Chemical Engineer

GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre for Ocean Research

Kiel, Germany

Description

The GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre for Ocean Research is a German "foundation under public law", financed by both the Federal Republic of Germany and the State Schleswig-Holstein. GEOMAR is one of the leading international organisations in the field of marine sciences, with a current annual budget of about € 70 million and about 850 employees. The GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is offering a position for a Chemical Engineer in the research unit Marine Geosystems of the research division 2, Marine Biogeochemistry. Duties:

- Performing routine measurements on a plasma-mass-spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) including the use of a laser ablation system

- Quality assurance (data reduction, sample documentation, data archiving)

- Responsible for lab safety, machine maintenance and repair

- Implementation of new analytical routines for the MC-ICP-MS

- Contribution to method development and system optimization

Requirements

- Degree in chemical engineering or equivalent skills

- Advanced knowledge of quantitative instrumental analysis

- Experience in thermal ionisation (TIMS) and multi-collector-plasma-mass-spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS)

- Good spoken and written English

PhD - Neurociencia

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Madrid, Spain

Descripción

Se ofrece contrato de 3 años de duración para realizar una Tesis Doctoral en el campo de la Neurociencia (Proyecto de la DGICYT con Nº Ref. BFU2012-30997) dentro del Programa de Doctorado de Farmacología y Fisiología de la UAM con Mención hacia Excelencia concedido por el Ministerio de Educación. Area de trabajo:

Regulación del proceso de exocitosis: implicación en enfermedades neurodegenerativas y hepáticas.

Técnicas experimentales.
“Patch-clamp”, amperometría, fluorimetría, inmunocitoquímica.

Requisitos

Grado o Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Salud (Veterinaria, Medicina, Farmacia, Biología, Bioquímica…) obtenido durante el curso académico 2010-2011 ó 2011-2012, motivación por el trabajo de investigación, buen expediente académico (mínimo 2,5) y elevado nivel de conocimiento de inglés. Se valorarán haber realizado un Máster en disciplinas relacionadas (finalizado en el curso 2011-2012 o que se vaya a finalizar en el curso 2012-2013), cartas de referencia, conocimientos de informática, experiencia de laboratorio en temas relacionados y habilidad manual.

Licenciado en Química

Fundación FIMABIS

Málaga, Spain

Descripción

Desarrollo de Materiales Nanoestructurados Dendriméricos con Aplicaciones Potenciales en el Diagnóstico de Alergias a Fármacos: Inmunoensayos y Test de Activación Celular. Funciones a desarrollar:

- Síntesis, purificación y caracterización estructural de determinantes antigénicos y nanoconjugados de fármacos.

Requisitos

- Licenciando en Química.

- Expediente académico con nota media igual o superior a 2.

Se valorará:

- Buen nivel de inglés, nivel mínimo B1.

- Experiencia en síntesis Química Orgánica y caracterización estructural.

- Experiencia en el campo de la nanomedicina.

Licenciado en Medicina

Fundación FIMABIS

Málaga, Spain

Descripción

Red de Investigación de Sida. Funciones a desarrollar:

- Responsable de los Ensayos Clínicos y Estudios Observacionales de la UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas que se le asignen

- Reclutamiento y seguimiento de los pacientes incluidos en dichos estudios.

- Data Manager de los estudios que fueran de su responsabilidad.

- Monitorización interna de estudios y ensayos clínicos

- Diseño estudios clínicos observacionales.

- Análisis de bases de datos y realización de documentos derivados de los mismos.

Requisitos

- Licenciatura en Medicina y Cirugía.

- Especialista en Medicina Interna habiendo realizado dicha especialidad por el Sistema Nacional MIR.

- Rotaciones acreditadas por Unidades de Infecciosos.

- Experiencia en patología VIH.

- Experiencia en cribado de enfermedades de transmisión sexual.

- Conocimientos básicos del funcionamiento de los diferentes tipos de estudios, incluidos Ensayos randomizados Fase II y III.

Investigador químico

Talent and Coach

Toledo, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Empresa dedicada a la venta de principios activos (API´s), necesita incorporar a un Doctor en Química para el departamento de I+D+i que colabore en el desarrollo de nuevos principios activos y en el desarrollo y mejora de los procesos productivos ya existentes. En dependecia del Director Industrial su trabajo consistirá en el desarrollo de las rutas químicas adecuadas pra la fabricación de principios activos para la industria farmacéutica. Mejora de los procesos productivos de materias primas y de principios activos para hacerlos más eficientes.

 

Requisitos

 

- Doctor en Química con experiencia en procesos de síntesis. Se valorará estancias de investigación y relaciones profesionales en Universidades o Centros de Investigación en el extranjero.

- Experiencia: 2 a 4 años de experiencia en síntesis y en investigación de procesos químicos.

- Idiomas: Dominio del inglés.

- Otros requisitos: 28 a 35 años. Disponibilidad para viajar.

 

Esclerosis Múltiple

Fundación FIMABIS

Málaga, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple. Funciones a desarrollar:

 

 Aislamiento y purificación de ácidos nucleicos.

 Separación inmunomagnética de subpoblaciones celulares.

 Secuenciación y genotipación masiva.

 Cultivos de líneas celulares linfoblastoides y de células mononucleares de sangre periférica (PBMC).

 Estudios de expresión génica.

 Manejo de herramientas bioinformáticas.

 Análisis estadístico de los datos.

 Redacción de artículos científicos.

 

Requisitos

 

 Titulación mínima requerida: Licenciatura en en cualquiera de las especialidades biosanitarias (Biología; Medicina; Farmacia…).

 Al menos, dos publicaciones como primer, segundo o último autor/a en revistas indexadas.

 Experiencia en aislamiento y purificación de ácidos nucléicos.

 Experiencia en cultivos de líneas celulares y cultivo de PBMCs.

 Experiencia en separación celular por gradientes de ficoll y columnas inmunomagnéticas.

 Experiencia en determinación de anticuerpos neutralizantes mediante Bioensayo.

 Experiencia en secuenciación y en genotipación masiva mediante la plataforma TaqMan OpenArray.

 Experiencia en estudios de expresión génica. Conocimiento de los diferentes métodos de análisis de resultados en expresión génica.

 Dominio del paquete estadístico SPSS, de la libreria SNPassoc del Programa R y de gestores de referencias bibliográficas.

 El candidato habrá de desarrollar sus líneas de investigación dentro del grupo, siendo muy importante su capacidad para el desarrollo y potenciación de nuevas líneas y su disponibilidad para las colaboraciones que vayan surgiendo, tanto a nivel local como internacional, siendo, por ello, imprescindible un buen dominio del inglés hablado y escrito.

 

PhD - Chemistry

IQAC

Barcelona, Spain

 

Description

 

A fully funded position to carry out a PhD Thesis within the project “CHEMometric and High-Throughput Omics Analytical Methods for Assessment of Global Change Effects on Environmental and Biological Systems” (CHEMAGEB, ERC Advanced Grant, Principal Investigator: Prof. Romà Tauler). The position will give the opportunity to work in a highly multidisciplinary team formed by well-reputed researchers of IDAEA and IQAC institutes (CSIC) located in Barcelona

 

Requirements

 

- BSc. and Master (or equivalent) in Chemistry or a related area (Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, etc.)

- Good academic records

- Self motivation, interest for research and the ability to work as part of a team

- Good interpersonal skills

- Although not mandatory, previous experience in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy would be highly valuable

 

PostDoc - ALMA observations of quasars

Dark Cosmology Centre (DARK), Niels Bohr Institute

Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Description

 

Located at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DARK's areas of interest include: high-redshift galaxy evolution, quasars, supernovae, reionization, gamma-ray bursts, dark matter, dark energy, cosmic dust, clusters of galaxies and gravitational lensing. This is a specially-funded position to work on observational projects related to ALMA observations of quasars.

 

Requirements

 

The postdoctoral candidate is expected to have a PhD in astronomy or astrophysics obtained after 1 October 2010 and have experience in observing and processing of radio data.  Experience with ALMA millimeter observations, data processing, and analysis would be a significant advantage as the project tasks will include to obtain, process and analyze ALMA imaging and spectroscopic data.

 

PhD - Biofísica Molecular

IMDEA Nanociencia

Madrid, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Se buscan licenciados en Física, Bioquímica o Química para realizar la tesis doctoral en el campo de la Biofísica Molecular, en particular en el estudio a nivel de moléculas individuales del proceso de replicacion del ADN mitocondrial. El trabajo se realizara en colaboración con científicos de la universidad de Michigan (MSU, USA) y el candidato tendrá acceso a técnicas biofísicas de última generación. El candidato disfrutará de un primer año de contrato predoctoral pero deberá tener un expediente académico superior a 2 (escala 4) y haber realizado o estar realizando un Master universitario relacionado con la linea de investigación. Estos requisitos se piden para que el candidato pueda optar a becas doctorales. Buscamos gente entusiasta, que le guste la ciencia y que sepa trabajar en equipo.

 

Más información y solicitudes

 

http://www.nanociencia.imdea.org/personas/investigadores/dr-borja-ibarra

 

borja.ibarra@imdea.org

PostDoc - Oncología Molecular y Nuevas Terapias

Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla

Sevilla, Spain

 

Descripción

 

El objetivo de esta convocatoria es seleccionar a un candidato posdoctoral para incorporarse al grupo de investigación de Oncología Molecular y Nuevas Terapias del Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), bajo la dirección del Dr. Luis Paz-Ares Rodríguez. Las funciones a realizar serán:

 

- Generación de engrafts subcutáneos en ratones desnudos
- Realizar engrafts ortotopicos de tumores de pulmón en ratones desnudos
- Realizar ensayos de eficacia y farmacológicos en ratones desnudos.
- Genotipajes ratones transgénicos.
- Caracterización de modelos tumorales en ratones genéticamente modificados
- Análisis de biología molecular.
- Cultivo de tejidos.
- Análisis de biomarcadores de tumores de pulmón.

 

PhD - Biodiversity and Climate Research

Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre

Frankfurt, Germany

 

Descripition

 

The successful candidate will be working with sedimentary climate archives (peat bogs and lakes) to infer information about past tropical and subtropical climate variability and its drivers. The methodological approach is based on biomarker analysis, a new and rapidly expanding field. Biomarkers (often referred to as "molecular fossils") are highly specific for their source organisms and contain information about the climatic conditions they were produced in (e.g. temperature, rainfall amount, pH, etc). Examples of biomarker analysis conducted in our lab include measurements of stable hydrogen (δD) and stable carbon (δ13C) isotope compositions of plant waxes as proxies for past rainfall and vegetation change, as well as alkenone-, Tex86-, and MBT/CBT paleothermometry. The successful candidate is welcome to choose additional biomarkers which can be either measured in our lab or during a research stay abroad.

 

Requirements

 

We are looking for a highly motivated and bright character with a profound background in organic (geo)chemistry and biology (preferably plant-ecophysiology), with a good understanding of climate interactions and interest in stable isotope geochemistry. An additional background regarding drivers of evolution and biodiversity is desired. Important for a successful completion of a doctorate in this research field (besides excellent intellectual and analytical skills) is to enjoy the complexity that comes along with a cross-disciplinary project, together with the willingness to push through intellectual challenges. An open and communicative attitudeis highly recommended in our multidisciplinary environment. Applicants should hold a Diploma or Master degree in Geosciences, Biology, or a related field. As this is an international working environment, applicants are highly advised to be fluent in English. The Goethe University offers the graduate qualifying program GRADE for further education and softskill training of PhD candidates. You will be trained in a range of analytical techniques including Gas Chromatography (GC), High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Mass Spectronomy (MS), and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectronomy (IRMS).

 

Response of global ocean oxygenation to early Cenozoic climate extremes

Department of Environment, Earth & Ecosystems, Faculty of Science

Milton Keynes, UK

Description

We are seeking a Project Officer to join the NERC-funded project 'RESPIRE' (Response of global ocean oxygenation to early Cenozoic climate extremes). You will work within a multidisciplinary collaborative research team and an international network of project partners. The data generated by this research will greatly improve our mechanistic understanding of the climatic controls on seawater oxygenation, both past and present, and will provide a solid basis for the inclusion of global environmental change in model predictions of seawater oxygenation.

Requirements

You will hold a degree, or equivalent, in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences) with a strong background and interest in the practical application of analytical (ideally geochemical and isotopic) techniques. You must have well-developed self-management skills and the ability to prioritise effectively.

Postdoc/Researcher - Atmospheric CO2 Modelling

Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University

Lund, Sweden

Description

The Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science is seeking to appoint a Postdoc/Researcher with a strong background in atmospheric sciences, meteorology, applied mathematics or physics to work on high resolution atmospheric CO2 modelling. The position is part of a newly funded project within the Swedish strategic research programme in e-Science eSSENCE (http://essenceofescience.se). It is in close collaboration with the Meteorology Group within the Department of Earth Science at Uppsala University, Sweden. The project initially focuses on the development and set up of a high-resolution atmospheric modelling system around a mesoscale atmospheric model to simulate regional atmospheric CO2 concentrations in Sweden. This system will then be included in the carbon cycle inverse modelling activities at Lund University to set up an inversion system enabling improved quantification of local CO2 sources and sinks. The position is embedded in the wider eSSENCE project, the national Integrated Carbon Observation System - Sweden (ICOS-SE, http://www.icos-sweden.se) as well as the European ICOS infrastructure. Lund University plays a central role within ICOS-SE.

PhD - Audio Signal Processing

Music Technology Group - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Barcelona, Spain

Description

The topic for this PhD position is “Source Separation and Signal Modelling of Orchestral Music Mixtures”. This position is funded by the PHENICX project and the starting date is October 2013. Musical Audio Source Separation relates to advanced signal processing methods that allow extracting a given instrument (sound source) from the original recording. In this case, we will focus on classical music recordings that can come in various formats (e.g, stereo catalogue tracks, multi-track on-stage orchestral recordings). The goals shall cover here both score-informed situations, e.g. supported by score-alignment, and blind situations where the score is not available. The project involves collaborating with other researchers at the MTG in the areas of Music Information Retrieval and Advanced Music Interaction, as well as with other international research partners in the PHENICX project. About PHENICX:

Modern digital multimedia and internet technology have radically changed the ways people find entertainment and discover new interests online, seemingly without any physical or social barriers. Such new access paradigms are in sharp contrast with the traditional means of entertainment. An illustrative example of this is live music concert performances that are largely being attended by dedicated audiences only. The PHENICX project aims at bridging the gap between the online and offline entertainment worlds. It will make use of the state-of-the-art digital multimedia and internet technology to make the traditional concert experiences rich and universally accessible: concerts will become multimodal, multi-perspective and multilayer digital artefacts that can be easily explored, customized, personalized, (re)enjoyed and shared among the users. The main goal is twofold: (a) to make live concerts appealing to potential new audience and (b) to maximize the quality of concert experience for everyone. Scientific objectives of PHENICX are (i) to generate a reliable and effective set of techniques for multimodal enrichment of live music concert recordings suitable for implementation and deployment in real-world situations, and (ii) finding ways to offer the resulting multi-faceted digital artefacts as engaging digital experiences to a wide range of users. The project will establish a methodological framework to map these scientific objectives onto a solid implementation platform that will be developed incrementally and tested in real-life use settings. PHENICX will mainly focus on classical music - a European heritage asset that suffers heavily from an image of inaccessibility to outsider audiences. However, findings from PHENICX will be relevant to live concert situations in any genre. With an innovative technology partner, as well as two authoritative professional music stakeholders in the consortium, the project has strong immediate impact and dissemination potential.

Beamline scientist for MISTRAL

ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility

Barcelona, Spain

 

Description

 

The consortium for Construction, Equipment and Exploitation of the Synchrotron Light Laboratory CELLS) is jointly funded by the Spanish Government and the Catalan Government. The consortium constructs and operates the Synchrotron Light Facility, named ALBA, in the Barcelona area (Vallès Occidental) within the Bellaterra campus. ALBA is a third generation 3 GeV storage ring with seven operating beamlines. This is one of the most exciting research projects currently undertaken in Spain. CELLS offers you a unique opportunity to participate as part of a dynamic team with many possibilities in an great environment. The position is based at the soft X-ray full field microscopy beamline, BL MISTRAL, which is installed in a bending magnet port and is equipped with a VLS plane grating monochromator and mirror focusing optics to the entrance and exit slits. The operational energy range for the moment is the so-called water window. However an upgrade to higher energies for the microscope is planned in the future. The microscope is expected to have a resolution of about 30 nm in 2D. The beamline is strongly devoted to cryo-tomography of biological samples. Other scientific applications such as spectroscopy and magnetic imaging can be done. The scientist will work within the beamline team. His/her main task will be:

 

- Give support to external users.
- Participate in projects to continuously improve and upgrade the beamline.
- Carry on an “in house” scientific research project.
- Be involved in dedicated data processing software development at the BL.

 

Desarrollo de algoritmos para imagenes biomédicas

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Leganés, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Ingeniero para desarrollo de algoritmos para mejora de calidad de imagen en sistemas de radiología  

 

Requisitos

 

- Ingeniero de Telecomunicación

- Nivel alto de inglés

- Conocimientos de Informática    
- Programación en MATLAB, C, C++ 

- Se valorará experiencia demostrable en procesamiento de imagen y un conocimiento básico de imagen de rayos X.

 

Instrument scientist for Hard X-ray spectrometer

ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility

Barcelona, Spain

 

Description

 

The consortium for Construction, Equipment and Exploitation of the Synchrotron Light Laboratory (CELLS) is jointly funded by the Spanish Government and the Catalan Government. The consortium constructs and operates the Synchrotron Light Facility, named ALBA, in the Barcelona area (Vallès Occidental). This is one of the most exciting research projects currently undertaken in Spain. CELLS offers you a unique opportunity to participate in this project as part of a dynamic team with many possibilities in an great environment. We are looking for an instrument scientist to participate in the development and commissioning of a hard X-ray spectrometer. The successful candidate will undertake a part of the development and optimization of sub-components of the system in close collaboration with the support staff from Engineering and Control groups. He/she will also participate in the commissioning with beam, optimization and benchmark experiments of the instrument at the BL22-CLAESS beamline. The successful candidate will be integrated within the Beamline Operation and Development Section of the Experiments 

 

PostDoc - Energy research

Energy Research Institute of Catalonia

Barcelona, Spain

 

Description

 

The Energy Storage group at the Advanced Materials for Energy Area of IREC, lead by Prof. J.R. Morante,  announces a Postdoctoral Reseach Position available for a highly motivated candidate to work in the EU-FP7 project CEOPS (CO2-Loop for Energy storage and conversion to Organic chemistry Processes through advanced catalytic Systems, FP7-NMP-2012-309984) as well as other projects in this field of activities. CEOPS is a NMP-FP7 European project devoted to a sustainable approach for the production of methanol from CO2, which is a precursor for fine chemicals products. In particular, the project will investigate advanced photo-activated catalysts and reactors, for the partial photooxidation of methane to methanol.

 

PhD - Earth Surface Dynamics - 2 vacancies

Institute of Earth Sciences

Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Description

 

Applications are invited for two PhD student positions in the field of Earth surface dynamics at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Both positions are fully funded for three years with the possibility of extension for one additional year. Our dynamic and rapidly growing research group possesses access to cluster computing resources, a brand new luminescence laboratory and we are scenically located on the shores of Lake Geneva, a region of outstanding natural beauty offering an exceptionally high quality of life. For further information on our personnel and ongoing research activities, see: http://www.unil.ch/iste

 

Position 1

 

The PhD research project will focus on the development and application of a novel thermochronological technique. Low-temperature thermochronology is the study and measurement of the time-temperature history of rocks during exhumation/cooling. Recently, we discovered a new thermochronologic method based on an electron trapping dating method, namely optically stimulated luminescence (OSL)-dating, which should open a new area of research in earth sciences, and especially in the field of Earth surface dynamics. The goal of the project is to further develop this new technique and assess its broad applicability. Fieldwork will be conducted in the Alps, in the Zermatt area.

 

PhD - The ocean in the Earth System

MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences

Bremen, Germany

 

Description

 

The Research Center/Cluster of Excellence “The Ocean in the Earth System” (MARUM) at the University of Bremen, Germany, has the overarching scientific goal to achieve a better understanding of key processes in the marine environment. The research themes are: Ocean and Climate, Geosphere-Biosphere Interactions and Sediment Dynamics. MARUM is offering a PhD position in the area of organic geochemical analyses of settling particles in the framework of the MARUM project GB1 “Particle flux, carbon turnover and nutrient regeneration”, which focusses on the deciphering of mechanisms and quantifications of processes that control remineralization processes in the water column and surface sediments (cf. www.marum.de/Page13034.html). The main objective of the PhD study will be the use and development of conceptual and numerical models to quantify the importance of environmental changes for benthic carbon and nutrient cycles. The work is ideal for integration in several other projects at MARUM, which contain a broad range of analytical investigations.

 

PostDoc or PhD - Stellar astrophysics

Iniversity of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Bamberg, Germany

 

Description

 

Applications are invited for a research position in the stellar astrophysics group of the Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte Bamberg, which is the astronomical institute of the University Erlangen-Nuremberg. The appointment starts October 1st, 2013 and can be made at the post-doctoral level for 18 month or alternatively for three years at the PhD level. The successful applicant is expected to carry out quantitative spectral analyses of high-resolution ultraviolet spectra of hot evolved stars obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. XMM-Newton observations shall be exploited to search for X-ray emission from wind accretion in an enigmatic sdB binary.

 

Requirements

 

Applicants should have sound knowledge of stellar astrophysics at the appropriate level. Detailed expertise in quantitative stellar spectroscopy would be of advantage.

 

Research Position - Energy

Energy Research Institute of Catalonia

Barcelona, Spain

Description

The Energy Storage group at the Advanced Materials for Energy Area of IREC, lead by Prof. J.R. Morante,  announces a Research Position available for a highly motivated candidate to work in the activity of valorisation of carbon dioxide by photocatalytic processes for sun fuel production. Research activities will include synthesis and characterisation of photocatalysts, photoreactor setup and reaction monitoring by gas chromatography.

Requirements

Candidate must have a Bachellor and Master degree in Chemistry, Physics, Material Science, and have a demonstrated research experience of more than 2 years after completion of Master in a related field: photocatalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, synthesis of mesoporous metal oxides, electrochemistry or valorisation of carbon dioxide. CV must additionally reflect candidate’s experience on the synthesis of semiconductors, gas and liquid analysis for reaction monitoring and characterisation techniques.

Accelerators physics

ALBA synchrotron light source

Barcelona, Spain

Description

ALBA is a 3GeV electron synchrotron light source in operation, located in Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain. The CELLS consortium is the responsible of the maintenance and operation. ALBA accelerators include: a Linac at 100 MeV, a Booster to ramp the energy up to 3 GeV and a Storage Ring. There are seven operational beamlines. The synchrotron operates 24 hours per day, seven days a week, in periods of around four weeks, for up to ten periods per year. CELLS is seeking specialized personnel in diagnostics for accelerators. The key functions of the post are:

- Operation and maintenance of the diagnostics equipment of the accelerators.

- Involvement in the upgrade projects of the diagnostics system

- Involvement in the design of future projects.

- Operation of the ALBA accelerators, including shifts and on-call, accordantly to the established schedule.

- In due course and depending on the development of the accelerators and project requirements the candidate will be expected to take up work as defined by the Division Head.

PostDoc - Marine sciences

LabexMER

France

Description

LabexMER "a changing ocean" is a newly created consortium of French Universities and Institutions who decided to combine their research capacities to tackle fundamental issues related to our understanding of ocean functioning in the context of climate change. Further information about LabexMER and universities involved can be found on: www.labexmer.eu. The brightest young scientists are also the most creative. They are able to conceive and carry out independent research. The LabexMER partners are creating a new post-doctoral program, inspired by successful similar programs such as the U.S. NOAA Climate Change and Global Change postdoctoral program or WHOI postdoctoral fellowship. It will allow young scientists to propose their own research project in marine sciences to be carried out in one or several LabexMER laboratories and within one or more LabexMER research axes:

(1) The ocean engine at very high resolution,

(2) Complexity and efficiency of the biological pump,

(3) Geobiological interactions in extreme environments,

(4) Sediment transfers from the coast to the abyss,

(5) Dynamics and vulnerability of the coastal zone,

(6) Evolution of marine habitats and adaptation of populations,

(7) Sea motions and interactions with marine structures.

TEM, SEM and Surface Analysis Technician

Bizkaia:xede

Bilbao, Spain

 

Description

 

The Fundación CIC Energigune is one of several CIC centres now operating or at start-up stage that together form the spearhead of basic research in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country in a variety of fields. The Centres enjoy a secured budget appropriate to their mission and a committed envronment for promoting basic research oriented. We are now inviting applications for the position of TEM,SEM and Surface Analysis technician in the area of Core facilities Group, to support the Platform managers of the Electron Microscopy and Surface Analysis Platforms. Within your responsabilities, you will have to support to operate the TEM,SEM and X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (multi chamber, multi technique Ultra High Vacuum spectrometer from SPECS GmbH), as well as other analytical equipments. You will also be responsible for their maintenance as well as development, functioning and methods.This position will also require your participation in research projects. In addition to the appeal of the entire project,the CIC Energigune offers a competitive basic salary augmented by benefits that compae favourably with the best global private and public institutions. We are offering a Permanet position that will give you a unique opportunity to apply your capabilities and develop new projects related to this technical platform. This individual will perform routine maintenance on equipment and trouble-shoot malfunctions and work with repair specialists to maintain the instrumentation to a high level of perfomance while controllling costs.

 

PhD - Organic synthesis of nitrogen-containig compounds - 2 vacancies

Universitat de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

 

Description

 

An Early Stage Researcher position is offered in the FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) "Expanding Capability in Heterocyclic Organic Synthesis" (ECHONET). The main research objective is to apply and develop new methodologies that can be utilized to prepare novel heterocyclic compounds for application such as agrochemicals or agrochemical intermediates. This post is part of the ECHONET training network involving 10 partners belonging to 6 European countries from academia and industrial laboratories. ECHONET is a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) for early stage researchers and experienced researchers funded by the European Commission under the FP7 'People' Programme. This particular PhD project is focused on organic synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds in total synthesis of natural products, covering a broad spectrum of synthetic methodology, from organocatalyzed to radical reactions. The research activities will be held in the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of the Barcelona UB (Spain), and the project is envisioned as a theoretical support to the synthetic methods developed in the experimental network partners. In this regard, possible collaborations and secondments are planned and could take place in some of the ECHONET partners (e. g. Future Chemistry (NDL) “Employment of organocatalysts in flow for large scale synthesis of enantioenriched azabicycles”; Bayer (Germany) “Determination of herbicidal activity and gathering preliminary SAR data of novel azabicycles”. Hands-on training will be supplemented by formal training courses in relevant and related fields, as well as a wide variety of complementary training courses, summer schools and seminars.

 

PostDoc - Biomedical sciences

Research Institute of the Hospital Sant Pau

Barcelona, Spain

Description

A postdoctoral position is currently available in the Group of Hematological Oncology and Transplantation at the Research Institute of the Hospital Sant Pau. The successful candidate will join a research project aimed at developing animal models for hematological malignancies and studying the involvement of the interaction between leukemic cells and the bone marrow microenvironment in minimal residual disease. We offer a postdoctoral contract in a highly competitive and translationally oriented group for 1 year (with possibilities of continuity).

Requirements

The candidates must have a Ph.D degree in the field of biomedical sciences completed during or after 2010 and a publication record with a minimum of 2 first-author publications. Experience working with mice models (preferable in the field of oncology) and technical expertise in molecular biology and cell culture are required.

PhD - Photonics

Chalmers university of Technology

Gothenburg, Sweden

 

Description

 

The Photonics laboratory at the Microtechnology and Nanoscience Department (MC2) is a dynamic and creative group with about 30 members working in an international and collaborative atmosphere. We perform both curiosity-driven and applied-research in the areas of optoelectronics, nanophotonics, and fiber optic systems. We enjoy a state-of-the-art laboratory for fiber-optic communications and have access to in-house clean-room facilities to manufacture photonic devices engineered at the nanoscale. Part of our recent research efforts focus on Next-generation optical communication systems featuring ultra-fast data rates (>1 Tb/s); Optical fiber amplifiers with world-record noise figures (1 dB); and ultra-high-repetition-rate (>10 GHz) optical frequency comb technology.

 

An optical frequency comb is typically produced by an ultrashort laser pulse train, whose spectrum consists of a series of discrete equidistant lines spanning over a broad bandwidth. The outstanding phase-noise performance of optical frequency combs has revolutionized the fields of optical synthesis and metrology. The applications of this Nobel-Prize-winning technology range from optical clocks to the synthesis of ultra-pure microwave signals. This project deals with the development of emerging and compact optical frequency comb platforms delivering ultra-high-repetition rates (10-100 GHz) and the study of their suitability for applications in optical communication systems. We will study two main platforms, i.e., electro-optic frequency comb generators made of lithium niobate modulators, and integrated silicon nitride microring resonators. The work is 50% experimental and 40% numerical modeling. It involves testing of chip devices, development of electro-optic comb generators and realization of applications. You will also have room to contribute with your own ideas. The PhD student position is limited to 4 years. The majority of your working time is devoted to your own research project. In addition, the position will normally include 10% departmental work, mostly teaching duties.

 

Sea Level and Coastal Changes

University of Bremen

Bremen, Germany

 

Description

 

The University of Bremen, a mid-sized university with approximately 250 professorships and 19,000 students, offers a broad range of disciplines and competes internationally in top-level research. With its ambitious institutional strategy the university was successful in the national Excellence Initiative as one of only eleven universities in Germany. Cooperative Junior Research Groups funded by the Excellence Initiative strengthen the university's capacity for innovation. They will be established in fields of close collaboration with our highly renowned research partners and thereby offer rewarding research opportunities and career prospects for excellent junior researchers. Candidates exhibiting excellent doctorate credentials and the ability to successfully design and lead a cutting-edge research project are encouraged to apply. Group leaders will receive a competitive salary and agenerous budget for research assistants and other costs directly incurred by the project. Junior group leaders at the University of Bremen can be temporarily granted the title of a professor and the right to independently supervise doctoral theses. Teaching (in English or German) is only required for two hours per week during terms, starting in the second year. The University of Bremen is offering - conditional to the release of budgetary funds - the following position for a Junior Research Group Leader:

 

"Sea Level and Coastal Changes"

 

Associated scientist in chemistry

NovAliX Pharma

Toledo, Spain

 

Description

 

NovAliX is a company specialized in external research (medicinal chemistry, protein crystallography, research and development of procedures) and based in Strasbourg-Illkirch (France). NovAliX offers a complete range of services in the field of research and development of small molecules. The company has a team of 80 scientists. You will be working in the chemistry department under the responsibility of a project manager on projects to synthesize molecules for therapeutic ends and you will be in charge of the following:

 

- Carrying out syntheses
- The purification of the molecules obtained
- The characterization of the products synthesized by classical analytical techniques
- The writing up of experimental procedures

 

Requirements

 

The successful candidate will have a B.Sc. or M.Sc. in organic chemistry with at least 2 years’ previous industry experience in applied organic synthesis. Mastery of common techniques in synthesis, purification (chromatography….), analysis (NMR…..) is essential. Only candidates showing significant experience in organic chemistry will be considered. We are seeking a person who can speak English fluently, who can work on his/her own initiative, who is rigorous and organized and who can adapt well to new situations.

 

PostDoc - Nanomedicine and Biomaterials

Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, CSIC

Barcelona, Spain

 

Description

 

A postdoctoral research position is immediately available in the Colloid and Interfacial Chemistry (QCI-CSIC) Group of CIBER-BBN to perform research on the use of surfactant self-assemblies and colloidal dispersions as structure directing agents to develop multifunctional nanocarriers as delivery systems.

 

Requirements

 

- Extensive and proven research experience in colloid chemistry and biomedicine.
- Very good level in written and spoken English.

 

Esquizofrenia y otros trastornos psicóticos

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

Barcelona, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Proyecto de investigación en esquizofrenia y otros trastornos psicóticos

 

Requisitos

- Licenciado/a en ciencias experimentales y de la salud, preferiblemente en biología humana.

- Interés en investigación en psiquiatría molecular.

- Disponibilidad horaria

- Expediente académico universitario superior a 2,5 (sobre 4) – requisito excluyente

- Fecha fin de licenciatura posterior a 01/01/2010

 

Red Digital de Vigilancia y Detección medioambiental con Sensorización Extrema

UNED

Madrid, Spain

 

Descripción

 

El grupo de Investigación aDeNu del Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática de la UNED busca recién licenciados en Ingeniería Informática, Telecomunicación o estudios relacionados para incorporarse al proyecto de Investigación RedVides: “Red Digital de Vigilancia y Detección medioambiental con Sensorización Extrema”, financiado por el Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio para el periodo octubre 2011 a noviembre 2013, dentro del Plan Avanza 2. Tareas a realizar:

 

- Recopilación y estudio de algoritmos existentes para la detección de enfermedades en cultivos vinícolas.
- Análisis del estado del arte de herramientas de código abierto para minería de datos.
- Aplicación de técnicas de minería de datos para construir modelos de predicción de dichas enfermedades
 - Construcción de una aplicación web que permita a ingenieros de conocimiento usar de forma transparente los algoritmos y herramientas de minería de datos analizados. La interfaz desarrollada deberá seguir las pautas WAI de accesibilidad y criterios de usabilidad.

PhD - Caracterización de fenómenos de microevolución en Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón

Madrid, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Se busca titulado superior para solicitar beca/contrato predoctoral (3 años) de Formación en Investigación en Salud (PFIS) del Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (FIS) en la convocatoria 2013. El candidato se integrará en el Servicio de Microbiología del Hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid, en un proyecto dirigido a la caracterización de fenómenos de microevolución en Mycobacterium tuberculosis y en el estudio de sus implicaciones funcionales a nivel de expresión génica, virulencia, infectividad.

 

Requisitos

 

Se require expediente superior a 2.5
Se valorará experiencia en biología molecular, cultivos celulares, experimentación con animales.

 

Más información y solicitudes

Contacto correo-e:dgviedma2@gmail.com

Licenciado en Biología

Fundación FIMABIS

Málaga, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Proyecto: Estudio Egabro-Pizarra.

Investigador Principal: Federico J. Casimiro-Soriguer Escofet.

Funciones a desarrollar:

 

- Responsable del diseño y ejecución del análisis genético y epigenético del estudio Egabro.

- Estudios de metilación de ADN: conversión de muestras de ADN con bisulfito, purificación de las muestras convertidas, PCRs de ADN convertido, pirosecuenciación de los productos de PCR con el equipo Pyromark ID96.

Requisitos

 

- Licenciado en Biología.

- Imprescindible experiencia de al menos 5 años en genética de estudios poblacionales.

 

Integración de energías renovables en redes de distribución inteligentes

Universidad de Castilla la Mancha

Ciudad Real, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Se necesita Ingeniero/a Industrial Superior, especialidad eléctrica, o poseedor del Grado en Ingeniería Eléctrica (4 años) para realizar investigación dentro del Proyecto Europeo SINGULAR (Smart and Sustainable Insular Electricity Grids Under Large-Scale Renewable Integration). El tema es la integración de energías renovables en redes de distribución inteligentes (smart grids). Para más información ver http://www.singular-fp7.eu

 

Requisitos

 

- Ingeniero/a Industrial Superior, especialidad eléctrica, o poseedor del Grado en Ingeniería Eléctrica (4 años)

- Se requiere tener conocimientos de sistemas de energía eléctrica, mercados eléctricos, optimización y microeconomía.

- Se valorará mucho tener familiaridad con los entornos de optimización GAMS y MATLAB

 

PhD - Salud, Calidad de Vida y Bienestar en el envejecimiento

Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

Barcelona, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Se ofrece tesis doctoral en el proyecto “Estado de Salud, Calidad de Vida y Bienestar en el envejecimiento: Un estudio longitudinal“ financiado por el Instituto de Salud Carlos III

 

Requisitos

 

- Licenciado/da en Ciencias de la Salud o área relacionada

- Interés por la investigación en salud pública

- Expediente académico universitario superior a 2,5 (sobre 4) - requisito excluyente

- Fecha fin de licenciatura posterior a 01/01/2010

- Excelente nivel de inglés

 

Se valorará:

 

- Experiencia en investigación en Salud Mental

- Experiencia en investigación en Epidemiología o Salud Pública

- Realización de cursos en investigación

- Realización de comunicaciones orales y presentaciones de póster en congresos

- Realización de estancias de investigación en centros de fuera del estado español

- Artículos publicados en revistas indexadas

 

Doctor en Biología o Farmacología.

Fundación FIMABIS

Málaga, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Funciones a desarrollar:

 

- Desarrollo y puesta a punto de líneas de investigación, así como elaboración y dirección de proyectos de investigación.

- Valoración de nuevas terapias farmacológicas y celulares.

- Desarrollar los modelos animales de Esclerosis Múltiple (EAE) para el estudio de la patogenia de la enfermedad.

- Estudiar la patogenia de la EAE en busca de nuevas dianas terapéuticas.

- Determinar la evolución del desarrollo de lesiones ocasionadas por la enfermedad en el Sistema Nervioso Central.

- Evaluar el efecto, la seguridad y cinética de la terapia combinada de inmunomoduladores y células madre en la evolución clínica de la EAE y los parámetros inflamatorios que cursan en la enfermedad.

- Elaborar manuscritos originales para la divulgación de los resultados obtenidos en esta línea de investigación en revistas científicas indexadas.

- Elaborar proyectos para su presentación a convocatorias públicas y privadas con el fin de obtener financiación para el grupo.

- Organizar y ser responsable del plan de formación de los miembros del grupo: organizar seminarios internos, Journal Clubs, reuniones semanales para presentación de resultados y el mantenimiento de la cohesión del grupo.

 

Licenciado en Farmacia

Fundación FIMABIS

Málaga, Spain

 

Descripción

 

Implantación y desarrollo de Prescripción Electrónica (PE) asistida en Hospital para pacientes internos y Externos. Funciones a desarrollar:

 

- Responsable coordinación e implantación de la aplicación Prescripción Electrónica en nuevas áreas.

- Responsable mantenimiento Prescripción Electrónica en áreas ya implantadas.

- Implementación de Bases de Datos Medicamentos para desarrollo de la Prescripción Electrónica Asistida.

 

Requisitos

 

- Licenciatura/Grado en Farmacia.

 

Se valorará:

 

- Especialidad en Farmacia Hospitalaria.

- Experiencia en aplicaciones de Prescripción Electrónica en el ámbito hospitalario.