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Research appointment (2026_IR_15_PC_DAFNAE_CORICH): valorising winemaking and distillation yeast by-products into bioactive extracts
The University of Padova's DAFNAE department in Legnaro is recruiting a researcher for a project that recovers value from yeast cells left at the end of winemaking and distillation. Using sustainable extraction technologies, the researcher will produce extracts rich in polysaccharides, peptides and proteins and characterise their antimicrobial, prebiotic-type and antioxidant properties.
- Country
- IT
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Apply by
- 26 Nov 2026
- Job type
- Contract
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 1
Who can apply
Not stated in the source. Review the original notice.
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Apply innovative, sustainable extraction technologies to spent yeast from winemaking and distillation
- Obtain extracts enriched in polysaccharides, peptides and proteins
- Characterise the pro- and antimicrobial properties of the extracts
- Characterise the antioxidant properties of the extracts
What the employer asks for
Not stated in the source. Review the original notice.
Selection process
- Evaluation of degrees
- Evaluation of scientific and professional CV and scientific outputs
- Interview and/or reference letters
Documents to keep ready
- Online application on the PICA portal
- Degree certificates
- Scientific and professional CV
- List of scientific outputs
About the employer
The University of Padova is one of Italy's oldest public universities; its DAFNAE department at the Agripolis campus in Legnaro works on agronomy, food science, animal science and the environment.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Application deadline 26 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC (14:00 Italian time) via the PICA portal
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Green extraction technologies
- Yeast and fermentation by-products
- Antimicrobial assays
- Antioxidant assays
- Protein
- peptide and polysaccharide characterisation
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- PhD
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Summarise your dissertation or main research project in two minutes for a non-specialist panel.
- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
Apply online through the PICA (Cineca) portal for the University of Padova, call code 2026_IR_15_PC_DAFNAE_CORICH. Full call text on the University of Padova official notice board (protocollo.unipd.it/albo).
Original posting: 2026-11-05
Checked 2026-11-06 · Updated 2026-11-06
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