Mycelium Materials Intern: Hybrid Structures & SEM Testing

MNEXT; Breda; À distance; EUR 3 900 - 5 600; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Internship allowance

Résumé du poste

MNEXT invites students to join the mycelium lab in Breda for an internship focused on the mechanical properties of mycelium-based materials. You will cultivate fungi, produce pure and hybrid materials, and assess strength, density, and thickness using a universal testing machine and SEM.

The project runs from January/February 2027 to July 2027, lasting roughly twenty weeks. Candidates should have an interest in biology, chemistry and materials science, with basic knowledge of analytical

Qualifications

• Interest in (micro)biology, fungi and materials science.
• Willingness to follow established protocols and safety standards.
• Analytical mindset with independent work ethic.

Responsabilités

• Cultivate and harvest fungi for pure and hybrid mycelium materials.
• Test material properties with a universal testing machine and characterize strength, density and thickness.
• Perform microscopy and SEM analyses and literature research on relevant topics.
• Analyze cell wall composition and consider protocol improvements.

Connaissances

Microbiology

Materials science

Laboratory research

Independent work

Analytical chemistry

Formation

HBO (applied sciences) or research university

Student internship/degree project

Outils

HPLC

GC/MS

Description du poste

MNEXT invites students to join the mycelium lab in Breda for an internship focused on the mechanical properties of mycelium-based materials. You will cultivate fungi, produce pure and hybrid materials, and assess strength, density, and thickness using a universal testing machine and SEM.

The project runs from January/February 2027 to July 2027, lasting roughly twenty weeks. Candidates should have an interest in biology, chemistry and materials science, with basic knowledge of analytical