Postdoctoral Position

**The Institute**

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research' Award from the European Commission. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code).

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**The role**

We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated experimental postdoc with interests in synthetic biology to engineer the mínimal bacterium M. pneumoniae for human lung therapy. Our approaches include molecular, biochemical, systems biology, and protein design tool, as well as assays in animals.

**About the lab**

The design of biological systems group is aiming at a quantitative understanding of biological systems to an extent that one is able to predict systemic features and with the hope to rational design and modify their behaviour. This applies to any system comprising biological components that is more than the mere sum of its components, or, in other words, the addition of the individual components results in systemic properties that could not be predicted by considering the components individually. By achieving this objective, we are aiming at new global understanding and treatment of human diseases in which the target will not be a single molecule but a network.

For this purpose, in the group, it is developed on one hand new software and theoretical approximations to understand complex systems and on the other they do experiments to validate our predictions.

You can find more information about the group and their research projects on their website.

**Whom would we like to hire?**

**Professional experience**

**Must Have**
- You have experience in microbiology or mammalian cell culture
- You have experience in engineering bacteria, human cells or proteins
- You have experience in molecular biology

**Desirable but not required/ Nice to have**
- You have experience working with mice
- You have experience with human organoids

**Education and training**
- You hold a PhD in Biology-related areas

**Languages**
- You are fluent in English

**Technical skills**
- You have knowledge in bacterial or eukaryotic genome engineering

**Competences**
- You have passion for cell and synthetic biology
- You are capable of working in a group,
- You are able to work with a high degree of work autonomy

**The Offer - Working Conditions**
- **Contract duration**:4 years with 6 months' probation
- **Estimated annual gross salary**: Salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales
- **Target start date**: As soon as possible

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section.

We offer and **promote a diverse and inclusive environment** and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

The **CRG is committed to reconcile a work and family life** of its employees and are offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.