Published:18/08/2026

Deadline:30/09/2026

Envisaged Job Starting Date:
Please note the starting date is estimated to be from December 2026 to April 2027. Starting date: the first day of the corresponding month

The project SmartCat “Engineered Protein-Metal Hybrids for Smart Catalytic Biomaterials” is funded by the Spanish Research Agency (AEI). The project aims to develop a new generation of engineered protein-metal hybrid catalysts and catalytic biomaterials capable of performing new-to-nature chemical transformations under mild and sustainable conditions.

The project is highly multidisciplinary and combines protein design and engineering, protein biochemistry and biophysics, bioinorganic chemistry, nanotechnology, supramolecular biomaterials and catalysis. The project will be carried out at CIC biomaGUNE, a multidisciplinary and international research institute in San Sebastian, Spain, offering state-of-the-art infrastructure and a highly collaborative research environment at the interface of chemistry, biology, nanotechnology and materials science.

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- Required Education Level:
Required Skills/Qualifications:
Previous experience in protein chemistry, protein expression and purification, protein engineering, biophysical characterization, bioinorganic chemistry, nanomaterial synthesis, supramolecular biomaterials and/or catalysis would be highly valuable but is not mandatory.

This position is funded by the project PID2025-175536OB-I00 granted by the Spanish State Research Agency and is intended for the completion of a doctoral thesis associated with the project. The predoctoral contract is co-funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), where applicable.

Selection criteria: in accordance with the criteria established in the PID 2025 Call. Maximum score: 100 points.

1. Academic and/or scientific and technical track record: up to 50 points

1.a. Academic record and scientific and technical contributions: up to 45 points. The following elements will be asses

📌 Phd Position in Protein Engineering and Catalytic Biomaterials Biomolecular Nanotechnology Group (Donostia / San Sebastián)
🏢 Cic Biomagune
📍 Donostia / San Sebastián