8 months

The Erasmus+ student will join the group of Dr. Cinta Porte (www.idaea.csic.es/research-group/environmental-toxicology), research professor at IDAEA -CSIC-. Our research activity is framed in the area of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, the main objective being to assess the impact of pollution and human pressure on aquatic ecosystems. Recently, we have successfully used JEG-3 human placenta cells to detect environmental toxics that can act as endocrine disruptors at a particularly sensitive stage, such as pregnancy and fetal development. The generation of reactive oxygen species and alterations of the cells lipidome are used as biomarkers of toxicity, since they will significantly reduce the functionality of the placenta. The student will join a project that aims to assess the toxicity of halobenzoquinones and halogenated benzoic acids, some disinfection by-products of water, for which there is almost no experimental information available, despite the fact that QSAR models predict toxicity up to 1000-times greater than that of much more investigated trihalomethanes.
The group has several national and international collaborations/projects,  which will secure an international environment for the student.  In terms of infrastructure, laboratories are well equipped and the Erasmus+ student will acquire fundamental knowledge of a variety of techniques, including cell culture, LC-HRMS and lipidomics.

Our school is looking for a teacher that would like to be trained in our school during the school year. The activity could be developed in primary or secondary education. We also can allocate a Student teacher.

The position is for an Erasmus+ program so a requirement is to be citizen of the EU.

The enormous growth in waste generation worldwide over the last decades has made sustainable management a major challenge in today's economy. The demand for easy and viable methods to manage residues is growing rapidly and requires that this includes the transformation of waste into products with a much higher value. Outputs can include quality chemicals, materials, fuels and energy, as well as many other products beneficial to the economy and society. The aim is to turn wastes into resources.

The main goal will be exploring in detail the potential of an emerging technology, the so-called Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC), as a new route towards the conversion of organic wastes into high value carbonaceous products to achieve a competitive performance, efficiency and sustainability in different sectors. The recycling of biomass residues generated in industrial activities and / or consumption by this sustainable process offers additional advantages by reducing the cost and the environmental impacts of their disposal.
The priority will be to obtain quantitative correlations between the physico-chemical properties and the effectiveness of the hydrochars under realistic operation conditions.
The tasks to developed will be related to a diversity of topics:
- Hydrothermal treatment of biomass wastes at lab- and pilot-scales
- Physico-chemical characterization of biomass feedstocks and the corresponding hydrochars by the combination of a large variety of techniques (chemical analysis, calorific value, ash composition, XRD, Raman, FTIR, XPS, gas adsorption, mercury porosimetry, etc..
- Assessment of the waste based-hydrochars for application in diverse sectors such sustainable construction, gasification, soil amendment, etc.
This research work will be developed at lab- and pilot-scale and will give students insights into the thermochemical conversion of biomass, the use of various analytical techniques and the application of carbonaceous materials in diverse sectors. 

IESO Joaquín Romera is a public secondary school located in Mendavia, Navarra (Spain). We teach English, French and Euskera to teenagers aged 13-16. 

Our foreign language department consists of two English teachers and a French one. 

We are looking for a native English language assistant who is dynamic, open-minded and has the ability to communicate effectively and to work in teams or on his/her own. Their main tasks will be to be in class together with a teacher, so that he/she helps improve the students' communicative skills through activities that enable them to know the culture of English speaking countries or any other European country, as well as to help teachers prepare the necessary materials / activities to be used in class. 

There is also the possibility to work with us for the first (October to January) or the second semester (February to May).

We explore both ecological and evolutionary implications of plant facilitation, assessing the contribution of plant-plant interactions on plant co-existence. This can improve our mechanistic understanding of the ecological factors that can potentially shape the diversity and productivity of natural systems.

In semiarid environments plant facilitative interactions can be crucial for the establishment of some species, and therefore influence the structure of plant communities. In facilitative interactions, one of the species receive a benefit from the association, without reverting in any damage for any of the species involved.

Traditionally, facilitative interactions have been considered from an ecological perspective and usually focusing on pair-wise interactions, in which only two plant species interact. However, in environments where plant interactions are relevant for species survival, they might also result in micro-evolutionary processes, and the benefits of these associations might not be only due to the presence of a given nurse plant species, but instead to the co-occurrence of multiple plant species, with a diverse set of functional traits, coexisting in a given vegetation patch.

The student will have the opportunity to participate in ongoing field campaigns to develop field experiments in different gypsum sites in south Alicante, sample co-occurrence of plant species in vegetation patches and follow ongoing greenhouse experiments to assess the genetic differences between populations with different neighborhoods. (email of contact: [email protected]. Publications: https://scholar.google.com.mx/citations?hl=es&user=e-dAeDEAAAAJ&view_op=...)

Amazing opportunity to boost your teaching career! Internship in a school in Tudela (Navarra)

We have two vacancies so you can come with a friend

Type of centre: School (students 3-18 years old), work mainly with primary school students

Location: Tudela (Navarra), Spain

Tasks:

• Preparing lessons
• Correcting exams
• Fostering oral and listening skills
• giving support in the subject of “Arts & Crafts”, so any knowledge or skills in this field will be a bonus

Starting date: 3rd October 2022
Ending date: 30th June 2023

Schedule: 20h/week

Economical compensation: 700€ net/month (+Erasmus grant around 600€ if you can apply for it - more info here: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/opportunities/trainees_en)

Additional benefits provided:

• Social Security (this provides full health care coverage in Spain with same rights as a Spanish citizen)
• 1 online course about Teaching techniques in an online Spanish University
• mentor who helps you through all the internship period
• free lunch
• 1h of Spanish classes per week with one Teacher from the School
• All School holidays are paid

Requirements:

• C1 French level
• good communication skills
• no experience is required 

Fast recruitment process - sending max 4 mins video in French and a short Skype call

Please apply via erasmusintern. Cover letter is not required. Remote work is not possible.

The Pleistocene Archaeology Laboratory (PAL) is a new research facility in the Instituto de Historia-CSIC. It is designed to encourage research dealing with various aspects of Human Evolution and Pleistocene Archaeology, with particular emphasis on stone tool analysis, and including technological/ typological studies, experimental replications and use wear studies. PAL is engaged in enabling all steps of stone artefact studies through the use of computers, scanners, electronic balances, calipers, light table, hand and head lenses, binocular microscopes, wide tables for material layout and photography and 3D equipment. Currently, PAL hosts archaeological collections from several Palaeolithic sites across the world. It also hosts an unparalleled experimental reference collection with original raw materials such as chert, lavas and quartzites from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The main objectives of the project are to reconstruct technological activities of early humans based on the analysis of Palaeolithic archaeological collections, and through the development of new analytical techniques. Activities will include morphometrics and imaging of the archaeological collections housed in the new research facility. As an eminently practical and hands-on project, these activities will provide an unparalleled experience to the intern/s to know stone tool collections of international relevance, and acquire first-hand familiarity of archaeological assemblages.

Duration: 2-8 months

Further information at: https://lap.ih.csic.es/en/

Our laboratory is interested in the study of sex differences in neurodegenerative diseases. We also aim to correlate the functional state of glia with age, hormone levels and the animal’s sex.

The student will be in charge of a part of one of the projects that are being carried out in the laboratory. Accordingly, he / she will perform:
- Experiments
- Data analysis
- Presentation of results in seminars and conferences
- Writing a possible publication

The group of Molecular Microbiology (@MolMicro_LAB ) is looking for a full-time highly motivated Erasmus+ student (master or PhD) to work at the Dairy Research Institute (IPLA-CSIC, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain) (@iplaCSIC; http://www.ipla.csic.es/) for a 6 to 12 months internship. We are flexible on the start date. 

One of our research lines is focused in the physiology, genetics and the technological properties of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that produce gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), and the assessment of their biotechnological potential for the production of functional fermented foods that could provide health benefits to the consumers. LAB are a group of microorganisms that are essential in the food processing industry as they are closely involved in the manufacturing of a wide range of fermented foods (dairy products, fermented meat, fish, and vegetables) and beverages (cider, beer, wine, etc.). The metabolic activity of LAB determine the quality of fermented foods (organoleptic, nutritional and functional characteristics), and also contribute to their preservation. In addition, many BAL strains have acquired special relevance as probiotics as they provide benefits to human health. Some BAL can produce GABA, a bioactive natural compound that possess many pharmacological properties beneficial for human health, e.g. reduction of stress and anxiety, prevention of diabetes and blood-pressure lowering effects. Due to this, the food industry is showing an increasing interest to use GABA-producing LAB for developing functional foods enriched with GABA that improve our health and wellness.

The Erasmus+ student will join the members of the group and will provide them technical support to characterize the  physiological, genetic and technological properties of GABA-producing LAB of industrial interest. The applicant must have a scientific background in microbiology, molecular biology or biotechnology; laboratory work experience will be positively evaluated. 

Selective Laser Melting, known as SLM printing, is an additive manufacturing method specially developed for 3D printing of metal alloys. This process allows manufacturing parts with complex shapes from the successive printing of layers of material from a digital model. It is a technique increasingly used in fields such as power generation, aerospace, healthcare and the automotive transport sector.
In order to enhance its progress it is necessary to study its viability in different types of alloys. Thus, the selection of printing parameters is critical to obtain alloys with good densification and to avoid or favour precipitation of secondary phases.
This project proposes the study of the effect of additive printing parameters by SLM on new steels. A study of phase transformations and microstructural characterization will be carried out, paying special attention to the multi-scale complexity and the crystallographic hierarchy of complex bainitic and martensitic structures.