Job Information
Organisation/Company: National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest Department: SMMMF Research Field: Engineering » Biomaterial engineering; Engineering » Materials engineering; Engineering » Biomedical engineering Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions: PhD Positions Application Deadline: 27 Aug 2026 - 15:00 (Europe/Bucharest) Country: Romania Type of Contract: Temporary Job Status: Full-time Hours Per Week: 40 Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2026 Is the job…
funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Reference Number: 101227121/ DC08 Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number: 101227121 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
At the National University of Science and Technology “POLITEHNICA” Bucharest we are looking in the Materials Science and Engineering research group for a full-time position for a PhD candidate. The position is initially limited to a period of 3 years. An extension will be sought if suitable.
The Materials Science and Engineering research group is leaded by Prof. Iulian ANTONIAC, Full Professor and Coordinator is well known in the field of biomaterials and medical devices. They are experts in obtaining and processing metallic and composite biomaterials, structural characterization, the establishment of testing criteria and procedures, chemical, rheological, mechanical, and thermo-physical properties determination, surface analysis, biodegradation in simulated medium, interactions with cells and tissues, bone regeneration evaluation, medical devices testing and analysis.
The doctoral thesis will be in the context of the general MSCA-DN project RENOVATE (Regenerative engineering innovation in early intervention of osteoarthritis).
This project aims the following main objectives:
- Define patient-specific key functional and mechanical requirements for large osteochondral scaffolds.
- Produce biocompatible porous 3D structures that mimic osteochondral tissue native hierarchical structures starting from alternative biomaterials, bioinks and nanocomposites.
- Produce multi-material graded OC scaffolds according to patient-specific key functional and mechanical requirements developing a novel optimisation methodology to produce Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing (FGAM) large osteochondral scaffolds.
Job description
Description of the proposed doctoral individual project:
The doctoral candidate will carry out the individual project titled: “Biodegradable Mg based alloy for optimal osteochondral scaffolds”
Objectives: To develop new complex scaffolds based on biodegradable metals (magnesium-based alloys) the doctoral candidate will 1) develop a biodegradable Mg-based polymeric composite, 2) develop OC Mg alloyscaffold coated with ceramic materials embedded into a polymeric matrix, 3) test the physical-chemical properties and 4) test the biological behaviour.
The doctoral candidate will be enrolled in the PhD program “Materials Engineering” (National University of Science and Technology “POLITEHNICA” Bucharest) and the main supervisor will be Dr. Iulian ANTONIAC (orcid 0000-0003-0112-3494). Secondments to other partners of the consortium will be carried out during the project in different periods (total of 5 months).
Salary and allowances
Duration of the employment: 36 months since 01.10.2026 (expected date of the recruitment)
Living allowance: 2.835,07 € Gross per month (34.020,84 € / year).
The net salary will result from deducting all compulsory (employer/employee) national social security contributions as well as direct taxes
Benefits
Additional 710 € Mobility Allowance per month (8.540€ / year). This amount will be paid as part of the salary.
495 € Family Allowance per month (5.920€ / year) - Applicable only when the recruited doctoral candidate has family obligations according to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie rules, i.e., when the recruited doctoral candidate has persons linked to him/her by:
1. marriage, or
2. a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the legislation of the country or region where this relationship was formalised;
or
3. dependent children who are actually being maintained by the doctoral candidate
The Family Allowance, if applicable. would be paid as part of the salary.
Where to apply
E-mail: resurse.umane@upb.ro
Requirements
Research Field: Engineering » Biomaterial engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field: Engineering » Biomedical engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field: Engineering » Materials engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Essential requirements
The Ph.D. Candidate should have expertise in the synthesis, processing and characterization of biomaterials.
Knowledge and experience in materials characterization techniques.
Desired requirements
The knowledge of biomaterials for orthopaedic applications.
Knowledge and experience in biomaterials testing.
Specific Requirements
-higher education completed with a bachelor's degree (25 points)
-master's degree in materials engineering, medical engineering or bioengineering (25 points)
Elimination criteria:
Rule 1: The candidate must be a doctoral candidate, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment.
Rule 2: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions are based on the principle of physical mobility. Each doctoral candidate is required to undertake transnational mobility to be eligible for recruitment in a DN project. As such, the doctoral candidate must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before his/her recruitment date.
The doctoral candidate will make a declaration committing to carry out the individual project entitled: “Biodegradable Mg-based alloy for optimal osteochondral scaffolds”.
After completing the competition, the selected person must take the admission exam to the doctoral school under the following conditions:
• Only graduates with a master's degree or its equivalent are entitled to participate in the admission competition for doctoral studies, and the cumulative number of transferable credits acquired, for the bachelor's and master's degree cycles, must be at least 300. According to the provisions of the Higher Education Law no. 199/2023, as subsequently amended and supplemented, the bachelor's degree of graduates of long-term higher education from the period prior to the application of the three Bologna-type cycles is equivalent to the master's degree in the specialty. Consequently, holders of long-term higher education degrees have the right to enroll in doctoral studies without the obligation to complete the second cycle of master's degree.
• Registration for the admission competition for doctoral studies in a doctoral field is not conditioned by the field in which the bachelor's or master's degree was obtained. The total cumulative duration of the bachelor's and master's degree cycle must be at least 300 transferable credits (ECTS).
• In order to register for the admission competition for a doctoral degree, the credits (ECTS) or credit points allocated for bachelor's and master's degree studies obtained abroad are recognized at the IOSUD level, provided that the 300 transferable credits (ECTS) are accumulated.
• Citizens of the Member States of the European Union, of the States belonging to the European Economic Area and of the Swiss Confederation, as well as British citizens and their family members, as beneficiaries of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community 2019/C 384 I/01, may participate in admission to all cycles of university studies, under the same conditions provided by law for Romanian citizens, including with regard to tuition fees.
• Citizens who are not part of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation (non-EU citizens), graduates of master's degree studies or graduates with a bachelor's degree or equivalent of long-term university studies (5, 6 years) may also apply for admission to doctoral studies. The recognition of studies completed by them outside Romania will be carried out by the specialized Directorate within the Ministry of Education
• The doctoral program is conducted in Romanian or English.
Languages: ENGLISH Level: Good
Languages: ROMANIAN Level: Good
Research Field: Engineering » Biomaterial engineering; Engineering » Biomedical engineering; Engineering » Materials engineering
Internal Application form(s) needed
anunt-RENOVATE.pdf English (392.44 KB - PDF)
Fisa-de-post-si-Anexa_RENOVATE.pdf English (297.73 KB - PDF)
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
The project RENOVATE will check that the information of the selected candidate is complete and complies with the rules of the eligibility criteria. All the candidates must submit their information in English.
Information from eligible candidates directly applying to each position or giving their permission to be considered for others, will be distributed among the host institutions. Not eligible candidates will be notified via email.
Selection process
The selection process of DCs complies with ethical principles, including the highest standards of research integrity as set out in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and, all applicable international, EU and national law, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Supplementary Protocols.
Assessment
Assessment comprises a two-stage process: a) scientific merit assessed by the application files and b) online interview (only for the short-listed candidates selected in stage a)). In each stage, the following items will be addressed: (i) academic profile, (ii) personal motivation, (iii) relevant background, (iv) professional experience, (v) scientific knowledge, (vi) transversal skills, and (vii) soft skills and English proficiency.
The selected candidate must provide all required documentation (degrees, identification, etc.) duly legalized (according to the country of origin) before the contract is formalized. The corresponding visa will also be required if necessary. Joining the MSCA Doctoral Network project (RENOVATE), as doctoral candidate, will be subject to the presentation and validation of these documents.
Additional comments
Candidates are required to submit the following documents to the e-mail resurse.umane@upb.ro (copy CC to dn-renovate@ulpgc.es).
Write in the email subject: DC08 Name and surname of the applicant
- a complete CV in Europass. Format in English that must highlight activities and place where the activities have been carried out in order to give evidence of fulfilling the mobility eligibility criterion. Use the template available at https://europa.eu/europass/eportfolio/screen/cv-editor?lang=en&previous=https:%2F%2Feuropa.eu%2Feuropass%2Fen;
- a motivation letter, in English, highlighting the consistency between the candidate‘s profile and the chosen DC position for which he/she is applying;
- at least 2 contact names and e-mails of Academic reference (we’ll contact them to require a letter of support);
- scan of the graduate and post-graduated degree qualification, with certified translation in English (if the degree qualification is not in English);
- proof of language proficiency if any;
- signed eligibility form available on the website https://dn-renovate.ulpgc.es/recruitment/ for download;
- signed application form available on the website https://dn-renovate.ulpgc.es/recruitment/ for download;
- exam registration form, https://posturivacante.upb.ro/cercetare/ , in original;
- copy of the identity card or any other document that certifies identity, according to the law, within its validity period;
- copy of the marriage certificate or other document through which the name change was made, as the case may be;
- copies of documents attesting the level of studies and other documents attesting to the completion of specializations, as well as copies of documents attesting to the fulfillment of the specific conditions of the position requested by this announcement;
- copy of the work record book, of the certificate issued by the employer for the period worked, attesting to the length of service and the specialty of studies required for the position;
- criminal record, in original, or a declaration on one's own responsibility regarding the lack of criminal records that would make him incompatible with the position for which he is running, in original. In this case, the candidate declared admitted to the selection of files and who did not expressly request, when registering for the competition, to receive information on criminal records directly from the public authority or institution competent to issue criminal record certificates is obliged to complete the competition file with the original document, prior to the date of taking the written test and/or practical test;
- the certificate of behavioral integrity, in original, which shows that no offenses provided for in art. 1 paragraph (2) of Law no. 118/2019 on the National Automated Registry regarding persons who have committed sexual offenses, exploitation of persons or minors, as well as for the completion of Law no. 76/2008 on the organization and functioning of the National System of Legal Genetic Data, as amended, for candidates registered for positions in the education, health or social protection system, as well as any public or private entity whose activity involves direct contact with children, elderly people, people with disabilities or other categories of vulnerable people or which involves the physical examination or psychological assessment of a person;
- medical certificate, in original, attesting to the appropriate state of health, issued by the candidate's family doctor or by the authorized health units no later than 6 months prior to the competition, with the mention fit for the competition, as well as if at the date of issue of this document there are records of chronic diseases. If the information presented in the certificate proves to be non-compliant, the document will be considered null and void;
- the certificate attesting to the state of health clearly contains the number, date, name of the issuer and its capacity, in the standard format established by order of the Minister of Health. For candidates with disabilities, in the event of a request for reasonable accommodation, the certificate attesting to the state of health must be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of classification in a degree of disability, issued under the law;
- curriculum vitae, common European model, dated and signed on each page, mentioning the project and the position sought by the candidate.
- declaration on one's own responsibility regarding the development of the doctoral thesis entitled “Biodegradable Mg based alloy for optimal osteochondral scaffolds”, coordinated by Prof.dr.ing. Antoniac Vasile Iulian, and the position code of Materials Study Analyst (PhD student) within the RENOVATE project is DC08.
Any document assumed in the candidate's own name, sent by email (exam registration form, declaration of one's own responsibility, CV, etc.), will be signed using an advanced or qualified electronic signature!
Website for additional job details: https://posturivacante.upb.ro/... and https://dn-renovate.ulpgc.es/recruitment
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Country: Romania
State/Province: Bucharest
City: Bucharest
Postal Code: 060042
Street: Splaiul Independentei 313, District 6
Contact
State/Province: București
City: București
Website: https://upb.ro/
Street: Splaiul Independentei 313
Postal Code: 060042
E-Mail: resurse.umane@upb.ro
Phone: 0040214029234
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