With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.
At the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), innovative technologies for the circulareconomy are developed to provide and use mineral and metal-bearing rawmaterials more efficiently and to recycle them in an environmentally friendly way.
"The Metallophore group in the Biotechnology department is looking for a PhD student (f/m/d) Bioproduction and purification of the siderophores subject to the pending project approval."
Your tasks
- Production and purification of desferrioxamine B (DFOB), desferrioxamine E (DFOE), bisucaberin (Bis) and other siderophores using native production, genetically modified organisms and cell-free processes for the production of siderophores with the aim of achieving the highest possible siderophore concentration in the titer
- Development of a scalable downstream process for the produced siderophores, in particular using two-phase aqueous extraction system
Your profile
- Completed university studies (Master) in the field of Biotechnology/Biology/Bioprocess engineering or related field
- Knowledge of genetic engineering, protein production and cell-free approach as well as bioprocess engineering, bioproduction, downstream processing and molecular biology
- Experience in bioreactor operation
- Basic knowledge of further processing
- Interest in working in an international team, enjoy teamwork, good time management and interest in applied research
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Our offer
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
- Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
- We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
- Numerous company health management offerings
- Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
- An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"
We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.
Organization unit:
Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology
Place of work/ Working hours:
Dresden-Rossendorf
29,25 h/week
Hire date:
1 September 2025
Limitation:
36 months
For any questions, do not hesitate to ask:
Dr. Rohan Jain Tel.: +49 351 260 2725
Deadline:
30 June 2025
Job-Id: 2025/86 (2085)
At HZDR, we promote and value diversity among our employees. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of gender, ethnic and social origin, belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.
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Dresden-Rossendorf
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