Hrs2025/330 Postdoc

buscojobs España; Málaga; Presencial; EUR 24.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading university in Spain offers a PhD position in Biological Engineering. The role involves advanced research in plant cell wall purification and defense response analysis, requiring proven expertise in mass spectrometry and chromatography. Candidates with at least two years of biotechnology lab experience are encouraged to apply.

Servicios

Spanish Social Security included

Medical care included (Public Health System)

1 month vacations per year

Formación

• At least 2 years in a biotechnology lab.
• Experience in methodologies for cell wall purification.
• Demonstrated experience through coauthorship in relevant publications.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare fractions of plant cell walls and enrich them in glycans.
• Evaluate early defense responses and perform gene expression analysis.
• Conduct resistance assays with different plant-pathogen systems.

Conocimientos

Mass Spectrometry

Chromatography

Cell Wall Purification

Sugar Quantification

Gene Expression Analysis

Plant Defense Analysis

Educación

PhD or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Organisation / Company: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Department: HRS4R

Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions: PhD Positions

Country: Spain

Application Deadline: 24 Jun 2025 - 20:00 (Europe / Madrid)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Offer Starting Date: 1 Jul 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon 2020

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The selected candidate will prepare fractions of plant cell walls, using methodologies to enrich these fractions in glycans and purify and characterize the molecules able to trigger plant immune responses. The selected person will evaluate early defence responses such as calcium fluxes, synthesis of reactive oxygen species (ROS), activation of MAP kinases, and perform gene expression analysis using qRT-PCR. Additionally, they will perform resistance assays using different plant-pathogen systems.

Where to apply

E-mail

Requirements

Research Field: Agricultural sciences » Other

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills / Qualifications

The candidate must have proven and extensive experience in mass spectrometry, chromatography, and techniques for cell wall purification and fractionation, sugar quantification and characterization. Experience in analyzing plant defense responses to elicitors is also required. Experience handling various plant pathogenic microorganisms will be considered an asset. This experience must be demonstrated by coauthorship in relevant publications.

Specific Requirements

The candidate must have at least 2 years of proven experience in a biotechnology lab, with expertise in the methodologies mentioned above.

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Technology » Biotechnology

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information

Spanish Social Security included

Medical care included (Public Health System)

1 month vacations per year

Eligibility Criteria

Experience in the required methodologies will be highly valued. The selection committee will include researchers from the project, chaired by Dr. Miguel Ángel Torres.

Selection Process

Candidates interested and meeting the requirements should send their CV to the provided email.

Work Location(s)

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