Organisation/Company Universitat de Barcelona Department Organisation profile Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 29 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 15 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number MICIUAEI/10.13039/501100011033 y por FEDER, UE Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
About the Position
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher to join the Mucosal Immunology Lab at the University of Barcelona. This fully-funded 2.5 year position is supported by a CPP23 grant from the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge translational research.
The selected candidate will lead in my laboratory a collaborative public‑private project involving the University of Barcelona (UB),



the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and OrikineBio. The project focuses on a potential breakthrough therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for design and conduct in vitro functional assays using primary cells from IBD patients and apply novel systems Immunology approaches to identify predictive biomarkers of response to treatment. The position offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge translational research and to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across academia and industry to advance the development of engineered cytokine‑based therapies. The candidate will be also involved in other ongoing projects in the lab related to IBD.
Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in Immunology or a closely related field
Proven expertise in in vitro functional immunological assays with primary immune cells, prot

📌 Postdoctoral Researcher in IBD translational study (España)
🏢 Universitat De Barcelona
📍 España