Job Information
- Organisation/Company: UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA
- Department: EUROPEN PROJECTS OFFICE
- Research Field: Biological sciences » Other
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: Master Positions
- Application Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 - 14:00 (Europe/Madrid)
- Country: Spain
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 37.50
- Offer Starting Date: 1 Dec 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Interreg
- Reference Number: EFA182/06
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
PREDOC POSITION in the Interreg POCTEFA project BIOAQUAPEF
BIOAQUAPEF / Biorrefinería Integral de Biomasas Acuáticas en el Espacio POCTEFA: Un Modelo Sostenible para la Producción de Proteínas Alternativas y Biomoléculas mediante Campos Eléctricos Pulsados EFA182/06 Cofinanciado al 65% por la Unión Europea a través del Programa Interreg VI-A España-Francia-Andorra (POCTEFA [contact details available in the full listing]). El objetivo del POCTEFA es reforzar la integración económica y social de la zona fronteriza España-Francia-Andorra-Fondos Feder
Where to Apply
https://sede.unizar.es/?app=touz&opcion=mostrar&id=78879
Requirements
- Research Field: Biological sciences » Other
- Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
- Level: Good
- Research Field: Biological sciences » Other
- Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4
Additional Information
Selection process
Selection System: Merits
Only the merits listed in the curriculum, documented and obtained and submitted before the deadline will be taken into account
Evaluation Criteria
Section 1. Curriculum Vitae: up to 40 points
- Academic qualifications: up to 30 points
- Academic transcript for the Bachelor's degree and Master's degree relevant to the profile: up to 25 points
- Exchange programmes at foreign universities and collaboration grants: up to 3 points
- Extraordinary Degree Award: up to 2 points
- Participation in research projects and contracts: up to 3 points
- For each year of participation in publicly funded projects: up to 2 points
- For each year of participation in privately funded projects, research contracts or activities with companies: up to 1 point
- Publications: up to 3 points
- For each publication in journals indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI): up to 2 points
- For each publication in journals not indexed in the SCI: up to 1 point
- Conference presentations: up to 2 points
- For each presentation at an international conference: up to 1 point
- For each presentation at a national conference: up to 0.5 points
- Other merits: up to 2 points
- Research stays abroad: up to 1 point
- Certified specialised training courses: up to 1 point
- Other research merits (patents, awards, distinctions, etc.): up to 1 point
Section 2. Suitability for the Position: up to 60 points
- Research experience in:
- Studying the impact of physical treatments (heat, PEF) on microorganisms: up to 15 points
- Use of advanced optical microscopy techniques: up to 10 points
- Mathematical modelling of microbial behaviour: up to 10 points
- Protein isolation, purification and identification techniques (protein extraction, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, etc.): up to 15 points
- Multi-omics analysis (proteomics, metabolomics): up to 10 points
- A maximum of 1.5 points out of 100 will be added to the total grade obtained in the assessment of merits obtained for those who have had a pregnancy leave or maternity or paternity leave in the last three years prior to the call.
- An interview may be conducted
- Minimum score required to pass the selection process: 70 points
Additional comments
Position Details
Profile:
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a related field.
- Master's degree in Food Quality, Safety and Technology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, or a related field.
Tasks to be performed:
- Selection and physiological and molecular characterisation of microalgae and macroalgae, including microscopy techniques and analysis of their responses to physical treatments.
- Development and optimisation of a pulsed electric field (PEF)-based cascade biorefinery at laboratory scale.
- Compositional, molecular and techno-functional characterisation of the extracts obtained, including proteins and other biomolecules of industrial interest.
- Mathematical modelling of the kinetics of permeabilisation, extraction, or cellular responses to PEF.
- Production of proteins and other biomolecules in quantities sufficient for industrial applications.
- Preparation of reports and scientific articles.
Website for additional job details: https://sede.unizar.es/?app=touz&opcion=mostrar&id=78879
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: INSTITUTO AGROALIMENTARIO DE ARAGON
- Country: Spain
- State/Province: Zaragoza
- City: Zaragoza
- Postal Code: 50013
- Street: c/Miguel Servet 177
Contact
- City: Zaragoza
- Website: http://www.unizar.es
- Street: c/ Pedro Cerbuna 12
- Postal Code: 50009
- E-Mail: [contact details available in the full listing]
- Phone: [contact details available in the full listing]
