Research Assistant in anaerobic acetogenic organisms - BRIGHT

Job description

Are you interested in a Research Assistant position focusing on characterizing anaerobic microorganisms capable of metabolizing a range of substrates for production of biochemicals? You will play a key role in project coordinated by Professor Alex Toftgaard Nielsen at BRIGHT (Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition) at the Technical University of Denmark. Responsibilities and qualifications: You will be involved in identifying and isolating microorganisms for metabolising selected chemical substrates for production of biochemicals. The goal is to develop microbial production systems that radically change the production of chemicals in our society. Your primary tasks will be to: We are looking for a candidate with a background in microbial physiology, general microbiology, ideally combined with: Solid English capabilities are required for writing documentation and for communication with As a formal qualification, you must have a master’s degree in engineering or equivalent. - Characterize anaerobic organism for their ability to metabolize selected substrates. - Isolate and further characterize strains through physical characterization, genom...