PhD stipend in Microbial Ecology for Biogas Optimisation

AAU; Aalborg; Vor Ort; DKK 301.000 - 391.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Aalborg University offers a Ph.D. stipend in Microbial Ecology to optimise anaerobic digestion processes. The position is anchored in the Center for Microbial Communities and involves collaboration with Shell Biogas Low Carbon Solutions.

The PhD candidate will conduct bench-scale bioreactor work and advanced meta-omics analyses to study active microbiota in enhanced digesters. Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Microbial Ecology or Bioinformatics and have proficiency in

Qualifikationen

• Must hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with molecular techniques and bioinformatics analyses is desirable.
• Experience with meta-omics and RNA-based methods is an advantage.
• Knowledge of bench-scale bioreactor operation and anaerobic digestion processes is beneficial.

Aufgaben

• Conduct bench-scale bioreactor experiments and longitudinal microbial identification.
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Kenntnisse

Molecular techniques

Bioinformatics analyses

Meta-omics

RNA-based methods

Bench-scale bioreactor operation

Anaerobic digestion processes

Data analysis

Statistics

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Biotechnology

Master's degree in Microbial Ecology

Master's degree in Bioinformatics

Tools

DNA sequencing

RNA sequencing

Laboratory automation

CPU compute resources

GPU compute resources

Advanced microscopy

Jobbeschreibung

Aalborg University offers a Ph.D. stipend in Microbial Ecology to optimise anaerobic digestion processes. The position is anchored in the Center for Microbial Communities and involves collaboration with Shell Biogas Low Carbon Solutions.

The PhD candidate will conduct bench-scale bioreactor work and advanced meta-omics analyses to study active microbiota in enhanced digesters. Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Microbial Ecology or Bioinformatics and have proficiency in