About the project

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks ( https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions_en ) are joint research and training projects funded by the European Union. The training network "LeAD” ( https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101168769 ) aims to train the next generation of environmental biotechnologists to address key knowledge gaps and develop models and technologies in anaerobic digestion responding to stressed environmental conditions, which will revolutionize resource recovery from waste towards circular bioeconomy and sustainable development.

About us

Become a member of the staff of the only German University of Excellence that conducts large-scale research on the national level. The Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich ( https://www.cee.ed.tum.de/en/sww ) is engaged in research activities that are centered around sustainable, energy-efficient urban water and wastewater systems, energy recovery from wastewater and anaerobic technologies, urban stormwater treatment and management, urban microbiology, water reuse, advanced water treatment, water-energy-food-ecosysetem nexus, and state-of-the-art chemical analysis for process control and water quality.

Job description

For LeAD-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks Fellowship: "Leveraging Anaerobic Digestion through environmental stresses” we are looking for Two doctoral candidates (f/m/d) in environmental engineering & microbiology . The successful candidates will be based at the Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, and contribute towards the conduction of a research project in the field of anaerobic digestion under stressed conditions. They will work in a multidisciplinary team with colleagues from diverse organizations and companies within the EU.

• Candidate 1 (DC6) will work on the topic Understanding the interaction of different microorganisms in selected anaerobic communities incorporating anaerobic fungi within the research group Urban Microbiology .

• Candidate 2 (DC9) will work on the topic Improved process resilience by enhanced anaerobic biofilm formation strategies within the research group Energy-neutral Wastewater Treatment .

While becoming a member of our research teams, you have several responsibilities:

• Conducting the proposed research project

• Preparing the required reports and participating in the offered training

• Participating in the TUM Graduate School

• Promoting and disseminating results involved in the program

Start date : The position is available from 1. September 2025

Application

Please send your application, including a letter of motivation, a CV (format: Europass CV), your research plan (1-2 pages), a statement of your residence(s) for the last 36 months, certificates, and contact information of two references as one pdf-file via E-mail using the subject "LeADDC69” to Dr. Christian Wurzbacher ( c.wurzbacher(at)tum.de ). Closing date for the application is 21.04.2025 (CEST). We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

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