Researcher at the project “Dual-action smart coatings to improve bone prosthesis and dental implants (DUALPLUS+) ”. 150-702-097

1 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering
Engineering » Chemical engineering
Engineering » Biomaterial engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

11 Mar 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

20

Offer Starting Date

19 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

150-702-097

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

No

Offer Description

Mission:

To characterize in vitro and in vivo the developed metal prostheses.

Functions to be developed:

• Characterize mechanically:
  • Characterize micro-structurally by means of XRD, measurement and shape of the crystalline grain and distribution of pores by means of porosimetry.
  • Characterize mechanically: The metal scaffolds will be analyzed using uniaxial compression tests (ISO 13314:2011) for porous metals (compressive strength, elastic limit and elastic modulus).
• Characterize in vitro:
  • Evaluate the antibacterial effectiveness in vitro against a suitable model of gram+ and gram- bacteria.
  • Analyze cell biocompatibility according to ISO 10993 standards for long-term implants (Cell culture: SaOS-2 osteoblasts).

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Biomaterial engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

• Technical characterization such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
• Transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
• X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

Organizational Skills:

• Independent work
• Task prioritization.
• Writing of scientific documentation.

Functional Competencies:

• Communication skills.

Specific Requirements

Educational requirements:

• Bacterial cultures and microbiology techniques.
• Cell cultures.
• Catalan, Spanish and English spoken, read and written.
• It will be assessed:
  • Other languages

Professional experience:

• In biomaterials for bone regeneration.
• In tasks similar to those described, at least 5 years of laboratory experience.
• Experience in functions similar to those described, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment, will be valued.

Languages

CATALAN

Level

Basic

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

SPANISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineeringEngineering » Chemical engineeringEngineering » Biomaterial engineering

Years of Research Experience

4 - 10

Additional Information
Benefits

€34,654.84 gross/year (per full-time)

Eligibility criteria

All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.

The CVs will be assessed according the following general criteria:

• The maximum score for the candidates who accomplish all the eligibility criteria stated in the job offer will be 10 points.
• Threshold: 5 points.
• The maximum score (10 points) will be distributed as follows:
  • 1 point for required speciality.
  • 2 points for required academic training.
  • 2 points for technic competences.
  • 1 point for organisational competences.
  • 3 points for professional experience.
  • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as specially relevant by the Selection committee.

If the selection committee decide to include a personal interview as additional step of the selection process, only the candidates scored 5 or above for their CV will be retained for the interview step.

The interview will be assessed according the following criteria:

• Maximum scoring: 5 points.
• Threshold: 3 points.
• The maximum score will be distributed according the following criteria:
  • 2 points for adequacy to functional competences of the job.
  • 2 points for adequacy of professional experience.
  • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as especially relevant by the Selection committee.

The eligible candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest score, being this the selection criteria.

Selection process

The planned selection process is as follows:

• Those interested must access the website where the university publishes all the offers: https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca/ofertes-PR/concursos-PR/concursos-actius-PR/concursos-actius-PR , select the offer that is of interest to you, click on: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/ca/tramits-en-elaboracio/Convocatoria_contractacio_personal_PDI_postdoctoral_activitats_cientificotecniques , fill in the form and add the additional documentation indicated.
• The members of the selection committee will decide for each case what the selection process will be, if an assessment is made only for the curriculum vitae or any other procedure is planned: interview, tests, etc ...
• Each phase of the selection process will be reported on the website where the offer is published. If applicable, indicate your request.
• Finally, the name of the person selected will be published on the same website where the offer is published.

Website for additional job details

https://biomaterials.upc.edu/en?set_language=en

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Department of Materials Science and Engineering (CEM)

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Postal Code

08019

Street

Av. Eduard Maristany, 10-14

Where to apply

Website

https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca/ofertes-PR/concursos-…

Contact

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Website

https://www.upc.edu/
https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca

Street

Av. Eduard Maristany, 10-14

Postal Code

08019

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED