Environmental Microbiology PhD Position: Apply Now

The Department of Environmental Microbiology at the Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality, and Solid Waste Management (ISWA) at the University of Stuttgart, Germany is pleased to announce a PhD Position for a PhD student. The successful candidate will focus on the following research areas:

Arsenic mobilization by anaerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria in groundwater systems in Hanoi/Vietnam

Environmental Microbiology PhD Position: Details

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Environmental Microbiology PhD Position: About Project

Geogenic arsenic (As) contamination is widespread in many aquifers across southeast Asia. This presents a significant health threat to millions of people in the region. However, understanding the mechanisms that control As mobilization into groundwater is often limited.

• We are seeking an environmental microbiologist to identify the key players and active pathways that influence the fate of As in groundwater systems in the Red River Delta, Hanoi (Vietnam).
• This PhD project will specifically investigate cultures of anaerobic Fe(III)-reducing methane-oxidizing microorganisms and field samples from Vietnam.
• We will carry out a field sampling (drilling) campaign followed by molecular biological and bioinformatic analyses to characterize the microbial community composition.
• Techniques such as 16S rRNA (gene) amplicon sequencing, metagenomics (including metagenome-assembled genomes; MAGs), metatranscriptomics, and statistical analysis will be employed.
• This project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Environmental Microbiology PhD Position: Requirements

• Ideal candidates should have a solid background in environmental microbiology and molecular ecology.
• Experience with anaerobic cultivation and molecular biological techniques is an asset.
• Applicants must have the ability to work independently and in a team, have excellent management and communication skills, and should be highly motivated and committed to pursuing interdisciplinary research.
• Very good computer and language skills (English) are necessary.

This PhD student will work closely together with a second PhD student from this joint project with Prof. Andreas Kappler's group at the University of Tübingen (see open position in Tübingen here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/84441).

Required Documents

• CV
• Motivation letter
• An overview about the methods used in the past
• Contact information of academic references should be submitted

How to apply

Application should be submitted before April 15th, 2024 to the Join US portal: