11 May 2023
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)- Department
Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL)- Research Field
Physics » Applied physics
Chemistry » Instrumental techniques
Agricultural sciences » Agricultural products- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
Spain- Application Deadline
31 Jul 2023 - 12:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
40- Offer Starting Date
1 Oct 2023- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
H2020 / ERC- Reference Number
101086483- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The Food Proteins group (https://foodproteins.csic.es/en/ ) is looking for a postdoctoral fellow for a 3-year contract, with possibility of extension, to work in the ERC Consolidator project PRODIGEST (Nanostructure formation during food protein digestion and influence on intestinal transport).
The global food system is currently facing great challenges, motivated by environmental and health-related concerns. In this context, the food industry is actively looking for sustainable and healthy ‘novel’ food protein sources. However, to design strategies for a sustainable production of nutritious food products from alternative sources and to predict their potential metabolic responses, it is essential to understand how food structure, digestibility and bioavailability are correlated. PRODIGEST seeks to investigate this topic from a novel perspective, focusing on the mechanistic and structural aspects of the gastrointestinal digestion of food proteins and studying their implications on bioavailability. The type of structures formed by assembly of the digestion products through intermolecular associations or by interaction with physiological medium components, as well as the effect of dietary fibres will be studied and linked to their intestinal transport and susceptibility to trigger metabolic responses. To address this challenge, a set of advanced structural characterization tools (including X-ray and neutron scattering techniques, peptidomic analyses and rheological characterization), as well as intestinal transport studies, will be combined through a multi-disciplinary approach, linking structural characterization, food science and biotechnology.
We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow with a strong background in the application of scattering techniques in the soft matter area and particularly, within the food science field. Experience with proteins will be positively evaluated. The candidate will be responsible for the experimental work related to X-ray and neutron scattering experiments, including data analysis and development of structural models using specialized software (e.g. SasView, Igor). The candidate will work in a highly multi-disciplinary team and will supervise several PhDs, and Master students participating in the project.
Please, send your application by email to Dr. Marta Martínez Sanz ([email protected] ) encompassing your CV, motivation letter and a rerence list.
Requirements
- Research Field
- All
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL)
- Country
- Spain
- City
- Madrid
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- City
Madrid- Website
https://www.cial.uam-csic.es/en/- Street
Nicolás Cabrera, 9
STATUS: EXPIRED
Similar Positions
-
Researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden, about 20 hours ago
SLU has, as one of its strategic goals, the development of circular bio-based economics and efficient use of renewable raw materials. The Department of Molecular Sciences at SLU, where the employm...
-
Postdoctoral Scientist (F/M/D) Molecular Biology, Leibniz, Germany, about 13 hours ago
The research group Molecular Plant Nutrition at IPK is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to study the regulation of root growth and nutrient uptake by hormone signaling p...
-
Post Doctoral Researcher – Innovative Meat Substitutes To Support Human Nutrition And Health , ETH Zurich, Switzerland, about 16 hours ago
100%, Zurich, fixed-term This is a joint project between the ETH Sustainable Food Processing, Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics, and Translational Nutrition Biology Group in the Department of He...
-
Research Assistant In Food Allergy Dtu Food, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, 21 days ago
Skip to main content. Profile Sign Out View More Jobs Research Assistant in Food Allergy - DTU Food Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark Job Description Do you want to contribute to the development of new solutio...
-
Postdoc In Microalgae Engineering, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 days ago
A postdoc is available at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences. The postdoc will be financed by a grant from the Novo Nordisk foundation to Associate Prof. Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin a...
-
Postdoc In Food Microbiology With An Aptitude For Quantitative Aspects – 2 Years At Dtu Food, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, 24 days ago
Skip to main content. Profile Sign Out View More Jobs Postdoc in food microbiology with an aptitude for quantitative aspects – 2 years at DTU Food Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark Job Description We are looki...