14 Nov 2025
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
INSA-toulouse- Research Field
Biological sciences » Biological engineering
Technology » Biotechnology- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Positions
PhD Positions- Country
France- Application Deadline
12 Jan 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
37.5- Offer Starting Date
18 May 2026- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Horizon Europe (other)- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI) announces a PhD position in the field of human gut microbiomics and enzymology.
The position is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) in the frame of the European project MetaExplore, coordinated by the University of Cambridge (UK) (https://metaexplore.eu/ ). MetaExplore has been set up to provide young researchers with hands-on research experience and formal training in directed evolution, protein engineering, bioinformatics, chemical biology and mechanistic enzymology. In MetaExplore, 10 leading academic groups and 2 industrial partners will work together to train 15 Doctoral Candidates, alongside 9 companies and universities as associated partners and advisors.
The candidate will work within the CIMEs team of the TBI (https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/en/poles/equipe-cimes/ ) during the doctoral project, be enrolled at INSA Toulouse (a member of the University of Toulouse, France), and will be supervised by Gabrielle Potocki-Veronese (https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/en/gabrielle-potocki-ve… ).
The thesis project will be focused on the intestinal microbiota. This complex ecosystem is mainly composed of uncultured bacteria, harvesting on host and dietary glycosides thanks to a large panel of carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes). In this project, the human gut microbiome will be screened using droplet-microfluidics for functions of human glycoside metabolization. The molecular bases of the specificity of the identified transporters and CAZymes towards human glycosides will then be determined, by combining functional and structural analyses.
Project duration: 36 months
Where to apply
veronese@insa-toulouse.fr
Requirements
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology. Experience in bioinformatics will also be appreciated.
Eligibility Criteria for the MSCA doctoral candidates:
- can be of any nationality
- must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting partner (France in the present case) for more than 12 months in the three years immediately preceding the recruitment date.
- must not have a doctoral degree at the date of their recruitment and will be enrolled in doctoral programme during the project
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- INSA Toulouse
- Country
- France
- City
- Toulouse
- Geofield
Contact
- City
Toulouse- Website
http://www.insa-toulouse.fr/- Street
135, avenue de Rangueil - 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4- Postal Code
31077
veronese@insa-toulouse.fr
STATUS: EXPIRED
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