Senior Postdoc: Nanocarrier Therapeutics for CVD - Permanent

Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau; España; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

37.5 hours per week

Salary according to collective wage

Job summary

Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau is seeking a R2B Senior Postdoctoral Researcher to collaborate across GOA and PLRD groups. The role bridges protein-based nanocarrier engineering with in vivo preclinical cardiovascular validation, funded by a Horizon Europe project UNSOLVED-CARDS.

The position requires a PhD in a relevant field, FELASA accreditation, experience in protein engineering and murine models of cardiovascular disease, and fluent English with Catalan/Spanish language ability.

Qualifications

• PhD required in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biomedicine or related field.
• FELASA accreditation or equivalent training for lab animal procedures.
• Excellent English skills are required; Catalan/Spanish knowledge is highly valued.
• Experience in protein engineering and nanotechnology and in mouse models of cardiovascular disease.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer nanocarriers; purify and characterize protein nanoparticles for targeted delivery.
• Conduct cellular biodistribution studies in VSMCs, ECs and macrophages.
• Perform translational validation using multi-omics data from human samples and mouse plaques.
• Lead in vivo preclinical evaluation including imaging, PK profiling, safety and efficacy in murine atherosclerosis models.

Skills

Protein engineering

Nanotechnology

Murine models

Data analysis

Catalan/Spanish language

Advanced English

Education

PhD in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Biomedicine

FELASA accreditation

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau is seeking a R2B Senior Postdoctoral Researcher to collaborate across GOA and PLRD groups. The role bridges protein-based nanocarrier engineering with in vivo preclinical cardiovascular validation, funded by a Horizon Europe project UNSOLVED-CARDS.

The position requires a PhD in a relevant field, FELASA accreditation, experience in protein engineering and murine models of cardiovascular disease, and fluent English with Catalan/Spanish language ability.