PhD Opportunities in Biotechnology

The Polymer Biotechnology Group (POLYBIO) is seeking a motivated PhD student to join its multidisciplinary research environment. The group draws inspiration from nature to develop innovative and functional biohybrid materials . The research combines bacterial biopolymers with biologically active components, bringing together concepts from polymer biotechnology, biomaterials, nanocellulose, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, and biotechnology . The project offers an opportunity t...

Osnabrück University is recruiting a PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher as a Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary team working at the interface of immunology and mechanobiology . The project, “Cyclic Mechanical Forces Sustain Cytotoxic Immune Competence,” examines how physiological mechanical forces encountered during circulation and breathing help maintain cytotoxic immune function. The research focuses on cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and natural killer (NK) cells, which play...

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW’s School of Life Sciences, through its Institute for Pharma Technology and Biotechnology, is offering a PhD position in the Bioprocess Technology laboratory in Muttenz, Basel. The project addresses the production of antibodies and viral vectors through advanced upstream bioprocessing. The PhD student will design, build, and automate bioreactor and cell-culture setups that integrate pumps, flow sensors, filtration systems, and other peripheral equipment. A majo...

This fellowship-based research opportunity is hosted at the United States Military Academy’s Center for Molecular Science in West Point, New York, within the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory / ARL Research Associateship Program environment. The project area is broad and interdisciplinary, centered on fundamental and applied research in chemistry, biology, and chemical engineering with strong connections to biotechnology, materials science, human performance, neuroscience, and brain health. The ad...

This PhD opening is based in the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, within the Microbial Biotechnology research division. The project is part of a larger NTNU-funded research effort on preparedness and response to antimicrobial resistance. It is embedded in the Bruheim research group, which works on deep phenotyping of prokaryotic and eukaryotic model systems using advanced cultivation technology and mass spectromet...

The University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom, is offering a full-time PhD studentship in machine learning-guided engineering of next-generation cancer therapeutics, starting 1 October 2027. Supervised by Dr Amit Sachdeva, the interdisciplinary project will develop small antibody fragments designed to penetrate solid tumours more effectively than conventional full-length antibodies. The research combines machine learning-guided protein design with experimental chemical biology, synthe...

Leiden University in Leiden, The Netherlands, invites applications for a full-time PhD position on Bacterial Packaging of Biocatalytic Nanofactories . The project is embedded in the Leiden Institute of Chemistry and the Macromolecular Biochemistry group within the Faculty of Science, in the laboratory of Prof. Lars Jeuken. The research will develop and exploit a technology for packaging biocatalysts inside lipid vesicles during bacterial expression. The resulting liposome-encapsulated systems wi...

Applications are open for the fully funded Bioengineering Ph.D. program at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) for Fall 2027. Direct Ph.D. admission is also available. Research opportunities span bioinformatics and computational biology, biomedical devices and biosensors, biomechanics, biomaterials and tissue engineering, and biotechnology . The program is suited to students interested in biomedical engineering research and the development of solutions to real-world challenges...

AIMST University in Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia, is seeking a motivated PhD Graduate Research Assistant for a 36-month, full-time funded research project at the Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio). The project, “Genomic-Guided Bacillus Biofertilizer Consortium with Seed Coating Technology for Sustainable Rice Productivity in Malaysia,” combines microbial genomics, bioinformatics, microbiology, agricultural biotechnology, and sustainable agriculture. Research act...