Call for Expression of Interest for MSCA Postdoctoral fellowships at UNIGE – N. 42 Impacts of E[...]

OverviewDepartment of Earth, Environment and Life SciencesOrganisation / Company University of Genoa Department Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoDescription - Call for Expression of Interest for a joint application under the upcoming Call for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026University of Genoa, UNIGE, located in Genoa, ITALY, welcomes postdoctoral researchers of any nationality, with an excellent track record, to apply to the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026. Our University has been beneficiary of several MSCA-PF in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.The Marie Sklodowska Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship is one of funding scheme of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation programme, dedicated to excellent research promoting international mobility, as well as interdisciplinary and intersectoral exchanges.MSCA fellowship grant provides a competitive salary plus mobility and family allowances if applicable, as well as a contribution to cover research, training and networking costs. The research projects will have 2- or 3-years duration.Selected candidates will be provided with special support for proposal writing and development.The University of Genoa will organize in May the fifth edition of the Masterclass researchers will have the opportunity to attend a 2-days online intensive training and coaching course on how to write a successful proposal.This masterclass is a pathway of support to candidates and their supervisors in preparing project proposal, including prescreening activity of the draft proposals and the organisation of dedicated B2B meetings, by the European Research Office of UniGe, National Contact Point and other experts.The masterclass will take place in Spring2026.The project leverages advanced genomic and bioinformatics tools to analyze extensive metagenomic libraries from the Pacific Ocean (e.g., Microbe Atlas, TARA Pacific, Australian Omic Initiative projects) in order to investigate the structure and connectivity of bacterial and Vibrio communities across vast oceanic scales and a range of environmental and climatic conditions. This approach seeks to track and evaluate the ecological impacts of El Niño events. The insights derived are vital for predicting the effects of future climate events on marine microbiomes, improving public health monitoring of seafood safety, and supporting marine conservation initiatives.Research GroupThe Microbiology team at DISTAV is experienced in the field of Marine Microbiology and focus its research on the Study of the Biology, Ecology and Epidemiology of Marine pathogenic bacteria belonging to the Vibrio genus. The laboratory at DISTAV is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, supporting both basic and advanced techniques in microbiology and molecular biology. This includes advanced tools for culturing and identifying marine pathogens, as well as molecular techniques such as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), next-generation sequencing (NGS), and metagenomic analyses.ApplicationAn expression of interest shall be sent to prof. Luigi Vezzulli ( , ORCID: ) within 15th April 2026. Your file should contain the following elements:For MSCA-PF 26 call (opening foreseen on 10th April 2026), at the deadline for the submission of proposals (9th September 2026) postdoctoral candidates shall have a maximum of 8 years of postdoctoral research experience and must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Italy (for European Fellowship) or in the Third Country of the outgoing phase (for Global Fellowship) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline.Info on MSCA PF available at the following link:#J-18808-Ljbffr