ENWAT Doctoral Program Scholarship 2026 at University of Stuttgart (Deadline: 10 October, 2025)
University of Stuttgart in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering up to two (2) fully funded PhD scholarships under the ENWAT Doctoral Program.
Project, “Understanding the Seasonal Variation of Greenhouse Gas Production in Wastewater Treatment Plants”, aims to tackle a major global challenge: reducing methane and nitrous oxide emissions—two greenhouse gases far more potent than CO₂.
Project Details
Project Supervisor is Prof. Dr. Sara Kleindienst. It is conducted in Department of Environmental Microbiology, ISWA – Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management.
Available Research Areas/Themes
- Microorganism in wastewater system
- Denitrification, ammonia oxidation, and methanogenesis
- Microbial community dynamic and greenhouse gas emissions
- Laboratory microcosms and in situ WWTP experiments
| Position-ID: | 1740 |
| Faculty/ Facility: | Civil- and Environmental Engineering |
| Institute/ Facility: | Civil- and Environmental Engineering : ISWA – Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management |
| Research Association: | Environment Water (ENWAT) |
| Teaching Obligation: | No |
| Application deadline: | 10/01/2025 |
| Anticipated Start Date: | 10/01/2026 |
Research Goals
- Explore seasonal microbe interaction that drive greenhouse gas production in WWTPs.
- Create laboratory models using labelled substrates to link environmental changes with GHG outputs.
- Conduct field experiments at the Stuttgart ISWA WWTP to optimize operational parameters for emission reduction.
Skills You’ll get Expertise?
- High-precision analytical tools: HPLC, IC, GC-MS
- Microbial enrichment under aerobic/anaerobic conditions
- Gas quantification using electrochemical sensors & FTIR
- 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and full metagenomic/meta transcriptomic analysis
- Advanced statistical and bioinformatics approaches
Eligibility Criteria
- Academic Background: M.Sc. or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Management, Microbiology, or related sciences.
- Additional Requirement: B.Sc. in the same or related field.
- Experience: Solid grounding in molecular ecology and environmental microbiology.
- Language: Proof of English proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS or proof of English-medium degrees).
- Residency Rule: At DAAD nomination (Dec 2025), you must not have lived in Germany for the past 15 months and must have earned your last degree within the past 6 years.
How to apply for ENWAT Doctoral Program Scholarship 2026 at University of Stuttgart?
Application Process is online via official link
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