PhD Studentship: Delivering plastic degrading genes into contaminated soils using bacterial megaplasmids University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham in Engineering Biology , with research at the intersection of environmental microbiology , genomics , and synthetic biology . The project will investigate how microbes from volcanic environments respond to atmospheric mercury and carbon monoxide , with the aim of discovering and engineering new biological components for environmental sensing . This is a strong fit for students interested in microbial ecology, genome-enabled discovery, and building ...

Texas A&M University’s Chu Biotechnology Lab is inviting applications for two PhD positions in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The research focuses on biodegradation , fate , and treatment of persistent organic pollutants and emerging contaminants, with emphasis on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), bioremediation, water, and bioenergy. The lab is especially interested in applicants with prior experience in environmental microbiology , molecular biology , s...

Open PhD position in Molecular Microbial Ecology focusing on phage-host interactions in potential animal-pathogenic marine Vibrios at the Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung . The project is based in Helgoland and is announced by Nina Bartlau , Senior Scientist at AWI / Universität Bremen. The research combines biology , environmental science , and medical science with a strong focus on marine microbial ecology, bacteriophages, aquaculture, and sustainable d...

Newcastle University’s School of Computing is advertising a PhD studentship in engineering biology, enzyme engineering, sustainability, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, AI, and laboratory automation . The project is part of the NERC-funded EngBio4Env initiative and focuses on discovering and improving PET-degrading enzymes to support a more circular plastics economy . The work appears to be highly interdisciplinary, bringing together expertise across computing and biological sciences. Eligibil...

PhD opportunity at Cranfield University in synthetic biology, environmental science, microbiology, biosensing, rapid diagnostics, and water engineering . The COLIMIND project focuses on reimagining drinking water safety by developing next-generation sensing technologies to identify and type stressed coliform bacteria that can evade conventional monitoring. The research sits at the interface of engineering biology, microbiology, molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, AI-driven analysis, and env...