REF. 129/26; bachelor & master and current certification to perform procedures and euthanasia on laboratory animals functions B and C)/Ms. Juana Gallar Martínez/Higher Graduate I.

Universidad Miguel Hernandez; España; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

La Universidad Miguel Hernández, ubicada en España, busca un Investigador en Fase Inicial (R1) para colaborar en el proyecto RESTORE VISION, centrado en terapias novedosas para la restauración de la visión.

El/La candidato/a trabajará bajo la supervisión de un grupo de neurociencias y participará en ensayos preclínicos.

Qualifications

• Requisitos de investigación en neurosciencias y habilidades de laboratorio.
• Experiencia con técnicas de registro electrophysiológico y análisis de actividad neural.
• Conocimiento de normas éticas en investigación con animales.

Responsibilities

• Realizar estudios sobre la regeneración funcional de la innervación córnea en modelos de ratón.
• Llevar a cabo registro electrophysiológico extracellular y análisis de la actividad de terminaciones nerviosas de la córnea.
• Contribuir a las primeras investigaciones clínicas dentro del proyecto RESTORE VISION.

Skills

Research skills

Laboratory techniques

Animal ethics knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Neuroscience/Medicine

Tools

Electrophysiology equipment

Histology tools

Job description

Organisation/Company Universidad Miguel Hernandez Department Servicio de Personal de Administracion y Servicios Research Field Neurosciences » Neurology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 11 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels) Country Spain Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,50 Offer Starting Date 28 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Reference Number 101080611 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

This contract is to collaborate in the RESTORE VISION - Novel Advanced and Repurposed Therapeutics for Vision Restoration in a Group of Severe Rare Ocular Surface Diseases: from Validation to First Clinical Investigations finalist activity. The principal investigator is Professor Juana Gallar Martínez.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101080611.

Profile of the work to be done:

• Study of the functional regeneration of corneal innervation in mice following injury and treatment.
• Extracellular electrophysiological recording and analysis of the activity of sensory nerve endings in the cornea during in vitro repair.