PhD: Fermentation for CO2-Derived Biochemicals

DTU; Kongens Lyngby; Remote; DKK 420,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU invites applications for a 3-year PhD position focused on sustainable bioprocesses and biochemicals from CO2-derived substrates. The project is coordinated by Professor Alex Toftgaard Nielsen at BRIGHT (Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition) at DTU in Denmark.

You will develop fermentation and downstream processes, optimize conditions, and contribute to omics analyses and techno-economic validation within an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Two-year master's degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent.
• Background in fermentation and downstream processes.
• Hands-on experience with cultivation of anaerobic bacteria (e.g., Clostridium sp.) and aerobic organisms (e.g., S. cerevisiae).
• Experience with process modelling and basic programming is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and openness to interdisciplinary teamwork.
• Solid English capabilities and teaching/supervision experience for BSc/MSc projects.

Responsibilities

• Optimize fermentation conditions for anaerobic and aerobic processes.
• Carry out media optimization to identify limiting substrates.
• Perform proteomics and transcriptomics analyses.
• Develop downstream purification processes for produced biochemicals.
• Establish titer, rate and yield targets for economically relevant processes.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary research team and publish findings in high-impact journals.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and project deliverables with high accuracy.

Skills

Fermentation

Downstream processing

Process modelling

Programming

Proteomics

Transcriptomics

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree (2-year, 120 ECTS)

Job description

DTU invites applications for a 3-year PhD position focused on sustainable bioprocesses and biochemicals from CO2-derived substrates. The project is coordinated by Professor Alex Toftgaard Nielsen at BRIGHT (Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition) at DTU in Denmark.

You will develop fermentation and downstream processes, optimize conditions, and contribute to omics analyses and techno-economic validation within an interdisciplinary team.