Post-doctoral Researcher-microbiology Research

VHIR-RRHH-FOR-003_vs01_

TheVall d'Hebron Research Institute

(VHIR) is a public sector institution that

promotes and develops the research,

innovation and biosanitary teaching of the

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Through

the excellence of our research, we identify

problems of society and we contribute to

spread them around the world.

In April 2015, the **Vall d’Hebron**

**Research Institute (VHIR) **obtained

the recognition of the European

Commission **HR Excellence.**

This recognition proves that VHIR

endorses the general principles of the

European Charter for Researchers and

a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment

of Researchers **(Charter & Code)**.

**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, religion, age, disability**

**or race.**

**Post-Doctoral Researcher**

**Microbiology Research Group & Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation**
**Research Group**

VHIR offers a vacancy/vacant position for Post-Doctoral Researcher within the Microbiology Research Group

and the Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation Group.

The Research Group of Microbiology at Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) focuses on the study of the

microbiology aspects involved in the infectious diseases aimed at improving developing basic, translational

and clinical research that could improve the outcomes of patients with infectious diseases. We work with

special interest in studying the mechanisms involved in antimicrobial resistance, the sexually transmitted

infectious diseases, the study of viral and fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, the microbial

mechanisms involved in pathogenicity, microbial epidemiology as well as in the design and evaluation of new

molecular infectious disease diagnostic systems. More information about the Microbiology Research Group

can be found here.

The Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation Research Group (SODIR) at Vall d’ Hebron Research

Institute (VHIR) has as an objective the research into the pathophysiology of systemic inflammatory response

induced by infection and the study of biomarkers, analysis of factors related to the development of multiple

organ dysfunction and outcome of severe sepsis, development of early mortality prediction scales in severe

in critically ill patients, especially in severe sepsis, septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction. More

information about the Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation Research Group can be found here.
- VHIR-RRHH-FOR-003_vs01_

TheVall d'Hebron Research Institute

(VHIR) is a public sector institution that

promotes and develops the research,

innovation and biosanitary teaching of the

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Through

the excellence of our research, we identify

problems of society and we contribute to

spread them around the world.

In April 2015, the **Vall d’Hebron**

**Research Institute (VHIR) **obtained

the recognition of the European

Commission **HR Excellence.**

This recognition proves that VHIR

endorses the general principles of the

European Charter for Researchers and

a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment

of Researchers **(Charter & Code)**.

**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, religion, age, disability**

**or race.**

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Education and qualifications**:
**Required: -**

Degree in Life Sciences and Health.
- PhD in Life Sciences and Health
- Good communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English (minimum level in English: C)
- Good publications and projects participation records
- Proactive, dynamic and outstanding organizational skills are required
- “Out-of-the-box” thinking

**Experience and knowledge: -**

Experience of more than 3 years in clinical microbiology and/or infectious diseases
- Leadership capacity and proven international experience in the predoctoral and / or post-doctoral period
- Strong background in clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, immunology, molecular biology, and sepsis
- Proven experience in data management, databases maintenance and statistics
- Knowledge on bioinformatics

**Main responsibilities and duties: -**

Participation in the coordination and development of the research project “AMBROSIA: A multiplexed plasmo-photonic

biosensing platform for rapid and intelligent sepsis diagnosis at the point-of-care”
- To stablish clinical and translational biomedical studies in the field of bacteremia and sepsis using for