The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education.
ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level.
Research is organized in five programs: Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases; and Maternal Child and Reproductive Health.
ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ISGlobal is seeking to hire a talented and highly motivated postdoctoral scientist interested in working in a research project investigating novel aspects of the regulation of gene expression in malaria parasites.
More specifically, the selected candidate will study gene expression in the context of sexual conversion, which is essential for disease transmission.
THE TEAM The ISGlobal Malaria Epigenetics lab, directed by ICREA Research Professor Alfred Cortés, investigates the regulation of gene expression in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
We use a combination of approaches that include genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 technology, state-of-the-art phenotypic characterisation, and multi-omic approaches.
Our ultimate goal is to generate high-quality basic knowledge that is relevant for the fight against malaria.
We offer an inclusive, vibrant, and intellectually stimulating environment, with state-of-the-art facilities and a broad critical mass for malaria research.
We support the professional growth of each and every member of our team through the many excellent training activities offered by ISGlobal, in-depth scientific discussions within the team, and regular individual meetings with the group leader.
We are seriously committed to promoting diversity and to favouring work-family life balance.
We love our social activities (including, among others, team building trips and ice-cream celebrations whenever we have something to celebrate).
The selected candidate will be invited to participate in the ISGlobal Mentoring Program and in the activities of the ISGlobal Postdoctoral community, which include an annual symposium.
ABOUT THE PROJECT Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe forms of human malaria.
Transcriptional regulation plays a key role in malaria parasite biology, as it controls fundamental processes such as life cycle progression, antigenic variation, and adaptation to the conditions of the environment.
Some of these processes are regulated at the epigenetic level, with a key role for euchromatin-heterochromatin transitions.
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