PhD and Postdoc Positions in Environmental Biotechnology, PFAS Biodegradation, and Microbial Engineering Texas A&M University in United States

Texas A&M University is advertising two PhD positions in Environmental Biotechnology for Spring/Fall 2027 intake in Dr. Kung-Hui (Bella) Chu’s Biotechnology Laboratory. The research themes include PFAS biodegradation, fate, and treatment , persistent organic pollutants , emerging contaminants , environmental microbiology , synthetic biology , molecular biology , bioinformatics , and microbial engineering . Additional opportunities are mentioned in biomining and bioproduct production . Eligibilit...

Aaron Leininger, Assistant Professor at Tulane University, is recruiting PhD students to join his group in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering. The opening is in Environmental Microbiology , with research likely centered on microbial processes in environmental systems, microbial ecology, and related topics at the interface of biology and environmental science. This is a PhD opening starting in Spring or Summer 2027 . The post does not mention funding details, tuition coverage, stipend, ...

Oklahoma State University (USA) is advertising two PhD positions in Environmental Engineering and Microbiology within Dr. Goel’s Research Group. The openings focus on research at the intersection of PFAS extraction , analytical chemistry , environmental microbiology , high-throughput genomic data science , bioinformatics , molecular biology , and metabolic engineering . Students interested in environmental contaminants, soils and sediments, and molecular/omics-based environmental research are en...

We’re recruiting for 1–2 funded PhD positions on a USDA sustainable aquaculture project at Purdue University West Lafayette (United States). The research focuses on sustainable aquaculture , electrochemical water treatment , and electrocoagulation to support fish farms in resource reuse and zero-discharge operation . The project also includes farm-scale economics , along with laboratory experiments , modeling , and economic and environmental assessment . This opportunity may suit students intere...

Rice University is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing , working with Dr. Yan Zhang and the Zhang lab on cell-free synthetic biology . The project focuses on developing and characterizing cell-free gene expression systems for programmable biological function. The role includes experimental design, molecular cloning, protein and gene expression workflows, mass spectrometry-based characterization, quantitative data analysis, bioinformatics, an...