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Postdoc in yeast synthetic biology (yeast-made food oils and microbial consortia)
Chalmers University of Technology is hiring a two-year postdoc to engineer yeast strains for synthetic microbial consortia, with sustainable food production as a main application, such as yeast that makes tailored food oils from sugars supplied by cyanobacteria. The post is in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Country
- SE
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Apply by
- 30 Nov 2026
- Job type
- Contract
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 1
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PhD in biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology or similar
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What you’ll do
- Engineer yeast metabolism and cell-cell interactions for synthetic microbial consortia
- Use biosensors, CRISPR-based strain libraries and high-throughput screening
- Help define project tasks
- Co-supervise master's and PhD students
- Possibly teach at undergraduate or master's level
What the employer asks for
- Doctoral degree in biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology or similar, awarded by the time of the employment decision
- Experience in genetic engineering of microorganisms, preferably yeast
- Strong written and spoken English
- Some teaching familiarity
- Advantage: PhD within the last three years; CRISPR, Golden Gate or Gibson cloning, flow cytometry/FACS, NGS data analysis, fermentation, HPLC or GC-MS
Selection process
- Review of applications
- Interviews
- Reference checks after interviews
Documents to keep ready
- CV with full publication list and teaching experience
- Personal letter (introduction, past research, future goals)
About the employer
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg is one of Sweden's leading technical universities; its Department of Life Sciences hosts the Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology.
How to apply
Apply by email to siewers@chalmers.se.
Apply by 30 November 2026 (23:59 Swedish time)
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Yeast genetic engineering
- CRISPR
- Golden Gate / Gibson cloning
- Biosensors
- High-throughput screening
- Flow cytometry / FACS
- Fermentation
- HPLC
- GC-MS
- PhD
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
Pay on similar vacancies
From 3 Research & Academia vacancies on FSD in the same role family that publish pay. Monthly, before deductions.
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- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
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Source & editorial check
Two-year full-time position. Apply only through the online form with CV (full publication list and teaching experience) and personal letter as PDFs; references are requested after interviews. Contact: Prof. Verena Siewers (siewers@chalmers.se). Physical presence required; a background check may be done.
Original posting: 2026-10-29
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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