Support Technician for The Microscopy Platform

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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, gender identity and**

**expression, religion, age, functional**

**diversity or ethnicity.**

**Support Technician for the Microscopy Platform**

**High Technology Unit**

VHIR offers a position for a specialised technician within the Microscopy Platform of the High Technology Unit (UAT).

UAT belongs to the VHIR pre-clinical core-facilities, providing highly specialised equipment along with scientific and

technical expertise to assist researchers in experimental design and data analysis. Specifically, the Microscopy Platform

offers different tools to carry out the observation of both fixed and live samples with optical microscopy. UAT offers training

in the independent operation of the equipment, assistance during the performance of experimental techniques, as well

as support in experimental design and image analysis.

More information about UAT services and the Microscopy Platform can be found in the VHIR webpage.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

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

- University Degree in Health/Life Sciences.
- Master’s Degree and/or PhD related to biomedical research.
- Fluency in Catalan, Spanish, English (B2 level or equivalent).

**Desired**:

- Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, oriented to image analysis.

**Experience and knowledge**:
**Required**:

- Previous experience working in a microscopy core-facility, using widefield and confocal microscopes at

operator level (1-year minimum).
- VHIR-RRHH-FOR-003_vs02_

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, gender identity and**

**expression, religion, age, functional**

**diversity or ethnicity.**
- Demonstrable experience in cell culture and sample preparation techniques used in optical microscopy.
- Demonstrable experience in acquisition and image analysis software.
- Specific training in image analysis programming with R, Python, ImageJ.
- Informatic general skills at a user level.
- Self-motivated, proactive, rigorous and organised person.
- Self-reliant, able to work independently but also good team player.
- Strong customer-orientation, good communication skills.
- Flexibility to adapt to changes and eagerness to learn from new situations.

**Desired**:

- Experience working under a quality management system (preferably ISO9001:2015, other quality systems will

be also valued).
- Experience using microscopes similar to those offered by the UAT (more information available in the VHIR

webpage) at operator level.

**Main responsibilities and duties**:
**activities, **such as:

- To support the facility users in all kind of issues related to microscopy: experimental design, budgeting,
technical performance and image analysis.
- Initial training and on-demand assistance to self-service users. Implementation of SOPs.
- During technician-assisted services, to establish the proper settings and to handle image capture and
processing, including further data management and transference of results to users.

pipelines for automated image analysis).
- Management and registration of the preventive and c