Education and qualifications:

Required:

• PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, in Biomedicine, or similar
• Fluency in Catalan, Spanish, English (business level)

Desired:

• Animal Experimentation Course

Experience and knowledge:

Required:

• Experience (minimum 5 years) in production and purification of recombinant AAV vectors
• Experience (minimum 5 years) in in vivo animal experimentation: virus administration to rodents
• Experience (minimum 5 years) in in vivo animal experimentation: behavioral and memory tests
• Experience (minimum 5 years) in Maxipreps and minipreps as well as in other molecular biology techniques.
• Experience (minimum 5 years) in cell culture and cell manipulation of human cells.

Desired:

• Experience (minimum 1 year) in working with chronokines
• Experience (minimum 1 year) in working with osteoporosis
• Fluency in English

Main responsibilities and duties:

• Design, perform, and interpret in vitro and in vivo experiments with viral vectors carrying chronokines
• Write documents, reports and grants
• Present and defend the results obtained in national and international scientific meetings
• Coordinate/Manage the laboratory techinicians, PhD students Master students working in the osteoporosis program from our group

Labour conditions:

• Full-time position: 40hours/week.
• Starting date: immediate
• Gross annual salary: 38.500 euros /// (Remuneration will depend on experience and skills. Salary ranges are consistent with our Collective Agreement pay scale)
• Contract: Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project activities

What can we offer?

• Incorporation to Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
• A scientific environment of excellence, highly dynamic, where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
• Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
• Individual training opportunities.
• Flexible working hours.
• 23 days of holidays + 9 personal days.
• Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks, health insurance, transportation and more)
• Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel, culture, technology, gastronomy, sports... among many others.
• Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.

Deadline to apply: 17-02-2025

VHIR embraces Equality and Diversity. As reflected in our values we work toward ensuring inclusion and equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and management for all staff within the organization, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, functional diversity or ethnicity.