Organisation/Company BIOGIPUZKOA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 9 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 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

Predoctoral Researcher Position in the Cellular Oncology Group.
Job location: Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute (Donostia-San Sebastián), Cellular Oncology
Research Group.

Duties and responsabilities:

- Identification of new cancer markers.
- Analyzing and comparing data against studies published by other research groups.
- Development of molecular and computational studies.
- Clinical validation of identified patterns.
- Biological validation of identified patterns in both animal models and in vitro studies on cell cultures.

ESSENTIAL:

- This contract is for university graduates in the areas of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Medicine, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, and/or similar.
- A grade point average of above 7.5.

PREFERRED:

- Experience and knowledge in Computational biology and Bioinformatics would be desirable.
- It will be highly desirable for the candidate to have experience working in a research lab.
- Knowledge of molecular and cellular biology techniques will be desirable.




- Previous experience in cancer research with publications or attendance at conferences.
- Medium/high level of written and spoken English.
- *A disability certificate of 33% or higher is a plus.

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellence

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.

- ACADEMIC RECORD (0-30 POINTS)
- EXPERIENCE (0-30 POINTS)
- PROVEN LANGUAGE SKILLS (0-10 POINTS)
- OTHER DISTINCTIONS (0-20 POINTS)
- CERTIFICATE VERIFYING A MINIMUM DISABILITY OF 33% (0-10 POINTS)

Selection process

COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION

- TYPE OF CONTRACT: 6-month trainee researcher contract available, extendable to a maximum of 12 months.
- WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time
- EXPECTED START DATE: October 2026
- GROSS ANNUAL SALARY: €21,328.20 per year (gross).

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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📌 TRAINEE PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – CELLULAR ONCOLOGY UNIT (España)
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