AI-Driven Enzyme Engineer for PET Recycling

Newcastle University is seeking a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate to lead experimental delivery of an AI- and bioinformatics-augmented platform for discovering and engineering enzymes that depolymerise PET.

You will combine synthetic biology, enzyme engineering and data science to improve PETase, MHETase/BHETase and PET-binding modules, and work with EBIC/ICOS teams and international partners.