Predoctoral Researcher Ext. - Cell plasticity and regeneration

REF: 24-183_R_JG

About the research group

The Program for advancing the Clinical Translation of Regenerative Medicine of Catalonia, P-CMR[C], has been launched by the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CMR[B]) and the Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), at the behest of the Catalan Health Department of the Generalitat de Catalonia.

P-CMR[C] was born with the aim to have a transformative impact on the way that basic, pre-clinical and clinical research in regenerative medicine are currently coordinated and eventually transferred to clinical practice in Catalonia.

We are a comprehensive program where basic research, pre-clinical studies with new therapies and clinical trials with already existing therapies, coexist.

Our mission is to accelerate the implementation of strategies in Regenerative Medicine through the development of outstanding research projects addressed to solving medical needs that can be transferred to the clinical practice.

The successful candidate will join the group of Dr. Guiu, which belongs to this program.

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

About the role

The candidate will be involved in a research team focused in the study of the intestinal regeneration as a response to radiation injury. The team aims to develop treatments for cancer survivors who suffer side effects of radiotherapy including acute and chronic radiation-induced enteritis. In order to achieve this goal we will use cutting-edge technologies including: 3-dimensional imaging, organoid cultures, scRNAseq and quantitative lineage tracing. Candidates will work in the study of the acute and chronic phases respectively in order to first boost the intestinal regeneration in the acute phase and secondly to reduce the process of fibrosis during the chronic phase of the disease.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Experience working in stem cell biology and/or immunology
  
  
• scRNAseq experience
  
  
• Experience working with mouse and human organoids
  
  
• Experience working with mouse models
  
  
• Experience working with macrophages

Education and training

• Bachelor and Master in Health Sciences: Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedi-cine, etc
  
  
• Course for animal management in research 

Technical & soft skills

• Confocal microscopy
  
  
• Flow citometry

Languages

• Good command of the English language

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: 17/01/2025
• Contract duration: Linked to project
• Estimated annual gross salary: The salary will be linked to the salary tables of IDIBELL
• 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  14/01/2025

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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).