We’re hiring! Apply before the end of the day on 4th March 2026
We’re looking for 2 postdoctoral candidates with a background in experimental evolution and 2 PhD candidates with a background in environmental microbiology or electromicrobiology to join us at SDU.
These are the first positions on the Microbial Electrochemical Methanation Initiative (nickname Prometheus), a strategic 50 million DKK grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation granted to us at the Department of Biology | University of Southern Denmark, together with partners at SDU NanoSYD, DTU (BRIGHT), AU (CORC, Biology), TBI, MMCZCS and Wageningen University.
Our aim is to create and validate a bioelectrochemically assisted platform in which adaptive, electrode-anchored microbiomes can upcycle waste carbon into premium-grade biomethane, a renewable fuel.
For the 2 postdoc positions in experimental evolution, apply here.
For the 2 PhD positions in electromicrobiology, apply here.
We’re always on the lookout for talented and team-oriented colleagues
If you have an idea related to the lab’s theme, please contact me regarding fellowships and grant applications. [email protected]
Projects for students
We have several projects for MSc students. However, these MSc opportunities are available especially if you come from a Danish university.
- Interspecies interactions in sedimentary communities
- The influence of conductive particles released by climate change events on methane cycling.
- Production of valuable chemicals using renewables (biogas, syngas, renewable electricity)
- Electrobiodegradation of toxic and environmentally detrimental chemicals
- Extracellular electron transfer in archaea
- Electromethanogenesis – mechanisms and strategies for engineering