PhD: Carbohydrate Interfaces & Starch Digestion Insights

Nuclear Inst; Norwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuclear Inst at the Norwich Research Park invites applications for a fully funded PhD project exploring how carbohydrate-binding modules interact with amylases to shape starch digestion. You will work across materials science, enzymology and advanced NMR to uncover molecular details at solid–liquid interfaces.

Applicants with backgrounds in structural biology, pharmacology, biophysics or materials science, and some experience with NMR, are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Explore starch interfaces structure and dynamics with solid- and solution-state NMR techniques.
• Design and run enzyme assays to study amylase activity on starch substrates.
• Apply multivariate data analysis to interpret experimental results.
• Translate findings to rational food design and potential applications in industry.

Job description

Nuclear Inst at the Norwich Research Park invites applications for a fully funded PhD project exploring how carbohydrate-binding modules interact with amylases to shape starch digestion. You will work across materials science, enzymology and advanced NMR to uncover molecular details at solid–liquid interfaces.

Applicants with backgrounds in structural biology, pharmacology, biophysics or materials science, and some experience with NMR, are encouraged.