PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER FOR THE CONGENITAL METABOLIC DISORDERS GROUP AT THE BIOBIZKAIA HRI

Organisation/Company Biobizkaia Health Research Institute Research Field Other Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 14 Nov 2026
- 00:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 26 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description A pre-doctoral research fellow is required for the Congenital Metabolic Disorders group at Biobizkaia HRI. Doctoral thesis (Supervisor: Teresa Cardoso Delgado), in which the following tasks will be carried out:
* Support and coordination in project management Support for the Principal Investigator: Collaborating with the Principal Investigator in the management and monitoring of R&D&I projects awarded to the group in the field of liver diseases. Technical organisation: Management of resources, maintenance of stocks of reagents and specific materials for experiments, and adherence to timetables in preclinical and cellular studies. Reports: Preparation of progress reports on the results obtained in in vitro and in vivo models.
* Scientific writing, presentation and dissemination. Scientific output: Writing and contributing to the preparation of scientific articles for highimpact, indexed journals based on the group’s liver research findings. Conferences: Presenting papers (posters or oral presentations) at national and international scientific conferences specialising in hepatology, cellular or molecular biology. Dissemination: Participation in scientific outreach activities to raise awareness amongst the academic community and the general public of the relevance of models for studying liver diseases.
* Experimental work and data analysis (Core Unit). Liver cell cultures: Establishment, maintenance and experimentation with cell lines and/or primary cultures of hepatic origin (such as hepatocytes or stellate cells). Animal models: Conducting in vivo studies using animal models of liver disease (induction of pathologies, monitoring, handling and collection of biological samples). Cellular and molecular biology: Routine application of nucleic acid extraction techniques, PCR/qPCR, Western blot and other molecular methodologies for the characterisation of pathogenic mechanisms. Histology and immunohistochemistry: Processing of liver tissue samples (embedding, sectioning by microtome/cryostat) and immunohistochemical staining/analysis to assess lesions, fibrosis or the expression of therapeutic targets. Data processing: Statistical and bioinformatic analysis of experimental data obtained from both cell-based assays and animal models.
* Supervision and training. Support for practical teaching: Collaboration in the tutoring, supervision and technical training of undergraduate and postgraduate students, or technical staff on work placements, who carry out their work in the laboratory (culture techniques, sample handling, etc.).
* Quality and procedures SOPs and biosafety: Development, updating and strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) specific to the handling of cell cultures, biosafety in the animal facility and laboratory techniques. Quality management: Maintenance of quality standards, traceability of biological samples and the proper functioning of laboratory equipment.
* Funding and Fundraising Support for funding applications: Collaboration in compiling background information, literature reviews and preliminary data (derived from cellular and histological experiments) required for applications for new grants and competitive research projects. Specific Requirements
* Degree in Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences or a related subject
* Master’s degree in Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences or a related subject Contract
* Contract: Temporary Predoctoral
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* Base salary for the category: 21.328,20 € gross per year
* Place of work: Biobizkaia Health Research Institute
* Unit or service: congenital metabolic disorders Group
* Expected start date: Immediate The employee must comply with the center's operating rules in terms of dedication, duties,

working hours
, and vacations. Candidates for this position will be included in a Job Pool that may be considered for future project requirements. Eligibility criteria The assessment process will evaluate: The candidate’s academic and/or scientific and technical track record (up to 50 points). The following will be taken into account: 1.a): Scientific and technical contributions. The candidate’s academic record and other curricular merits will be assessed, as well as how well these align with the tasks to be carried out, based on their training and professional experience. (0-45) 1.b): Mobility and internationalisation. The relevance and impact on the candidate’s research career of their stays at national and international institutions will be assessed. (0–5) T