PhD Positions in Environmental Biotechnology and Emerging Contaminants at Texas A&M University Texas A&M University in United States

Chu Biotechnology Lab at Texas A&M University is advertising Ph.D. student and postdoc positions in environmental biotechnology. The lab, led by Dr. Kung-Hui (Bella) Chu , studies microbial-mediated processes in natural and engineered systems and develops biotechnologies for environmental and sustainability challenges in water, soils, food, and energy. Current research themes include PFAS biodegradation , treatment of emerging contaminants, microbial detection/tracking, bioremediation, phytoreme...

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...

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...

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, ...

Dilara Hatinoglu, Assistant Professor at Auburn University, is recruiting PhD and MS students to join her research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The opening is in Environmental Engineering , with research aligned to civil and environmental engineering topics. This is a student recruitment post rather than a scholarship announcement. The post indicates that positions are available for Spring or Fall 2027 . Interested applicants should review the linked page for m...