Predoctoral Researcher - Pancreas Regeneration

Ref.: 24-033_R_MR

About the research group

The Pancreas Regeneration team is part of the Regenbell Program at IDIBELL and the Department of Physiological Science at University of Barcelona-Campus Bellvitge. Our team is dedicated to various projects centered around pancreas biology, pancreas regeneration, and pancreatic cancer, with a particular emphasis on pancreatic ductal cells.

About the role

The successful candidate will join an international research team dedicated to studying pancreas regeneration and pancreatic cancer. They will particpate in a recently funded project aimed to investigating the cell of origin of pancreatic cancer.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Experience in biomedical research during the completion of the TFG and TFM (Bachelor's and Master's thesis projects)

Education and training

• BSc in Biology, Biomedicine, or related fields
• MSc in Genetics, Regenerative Medicine, or related fields 

Technical & soft skills

• Proficiency in molecular biology techniques such as PCR, qPCR, flow cytometry, and immunostaining
• Initiative, strong capacity for planning and organizing work schedules, and a willingness to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate and interpret complex data
• Excellent communication skills and high motivation to accomplish project objectives

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Hands-on experience in cell culture techniques, including work with cell lines and/or organoids
• Up-to-date animal license certificate
• BSc with a grade over 7,5

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1

• Estimated start date: 01/07/2024

• Contract duration: 36 month

• Estimated annual gross salary: 17.600 €

• 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 01/05/2024

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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).

Funded by the Cris Cancer Foundation for Research to Beat Cancer with the Cris Excellence 2023 grant, file number Excellence2023_34. With institutional support from the CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya.