Why join us?

The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) is a private, non-profit university that aims to provide a service to society through the implementation of teaching and research activities aimed at professional training and scientific, cultural and human education of the students.Currently, the university covers eight faculties in addition to the Doctoral School.

The Biomedicine Laboratory in the Department of Basic Sciences, where the laboratory of Dr. Mayka Sanchez is located, has an area of approximately 340 m2 that holds the research groups of the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. It is a fully equipped space for UIC Barcelona research groups to work on the different lines. It counts with a microscopy room, tissue culture rooms, flow cytometer and equipment for PCR, qPCR and other molecular biology techniques.

Our group is an enthusiastic and dynamic laboratory that applies cutting-edge technology to translational medicine in haematology, RNA biology, genetics and iron metabolism, using molecular and cellular biology techniques and working in vitro, in silico, with tissue cultures, in vivo (mouse and zebrafish models) and with patient samples.

We have a wide network of hospitals and national and international collaborators with which to study human samples (paediatric and adult).

We have agreements with SME companies, such as BLOODGENETICS and WHOLE GENIX.

CURRENT OPENED POSITIONS IN OUR LAB

Please contact us if you want to know more about us.

OPEN–R1 PreDoctoral Candidate in RNA Biology & Iron Metabolism- REF. 2026-MS-03-Predoc-RNA-IRON. Master obtained after 1st January 2024

Location: UIC Barcelona, Sant Cugat Campus (Fully Presentional). Barcelona, Spain

Expected Starting Date: December 2026- January 2027

Contract Duration: 4-Year PreDoctoral Position

Reference: 2026-MS-03-PREDOC-RNA-IRON

The deadline for submission is 30 October 2026.

Send all required documents to msanchezfe@uic.es

Position Overview

The Iron Metabolism Research Group at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) is seeking a highly motivated R1 PreDoctoral Candidate to join our team. The successful candidate will be integrated into our research lines with a prestigious, competitive 4-year predoctoral contract associated to the PID2025-175115OB-I00 (project MARIE), funded by Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities MICIU (MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033).

Main Topic: RNA Biology, the IRP/IRE (Iron Regulatory Protein/Iron Responsive Element) system, Genetics of Iron Metabolism, and Hereditary Diseases.

Lab Website: https://researchgroups.uic.es/ironmetabolism/

Candidate Requirements

Important Note: Please do not apply if you do not fulfill the compulsory minimum requisites.

Compulsory & Minimum Requirements

• Education: Must hold a RECENT Master’s Degree (or be on track to complete it by September 2026) in Biomedicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Translational Medicine, or a highly related field.
• COMPULSORY: Master degree to be obtained after 1st January 2024
• Must not already hold a PhD degree
• Academic Record: Excellent academic marks in your Bachelor’s/Degree (minimum threshold of 7.5 out of 10).
• Research Experience: A minimum of 6 to 12 months of prior practical work experience in a laboratory setting focused on RNA Biology, Genetics, Iron Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Haematology or Neurology.
• Languages: Good professional English level (internal seminars, writing, and journal clubs are conducted entirely in English).
• Soft Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong team-player mindset, highly organized, proactive, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about scientific discovery.

Desired Skills & Pluses (Asset Requirements)

• Proven hands-on experience in standard Molecular Biology techniques and Biochemistry.
• Experience with Tissue Culture (cell lines or primary cells), or mouse animal models, or zebrafish models.
• Hands-on experience with CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, Flow Cytometry, MACS, and FACS cell sorting.
• Prior international mobility or exchange programs.
• Authorship/co-authorship on publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals or publications for congresses.

Main Responsibilities

The selected researcher will carry out wet-lab benchwork and data analysis closely related to our financed research project PID2025-175115OB-I00 (project MARIE). Project goals, encompassing Molecular Studies in RNA Biology: Investigating the post-transcriptional regulation of iron metabolism via the IRP/IRE system.

What We Offer

• 4-Year Predoctoral Contract: Funding backed by competitive frameworks (PID2025-175115OB-I00 (project MARIE)). Salary is standardized according to official grant regulations.
• Gross annual salary: €23,400 – €25,000
• Elite Research Environment: Work at our modern facilities located on the UIC Sant Cugat Campus, surrounded by a collaborative, translationally minded scientific community.
• Comprehensive Training (granted with 7.000 euros for covering PhD fee tuition and research stays abroad) Extensive mentorship spanning advanced molecular biology, RNA biochemistry, disease modeling, and grant writing.
• Opportunity for a 3-month international research stay at a prestigious collaborator’s institution.

Evaluation & Application Process

• The position may remain vacant if none of the applicants meet the minimum compulsory requirements.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly for an in-person or virtual interview (to be done in July or September 2026).

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit their application directly to Dr. Mayka Sanchez at msanchezfe@uic.es.

Your application email must include:

• A comprehensive CV (COMPULSORY to explicitly state your average academic marks over 10, Spanish System [0 lower, 10 max], for both your Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree).
• A focused motivation letter highlighting your interest in RNA Biology and the IRP/IRE system.
• Contact details (email addresses) of three referees who can objectively assess your scientific potential and past academic/lab performance.

Subject Line Requirement: You must explicitly include the reference “Reference 2026-MS-03-PREDOC-RNA-IRON” in the subject line of your email to ensure your application is processed successfully.

CLOSED–R1 PreDoctoral Candidate in RNA Biology & Iron Metabolism- REF. 2026-MS-02-Predoc-RNA-IRON. Master obtained after 1st January 2024

Location: UIC Barcelona, Sant Cugat Campus (Fully Presentional). Barcelona, Spain

Expected Starting Date: December 2026

Contract Duration: 4-Year PreDoctoral Position

Reference: 2026-MS-02-PREDOC-RNA-IRON

The deadline for submission is 17th July 2026.

Send all required documents to msanchezfe@uic.es

Position Overview

The Iron Metabolism Research Group at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) is seeking a highly motivated R1 PreDoctoral Candidate to join our team. The successful candidate will be integrated into our research lines to apply for prestigious, competitive 4-year predoctoral grants, including the Ramón Areces Foundation Grants, UIC Predoctoral Fellowships, AGAUR Predoctoral Contracts (FI), and as an official candidate for the FPI Project Contract (MARIE project) associated with our active funding.

Main Topic: RNA Biology, the IRP/IRE (Iron Regulatory Protein/Iron Responsive Element) system, Genetics of Iron Metabolism, and Hereditary Diseases.

Lab Website: https://researchgroups.uic.es/ironmetabolism/

Candidate Requirements

Important Note: Please do not apply if you do not fulfill the compulsory minimum requisites.

Compulsory & Minimum Requirements

• Education: Must hold a RECENT Master’s Degree (or be on track to complete it by September 2026) in Biomedicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Translational Medicine, or a highly related field.
• COMPULSORY: Master degree to be obtained after 1st January 2024
• Must not already hold a PhD degree
• Academic Record: Excellent academic marks in your Bachelor’s/Degree (minimum threshold of 7.5 out of 10).
• Research Experience: A minimum of 6 to 12 months of prior practical work experience in a laboratory setting focused on RNA Biology, Genetics, Iron Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Haematology or Neurology.
• Languages: Good professional English level (internal seminars, writing, and journal clubs are conducted entirely in English).
• Soft Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong team-player mindset, highly organized, proactive, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about scientific discovery.

Desired Skills & Pluses (Asset Requirements)

• Proven hands-on experience in standard Molecular Biology techniques and Biochemistry.
• Experience with Tissue Culture (cell lines or primary cells), or mouse animal models, or zebrafish models.
• Hands-on experience with CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, Flow Cytometry, MACS, and FACS cell sorting.
• Prior international mobility or exchange programs.
• Authorship/co-authorship on publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals or publications for congresses.

Main Responsibilities

The selected researcher will carry out wet-lab benchwork and data analysis closely related to our core project goals, encompassing:

• Molecular Studies in RNA Biology: Investigating the post-transcriptional regulation of iron metabolism via the IRP/IRE system.
• Genetic Studies in Hereditary Haematological Diseases: Researching iron metabolism disorders, utilizing Whole Exome Sequencing (WES/WGS) data, and characterizing new rare diseases.
• Depending on the specific contract awarded, duties include up to 60 hours of teaching per academic year, focused on introductory laboratory sessions. This role provides the opportunity to earn official teaching accreditations.

What We Offer

• 4-Year Predoctoral Contract: Funding backed by competitive frameworks (Ramon Areces, UIC, AGAUR, or FPI). Salary is standardized according to official grant regulations.
• Gross annual salary: €23,400 – €25,000
• Elite Research Environment: Work at our modern facilities located on the UIC Sant Cugat Campus, surrounded by a collaborative, translationally minded scientific community.
• Comprehensive Training Extensive mentorship spanning advanced molecular biology, RNA biochemistry, disease modeling, and grant writing.
• Opportunity for a 3-month international research stay at a prestigious collaborator’s institution.

Evaluation & Application Process

• The position may remain vacant if none of the applicants meet the minimum compulsory requirements.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly for an in-person or virtual interview (to be done in July or September 2026).

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit their application directly to Dr. Mayka Sanchez at msanchezfe@uic.es.

Your application email must include:

• A comprehensive CV (COMPULSORY to explicitly state your average academic marks over 10, Spanish System [0 lower, 10 max], for both your Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree).
• A focused motivation letter highlighting your interest in RNA Biology and the IRP/IRE system.
• Contact details (email addresses) of three referees who can objectively assess your scientific potential and past academic/lab performance.

Subject Line Requirement: You must explicitly include the reference “Reference 2026-MS-02-PREDOC-RNA-IRON” in the subject line of your email to ensure your application is processed successfully.

CLOSED–BEATRIU DE PINOS POSTDOCTORAL 3-year-contract. Compulsory eligibility: PhD obtained in 2018–2023, 2+ yrs postdoc abroad Spain, limited recent residence in Spain. REF: BP-2026-MS01

The deadline for submission is 1st Feb 2026.

Please do not apply if you do not fulfill requirements

Beatriu de Pinós 2025 Call (AGAUR)

AGAUR has published the Beatriu de Pinós 2025 call, aimed at recruiting postdoctoral researchers to universities, research centers, and hospital foundations based in Catalonia to carry out a research project.

Grant characteristics

• Contract duration: 3 years
• Total grant amount: €149,396.00 (salary and employer Social Security contributions). Approximate annual gross salary: €35,000 per year (gross).
• Additional funding: €12,000 to support activities related to the research project
• Contract to be started approx on November-December 2026

Eligibility requirements

Please do not apply if you do not fulfill requirements

• COMPULSORY: PhD obtained between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2023 (extendable back to 01/01/2016 due to maternity/paternity, caregiving responsibilities, serious illness, disability ≥33%, refugee status, or gender-based violence).
• COMPULSORY: At least 2 years of postdoctoral experience outside Spain.
• COMPULSORY: Mobility rule: must not have resided or worked in Spain for more than 12 months in the last 3 years.
• Any nationality.
• Must not have previously held a Beatriu de Pinós fellowship.
• Good CV with at least 1 publications as first author in important recognized research journal in Q1
• Proven laboratory experience in RNA Biology in mammals, Ribosome profiling, RNA binding proteins in mammals, Human diseases and/or Iron Metabolism.
• Attendance to international congresses with poster or oral presentations
• Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish). Animal Certificate Manipulation will be a plus

Other relevant aspects

• Each candidate and each principal investigator may participate in only one application.
• The provisional application must be submitted electronically by 4 February 2026 at 14:00 (CET).

Evaluation and Scoring of Candidates

Competitive process, external evaluation by experts, conducted in two phases.

Criteria and Weighting (100%)

• Candidate’s CV – 45%: Scientific quality and relevance, innovation, leadership, independence, international experience.
• Host Environment – 20%: Scientific quality of the PI, group, and institution; training capacity.
• Project and Work Plan – 10%: Originality, objectives, methodology, feasibility.
• Impact – 25%: Research career: 10%, Scientific impact: 5%. Dissemination and exploitation of results: 5%, Social and economic impact: 5%

What we offer/Benefits:

• Main Responsibilities. The selected person will:
• Work on the project lab and related projects for the study of Iron metabolism (IRP/IRE system) and Rare Anemias.
• Collaborate with leading scientists and researchers, with opportunities to stay at prestigious international institutions, including EMBL-Heidelberg and Oxford.
• Gain valuable teaching experience in an internationally recognized university setting.

How to apply: Application process.

• Candidates must send the following documents to this email address: msanchezfe@uic.es
• Motivation letter.
• Curriculum vitae including publications with their impact factor and quartile, abroad stays, experience,
• Email of 3 referees and their positions (do not include letters just emails).

The deadline for submission is 1st February 2026.

Evaluation process

• The posts may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.
• INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to msanchezfe@uic.es
• PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE BP-2026-MS01 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

OPEN– Undergraduate`s Thesis or Master’s Thesis Opportunity in BIOMEDICINE: Iron Metabolism, RNA Biology and Genetic Disorders – Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)- Reference TFG/TFM-2026-MS03.

We are a research group at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) in Barcelona seeking motivated students interested in carrying out their Undergraduate’s Thesis (TFG) or Master’s Thesis (TFM) with us during the 2026–2027 academic year, with the possibility to continue afterwards with a PhD project in our group.

We are looking for undergraduate or Master’s students with:

• A good academic record (minimum GPA of 7.5/10 or 2.5/4 in the Bachelor’s degree).
• Genuine motivation for biomedical research.
• Interest in molecular biology, genetics, RNA biology, hematology, or iron metabolism.

Available Master’s Thesis Topics:

1. New Genes in Iron Metabolism – IRP/IRE Regulatory System: Cutting-edge research on novel mRNAs containing Iron Responsive Elements (IREs) regulated by Iron Regulatory Proteins (IRPs). The project involves international collaborations (EMBL, Oxford, USA) and hands-on experience with mouse and zebrafish models, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to translational discoveries. Projects: AIRON RTI2018-101735-B-I00, ARETHA-PID2021-122436OB-I00. Selected Publications: PMID: 40322917 (2025); 33596641 (2021); 33062942 (2020); 28774878 (2017); 21940823 (2011); 17417656 (2007); 17703216 (2007); 16760464 (2006).

2. New Diseases, New Genes, and Novel Mutations in Hereditary Hematological and Iron-Related Disorders: Translational research at the forefront of human genetics, focused on the discovery of new diseases and mutations in hereditary hematological and iron-related disorders. The project includes international collaborations (EMBL, Oxford, USA) and hands-on experience with animal models. Projects: AIRON RTI2018-101735-B-I00, ARETHA-PID2021-122436OB-I00- Selected Publications: PMID: 40195342 (2025); 39081172 (2024); 36200420 (2023); 35457224 (2022); 34946929 (2021); 34064225 (2021); 33596641 (2021); 32235485 (2020); and others.

Depending on the candidate’s performance during the TFG/TFM and available funding opportunities, there is the possibility to continue with a PhD project within our group.

Application Requirements:

Please send the following documents:

• Your updated CV.

• Your final undergraduate GPA (0–10 Spanish scale).

To learn more about our group and research lines, visit:

We look forward to receiving your applications and remain at your disposal for any questions.

Contact:

Dr. Mayka Sánchez

Iron Metabolism Research Group

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)

msanchezfe@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE TFG/TFM-2026-MS03 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

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CLOSED– R1- PreDoctoral position at the UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA (UIC). Group IRON METABOLISM: REGULATION AND DISEASES. Topic Iron Metabolism and Rare Anemias- Reference Predoc-2025-MS04. One position.

Applications and details here:

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this call is to hire one predoctoral researcher to promote the internationalisation of research at UIC Barcelona.

The Research Group in Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases is a senior interdisciplinary group with extensive experience in translational medicine in the field of iron metabolism and in the study of other hereditary haematological diseases. The purpose of the group is to increase knowledge of iron metabolism, its regulation and associated diseases, and to promote the diagnosis of hereditary haematological diseases.

Requirements

Potential candidates must meet the following requirements (please do not apply if you do not fulfil the requirements):

● Master in Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or Life Science or similar obtained in January 2023 or later

● Minimum average grade of the academic transcript for a bachelor’s degree or equivalent equal to or higher than 7.50 (on a 0 to 10 scale, 10 is max).

● Willing to work with animal mouse models

● Not holding a doctoral degree.

Requirements that will be considered as a plus:

● Good CV with at least 1 publications as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7 and Q1

● Certify a stay in a university or research centre outside of Spain (minimum 2 months).

● Proven laboratory experience in RNA Biology in mammals, Ribosome profiling, RNA binding proteins in mammals, Human diseases and/or Iron Metabolism.

● Attendance to international congresses with poster or oral presentations

● Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish). Animal Certificate Manipulation will be a plus

What we offer/Benefits:

Main Responsibilities. The selected person will:

1. Work on the project lab and related projects for the study of Iron metabolism (IRP/IRE system) and Rare Anemias.
2. Collaborate with leading scientists and researchers, with opportunities to stay at prestigious international institutions, including EMBL-Heidelberg and Oxford.
3. Gain valuable teaching experience in an internationally recognized university setting.

Characteristics of the contract

1. Fix contract (PhD will last: 3 years, Contract contains a provision period of 4 months).
2. Starting date January-April 2026 .
3. The researcher’s gross annual salary will be on according to UIC salaries.
4. The researcher will be supported to attend courses and conferences.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. CV selection
2. Personal interview of few selected candidates

How to apply: Application process.

Candidates must send the following documents to this email address: msanchezfe@uic.es

1. Motivation letter.
2. Curriculum vitae including publications with their impact factor and quartile.
3. Email of 3 referees and their positions (do not include letters just emails).
4. Document with the Official GLOBAL Marks from your Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree. Please write in your email your global marks for your Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree (scale 0-10, 10 is top mark)

The deadline for submission is 15th October 2025.

Evaluation process

The posts may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to msanchezfe@uic.es and researchpositions@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE Predoc-2025-MS04 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

Previous positions and offers.

CLOSED-POSTDOCTORAL JUNIOR CANDIDATE with recent PhD title FOR JUAN DE LA CIERVA 3 year CONTRACT-POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

PostDoctoral contract- 2 year contract-. Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

The deadline for submission is 1st Dec 2025.

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral contract. Topic Human Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Cellular culture, Animal modelling.

Candidate Requirements (please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements!)

● COMPULSORY PhD in Genetics, Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or similar obtained between 1/01/2024 and 31/12/2025

● COMPULSORY Good CV with at least TWO publication as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7.0 Q1 (use JCR JIF only!)

● COMPULSORY Research stays of at least 3 months abroad Spain.

● Proven experience in Genetics, RNA Biology, Haematology or Iron Metabolism will be a plus.

● Proven experience with mammalian cell culturing, iPCS or animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

Characteristics of the contract

• Three years contract ( starting in 2026) with possibility of extension. The expected start date is June-July 2026 or earlier.

• Annual gross salary 30.600€.

• The researcher will also have 15,000€ additional funds for mobility, abroad stays and expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, mobility expenses, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning PhD defence date andpublication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference: POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV (including publications with JCR JIF) and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es. Include in email subject: Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

The deadline for submission is 1st Dec 2025.

Please also apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4337902313

CLOSED– R2a-Postdoctoral 6-year tenure-track position (Profesor/a Permanente Laboral Tenure-Track) in RNA Biology and Iron Metabolism at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Group: Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases – Ref. 2025-MS02.

Applications and details here:

What we are looking for: Object

The purpose of this call is to hire one position of Tenure-Track Permanent Lecturer and postdoctoral researcher to promote the internationalisation of research at UIC Barcelona.

The Research Group in Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases is a senior interdisciplinary group with extensive experience in translational medicine in the field of iron metabolism and in the study of other hereditary haematological diseases. The purpose of the group is to increase knowledge of iron metabolism, its regulation and associated diseases, and to promote the diagnosis of hereditary haematological diseases. To this end, the spin-off BLOODGENETICS SL (www.bloodgenetics.com) was created in November 2016.

Requirements

Potential candidates must meet the following requirements (please do not apply if you do not fulfil the requirements):

● PhD in Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or Life Science or similar

● Certify a stay in a university or research centre outside of Spain (minimum 2 years).

● Good CV with at least 4 publications as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7 and Q1

● Proven postdoctoral experience of more than 3 years in RNA Biology in mammals, Ribosome profiling, RNA binding proteins in mammals and/or Iron Metabolism.

Requirements that will be considered as a plus:

● Accreditation Lector by AQU or accreditation “Profesor contratado doctor” by ANECA

● Attendance to international congresses with oral presentations

● Experience in application and writing of Research projects (such as Marie Curie Individual Fellowships or similar).

● Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

● University Teaching experience.

What we offer/Benefits:

Main Responsibilities. The selected person will:

1. Work on the project ARIADNA and related projects for the study of Iron metabolism (IRP/IRE system) and RNA Biology.
2. Lecturer responsible for 18 ECTS credits per academic year.
3. Coordinate graduate, master and PhD students.
4. Help with new projects application for the group.

Characteristics of the contract

1. Permanent contract linked to a 6-year tenure-track position (Profesor/a Permanente Laboral Tenure-Track), with opportunities for promotion.
2. Starting date 1st September 2025.
3. The researcher’s gross annual salary will be on according to UIC salaries.
4. The researcher will be supported to attend courses and conferences.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. CV selection
2. Personal interview of few selected candidates

How to apply: Application process.

Candidates must send the following documents to this email address: msanchezfe@uic.es

1. Motivation letter.
2. Curriculum vitae including publications with their impact factor and quartile.
3. Email of 3 referees and their positions (do not include letters just emails).

The deadline for submission is 30 June 2025.

Evaluation process

The posts may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to msanchezfe@uic.es and researchpositions@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE 2025-MS02 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

Previous positions and offers.

CLOSED-POSTDOCTORAL JUNIOR CANDIDATE with recent PhD title FOR JUAN DE LA CIERVA CONTRACT-POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2024-01-JdC

PostDoctoral contract- 2 year contract-. Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2024-01-JdC

The deadline for submission is Jan 2024.

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral contract. Topic Human Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Cellular culture, Animal modelling.

Candidate Requirements (please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements!)

● COMPULSORY PhD in Genetics, Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or similar obtained between 1/01/2022 and 31/12/2023

● COMPULSORY Good CV with at least one publication as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7.0

● COMPULSORY Research stays of at least 3 months abroad Spain.

● Proven experience in Genetics, RNA Biology, Haematology or Iron Metabolism will be a plus.

● Proven experience with mammalian cell culturing, iPCS or animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

Characteristics of the contract

• Two years contract (Dec 2024-Dec 2026) with possibility of extension. The expected start date is November-December 2024 or earlier.

• Annual gross salary 25.000€-28.000€.

• The researcher will also have 7.400€ additional funds for expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, mobility expenses, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning PhD defence date andpublication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference: POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV (including publications) and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es. Include in email subject: Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-01-JdC

The deadline for submission is 20 Jan 2024.

See details in the PDF OFFER

Previous positions and offers.

CLOSED- GRADUADO/A con MASTER EN BIOINFORMATICA UIC-200041TG2 PROGRAMA INVESTIGO-POSIBILIDAD HACER TESIS DOCTORAL

Personal con grado universitario en Bioinformática o Similar y Master en Bioinformática o Similar.

Convocatoria vinculada al “Programa investigo” (Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia – Financiado por la Unión Europea – Next Generation EU)

FECHA LÍMITE DE RECEPCIÓN DE CVs 15-Mayo-2023

El grupo de Dra. Mayka Sanchez, Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases https://researchgroups.uic.es/ironmetabolism/ de la UIC, se centra en el estudio de las enfermedades hematológicas hereditarias y del metabolismo del hierro con importantes aportaciones científicas en este campo a nivel bioinformático, tanto básico como traslacional (Luscieti et al. , Blood 2017, Engert, et al Haematol 2016, Joshi R, et al., Mol Genet Gen Med 2015, FalcoL, Hum. Mutat 2014, Athiyarath R et al.Brit J Haematol 2013, Falco L et al., Haematol 2013; Luscieti S, et al., OJRD 2013; Campillos M, et al NAR 2010).

La persona escogida deberá desarrollar tareas relacionadas con diferentes proyectos de I+D+i del grupo incluidos los proyectos “Generación de Conocimiento” (proyecto ARETHA PID2021-122436OB-I00), “Retos Colaboración” (RTC2019-007074-1), NANOANEMIA (PLEC2021- 007727) y proyectos similares del grupo Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases en colaboración con el grupo “Computational RNA Biology” del Dr. Uciel Chorostecki. Principalmente estas tareas serán:

• Desarrollo del servidor web SIREs (searching for Iron responsive elements). Campillos M, Cases I, Hentze MW, Sanchez M. SIREs: searching for iron-responsive elements. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Jul;38(Web Server issue):W360-7. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq371. Epub 2010 May 11. PMID: 20460462.

• Actualización y migración de programas bioinformáticos (SIREs, CODYSAN, HIGHFERRITIN) a Servidor AWS.

• Análisis bioinformáticos y biocomputacionales de datos de NGS, WES, RNASeq y otros datos Ómicos.

• Integración de enfoque multi-ómicos para el estudio del metabolismo del hierro y RNA Biology.

• Mantenimiento y actualización de la página web de grupo https://researchgroups.uic.es/ironmetabolism/

PERFIL Y REQUISITOS DE LA PERSONA CANDIDATA

• Personal con grado universitario en Bioinformática o Similar y Master en Bioinformática o Similar.

• Jóvenes de 16 o más años y que no hayan cumplido 30 años, y que se encuentren desempleadas e inscritas como demandantes de empleo no ocupados en el servicio público de empleo de Catalunya (DONO) en el momento de comenzar la relación contractual.

• No haber desempeñado cualquier tipo de puesto de investigación en la misma entidad, empresa o grupo de empresas en el plazo de 6 meses inmediatamente anteriores al inicio del contrato

SE VALORARÁ

• Máster en Bioinformática y/o Omics.

• Buenas notas académicas y alta motivación por la investigación.

• Experiencia laboral en Bioinformática con buenas habilidades de programación (java, bash scripting, python, Perl, R), conocimiento en base de datos MySQL, programación orientada a objetos.

• Conocimientos en creación y diseño de páginas WEB (HTML, CSS y JavaScript) y de algún framework como React o Angular.

• Buen nivel de inglés

• Capacidad de aprendizaje continuado, flexibilidad, polivalencia y adaptabilidad.

• Persona organizada, trabajadora y proactiva, motivada y entusiasta.

• Aptitudes para trabajar en equipo, capacidad de trabajar de forma autónoma, de organización, amabilidad, dinamismo, polivalencia, rigor, responsabilidad y confidencialidad

CONDICIONES LABORALES

• Tipo de jornada: completa

• Lugar físico de trabajo: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) Campus Sant Cugat, C/Josep Trueta, s/n 08195 Sant Cugat del Valles

• La UIC apoya la conciliación entre la vida laboral, familiar, personal y la igualdad de género, así como fomentar la participación de las mujeres en la Ciencia para potenciar la innovación, y la creatividad y excelencia de nuestros esfuerzos de investigación.

• Posibilidad de realizar la tesis doctoral, tasas escuela doctorado y tasas de defensa a cargo de la persona contratada.

• Contrato inicial: temporal (2 años), posibilidad de extender un año más.

• Salario bruto anual: 25.101,53 €

• Incorporación: De Mayo a Julio del 2023

PROCEDIMIENTO DE SELECCIÓN

La valoración curricular de las personas candidatas se realizará mediante el uso de currículum vitae ciego, garantizando el principio de no discriminación por ninguna razón. Por tanto, las personas candidatas deben enviar su curriculum vitae en formato ciego, que se caracteriza por:

No incluir el nombre ni el apellido. Indicar únicamente las siglas del nombre y apellidos.

No añadir ninguno de los siguientes datos: nacionalidad, dirección, género y DNI.

No incorporar la fotografía.

En el texto del currículum y la carta de motivación se debe utilizar un lenguaje neutro (evitar adjetivos que delaten el género de la persona, ejemplo: se puede indicar el grado superado con un graduado/a o persona graduada en)

Sin embargo, uno de los requisitos del Programa Investigo es tener 16 o más años y no haber cumplido los 30 años. Consecuentemente, las personas candidatas deben indicar la fecha de nacimiento en su currículum vitae ciego.

Los currículos ciegos enviados por los candidatos se codificarán según las iniciales del nombre y apellidos. Posteriormente, identificará a los CVs ciegos aptos y no aptos según los requisitos exigidos en la convocatoria. Los aspirantes que no cumplan los requisitos indicados en la convocatoria no pasarán a la siguiente fase.

Valoración del CV: valoración de los currículos ciegos hasta una puntuación máxima de 50 puntos.

Para acceder a la fase de entrevista es necesario obtener una puntuación mínima de 35 puntos. Seleccionará una lista limitada de los mejores candidatos para entrevistar.

Entrevista personal. Con una puntuación máxima de 50 puntos. Actitud 10 puntos, Encaje en el lugar de trabajo 20, Experiencia, funciones desarrolladas/habilidades 10, Trabajo en equipo 10.

CANDIDATURAS

Enviar el currículum vitae ciego y la carta de motivación a msanchezfe@uic.es y a upchorostecki@uic.es

Indicar en Asunto del email: UIC-200041TG2 PROGRAMA INVESTIGO

INCRIBIRSE EN ESTA WEB pichar aquí

FECHA LÍMITE DE RECEPCIÓN DE CVs 15/05/2023

COMUNICACIONES

UIC informará a los candidatos si han sido admitidos o excluidos para acceder a la entrevista

CLOSED- Reference JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023. POSTDOCTORAL Contract

PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA contract- 2 year contract-. Reference JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA contract. Topic Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Animal modeling – Reference JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023.

See details in the PDF OFFER link at the end

Deadline for application: 30-Jan-2023

Candidate Requirements

Potential candidates must meet these requirements on the call deadline:

● Be in possession of a doctor’s degree. Degree MUST BE obtained: between 01/01/2021 and 12/31/2022. PLEASE do not apply if you do not fulfil this requisite. Extensions of the lower limit day (1/1/2021) apply for maternity and paternity (extension of one year by child born between date of defence of thesis and now Dec 2022).

● PhD in Genetics, Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or similar

● Good CV with at least one publication as first author in important recognized research journal IF>6

● Candidate have NOT apply to Ramon y Cajal call 2022

● Proven experience in Genetics, RNA Biology or Iron Metabolism will be a plus.

● Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

Characteristics of the fellowship

• The contract will be valid for two years from the date the researcher starts. The expected start date is BEFORE 1st January 2024.

The researcher’s gross annual salary will be no lower than € 25.350€.

• The researcher will also have 7.400€ additional funds for expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning publication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference: JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es

The deadline for submission is 30 Jan 2023.

See details in the PDF OFFER

CLOSED- Reference 2022-MS-05-FPI candidate-ARETHA. PREDOCTORAL STUDENT

PreDoctoral candidate for applying to the competitive FPI 4-year pre-doctoral contract. Application October 2022-Contract start on September 2023. Topic Genetics, Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases and RNA Biology- Reference 2022-MS-05-FPI candidate-ARETHA

CLOSED- Reference 2022-MS-04. PREDOCTORAL STUDENT in RNA BIOLOGY and Haematology

CLOSED- Reference 2022-MS-03. BIOINFORMATICIAN

VACANCY – Young BIOINFORMATICIAN – 2 year contract-. Reference 2022-MS-03.

POSITION TITLE: R1-Young BIOINFORMATICS Position. Topic Bioinformatics in RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism. Investigo position- Reference 2022-MS-03. One position.

Deadline for application: 15-Jul-2022

Compulsory and minimum Requirements- PLEASE do not apply if you do not fulfil the minimum requisites

We are seeking candidates who have:

● Less than 30 year old person at the time of signing the contract

● To be registered as a job seeker in the Public Employment Service of Catalonia before starting the contract.

● A recent Master in Bioinformatics/Omics or CFGS in Bioinformatics

Other Requirements

● Good academic marks and high motivation for research.

● At least 1 years of work experience in BIOINFORMATICS with good programming skills (java, bash scripting, python, Perl, R), Knowledge in MySQL data base, object oriented programming.

● Good English level (internal seminars are in English)

● Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with other team members.

● Organized, hard-working person and proactive, self-motivated and enthusiastic.

Other Requirements that will be a PLUS

● Knowledge in RNA Computational Modelling, genetics, genomics data analysis.

● Publications in peer reviewed scientific journals.

Main Responsibilities

The selected person will work on the project ARETHA improving the SIRES web server for RNA pattern prediction. Main aim is to reach a publication of these improvements in a scientific journal called NAR nucleic acid research in a subsection dedicated to web servers. Other tasks will be to assist with next generation sequencing analysis (in panels and WES).

What we offer

● To work in an excellent environment.

● Contract of 2 years (initial period of 6 months of provision period)

● Salary according to experience (Salary range 20.000-25.000 euros/bruto year)

● Starting September -October 2022.

Evaluation process

● The post may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.

● Selected candidates will be contacted in July 2022 for a personal interview.

For more information, please visit:

Deadline for applications

The call will be open until 15/07/2022

How to apply

Interested applicants should send their CV, motivation letter and email address of three referees able to assess the scientific potential and previous performance to Dr. Mayka Sanchez msanchezfe@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE Reference 2022-MS-03-Bioinformatics in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

See details in the PDF OFFER

OTHER OFFERS

CLOSED – VACANCY – PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA formacion- 2 year contract-. Reference 2022-MS-01.- CLOSED!!

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA formación. Topic Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Mouse modeling and Bioinformatics- Reference 2022-MS-01.

Deadline for application: 30-Jan-2022

Candidate Requirements

Potential candidates must meet these requirements on the call deadline:

● Be in possession of a doctor’s degree. Degree MUST BE obtained: between 01/01/2020 and 12/31/2021. PLEASE do not apply if you do not fulfil this requisite. Extensions of the lower limit day (1/1/2020) apply for maternity and paternity (extension of one year by child born between date of defence of thesis and now Jan 2022).

● PhD in Bioinformatics, Genetics, Biology, Biochemistry or similar

● Certify a minimum postdoctoral stay of one year in a university or research centre outside of Spain.

● Good CV with at least one publication as first author in important recognized research journal IF>6

● Proven experience of in Bioinformatics/Computational Science; RNA Biology or Iron Metabolism

Characteristics of the fellowship

• The contract will be valid for two years from the date the researcher starts. The expected start date is 1st January 2023.

• The researcher’s gross annual salary will be € 25.350€.

• The researcher will also have 4.800€ additional funds for expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning publication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference 2022-MS-01.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es

The deadline for submission is 30 Jan 2022.

See details in the PDF OFFER

Why join us?

The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) is a private, non-profit university that aims to provide a service to society through the implementation of teaching and research activities aimed at professional training and scientific, cultural and human education of the students.Currently, the university covers eight faculties in addition to the Doctoral School.

The Biomedicine Laboratory in the Department of Basic Sciences, where the laboratory of Dr. Mayka Sanchez is located, has an area of approximately 340 m2 that holds the research groups of the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. It is a fully equipped space for UIC Barcelona research groups to work on the different lines. It counts with a microscopy room, tissue culture rooms, flow cytometer and equipment for PCR, qPCR and other molecular biology techniques.

Our group is an enthusiastic and dynamic laboratory that applies cutting-edge technology to translational medicine in haematology, RNA biology, genetics and iron metabolism, using molecular and cellular biology techniques and working in vitro, in silico, with tissue cultures, in vivo (mouse and zebrafish models) and with patient samples.

We have a wide network of hospitals and national and international collaborators with which to study human samples (paediatric and adult).

We have agreements with SME companies, such as BLOODGENETICS and WHOLE GENIX.

CURRENT OPENED POSITIONS IN OUR LAB

Please contact us if you want to know more about us.

OPEN–R1 PreDoctoral Candidate in RNA Biology & Iron Metabolism- REF. 2026-MS-02-Predoc-RNA-IRON. Master obtained after 1st January 2024

Location: UIC Barcelona, Sant Cugat Campus (Fully Presentional). Barcelona, Spain

Expected Starting Date: December 2026

Contract Duration: 4-Year PreDoctoral Position

Reference: 2026-MS-02-PREDOC-RNA-IRON

The deadline for submission is 17th July 2026.

Send all required documents to msanchezfe@uic.es

Position Overview

The Iron Metabolism Research Group at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) is seeking a highly motivated R1 PreDoctoral Candidate to join our team. The successful candidate will be integrated into our research lines to apply for prestigious, competitive 4-year predoctoral grants, including the Ramón Areces Foundation Grants, UIC Predoctoral Fellowships, AGAUR Predoctoral Contracts (FI), and as an official candidate for the FPI Project Contract (MARIE project) associated with our active funding.

Main Topic: RNA Biology, the IRP/IRE (Iron Regulatory Protein/Iron Responsive Element) system, Genetics of Iron Metabolism, and Hereditary Diseases.

Lab Website: https://researchgroups.uic.es/ironmetabolism/

Candidate Requirements

Important Note: Please do not apply if you do not fulfill the compulsory minimum requisites.

Compulsory & Minimum Requirements

• Education: Must hold a RECENT Master’s Degree (or be on track to complete it by September 2026) in Biomedicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Translational Medicine, or a highly related field.
• COMPULSORY: Master degree to be obtained after 1st January 2024
• Must not already hold a PhD degree
• Academic Record: Excellent academic marks in your Bachelor’s/Degree (minimum threshold of 7.5 out of 10).
• Research Experience: A minimum of 6 to 12 months of prior practical work experience in a laboratory setting focused on RNA Biology, Genetics, Iron Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Haematology or Neurology.
• Languages: Good professional English level (internal seminars, writing, and journal clubs are conducted entirely in English).
• Soft Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong team-player mindset, highly organized, proactive, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about scientific discovery.

Desired Skills & Pluses (Asset Requirements)

• Proven hands-on experience in standard Molecular Biology techniques and Biochemistry.
• Experience with Tissue Culture (cell lines or primary cells), or mouse animal models, or zebrafish models.
• Hands-on experience with CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, Flow Cytometry, MACS, and FACS cell sorting.
• Prior international mobility or exchange programs.
• Authorship/co-authorship on publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals or publications for congresses.

Main Responsibilities

The selected researcher will carry out wet-lab benchwork and data analysis closely related to our core project goals, encompassing:

• Molecular Studies in RNA Biology: Investigating the post-transcriptional regulation of iron metabolism via the IRP/IRE system.
• Genetic Studies in Hereditary Haematological Diseases: Researching iron metabolism disorders, utilizing Whole Exome Sequencing (WES/WGS) data, and characterizing new rare diseases.
• Depending on the specific contract awarded, duties include up to 60 hours of teaching per academic year, focused on introductory laboratory sessions. This role provides the opportunity to earn official teaching accreditations.

What We Offer

• 4-Year Predoctoral Contract: Funding backed by competitive frameworks (Ramon Areces, UIC, AGAUR, or FPI). Salary is standardized according to official grant regulations.
• Gross annual salary: €23,400 – €25,000
• Elite Research Environment: Work at our modern facilities located on the UIC Sant Cugat Campus, surrounded by a collaborative, translationally minded scientific community.
• Comprehensive Training Extensive mentorship spanning advanced molecular biology, RNA biochemistry, disease modeling, and grant writing.
• Opportunity for a 3-month international research stay at a prestigious collaborator’s institution.

Evaluation & Application Process

• The position may remain vacant if none of the applicants meet the minimum compulsory requirements.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly for an in-person or virtual interview (to be done in July or September 2026).

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit their application directly to Dr. Mayka Sanchez at msanchezfe@uic.es.

Your application email must include:

• A comprehensive CV (COMPULSORY to explicitly state your average academic marks over 10, Spanish System [0 lower, 10 max], for both your Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree).
• A focused motivation letter highlighting your interest in RNA Biology and the IRP/IRE system.
• Contact details (email addresses) of three referees who can objectively assess your scientific potential and past academic/lab performance.

Subject Line Requirement: You must explicitly include the reference “Reference 2026-MS-02-PREDOC-RNA-IRON” in the subject line of your email to ensure your application is processed successfully.

CLOSED–BEATRIU DE PINOS POSTDOCTORAL 3-year-contract. Compulsory eligibility: PhD obtained in 2018–2023, 2+ yrs postdoc abroad Spain, limited recent residence in Spain. REF: BP-2026-MS01

The deadline for submission is 1st Feb 2026.

Please do not apply if you do not fulfill requirements

Beatriu de Pinós 2025 Call (AGAUR)

AGAUR has published the Beatriu de Pinós 2025 call, aimed at recruiting postdoctoral researchers to universities, research centers, and hospital foundations based in Catalonia to carry out a research project.

Grant characteristics

• Contract duration: 3 years
• Total grant amount: €149,396.00 (salary and employer Social Security contributions). Approximate annual gross salary: €35,000 per year (gross).
• Additional funding: €12,000 to support activities related to the research project
• Contract to be started approx on November-December 2026

Eligibility requirements

Please do not apply if you do not fulfill requirements

• COMPULSORY: PhD obtained between 01/01/2018 and 31/12/2023 (extendable back to 01/01/2016 due to maternity/paternity, caregiving responsibilities, serious illness, disability ≥33%, refugee status, or gender-based violence).
• COMPULSORY: At least 2 years of postdoctoral experience outside Spain.
• COMPULSORY: Mobility rule: must not have resided or worked in Spain for more than 12 months in the last 3 years.
• Any nationality.
• Must not have previously held a Beatriu de Pinós fellowship.
• Good CV with at least 1 publications as first author in important recognized research journal in Q1
• Proven laboratory experience in RNA Biology in mammals, Ribosome profiling, RNA binding proteins in mammals, Human diseases and/or Iron Metabolism.
• Attendance to international congresses with poster or oral presentations
• Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish). Animal Certificate Manipulation will be a plus

Other relevant aspects

• Each candidate and each principal investigator may participate in only one application.
• The provisional application must be submitted electronically by 4 February 2026 at 14:00 (CET).

Evaluation and Scoring of Candidates

Competitive process, external evaluation by experts, conducted in two phases.

Criteria and Weighting (100%)

• Candidate’s CV – 45%: Scientific quality and relevance, innovation, leadership, independence, international experience.
• Host Environment – 20%: Scientific quality of the PI, group, and institution; training capacity.
• Project and Work Plan – 10%: Originality, objectives, methodology, feasibility.
• Impact – 25%: Research career: 10%, Scientific impact: 5%. Dissemination and exploitation of results: 5%, Social and economic impact: 5%

What we offer/Benefits:

• Main Responsibilities. The selected person will:
• Work on the project lab and related projects for the study of Iron metabolism (IRP/IRE system) and Rare Anemias.
• Collaborate with leading scientists and researchers, with opportunities to stay at prestigious international institutions, including EMBL-Heidelberg and Oxford.
• Gain valuable teaching experience in an internationally recognized university setting.

How to apply: Application process.

• Candidates must send the following documents to this email address: msanchezfe@uic.es
• Motivation letter.
• Curriculum vitae including publications with their impact factor and quartile, abroad stays, experience,
• Email of 3 referees and their positions (do not include letters just emails).

The deadline for submission is 1st February 2026.

Evaluation process

• The posts may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.
• INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to msanchezfe@uic.es
• PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE BP-2026-MS01 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

OPEN– Undergraduate`s Thesis or Master’s Thesis Opportunity in BIOMEDICINE: Iron Metabolism, RNA Biology and Genetic Disorders – Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)- Reference TFG/TFM-2026-MS03.

We are a research group at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) in Barcelona seeking motivated students interested in carrying out their Undergraduate’s Thesis (TFG) or Master’s Thesis (TFM) with us during the 2026–2027 academic year, with the possibility to continue afterwards with a PhD project in our group.

We are looking for undergraduate or Master’s students with:

• A good academic record (minimum GPA of 7.5/10 or 2.5/4 in the Bachelor’s degree).
• Genuine motivation for biomedical research.
• Interest in molecular biology, genetics, RNA biology, hematology, or iron metabolism.

Available Master’s Thesis Topics:

1. New Genes in Iron Metabolism – IRP/IRE Regulatory System: Cutting-edge research on novel mRNAs containing Iron Responsive Elements (IREs) regulated by Iron Regulatory Proteins (IRPs). The project involves international collaborations (EMBL, Oxford, USA) and hands-on experience with mouse and zebrafish models, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to translational discoveries. Projects: AIRON RTI2018-101735-B-I00, ARETHA-PID2021-122436OB-I00. Selected Publications: PMID: 40322917 (2025); 33596641 (2021); 33062942 (2020); 28774878 (2017); 21940823 (2011); 17417656 (2007); 17703216 (2007); 16760464 (2006).

2. New Diseases, New Genes, and Novel Mutations in Hereditary Hematological and Iron-Related Disorders: Translational research at the forefront of human genetics, focused on the discovery of new diseases and mutations in hereditary hematological and iron-related disorders. The project includes international collaborations (EMBL, Oxford, USA) and hands-on experience with animal models. Projects: AIRON RTI2018-101735-B-I00, ARETHA-PID2021-122436OB-I00- Selected Publications: PMID: 40195342 (2025); 39081172 (2024); 36200420 (2023); 35457224 (2022); 34946929 (2021); 34064225 (2021); 33596641 (2021); 32235485 (2020); and others.

Depending on the candidate’s performance during the TFG/TFM and available funding opportunities, there is the possibility to continue with a PhD project within our group.

Application Requirements:

Please send the following documents:

• Your updated CV.

• Your final undergraduate GPA (0–10 Spanish scale).

To learn more about our group and research lines, visit:

We look forward to receiving your applications and remain at your disposal for any questions.

Contact:

Dr. Mayka Sánchez

Iron Metabolism Research Group

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)

msanchezfe@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE TFG/TFM-2026-MS03 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

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CLOSED– R1- PreDoctoral position at the UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA (UIC). Group IRON METABOLISM: REGULATION AND DISEASES. Topic Iron Metabolism and Rare Anemias- Reference Predoc-2025-MS04. One position.

Applications and details here:

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this call is to hire one predoctoral researcher to promote the internationalisation of research at UIC Barcelona.

The Research Group in Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases is a senior interdisciplinary group with extensive experience in translational medicine in the field of iron metabolism and in the study of other hereditary haematological diseases. The purpose of the group is to increase knowledge of iron metabolism, its regulation and associated diseases, and to promote the diagnosis of hereditary haematological diseases.

Requirements

Potential candidates must meet the following requirements (please do not apply if you do not fulfil the requirements):

● Master in Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or Life Science or similar obtained in January 2023 or later

● Minimum average grade of the academic transcript for a bachelor’s degree or equivalent equal to or higher than 7.50 (on a 0 to 10 scale, 10 is max).

● Willing to work with animal mouse models

● Not holding a doctoral degree.

Requirements that will be considered as a plus:

● Good CV with at least 1 publications as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7 and Q1

● Certify a stay in a university or research centre outside of Spain (minimum 2 months).

● Proven laboratory experience in RNA Biology in mammals, Ribosome profiling, RNA binding proteins in mammals, Human diseases and/or Iron Metabolism.

● Attendance to international congresses with poster or oral presentations

● Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish). Animal Certificate Manipulation will be a plus

What we offer/Benefits:

Main Responsibilities. The selected person will:

1. Work on the project lab and related projects for the study of Iron metabolism (IRP/IRE system) and Rare Anemias.
2. Collaborate with leading scientists and researchers, with opportunities to stay at prestigious international institutions, including EMBL-Heidelberg and Oxford.
3. Gain valuable teaching experience in an internationally recognized university setting.

Characteristics of the contract

1. Fix contract (PhD will last: 3 years, Contract contains a provision period of 4 months).
2. Starting date January-April 2026 .
3. The researcher’s gross annual salary will be on according to UIC salaries.
4. The researcher will be supported to attend courses and conferences.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. CV selection
2. Personal interview of few selected candidates

How to apply: Application process.

Candidates must send the following documents to this email address: msanchezfe@uic.es

1. Motivation letter.
2. Curriculum vitae including publications with their impact factor and quartile.
3. Email of 3 referees and their positions (do not include letters just emails).
4. Document with the Official GLOBAL Marks from your Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree. Please write in your email your global marks for your Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree (scale 0-10, 10 is top mark)

The deadline for submission is 15th October 2025.

Evaluation process

The posts may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to msanchezfe@uic.es and researchpositions@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE Predoc-2025-MS04 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

Previous positions and offers.

CLOSED-POSTDOCTORAL JUNIOR CANDIDATE with recent PhD title FOR JUAN DE LA CIERVA 3 year CONTRACT-POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

PostDoctoral contract- 2 year contract-. Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

The deadline for submission is 1st Dec 2025.

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral contract. Topic Human Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Cellular culture, Animal modelling.

Candidate Requirements (please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements!)

● COMPULSORY PhD in Genetics, Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or similar obtained between 1/01/2024 and 31/12/2025

● COMPULSORY Good CV with at least TWO publication as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7.0 Q1 (use JCR JIF only!)

● COMPULSORY Research stays of at least 3 months abroad Spain.

● Proven experience in Genetics, RNA Biology, Haematology or Iron Metabolism will be a plus.

● Proven experience with mammalian cell culturing, iPCS or animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

Characteristics of the contract

• Three years contract ( starting in 2026) with possibility of extension. The expected start date is June-July 2026 or earlier.

• Annual gross salary 30.600€.

• The researcher will also have 15,000€ additional funds for mobility, abroad stays and expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, mobility expenses, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning PhD defence date andpublication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference: POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV (including publications with JCR JIF) and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es. Include in email subject: Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02-JdC

The deadline for submission is 1st Dec 2025.

Please also apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4337902313

CLOSED– R2a-Postdoctoral 6-year tenure-track position (Profesor/a Permanente Laboral Tenure-Track) in RNA Biology and Iron Metabolism at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Group: Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases – Ref. 2025-MS02.

Applications and details here:

What we are looking for: Object

The purpose of this call is to hire one position of Tenure-Track Permanent Lecturer and postdoctoral researcher to promote the internationalisation of research at UIC Barcelona.

The Research Group in Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases is a senior interdisciplinary group with extensive experience in translational medicine in the field of iron metabolism and in the study of other hereditary haematological diseases. The purpose of the group is to increase knowledge of iron metabolism, its regulation and associated diseases, and to promote the diagnosis of hereditary haematological diseases. To this end, the spin-off BLOODGENETICS SL (www.bloodgenetics.com) was created in November 2016.

Requirements

Potential candidates must meet the following requirements (please do not apply if you do not fulfil the requirements):

● PhD in Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or Life Science or similar

● Certify a stay in a university or research centre outside of Spain (minimum 2 years).

● Good CV with at least 4 publications as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7 and Q1

● Proven postdoctoral experience of more than 3 years in RNA Biology in mammals, Ribosome profiling, RNA binding proteins in mammals and/or Iron Metabolism.

Requirements that will be considered as a plus:

● Accreditation Lector by AQU or accreditation “Profesor contratado doctor” by ANECA

● Attendance to international congresses with oral presentations

● Experience in application and writing of Research projects (such as Marie Curie Individual Fellowships or similar).

● Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

● University Teaching experience.

What we offer/Benefits:

Main Responsibilities. The selected person will:

1. Work on the project ARIADNA and related projects for the study of Iron metabolism (IRP/IRE system) and RNA Biology.
2. Lecturer responsible for 18 ECTS credits per academic year.
3. Coordinate graduate, master and PhD students.
4. Help with new projects application for the group.

Characteristics of the contract

1. Permanent contract linked to a 6-year tenure-track position (Profesor/a Permanente Laboral Tenure-Track), with opportunities for promotion.
2. Starting date 1st September 2025.
3. The researcher’s gross annual salary will be on according to UIC salaries.
4. The researcher will be supported to attend courses and conferences.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. CV selection
2. Personal interview of few selected candidates

How to apply: Application process.

Candidates must send the following documents to this email address: msanchezfe@uic.es

1. Motivation letter.
2. Curriculum vitae including publications with their impact factor and quartile.
3. Email of 3 referees and their positions (do not include letters just emails).

The deadline for submission is 30 June 2025.

Evaluation process

The posts may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to msanchezfe@uic.es and researchpositions@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE 2025-MS02 in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

Previous positions and offers.

CLOSED-POSTDOCTORAL JUNIOR CANDIDATE with recent PhD title FOR JUAN DE LA CIERVA CONTRACT-POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2024-01-JdC

PostDoctoral contract- 2 year contract-. Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2024-01-JdC

The deadline for submission is Jan 2024.

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral contract. Topic Human Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Cellular culture, Animal modelling.

Candidate Requirements (please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements!)

● COMPULSORY PhD in Genetics, Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or similar obtained between 1/01/2022 and 31/12/2023

● COMPULSORY Good CV with at least one publication as first author in important recognized research journal Impact Factor>7.0

● COMPULSORY Research stays of at least 3 months abroad Spain.

● Proven experience in Genetics, RNA Biology, Haematology or Iron Metabolism will be a plus.

● Proven experience with mammalian cell culturing, iPCS or animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

Characteristics of the contract

• Two years contract (Dec 2024-Dec 2026) with possibility of extension. The expected start date is November-December 2024 or earlier.

• Annual gross salary 25.000€-28.000€.

• The researcher will also have 7.400€ additional funds for expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, mobility expenses, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning PhD defence date andpublication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference: POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-02

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV (including publications) and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es. Include in email subject: Reference POSTDOCJUNIOR-MS2025-01-JdC

The deadline for submission is 20 Jan 2024.

See details in the PDF OFFER

Previous positions and offers.

CLOSED- GRADUADO/A con MASTER EN BIOINFORMATICA UIC-200041TG2 PROGRAMA INVESTIGO-POSIBILIDAD HACER TESIS DOCTORAL

Personal con grado universitario en Bioinformática o Similar y Master en Bioinformática o Similar.

Convocatoria vinculada al “Programa investigo” (Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia – Financiado por la Unión Europea – Next Generation EU)

FECHA LÍMITE DE RECEPCIÓN DE CVs 15-Mayo-2023

El grupo de Dra. Mayka Sanchez, Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases https://researchgroups.uic.es/ironmetabolism/ de la UIC, se centra en el estudio de las enfermedades hematológicas hereditarias y del metabolismo del hierro con importantes aportaciones científicas en este campo a nivel bioinformático, tanto básico como traslacional (Luscieti et al. , Blood 2017, Engert, et al Haematol 2016, Joshi R, et al., Mol Genet Gen Med 2015, FalcoL, Hum. Mutat 2014, Athiyarath R et al.Brit J Haematol 2013, Falco L et al., Haematol 2013; Luscieti S, et al., OJRD 2013; Campillos M, et al NAR 2010).

La persona escogida deberá desarrollar tareas relacionadas con diferentes proyectos de I+D+i del grupo incluidos los proyectos “Generación de Conocimiento” (proyecto ARETHA PID2021-122436OB-I00), “Retos Colaboración” (RTC2019-007074-1), NANOANEMIA (PLEC2021- 007727) y proyectos similares del grupo Iron Metabolism: Regulation and Diseases en colaboración con el grupo “Computational RNA Biology” del Dr. Uciel Chorostecki. Principalmente estas tareas serán:

• Desarrollo del servidor web SIREs (searching for Iron responsive elements). Campillos M, Cases I, Hentze MW, Sanchez M. SIREs: searching for iron-responsive elements. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Jul;38(Web Server issue):W360-7. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq371. Epub 2010 May 11. PMID: 20460462.

• Actualización y migración de programas bioinformáticos (SIREs, CODYSAN, HIGHFERRITIN) a Servidor AWS.

• Análisis bioinformáticos y biocomputacionales de datos de NGS, WES, RNASeq y otros datos Ómicos.

• Integración de enfoque multi-ómicos para el estudio del metabolismo del hierro y RNA Biology.

• Mantenimiento y actualización de la página web de grupo https://researchgroups.uic.es/ironmetabolism/

PERFIL Y REQUISITOS DE LA PERSONA CANDIDATA

• Personal con grado universitario en Bioinformática o Similar y Master en Bioinformática o Similar.

• Jóvenes de 16 o más años y que no hayan cumplido 30 años, y que se encuentren desempleadas e inscritas como demandantes de empleo no ocupados en el servicio público de empleo de Catalunya (DONO) en el momento de comenzar la relación contractual.

• No haber desempeñado cualquier tipo de puesto de investigación en la misma entidad, empresa o grupo de empresas en el plazo de 6 meses inmediatamente anteriores al inicio del contrato

SE VALORARÁ

• Máster en Bioinformática y/o Omics.

• Buenas notas académicas y alta motivación por la investigación.

• Experiencia laboral en Bioinformática con buenas habilidades de programación (java, bash scripting, python, Perl, R), conocimiento en base de datos MySQL, programación orientada a objetos.

• Conocimientos en creación y diseño de páginas WEB (HTML, CSS y JavaScript) y de algún framework como React o Angular.

• Buen nivel de inglés

• Capacidad de aprendizaje continuado, flexibilidad, polivalencia y adaptabilidad.

• Persona organizada, trabajadora y proactiva, motivada y entusiasta.

• Aptitudes para trabajar en equipo, capacidad de trabajar de forma autónoma, de organización, amabilidad, dinamismo, polivalencia, rigor, responsabilidad y confidencialidad

CONDICIONES LABORALES

• Tipo de jornada: completa

• Lugar físico de trabajo: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) Campus Sant Cugat, C/Josep Trueta, s/n 08195 Sant Cugat del Valles

• La UIC apoya la conciliación entre la vida laboral, familiar, personal y la igualdad de género, así como fomentar la participación de las mujeres en la Ciencia para potenciar la innovación, y la creatividad y excelencia de nuestros esfuerzos de investigación.

• Posibilidad de realizar la tesis doctoral, tasas escuela doctorado y tasas de defensa a cargo de la persona contratada.

• Contrato inicial: temporal (2 años), posibilidad de extender un año más.

• Salario bruto anual: 25.101,53 €

• Incorporación: De Mayo a Julio del 2023

PROCEDIMIENTO DE SELECCIÓN

La valoración curricular de las personas candidatas se realizará mediante el uso de currículum vitae ciego, garantizando el principio de no discriminación por ninguna razón. Por tanto, las personas candidatas deben enviar su curriculum vitae en formato ciego, que se caracteriza por:

No incluir el nombre ni el apellido. Indicar únicamente las siglas del nombre y apellidos.

No añadir ninguno de los siguientes datos: nacionalidad, dirección, género y DNI.

No incorporar la fotografía.

En el texto del currículum y la carta de motivación se debe utilizar un lenguaje neutro (evitar adjetivos que delaten el género de la persona, ejemplo: se puede indicar el grado superado con un graduado/a o persona graduada en)

Sin embargo, uno de los requisitos del Programa Investigo es tener 16 o más años y no haber cumplido los 30 años. Consecuentemente, las personas candidatas deben indicar la fecha de nacimiento en su currículum vitae ciego.

Los currículos ciegos enviados por los candidatos se codificarán según las iniciales del nombre y apellidos. Posteriormente, identificará a los CVs ciegos aptos y no aptos según los requisitos exigidos en la convocatoria. Los aspirantes que no cumplan los requisitos indicados en la convocatoria no pasarán a la siguiente fase.

Valoración del CV: valoración de los currículos ciegos hasta una puntuación máxima de 50 puntos.

Para acceder a la fase de entrevista es necesario obtener una puntuación mínima de 35 puntos. Seleccionará una lista limitada de los mejores candidatos para entrevistar.

Entrevista personal. Con una puntuación máxima de 50 puntos. Actitud 10 puntos, Encaje en el lugar de trabajo 20, Experiencia, funciones desarrolladas/habilidades 10, Trabajo en equipo 10.

CANDIDATURAS

Enviar el currículum vitae ciego y la carta de motivación a msanchezfe@uic.es y a upchorostecki@uic.es

Indicar en Asunto del email: UIC-200041TG2 PROGRAMA INVESTIGO

INCRIBIRSE EN ESTA WEB pichar aquí

FECHA LÍMITE DE RECEPCIÓN DE CVs 15/05/2023

COMUNICACIONES

UIC informará a los candidatos si han sido admitidos o excluidos para acceder a la entrevista

CLOSED- Reference JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023. POSTDOCTORAL Contract

PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA contract- 2 year contract-. Reference JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA contract. Topic Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Animal modeling – Reference JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023.

See details in the PDF OFFER link at the end

Deadline for application: 30-Jan-2023

Candidate Requirements

Potential candidates must meet these requirements on the call deadline:

● Be in possession of a doctor’s degree. Degree MUST BE obtained: between 01/01/2021 and 12/31/2022. PLEASE do not apply if you do not fulfil this requisite. Extensions of the lower limit day (1/1/2021) apply for maternity and paternity (extension of one year by child born between date of defence of thesis and now Dec 2022).

● PhD in Genetics, Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry or similar

● Good CV with at least one publication as first author in important recognized research journal IF>6

● Candidate have NOT apply to Ramon y Cajal call 2022

● Proven experience in Genetics, RNA Biology or Iron Metabolism will be a plus.

● Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse or zebrafish) will be a plus.

Characteristics of the fellowship

• The contract will be valid for two years from the date the researcher starts. The expected start date is BEFORE 1st January 2024.

The researcher’s gross annual salary will be no lower than € 25.350€.

• The researcher will also have 7.400€ additional funds for expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning publication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference: JUAN DE LA CIERVA-MS2023.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es

The deadline for submission is 30 Jan 2023.

See details in the PDF OFFER

CLOSED- Reference 2022-MS-05-FPI candidate-ARETHA. PREDOCTORAL STUDENT

PreDoctoral candidate for applying to the competitive FPI 4-year pre-doctoral contract. Application October 2022-Contract start on September 2023. Topic Genetics, Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases and RNA Biology- Reference 2022-MS-05-FPI candidate-ARETHA

CLOSED- Reference 2022-MS-04. PREDOCTORAL STUDENT in RNA BIOLOGY and Haematology

CLOSED- Reference 2022-MS-03. BIOINFORMATICIAN

VACANCY – Young BIOINFORMATICIAN – 2 year contract-. Reference 2022-MS-03.

POSITION TITLE: R1-Young BIOINFORMATICS Position. Topic Bioinformatics in RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism. Investigo position- Reference 2022-MS-03. One position.

Deadline for application: 15-Jul-2022

Compulsory and minimum Requirements- PLEASE do not apply if you do not fulfil the minimum requisites

We are seeking candidates who have:

● Less than 30 year old person at the time of signing the contract

● To be registered as a job seeker in the Public Employment Service of Catalonia before starting the contract.

● A recent Master in Bioinformatics/Omics or CFGS in Bioinformatics

Other Requirements

● Good academic marks and high motivation for research.

● At least 1 years of work experience in BIOINFORMATICS with good programming skills (java, bash scripting, python, Perl, R), Knowledge in MySQL data base, object oriented programming.

● Good English level (internal seminars are in English)

● Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with other team members.

● Organized, hard-working person and proactive, self-motivated and enthusiastic.

Other Requirements that will be a PLUS

● Knowledge in RNA Computational Modelling, genetics, genomics data analysis.

● Publications in peer reviewed scientific journals.

Main Responsibilities

The selected person will work on the project ARETHA improving the SIRES web server for RNA pattern prediction. Main aim is to reach a publication of these improvements in a scientific journal called NAR nucleic acid research in a subsection dedicated to web servers. Other tasks will be to assist with next generation sequencing analysis (in panels and WES).

What we offer

● To work in an excellent environment.

● Contract of 2 years (initial period of 6 months of provision period)

● Salary according to experience (Salary range 20.000-25.000 euros/bruto year)

● Starting September -October 2022.

Evaluation process

● The post may remain vacant if the minimum requirements are not met.

● Selected candidates will be contacted in July 2022 for a personal interview.

For more information, please visit:

Deadline for applications

The call will be open until 15/07/2022

How to apply

Interested applicants should send their CV, motivation letter and email address of three referees able to assess the scientific potential and previous performance to Dr. Mayka Sanchez msanchezfe@uic.es

PLEASE MENTION the REFERENCE Reference 2022-MS-03-Bioinformatics in the subject of the mail or your application may not reach the right person.

See details in the PDF OFFER

OTHER OFFERS

CLOSED – VACANCY – PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA formacion- 2 year contract-. Reference 2022-MS-01.- CLOSED!!

POSITION TITLE: R2 Junior PostDoctoral candidate for JUAN DE LA CIERVA formación. Topic Genetics, RNA Biology in Iron Metabolism and Hereditary Haematological Diseases, Mouse modeling and Bioinformatics- Reference 2022-MS-01.

Deadline for application: 30-Jan-2022

Candidate Requirements

Potential candidates must meet these requirements on the call deadline:

● Be in possession of a doctor’s degree. Degree MUST BE obtained: between 01/01/2020 and 12/31/2021. PLEASE do not apply if you do not fulfil this requisite. Extensions of the lower limit day (1/1/2020) apply for maternity and paternity (extension of one year by child born between date of defence of thesis and now Jan 2022).

● PhD in Bioinformatics, Genetics, Biology, Biochemistry or similar

● Certify a minimum postdoctoral stay of one year in a university or research centre outside of Spain.

● Good CV with at least one publication as first author in important recognized research journal IF>6

● Proven experience of in Bioinformatics/Computational Science; RNA Biology or Iron Metabolism

Characteristics of the fellowship

• The contract will be valid for two years from the date the researcher starts. The expected start date is 1st January 2023.

• The researcher’s gross annual salary will be € 25.350€.

• The researcher will also have 4.800€ additional funds for expenses associated with the correct development of the research proposal. The expenses may include: consumables, travels, article reviews, congress fees, etc.

• Under no circumstances does this postdoctoral research contract imply a commitment by the University to subsequently hire the beneficiary as a permanent member of the University’s staff.

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Academic or professional career of the candidate (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-35)

2- Mobility and internationalization (0-15)

Scientific-technical history of the research team in which the candidate is integrated (0-50):

1- Scientific-technical contributions (0-25)

2- Training capacity (0-10)

3- Internationalization (0-15)

Application process

Candidates must attach the following documents to his/her email:

• Curriculum vitae, mentioning publication in peer-reviewed journal and their impact factor

• Emails of 3 referees

• Motivation letter

• Reference 2022-MS-01.

INTERESTED PLEASE SEND CV and a letter of motivation with names and emails of 3 referees to Dr Mayka Sanchez, email : msanchezfe@uic.es

The deadline for submission is 30 Jan 2022.

See details in the PDF OFFER