Biogeosciences

Christoph Keuschnig

Christoph is a microbial ecologist and currently holds a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship at the German Research Center for Geosciences in Potsdam (GFZ). He uses metagenomic and metatranscriptomic tools to study microbial community functions in soil, snow and ice environments and recently focuses on bacterial-fungal interactions in soil and their impact on initial soil colonization.

How to write a competitive MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship

Christoph Keuschnig and Elsa Abs January 30, 2026

Demonstrating independence is a critical step when you pursue a career in academia: not only being excellent at executing research, but also showing you can shape ideas into a coherent project, choose the right environment, and lead work that matters. EU funding can be a strong catalyst for that transition, especially in the postdoc phase, …[Read More]