Both positions are funded by the University of Fribourg and the Swiss National Science Foundation and are available for for studies on nutrient signaling pathways (e.g., the target of rapamycin complex 1 [TORC1] pathway) and their role in the control of cell proliferation and quiescence in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast). The studies will include a combination of genetic, biochemical, and molecular approaches and are aimed at understanding the basic mechanisms that control entry into, survival in, and exit from quiescence.