Temporary Postdoctoral position on ‘Development of marine-origin hydrogels using 3D printing and other approaches’

18 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour

Department

IPREM (CNRS-UPPA UMR5254)

Research Field

Chemistry

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

France

Application Deadline

18 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Interreg

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

No

Offer Description

18-months postdoctoral contract in the framework of an Interreg Atlantic Area project – ‘Blue Organoids for Treatment Selection’ – BOTS

Research Project:

This project will create novel 3D hydrogel scaffolds from marine biomass. Hydrogels are widely used for 3D cell culture but current hydrogels have major drawbacks. To overcome these problems, hydrogels based on marine biopolymers will be synthesize and derivatize conferring the required biological and physical properties for bioprinting to support the growth of specific cell types. The focus will be on developing hydrogel scaffolds, in particular using marine polymers, that can be scaled up for use in drug testing using automated 3D printing technology.

This position is part of a collaborative project, in the framework of the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, calls BOTS (Blue Organoids for Treatment Selection) between 6 research teams from France (UPPA, Pau and UB, Bordeaux), Spain (UPV/EHU, Bilbao), Portugal (UPO, Porto) and Ireland (RCSI Cancer Center, Dublin).

The position includes research, supervision of undergraduate students, write scientific reports and publications, organization of meetings with partners/collaborators and mobility between the different collaborator labs.

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Specific Requirements

–  PhD degree in Material Science, Physico-Chemistry of Materials, Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterials.

–  Large part of the applicant PhD project and/or postdoc should have been focused on the 3D printing of polymeric materials.

–  A knowledge on chemistry of natural polymers will be a plus.

–  The applicant must have a good level in spoken and written English.
Importance will also be placed on personal skills. In this case, we place particular weight on the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and a positive attitude towards mobility. The applicant will be responsible for a part of a larger project, and the ability to work independently and to take responsibility will be required.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Chemistry

Years of Research Experience

1 – 4

Internal Application form(s) needed
BOTS_postdoc.pdf
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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UPPA-IPREM

Country

France

City

Pau

Postal Code

64000

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Pau

Website

http://iprem.univ-pau.fr/live/

Street

2 av. Présdient Angot

Postal Code

64053

STATUS: EXPIRED