience and contribute to impactful projects within EFSA.

  Application Deadline: 2 April 2025, 23:59 (local time)

  Eligibility: The Traineeship call is open to all EU citizens, with a limited number of places also allocated to non-EU nationals. Applicants must also have completed a university degree of at least three years (Bachelor or equivalent)

  Location: Parma, Italy (hybrid work environment with 2 days in office per week)

  Why EFSA? The role offers a one-year, all-round experience that provides valuable insights and career development in a dynamic international environment.

  For more details, please find the full job description and requirements here: https://careers.efsa.europa.eu/jobs/efsa-traineeships-call-2025-425

  EFSA will also host a webinar on 24th March at 15:00 CET providing further information and the opportunity to ask questions to all interested potential applicants. Please find the registration form for the webinar here:
  https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/webinar-efsas-2025-traineeship-call

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• Independent postdoc positions in mathematical biology/biophysics in Japan

  • When
    3 Apr 2025
  • Location
    RIKEN, Japan

  The RIKEN Centre for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS; ithems.riken.jp), located near Tokyo, Japan, is currently accepting applications for the 2026 Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) programme.

  SPDRs are for 3 years, with an expected start date between April 1st, 2026 and March 31st, 2027 (next year).SPDRs are fully independent researchers and are expected to design and lead their own projects. In addition to salary and other benefits, each SPDR receives a budget of 1,000,000 JPY per year, with further funds available (see site for details). SPDRs are also eligible to apply for their own internal and external, domestic and international grants and other funding opportunities.

  More details about RIKEN's SPDR programme can be found here:
  https://www.riken.jp/en/careers/programs/spdr/career2026/

  Within RIKEN, the iTHEMS Centre promotes interdisciplinary collaborations among theoretical and numerical scientists from diverse fields including mathematics, physics, biology, computer science, etc. Interactions are encouraged through daily activities such as journal clubs, seminar series, study/working groups, workshops, and international research collaborations. Any researcher can propose new activities around any topic of common interest.

  SPDR candidates interested in being hosted in iTHEMS should contact their potential host prior to submitting their application. Of most relevance to this mailing lists are the iTHEMS laboratories of:
  Catherine Beauchemin (biophysics/math biology)
  https://ithems.riken.jp/en/members/catherine-beauchemin
  cbeau@riken.jp

  Leo Speidel (Mathematical Genomics)
  https://ithems.riken.jp/en/members/leo-speidel
  leo.speidel@riken.jp

  In addition, you might be interested to contact iTHEMS members Dr. Gen Kurosawa (circadian rhythms), Dr. Ryosuke Iritani (ecology and evolution), Dr. Kyosuke Adachi (biophysics/active matter), Dr. Eiryo Kawakami (medical mathematics/AI) or any other iTHEMS researcher for potential collaborations.

  A full list of iTHEMS researchers with whom you might wish to establish a collaboration prior to submitting your application can be found here:
  https://ithems.riken.jp/en/members

  A full list of RIKEN researchers able to host SPDRs within and beyond iTHEMS can be found here:
  https://www.riken.jp/medialibrary/riken/careers/programs/spdr/career2026/host_lab.pdf
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• Postdoc position at Amsterdam Center of Dynamics and Computation, VU University

  • When
    4 Apr 2025
  • Location
    Amsterdam

  We have a two-year Postdoctoral position in Dynamical Systems based within the Amsterdam Center for Dynamics and Computation.

  Preference will be given to candidates who can connect to existing research strengths of the Center, including (but not limited to) differential equations, networks, data assimilation, systems biology, rigorous numerics, mathematical neuroscience, inverse problems, numerical analysis, and systems with multiple scales.

  More info: https://workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/postdoc-in-dynamical-systems-amsterdam-1149159
  

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• Postdoctoral research fellowship in disease modelling

  • When
    30 Apr 2025
  • Location
    University of Szeged / Virginia Tech

  A postdoctoral research fellowship is available in the field of in-host modelling of viral dynamics, co-supervised by Stanca Ciupe (Director of Center for Mathematics of Biosystems at Virginia Tech, US) and Gergely Röst (Chair of Applied and Numerical Mathematics, University of Szeged, Hungary).

  The primary location of the work is in Szeged, Hungary, withsome on-site visits to  Virginia Tech. Applications are welcome from recent PhD graduates, with experience in infectious disease modelling.

  The applicant must have legal status to start the work in the EU. The starting date is flexible, but the Hungarian part of the fellowship will be concluded by 28 February, 2026. If additional funding is opening up, the work can be continued at Virginia Tech afterwards.

  Applications are to be sent to info@eglab.hu, and must include a CV, a list of publications, and the contact details of two reference persons.

  Applications are evaluated continuously, and the call is open until the position is filled.
  

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• Postdoc position at New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • When
    1 Sep 2025
  • Location
    New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA

  Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
  
  Position Summary:
  Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the field of mathematical and computational biology in the recently created Mathematical & Computational Biosciences Collective (MCBC) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
  The position is initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.
  The start date is September 1, 2025, or earlier.
  
  Essential Functions:
  Conduct research in mathematical and computational biology at the interface of theory and experiments, take part in seminars, group meetings, journal clubs, help mentor students, and other research activities of the MCBC and the associated Departments of Mathematical and Biological Sciences.
  The ideal candidate would have an interest in building successful interactions with experimental scientists and experience in one or more of the following areas: (i) neuroscience, (ii) systems biology / biochemical systems, (iii) collective behavior, and (iv) machine learning / artificial intelligence.

  The successful candidate will be co-mentored by a theorist and an experimentalist and will have the opportunity to interact with researchers in the pharmaceutical industry, IBM Research, and other industrial partners.
  In addition to research duties, the Postdoctoral Fellow might have the opportunity to teach one course per semester, subject to availability.
  
  Prerequisite Qualifications:
  A candidate should hold a PhD in the areas of applied mathematics, computer science, data science, quantitative biology, or other relevant disciplines.
  
  How to Apply:
  Please email
  (1) a cover letter with a brief research statement,
  (2) a CV, and
  (3) names and email addresses of three references
  to Profs. Casey Diekman (diekman@njit.edu) and Horacio G. Rotstein (horacio@njit.edu), with the subject line “MCBC Postdoctoral Fellow Application
  
  

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