Postdoctoral fellow with experience in scattering techniques

Updated: 11 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 Jul 2023

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
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
City

Madrid
Website

https://www.cial.uam-csic.es/en/
Street

Nicolás Cabrera, 9

STATUS: EXPIRED

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