PhD in Microbial Ecology for Biogas Optimization

The Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Environmental Microb; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

The Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Environmental Microbiology at Aalborg University offers a Ph.D. stipend on “Microbial Ecology to Optimise Anaerobic Digestion Processes”. The position is for 3 years and based in Aalborg, starting 01.01.2027 or soon after.

We seek applicants with a Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Microbial Ecology or Bioinformatics and strong English skills; Danish is not required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Biotechnology, Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics or related field.
• Experience with molecular techniques and bioinformatics analyses.
• Knowledge of meta-omics and RNA-based methods is an advantage.
• Familiarity with bench-scale bioreactor operation and digestion processes is a plus.
• Strong English language skills; Danish is not required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bench-scale bioreactor experiments for anaerobic digestion.
• Perform longitudinal microbial identification and meta-omics analyses.
• Investigate active microbiota in enhanced digesters.
• Collaborate across microbial ecology, bioinformatics and environmental engineering.

Skills

Molecular techniques

Bioinformatics analyses

Meta-omics

RNA-based methods

Bioreactor operation

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree

Tools

DNA sequencing

RNA sequencing

Lab automation

GPU compute

Job description

The Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Environmental Microbiology at Aalborg University offers a Ph.D. stipend on “Microbial Ecology to Optimise Anaerobic Digestion Processes”. The position is for 3 years and based in Aalborg, starting 01.01.2027 or soon after.

We seek applicants with a Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Microbial Ecology or Bioinformatics and strong English skills; Danish is not required.