Postdoc Position In Biomarkers Of Intake, Effect, And Disease Risk In Nutritional, Health, And Epidemiological Studies Research.

Organisation/Company Universitat de Barcelona Department Organisation profile Research Field Chemistry Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 6 Nov ***:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 26 Oct Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
"Food4HAging. PID***OB-C21. Estudio de Metabotipos en la Nutrición de Precisión: Integrando Nutrición, Exposoma y Dinámicas de Fragilidad en envejecimiento saludable". The main goal of food4HAging is to investigate and provide scientific evidence for the role of diet –microbiota activity biomarkers interactions, brain-gut-microbiota biomarkers, and environment biomarkers in characterized older individuals at risk for frailty, its progression to disability, and overall consequences for health and well-being in the Toledo study, the cohort specifically designed for the frailty research, that targets nonagenarians and centenarians
We are looking for a highly motivated person with interests in analytical chemistry, specifically in the use of mass spectrometry.
The candidate must:
Hold a PhD in Chemistry, Food Science, Pharmacy or Life Science specialized in analytical chemistry.
Experience in research on biomarkers of intake and contaminants.
It will be viewed favorably:
Proven experience in bioanalytical methods development, validation, and analysis.
Experience with sample preparation, specifically with solid phase extraction and analysis by HPLC, GC and MS.
Experience with targeted and untargeted metabolomics
Knowledge of software for data analysis
Advanced level of English
Responsibilities
Manage the day-to-day lab work
Processing and analysis of biological samples
Supervision of PhD and Master students
Functions and/or tasks of the position
Chemical analysis laboratory management
LC/MS/MS experimental analysis protocol management
Project management
Quality control monitoring
Receiving and organising samples
Development and validation of LC-MS methodologies
Extraction of bioactive compounds using solid-phase extraction
Analysis by LC-MS
Quantification of metabolomic profiles by mass spectrometry
Data processing
Preparation of analytical reports
Supervision of analyses, reports and manuscripts prepared by postgraduate students
Hold a PhD in Chemistry, Food Science, Pharmacy, or Life Sciences.
Experience in research on consumption biomarkers and contaminants.
Specific Requirements
It will be valued:
Specialist in Analytical Chemistry. Experience in:
Development, validation, and analysis of bioanalytical methods.
Sample preparation, specifically solid-phase extraction.
Liquid and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.
Targeted and untargeted metabolomics using mass spectrometry.
Knowledge of software for data analysis.
Advanced level of English.
Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
A specific committee will evaluate the applications using the following criteria:
Suitability of the CV for the job (maximum 20)
PhD in the specific research field (maximum 20)
Motivation letter (maximum 20)
Experience in the research field (maximum 20). E.g.: >3 years (15 points), <3 years (5 points)
Other criteria based on specific merits (maximum 20)
Selection process
The specific committee will agree upon an award proposal and draw up a prioritized shortlist of candidates who have achieved a minimum of80 pointsor declare the call for applications null and void if none of the applicants reach the minimum score.
The award proposal will be published in the UB's electronic office and must include the total scores of the candidates that have received a total of at least 80 points.
Additional comments
The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer
within 3 working days
from the date of notification of the selection.
Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the time necessary for administration to prepare the labour contract and present the necessary documents for the selected candidate to be hired.
Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law * of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy. Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciencies. Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Barcelona Postal Code * Street Avda. Joan XXIII, * Geofield