Postdoctoral Researcher – Cardiac Regeneration and Repair Nano to Heart Project

REF. 25-202_R_AR

About the research group

The Stem Cell Potency group led by Prof. Angel Raya in IDIBELL’s Regenerative Medicine Program has longstanding interest and expertise in the generation, genetic manipulation, and directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells, as well as in advanced tissue engineering strategies.

About the role

The selected candidate will participate in an international consortium aimed at developing and testing novel nanotherapies to prevent cardiac fibrosis and enhance regeneration.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Strong background in stem cell biology and/or cardiac development
• Proven expertise in the culture, manipulation, and directed differentiation of human plu-ripotent stem cells

Education and training

•  PhD in Health Sciences (e.g. Medicine, Biomedicine, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, etc.) 

Technical & soft skills

• Passionate and motivated by science
• Team player but also with the capacity to work autonomously
• Analytical and critical thinking with ethics and integrity
• Excellent communication skills

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Animal handling certification
• Previous experience with high-content screening platforms
• Bioinformatics training

What do we offer

•  No. of positions: 1
•  Estimated start date: 01/03/2026
•  Contract duration: Permanent by Project
•  Estimated annual gross salary: 32.655,00€
•  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: To submit your application please send a CV accompanied with a motivation letter and names of 2 references by 31 of January 2026.

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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 1/1/2025, under the project code: ERA24002.