Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Comlex Systems (BIFI) - University of Zaragoza, Spain

Application deadline: 30 Sep 2026

The Structural And Molecular Glycobiology Group At BIFI–University Of Zaragoza, Led By Dr Ramón Hurtado-Guerrero, Is Seeking a Highly Motivated Candidate For a Predoctoral Position Associated With The Project

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Engineering writers, erasers and readers of O-glycans to therapeutically intervene in the mucin O-glycan code
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Reference: PID2025-167711NB-I00

The project combines glycobiology, structural biology, enzymology, biophysics, chemical biology and computational approaches to investigate:
- Human and microbial glycosyltransferases.
- Glycosyltransferase inhibitors.
- Bacterial mucinases.
- Tumour-associated Tn and STn glycans.
- Antibodies, nanobodies and immunotherapeutic strategies.
- X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, NMR,



AFM and molecular modelling.

Candidate profile
- Degree in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biomedicine or a related discipline.
- Undergraduate average grade above 8.5/10.
- Excellent academic record.
- Strong motivation to undertake a PhD in an interdisciplinary and international research environment.
- Interest in glycobiology, structural biology, enzymology or biomedical research.
- Good command of scientific English.

Candidates should send a CV, full academic transcript, brief motivation statement and, when available, one or two reference contacts to:

Dr Ramón Hurtado-Guerrero

[email protected]

Expression-of-interest deadline: 30 September 2026.

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