Organisation/Company: University of A Coruña Research Field: Biological sciences Technology: Biotechnology Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions: Bachelor Positions Country: Spain Application Deadline: 5 Jun 2025 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels) Type of Contract: Permanent Job Status: Full-time Hours Per Week: 35 Offer Starting Date: 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

No Reference Number: 2025/CP/100 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No Offer Description Grant/funding reference: Berce/2024-2028/LuisVarela Research line/Scientific-technical services: Role of hypothalamic astrocytes in the regulation of food intake.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.M. to 2:00 p.M. and from 3:00 p.M. to 5:30 p.M. (35 hours per week).

This contract is funded through the "BERCE PROGRAM FOR BENEFICIARIES OF RAMÓN Y CAJAL GRANTS." The main tasks include: * Joining the FeMC group ("Feeding Circuits and Cancer Mechanisms") at CICA, under the supervision of Principal Investigator Dr. Luis Varela Fernández.

• Conducting experiments related to the research project and supporting laboratory organization and management.
  
  

Specific responsibilities: * Maintenance and handling of primary cultures and cell lines, preparation of culture media, and storage of cell stocks in liquid nitrogen.

• Performing cell growth, viability, migration, and invasion assays using various inhibitors and drugs.
• Using cloning, mutagenesis, transfection/infection, bacterial transformation techniques, and gene silencing methods (siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR) or overexpression.
  
  

Additional duties include assisting with orders, stock maintenance, reagent and material management, and database creation and maintenance.

Note: The contract duration is expected from 01/09/2025 to 30/04/2026 due to grant funding limitations.

Qualifications: Degree, licentiate, or equivalent in Life Sciences/Biomedicine.

Additional Information Eligibility criteria include academic qualifications, experience with molecular/cell biology techniques, cell culture experience, research grants or awards, research stays or contracts over 6 months, English language proficiency, and personal interview performance.

Applicants must submit a CV structured according to the specified criteria, including detailed task descriptions and durations, with all supporting documents in a single PDF.

Application process: Submit applications via the UDC online service, including required documents, with a deadline five working days after the call publication.

Support documentation required includes a copy of ID or passport, degree certificate (apostilled or legalized), CV, and a declaration of meeting the call requirements.

For international candidates, contact ****** for application instructions.

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