This is a call for expressions of interest from excellent postdoctoral researchers to apply for a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship with The Biomaterials and Bioengineering Lab, CITSAM-UCV, as host institution. The ideal candidate is a PhD graduated chemist/biologist/biotechnologist/biomedical engineering/chemical engineer with a strong background in material science and/or their biological characterization. He/she would be ideally familiar with biomaterial synthesis and/or cell culture, microbial culture and/or antimicrobial assays. He/she must be proactive, independent, ready to work in an interdisciplinary environment and able to perform teamwork, to exploit the results by writing papers, reports and in oral presentations.

The UCV Biomaterials and Bioengineering Lab is led by Prof. Dr. Ångel Serrano-Aroca. The team is composed of young researchers who are specialized in interdisciplinary disciplines such as Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Nanobiotechnology, Bioreactors and Microbiology.

Thus, the main research line of the group consists of making use of new technological advances such as 3D printing and materials with unique properties such as graphene and its derivatives, to develop new advanced materials with biomedical and antimicrobial applications. The latest research results obtained by the group predict a very promising future because they have developed new antimicrobial biodegradable materials reinforced with carbon nanomaterials that possess excellent physical and biological properties such as antibacterial and antiviral activity. All these new properties render these advanced biomaterials very promising for a broad range of biomedical and bioengineering applications.

The research group has developed face masks, face shields and lipsticks that are capable of inactivating SARS-CoV-2 in less than a minute and multidrug-resistant bacteria. This FFCOVID MASKS are currently produced by Visor Medical S.L. The research group has authored 5 patents and more than 100 publications, including papers in major journals such as ACS Nano, Nature Communications, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, Additive Manufacturing, etc. More information at https://www.serranobblab.com/ and by contacting the Principal Investigator of the group (angel.serrarno@ucv.es)

This is a call for expressions of interest for excellent postdoctoral researchers to apply for a Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Research Group Hiking and Mountain Sports: Health, Inclusion and Society, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, UCV, as host institution.

The ideal candidate is a graduate in Sport Sciences/Human Geography/Tourism/Environmental Sciences/Anthropology with a solid background in Public Use in Natural Spaces, Relationship between Environment and Society, Sport and Disability, as well as New Technologies (Social Networks and Applications) associated to sport practice. He/she should be proactive, independent, willing to work in an interdisciplinary environment and able to work in a team, to exploit the results through the writing of articles, reports and in oral presentations.

The Research Group Hiking and Mountain Sports: Health, Inclusion and Society, of the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences of the UCV is formed by researchers at different stages of their academic career and directed by Prof. Pablo Vidal-González.

The last projects developed have to do with the inclusive sport practice (Sport and Disability), but also with the Use of New Technologies by Hikers in Protected Spaces.

The Group has organized the First and Second International Congress on Hiking and Mountain Sports. Its numerous publications can be consulted in ResearchGate.

More information can be obtained by writing to the Principal Investigator of the group (pablo.vidal@ucv.es).

This is a call for expressions of interest from excellent postdoctoral researchers to apply for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Molecular Genetics & Evolution Laboratory of the Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Biotechnology.

The ideal candidate would have recently received their PhD in biology, biotechnology or bioinformatics, with a strong background in molecular evolution. He/she would be ideally familiar with comparative genomics and phylogenetic and/or relevant molecular genetics techniques. He/she must be proactive, independent, ready to work in a team in an interdisciplinary environment and able to exploit the results by writing papers, reports and in oral presentations.

The Molecular Genetics & Evolution Laboratory is part of the Genetics laboratory of the University of Athens and is led by Assistant Professor Dr. Lila Koumandou. The research interests of the group span a variety of topics in microbiology, most recently on:

• the evolution of bioenergetic pathways in prokaryotes
• bioenergetic diversity of metagenomic datasets
• the evolution of membrane trafficking pathways in eukaryotes
• bacterial extracellular vesicles and their role in disease
• genetic markers for plant species/variety identification
• bioremediation

Dr. Koumandou received an MSCA-PF grant herself in 2013-2015 and has experience in preparing and judging relevant applications. More information at https://koumandou.weebly.com/ https://w1.aua.gr/gbt/en/department/ and by contacting the Principal Investigator of the group (koumandou@aua.gr).