PRE2023-OPTIMIZACION DE LA OBTENCION DE NUEVOS EXTRACTOS PROTEICOS A PARTIR DE BIOMASA DE SETAS Y ALGAS Y DESARROLLO DE ESTRUCTURAS ALIMENTARIAS MEDIANTE 3D PRINTING Y EXTRUSION-PID2022-138328OB-C21

A position is available for a Ph.D. student to work in the UPRISING project, aiming to valorise seaweed and mushroom residues for obtaining ingredients and materials for food applications. The hosting place is the BIOFUN lab from the Packaging group at Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC) in Valencia (Spain). The IATA is a Severo Ochoa Excellence Research Centre and the candidate will be able to work in a multidisciplinary environment, contributing to a collaborative project interacting with researchers from CIAL-CSIC, the University of Valencia, the Polytechnical University of Valencia and the University of Santiago de Compostela. The candidate must be highly self-motivated and dedicated, be able to work independently but also to interact with other lab members, and ideally have previous experience in food chemistry and be familiar with physical-chemical characterization tools. Candidates should already have a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline. Tasks will include carrying out extraction from various biomass sources, chemical and structural characterizations and digestibility studies, amongst others.