Artificial Cell-Based Biohybrid Microreactors for CO₂ Valorization

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

Italia

In loco

EUR 40.000 - 60.000

Tempo pieno

8 giorni fa

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Descrizione del lavoro

The research activity will focus on designing artificial cells that convert CO₂ into amino acids, peptides and metabolites. These biomimetic systems will be giant lipid vesicles containing organelles, purified enzymes and synthetic components.

The researcher will enable artificial metabolic networks and microreactors for CO₂ fixation, contribute to cyanobacterial cultivation, isolation of functional carboxysomes, and enzyme expression for synthetic pathways.

Descrizione del lavoro

Organisation/Company MUR Research Field Chemistry Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 23:55 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research activity will focus on the design and construction of artificial cells capable of converting carbon dioxide into biotechnologically relevant molecules, including amino acids, peptides, and metabolites. These biomimetic systems will be engineered as giant lipid vesicles containing biological organelles, purified enzymes, and synthetic components. The functional integration of these elements will enable the creation of artificial metabolic networks and microreactors capable of exploiting CO₂ fixation for the production of high-value compounds. The researcher will contribute to the cultivation of cyanobacterial strains, the isolation of functional carboxysomes, and the expression and characterization of enzymes from different organisms to be employed in the construction of synthetic metabolic pathways.