Postdoc in Fungal Biomanufacturing & Bioprocessing

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a research position in the Betenbaugh Lab to tackle unsolved challenges in filamentous fungal biotechnology and biomanufacturing. You will join Dr.

Betenbaugh’s team to develop essential experimental skills and contribute to high-impact academic and industry collaborations. The role involves literature reviews, designing and performing growth and production experiments, and applying molecular biology and data-driven approaches to optimize strains

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Bioengineering, or related field.
• Background in molecular biology, virology, and protein expression is helpful.
• Capacity to manipulate baculovirus and rAAV.
• Advanced microscopy, mathematical modeling, and machine learning techniques.
• Proficiency in data analysis, statistical modeling, and experimental design.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews on filamentous fungal biology, strain engineering, fermentation, and biomanufacturing technologies.
• Design and perform experiments to improve fungal growth, productivity, product quality, and process robustness.
• Culture filamentous fungi in shake flasks and bioreactors; evaluate media and process conditions.
• Apply molecular biology and genetic engineering techniques to modify and characterize production strains.
• Use analytical methods to quantify growth, substrate consumption, metabolites, and product yield/quality.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify bottlenecks and guide experiments.
• Prepare and present research findings in journal articles, conferences, and reports.
• Maintain detailed documentation of workflows, results, and methodologies.
• Communicate progress to academic and industrial collaborators.
• Assist in mentoring graduate students and junior researchers.

Skills

Molecular biology

Virology

Protein expression

Baculovirus

rAAV

Microscopy

Mathematical modeling

Machine learning

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Experimental design

Teamwork

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field

Job description

Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a research position in the Betenbaugh Lab to tackle unsolved challenges in filamentous fungal biotechnology and biomanufacturing. You will join Dr.

Betenbaugh’s team to develop essential experimental skills and contribute to high-impact academic and industry collaborations. The role involves literature reviews, designing and performing growth and production experiments, and applying molecular biology and data-driven approaches to optimize strains