PhD Opportunity in Sustainable (Bio)Chemical Processes RTG3199-TALENT in Germany

M4C is announcing PhD and postdoc applications for 2027 in the Cluster of Excellence “Microbes for Climate” at Marburg University . The post highlights research on microbes , natural CO₂ conversion , and new approaches to climate change mitigation. This is a strong fit for candidates interested in microbiology, environmental science, chemistry, and related biotechnological approaches to carbon conversion. The announcement explicitly states that doctoral and postdoctoral researcher positions are ...

Chalmers University of Technology is advertising an open PhD position in microbiome-based strategies to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from municipal wastewater treatment . The project sits in the research area Water Quality and Resource Engineering at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Gothenburg, Sweden. This opportunity is a strong fit for applicants interested in environmental science , biology , and chemical engineering , especially those drawn to microbial engineering ...

Wageningen University & Research is advertising a PhD position in Understanding and Decreasing N2O emissions in Deammonification within the UNITED project (Understanding and Narrowing Impacts of Targeted N2O Emissions in Deammonification). The project focuses on wastewater treatment , nitrous oxide emissions , deammonification reactors , and strategies to improve sustainability and reduce the CO2 footprint of wastewater treatment plants. The successful candidate will work with Environmental Tech...

This PhD position is part of the RootMucilage project, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), and hosted at Forschungszentrum Jülich in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich, University of Tübingen, and RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau. The project investigates the role of root mucilage in water and phosphorus uptake in semi-arid environments, focusing on emergent plant-scale behaviors and the formation of moist microbial rhizosphere habitats. By contrasting maize g...

We are sharing a doctoral researcher opening at the Laboratory of Applied Space Microbiology, based at ZARM, University of Bremen, Germany. The project focuses on developing biotechnologies for Mars and adapting the outcomes to support sustainable development goals on Earth. A central research task is to design and model a photobioreactor that could operate on Mars using Martian resources. This is a multidisciplinary PhD-level opportunity for candidates with backgrounds in biology, engineering, ...