R1 PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH CANDIDATE - NeuroRNA

Organisation / Company BIOGIPUZKOA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 5 Jun 2025 - 23 : 59 (Europe / Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 19 May 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

PhD student candidate in the “Neurogenetics, RNA biology and therapies - NeuroRNA” group of Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute.

The NeuroRNA group is looking for a PhD student to join one of our research lines focused in understanding RNA-processing alterations in neurogenetics diseases.

The group, led by Lorea Blázquez (Ramón y Cajal and Ikerbasque Fellow) and Pablo Iruzubieta (Clinical neurologist), is focused on understanding the molecular basis of neurological diseases to develop novel diagnostic and personalized therapeutic strategies.

The selected candidate will join our research projects focused in :

• Characterization of genetic mutations in neurological diseases that affect RNA-processing.
• Understanding the contribution of widespread RNA-misprocessing to neurological disorders.

Development of personalised RNA-targeting genetic therapies.

We have ongoing research lines in neurodegenerative diseases (TDP43 proteinopathies and repeat-expansion disorders), brain tumors and neuromuscular diseases. We employ a battery of molecular and cell biology techniques (reporters, patient-derived cell lines, antisense oligonucleotides, AAVs, Lentivirus, etc.), high-throughput DNA and RNA sequencing (Illumina and Nanopore) and bioinformatics.

More information about the group and ongoing research lines can be found at .

• A BSc degreein Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Medicine, etc., with a finished or ongoing MSc degreein Biological Sciences or Biomedicine.
• Independence, leadership and scientific motivation.
• Good communication skills in English.

VALUABLE

• Previous experience in molecular biology and publications and communications to scientific meetings will be positively evaluated.
• Academic record of the BSc degree(not MSc degree) higher than 7.5 in a scale of 10.
• Being a registered citizen in the Basque Country at 1st January 2025.
• A disability certificate of 33% or higher is a plus.

Internal Application form(s) needed

Application Manual for Employment Offers of the Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute_2.pdf

TYPE OF CONTRACT (LEGAL REFERENCE) : One year trainee Predoctoral researcher contract available, extendable to a maximum of four years (annual extensions).

The candidate will applyfor predoctoral fellowships from public and private research organizations (i.e. Basque predoctoral fellowship program, Formacion de profesorado Universitario (FPU), Carlos III Health Research Institute (ISCIII), University of the Basque Country, etc.), supported by the research group and the host institute.

• WORK SCHEDULE : Full-time
• EXPECTED START DATE : 01 / 01 / 2026 the latest
• ANNUAL GROSS SALARY : Depending on the call for proposals granted.

The remuneration shall be based on the candidate’s commitment and merit, as well as how suited they are for the role. The worker must comply with the operating rules set by the Biogipuzkoa Institute in terms of commitment, duties, working hours, leave entitlements, etc.

Eligibility criteria

EVALUATION (MAXIMUM OF 100 POINTS WITHOUT AN INTERVIEW AND 125 POINTS WITH AN INTERVIEW)

Only applications that meet the REQUIRED competencies in the offer shall be taken into account.

• EXPERIENCE (0-40 POINTS)
• PROVEN LANGUAGE SKILLS (0-10 POINTS)
• OTHER DISTINCTIONS (0-40 POINTS)
• CERTIFICATE VERIFYING A MINIMUM DISABILITY OF 33% (0-10 POINTS)

Selection process

COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION

Candidates MUST apply for the offer through the job portal of the IIS Biogipuzkoa website : . Do not submit documents in paper form. All documents must be submitted electronically via the website.

BIOGIPUZKOA is committed to the principles of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTM-R policy), in accordance with the requirements of the HRS4R seal established by European Commission. As such, it takes responsibility for ensuring gender equality based on the goals established in the current Gender Equality Plan.

Once the evaluation and selection have been conducted, candidates may request information on their scores, as well as the score of the selected candidate.

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