Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH
- Research Field
- Engineering » Biomaterial engineeringChemistry
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Spain
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 37
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- HE / ERC
- Reference Number
- 101055053
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Research duties at PhD Student level in the ERC Advanced Grant BAMBBI: Bio-inspired AntiMicrobial Bone BIoceramics: Deciphering contact-based biocidal mechanisms.
The candidate will focus on developing her PhD thesis on the development of advanced methods to obtain calcium phosphate based materials with nanostructured topographies, functionalized with antimicrobial peptides, and the physicochemical and biological characterization and validation of the developed surfaces.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Biomedical engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Experience in biomaterials synthesis / preparation
- Experience in characterization techniques of biomaterials
- Experience in cell cultures
- Communication skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to plan experiment
- Ability to write and write scientific articles, patents, etc.
- Spoken, read and written EnglishSpanish and/or Catalan will be a plus
- Previous experience working with biomaterials
- Previous experience in a research laboratory of biomaterials
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
The doctoral tuition of the student will be covered by the project.
The initial contract will be for one year, renewable to up to four years.
The salary is competitive, in line with the Spanish national PhD grants.
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.
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Research Group at UPC
- Country
- Spain
- State/Province
- Barcelona
- City
- Barcelona
- Postal Code
- 08930
- Street
- Av. Eduard Maristany, 16
- Geofield
Where to apply
- bbt.jobs.upc@gmail.com
Contact
- City
- Barcelona
- Website
- Street
- C. Jordi Girona, 31
- Postal Code
- 08034
- lourdes.moreno@upc.edu