PhD in Sustainable biohybrid living materials and devices

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Repurposing biology for technology is one of the pathways for a sustainable future reducing synthetic waste and carbon emissions. The project’s main goal is to harness biological processes to enable living characteristics in technological systems. The PhD student will develop biohybrid living materials and devices based on photosynthetic organisms with responsive and evolving characteristics. The PhD student will develop methods for integrating photosynthetic organisms to materials systems/devices that have evolving electrical and mechanical properties and respond to physical or chemical stimuli.  The research has interdisciplinary character including material-device characterization, biochemistry and plant biology. The PhD student will work closely with collaborators specialized in chemistry and plant biology. The project is funded by Dr. Stavrinidou’s ERC-Starting Grant 4D-PhytoHybrid.

As a PhD student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time.

You should have graduated at Master’s level Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Bioelectronics, Applied Physics, Engineering or completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses in the above areas.  Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way.

Research experience is considered of extra merit.

The applicant should be driven, creative, strongly self-motivated with excellent problem-solving abilities. The applicant should be able to work effectively both individually and together with other researchers in a multidisciplinary context. The applicant should have very good communication skills and very good knowledge of English both verbal and written.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and suitability

The Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University is renowned for its world-leading research on bioelectronics, energy devices, printed electronics, and nanooptics based on organic materials and involving the coupling of ion and electron movement. Currently, the research staff of LOE includes over 150 researchers (professors, senior and junior scientists, and PhD students) and offers a dynamic multidisciplinary environment, see http://liu.se/loe .

The PhD student will work at the ePlants group of LOE led by Senior Associate Professor Eleni Stavrinidou.  The ePlants group is an interdisciplinary team passionate about plants and technology! The research is driven both by societal needs and scientific curiosity. One main research direction of the group is the development of bioelectronic technologies to enable new discoveries in plant science that can lead to more sustainable food production and to plants that can thrive in the changing climate. A second research direction focuses on gaining understanding on how to harness biological structures and processes for technological purposes with the aim to develop biohybrid systems and living materials for sustainable technologies with unique characteristics.

Read more at: https://liu.se/en/research/laboratory-of-organic-electronics/electronic-plants

In addition as part of his/hers doctoral education and development the doctoral student will have the possibility to join Forum Scientium https://liu.se/en/research/forum-scientium , an interdisciplinary graduate school and network for PhD students and postdoc.

When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University

The employment has a duration of four years’ full-time equivalent. You will initially be employed for a period of one year. The employment will subsequently be renewed for periods of maximum duration two years, depending on your progress through the study plan. The employment may be extended up to a maximum of five years, based on the amount of teaching and departmental duties you have carried out. Further extensions can be granted in special circumstances.

Starting date by agreement, fall 2024.

The salary of PhD students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression.

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Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants .

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than June 7th, 2024.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

In the application portal CV and cover letter must be added as attachments. In the cover letter you must clearly state why you are interested in this position and how your qualifications fit the position description.

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