Junior Group Leader position

hace 2 días


Barcelona, España Ibecbarcelona A tiempo completo

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is seeking outstanding, highly motivated candidates with an excellent scientific track record for a new Junior Group Leader position in the following areas of specialization:

  • Bioengineering for Personalized Medicine (New diagnostic, modelling and prognostic systems to segment and identify the most appropriate treatment for each patient).
  • Bioengineering for Advanced and Emergent Therapies (Bioengineering to develop therapies for human use based on genes (gene therapy)), cells (cell therapy) or tissues (tissue engineering) and including products of autologous, allogeneic or xenogeneic origin. Also new therapeutic strategies and their development that contribute to offer opportunities for some diseases that so far lack effective treatments.

Applicants are expected to develop an ambitious project for their future group and to contribute to IBEC strategy based on excellent science, internationalization, translation and talent.

Apart from outstanding scientific output, the candidates must prove that they are active in the application of competitive proposals as principal investigators. Any mobility experience, e.g. a stay in another country/region, will be considered as a valuable contribution.

Desirable competencies and skills:

  • Leadership and people management
  • Critical judgment in identifying and executing research activities
  • Strategic vision for the future of the research field
  • Income and funding generation
  • Knowledge generation and transfer
  • Collaboration and inclusion
  • Excellent communication and networking

Selection process:

Candidatures will be first evaluated remotely by interdisciplinary, internal and external experienced experts.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to Barcelona in November 2023 to be interviewed by a Selection committee composed by members of the IBEC’s International Scientific Committee (ISC). Candidates will present their work, their scientific quality, feasibility of the proposed scientific approach, potential impact of the research, future research plans and their ability to carry out efficient leadership and management. A site visit to IBEC facilities will take place during the interview day.

What we offer:

The successful candidate will be appointed for an initial 4-year period. At the end of the fourth year, the Junior Group Leader will be evaluated by the International Scientific Committee. A positive evaluation will allow the candidate to extend their appointment for another 4 years.

Junior Group Leaders at IBEC are offered a start-up package and provided with suitable laboratory space, access to the state-of-the-art core facilities at IBEC and access to outstanding predoc students and postdoc researchers. Moreover, they are assigned a research project manager to support them with the management of their projects and interaction with IBEC’s friendly and researcher-oriented administrative staff. Emphasis is given to supporting their participation in competitive calls to start their own research line. Furthermore, IBEC adopts family-friendly policies to facilitate optimal work life balance for the successful candidate. Induction programme to facilitate incorporation at IBEC and additional support is provided for foreigners to obtain Visa-working permit and to install in Barcelona.

Furthermore, Junior Group Leaders have the opportunity to improve their career development through a wide range of professional training and coaching, and access to IBEC’s international network of world-class research centres, universities, hospitals and industry. They also have the possibility to apply to IBEC calls for permanent group leaders.

Principles of the Selection Process:

IBEC values diversity and aims for a representative gender balance at all levels of staff. We seek to increase the percentage of female group leaders, so qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply.

IBEC is committed to actively looking for female candidates for Senior positions ensuring that at least 40% of shortlisted applicants invited to interview have to be women with comparable level of CVs as the male candidates. At the end of the evaluation process, in case of equal merit, priority will be given to female candidates.

For candidates with children that come from outside Barcelona, we offer babysitting services during the interview, so you don’t have to worry about anything else than doing a good interview. Contact us if you are interested in this service.

How to apply:

Applications should be submitted online no later than 26th June, 2023 at: information to be included in the online application tool includes information about candidate’s CV and achievements and the contact of three referees, a research proposal for the initial 4-year appointment period (using the normalized template from the online application tool), and a self-assessment of his/her leadership potential and added value to IBEC.

Useful dates:

  • Call open: 26th April
  • Call deadline: (31st May) Extended deadline: 26th June
  • Invitation to shortlisted candidates to the interview phase: 27th – 28th July
  • Interview in Barcelona: 8th and 9th November
  • Start of position with employment contract: As of 1st July 2024
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