Job offer

European Commission; España; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The European Commission is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on a groundbreaking project concerning chiral nanoparticles in collaboration with leading universities. This position, starting September 2025, requires solid research expertise and offers opportunities for further development through multinational collaborations.

Formación

• Postdoctoral candidates must have experience in related experimental and theoretical research.
• Strong background in the growth mechanisms of chiral nanoparticles is preferred.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research environment.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct systematic studies on the growth mechanisms of chiral metal nanoparticles.
• Implement theoretical modeling using DFT and MD simulations.
• Collaborate with consortium members and conduct research stays at partner labs.

Conocimientos

Theoretical modeling

Experimental investigation

Chiral ligand manipulation

Density functional theory (DFT)

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations

Educación

PhD in Biological Sciences or related field

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company: CIC biomaGUNE
Department: Research in Biomaterials
Research Field: Biological sciences
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)
Country: Spain
Application Deadline: 30 Jun 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 40
Offer Starting Date: 1 Sep 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon 2020 Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number 0
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

This project, in collaboration with the University of Antwerp and the University of Michigan, focuses on the tailored formation of handshake complexes with chirality-directed recognition between chiral nanoparticles and proteins or protein assemblies. The postdoctoral research will involve experimental investigation and theoretical modeling of chiral nanoparticle growth directed by chiral ligands.

The successful candidate will conduct systematic studies on the growth mechanisms of chiral metal nanoparticles, using gold nanoparticle cores with various morphologies and chiral ligands. The role includes theoretical modeling, including density functional theory (DFT) and potentially molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The work will be supported by consortium members, and research stays at collaborators' labs are likely to be required.