Research Technician - Nephrology and Renal Transplantation

Reference: 23-179_SS_JC

About the research group

Nephrology and renal transplantation

The Nephrology and Renal Transplantation group's interests span a broad field, ranging from immunology, renal replacement therapy, transplantation, chronic kidney disease, including diabetic nephropathy, and regenerative medicine. Its research is primarily translational, collaborative and aimed at improving the care and health of patients with kidney disease. In the area of Regenerative Medicine, its vision is to develop new therapies and treatments for acute and chronic kidney disease by controlling inflammation and activating endogenous regenerative mechanisms or by using renal progenitor cells.

About the role

• Collection and handling of human and murine biological samples
• Perform cell isolation, primary cell culture and related techniques
• Apply histological techniques to human and murine tissues
• Perform immunoassay techniques (like ELISA) and protein isolation and detection by western blot

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Highly qualified experience in advanced kidney histological techniques
• Preclinical and translational research, including management of human samples
• Cell culture

Education and training

• CFGS in laboratoy or clinical diagnosis

Technical & soft skills 

• Immunohistochemistry, UPLC
• Management of primary cell cultures and FACS (cell-sorting techniques)
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Ethics and integrity, information seeking 
• Flexibility, social and teamworking ability
• MS Office knowledge

Languages

•  Good command of the English language

What do we offer

• No. of positions:  1

• Estimated start date: 01/08/2023

• Contract duration:  Permanent linked to projects

• 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.

Selection process

• Pre-selection: The pre-selection process will consist on an eligibility check based on qualifications and expertise reflected on the candidate's CV.
• Interview: Best positioned, pre-selected candidates may be called to arrange an interview. Candidates will be interviewed by the hiring manager and an ad hoc selection panel.
• Formal offer letter: Once identified, the Talent Unit will send a job offer to the successful candidate indicating start date, salary, working conditions, and any additional relevant details.

Deadline: Please submit your application by 16 July 2023

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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).

With the support of the Instrumental Action for the training of scientists and technologists (file SLT028/23/000144), of the Department de Salut of the Generalitat de Catalunya. With the institutional support of the CERCA Program / Generalitat de Catalunya.