Technician research for the Small Biosystem Lab – HFSP

Universitat de Barcelona; España; Presencial; EUR 16.000 - 20.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Barcelona invites applications for a First Stage Researcher (R1) in the OPIR group. This undergraduate, part-time position is temporary and starts 15 Oct 2026.

The gross annual salary is 17,728.06 €, with an application deadline of 30 September 2026 (Europe/Madrid time). The role focuses on electronics and optical tweezers: the technician will build new optical tweezers and maintain the lab's existing systems, under a 6-month contract renewable up to 30/09/2028.

Formación

• Must have knowledge of electronics and the ability to build optical tweezers.

Responsabilidades

• Build new optical tweezers capable of operating at temperatures below 0 °C.
• Maintain the research group’s existing optical tweezers.

Conocimientos

Electronics knowledge

Educación

Undergraduate student

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company Universitat de Barcelona Department OPIR Research Field Biological sciences Chemistry Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Undergraduate Positions Application Deadline 30 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 20 Offer Starting Date 15 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number RGP017/2025 Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Technician with knowledge of electronics to build new optical tweezers capable of operating at temperatures below 0 °C and to maintain the research group’s existing optical tweezers.

Gross salary per year: 17.728,06 €.

The application period is from 16 to 30 September, both inclusive.

The selection is made through theevaluation of the curriculum, with an overall score of zero (0) to ten (10) points. The minimum score is five (5) points. The evaluation criteria are the following:

• Suitability of the candidate to the main function to be carried out
• Curricular experience
• Professional knowledge and skills
• Communication skills and motivation.

The tribunal, in its constitutive session, assesses the CVs of the candidates presented.

Selection process

A resolution of adjudication is issued to the person who, having passed the selection procedure, obtains the highest score and publishes the prioritised list of applicants who have passed the selection process, indicating the scores obtained, for subsequent recruitment, if necessary.

Additional comments

Duration of the contract of employment: 6 months, renewable up to 30/09/2028.

The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 5 working days from the date of notification of the selection.

Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).

Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the bureaucratic time that will take the preparation of the labour contract and presentation of the necessary documents to be hired by the selected candidate.