Miguel Servet Tenure Track Position – Molecular Oncology

Organisation/Company

Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida)

Research Field

Biological sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

29 Jan 2024 – 23:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

To be defined

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Molecular Oncology group (http://bit.ly/molonco ) at Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida) is looking for a highly motivated candidate to apply for a tenure track researcher position funded by the ‘Miguel Servet’ Program of the Spanish Government through the Instituto de Salud Carlos III Universities (https://www.isciii.es/QueHacemos/Financiacion/solicitudes/Documents/AES_2024.pdf ).

The group strategic lines in the oncology field are:

1)     Investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying the initiation and progression of gastrointestinal tumors (colorectal and gastric), with the ultimate goal of improving the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

2)     Personalization of the chemotherapeutic treatment in patients with colorectal cancer. Our laboratory has been interested for long time in identifying new molecular biomarkers capable of predicting the response of patients with colorectal cancer to the treatment with small molecule chemotherapeutic agents.

For this position it is:

Required:

– Hold a PhD degree in biological or biomedical sciences obtained between January 2012 and December 2019 (with the exceptions listed in the call),

– Strong publication record as first/last author in indexed international journals in the first decile/quartile,

– Have professional experience in top national/international research institutions,

– Write a research project in the field of gastrointestinal cancer research.

Valued:

– Participation in research projects and mobility,

– Direction of graduate, master’s and/or undergraduate students,

– Organizational, proactive and self-motivated attitude,

– Communication skills.

Offered:

– Full-time 5 years contract (3+2),

– Remuneration: 40.500€/year (gross annual salary),

– 40.000€ bench-fees for the execution of research activity,

– Institutional tenure track programme. IRBLleida has established a tenure track programme to stabilize Miguel Servet researchers that upon their 5-year contract are positively evaluated by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. After obtaining the tenure track position at our institute, the candidate will be evaluated every five years by the Scientific Council of Institut Català de la Salut. The result of the evaluation will determine whether the researcher is economically promoted or maintained in the same salary range. Eventually, if the result of the evaluation is not positive, specific actions will be put in place to assist the researcher to improve his/her scientific track in a given period of time and prevent the interruption of the contract,

– Skillful and social colleagues, a highly stimulating and dynamic scientific environment, state-of-the-art infrastructures, challenging tasks, wide range of responsibilities and unique professional career development opportunities.

Application Procedure:

The number of applications for Miguel Servet positions is restricted by Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Each recognized research institute can only apply for 5 positions. Accordingly, an internal prioritization selection process will take place at IRBLleida, starting on January 31st 2024 (see bellow).

All applications must be addressed by email to [email protected] and include:

– A complete CV,

– A motivation letter,

– Contact details for reference.

Please, indicate MS2024-JR in the subject.

The submission deadline will end on January 29th 2024 at 12h.

Selection process:

– The group will select a candidate based on the CV, motivation letter, experience and personal interview.

– The selected candidate will apply to IRBLleida internal prioritization phase by addressing a letter of interest to the Institute’s Grants Office before January 31st 2024 (15:00h), and the application documents that will be provided, before February 5th 2024 (15:00h).

– The internal prioritization process will be as follows:

1) Assessment of the curricular merits of the candidates (eliminatory phase).

2) Personal interview (interest in joining IRBLleida and ability to generate collaborations and synergies with the Institute’s research groups).

A full description of the internal priorization process is available in the following link: https://bit.ly/3U7Note .

– The selected candidate by IRBLleida will apply for the position to Instituto de Salud Carlos III before March 5th 2024.

The Institute:

IRBLleida acts as a cluster of all biomedical research carried out in Lleida and incorporates to two stakeholders that conduct health research and implement innovation policies:

. The University of Lleida (UdL) includes researchers from the Faculties of Medicine, Nursing and Physiotherapy.

· The Department of Health, includes researchers from Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital (HUAV), Santa María University Hospital (HUSM), Catalan Health Institute (ICS) and Lleida Primary Care and Community.

IRBLleida is a CERCA center, the biocluster supported and supervised by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and it is also accredited as a Centre of Excellence by Carlos III Health Institute (funded by Spanish Government).

We offer and promote a diverse and inclusive environment and welcome applicants regardless gender, nationality, ethnicity or religion. IRBLleida is awarded with the ‘HR Excellence in Research’ from the European Commission. This recognition reflects the commitment of IRBLleida recruitment and appraisal procedures in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

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Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida)

Country

Spain

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Where to apply

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https://jobrxiv.org/job/institut-de-recerca-biomedica-de-lleida-irblleida-27778…

Contact

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https://www.irblleida.org/en/

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