PhD Student in Life Science Engineering (Microbiology/Molecular Biology) | Biologe (m/w/d)

Job Summary

This unique PhD scholarship, funded by the DAAD and hosted at TU Darmstadt's Graduate School for Life Science Engineering (GS LSE), offers an exceptional opportunity for international doctoral candidates. The project focuses on leveraging synthetic biology to enhance cyanobacterial biomineralization for sustainable Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technologies. Day-to-day activities will involve engineering cell-surface proteins, implementing recombinant surface-display systems, and applying adaptive laboratory evolution to optimize microbial strains for industrial conditions (high temperature, CO₂-rich environments). The successful candidate will characterize engineered strains for efficiency and stability, contributing insights to both biotechnological CCS and fundamental understanding of biomineralization processes. This interdisciplinary role is ideal for candidates with a strong background in microbiology or molecular biology and experience with genetic engineering techniques, offering training in molecular methods, microbial physiology, and environmental biotechnology within a global network of scientists.