Project opportunity
This Earmarked Scholarship project is aligned with a recently awarded Category 1 ARC Discovery research grant. It offers you the opportunity to work with leading researchers and contribute to large projects of national significance.
Business and economics evaluations are becoming increasingly important within areas of the bioeconomy, synthetic biology, and molecular biology. Within this context, an interdisciplinary team of researchers is investigating developing cell-free, enzyme-based biomanufacturing platforms for isobutanol production to overcome issues with efficiency, controllability, and toxicity plaguing cell-based biomanufacturing systems. We seek a motivated PhD candidate to investigate the business and economics of developing and commercialising such systems. The project will involve building applied analytical models at technology, firm and industry levels, through the identification and testing of different business and industry models to facilitate efficient technology development towards optimal commercial and translational applications and pathway to market. The predominant methodology will be quantitative research methods, supplemented with qualitative methods for model validation. Further project specifications will be explored during the candidates first year, working towards confirmation.
The ideal candidate will have background knowledge in chemistry or biochemistry and look to expand their knowledge and skills towards business models, innovation, strategy, and/or economics. They will be willing to learn about business and economics theories and apply them to enzyme production systems. They will work alongside other students and staff investigating the specific technical aspects of optimising the enzymatic properties and cell-free enzyme cascades, and their findings will help direct technical strategies towards an optimal pathway to market. Upon completion the candidate will have developed a unique interdisciplinary skill set applying business and economics theories to the exciting and emerging fields of bioeconomics and synthetic biology.
Link to the advertisement: https://graduate-school.uq.edu.au/project/enzonomy-%E2%80%93-phd-opportunity-intersection-business-and-science
Similar Positions
-
Ph D Position In The Study Of The Molecular Organization Of Cell Wall Polysaccharides M/F, CNRS, France, 12 days ago
14 Apr 2024 Job Information Organisation/Company CNRS Department Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nanoobjets Research Field Physics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Fr...
-
Ph D Bioinformatics Student Sloppiness In M Rna, AcademicTransfer, Netherlands, about 6 hours ago
The research group of Reuven Agami at the division of Oncogenomics at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam has recently uncovered a novel phenomenon in cancer termed “Sloppiness”. They sh...
-
Ph D Position, Heidelberg University, Germany, about 1 month ago
27 Mar 2024 Job Information Organisation/Company Heidelberg University Research Field All Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Germany Application Deadline 31 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (A...
-
Ph D Studentship: The Role Of Gut Microbiota In Regulating Tumour Cell Metabolism And Malignant Progression , ; UWE, Bristol, United Kingdom, about 1 hour ago
We are inviting applicants for the PhD position in ‘The role of gut microbiota in regulating tumour cell metabolism and malignant progression’. This is a prestigious studentship supported by the W...
-
Ph D Position In Mechanobiology Of Platelets And Megakaryocytes (Funded By Erc Me Kanics), LMU Klinikum, Germany, 8 days ago
18 Apr 2024 Job Information Organisation/Company LMU Klinikum Department Cardiology Research Field Biological sciences Medical sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Germa...
-
Ph D Student In Vascular Cell Biology/Immunology, Leiden University, Netherlands, 6 days ago
Apply now The Faculty of Science and the Institute for Biology Leiden are looking for an: PhD student in vascular cell biology/immunology Key responsibilities The PhD student will work in close co...