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Offer description:<\/strong> This thesis project involves bioprospecting thermal environments to obtain new hydrolases using (ultra) high-throughput screening.\u00a0 The doctoral candidate will: (i) develop host-vector systems for expression of metagenomic libraries at high temperatures; (ii) create metagenomic libraries from diverse environments in suitable vectors; (iii) adapt existing enzyme assays to droplet format; (iv) screen libraries from metagenomes; v) sequence and structure determination, biochemical and characterization of hits, including stability, selectivity; vi) participate in the training, reporting, communication and dissemination actions of the MetaExplore MSCA-DN and the host laboratory.<\/p>\n

Research field: Biological Sciences, Technology
\nType of contract: Temporary
\nJob status: Full-time
\nHours per week: (37,5 full-time)
\nOffer starting date: Flexible between April 1st and September 1st 2026
\nApplication deadline: Application will open in November 2025 and will remain open until January 12th, 2026.<\/p>\n

Requirements:
\n<\/strong>Education level: Master’s
\nSkills\/Qualifications: Master’s in Microbiology\/Biotechnology\/Molecular Biosciences or similar.
\nSpecific requirements: Experience in at least 1 of the following: molecular microbiology, microbiology of extremophiles, functional metagenomics, microfluidics, protein expression and purification, enzymology, directed evolution.
\nMotivation letter, full academic transcript of B.Sc., and M. Sc., CV and 2 references<\/p>\n

Required languages: Excellent level of English
\nRequired research experience: B. Sc. and M.Sc. thesis on topics related to: molecular microbiology, functional metagenomics, enzyme biotechnology, biocatalysis or similar. Additional research experience (e.g. internships, contracts) is welcome.<\/p>\n

Benefits: Will be enrolled in a relevant Doctoral Programme at UAM; Training programme of the MetaExplore network, focused on bioinformatic and activity-based mining of metagenomes, soft skills, entrepreneurial skills; Salary according to MSCA-DN criteria for Spain, including mobility allowance and family allowance, where pertinent.<\/p>\n

Eligibility criteria<\/h3>\n

Must not hold a Ph.D. at the time of recruitment; Must not have resided in Spain more than 12 months in the 36 months prior to the date of recruitment; Must have successfully completed a Master\u2019s Degree before September 2026, granting access to doctoral programs within the EEES.<\/p>\n

Selection process<\/h3>\n

Open, transparent and merit-based process consisting of evaluation of CV, motivation letter, academic transcript and personal interview (online) of shortlisted candidates.<\/p>\n

Additional comment<\/h3>\n

Please send applications to ahidalgo@cbm.csic<\/a>. es , including CV, full B.Sc. and M.Sc academic transcript, letter of motivation and 2 references.\u00a0 Please specify MetaExplore DC9 in the email subject<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":292976,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_promoted":"","_job_location":"Madrid","_application":"ahidalgo@cbm.csic.es","_company_name":"High-throughput Discovery Lab, Centro de Biolog\u00eda Molecular Severo Ochoa (UAM-CSIC)","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.cbm.uam.es\/ahidalgo","_company_tagline":"Decoding life","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[104],"job-types":[73],"class_list":{"0":"post-292979","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","7":"job-type-full-time"},"yoast_head":"\nDoctoral candidate in Microbiology (DC9) - Centro de Biolog\u00eda Molecular Severo Ochoa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbm.uam.es\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Doctoral candidate in Microbiology (DC9) - Centro de Biolog\u00eda Molecular Severo Ochoa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Offer description: This thesis project involves bioprospecting thermal environments to obtain new hydrolases using (ultra) high-throughput screening.\u00a0 The doctoral candidate will: (i) develop host-vector systems for expression of metagenomic libraries […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cbm.uam.es\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Centro de Biolog\u00eda Molecular Severo Ochoa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-12T23:15:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cbm.uam.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/job-manager-uploads\/company_logo\/2025\/11\/HTDL.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"382\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"170\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979\",\"name\":\"Doctoral candidate in Microbiology (DC9) - Centro de Biolog\u00eda Molecular Severo Ochoa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?lang=es\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/job-manager-uploads\\\/company_logo\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/HTDL.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-27T19:02:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-12T23:15:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/job-manager-uploads\\\/company_logo\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/HTDL.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/job-manager-uploads\\\/company_logo\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/HTDL.png\",\"width\":382,\"height\":170},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?post_type=job_listing&p=292979#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Doctoral candidate in Microbiology (DC9)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?lang=es\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cbm.uam.es\\\/?lang=es\\\/\",\"name\":\"Centro de Biolog\u00eda Molecular Severo Ochoa\",\"description\":\"Official website of the CBM, CSIC - UAM. 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