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Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership – multiple PhD opportunities. Deadline: 25 November 2025

The Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) offers fully funded PhD studentships at one of the largest, successful centres for biological and biotechnological research and training in Europe. The NRPDTP is unique in bringing together the resources of five world-class research institutions on a single site – the …

PhD position – “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments”, apply by 15 January, 2025.

This PhD position is available at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, to start next year either in May/June or Sep/Oct 2025. The project is on “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments”. This project proposes an innovative systematic approach that will marry specific physicochemical properties of biochar with selected bacterial …

Exciting PhD project opportunity on “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments” at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Application deadline: 15th January 2025 (17:00 UK time) This PhD opportunity will be in the Gutierrez Lab research group at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. All applications must include a CV and the names and contact details of 2-3 referees.  About the project: Based on a 2016 House of Commons report, there are …

The Royal Academy of Engineering: Green Future Fellowships

The Green Future Fellowship is a unique new programme supporting scientists, researchers and innovators to develop and scale up their breakthrough climate solutions. This programme aims to nurture climate innovation by providing those working across academia and industry with the space, time and support they need to accelerate their critical …

NBIC Collaborative Training Partnership Project Proposals: Call Now Open

The NBIC Industrial Advisory Board Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP) PhD programme is a doctoral training programme directed at industrial research challenges and delivered by NBIC industry partners in collaboration with NBIC member research organisations. The proposed PhD projects will be assessed against criteria related to how well they address NBIC’s interventional themes of …

Call for Applications – Position of IEA Bioenergy Technical Coordinator

The IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA Bioenergy TCP) is seeking applications for the position of Technical Coordinator of the IEA Bioenergy TCP. Applicants would need a strong technical background in bioenergy technologies and systems. The contract would commence on the 1st January 2025 and the period for the service …

Biomass Policy Fellow job vacancy

The Supergen Bioenergy Hub and the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) undertake a range of policy engagement activities, with the goal of providing independent scientific evidence and informing policy development in areas relating to sustainable biomass and bioenergy. The Biomass Policy Fellow is a link between the Supergen Bioenergy Hub, BBNet …

Job: Research Assistant / Associate in Trickling Filters at BEWISe, Newcastle University. Deadline: 23 June 2024

BEWISe (Biological Engineering Wastewater Innovation at Scale) is an international centre of research excellence and experimentation for wastewater management technology. Newcastle University’s new Biological Engineering: Wastewater Innovation at Scale (BEWISe) facility is the first of its type in Europe in large-scale wastewater treatment research using bacteria. They are looking for …

Research Fellow, University of Warwick – deadline: 8 May 2024

Are you a postdoctoral researcher with a background in microbial physiology, microbial ecology, or microbial systems biology? The successful candidate will work on understanding the impact of structural formation on microbial interactions and their evolution. This would suit someone with expertise in microbial physiology or microbial ecology, with an emphasis …

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position – Engineering Streptomyces bacteria for the sustainable manufacture of antibiotics

Act soon! Deadline: 28 April 2024 This position is funded by a BBSRC Engineering Biology Award and is based at the Department of Microbial Sciences, University of Surrey – Project Supervisor: Professor Claudio Avignone Rossa. Start date: June 2024. Duration: 24 months. The project aims to utilise Engineering Biology approaches …

Post-doc position available – Juan de la Cierva, State Plan for Scientific Research and Technical Innovation, Spain

Brief description: The work would fall within the scientific interests of the group, focused on bioremediation and bioavailability. Specifically, it is proposed to contribute to the AEI project entitled “Risk-based design of bioremediation of sites contaminated by hydrocarbons to deliver resilient soils: bioavailability” (Ref PID2022-139732OBC21). The 4-year project began on …