PhD Position in Microbial Biochemistry UCLouvain in Belgium

Fully funded PhD position in Microbiology and Biotechnology on lignin-active enzyme discovery from insect microbiomes . The opportunity is based at the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (France) , with INRAE-TBI and co-supervision at Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands) . The project is associated with Dr Guillermina Hernández-Raquet 's group. Research interests include microbiology , biotechnology , biochemistry , bioprocess engineering , molecular biology , analytical chemistry , and ...

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 ...

Postdoc in Metabolic Engineering of Thermophiles – BRIGHT, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) This postdoctoral opening is based at BRIGHT (Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition) at the Technical University of Denmark in Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark . The project focuses on metabolic engineering , synthetic biology , microbiology , and fermentation technologies for developing robust microbial cell factories and scalable bioprocesses that convert CO₂-derived...

PhD opportunity across Europe: FlexCAT Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (MSCA DN), Project 101311592, is recruiting for 15 fully funded PhD positions across 11 beneficiary institutions in Europe. The project develops innovative strategies to study and target intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in proteins , using β-catenin as a key model system for cancer-relevant drug discovery . The network offers interdisciplinary and intersectoral training, including cutting-edge research,...

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, in the Woolston Lab. This postdoctoral opening sits at the intersection of anaerobic microbiology , enzyme biochemistry , and natural products discovery . The project is supported by an NIH grant and focuses on unlocking the biosynthetic potential of Clostridial bacteria , including the biochemical characterization of novel B12-rSAM enzymes fused to NRPS adenylation domains and the discovery of new antimicrobial...