PhD candidate willing to apply for Basque Government or EHU predoctoral scholarships to work in Pulmonary Respiratory Infection Models between CIC biomaGUNE and POLYMAT
Published: 18/05/2026
Deadline: 14/06/2026
Envisaged Job Starting Date:

January 2027

We are looking for candidates who want to pursue a PhD jointly between CIC biomaGUNE and POLYMAT and who are willing to apply for Basque Government or EHU scholarships.
Scholarship requirements:
-Be registered as a resident in a municipality of the Basque Autonomous Community (CAPV) at the time of application and at least since January 1, 2026.
- a) An official Spanish Bachelor’s degree and a University Master’s degree, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been completed in total across both programs (of which at least 60 ECTS credits must be at master’s level). Completion of the University Master’s degree is required.
b) An official Spanish university degree (Licenciatura, Architecture, Engineering, Technical Architecture, Technical Engineering, or Diplomatura), or a degree from another country within the European Higher Education Area that qualifies for access to a Master’s program in accordance with Royal Decree 889/2022 of October 18. This decree establishes the conditions and procedures for recognition, equivalence, and validation of foreign higher education qualifications, as well as the process for determining their correspondence to the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits across official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at Master’s level. Completion of the University Master’s degree is required.

A PhD position to work on the project PRIM (Pulmonary Respiratory Infection Models). The research, which will be carried out between the Hybrid Biofunctional Materials Laboratory (HbFM Lab) (CIC biomaGUNE) under the supervision of Dr. Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi, and the FunPolySens group (POLYMAT) under the supervision of Dr. Clara Garcia Astrain. The PhD revolves around the design of sensing biomaterials and preclinical in vitro models to model infection in pulmonary models.

Required Education Level:

A Master degree in a relevant area of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related areas is required. Experience in the fields of materials synthesis, organic chemistry, protein design, in vitro models and/or cell culture is highly desirable. 

It is necessary to have good grades in the academic record for the scholarship

Required Skills/Qualifications:

We are looking for candidates with interest in multidisciplinary work, motivation to learn from a diversity of scientific areas and the capacity to work in an international environment. Good interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required.

Candidates should submit a cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, their undergraduate and Master’s degree grades and reference people contacts.

Duration:

Candidates should submit a cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, their undergraduate and Master’s degree grades and reference people contacts.

The candidate will be contracted if the grant is funded. 

According to the contract regulation, predoctoral contract, the candidate should be enrolled in a doctoral programme on the date of joining the centre if the grant is funded.

Informal Inquiries:

Informal requests for additional information can be sent to Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi at djimenezdeaberasturi@cicbiomagune.es

Applications sent directly to the emails listed above will be NOT be accepted.

Equal opportunities Policy:

CIC biomaGUNE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by European, national, or local law.

Open Transparent and Merit Based Recruitment Policy:

You can check here CIC biomaGUNE OTM-R Policy.

Job Offer is closed, Deadline was 14/06/2026