Doctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Biology

OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet er Norges tredje største universitet med 23 000 studenter og over 2600 ansatte. Vi har campus i Oslo sentrum og på Romerike. OsloMet leverer forskning og utdanning med høy relevans for arbeidslivet, velferdsstaten og storbyregionen.
The fixed-term post has a duration of three years and the desired starting date is 15/09/2025.
**Field of research**:
Enzyme-based plastic recycling is key to managing the challenges associated with environmental pollution. The polyester polyethylene terephthalate (PET) - 'bottle plastic' - is one of the most widely used plastics globally. Recycling of PET at an industrial level via conversion to monomers for resynthesis is close to becoming a reality at the CARBIOS plant in France and at plants elsewhere. The recycling process is based on genetically improved PET-hydrolase-enzymes. We recently identified two new PET-hydrolases produced using by microbes discovered in Norway.
The PhD project will entail producing en...