PhD: Light-Driven Pathway Engineering in Purple Bacteria

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded studentship

Stipend £21,805/year

Job summary

University of East Anglia in Norwich invites applications for a fully funded NRPDTP PhD studentship starting October 2027. The project will engineer R. palustris pathways to enable light-driven energy and DMSO-like reductions, with in vitro and in vivo characterisation, and Cryo-EM studies of the PioAB complex.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in February 2027. The studentship covers tuition fees and provides a stipend (£21,805 per year in 2026/27) plus a Research Training Support

Qualifications

• At least UK equivalence Bachelor’s (Honours) 2:1.
• IELTS 6.5 overall, 6 in each category.

Responsibilities

• Engineer pathways in Rhodopseudomonas palustris under phototrophic conditions.
• Assemble plasmids for expression of dual pathways.
• Characterise energetics in vitro and in vivo; study electron transfer between component proteins.
• Contribute to a 4-year NRPDTP PhD training programme with professional internship placement.

Skills

Molecular biology

Energy metabolism

Phototrophy

Education

Bachelor's degree (2:1)

Tools

Cryo-EM

Job description

University of East Anglia in Norwich invites applications for a fully funded NRPDTP PhD studentship starting October 2027. The project will engineer R. palustris pathways to enable light-driven energy and DMSO-like reductions, with in vitro and in vivo characterisation, and Cryo-EM studies of the PioAB complex.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in February 2027. The studentship covers tuition fees and provides a stipend (£21,805 per year in 2026/27) plus a Research Training Support