Specialist Technician on Behavioral Animal Models - Neuropharmacology and Pain

Ref.: 23-219_SS_JB 

About the research group

Neuropharmacology and pain

The group focuses its research on2- understanding the function of neurotransmitter receptors in health and disease. As such, its main objective is to transfer laboratory results to the patient and to clinical practice. To achieve this, the group strives to find new pharmacological strategies for effective management of neurological, neuropsychiatric, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases and pain.

About the role

The candidate will work on a project to study the behavioral effects of the SARS-CoV2 Spike protein in rodents. Their tasks will be to study the brain penetrance and biodistribution of Spike (not the live virus) upon systemic or intracerebral administration and the morphologic effects derived from it. They will also run a battery of behavioral paradigms in mice to study the behavioral effects of Spike on mood disorders (such as anxiety or depression) and reward processing.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• At least 2 years working with rodents
• At least 2 years working in project management
• At least 2 years working in data analysis

Education and training

• Degree in Biology, Biomedicine, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, or similar
• Certifications for working with animals in Catalunya

Technical skills

• Running behavioral experiments in rodents (such as self-administration, conditioned-place preference, open field, T-maze, etc.) and comfortable with routes of administration in mice
• Basic wet laboratory techniques: drug preparation, tissue dissection, immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and others
• Good skills and practices in data acquisition, management, and statistical analyses using Excel or other specialized software (Prism, R, etc.)

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Knowledge of molecular biology and biochemical techniques
• Experience with cell culture
• Coding languages for data analysis (preferably Matlab or Python)

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1

• Estimated start date: 01/10/2023

• Contract duration: 12 months

• Estimated annual gross salary: 27.000 €
  
  

• 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 25/09/2023

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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).