In the research group Technical Biology/ Faculty of Bio- and Chemical Engineering. The PhD project aims to achieve the recombinant production of an antibiotic and its derivatisation using biotechnological methods. Contact: Prof. Dr. Markus Nett. Application deadline: 30.07.2026

In the Bacterial RNA Biology Group (PI: Kathrin Fröhlich) at the Institute of Microbiology. Project: "Isolation and Functional Engineering of Klebsiella Phages" within the Collaborative Research Centre 1768 “VirusREvolution".
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Application Deadline: 26.07.2026

For the subject area of food microbiology – with a particular focus on food hygiene and safety – within the department’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes. Another key area of focus is application-oriented transfer and research work. Contact: Prof. Dr. Miriam Sari. Application deadliine: 31.07.2026

At Institute of Environmental Engineering/ Microbial Physiology and Resource Biorecovery Laboratory (MICROBE) in applied and environmental microbiology., Research project with a particular focus on microbial community assembly and interaction principles using anaerobic digestion communities as a model system. Contact: Dr. Wenyu Gu,

At Institute of Environmental Engineering/ Microbial Physiology and Resource Biorecovery Laboratory (MICROBE) in applied and environmental microbiology., Research project with a particular focus on microbial community assembly and interaction principles using anaerobic digestion communities as a model system. Contact: Dr. Wenyu Gu,

In the Aquatic Geomicrobiology working group at the Institute of Biodiversity, in the frame of the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse. Project: characterization of physiological, metabolic and molecular features of a recently cultivated vampiristic member of the CPR with its host, obtained from groundwater. Application date: 11.02.2025. Contact: Dr. Martina Herrmann. Application portal