Doctoral Researcher (Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Biophysics) / Väitöskirjatutkija (systeemibiologia, bioinformatiikka, biofysiikka)

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The [Laboratory of Biosystems Dynamics](https://sites.google.com/view/andreribeirolab/home) (LBD) of the [Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology of Tampere University](https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/faculty-medicine-and-health-technology) is looking for a Doctoral Researcher for a project funded by the [Sigrid Juselius Foundation](https://www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/).

This project will study how the Gene Regulatory Network of Klebsiella pneumoniae responds to antibiotics, including its Dynamics, Mechanisms, Sensitivity, Specificity, Single-cell Variability, and Vulnerabilities.

Our group is multi-disciplinary, combining methods from Bioinformatics (RNA-seq, biological databases), Computational Biology (stochastic and analytical models of gene expression), Signal Processing (machine learning, image and signal processing), Biophysics, Microbiology and Single-cell Biology (flow cytometry, microscopy, synthetic biology, etc.).

Job description

We are looking for a Doctoral Researcher with a background in Systems Biology / Bioinformatics / Biophysics, or equivalent.

The PhD student will join an international team that studies bacterial transcriptional programs of antibiotic adaptation combining theoretical and experimental methods. The student will also participate in national and international collaborations with teams from Finland, Sweden, USA, Canada, Portugal, UK, India, etc.

Figure 1: We will use models, data analysis, and new empirical genome-wide and single-cell data to study how non-resistant bacteria increase antibiotics survivability, focusing on their gene networks. Our laboratory produces experimental data that will be analyzed by the student to study the bacterial gene network and develop new, realistic models for K. pneumoniae.

Requirements

The ideal applicant has recently completed a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in the following fields: Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Signal Processing, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biophysics or equivalent. Success in studies is considered a major advantage.

Basic experience in stochastic and/or statistical modelling, omics data processing, single-cell data processing, and Matlab, R, or Python, and scientific illustrations will be an advantage.

Finally, the ideal applicant also has high proficiency in spoken and written English.

Successful candidates must be pursuing or should be accepted to study towards a doctoral degree in the Doctoral Programme in Medicine, Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering. Please visit [the admissions page](http://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/doctoral-programme-medicine-biosciences-and-biomedical-engineering) for more information on eligibility requirements.

Tampere University is a unique, multidisciplinary, and boldly forward-looking community. Our values are openness, diversity, responsibility, courage, critical thinking, and learner-centeredness. We hope that you can embrace these values and promote them in your work.

We offer:

The starting date is 1st of June 2026 or later, as mutually agreed. The full-time position will be filled, initially, for a fixed-term period of 10 months. A trial period according to the Employment Contracts Act applies to all new employees.

The salary will be based on both the job requirements and the employee’s personal performance in accordance with [the salary system of Finnish universities](https://www.sivista.fi/esittely/in-english/general-collective-agreement-for-universities/). According to the criteria applied to teaching and research staff, the position of a Doctoral Researcher is placed on level 2-4 of the job requirements scale. A typical starting salary for Doctoral Researchers is approximately 2700 EUR/month.

The LBD is an interdisciplinary, international group with expertise in Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Single-cell Biology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Signal and Image Processing, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biophysics, and Network Biology, with 18 years of experience in pursuing original, high level research topics. The laboratory has state-of-the-art technology for conducting live single-cell microbiology and synthetic biology.

The project will be executed within a team with collaborative, hardworking, and positive environment. Our aims are to find answers to original scientific questions and to continuously improve our scientific skills.

[Former Ph.D. students](https://sites.google.com/view/andreribeirolab/home/people) have become postdocs in Harvard, Oxford, Boston, Paris, Helsinki, etc. Some are already University Professors and lead their own research teams (e.g. in Helsinki, North Carolina, Wyoming, etc., while others work at high-tech companies in the U.S.A. (e.g. Google), England (e.g. Qiagen), Germany, Finland, etc., and/or opened their own companies in Brazil, India, etc.

Our recent projects have been published in top level journals such as N.A.R. and Science Advances ([Scholar](https://scholar.google.fi/citations?user=crgkkrYAAAAJ&hl=en)), focusing on genome-wide studies on bacterial stress responses, new libraries of synthetic genetic circuits, and new empirically-based stochastic and biophysical models of gene regulatory mechanisms, among other.

Our laboratory and offices are located at the new building [at the Kauppi Campus of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology of Tampere University](http://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/kauppi-campus-home-base-medicine-and-life-sciences#switcher-trigger–overview).

The campus has all state-of-the-art technology needed for the project and many world-level research teams, creating the perfect research environment. Meanwhile, the Faculty also provides many top-level courses in various related disciplines to support these doctoral studies.

As a member of staff at Tampere University, you will enjoy a range of competitive benefits, such as occupational health care services, flexible work schedule, versatile research infrastructure, modern teaching facilities and a safe and inviting campus area as well as a personal fund to spend on sports and cultural activities in your free time. Please read more about [working at Tampere University](https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/working-at-tampere-universities) and [working in Tampere, Finland](https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/working-at-tampere-universities/working-in-tampere-and-finland).

How to apply:

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is April 28th, 2026 (at 23.59 EEST, UTC+3) . Please write your application and the associate documentation in English and attach them in PD format in a single PDF file.

Please attach only the following documents to your application:

– Cover letter (describing your skills, research interests, and motivation).
– Curriculum vitae (include contact details of two referees, list of your scientific publications, and experience in research work).
– Diplomas and complete transcripts of records in English (BSc and MSc degrees).
– Either in the application documents or in the second stage of the selection process, an accepted English proficiency test will be necessary. For more details, see (www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/programmes/doctoral-programmes/language-requirements).

For more information, please contact:

Andre S. Ribeiro, Professor (tenured). E-mail: andre.sanchesribeiro@tuni.fi,

PI, Laboratory of Biosystem Dynamics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University. [Webpage](https://sites.google.com/view/andreribeirolab/home) [Scholar](https://scholar.google.fi/citations?user=crgkkrYAAAAJ&hl=en) [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-VNiWXOS6qp0SbNHqijeMA)

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