Tasks The position is framed within the project Circular Steel for Mass Market Applications (CiSMA), ref., a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action coordinated by Eurecat Foundation.
CiSMA investigates how residual and trace elements introduced by scrap-based (EAF) steelmaking affect the microstructure and performance of high-end sheet steels.
Within ALBA, the Methodology Group participates in the microstructure, segregation and precipitation analysis of the steel samples under study.
The selected person will also contribute to the other research activities of the group in the field of metallic materials, within industrially oriented projects and collaborations.
These include, among others, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, (scanning) transmission electron microscopy, in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction during mechanical testing to follow phase transformations in advanced high strength steels, and the study of hydrogen effects on their microstructure and formability.




The selected person will report to the Head of the Methodology Group and will work in close synergy with the Interface X-ray/TEM group, beamline scientists, the Joint Electron Microscopy Center at ALBA (JEMCA), the Industrial Liaison Office, and with the project partners, including steelmakers and end users.
The role covers the full experimental chain — sample preparation, data acquisition and data analysis — and places particular emphasis on the metallurgical interpretation of the results, supported by modern data-analysis and scientific software practices.
Specifically, the responsibilities will include: Preparing and conditioning steel samples for advanced characterisation, including metallographic preparation, cross-sectioning and surface preparation adapted to each technique, and contributing to the development of preparation protocols that do not mask the microstructural and segregation features under study.
Planning and carrying out data-acquisition campaigns at ALBA beamlines and at the el

📌 Postdoctoral Researcher In Metallurgy (El Valle)
🏢 ALBA Synchrotron
📍 El Valle