Are you interested in developing bioprocessing for industrial biotechnology applications? Would you like to do impactful research in the cutting edge of natural sciences with superb colleagues who are top experts in their field? Do you want to build a science career and work in a versatile role at the interface of academy and industry? VTT might be just the place for you.
VTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning, and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2000 brilliant minds focuses on creating impact through science-based innovation. In recent years, we have created ground-breaking innovations such as the world's fastest and most accurate radiation detector, a cancer-sniffing sensor device for smartphones, and a headphone set entirely made of microbial materials. Get to know us further by exploring VTT's tech & infra.
As a Research Scientist/Engineer you plan & carry out research projects and help to develop new methods and tools. You have the opportunity to work with projects and topics of great importance to society such as production of sustainable, animal-free food proteins, novel biomaterials, enzyme mixtures for biofuel production, and therapeutic proteins for human medicine. These aims are in line with VTT’s mission to build a sustainable food system and enable bioinspired production for sustainable materials.
Our Bioprocess Engineering team focuses on providing solutions for a variety of bioprocesses and exploitation of different organisms – from bacteria, yeasts and fungi to algae and plant cells. We do precise monitoring and characterization of microbial physiology in process conditions as well as optimization and scale-up from bench scale cultivations to semi-industrial pilot scale processes.
Together with other research teams in VTT’s industrial biotechnology and food research, we are developing bioinspired processes and products paving a way for circular economy.
It is an advantage, if you have experience from one or more of the following areas
Please send your CV and answer to the preliminary screening question with your salary request via our recruitment system as soon as possible but at the latest by 6th of October.
For further information, please contact Research Team Leader Mira Sulonen mira.sulonen@vtt.fi, +358504365431 on September 20th at 10 – 11 or September 23rd at 15 – 16.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Apply between 16 September 2024 and 6 October 2024 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki)
Employment type: Full-time, Permanent
VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner. We drive sustainable growth and tackle the biggest global challenges of our time and turn them into growth opportunities. We go beyond the obvious to help the society and companies to grow through technological innovations. We have 80 years of experience of top-level research and science-based results. VTT is at the sweet spot where innovation and business come together.
VTT – beyond the obvious.
VTT on Pohjois-Euroopan suurin soveltavaa tutkimusta tekevä organisaatio, joka tuottaa monipuolisia teknologia- ja tutkimuspalveluja.
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