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PhD scholarship – Fungi and Plant-based alternatives for meat and dairy - DTU Food
Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

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The PhD project will be a part of an Alliance PhD project between Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC) and DTU Food. Additionally, you as a candidate will work on a project called REPLANTED that is funded by AgriFoodTure consisting of partners covering the whole value chain from academia and large enterprises. 

The PhD project will be conducted at DTU Food in the research group for Microbial Biotechnology and Biorefining with an external research stay at Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC).

The research group for Microbial Biotechnology and Biorefining is divided into different focus areas, that are working with dairy, brewing industry, fermented plant products as well as metabolic engineering. 

The PhD will be obtaining new knowledge on the use of fungi mycelium in Plant-based alternatives for meat and dairy. Additionally, the PhD will look at fungi mycelium fermentation and valorization of waste streams from the food industries. This is to reduce the carbon footprint and provide sustainable food production where plant fermentation may provide health benefits, longer shelf life and safer products. 

The area is headed by Senior Scientist Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, and a large part of the research is conducted in collaboration with several major industrial partners within food, ingredients and enzymes.

Responsibilities and qualifications 
In the PhD project, a strain collection of almost 4.500 fungi and bacterial strains will be explored. Candidate strains will be characterized based on various parameters in terms of safety and fermentation capabilities. The following investigations will especially be in the pipeline: 

• Chemical analysis 
• Sugar utilization
• Biotic and abiotic tolerances
• Metabolomics
• Flavor production
• Acidification
• Transcriptomics, Genomics and proteomics
• Co-culturing of bacterial and fungi 

Additionally, the candidate will be involved in teaching and education as well as other activities such as general maintenance of the laboratory, equipment as well as the strain collection. 

We are looking for a candidate with a solid background in two or more of the following areas:

• Biobanking 
• MALDI TOF biotyper
• Lactic acid bacterial biology
• Work with DNA and RNA analysis
• Omics experiences (transcriptomics, proteomics and genomics)
• Phenotype screening of lactic acid bacteria and Fungi
• Enzyme assays, colorimetry assays
• HPLC
• Microscopy (light, EM, SEM)

We expect that you are an efficient team worker, have good communication skills, and a critical approach to the formulation and testing of hypotheses. In addition, we appreciate a good sense of humor. Written and spoken English is a prerequisite as there will be teaching obligations during the project.

Candidates should have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree. We additionally are looking for a candidate with a strong background within fungi and lactic acid bacteria biology. A candidate with some experience from industry will be preferred. The candidate may have studied a MSc program in microbiology, biotechnology, plant biology, food science.

Approval and Enrolment 
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education . 

Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by Senior Scientist Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, DTU Food.

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here . 

Further information 
Further information may be obtained from senior scientist Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, DTU Food, tel.: +45 2986 6900 or email [email protected]  

You can read more about DTU food” at www.fødevareinstituttet.dtu.dk/english    and about the microbial biotechnology and biorefining  https://www.food.dtu.dk/forskning/mikrobiel-bioteknologi-og-bioraffinering

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark . Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar “PhD relocation to Denmark and startup “Zoom” seminar ” for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU. 

Application
Please submit your online application no later than 19 April 2024 (23:59 local time). 

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae 
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale

Candidates may apply prior to obtaining their master's degree but cannot begin before having received it. 

Applications and enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

The National Food Institute (DTU Food) works within six technical focus areas: Biotechnology, nutrition, food quality, food safety, food technology and environment & human health. Activities cover a wide range of food products throughout the entire food chain from farm to table, comprising both research activities and research-based consulting and teaching. Read more at  www.food.dtu.dk  

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DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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• Job Identification 3411
• Job Category Phd
• Posting Date 04/05/2024, 03:37 AM
• Apply Before 04/19/2024, 05:59 PM
• Locations Henrik Dams Allé, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, DK

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