Postdoctoral researcher for Molecular and Genetic Cardiovascular Pathophysiology group

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 center 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.

Functions:

• The selected candidate will perform research tasks in the context of the project “Identification of biomarkers to monitor the progression of Hutchinson Gilford progeria syndrome” (European Joint Program on Rare Disease 2022, Ref: AC22/00020)
• The selected candidate will design and perform experiments, analyze big data bases with biological parameters, disseminate results in oral presentations at seminars and scientific conferences, write scientific papers and applications for research projects or reports related to this project.

Project “AC22/00020", funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and co-funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU.

Mandatory Requirements:

1. PhD title in the Life Sciences field. (The qualification will be required on the date of signing the contract).
2. Master in Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or related fields.
3. First or co-first authorship of at least 2 papers in peer-reviewed international scientific journals.
4. At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in laboratories of biomedical research.
5. Minimum English level B2 (CEFR scales) demonstrated by official certificate in non-native English speakers.

Valuable Requirements:

•  C1. Experience in omics (transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, etc), biostatistics, and molecular biology. 
• C2. Experience in programming languages and in the use of bioinformatic tools, software and analysis of big data bases with biological parameters.
• C3. Scientific papers: more value will be given to papers with first/co-first authorship and related to bioinformatic analysis of big data bases of biological parameters.
• C4. Communications to scientific conferences: more value will be given to communications with first/co-first authorship and related bioinformatic analysis of big data bases of biological parameters.
• C5. International stays in research laboratories (minimum 3 months)
• C6. Interview.

We offer:

• Opportunity to work in a leading cardiovascular research institution equipped with state-of-the-art resources and technology.
• Integration in a young translational research team, in a highly competitive environment
• Start date: Immediate
• “Contrato de actividades científico-técnicas, de duración indefinida”, in accordance with Art. 23-bis de la Ley de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación (texto refundido Ley 14/2011, de 1 de junio, de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación), funded by project title: “Identification of biomarkers to monitor the progression of Hutchinson Gilford progeria syndrome (Grant number: AC22/00020)”, Call: acciones complementarias de programación conjunta internacional, as long as the selected candidate complies with the legal requirements for the formalization of the contract in accordance with the Spanish labor law.

Recruitment 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, set 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-base recruitment system (concurso) including a personal interview.

At least the 3 candidates with the highest score, as long as they reach the minimum of 60 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 higher than 75 points.

Recruitment Commission:

• Head of the group     
• Lab manager of the group
• Manager, Research Office
• Manager, Research Office
• HR Member

The CNIC guarantees, within its field of action, the principle of equal access to employment, and may not establish any direct or indirect discrimination, based on grounds of origin, including racial or ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, religion or beliefs, political opinion, sexual orientation and identity, gender expression, sexual characteristics, trade union membership, social status, language within the State and disability, provided that workers are fit to perform the work or job in question.

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.