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The National Research Agency (AEI) of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation launched the new 2022 edition of Ramón y Cajal (RyC) Programme Call. It offers 5-year tenure track contract opportunities to attract senior postdoctoral researchers with an outstanding R&D track record to Spanish Research Centres. 

 

The Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) offers RyC research positions for motivated scientists in the following areas/research lines:

 

PLANT ALLERGENS

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Contact person: Araceli Diaz Perales
Profile: PhD in Life Sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or similar). Experience in molecular biology techniques regarding in-vitro models. Use of cell lines and organoids. Experience in development of mouse models. Experience in the production and use of virus-like particles (VLPs) for their use as therapy agents and biotechnological platforms.

 

 

PLANT INNATE IMMUNITY AND RESISTANCE TO NECROTROPHIC FUNGI

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Contact person: Antonio Molina
Project description: Plant immunity mediated by cell wall derived glycans: mechanisms of glycans recognition and activation of disease resistance responses in plants (crops). Biochemical and structural characterization of cell walls of plants and associated microorganisms, including purification of specific cell wall structures (glycans) from fungi/oomycetes (Molecular Associated Molecular Patterns, MAMPs) or plants (Damage Associated Molecular Patterns, DAMPs) that modulate plants (crops) immune responses and disease resistance. Identification and characterization of plant (crops) Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) perceiving cell wall-derived glycans (MAMPs/DAMPs) and characterization of downstream components triggering disease resistance responses.

 

 

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF PLANTS GENOMES

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Contact person: Antonio Molina
Project description: Development of novel knowledge, tools and application of synthetic biology and gene editing (CRISPR-Cas) technologies to engineer plant (crops) genomes for improving plant adaptation to environmental changes, bioengineering plant nutrition and growth responses to biotic interactions.

 

 

ASSOCIATIONS OF SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA WITH PLANTS

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Contact person: Jose Manuel Palacios Alberti
Profile: PhD degree in Agricultural Engineering and a strong background in the study of legume endosymbiotic bacteria, with a focus on bacterial metabolism and their cooperative and competitive activities. The candidate should have more than six years of postdoctoral experience, preferably abroad, and relevant publications in this area. The successful candidate will lead research that investigates the metabolic activities and signaling mechanisms of soil-dwelling bacteria and their interactions within the soil and host plants. The goal is to understand how the bacteria influence soil fertility and plant growth to achieve greater soil fertility and plant growth.

 

 

GROWTH AND STRESS RESPONSES DURING EARLY PLANT DEVELOPMENT

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Contact person: Luis Oñate-Sánchez
Profile: PhD in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or similar. Broad experience in the field of molecular biology and plant biotechnology, especially with knowledge of genomic, molecular, and cellular approaches in model plants and crops of agronomic interest. The candidate will be integrated in the research line related to the regulation of nutritional stress in plants.

 

 

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF PLANT SIGNALING CIRCUITS

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Contact person: Krzysztof Wabnik
Profile: Ph.D. in bioengineering, Biotechnology, or related. Excellent publication score in Q1 journals. Experience with C++ and Phyton programming and knowledge of synthetic biology. A Candidate will build quantitative synthetic regulatory circuits to control dense cell collectives such as microbial consortia and plant organs with chemical signals.

 

 

METAL HOMEOSTASIS IN PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

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Contact person: Manuel González-Guerrero
Profile: PhD in Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or related areas. The candidate should have published in the areas of mineral nutrition, protein biochemistry, and/or ion transport. Previous experience with biological nitrogen fixation or transition metal homeostasis will be valued. The selected candidate will be expected to show potential synergies between the research line he/she will pursue and our research group’s interest in metal homeostasis, plant-microbe interactions, and/or biological nitrogen fixation.

 

 

ROOT ORGANOGENESIS, REGENERATION AND ROOTING

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Contact person: Miguel Ángel Moreno Risueño
Profile: PhD in Biology with experience in leading research projects in Molecular Biology and Plant Genetics, with specialization in the study of root physiology and development. The candidate should have proven experience in cell biology projects, microscopy techniques, phenotyping techniques, and gene editing in both model plants and crops. Knowledge of crop breeding and planning and development of greenhouse and field studies will also be required.

 

 

What we offer:
CBGP (UPM-INIA/CSIC) offers a stimulating working environment where collaboration and commitment are essential. Moreover, access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, tools and fully equipped facilities to carry out research in plant molecular biology and agronomic science. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid increases the annual payment by 10.000€. Please check details.

 

How to apply:
Interested candidates should contact the corresponding PI directly by mail (address provided in the respective links above) including Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo. in CC.

The ”la Caixa” Foundation, which firmly believes that scientific progress, research, mobility, and professional qualification are key to the development of society, is launching an INPhINIT doctorate fellowships programme for young researchers.

This programme is divided into two frames:

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DOCTORAL INPhINIT – INCOMING CALL

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Doctoral fellowships for researchers who wish to carry out their doctoral project at a Spanish research centre accredited with the Spanish Seal of Excellence Severo Ochoa.

Key points

1. Maximum duration: 4 years.
2. Competitive salary: Funding to cover labour costs, research costs and doctoral tuition fees.
3. On-site training programme in multidisciplinary skills.

Requirements of the call

1. Experience: candidates must not have carried out more than four years of research activity before the closing date of the call.
2. Studies pursued: at the time of recruitment, candidates must have completed the studies that allow them to enroll in an official PhD programme in Spain.
3. Mobility: candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than twelve months in the three years immediately preceding the closing date of the call.
4. Level of English: candidates must accredit the required level of English by submitting one of the certificates specified in the rules for participation.
   
   

DEADLINE: 23 JANUARY 2025, AT 2 PM PENINSULAR SPAIN. More information

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DOCTORAL INPhINIT – RETAINING CALL

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Doctoral fellowships for researchers who want to carry out their doctoral project at any university or research centre in Spain. Candidates who are awarded the fellowship must complete their doctoral studies at a university other than the university where they completed their undergraduate studies. 

Key points

1. Maximum duration: 4 years.
2. Compettive salary: Funding to cover labour costs, research costs and doctoral tuition fees.
3. On-site training programme in multidisciplinary skills.

Requirements of the call

1. Experience: candidates must not have carried out more than four years of research activity before the closing date of the call.
2. Studies pursued: at the time of recruitment, candidates must have completed the studies that allow them to enroll in an official PhD programme in Spain.
   Candidates cannot have started doctoral studies prior to the start of the fellowship.
3. Mobility: candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than twelve months in the three years immediately preceding the closing date of the call.
4. Level of English: candidates must accredit the required level of English by submitting one of the certificates specified in the rules for participation.
   
   

DEADLINE: 18 FEBRUARY 2025, AT 2 PM PENINSULAR SPAIN. More information

 

 

If you are interested in one of the INPhINIT fellowships, please check below the list of the CBGP´s Principal Investigators offering to host a doctoral candidate and get in touch with them for more details:

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF VIRULENCE OF FUNGAL WHEAT PATHOGENS: Andrea Sánchez Vallet
SIGNALING NETWORKS IN PLANT RESPONSES TO NITROGEN AND SULPHUR LIMITATION: Joaquín Medina
CO-TRANSCRIPTONAL REGULATION IN PLANTS: Eduardo Mateo-Bonmatí
DISSECTING PLANT DEFENCE-GROWTH TRADE-OFFS ESTABLISHED UPON PLANT-PEST INTERACTIONS: Estrella Santamaría
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF PLANT SIGNALING CIRCUITS: Krzysztof Wabnik
CELL BIOLOGY OF PLANT RESILIENCE: Clara Sánchez-Rodríguez
ROOT ORGANOGENESIS, REGENERATION AND ROOTING: Miguel Ángel Moreno Risueño
TRANSLATION AND PROTEIN FOLDING IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CUES: Mar Castellano
EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF AGRONOMIC TRAITS: Pedro Crevillén
PLANT HORMONAL REGULATORY NETWORKS: Stephan Pollmann
SEED ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND ADAPTATION: CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION AND AUTOPHAGY MECHANISMS: Raquel Iglesias Fernández
ROOT DEVELOPMENTAL TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT ADAPTABILITY TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS  GROWTH AND STRESS RESPONSES DURING EARLY PLANT DEVELOPMENT - Mónica Pernas Ochoa & Luis Oñate-Sánchez
MOLECULAR BASES OF PLANT DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE TRANSITIONS: Jose Jarillo & Manuel Piñeiro
Ana Pérez González

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About CBGP

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The Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics is a joint research center of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), that is a National Centre integrated in the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). Its strategic objectives are the generation of knowledge on the genetic and molecular bases of key biological and physiological processes of plants and the organisms that interact with them, as well as the genomics of plants and these organisms. The Center also aims to develop new Computational Biology and Synthetic Biology tools for the functional analysis of plants and microorganisms.

CBGP researchers are grouped into four research areas: Plant Development, Plant-Environment Interaction, Computational and Biosystems Biology and Genomics, and Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering. The center has a remarkable translational biology activity (CBGP-Solutions program) in the innovative ecosystem of the Montegancedo-UPM Campus of International Excellence. This technology transfer activity has allowed the creation of 4 technology-based companies and the development of new products and processes for the productive sectors of the national and international

Mantener la producción de cultivos de alta calidad con un mínimo aporte de fertilizantes es un objetivo clave para la agricultura del futuro. A nivel mundial, el tomate es uno de los cultivos hortícolas más importantes y su producción y mejora se ha basado en la aplicación de grandes cantidades de fertilizantes nitrogenados (N).