Organisation/Company Universitat Pompeu Fabra Department Medicine and Life Sciences Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Undergraduate Positions Application Deadline 14 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 20 Offer Starting Date 16 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - EIC Reference Number HE-EIC-24-TRANSITION-SkinEngineering - Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The Translational Synthetic Biology group led by Dr. Marc Güell at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) – and the spin-off Synflora – is seeking a Research Technician to support the team within the EU-funded SkinEngineering project.

SkinEngineering aims to develop advanced engineered skin-microbiome biotherapeutics. The recruited person will focus on:

- Microbial culturing and bacterial growth assays.
- Molecular biology: PCR, DNA assembly/cloning, bacterial transformation and construct verification.
- Support in in vitro and in vivo experiments and preparation of experimental material.
- Experimental data analysis, documentation and protocol optimization.
- General laboratory organization and support of reproducible workflows.

Requirements





Research Field Biological sciences Education Level Undergraduate

Specific Requirements

Information on the minimum requirements:

- High school diploma or professional training (FP2).
- Hands-on experience in experimental life sciences, preferably microbiology, molecular biology or synthetic biology.
- Experience with PCR and cloning/DNA assembly; bacterial transformation and growth assays are highly valued.
- Fluent English (spoken and written); Spanish or Catalan is a plus.

Other valued qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Genomics, Biotechnology, Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular/Cellular Biology or similar.
- Ongoing or completed Master’s training in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics, Genomics or a related discipline.
- Experience with recombinant systems/model organisms, experimental troubleshooting and data analysis.
- Microscopy experience is counted positively.

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Research Field Biological sciences

Additional Information

Expected remuneration: annual gross salary according to salary tables (currently 19.090,30€).

Eligibility criteria

Selection criteria:

- Academic background: 0-20 points.
- Professional experience/Appropriateness to the proposed profile: 0-60 points.
- Other achievements: 0-20 points.

Minimum score to pass the selection process: 80 points.

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