Thesis/internship Identification of glyphosate microbial degraders using protein
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ - via Umantis - Leipzig - 06-09-2019
zur Vakanz
Starting from 01.11.2019 but no later than 01.12.2019
Your tasks:
- Isolation of glyphosate degraders from soil
- Incubation of isolated microorganisms with stable isotope labelled glyphosate
- Analysis of glyphosate and transformation products
- Measurement of mineralization of glyphosate using GC-irMS
- Protein stable isotope probing (Protein-SIP)
- DNA and enzyme analysis
- Data analysis and interpretation of results
Your profile:
- Bachelor in Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related discipline
- highly motivated, independent and reliably working
- good command of English
We offer:
- A close and good care
- Exciting insights into the work of a leading institute
- Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
- Work in inter-disciplinary, multinational teams
zur Vakanz