Call for two Bioinformatics Research Technicians
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
The Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) aims to fill two Bioinformatics Research Technician positions (reference MELIS-PSR-INDF- ).
Position requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Health and Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
- Technical Skills: Proven experience in statistical analysis, scientific visualization, and proficiency in programming languages (R, Python).
- Specialized Software: Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and pipelines (e.g., STAR, DESeq2, samtools, MACS2).
- Advanced level of English.

Desirable qualifications:
- Experience in software development.
- Skills in project coordination and data management.

The Department of Medicine and Life Sciences at UPF
MELIS is an internationally renowned biomedical research center in Barcelona, Spain. It is located at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) with other research institutes, including the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG),



the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute-Barcelona (HMRI), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-Barcelona), the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE, CSIC-UPF), and the Barcelona Institute for Integral Health (ISGlobal). With a staff of more than 300 scientists, MELIS combines the creation and transfer of knowledge through the seamless integration of research and teaching, well in line with the vision and values of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, which holds top-level positions in national and international rankings for teaching quality and scientific productivity (first Spanish university in the Times Higher Education and U-Multirank rankings, 2025). The trajectory of MELIS in research excellence and innovation in education has been recognized three times with the “María de Maeztu” Unit of Excellence award by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Agencia Estatal de Investigación.
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