Postdoctoral Researcher

Referència: - 2024/128- Termini: 06/10/2024 **JOB DESCRIPTION**: The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) is a public research centre located in Badalona. Its main objective is to increase scientific knowledge in order to transform it into solutions to improve the health and medical care of patients and the community. The Institute is associated with one of the major university hospitals in the Barcelona area, the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, and is part of the Can Ruti biomedical campus. IGTP is a CERCA centre and is also accredited as a centre of excellence by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and is in charge of coordinating the management and scientific strategy of the campus, working in close collaboration with the other centres. We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled **postdoctoral researcher **to work into the Immunopathology research group is within the Immunology Service of the Germans Trias Hospital. It is made up of an experienced interdisciplinary team that is highly motivated to carry out translational research and give support to clinical teams who are developing their own research projects to examine the mechanisms of the immune response. The team is made up of researchers, pre-doctoral researchers and technicians who carry out prestigious research projects in the national and international arenas. The laboratory is one of 14 centres of European excellence recognized by the Federation of Clinical Immunological Societies (FOCIS). Since 2009 it is a Consolidated Group as recognized by the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants of the Generalitat of Catalonia. The person hired will work on a project entitled: "Advanced Antigen-Specific Dendritic cells based therapy to re-establish tolerance in immune-mediated diseases" (IMMUTOL), funded by the HORIZON-HLTH-2022-DISEASE-06-02 Program. This project aims to generate a more powerful second generation engineered VitD3tolDC product for its translation to the clinic. The researcher will participate in the bulk RNAseq, methylation and single cell RNAseq analysis of the therapeutic effect of engineered tolerogenic dendritic cells. **QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**: **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS**: - Passion for research. - Strong background in bioinformatics. - Research Planning and Organization skills. - Good command of written and spoken English. - Team player with good communication skills. - To contribute, with the principal investigator to the mentoring and supervision of master and/or PhD students. **Additional skills** will be also considered such as: - Experience in cellular and molecular immunology. - Motivation for learning and continuous improvement of skills and scientific growth. - Interest in project management. - Good knowledge on the field of immune tolerance. **WHAT WE OFFER**: - Permanent contract: _Indefinido por actividades científico-técnicas según ley de la ciencia 14/2021. _ - Full-time - Date of incorporation: October 2024 - 23 days holiday and 5 days for personal matters + 2 days for Easter + 2 days for Christmas. - Training capsules by the company. - Challenging project in a multi-disciplinary team in the context of a dynamic and stimulating environment fostering scientific growth. - Research institute with a number of facilities and scientific platforms, associated to a third level hospital, where basic, translational and clinical research meet*. - Participation in an international consortium. - The chance to give an important contribution to the development of innovative tolerogenic cell products for the future of personalized therapies - Location on the Can Ruti Campus, a first-class translational research environment in the Barcelona area, in a very stimulating scientific environment. The IGTP offers a supportive, friendly and collaborative ecosystem to promote professional development and help you achieve your research goals. **HOW TO APPLY**: - A cover letter explaining their interest in the position, - Academic certificate and record corresponding to the degrees (Degree, Bachelor, Master) - CV - Contact details of 2-3 references. **APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT INDICATE THE REFERENCE OF THE OFFER IN THE SUBJECT LINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.** Applications will be evaluated in accordance with the guiding principles and objectives of the supply systems, following the process described below: - **Curricular evaluation**: analysis of the curriculum vitae to assess aspects related to training, professional career and experience in positions related to the job position under selection. Applications that do not meet the requirements, that are not included in the cases foreseen or that are not processed in accordance with the established procedure will not be considered in the selection process. - POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER (REF.: 2024/128) _(PDF 11,55 Mb)_