One postdoctoral position at the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA), University of Zaragoza to develop a tangential flow filtration unit to separate exosomes from biological fluids

7 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA), University of Zaragoza

Research Field

Chemistry » Other
Biological sciences » Biological engineering
Engineering » Biomedical engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

1 Jul 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020 / ERC

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

We are seeking one motivated postdoctoral fellow with background in:

Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Chemistry, to develop a tangential flow filtration unit to separate exosomes from biological fluids.

The selected candidate will join the laboratory of Dr. Jesús Santamaría at the Nanostructured Films and Particles (NFP) Research Group, at the Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA), University of Zaragoza - Aragón Institute for Health research (IIS Aragón). This position is funded by a HORIZON-ERC-POC call.

The NFP group focus is in combining nanomaterials and exosome-based therapies to defeat cancer and infectious diseases. The NFP group comprises 21 researchers and 19 PhD students with a very diverse backgrounds (chemical and biomedical) which allows us to develop a multidisciplinary research, with the application of emerging materials in medicine.

The selected candidate will investigate innovative solutions to purificate exosomes, based on tangential filtration and microfluidic systems and new strategies to load nanoparticles inside the vesicles.

INMA is a top institute with advanced characterization facilities as the Advanced Microscopy Laboratory (LMA) a singular infrastructure (ICTS), including instruments for characterization (XPS, VSM, IR, Fluorescence, AFM) and especially several state-of-the-art electron microscopy facilities (SEM, TEM, Titan). The NFP group is also part of the CIBER-BBN (Biomedical Networking Research Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine). The NANBIOSIS platform CIBER-BBN provides a wide range of services, including advanced bioimaging for real-time monitoring of tumor metabolism. Additionally, IIS Aragón is integrated in the Biomedical Research Centre (CIBA), where facilities are available to us, including genomics, proteomics, flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, pathological anatomy services animal facilities.

 

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry » Physical chemistry

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biological engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Candidates should have a PhD.
• Applicants with backgrounds in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, cancer biology or nanomedicine research are preferred.
• Previous experience in cell culture and animal experimentation is prefered.
• Previous experience in nanoparticle synthesis and characterization as NTA, DLS, electronic microscopy, Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) is prefered.
• Previous experience in microfluidics and exosomes is preferred but not required.
• Ability to independently generate hypotheses, design and conduct experiments, analyze data, and effectively communicate findings through presentations, abstracts, and manuscripts.

Specific Requirements

Lead projects, design experiments, and collaborate with other scientists to accomplish research goals, write papers and contribute to grant writing.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information
Selection process

Please send a CV, a description of prior research experience, accomplishments, career goals and references with expected availability date in a single PDF file to: Dr. Jesús Santamaria ([email protected] ), before June 2024 (expected starting in April-June, 2024).

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA), University of Zaragoza

Country

Spain

City

Zaragoza

Postal Code

50018

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Zaragoza

Website

https://nfp.unizar.es/

Postal Code

50018

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED