Metabolic Engineering Researcher: Microbial Hydrogen

University of Cadiz; España; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Cadiz invites applications for a First Stage Researcher (R1) to work on a project focused on metabolic engineering of microorganisms for green hydrogen production within a circular economy. The role entails carrying out experiments on growth conditions, genetic modifications, and library generation to modulate carbon metabolism enzymes and hydrogenase expression.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Biology or Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Biology or Biochemistry.
• Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics or similar.
• Experience in molecular biology techniques and genetic modification.

Responsibilities

• Study growth conditions of E. coli and Rhodobacter capsulatus to optimise hydrogen production.
• Genetic modification of E. coli to obtain hydrogen-producing mutants with sensor constructs.
• Create strains via mutagenesis and targeted edits to improve biohydrogen production.

Skills

Molecular biology

Cloning

qPCR

Bioinformatics

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology/Biology/Biochemistry

Master's degree in Biotechnology/Bioinformatics or similar

Tools

R

Python

NGS

HPLC

GC-MS

Job description

University of Cadiz invites applications for a First Stage Researcher (R1) to work on a project focused on metabolic engineering of microorganisms for green hydrogen production within a circular economy. The role entails carrying out experiments on growth conditions, genetic modifications, and library generation to modulate carbon metabolism enzymes and hydrogenase expression.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Biology or Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in