PostDoc/Habilitation position: “Advancing the application of novel electroactive organisms and extremophiles in microbial electrochemical technologies”

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The interdisciplinary research group Environmental Process Engineering (Prof. Dr. Sven Kerzenmacher) researches the fundamentals, materials and processes of sustainable environmental technology and biotechnology. A large focus lies on the development of microbial electrochemical technologies for energy-efficient wastewater treatment, bioproduction and the recovery of recyclable materials. With respect to fundamental research, we employ techniques such as…

PhD student position (Engineering/Natural Sciences): Development of an MRI-based in-vivo method for the quantification of reactant gradients, mass transfer characteristics, and biomass growth in productive biofilms

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Background:Cupriavidus necator is a hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, that can be used to produce bioplastics from CO2. Growing in membrane biofilm reactors (Fig. 1), reactant gradients occur, limiting overall productivity. Knowledge of biomass density, pH and reactant (H2, O2) gradients as well as mass transfer characteristics inside such biofilms is one of the keys to identify limitation…

PhD student/PostDoc (Microbiology or Biotechnology): Production of single-cell protein from electricity and CO2 as a sustainable feed for aquaculture”

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On the campus of the University of Bremen (Germany), the first “innovate!Center MaTeNa (Materials – Technologies – Sustainability)” of the Joachim Herz Foundation is being created. It aims to bring research results in the field of ‘Materials for Sustainable Technologies’ into application more quickly. For the five-year transfer project “Production of single-cell protein from electricity…

PhD position on anode biofilm modeling, PROSE unit (INRAE, France)

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We are seeking a candidate to start a PhD thesis within the PROSE unit at INRAE(French Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment). The PROSE unit is dedicated to the development of environmental biotechnologies aimed at addressing key challenges in sustainable development and the bioeconomy. As part of this dynamic research environment, the PhD…

PhD student/PostDoc (Microbiology or Biotechnology): Production of single-cell protein from electricity and CO2 as a sustainable feed for aquaculture”

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On the campus of the University of Bremen (Germany), the first “innovate!Center MaTeNa (Materials – Technologies – Sustainability)” of the Joachim Herz Foundation is being created. It aims to bring research results in the field of ‘Materials for Sustainable Technologies’ into application more quickly. For the five-year transfer project “Production of single-cell protein from electricity…

PhD student/PostDoc (Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Biotechnology or similar): Production of single-cell protein from electricity and CO2 as a sustainable feed for aquaculture”

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On the campus of the University of Bremen (Germany), the first “innovate!Center MaTeNa (Materials – Technologies – Sustainability)” of the Joachim Herz Foundation is being created. It aims to bring research results in the field of ‘Materials for Sustainable Technologies’ into application more quickly. For the five-year transfer project “Production of single-cell protein from electricity…

PhD position in microbial sulfide electrolysis

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Bioelectrochemical systems (BES), described as electrochemical reactors whereby oxidation and reduction reactions are catalyzed biologically at the respective electrodes, have emerged as a potentially more energy efficient and more sustainable way of treating domestic wastewater, while simultaneously recovering electricity (microbial fuel cells) or chemicals (microbial electrolysis). In this project we depart from the standard domestic…

PhD position in extracellular electron transfer mechanisms of Shewanella

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Project description:Electrotrophs are microorganisms with the extraordinary capacity to feed on electrons derived from electrodes or steel. Such microorganisms are of interest for bioelectrochemical applications (e.g. to convert electric energy into useful compounds), while electrotrophs also cause detrimental microbial corrosion.This PhD position will use Shewanella strains as model electrotrophs and will investigate how these bacteria…

PhD position: Cable bacteria and sediment biogeochemistry

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In the context of the Center for Electromicrobiology a 3-year PhD position is available at the Department of Biology with earliest start on the 1st of August. Cable bacteria are electrically-conductive, filamentous bacteria able to couple sulfide oxidation with oxygen or nitrate reduction over centimeter distances in aquatic sediments. Such “short-circuit” of the redox cascade…