A junior postdoctoral researcher position is offered at the Group of Materials Engineering (Gemat), to work on the project devoted to designing a multi-therapeutic mRNA vaccine against lung cancer, based on polymeric and/or lipid micro- nanosystems. Gemat has recently received funding from the Spanish Government and from a European call to run this project, so the postdoc will be incorporated in a multidisciplinary and transversal team working collaboratively to successfully run the project.
Specifically, the postdoc is expected to have a strong background on molecular biology, immunology and/or nanomedicine. He/she will be in charge of the following activities of the project:
1) Optimizing in vitro transcription for the synthesis of antigen mRNAs
2) Selection and synthesis of the biomaterials to be used in the formulations
3) Formulate the micro and/or nanosystems carrying the synthesized mRNAs
4) In vitro studies of interaction of the delivery systems designed with biological macromolecules, physiological barriers crossing and cell uptake
5) In vitro (and possibly in vivo) studies of safety and efficacy
- ORGANISATION/COMPANYInstitut Quimic Sarria (IQS) – Universitat Ramon Llull
- RESEARCH FIELDBiological sciencesChemistryEngineering
- RESEARCHER PROFILERecognised Researcher (R2)
- APPLICATION DEADLINE31/08/2022 23:00 – Europe/Brussels
- LOCATIONSpain › Barcelona
- TYPE OF CONTRACTTemporary
- JOB STATUSFull-time
- HOURS PER WEEK37,5
- OFFER STARTING DATE01/12/2022
Required Research Experiences
- RESEARCH FIELDBiological sciences
- YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE1 – 4
- RESEARCH FIELDChemistry
- YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE1 – 4
Offer Requirements
- REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVELBiological sciences: PhD or equivalentChemistry: PhD or equivalentEngineering: PhD or equivalent
- REQUIRED LANGUAGESENGLISH: Excellent
Skills/Qualifications
Molecular biology immunology and nanomedicine
Specific Requirements
Expertise in molecular biology, immunology and nanomedicine at a PhD level.
How to apply
CV, motivation letter and recommendation letters (optional).
Since the project is multidisciplinary, depending on the candidate CV, he/she may be involved in differents parts of the project, from organic synthesis of the biomaterials, molecular biology for mRNA synthesis, nanomedicine for the delivery systems formulation, cell culture for the safety and efficacy studies and in vivo experimentation for the immunization and therapeutic effect confirmation.
The remuneration is €30,000 gross per year and the project is for 2 years.