Research support technician 2025 / CP / 100

Organization / Company: University of A Coruña

Research Field: Biological sciences

Technology: Biotechnology

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Bachelor Positions

Country: Spain

Application Deadline: 5 Jun 2025 - 15:00 (Europe / Brussels)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 35

Offer Starting Date: 1 Sep 2025

Funding: Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number: 2025 / CP / 100

Research Line / Scientific-technical services: Role of hypothalamic astrocytes in the regulation of food intake.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (35 hours per week).

This contract is funded through the “BERCE PROGRAM FOR BENEFICIARIES OF RAMÓN Y CAJAL GRANTS.”

The main tasks include:

• Joining the FeMC group at CICA, under the supervision of Dr. Luis Varela Fernández, conducting experiments, and supporting laboratory organization and management.

Specifically, responsibilities include:

• Maintenance and handling of primary cultures and cell lines, preparation of media, and storage in liquid nitrogen.
• Performing cell growth, viability, migration, and invasion assays using various inhibitors and drugs.
• Using cloning, mutagenesis, transfection/infection, bacterial transformation, gene silencing (siRNA, shRNA, CRISPR), or overexpression techniques.
• Assisting with orders, stock management, reagent generation, database creation, and maintenance.

Note: The contract duration is from 01/09/2025 to 30/04/2026 due to grant funding limitations.

Qualifications: Degree, licentiate, or equivalent in Life Sciences / Biomedicine.

Additional Information: Eligibility criteria include educational background, experience with molecular and cell biology techniques, research grants or awards, research stays, and language proficiency. An interview may be conducted for candidates scoring 60 or more points based on these criteria.

Application process: Submit applications via the UDC online services site, including all required documentation and supporting evidence for merits claimed.

Deadline: 5 working days after the call is published on the official bulletin board.

Support documentation includes ID or passport copy, degree certificate, responsible declaration of eligibility, and instructions for international candidates.