PhD Position in Bioscience Engineering: Gas Fermentation and Microbial Proteins Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant in Belgium

KU Leuven is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher in Protein Engineering position in the Pinheiro group, focused on enzymatic DNA synthesis and the engineering of a recently discovered hyperthermophilic polymerase with template-independent activity. The project aims to improve the enzyme through directed evolution and structure-guided design , with specific targets including terminator acceptance, coupling efficiency, and control over stepwise nucleotide addition. The successful candidate will ...

Ghent University is advertising one of 15 PhD projects in the ORFeus Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network, an international and multidisciplinary network focused on the “dark proteome” and the discovery of microproteins. The project hosted in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology will investigate the functional landscape of microproteins in Salmonella . The research combines bacterial genetics, thermal proteome profiling, quantitative proteomics, and protein-interaction stud...

Postdoctoral position in physical chemistry , nanochemistry , and single-molecule force spectroscopy at the University of Liege (Belgium), in the group of Dr Damien Sluysmans within NANOCHEM / the NanoChemistry & Molecular System group. The project, NanoMuscles , is funded by the FNRS . The team uses AFM , optical tweezers , and other single-molecule techniques to probe, trigger, and control individual molecules in chemistry and biology. The successful candidate will study the mechano-chemical p...

PhD opening at the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp), Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, in Belgium . The project focuses on in vitro gametogenesis in pigs , with applications in fertility preservation and as a model for the conservation of animal species . The post is especially relevant for candidates interested in stem cells , iPSC technology , reproductive biology, physiology, and veterinary science. The announcement is shared by Ruth Appeltant , Research professor...

VIB is advertising a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher position in in vivo CRISPR screening within the Laboratory of Causal Systems Immunology in Belgium. The project sits at the intersection of immunology , single-cell perturbation screening , causal inference , probabilistic AI , and computational biology , with a strong emphasis on understanding how genes shape immune-cell states and how the immune system responds to interventions. The lab combines experimental and computational approach...