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The Molecular Biology and Microbial Safety group of the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) is seeking for a PhD candidate who will work on production of alcohols and derivative chemicals from C1-waste gasses.
The PhD candidate will design (mixed culture) anaerobic fermentations combined with chemical conversion to produce specific, relevant, alcohols and various chemical derivatives such as aldehydes, diols and longer Guerbet) alcohols.
Tasks
The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of 4 years (initial appointment will be for a period of 18 months and after satisfactory evaluation it can be extended to a total duration of 4 years) and should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). An educational plan will be drafted that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. The PhD student is also expected to assist in teaching of undergraduates.
Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) the gross monthly salary will range from €2,222 in the first year to €2,840 in the last year. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch is applicable.
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The Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) is one of the largest institutes of the Faculty of Science. Its approximately 250 scientists and staff members work in 14 research groups that perform excellent research centred on three themes:
Within the Molecular Biology and Microbial Safety group of Prof. Brul, the Industrial Microbiology group of Prof. Hugenholtz investigates the use of microbial fermentation for biobased production of chemicals. In the context of a NWO funded project (in collaboration with the Wageningen University) we are seeking for a PhD candidate who will work on production of alcohols and derivative chemicals from C1-waste gasses.
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