.Created in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) and the University of Barcelona, IRB Barcelona is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence—a seal that was awarded in 2011. The institute is devoted to conducting research of excellence in biomedicine and to transferring results to clinical practice, thus improving people's quality of life, while simultaneously promoting the training of outstanding researchers, technology transfer, and public communication of science. Its 28 laboratories and seven core facilities address basic questions in biology and are orientated to diseases such as cancer, metastasis, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and rare conditions.IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 members and 35 nationalities. It is located in the Barcelona Science Park. IRB Barcelona forms part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the "Xarxa de Centres de Recerca de Catalunya" (CERCA).Position Overview IRB Barcelona is seeking a research assistant to assist in our work of understanding the effects of disease-causing mutations on human cells by performing large-scale genetic experiments in the Genome Data Science laboratory, led by ICREA professor Fran Supek. This contract will be financed by the Research Project EC ERC StG 'Hypermutated tumors: insight into genome maintenance and cancer vulnerabilities provided by an extreme burden of somatic mutations. Grant Agreement (GA) No: 757700; Acronym: HYPER-INSIGHT.Duties Perform excellent research according to the high standards of the Supek and the Bolognesi labs.Publish results in high impact journals. Draft manuscript texts and figures.Present at weekly lab meetings and journal clubs, at department seminars, and at conferences.Engage in teamwork with other members of the host labs to facilitate progress on the project.Experience, Knowledge, Skills Must Have - Required A MSc or PhD in the life sciences.Extensive experience with mammalian cell culture, and with genetic engineering/cloning.Good level of spoken English.Desirable Some experience with Flow cytometry, with CRISPR editing or with oligonucleotide libraries is a plus.Experience with transcriptomics experimental methods is valued.Some experience with statistical analysis of large scale data (e.G. either transcriptomic or genomic) will be helpful, although not necessary.Working Conditions & Entitlements 6 months position. Employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations under a full-time contract.Employees receive the benefits of the Spanish Social Security system covering sickness, maternity/paternity leave and injuries at work.Estimated annual gross salary: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.International Environment: The opportunity to join a prestigious, diverse and inclusive international research institution and to become a member of an established research group