PhD scholarship in Microbial Biotechnology - DTU Food

Job description

Are you interested in developing tomorrow’s food fermentation technology? At DTU National Food Institute we are looking for a skilled and motivated person that is interested in harnessing microorganisms for sustainable production of nutritious fermented foods. The project is a collaboration with Professor, Sang Yup Lee from KAIST in South Korea, a world-leading expert in Metabolic Engineering. Food approved microorganisms will be optimized using classical mutagenesis/screening and adaptive evolution. Genetic engineering will be used for guidance and to elucidate the effect of introduced mutations. If this sounds interesting and you have the right profile, then don’t hesitate to apply. Responsibilities and qualifications: The PhD student will be responsible for optimizing selected food grade microorganisms using both natural and genetic engineering approaches. Hence, extensive experience with microbiology and metabolic engineering is required. Experience with genetic engineering is a prerequisite. Since a major activity in the project is fermentation, the successful candidate should have experience with this, also with using bioreactors. A publication record is an advantage. You mus...