PhD Scholar: Spontaneous Fermentation Starters (BRIGHT)

BRIGHT; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 320,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

BRIGHT invites applications for a PhD scholarship on spontaneous solid-state fermentation starters, hosted at DTU. The project sits within BRIGHT's Microbial Food research initiative and aims to design AI-guided microbial foods with sustainability and health in mind.

The role blends food science, microbiology, and socio-economic perspectives. The successful candidate will conduct literature reviews, generate omics data analyses, and perform global surveys of traditional fermentation starters,

Qualifications

• Two-year Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Experience with food fermentation and microbiology.
• Familiarity with social science methods and fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep interdisciplinary understanding of the field and literature.
• Generate and analyse metagenomic, metabolomic, and toxicological data.
• Plan and conduct a global survey of traditional fermentation starters.
• Analyse survey data with bioinformatics and statistics; visualise findings.
• Publish results and engage with producer collaborators and the public.

Skills

Food fermentation

Microbiology

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Independent work

Proactive problem solving

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree (120 ECTS)

Job description

BRIGHT invites applications for a PhD scholarship on spontaneous solid-state fermentation starters, hosted at DTU. The project sits within BRIGHT's Microbial Food research initiative and aims to design AI-guided microbial foods with sustainability and health in mind.

The role blends food science, microbiology, and socio-economic perspectives. The successful candidate will conduct literature reviews, generate omics data analyses, and perform global surveys of traditional fermentation starters,