Organisation/Company university of the basque country Department Chemical and Environmental Engineering Research Field Chemistry » Applied chemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 16 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description
About BIOMAT
BIOMAT has been awarded as A+ Research Group by the Basque Government. The main research lines of the group are:
- Biorefinery processes for the extraction of biopolymers and bioactive compounds
- Modification of biopolymers and optimisation of formulations
- Optimisation of biopolymer manufacturing processes




- Environmental assessment of biorefinery processes
- Bio-based products for environmental remediation, food and health-related applications and tissue engineering.

Research environment
The successful candidate will join BIOMAT group and will have access to facilities related to the physicochemical characterization and manufacture of polymeric materials:
- Extrusion and Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printing
- 3D printing combined with electrospinning
- Rheological analyses
- Infrared and UV-vis spectroscopy
- X-ray diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Mechanical testing (tensile, compression, mucoadhesion)
- Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

📌 Predoctoral Fellowship In Biopolymeric Materials (La Mancha)
🏢 University of the Basque Country
📍 La Mancha