.The InstituteThe Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed of an interdisciplinary, motivated, and creative scientific team supported by a flexible and efficient administration and high-end innovative technologies. In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research' Award from the European Commission, recognizing the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to align practices and procedures with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code).The roleThe position provides an opportunity to play a central role in the experimental work of our team. We are looking for a Research Technician to carry out a mouse experiment that is central to our line of research on Indirect Genetic Effects. In this experiment, we investigate the mechanisms (behavioral and otherwise) whereby the genotype of one mouse influences several phenotypes of the other mouse in the cage (see doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02415-x for background on the project).You will be the main person in charge of that experiment and will work under the direct supervision of the group leader. You will collaborate with a PhD student in the lab, who will also contribute to the experiment and use the data for part of their PhD project. Additionally, you will be supported by other experienced technicians from the animal facility.Your duties will include maintaining five mouse lines, ensuring the welfare of the animals, carrying out video-recorded behavioral assays, watching these videos to label behaviors using appropriate software, extracting relevant tissues (brain, ears), and analyzing ear punches with ImageJ.In addition, you will be responsible for the following tasks related to the experiment:Ordering equipment and consumablesManaging lab wasteDefrosting the freezers and keeping samples organizedAbout the teamThe team consists of computational and experimental scientists working in the field of quantitative genetics. We investigate 1) genetic effects arising from the genes of social partners (Indirect Genetic Effects) and 2) host/microbiome interactions. We are a diverse team and support the development of each team member through regular meetings (as a group and with the group leader) focused on professional development. We also encourage attendance to the many excellent courses offered by the CRG, the PRBB, etc. (both for technical and soft skills).Whom would we like to hire?Professional experienceMust Have:5-10 years of experience working with laboratory miceProven experience maintaining mouse coloniesProven experience documenting data/keeping records in relatively large experiments (e.G