Student Assistant (HIWI, m/f/d): Maintenance and care of different microalgae cultures

Alfred Wegener Institute
June 15, 2023
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Student Assistant (HIWI, m/f/d): Maintenance and care of different

microalgae cultures

Background Maintenance and care of different microalgae cultures for the support on the cultivation of mixotrophic culture of cyanobacteria Spirulina and its effect on the quality of the commercially relevant pigments.

The project “MixoArthroPigment” aims for the mixotrophic cultivation of Spirulina ( Arthrospira platensis ) using glucose as a carbon source is an innovative proposed solution to produce low chlorophyll concentrated biomass that could be used in food industry as a high-protein supplement.

Tasks During your time as a student assistant, you will participate in the following tasks:

  • establishment of pelagic diatom culture methodology
  • care and maintenance of microalgae cultures
  • development of new microalgae culture systems
  • different experimental approaches with microalgae
  • Requirements

  • previous experience with microalgae culturing and aquaculture
  • experienced lab worker
  • team worker
  • Further Information Experiments and work will be conducted at the Centre for Aquaculture Research (ZAF) and in the ZMFE, in Bremerhaven

    Job-type: Part-time 40 hours / month Start: June 2023

    You are interested? Then please send us your application with a Cover letter and CV (with all documents merged into one PDF file) by e-mail to: Ricardo Pereira ([email protected])

    For further information please contact Ricardo Pereira ([email protected]).de, +49(471)).

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