Junior Group Leader Position in Quantitative Biology
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
The Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) aims to fill a Junior Group Leader position in the field of Quantitative Biology. We are looking for candidates in the early stage of their career with an excellent track record in biomedical research that effectively combines experimental work and computational/machine learning approaches to study living systems quantitatively, in areas including, but not limited to, metabolomics, evolutionary medicine, regenerative medicine, aging, neuroscience, systems genetics, bioengineering, and cell and developmental biology.
Successful candidates will be highly accomplished young scientists with a PhD in Biology, Bioinformatics, Physics, Computational Biology or a similar field, and a strong capacity to lead high-impact research projects that integrate both experimental and computational approaches. The future group leader should be able to supervise directly both the experimental and computational work, and be driven by a desire to contribute to questions of biological and/or clinical relevance, independently and in collaboration with other researchers from the Department. The selected candidate is also expected to attract national and international research funds, supervise doctoral theses, and teach courses that include quantitative approaches to biology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The Offer Tenure-track position to be consolidated to a permanent faculty position after 5 years upon external peer review.Startup package that includes a PhD student and funding to cover initial equipment costs, and access to our core facilities.Office space for up to 4 people, which will necessarily be split 50/50 between experimental (wet-lab) and computational (dry-lab) work.Start date: June 2025. Application Procedure Applications must be submitted through the Interfolio website: http://apply.interfolio.com/160902 Applications should include:
Motivation letter, describing explicitly how your research goals fit with those of MELIS.Curriculum vitae, including the information listed in the guidelines below.List of 5 selected publications, with a brief description of each of them.Brief proposal of your future research plans at MELIS (max. 2 pages). Please include an estimate of the equipment and facilities needed for your research.Contact details of 3 references (name, affiliation and email address) in a single document.Application deadline: applications should be submitted by January 28, 2025.
Interviews: Short-listed candidates will be invited to an interview to be held in March-April 2025.
Contact: Dr. Regina Lopez (******), for enquiries only (applications sent by email will not be accepted).
CV guidelines Please make sure that your CV includes the following information (although you do not need to follow this exact format, and feel free to include further information if relevant). Maximum length: 15 pages.
Brief summary of academic and scientific backgroundEducation/trainingProfessional academic positionsPublications - Specify if publications are original research articles, reviews, book chapters, or books. Provide evidence of impact (e.g., number of citations according to any citation indexing service). Please do not include conference abstracts.Teaching experience - Include the course type (i.e., conventional lectures, practical courses, online courses, MOOCs, graduate or undergraduate level), name of the course, approximate number of students attending, hours per course, and whether the candidate was course coordinator or participant teacher.Grants and funding - Include only grants in which you are/were the Principal Investigator. Please specify title, year, funding agency and amount granted (in US$ or €).Invited conferences and talks - Include only invited talks given personally by youTechnology transferOther merits (courses, honors and awards, project management experience, etc.)
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