Research Technician - Neuromuscular Unit

REF: 25-091_SS_CC

About the research group

The Bellvitge University Hospital Neuromuscular Diseases Unit is part of the Neurology service. Currently, it works in a coordinated way with the Neurological and Neurogenetic diseases groups, belonging to the Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), the Neuroscience Area of the Clinical Sciences Department of the Barcelona University Medicine Faculty, and the Barcelona University Neurosciences Group. In addition, members of the Unit are integrated in CIBERNED and AGAUR groups.

The Group is accredited as neuromuscular diseases CSUR by the Spanish Health Department and neuromuscular XUEC by Catalonia Generalitat Health Department.
The Bellvitge University Hospital Neuromuscular Unit is clinically coordinated by Dr. Carlos Casasnovas and electrophysologically by Dr. Mónica Povedano. In turn, it is divided into subareas with specific coordinators in each of them:

     1. Myology ---> Dr. Nedkova

     2. Peripheral Nerve, First Motoneuron and Motor End-plate Diseases ---> Dr. Casasnovas

     3. Motor Neuron Diseases – ALS ---> Dr. Povedano

     4. Neurophysiological test applied to Neuromuscular Diseases ---> Dr. Povedano

The Unit also includes the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Unit (UFELA), led by Dr. Povedano, and the Family Amyloidosis Functional Unit, whose neurological clinical coordinator is Dr. Casasnovas.

Besides, the Neuromuscular Diseases Unit is included in the Bellvitge University Hospital Minority Diseases Attention Group, which includes all professionals in our center involved in the diagnosis, management, care and treatment of low-prevalence diseases.

At present, the Unit is carrying out clinical trials in different neuromuscular diseases (ALS, Myasthenia Gravis and ATTR Amyloidosis) and leads competitive projects (IP: Dr. Casasnovas), in addition to collaborating in other competitive projects.

About the role

The main functions performed by the person hired will be to:

     - Participate in ongoing clinical trials by the Unit and lead some of them.
     
     - Clinical support in monographic consultations.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Specific stay in a reference Neuromuscular external Unit other than the hospital where the residency was completed.
• Having previously worked at the Bellvitge Neuromuscular Unit under contract with IDIBELL.
• Having previously worked in the Bellvitge Neuromuscular Unit as an assistant physician in the Neurology Department of the Bellvitge University Hospital.
• Having collaborated as a subinvestigator in more than 10 trials/studies on neuromuscular diseases.

Education and training

•  CFGS in lab or life Sciences 

Technical & soft skills

• Knowledge of neuromuscular diseases.
• Advanced knowledge of electromyography.
• Personal skills:
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to develop a research base for future doctoral programs.

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Operational knowledge of the SAP system.
• Completion of the Neurology Residency in 2021.
• Having completed a stay at Bellvitge University Hospital Neuromuscular Unit.

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: 05/07/2025
• Contract duration:  Permanent linked to projects

• Estimated annual gross salary: salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay ranges.

• 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  03/07/2025

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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).