Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Universitat de Barcelona
- Department: Organisation profile
- Research Field: Chemistry
- Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Positions: Postdoc Positions
- Application Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
- Country: Spain
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 37,5
- Offer Starting Date: 26 Oct 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
“Food4HAging. PID2023-148013OB-C21. Estudio de Metabotipos en la Nutrición de Precisión: Integrando Nutrición, Exposoma y Dinámicas de Fragilidad en envejecimiento saludable”. The main goal of food4HAging is to investigate and provide scientific evidence for the role of diet –microbiota activity biomarkers interactions, brain-gut-microbiota biomarkers, and environment biomarkers in characterized older individuals at risk for frailty, its progression to disability, and overall consequences for health and well-being in the Toledo study, the cohort specifically designed for the frailty research, that targets nonagenarians and centenarians
We are looking for a highly motivated person with interests in analytical chemistry, specifically in the use of mass spectrometry.
The candidate must:
- Hold a PhD in Chemistry, Food Science, Pharmacy or Life Science specialized in analytical chemistry.
- Experience in research on biomarkers of intake and contaminants.
It will be viewed favorably:
- Proven experience in bioanalytical methods development, validation, and analysis.
- Experience with sample preparation, specifically with solid phase extraction and analysis by HPLC, GC and MS.
- Experience with targeted and untargeted metabolomics
- Knowledge of software for data analysis
- Advanced level of English
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day lab work
- Processing and analysis of biological samples
- Supervision of PhD and Master students
Functions and/or tasks of the position
- Chemical analysis laboratory management
- LC/MS/MS experimental analysis protocol management
- Project management
- Quality control monitoring
- Clinical study retention database
- Receiving and organising samples
- Development and validation of LC-MS methodologies
- Extraction of bioactive compounds using solid-phase extraction
- Analysis by LC-MS
- Quantification of metabolomic profiles by mass spectrometry
- Data processing
- Preparation of analytical reports
- Supervision of analyses, reports and manuscripts prepared by postgraduate students
- Tracking of technical reports
Where to apply
Website: http://www.ub.edu/caiac/solBeca?idConvocatoria=50618
Requirements
- Research Field: Chemistry
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Hold a PhD in Chemistry, Food Science, Pharmacy, or Life Sciences.
- Experience in research on consumption biomarkers and contaminants.
Specific Requirements
It will be valued:
Specialist in Analytical Chemistry. Experience in:
- Development, validation, and analysis of bioanalytical methods.
- Sample preparation, specifically solid-phase extraction.
- Liquid and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.
- Targeted and untargeted metabolomics using mass spectrometry.
- Knowledge of software for data analysis.
- Advanced level of English.
- Languages: ENGLISH
- Level: Excellent
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
A specific committee will evaluate the applications using the following criteria:
- Suitability of the CV for the job (maximum 20)
- PhD in the specific research field (maximum 20)
- Motivation letter (maximum 20)
- Experience in the research field (maximum 20). E.g.: >3 years (15 points), <3 years (5 points)
- Other criteria based on specific merits (maximum 20)
Selection process
The specific committee will agree upon an award proposal and draw up a prioritized shortlist of candidates who have achieved a minimum of 80 points or declare the call for applications null and void if none of the applicants reach the minimum score.
The award proposal will be published in the UB's electronic office and must include the total scores of the candidates that have received a total of at least 80 points.
Additional comments
The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 3 working days from the date of notification of the selection.
Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the time necessary for administration to prepare the labour contract and present the necessary documents for the selected candidate to be hired.
Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy. Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciencies.
- Country: Spain
- State/Province: Barcelona
- City: Barcelona
- Postal Code: 08028
- Street: Avda. Joan XXIII, 27-31
Contact
- City: Barcelona
- Website: https://www.ub.edu
- Street: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
- Postal Code: 08007