PhD in AI-Driven Safe Fungal Strain Engineering for Food

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Ørsted

On-site

DKK 420,000 - 540,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet offers a PhD student position in Microbial Strain Engineering within the BRIGHT Mission 2 program at DTU. You will engineer fungal chassis and optimize fermentation processes to reduce toxins while exploring AI-enabled design frameworks.

The role collaborates with regulatory and safety teams, and requires a Master’s degree in microbiology or related field, strong English, and hands-on experience with CRISPR and fermentation, in a large interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Two-year Master’s degree (120 ECTS) in microbiology, food science, molecular biology or related field.
Experience with CRISPR-based editing or homologous recombination in microorganisms.
Fluent in English; good IT literacy.
Ability to work independently and in large interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Design and execute genetic edits in filamentous fungi to attenuate mycotoxin biosynthesis.
Characterize strains phenotypically and analytically with safety focus.
Investigate how fermentation conditions affect secondary metabolites.
Deliver toxin-attenuated strains for downstream prototype development.