IMDEA Materials Institute is looking for postdoctoral researchers willing to apply for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) in call 2023 (deadline 13/09/2023). IMDEA Materials Institute has a long track record of hosting MSCA fellows and has obtained excellent success rates in recent calls of MSCA PF (approximately twice the average for the engineering panel in which we submit most proposals).

Interested candidates (if successful) will work under the supervision of Prof. Javier Llorca, Scientific Director and head of the Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials group at IMDEA Materials Institute. The candidate will work on the design and biological evaluation of 3D-printed scaffolds for osteochondral tissue. The researcher will be able to participate in the design and in vitro evaluation of scaffolds with gradients in geometry and composition through advanced 3D technologies such as bioreactors. This interdisciplinary project requires cell culture skills, biomaterials fabrication and characterization, and basic ideas to design and evaluate a bioreactor. The researcher will be integrated into a multidisciplinary team with abilities to support activities in 3D printing technologies, in vitro evaluation, and infrastructure to build the bioreactor.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:

Interested candidates, please email your resume to Prof. Javier LLorca (javier.llorca@imdea.org) before July 15th 2023.

DESCRIPTION OF THE MSCA POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS:

The purpose of the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, wishing to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. This is achieved by implementing a research project at a host institution. The fellowship typically covers the researcher's two-year salary, research costs and overheads for the host institution.

The mobility rule of MSCA PF requires that the researcher (candidate) has not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization (Spain, in the case of IMDEA Materials Institute) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline (expected to be September 13th 2023 for call 2023). Moreover, only candidates with research experience up to 8 years postdoc from the date the PhD degree was granted are eligible (with possible exceptions).

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MSCA POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS CALL 2023 AND ELIGIBILITY:

Check the call website.