Laboratory Technician - Pancreas regeneration and pancreatic cancer About the research group
REF: 25-019_SS_MR
About the group:
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β cells. These cells are the source of insulin, a hormone required for the regulation of blood glucose levels. One approach to recovering glucose homeostasis would be to induce restoration of β-cell mass, either by replacement with exogenous cells or by regeneration from endogenous progenitors, but the existence of such progenitors is still controversial. Rovira’s group is focused in the role of ductal cells as pancreatic progenitors in order to develop new therapies for diabetes treatment. On the other hand the lab is also studying the niche required for pancreatic progenitor maintenance.
About the role
The candidate will join an international research team focused on investigating pancreas regeneration and pancreatic cancer. The candidate will be involved in projects related to zebrafish pancreas regeneration and also analysis of bioinformatic data related to pancreatic cancer projects
Job requirements
Professional experience
- Experience in a research laboratory using zebrafish and molecular biology techniques, as well as knowledge on bioinformatics
Education and training
- Zebrafish Animal license certificate up to date
Technical & soft skills
- Strong programming skills in R and Python and a scripting language
- Experience with sequence analysis and motif discovery tools
- Experience with single-cell and/or high-throughput sequencing analyses
Experience with zebrafish maintenanceLanguages
- Good command of the English language
We will value, but not required
- Degree in Bioinformatics/Computer Science/Biology and related fields
What do we offer
- No. of positions: 1
- Estimated start date: March-April
- Contract duration: 6 months
- Estimated annual gross salary: 20.000 €
- 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 19/02/2025
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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).
The project leading to this labour contract has received funding from CRIS contra el cáncer under the project code PSJ23103.
