Research Technician / Lab Manager at Biogipuzkoa Bioengineering in Regeneration and Cancer Grou[...]

Overview

The Cipitria Lab – Bioengineering in Regeneration and Cancer at Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastián-Donostia, Spain, is looking for a full-time research technician / lab manager to join an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists. The group aims to understand how biophysical and biochemical properties of native extracellular matrix and synthetic biomaterials guide cell response in regeneration, cancer dormancy and bone metastasis. Biogipuzkoa is located within the structure University Hospital Donostia-Onkologikoa.

This position is funded by the EU Horizon 2020 HEALIKICK project (grant ). The consortium includes academics from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Navarra, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces and Biodonostia Health Research Institute, along with industrial partners at Histocell, Bilbao. The aim is to deliver next generation bone graft materials for the repair of major critical defects.

Responsibilities

• Processing biological samples from animal models for histological analysis and multimodal analysis, with imaging and materials characterization.
• General lab management : maintaining laboratory protocols, safety records, facilitating day-to-day lab work, preparing solutions and aliquots, stock maintenance, ordering general lab supplies, maintaining inventory, laboratory budget, providing general lab support and training as needed.
• Collaboration with ongoing projects in the lab. We perform a large variety of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo experiments, including work with biomaterial scaffolds and hydrogels and multiscale correlative characterization of tissue samples. General lab experience in a biomedical lab will be positively evaluated.
• You will participate in regular HEALIKICK consortium meetings and larger consortium events. Our lab also maintains an active part in Germany, as well as interaction with partners at the Max Planck Queensland Center (

Qualifications

Desirable

Languages : ENGLISH Level Excellent

Application details

The remuneration shall be based on the candidate’s commitment and merit, as well as how suited they are for the role. The worker must comply with the operating rules set by the Biogipuzkoa Institute in terms of commitment, duties, working hours, leave entitlements, etc.

Eligibility and Evaluation

EVALUATION (MAXIMUM OF 100 POINTS WITHOUT AN INTERVIEW AND 125 POINTS WITH AN INTERVIEW)

Only applications that meet the REQUIRED competencies in the offer shall be taken into account.

For the application, please send in a single PDF of maximum size 5 MB (i) a motivation letter describing your experience, research interests, expectations and preferred start date, (ii) your CV, (iii) transcript of university record and (iv) contact information for three references, to : , indicating “HEALIKICK - Research Technician - Lab Manager” in the subject line. The position will remain open until filled.

BIOGIPUZKOA is committed to the principles of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTM-R policy), in accordance with the requirements of the HRS4R seal established by European Commission. As such, it takes responsibility for ensuring gender equality based on the goals established in the current Gender Equality Plan.

Once the evaluation and selection have been conducted, candidates may request information on their scores, as well as the score of the selected candidate.

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