Laboratory Technician at the Pluripotency for organ regeneration Research Group

Main tasks and responsibilities / The successful candidate will develop research involving:

• Generation of cardiac reporter cell lines from human pluripotent stem cells
• Generation of cardiac cells for the assembly of cardiac constructs
• Implementation of cardiac engineered cells into microfluidic devices to model disease.

Requirements for candidates:

• Expertise, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, biology, electrical engineering, or similar areas
• Previous experience in human pluripotent stem cells manipulation (cell culture, differentiation and genome editing).
• Previous experience in the use of microfluidic systems to steer human pluripotent stem cells differentiation will be very positively evaluated.
• Competencies and skills: Excellent communication and teamworking skills, proactivity, commitment, critical and analytical thinking
• High level of English

We Offer:

• Number of available positions: 1
• Starting date: immediate
• Working conditions:
• 1 Full time 2-year contract. Open ended.
• Very competitive salary.
• Measures to reconcile work and family life (maternity and paternity leave, flexible schedule working hours, teleworking, 23 working days of paid holidays, 9 leave days for personal matters, among others).

How to apply: Until February 11th an online application form is available through IBEC dedicated site: https://careers.ibecbarcelona.eu/ Only those applications submitted before the deadline will be evaluated. Reference: LT-NM. If you have any further question regarding your application, please contact us at jobs@ibecbarcelona.eu Principles of the selection process: IBEC is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). IBEC´s Commitment on equal opportunity: Our strength and excellence as an international transdisciplinary Research Institute are based on diversity.  Being an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, so that we support employees irrespective of their gender, nationality, religion, disabilities, age, sexual identity or cultural and socioeconomic background.” Protection of personal information: IBEC guarantees that candidates’ personal data are processed in accordance with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law 3/2018 on Data Protection. Personal data will be processed solely for the purposes of the selection process. Who we are? The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, IBEC is an interdisciplinary research center focused on Bioengineering and Nanomedicine based in Barcelona. IBEC is one of the top research institutions named as a Severo Ochoa Research Centre by the Ministry of Science, Universities and Innovation, which recognizes excellence at the highest international level in terms of research, training, human resources, outreach and technology transfer. IBEC’s mission is to develop international high-quality interdisciplinary research that, while creating knowledge, contributes to making a better quality of life, improving health and creating wealth. A close link with key universities, reference hospitals and corporations, are assets that facilitate achieving the mission. IBEC was established in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomous Government of Catalonia), the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). IBEC is located within the Barcelona Science Park and is managing 3.800 square meters facilities, 22 research groups and a team of researchers and support services of 350 people from 30 different countries.  www.ibecbarcelona.eu Main tasks and responsibilities / The successful candidate will develop research involving:

• Generation of cardiac reporter cell lines from human pluripotent stem cells
• Generation of cardiac cells for the assembly of cardiac constructs
• Implementation of cardiac engineered cells into microfluidic devices to model disease.

Requirements for candidates:

• Expertise, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, biology, electrical engineering, or similar areas
• Previous experience in human pluripotent stem cells manipulation (cell culture, differentiation and genome editing).
• Previous experience in the use of microfluidic systems to steer human pluripotent stem cells differentiation will be very positively evaluated.
• Competencies and skills: Excellent communication and teamworking skills, proactivity, commitment, critical and analytical thinking
• High level of English

We Offer:

• Number of available positions: 1
• Starting date: immediate
• Working conditions:
• 1 Full time 2-year contract. Open ended.

Very competitive salary.

• Measures to reconcile work and family life (maternity and paternity leave, flexible schedule working hours, teleworking, 23 working days of paid holidays, 9 leave days for personal matters, among others).

How to apply: Until February 11th an online application form is available through IBEC dedicated site: https://careers.ibecbarcelona.eu/ Only those applications submitted before the deadline will be evaluated. Reference: LT-NM. If you have any further question regarding your application, please contact us at jobs@ibecbarcelona.eu Principles of the selection process: IBEC is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). IBEC´s Commitment on equal opportunity: Our strength and excellence as an international transdisciplinary Research Institute are based on diversity.  Being an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, so that we support employees irrespective of their gender, nationality, religion, disabilities, age, sexual identity or cultural and socioeconomic background.” Protection of personal information: IBEC guarantees that candidates’ personal data are processed in accordance with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law 3/2018 on Data Protection. Personal data will be processed solely for the purposes of the selection process. Who we are? The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, IBEC is an interdisciplinary research center focused on Bioengineering and Nanomedicine based in Barcelona. IBEC is one of the top research institutions named as a Severo Ochoa Research Centre by the Ministry of Science, Universities and Innovation, which recognizes excellence at the highest international level in terms of research, training, human resources, outreach and technology transfer. IBEC’s mission is to develop international high-quality interdisciplinary research that, while creating knowledge, contributes to making a better quality of life, improving health and creating wealth. A close link with key universities, reference hospitals and corporations, are assets that facilitate achieving the mission. IBEC was established in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomous Government of Catalonia), the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). IBEC is located within the Barcelona Science Park and is managing 3.800 square meters facilities, 22 research groups and a team of researchers and support services of 350 people from 30 different countries.  www.ibecbarcelona.eu