BCNatal | Fetal Medicine Research Center is conducting a research line on fetal surgery involving the development of an artificial placenta experimental setting, which involves animal experimentation. We are looking for 2 enthusiastic and methodical life sciences graduates to work as Artificial Placenta Monitoring Specialists in a multidisciplinary research project.
BCNatal | Fetal Medicine Research Center, directed by Prof. Eduard Gratacós, is a multidisciplinary research centre in fetal and perinatal medicine, with a consolidated track record in fetal medicine and surgery research and a long-standing experience in large multidisciplinary projects. Accredited by the Spanish government as an excellence research centre, it works to find solutions to diseases of prenatal origin.
BCNatal-FMRC is the research center of BCNatal, a large clinical centre integrating the Departments of Maternal-fetal Medicine and Neonatology from two large tertiary University Hospitals, the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital and Hospital Clinic Barcelona. The research and clinical center provide a privileged environment for clinically applicable and translational research.
Main purpose of the job
Animal well-being control and intensive care monitoring
Medication administration
Biological sample collection and processing
Experimental data collection
Main duties and responsibilities
Study and follow established protocols (SOPs)
Monitor animals and experimental setting
Collect experimental data at the indicated times
Biological sample extraction, collection, processing, and storage
Perform necropsies
Prepare and administer medications
Keep accurate records of relevant events occurred during the shift and actions taken
Assist in maintaining an appropriate inventory
Preparation and clean up of spaces before, during and after the experiments
Ensure prompt and efficient response to queries (daily trouble shooting), acknowledging all communication, and ensuring efficient flow of information
Comply with the 4Rs (reduction, reuse, recycling, and recovery) and ethics involving animals in research
Perform other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job description as requested by the Senior Coordinators, Project Manager, Principal Investigator, Scientific Manager, or the Chief Investigator. This job description reflects the present requirements of the post, and as duties and responsibilities change/develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder. The appointee will be expected to carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.
We offer
Part time, 35h/week
12h monitoring shifts (mainly night shifts) rotating from Friday to Sunday
Salary range 22K – 25K (gross amount 35h/week), depending on candidate experience
Starting date: July-September 2024
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