Organisation/Company: University of A Coruña

Research Field: Biological sciences

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Undergraduate Positions

Country: Spain

Application Deadline: 10 Oct 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 35

Offer Starting Date: 1 Dec 2025

Offer Description

Research line: Design of new non-viral systems for the effective transfection of mesenchymal stem cells

Grant/funding reference: INTALENT_20-25_Rey Rico, Ana

Job title: 20-25_Rey Rico, Ana

Grant/funding period: START: 01/03/2018 END: 31/01/2026

Centre of Principal Researcher: Interdisciplinary center for Chemistry and Biology-CICA

Responsibilities

The tasks to be performed by the beneficiary will involve basic activities in the production of non-viral lipid-based nanosystems using niosomes (thin-film hydration technique), cell culture techniques (culture of mesenchymal stem cells, analysis of cell viability and transfection efficiency using spectrophotometry and flow cytometry), and molecular biology techniques (isolation and purification of parental plasmid and minicircle DNA, gene expression analysis by real-time PCR, and protein expression analysis by Western blot).

Requirements

Candidate requirements: Academic qualification: MECES Level 1; Advanced Vocational Training Diploma, Baccalaureate, or Compulsory Secondary Education.

Selection and Evaluation Criteria

Block 1 – Education

• English proficiency: Up to 5 points (5 points for C1 or higher, 4 points for B2, 3 points for B1).
  
  

Block 2 – Experience

• Previous experience in niosome production (maximum 25 points; 5 points per month).
• Previous experience in cell culture techniques and in the analysis of cell viability and transfection efficiency (maximum 20 points; 5 points per month).
• Previous experience in molecular biology techniques (maximum 20 points; 5 points per month).
• Other merits not included in the previous sections that are considered relevant for the development of the activities covered by the contract (e.g., conference presentations and/or research publications) (maximum 5 points; 1 point per merit).
  
  

Application Instructions

WHERE TO APPLY: UDC online services site.

Applications should be addressed to the Office of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transference, and include the call reference.

DEADLINE: 5 working days from the day following the publication of the call on the official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.

PLACE OF PUBLICATION OF RESULTS: Official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.

Additional comments

General Required Documentation

• Copy of national identity document or passport.
• Copy of degree certificate in Spanish or English.
  
  

If obtained out of Spain it must be apostilled/legalised.

• CV.
• Responsible declaration that the requirements of the call are fulfilled.
• Responsible declaration of the veracity of the data stated in the application
  
  

If you are a candidate from abroad Spain, please contact ****** for instructions on how to apply to this call.

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