Reseacher in textile recycling using synthetic biology approaches - THREADS project (60 %)

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Wehave avacancyfor athreeyears60%researcherpositionattheDepartmentofBiotechnologyand Food Science, NTNU. Thepositionislinkedto THREADS, anRCN-fundedprojectontextilerecyclingbysustainablebiotechnology-basedapproaches. THREADSaimstodevelopbiotechnology-centredroutesforconvertingtextilewaste,includingpolycottonand polyester/cottonblends,intohigher-valuebiodegradablepolymerssuchaspolyhydroxyalkanoates(PHAs).

TheresearcherwillcontributetotheSyntheticbiologyactivitiesintheproject,withemphasisonengineeringbacterialproductionhosts forconversionoftextil...