Chemical Engineering (Full) Professor from 2018 at the Chemical Enginnering Department of the University of Alicante. Previously, Assistant Professor from 2002 at the same department.

Currently and since 2023, collaborator with ANECA as Member of the Accreditation Commission for Chemical, Materials and Natural Environment Engineering within the ACADEMIA program.

Academic management positions held at the University of Alilcante: Director of the Chemical Process Engineering Institute, Coordinator of the Chemical Engineering Doctorate Program, Director of the Secretariat for Infrastructures, Services and Environment, Vice-Dean of Chemical Engineering, Coordinator of Mobility and Business Internship Program of the Faculty of Sciences.

Short stays and others:

- University of Manchester. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science. Centre for Process Integration. Manchester (UK), 2016.

- Carnegie Mellon University. Chemical Engineering Department and Center of Advanced Process Decision-making. Pittsburgh (USA), 2012 y 2000.

- Universidad Rovira i Virgili. Chemical Engineering Department. Tarragona (Spain), 2010.

- Universidad Estadual de Maringá. Chemical Engineering Department. Maringá (Brazil), 2009.

- Institute of Science and Technology of Polymers (ICTP). High Council of Scientific Research (CSIC). Madrid (Spain), 2001.

- Fritta S.L. Ceramic Glazes (Spain and Brazil). 1996-1999.

- Chemical Enginnering Department. University of Alicante (Spain). 1994-1996.

- Controlex, Consulting Engineers and Quality control. 1993.

- web personal: https://personal.ua.es/en/ja-labarta/