Laboratory technician for the “Immunobiology” group, supervised by Dr. David Sancho

The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) CNIC has been conceived to develop research of excellence, competitive and of international relevance in relation to cardiovascular diseases. The CNIC has a research centre of 24,000 m², located in Madrid, with more than 6,000 m² for laboratories equipped with a state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment.

This contract will be funded by the project “Connecting myeloid cell metabolism and function, acronym: MYMETFUN”, ref: PID2022‐137712OB‐I0, granted to Dr. David Sancho in the call “Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2022. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades” funded by  MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by FEDER, UE.

Functions:

The selected candidate will support the research needs of the group, focused on the project “Connecting myeloid cell metabolism and function, acronym: MYMETFUN”, ref: PID2022‐137712OB‐I0, granted to Dr. David Sancho in the call “Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2022. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades” carried out in the Inmunobiology Lab.

This support includes the folllowing functions:

• Cell culture
• Research with mouse models
• Sample analysis by Flow Cytometry
• Antigen presentation assay with dendritic cells
• Metabolism assays with dendritic cells
• In vivo tumoral experimental models

Mandatory Requirements

1. Title of “Formación Profesional  Grado Superior” or Title of “Formación Profesional Grado Medio “, with at least 5 years of experience in the required techniques or “Bachiller Superior” with at least 2 years of experience in the required techniques in Biomedical Science.
2. Certification to work with experimental models: Functions A, B and C (Orden ECC/566/2015).
3. English level TOEFL  90, equivalent to B2, equivalent to IELTS 6.5, equivalent to CAE, equivalent to Trinity Grades 10,11.
4. Research stays in foreign research centers for at least 3 months.

Valuable Requirements:

C1.  Candidates with a university degree in Molecular Biomedicine will be valued.

C2. Experience in tumoral experimental models.

C3.  Experience in research in biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology Knowledge in molecular biology.

C4. Experience in work with dendritic cells.

C5.  Experience in immunometabolism studies.

C6. Interview.

Positive action: a correction index of 1.5 is established for each year of experience in the evaluation of the number of years in those criteria where experience is evaluated, in the event that the disable person greater than 66% and 1.2 in the event that the disable person greater than 33%.

We offer:

• Joining a modern Research Center of international relevance in the scientific field.
• Integration into young teams in an environment of scientific excellence.
• Access to a modern infrastructure with the most advanced technology
• Training in the latest advances, both technical and scientific.
• “Contrato de actividades científico‐técnicas, de duración indefinida”, according to the article 23‐bis de la Ley de la Ciencia”, funded by the project “Connecting myeloid cell metabolism and function”, acronym: MYMETFUN, ref: PID2022‐137712OB‐I0, granted to David Sancho in the call “Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2022. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades” carried out in the Inmunobiology Lab, as long as the selected candidate complies with the legal requirements for the formalization of the contract in accordance with the Spanish labor law.     
• Immediate incorporation.

Recruiment Plan:

The RESOLUTION OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR PUBLIC FUNCTION APPROVING THE COMMON ACTION CRITERIA FOR THE RECRUITMENT PROCESSES IN THE STATE PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES of April 11, 2022, sets forth in point 6.1 that “Unless a specific regulation establishes a merit-bases recruitment system (“concurso”), the competition (“concurso-oposición”) must be the recruitment system”.

In CNIC, the specific regulations approved by the Foundation's board of trustees establish a merit-based recruitment system (“concurso”) including a personal interview.

At least the 3 candidates with the highest score (as long as they reach the minimum of 70 points as a sum of criteria C1‐C5) will be interviewed. The candidate with the highest score will be hired given the total score (C1-C6) is 85 points or higher.

Recruitment Commission:

• Head of the Group
• Research Office Manager
• Research OfficeTechnician
• Postdoctoral Researcher of “Immunobiology Lab”
• HR member

The CNIC guarantees, in its field of action, the principle of equality in access to employment, and cannot establish any discrimination, direct or indirect, based on reasons of origin, including racial or ethnic, sex, age, marital status, religion or convictions, political opinion, sexual orientation and identity, gender expression, sexual characteristics, union affiliation, social condition, language within the State and disability, provided that the workers are in conditions of aptitude to carry out the work or employment for which try they are assigned.

By participating in the selection process, the participant agrees that their data appear in the public resolutions of the selection process. Such resolutions (provisional list of admitted and excluded, definitive list of admitted and excluded and resolution of the process) are published on the CNIC website.