PhD opportunity in Structural and Molecular Glycobiology
Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Comlex Systems (BIFI) - University of Zaragoza, Spain
Application deadline: 30 Sep 2026
The Structural and Molecular Glycobiology Group at BIFI–University of Zaragoza, led by Dr Ramón Hurtado-Guerrero, is seeking a highly motivated candidate for a predoctoral position associated with the project:
“Engineering writers, erasers and readers of O-glycans to therapeutically intervene in the mucin O-glycan code”
Reference: PID2025-167711NB-I00
The project combines glycobiology, structural biology, enzymology, biophysics, chemical biology and computational approaches to investigate:
- Human and microbial glycosyltransferases.
- Glycosyltransferase inhibitors.
- Bacterial mucinases.
- Tumour-associated Tn and STn glycans.
- Antibodies, nanobodies and immunotherapeutic strategies.
- X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, NMR, AFM and molecular modelling.
Candidate profile
- Degree in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biomedicine or a related discipline.
- Undergraduate average grade above 8.5/10.
- Excellent academic record.
- Strong motivation to undertake a PhD in an interdisciplinary and international research environment.
- Interest in glycobiology, structural biology, enzymology or biomedical research.
- Good command of scientific English.
Candidates should send a CV, full academic transcript, brief motivation statement and, when available, one or two reference contacts to:
Dr Ramón Hurtado-Guerrero
rhurtado@bifi.es
Expression-of-interest deadline: 30 September 2026.
