4 Doctoral Candidate Positions

2025/07/30

CIC bioGUNE opens applications for Doctoral Candidates (DC). Four FPI contracts, funded by the AEI (State Agency for Research, Spain) are open for applications from July 30TH. The positions will hold 4 years contract, social security, and health insurance.

We welcome applications from motivated young scientists who wish to get their PhD degree in an international scientific environment in one of our laboratories awarded with a predoctoral grant, carrying out cutting-edge research in the frontiers between chemistry, biology, and biomedicine within a highly collaborative environment. More than 60 doctoral candidates are currently developing their PhD Thesis with us.

Candidates should hold a degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine, or a related topic. They should have completed their MsC degree at the time of incorporation (expected last quarter 2025/first quarter 2026).

Research topics for the applications include:

• Prof. Jesús Jiménez Barbero (Chemical Glycobiology Lab)
• Dr. Óscar Millet (Precision Medicine and Metabolism Lab)
• Prof. Joaquín Castilla (Prion Research Lab)
• Prof. Gonzalo Jiménez (Computational Chemistry Lab)

Application procedure:

Candidates should submit their CV, a cover letter and the name and contact details of, at least, 2 references using the following form and indicating 44612 as reference.