POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER to work in the field of antimicrobial surfaces with clinical applications

Applicants are required to have a PhD and relevant experience in microbiology, with a track record of significant contributions in this field. Previous experience in the characterization of bacteria/surface interactions and antimicrobial biomaterials will be highly valued.

We will consider candidates with various research backgrounds including microbiology, biology, biotechnology or biomedical engineering. Willingness and motivation to expand his/her expertise by reaching out to other disciplines is required.

The candidate is expected to be proficient in English.

Experience in bacterial cultures and microbiology techniques is required. Previous exposure to biomaterials for bone regeneration, characterization of inorganic materials, characterization of nanostructured materials is desirable but not essential. However, willingness and motivation to expand your expertise by reaching out to other disciplines is required.

The initial contract will be for one year, renewable to up to three years.
The salary is competitive, in line with the Spanish national post-doctoral senior grants.

Application deadline: 29th February 2024.
Target start date: April 2024.

Those interested may email a CV with a list of three references, a short (max one page) statement describing your motivation and prior experience to Dr. Maria-Pau Ginebra (bbt.jobs.upc@gmail.com), with “Postdoc BAMBBI 3” in the email subject.

The BBT group is a multidisciplinary team of researchers with different backgrounds, including chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, biomedical engineering. Our main scientific goal is the development of biomaterials for tissue and organs regeneration/functional repair. This approach requires the design of materials which can modulate the response of the receiving tissue, leading in some cases to the regeneration and neoformation of the degraded tissues and, in others, to a perfect integration of the biomaterial and to the recovery of the lost functionality.

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ∙ BarcelonaTech (UPC) is a public institution of research and higher education in the fields of engineering, architecture, sciences and technology, and one of the leading technical universities in Europe. Every year, more than 6,000 bachelor’s and master’s students, more than 500 doctoral students graduate and 3,067 graduates in lifelong learning. The UPC’s approach to research is highly varied and covers applications and basic research in many knowledge areas. The impact of this research makes the UPC one of the main European technology universities.