Open positions

BioTransform will recruit 11 enthusiastic, talented and driven doctoral candidates who are highly motivated to become interdisciplinary and competent researchers and professionals in the area of health and food science. The recruitment process for researchers will open in October 2025, including final details on the open positions, eligibility and application process. Meanwhile, you can find initial information for the DC1-11 open positions below.

Application currently open 1/2/2026 - 30/4/2026

DC9: Exploration of olive and bilberry bioactives bioavalability aspects through advanced in silico techniques

UBath (Bath, UK)

(applications open 1/2/2026 – 30/4/2026)

Applications closed 1/2/2026 - 31/3/2026

DC8: In vitro microsomal metabolism of dialysates produced in the GIDM-Colon and activity of metabolites

RSU (Riga, Latvia)

(applications open 1/2/2026 – 31/3/2026)

DC10: Correlation studies between spectrometric, spectroscopic, biochemical, and microbiome sequencing data after intake of bilberry and olive bioactives

ICL (London, UK)

(applications open 1/2/2026 – 31/3/2026)

Applications closed 1/12/2025 - 31/01/2026

DC1: Tracking differences in gastrointestinal metabolism of bilberry bioactives between healthy/normal weight and prediabetic individuals through the in vitro gastrointestinal simulation model GIDM-colon

UAntwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)

(applications open 1/12/2025 – 31/1/2026)

DC2: Tracking differences in gastrointestinal metabolism of olive oil biophenols between healthy/normal weight and prediabetic/obese individuals through the in vitro gastrointestinal simulation model GIDM-colon

UAntwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)

(applications open 1/12/2025 – 31/1/2026)

DC7: Impact of bilberry and olive bioactives on gut microbiome

Teagasc, UCC (Cork, Ireland)

(applications open 1/12/2025 – 31/1/2026)

DC11: Synthesis of potentially bioactive metabolites for chemical structure revision, analytical quantification and bioactivity studies

LIOS (Riga, Latvia)

(applications open 1/12/2025 – 31/1/2026)

Applications closed 1/10/2025 - 30/11/2025

DC3: A blinded placebo-controlled human pilot study for the investigation of the role of bilberry and olive bioactives on oxidative stress parameters and inflammatory markers – Relevance in a South-European population

NKUA (Athens, Greece)

(applications open 1/10/2025 – 30/11/2025)

DC4: Exploration of metabolism pathways of olive biophenols using UPLC-HRMS/MS profiling and metabolomics approaches

NKUA (Athens, Greece)

(applications open 1/10/2025 – 30/11/2025)

DC5: A blinded placebo-controlled human pilot study for the investigation of the role of bilberry and olive bioactives on oxidative stress parameters and inflammatory markers – Relevance in a Central-European population

MedUniGraz (Graz, Austria)

(applications open 1/10/2025 – 30/11/2025)

DC6: Exploration of metabolism pathways and bioactives’ metabolites from bilberries by using UPLC-HRMS approaches

UGraz (Graz, Austria)

(applications open 1/10/2025 – 30/11/2025)