Animal facility technician - Animal Facility IDIBELL

REF: 25-097_SS_MM

About the research group

IDIBELL Animal facility provides support to researchers who need to use laboratory animals (mice, hamsters and Zebrafish) in their research lines. The Animal facility occupies about 800 m2 and is divided into two units: one to house mice and hamsters, located on the third floor and one to house zebrafish, located on the ground floor.

The animal facility is included in the registry of user centers of the Generalitat (B-9900010), is authorized by the Ministry to house and work with GMOs up to a Biosafety level II (GMO A / ES / 05 / I-14 and GMO A / ES / I-15) and is accredited by AAALAC (Unit 1155).

Researchers working in the facility must have a project approved by the IDIBELL CEEA and by the CEA of the Generalitat, in compliance with current national and European legislation (CEE / 86/609, RD1201 / 2005, RD214 / 1997).

IDIBELL has acceded to the "Transparency Agreement on Animal Experimentation" promoted by COSCE (https://cosce.org/) and EARA (https://www.eara.eu/espana).

About the role

• Ability to provide technical support in the processes carried out in the Animal Experimentation Unit.
• Experience in performing animal maintenance and handling procedures for research purposes.
• Collaboration in the application of instrumental techniques for research and teaching.
• Maintenance and inventory of facilities and research equipment.
• Waste management in accordance with current regulations.
• Recording of activities in compliance with quality management system requirements.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Ability to handle, perform procedures on, and euthanize laboratory animals.

Education and training

• Degree in life science or similar
• Valid certification in accordance with Order ECC/566/2015, of March 20th, attesting to the completion of training for functions a) animal care, b) euthanasia, and c) performing procedures, at minimum for rats and mice. 

Technical & soft skills

• Ability to handle, perform procedures on, and euthanize laboratory animals.

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Experience in the activities outlined in the responsibilities of the position.

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: As soon as possible
• Contract duration: Permanent linked to projects
• Estimated annual gross salary: 26.986,74 €
• 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  23/07/2025

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).