.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 which is supported by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and 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. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code).The roleCellular plasticity is a hallmark of metastasis and cancer aggressiveness. It involves morphodynamic cell changes and cell state transitions that act as drivers of cancer cell proliferation, dissemination, and metastatic colonization in different tissues and organs. The physical tissue environment is emerging as an important regulator of cell plasticity relevant to stem cell and cancer biology. We are offering a position in a European Project (PLAST_CELL) that aims to establish a novel quantitative standard to assess cell plasticity and to investigate molecular and biophysical mechanisms of plasticity in cancer stem cells.About the labThe Ruprecht lab combines methods from physics and biology to study fundamental mechanisms that control cell and tissue morphodynamics in development and disease. The group employs quantitative methods including advanced fluorescence microscopy, mechanobiology, synthetic biology, and state-of-the-art cell and molecular biology techniques. Studies are performed both with animal model systems and bottom-up in vitro approaches to identify key mechanisms controlling mechano-chemical cell signaling, cell-cell interactions, and multi-cellular self-organization that establish the functional architecture of an organism. The research group is part of the Quantitative Cell Biology Program and Systems and Synthetic Biology Program at CRG.Whom would we like to hire?Professional experienceMust Have You have experience in the fields of cancer/stem cell biology.You have expertise in the study of cellular morphodynamics and mechanobiology.You have worked with in vitro cell culture methods.You have experience in fluorescence microscopy and quantitative biology methods.Desirable but not required / Nice to have You have experience in bioengineering and microfabrication and worked with 2D/3D cell and tissue culture methods.You have experience with data processing and image analysis.Education and trainingYou have a PhD degree in bioengineering, biochemistry, cell biology, or a similar field.LanguagesYou are fluent in English.CompetencesYou are an independent thinker and creative problem-solver