Join us

Reach out via email if you're interested in our research, joining the lab, or collaborating with us—we'd love to hear from you!

PhD students

If you are interested in coming to do a PhD, do get in touch via email! Recruitment takes place via the University’s international Life Sciences PhD School

Upcoming application deadline: November 1, 2026, apply here

Postdocs

Applications from motivated postdocs are welcome at any time! Don’t hesitate to get in touch with Jana via email, detailing your research interests, past work, and motivation to join the group.

While internal funding may be available to support postdoc positions from time to time, all applicants are encouraged to seek external sources of funding. I am more than happy to help craft a project that is of mutual interest!

Upcoming fellowship application deadlines

July 10, 2026: EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship
September 9, 2026: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
January, 2027: Branco Weiss Fellowship
May, 2027: HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship

Other schemes might be available to you (e.g. the Rubicon Programme for scientists who obtained their PhD in the Netherlands). It is worth doing a comprehensive search when preparing your fellowship applications.

Master students

Are you a master student at the University of Geneva and are you interested in exploring how cells of different organisms segregate their chromosomes? Consider joining us for your master project! Depending on your own interests, projects can include synthetic biology, live-cell imaging, replaying evolution in the lab, bioinformatics and sampling from the wild. Email Jana for more information. 

Click here for more information on the Master programs at the University of Geneva.