PhD in Spontaneous Solid-State Fermentation Starters

DTU - Technical University of Denmark; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 320,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU – Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a PhD student position focused on spontaneous solid-state fermentation starters. The project is part of BRIGHT Mission 2: Microbial Foods and involves interdisciplinary collaboration across Sustainable Food Innovation Group and Fermentation Cultures Group.

The successful candidate will hold a two-year Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, be fluent in English, and engage in metagenomic, metabolomic, and social science methods to

Qualifications

• Two-year Master’s degree (120 ECTS) in a relevant discipline or equivalent
• Fluent in spoken and written English and literacy in common IT systems
• Experience with food fermentation and microbiology
• Familiarity with social science methods and fieldwork
• Basic knowledge about food science, food microbiology, food systems and sustainability issues
• Experience making fermentations, traditional and/or novel
• Proactive in identifying opportunities and solving problems
• Ability to work with others and independently
• Comfortable in an interdisciplinary environment with diverse knowledge sources
• Patient, curious and playful in interdisciplinary work

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep interdisciplinary understanding of the field and relevant literature
• Generate and analyse metagenomic, metabolomic, and toxicological data on in-house spontaneous solid-state fermentation starters
• Plan, organise, and conduct a global survey of traditional solid-state fermentation starters and interview traditional producers
• Analyse global survey data using bioinformatics and statistics and compare with in-house data
• Share results through academic publications and practical knowledge for collaborators; explore public engagement ideas

Skills

Interdisciplinary mindset

Fluent English

Teamwork

Proactive

Independent work

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Food fermentation

Microbiology

Social science methods

Fieldwork

Education

Two-year Master’s degree (120 ECTS) in a relevant discipline

Tools

R

Python

Job description

DTU – Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a PhD student position focused on spontaneous solid-state fermentation starters. The project is part of BRIGHT Mission 2: Microbial Foods and involves interdisciplinary collaboration across Sustainable Food Innovation Group and Fermentation Cultures Group.

The successful candidate will hold a two-year Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, be fluent in English, and engage in metagenomic, metabolomic, and social science methods to