Your Role & Our Team
IRB Barcelona is offering a Predoctoral Position for an early stage scientist from the national and international community who wishes to join the Innate Immune Biology laboratory led by Dr. Stefanie Wculek.
We are looking for wet, or hybrid-lab PhD candidates who are curiosity-driven and responsible team players to develop their research under direct supervision of the PI on a project investigating the immunometabolism of neutrophils in health, obesity and metabolic diseases.
Successful candidates are expected to learn how to analyze and interpret transcriptomic, proteomic, epigenetic and metabolomic datasets (in collaboration with our bioinformatics unit) as well as apply advanced approaches and cutting-edge techniques for analysis of neutrophil function, mouse models of diseases, primary tissue culture and human samples; including multicolor flow cytometry and cell sorting, several OMIC analyses, multiplex microscopy and spatial analyses of tissues, epigenetic analyses and various metabolic assays.
We provide a stimulating, interactive,



challenging and equal opportunity team-working environment in a modern research institute, with innovative research infrastructures and core facilities. Moreover, we offer training in hard and soft skills with world-class support at the group- and institute-level to maximize professional career development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop a research project in collaboration with other team members.
- Perform excellent research according to the high standards of the lab and the IRB Barcelona under supervision of the PI.
- Design and test biological hypotheses to advance your research project.
- Plan, perform, record and interpret experiments informed by the current state-of-the-art.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team, tapping into the expertise of fellow researchers and external collaborators.
- Contribute to a culture of scientific excellence, efficiency, and teamwork.
- Contribute to other l

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