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The position At the Norwegian College of Fishery Science , Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, there is a vacant position as a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the Microalgae & Microbiomes Research Group . The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. It is a prerequisite that the applicant can carry out the project over the full course of the employment period. No person may hold more than one fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution. The postdoctoral project focuses on programmable marine microbiomes and mechanistic interactions within the diatom phycosphere, with particular emphasis on synthetic biology, microbial ecology, and molecular interactions between marine microalgae and associated bacteria. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of experimental model systems for studying metabolite exchange, microbial community interactions, and engineered microbial consortia in marine environments. The position is affiliated with ongoing research activities in marine microbiology, synthetic biology, and systems biology at UiT. The research combines microbiology, molecular biology, microbial cultivation, genome-informed molecular ecology, synthetic biology, and multi-omics approaches to better understand and engineer marine microbial ecosystems relevant to carbon cycling and marine biotechnology. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you will have the opportunity to advance your scientific career and further qualify for academic positions. If you do not already have the educational competence that meets the requirements for an Associate Professor position in Norway, UiT will arrange such competence during the employment period. The workplace is at UiT in Tromsø. You must be able to start in the position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer. The project/position's field of research The postdoctoral researcher will develop and apply experimental approaches for studying mechanistic interactions between marine microalgae and associated bacterial communities within the diatom phycosphere. The project will focus on the development of programmable and experimentally tractable microbial model systems using synthetic biology, microbial cultivation, and molecular biology approaches. The successful candidate will work with cultivation and engineering of marine bacteria and microalgae, construction of synthetic microbial consortia, and investigation of microbial metabolite exchange relevant to nutrient cycling and carbon fixation in marine ecosystems. The project may also involve transcriptomics, genomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics analyses to investigate molecular interactions between diatoms and associated microorganisms. The position is part of a broader research program focused on programmable marine microbiomes, marine microbial ecology, and biotechnology applications relevant to climate resilience, sustainable aquaculture, and marine carbon cycling. The postdoctoral researcher will work in an interdisciplinary and international research environment and is expected to contribute actively to scientific publications, collaborative research activities, and external funding development. You must submit a project proposal (max 2 pages) that describes how you scientifically can contribute to designing diatom phycosphere communities through the uses of engineered genetic circuits or other synthetic biology tools. The proposal should include your view on the state-of-the-art and opportunities for achievable but ground-breaking science with regards to engineering microbial consortia and non-traditional synthetic biology hosts. The proposal must include a progress plan. Contact For further information about the position, please contact Group Leader Hans Christopher Bernstein: email: [email protected] or the Head of Department Bjørn Petter