Psychologist research assistant - eHealth psychosocial project for patients with advanced lung cancerAbout the research group

REF: 25-021_SS_CO

About de research group

The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a biomedicine research center participated by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Viladecans Hospital of the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona and the Hospitalet de Llobregat City Council. In 2017, the Barcelona Center for Regenerative Medicine (CMR [B]) began the deployment of the Catalan Regenerative Medicine Programme (P-CMR [C]) with IDIBELL.

IDIBELL´s research focuses 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, in the south of Barcelona. The center is accredited as a health research institute by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. It is also a member of the Campus of International Excellence of the University of Barcelona HUBci of the CERCA institution of the Generalitat of Catalunya. In addition, it has received the `HR Excellence in Research´ logo from the European Commission.

About the role

We are looking for a psychologist to join our e-health digital service. Specifically he/she will be coordinating a “Stepped and early psychosocial care in advanced lung cancer through eHealth: a randomized controlled trial”, and the specific tasks will be:

• Recruiting advanced lung cancer patients to participate in the project.
• Evaluating cancer patients and screening their psychosocial evolution through the e-health platform, as well as in a face-to-face modality.
• Guiding and implementing psychosocial and educational interventions through the online platform and in a face-to-face modality.
• Developing psychoeducational materials (in written and audiovisual format).
• Data collection, management and coordination of the project´s processes, management and processing of scientific databases, statistical analysis and manuscript writing.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Experience in research, psychoeducation, and psychosocial assistance. Experience in the oncological field will be specially considered.
• Working in interdisciplinary healthcare and research environments.

Education and training

• To be in possession of a degree in Psychology.
• Training in Psycho-Oncology will be specially considered.

Technical & soft skills

• Command of softwares for statistical analysis such as: R, Stata, or SPSS.
• Good Office Package skills.

• Experience using online survey platforms such as: REDcap, Survey Monkey, or Qualtrics.

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• To be in possession of a Master´s degree in topics related with Health Psychology.
• Good writing skills in English
• Student training capacity
• Creativity
• Experience in psychosocial assistance through online platforms.
• Proactivity and focus on results and solutions.

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: March 2025
• Contract duration: 3 months
• Estimated annual gross salary: it 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  25/02/2025

Data protection notice

In compliance with the obligations established in the General Regulation of Data Protection (RGPD), which is the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Parliament and of the Council, of April 27, 2016, and the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights, it is reported that the Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), CIF G58863317, with address Av. Granvia de l'Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, will process your personal data, as the controller, to apply for the position, maintain communication concerning the status of the candidature, to access the delivered CV; to compare that your data is in accordance with the offers announced by IDIBELL and to verify, where appropriate, that the information provided is accurate. You can find more information in our Privacy Policy at https://idibell.cat/en/privacy-policy-2/, request more information about the data processing carried out and exercise your rights of access, rectification, deletion, opposition, portability, limitation of processing by sending a request at email: dataprotection@idibell.cat. If you consider that you have not obtained satisfaction in exercising your rights, you may submit a claim to Catalan Data Protection Authority.

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).