Biotechnologe (m/w/d)
Core
Identify and enhance microbes capable of degrading bio-based polymeric materials to enable circularity and end-of-life strategies for sustainable biobased coatings.
Role type
Post-Doctoral Researcher (microbial biotechnology)
Builds
Sustainable biobased coatings and microbial degradation solutions
Domain
Materials science, synthetic biology, microbial engineering
Required skills
microbial biotechnology, adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE), microbiological techniques, molecular biology techniques, synthetic biology, microbial engineering
Preferred skills
entrepreneurial interests, application-oriented research experience
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Identify microbes capable of degrading bio-based polymeric materials, Establish screening platforms to evaluate microbial degradation performance, Apply adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) to improve degradation efficiency and substrate utilization, Characterize evolved strains using microbiological and molecular biology techniques, Collaborate closely with industrial and academic project partners, Contribute to project reporting, scientific publications and conference presentations