The Fraunhofer Spain Research foundation is looking for a highly motivated RESEARCH ENGINEER to join our team at the Fraunhofer Center for Applied Theragnostics in Catalonia (Fraunhofer CAT). The selected candidate will contribute to the development, characterization and preclinical evaluation of biomaterials, medical devices and advanced material-based platforms for biomedical and translational research applications. The contract will be within the framework of the Fraunhofer CAT project, whose objective is the development of new diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tools in the field of precision medicine. For example, the development of new technologies for i) the establishment of biomimetic organ and tissue models for in vitro testing, ii) the development of sensors and electronic devices, iii) the design and validation of therapeutic strategies for personalized medicine, and iv) the production and validation of new biological models.
This project is funded by: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Generalitat de Catalunya and Ajuntament de Barcelona.




Main duties and responsibilities:Under the supervision of the Fraunhofer CAT direction, the applicant will carry out the following activities:
- Contribute to research projects involving biomaterials, polymeric medical devices, hydrogels, and material-based biomedical platforms.
- Design, perform and optimize experimental protocols for the physicochemical characterization of biomaterials, including polymeric materials, degradable implants, hydrogels, tissue mimicking phantoms and medical device components.
- Carry out studies of swelling, degradation, water content, diffusion, release kinetics, surface properties and mechanical behaviour of biomaterials and soft materials as well as complementary studies for the identification of residues, contaminants, degradation products or material defects.
- Support the evaluation of material-biological interactions, including cytocompatibility, cellular respons

📌 RESEARCH ENGINEER IN BIOMATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AND MEDICAL DEVICE EVALUATION (Barcelona)
🏢 Barcelona Institute Of Science And Technology (Bist)
📍 Barcelona