Postdoc in Development Bioprocess for Resource Recovery

Job description

The Environmental Biotechnology cluster of the Industrial Biotechnology department seeks a highly motivated postdoc candidate to conduct research in the area of resource recovery. The candidate will be involved in a number of EU and nationally funded projects, mostly in the valorisation of waste and residual streams for the bioproduction of value-added products such as volatile fatty acids and biogas. These works include the bioproduction process, microbial ecology analysis and the separation and purification of the bioproducts. This work involves collaboration with other academic and industrial partners.

The candidate is expected to write research articles, technical reports and also to present the results orally to the scientific community and the general public. The work may also involve teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future.
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Guidance on relocating and settling in at KTH and in Sweden.

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree in Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering, or another related field. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Experimental research expertise in a bioreactor operation and optimization.
• Experimental research expertise on wastewater treatment and/or other waste streams
• Experimental research expertise on omics and integration of the omics data to bioprocess control.
• The Candidate must possess strong scientific writing skills demonstrated through publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
• The candidate should have good communication skills and proficiency in English both in writing and speaking, since we work and collaborate in an international research environment.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Ability to teach and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.

As person you must be strongly motivated and possess the ability to work independently and perform critical analysis. You must possess good levels of cooperative abilities.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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About KTH

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