ConCO2rde (Conversion of CO2 by smart autotrophic biorefineries): 11 PhD positions 1745 views

The European Commission under HORIZON 2020 in the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions is offering project ConCO2rde (Conversion of CO2 by smart autotrophic biorefineries). The main objective of this team is to train 11 Early Stage Researchers (ESR) in different research disciplines that together allow the conversion of CO2 by smart autotrophic biorefineries.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold an outstanding M.Sc. degree in Synthetic Biology, Biological chemistry, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering or related fields
• Ability to work in an international team and inter- and multidisciplinary thinking with high motivation.
• Fluency in English – written and oral.
• ESRs must not have resided in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date (and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in that country) – unless as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention 1.
• ESRs must be at the date of recruitment an ‘early stage researcher’ (i.e. in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of his or her research career)
• ESRs must not have a doctoral degree

Application:

• A letter of motivation including a statement of research interests, relevant skills and experience;
• A CV including publication list;
• Names and contact details of three referees willing to write confidential letters of recommendation;

Current openings at ConCO2rde

1. PhD position (ESR01) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Synthetic biology to streamline the metabolism of C. necator towards the production of rare amino acids and proteins.
2. PhD position (ESR02) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Metabolic strategies for the synthesis of isotope-labelled amino acids in C. necator
3. PhD position (ESR03) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Metabolic Engineering of C. necator to exploit lipid de novo synthesis for OH-fattyacid ester production
4. PhD position (ESR04) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Transport engineering in C. necator
5. PhD position (ESR05) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – H2-driven production of substituted piperidines in Cupriavidus necator
6. PhD position (ESR06) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Engineering of Cupriavidus necator for H2-driven production of functionalized piperazines
7. PhD position (ESR07) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Electrophotoautotrophic production of N-heterocycles by an enzymatic cascade in Rhodopseudomonas palustris
8. PhD position (ESR08) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Impacts of high pressure for efficient biomolecules production from CO2: from reactor design to microbial physiology
9. PhD position (ESR09) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Impact of gas delivering membrane system on the production of biomolecules from CO2: from reactor design to microbial physiology
10. PhD position (ESR10) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Dynamic analysis of subpopulation distributions of engineered Cupriavidus necator for biomolecules production from CO2: determination of the strain robustness under the constraints of gas fermentation
11. PhD position (ESR11) within EU Innovative Training Network (ITN) ConCO2rde – Bioreactor design for gas fermentations of H2 oxidising bacteria