PhD: Decode CBMs That Shape Starch Digestion

University of East Anglia; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-year DTP PhD studentship

Tuition fees paid

Stipend £21,805 p.a.

Job summary

University of East Anglia in Norwich is offering a 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship. You will study how starch-binding modules interact with amylases using NMR and materials science.

You will work across carbohydrate hydrogel interfaces, digestion kinetics and advanced spectroscopy, gaining hands-on experience in enzyme assays, data analysis and cross-disciplinary collaboration to inform rational food design.

Qualifications

• We welcome applicants with backgrounds in structural biology, pharmacology, biophysics, materials science, or related fields.
• Some experience with NMR or other advanced structural tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Link CBM identity to function; study starch interfaces structure and dynamics.
• Design and execute enzyme assays and biophysical experiments.
• Apply cutting-edge solid- and solution-state NMR for carbohydrates.
• Perform multivariate data analysis and integrate findings with food design.

Skills

NMR experience

Data analysis

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Tools

Solid-state NMR

Solution-state NMR

Job description

University of East Anglia in Norwich is offering a 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship. You will study how starch-binding modules interact with amylases using NMR and materials science.

You will work across carbohydrate hydrogel interfaces, digestion kinetics and advanced spectroscopy, gaining hands-on experience in enzyme assays, data analysis and cross-disciplinary collaboration to inform rational food design.