26 June 2011

MARIE CURIE. PHD SCHOLARSHIP IN GENERATION OF BIOSENSORES

Biosensores S.L /Agricultural University of Athens,
 Contacto correo-e:biosensores@biosensores.com

The aim of the LeanGreenFood project is to reduce the chemical treatment in the production of the food and food ingredients by utilizing enzymatic catalysis in the process. The specific objectives of the present PhD study are to design and implement biosensors to control and optimize food production processes using specific enzymes. The key enzyme for the food process is bound to a solid substrate in order to allow protein recycling and to improve its catalytic and physicochemical properties (thermal and pH stability, life-time expand, substrate/product specificities, etc.).
Qualifications
Candidates should have a master’s degree in biology, chemistry or in related fields with  good background in biomolecular technologies. The student must be an enthusiastic and innovative researcher with good interpersonal skills and good expression in written and oral English. During the assessment of the candidates consideration will be given to relevance of background experience. Specially, post-graduate courses will be positively evaluated.
The chosen candidate will be part of the team of the company, collaborating in its R&D  diary activities and objectives of Biosensores SL.
Due to EU requirements, the candidate cannot have the Spanish nationality.
Furthermore, candidates that have been in the Spain for more than 12 months during the
past 3 years cannot be appointed for this PhD position.

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Información complementaria de la oferta:
Salary and appointment terms
We offer a full-time position for a period of one year with possibility of extension. The
salary, in line with the EU regulations concerning the Marie Curie Initial Training
Networks is € 2745,62/month.
Place of work
The work will be developed in the laboratory of Enzyme Engineering at the Institute of
Agrochemistry and Food Technology, CSIC (Valencia, Spain).

How to Apply
To apply please send : 1) a letter of motivation describing (i) why you are interested in
this position and (ii) what you can offer to the project , 2) a CV including the date of
accomplishment of the master degree, a description of technical expertise (specially
biochemical and molecular biology techniques), a list of post-graduate courses and list
of publications (if any). References may be requested in a further stage of the selection
process.
Please specify where you noticed the announcement. Please attach your application
including diploma and other relevant documents no later than 27 June 2011 to
biosensores@biosensores.com, indicating in the subject of this e-mail “LGF
application”.
More information at the LeanGreenFood website:
http://www.leangreenfood.eu
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background
are encouraged to apply.

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