Postdoctoral Position Agrohealth project 2026

Fundació Centre de Recerca en Agrotecnologia-AGROTECNIO; España; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Fundació Centre de Recerca en Agrotecnologia-AGROTECNIO is seeking a Postdoc to establish and maintain a greenhouse experiment growing potatoes in BPA-contaminated soil. The role includes sampling rhizosphere and tubers, processing samples in the lab, and managing logistics for the experiments.

The candidate will work on soil and plant collection, BPA addition, watering, harvesting, and analysis, with English, Spanish, and Catalan language requirements.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Life Sciences degree required.
• Master’s in agri-food or forestry preferred.
• Experience in national and European research projects.
• Experience working in greenhouses.
• Knowledge of statistics (R).
• Excellent command of English, Spanish and Catalan (written and spoken).
• Category B driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a greenhouse BPA-potato experiment.
• Collect soil, sieve, and prepare pots with BPA and potatoes.
• Water and harvest the potatoes.
• Sample soil and plant at harvest; lyophilize and process samples in the lab.
• Coordinate logistics to ensure smooth experimental activities.

Skills

English

Spanish

Catalan

Statistics (R)

Education

PhD or equivalent

Life Sciences degree

Master’s in agri-food/forestry

Job description

Organisation/Company Fundació Centre de Recerca en Agrotecnologia-AGROTECNIO Research Field Agricultural sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 30 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The postdoc will be in charge of establishing and maintaining a greenhouse experiment consisting in growing potatoes in soil contaminated with bisphenol A (BPA) and characterizing the bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere and in the tubers. In particular, the postdoc will have to organize the following tasks: collect the soil, sieve it, prepare the pots adding the BPA and the potatoes, water the plants and harvest the potatoes. At the harvesting time, soil and plant will be sampled, lyophilized, and the samples will be processed in the Lab. The postdoc will be in charge of the logistics necessary for the smooth development of the experimental activities.

Requirements

Research Field Agricultural sciences Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Degree in Life Sciences
• Master’s degree in a discipline related to the agri-food or forestry sector

Specific Requirements

• Experience in national and European research projects
• Experience working in greenhouses
• Knowledge of statistics (use of R)
• Excellent command of English, Spanish and Catalan (both written and spoken)
• Category B driving licence

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Languages SPANISH Level Excellent

Languages CATALAN Level Excellent

Research Field Agricultural sciences Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

Gross amount
2.666 €/month

Eligibility criteria

Ensuring open, transparent and merit-based recruitment processes (OTM-R) is one of the main objectives at Agrotecnio. In order to comply with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers,Agrotecnio has developedits OTM-R Policy , which guarantees equal opportunities for candidates and that the research staff recruited meet the conditions required for the position. Agrotecniohas developed a RecruitingPolicy based on the principles of the OTM-R.