Postdoctoral Researcher in Yeast Biotechnology

Job summary

A postdoctoral position is available focusing on the valorization of saline effluents into bio-based plastics using non-conventional yeasts. The project aims to convert dairy wastewater into valuable compounds through microbial bioprocesses, specifically targeting the production of short-chain fatty acids and single cell proteins.

Qualifications

• PhD degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Research experience in fermentation technology with lab-scale bioreactors and high-throughput microbioreactor systems.
• Proven expertise in microbial molecular biology, particularly with non-conventional yeasts and multi-omics analyses.
• Strong collaboration and interdisciplinary skills.
• Good communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel strains of Debaryomyces hansenii using CRISPR-based tools and adaptive laboratory evolution.
• Assess cell performance and select promising candidates for process scaling to pilot bioreactors.
• Contribute to teaching two courses on Fermentation Technology and supervise BSc and MSc student projects.

Skills

• Experience with liquid handling robots and automated colony pickers.
• Knowledge of multi-omics techniques such as RNAseq, proteomics, and metabolomics.

Education

• A PhD degree or equivalent is required.

Tools

• Familiarity with bioreactor systems, high-throughput fermentation devices, and molecular biology techniques.