Engineer synthetic microbial consortia for syngas-to-ethanol conversion at NRC’s Clean Energy Innovation program through laboratory research.

This two-year postdoctoral fellowship focuses on microbial community engineering within a multidisciplinary team. You will lead the design, construction, and experimental evaluation of consortia with complementary metabolic functions. The work supports higher-efficiency, more reliable ethanol production and sustainable fuel technologies.

Key Responsibilities:
Isolate microbial strains thriving in syngas environments
Adapt strains through enrichment and adaptive laboratory evolution
Design synthetic consortia with complementary metabolic functions
Evaluate consortia performance in laboratory-scale bioreactors




Lead consortium construction and experimental evaluation

Requirements:
Ph.D. in microbiology, bioinformatics, environmental biology, or relevant discipline
Microbiology, molecular biology, or microbial ecology experience
Experience integrating genomic or metagenomic data
PhD obtained within three years or completion within six months
Ability to work full time physically at the NRC location

Apply microbial ecology, genomic data integration, and consortium design to advance syngas fermentation research at NRC.

📌 Postdoctoral Fellow Microbial Community Engineering Montreal
🏢 National Research Council of Canada
📍 Montreal