aromatics (the bioaromatic platform). Lignin from lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable source of polyphenols and aromatics. Because the development of economically viable and sustainable lignocellulosic biorefineries will rely on product-driven valorization of lignin, the proposed project seeks to develop functional bacterial chassis and synthetic consortia to produce lignin-derived aromatic chemicals. Here, a complete lignin-to-biochemical processing chain will be developed including metabolic engineering and fermentation-based synthesis of valuable bio-aromatic products in instrumented bioreactors. The synthetic ecology approach, combined to genome- and community-scale metabolic modeling, will be used to develop robust Pseudomonas putida -based consortia for metabolic convergence of lignin-derived aromatics and upgrading into high-value-added products. Where to apply E-mail: benoit.stenuit@uclouvain.be Requirements Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent Skills/Qualifications Candidate profile: Microbiologist, biologist, (bio)chemist, bio-engineer or environmental scientist, with experience in microbial biotechnology, molecular biology and statistical analysis/bioinformatics methods. Must be academically competitive, self-motivated, rigorous, with good oral and written proficiency in both French and English, and an ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team. Desirable: Knowledge in metabolic engineering, knowledge of pure and mixed microbial cultures, ability to rigorously design experiments and to perform experiments under well-controlled conditions, experience with microbial ecology and molecular microbial techniques. Languages: FRENCH - Level: Good Languages: ENGLISH - Level: Good Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering Additional Information Additional comments This PhD position is funded by a UCLouvain Coordinated Research Project (ARC): Lig2Aro project; Benoît Stenuit (UCLouvain/SST/ELI), Benoît Desguin (UCLouvain/SST/IBST), François Renoz (UCLouvain/SST/ELI), Manon Martin (UCLouvain/SST/IBST). Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: UCLouvain Country: Belgium City: Louvain-la-Neuve Postal Code: 1348 Street: Croix du Sud 2 / L7.05.19 Contact City: Louvain-la-Neuve Website: https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/eli/elim Street: Croix du Sud 2 / L7.05.19, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Postal Code: 1348 E-Mail: benoit.stenuit@uclouvain.be

aromatics (the bioaromatic platform). Lignin from lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable source of polyphenols and aromatics. Because the development of economically viable and sustainable lignocellulosic biorefineries will rely on product-driven valorization of lignin, the proposed project seeks to develop functional bacterial chassis and synthetic consortia to produce lignin-derived aromatic chemicals. Here, a complete lignin-to-biochemical processing chain will be developed including metabolic engineering and fermentation-based synthesis of valuable bio-aromatic products in instrumented bioreactors. The synthetic ecology approach, combined to genome- and community-scale metabolic modeling, will be used to develop robust Pseudomonas putida -based consortia for metabolic convergence of lignin-derived aromatics and upgrading into high-value-added products. Where to apply E-mail: benoit.stenuit@uclouvain.be Requirements Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent Skills/Qualifications Candidate profile: Microbiologist, biologist, (bio)chemist, bio-engineer or environmental scientist, with experience in microbial biotechnology, molecular biology and statistical analysis/bioinformatics methods. Must be academically competitive, self-motivated, rigorous, with good oral and written proficiency in both French and English, and an ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team. Desirable: Knowledge in metabolic engineering, knowledge of pure and mixed microbial cultures, ability to rigorously design experiments and to perform experiments under well-controlled conditions, experience with microbial ecology and molecular microbial techniques. Languages: FRENCH - Level: Good Languages: ENGLISH - Level: Good Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering Additional Information Additional comments This PhD position is funded by a UCLouvain Coordinated Research Project (ARC): Lig2Aro project; Benoît Stenuit (UCLouvain/SST/ELI), Benoît Desguin (UCLouvain/SST/IBST), François Renoz (UCLouvain/SST/ELI), Manon Martin (UCLouvain/SST/IBST). Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: UCLouvain Country: Belgium City: Louvain-la-Neuve Postal Code: 1348 Street: Croix du Sud 2 / L7.05.19 Contact City: Louvain-la-Neuve Website: https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/eli/elim Street: Croix du Sud 2 / L7.05.19, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Postal Code: 1348 E-Mail: benoit.stenuit@uclouvain.be