.Organisation/Company: Fundacio de Recerca Clinic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i SunyerDepartment: All departmentsResearch Field: Medical sciences » OtherResearcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)Positions: Postdoc PositionsCountry: SpainApplication Deadline: 1 Oct 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)Type of Contract: PermanentJob Status: Full-timeIs the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EUReference Number: 101071784Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoOffer Description We are looking for a R2A-Postdoctoral Researcher to join:The "Lipid Droplets and Innate Immunity" research line.In the research project "Lipid Droplets as innate immunity hubs (DRIMMS)"At the "Lipid trafficking and disease" research group.Funded by EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Grant agreement number: 101071784Job DescriptionResponsibilitiesOne Postdoctoral Research position is available in the group of "Lipid Trafficking and Disease (IDIBAPS Barcelona)" to participate in the ERC granted project "Lipid droplets as innate immunity hubs (DRIMMS)". The research will be supervised by the ICREA Professor Albert Pol as part of the international consortium "Lipid Droplet-Innate Immunity Group" formed by our group and Robert G. Parton (University of Queensland, Australia) and Caroline Demangel (Institute Pasteur, France).Candidates must have a PhD in Biology, Medicine, or similar. Profiles with experience in Immunology, Cell Biology, or Bioinformatics will be especially considered. Previous experience in the design and development of research projects will be valued positively. The contracts will include a trial period of six months, and the salary will be as stipulated by IDIBAPS commensurate according to institutional scales and provided experience.Experience in the following areas/techniques will be positively valued: Microbiology and innate immunity mechanisms; Immunology, purification, handling and study of blood cells including macrophages; Bioinformatic analysis and big data management of RNA seq and high throughput screening; Experience in experimentation with animals including organelle purification; Cell Biology techniquesincluding cell culture, electrophoresis, DNA transfection, RNA interference, RT-PCR, kinase assays, immunoprecipitation and western-blot; Molecular Biology, design and production of plasmids and DNA vectors, CRISPR screening; Flow cytometry, cell viability and proliferation, detection of lipid content, oxidative stress, and cell separation; Microscopy, Immunofluorescence techniques, immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy; Lipid analysis, affinity chromatography, and HPLC.What we offerContract: Indefinite scientific-technical contract.Workday: Full time (37.5 hs/week).Continuous training provided by the company
