PhD position "WoodTreat"

• Location

The main location will be in Epinal, France with strong connections with Labs located in Nancy

• Mission

Develop and implement innovative process using filamentous fungi and steam explosion to remove contaminants from HPPCW.
More particularly the physico-chemical characterization of the process effect on HPPCW by a multi-modal approach (im-aging, spectrometry, biochemistry) will be carried out.
The work with filamentous fungi and the monitoring of the their remediation activity will be performed. A focus will be made on the understanding of the physiological and molecular mechanisms supporting the fungal acclimatation or adap-tation to aversive substrate.
The candidate will collaborate with the WoodTreat Consortium team and contribute to the reporting period. International exchange and travel (Sweden, Greece and Germany) will be part of the working plan.

• Skills

We are looking for a candidate with a master's degree in biotechnology, microbiology, or environmental process engi-neering. Knowledge of or interest in wood science would be an asset. The successful candidate will work together with a
post-doc student to design, develop, and implementing the process of bioremediation process of HPPCW with fungi and possibly with a microbial consortium in combination with steam explosion process.

• Application

Application is open immediately.
Applications are only accepted through email in one pdf file. All documents must be sent to
arnaud.besserer@univ-lorraine.fr & nicolas.brosse@univ-lorraine.fr

Requirements:
-Curriculum Vitae
-Master diploma copy
-Cover Letter
-Statement of Research
-E-mail of at least 3 references

• Contact

arnaud.besserer@univ-lorraine.fr & nicolas.brosse@univ-lorraine.fr