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Two post-doctoral positions are available at INRA-LBE, Narbonne, France (http://www4.montpellier.inra.fr/narbonne_eng)
:
1-
"Coupling
hydrogen production by dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis in a single
anaerobic reactor (18 months)". This
research is part of the 4-years DefiH12 project (2009-2013) funded by the French
National Research Agency (ANR)
2-
"Bioelectrosynthesis
for the refinery of residual waste (36 months)". Determining the cathode operating conditions for
microbial electrosynthesis of valuable biomolecules. This research is part of
the 5-years BIORARE (2011-2016) project funded by the French National Research
Agency (ANR)
Both
positions are open starting end of 2011
or early 2012.
The candidates will be based at the Laboratory of Environmental
Biotechnology (LBE) of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research
(INRA).
Ranked number one of the agricultural
institutes in Europe, INRA carries out mission-oriented research for
high-quality and healthy foods, competitive and sustainable agriculture and a
preserved and valorized environment.
LBE develops research on microbial bioprocesses for the
treatment and valorization of effluents (mainly from food industry), organic
waste (agricultural residues, household waste and sewage sludge) and more specific
biomasses such as micro or macro-algae. The production of bioenergy (eg., methane
biogas and bio-hydrogen by anaerobic ecosystems) from waste is the main field studied
in the laboratory.
Research conducted at the LBE covers a large range of
scientific disciplines: microbiology, microbial ecology, biological
engineering, process engineering, modeling, process control, lifecycle analysis
and technology transfer.
Candidates should have developed technical and
scientific skills in at least one of the following fields: Anaerobic Digestion, Biochemical Engineering, Microbial
Physiology and Ecology. Previous experience on BES will be appreciated.
For
any further information or applications, please contact Dr. Nicolas Bernet (
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