PhD Student

What you'll be doing here

• Collaboration in an international, interdisciplinary SNSF funded research project on advanced separation technologies for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass
• Practical laboratory work including steam-pretreatment of beech wood, qualitative and quantitative analysis of solubilized molecules in pretreatment liquors, enzymatic hydrolysis, 5-HMF production
• Dissemination of results at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications
• Supervision of semester and bachelor theses

What you'll bring with you

• MSc in chemical / process engineering or a related discipline
• Enthusiasm for green chemistry and climate change mitigation
• Enjoyment and first experience in chemical laboratory work
• Flair for technical and mechanical work
• Quick comprehension; meticulous and reliable way of working
• Good communication skills; team player
• Excellent spoken and written English

To start with, here are some of our strong points

Doing something meaningful in a fascinating environment and with an outlook to the future: a job at Bern University of Applied Sciences makes perfect sense. We're busy researching, developing and virtually bending our minds to come up with practical solutions for business, culture and people in Bern, in Switzerland and all over the world. Apart from being incredibly interesting, this is also a lot of fun, and we get to learn a lot as well. This cutting-edge knowledge benefits all who are studying here or doing part-time continuing education courses. We have great plans for the future: We join forces to make an effective contribution to a sustainable, digitally literate and health-conscious society. This is how we create great prospects for your future work with us.

I'll be your guide through the
application procedure

Cornelia Caputi
HR Consultant
P +41 31 910 21 82

For job-specific queries

Prof. Dr. Michael Studer
Prof. Agrar-, Forst- und Energietechnik
P +41 31 910 29 36

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