Introduction to the vacant position:
The Biosensors for Bioengineering Group is looking for an Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the development of 3D skeletal muscle tissue co-cultures. The contract will be within the framework of FAP-DMD project, whose objective to set-up 3D cell co-culture models using human myoblasts and fibro-adipogenic precursor cells to study the interaction between these cells during fribrotic and adipogenic processes in muscular dystrophies.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
- Develop and characterize 3D tissue co-cultures of skeletal muscle tissues from patient-derived cells.
- Characterize fibrotic and adipogenic processes in DMD and Col6-related 3D models.
- Drug testing and validation in 3D co-cultures.
Requirements for candidates:
Essential:
- PhD on any field on Molecular Biology, Biomedicine or similar.
- Experience on muscular dystrophies and/or fibrosis, will be a plus.
- Experience on drug testing.
- Competencies and skills: Communication, Teamwork and collaboration, Commitment, Proactivity, Integrity, Critical and Analytical thinking.
- High level of English.
Advantageous:
- Experience in skeletal muscle cell culture.
- Experience in muscular dystrophy research.
- Experience in fibrosis.
We Offer:
- Number of available positions: 1
- Starting date: January 1st, 2024
- Working conditions:
- Full-time, temporary contract.
Very competitive salary.
- Measures to reconcile work and family life (parental leave, flexible schedule working hours, teleworking, 23 working days of paid holidays, 9 leave days for personal matters, among others).
- IBEC ensures equality of access to professional development opportunities irrespective of employment status, length at IBEC or other factors. The IBEC’s yearly training catalogue offers a wide range of training in technical and transferable skills including mobility grants and a Mentoring programme for predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
- Stimulating, interdisciplinary research and a high-quality international scientific environment.
- Induction program to facilitate incorporation at IBEC and additional support is provided for foreigners to obtain Visa-working permit and to install in Barcelona.
How to apply:
Until the 9th of December 2023 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: PR_JR
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