Predoctoral Researcher - Endometrial stemness in the laboratory of Dr. Jordi Guiu

REF: 25_012_R_JG

About the research group

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB) and the Viladecans Hospital (HV), located in south Barcelona.
The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience and translational medicine; research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.
IDIBELL is located in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, south of Barcelona. It is a member of the Campus of International Excellence of the University of Barcelona HUBc and part of the CERCA institution of the Generalitat of Catalonia. In 2009, it became one of the first five Spanish research centers accredited as a health research institute by the Carlos III Institute of Health. More recently, the European Commission has recognized IDIBELL with the HRS4R logo (Excellence in Human Resources in Research), which identifies IDIBELL as a provider and supporter of a stimulating research work environment.

About the role

The candidates will be involved in a research project funded by La Marató de TV3 that aims to personalize prevention of endometrial cancer in Lynch syndrome. The candidate will perform state-of-the-art aproaches, including organoids, fluorescent lineage tracing, single cell transcriptomics among others to understand the role of missmatch repair chenes in endometrial regeneration.
The successful candidate will join the group of Dr. Guiu, which belongs to the Program of Regenerative Medicine at IDIBELL.

https://p-cmrc.cat/research/guiu-group/
https://idibell.cat/en/research/area-medicina-regenerativa-english/regenerative-medicine-program/cell-plasticity-and-regeneration/

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Bachelor and Master in Health Sciences: Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedicine, etc.

Education and training

•  Background and interest in epithelial tissues 

Technical & soft skills

• Certificate for handling mouse models, single cell sequencing in wet and dry lab, experience working with organoids and with confocal microscopy
  
  
• Team player, capacity to work autonomously, project planning capacity, analytical and critical thinking, ethics and integrity and information seeking

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Any expertise in bioinformatic data analysis is a plus.
• Expertise in flow cytometry is a plus.

• Expertise in sequencing approaches is a plus.

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: As soon as possible
• Contract duration: 3 years
• Estimated annual gross salary: 18.180 €
• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.
• Possibility to work some days in remote -Teleworking
• 26 working days of holiday per year
• System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.
• Paid leave package
• Benefits of constant training are offered
• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.

Deadline: Please submit your application by  03/02/2025

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Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations:

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).

IDIBELL is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the implementation of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTMR).