PhD Position in Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering – Link Lab, University of Tübingen University of Tübingen in Germany

PhD position in Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering at the University of Tübingen , in the Link Lab at the Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine and within the Cluster of Excellence CMFI (Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections). The project focuses on engineering E. coli to produce the bioplastic cyanophycin from sustainable substrates. Research topics include synthetic biology , metabolic engineering , microbiology , CRISPR-based strain engineering , metabolomi...

M4C is announcing PhD and postdoc applications for 2027 in the Cluster of Excellence “Microbes for Climate” at Marburg University . The post highlights research on microbes , natural CO₂ conversion , and new approaches to climate change mitigation. This is a strong fit for candidates interested in microbiology, environmental science, chemistry, and related biotechnological approaches to carbon conversion. The announcement explicitly states that doctoral and postdoctoral researcher positions are ...

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is advertising PhD and postdoc openings in the area of cultivated meat , with a strong focus on cell engineering , metabolic engineering , and mammalian cell line engineering . The post is shared by Joshua Flack , Assistant Professor at TU Delft, who appears to be recruiting for the UP-CELL project . There are three opportunities mentioned: a PhD position in metabolic engineering , a 2-year postdoc in cell engineering with a range of possible projects, a...

PhD Position: Engineer Living Materials at INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials . This doctoral researcher opportunity sits in the Bioprogrammable Materials research group of Shrikrishnan Sankaran . The project combines synthetic biology , biomaterials , microbiology , and materials science to explore how engineered bacteria and smart biomaterials can be integrated into next-generation theranostic systems . Research tasks include engineering lactobacilli with synthetic genetic circuits, dev...

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity at the University of Edinburgh in the Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology , working in the lab of Stephen Wallace as part of the Carbon-Loop Sustainable Biomanufacturing Hub . The project focuses on sustainable biomanufacturing , microbial strain optimisation , and converting plastic waste-derived carbon into high-value products. The role also involves developing upstream and downstream parameters for scale-up in a new Bio...