Organisation/Company Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida) Department Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group Research Field Medical sciences » Health sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 30 Oct 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Not Applicable Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
We are looking for an excellent postdoctoral researcher interested in applying for a Juan de la Cierva 2026 fellowship , funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (Spain), with IRBLleida as the host institution, within the Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group .
Proposed research topic: Extracellular vesicles and molecular biomarkers for precision nephrology
The project will explore the potential of extracellular vesicles and their molecular cargo as tools for molecular phenotyping,



biomarker discovery and patient stratification in kidney disease.
The work will be strongly translational, combining molecular analysis of human biological samples from clinically characterized cohorts with the possibility of integrating extracellular-vesicle profiling, non-coding RNA analysis and other molecular readouts.
Requirements
Research Field Medical sciences » Health sciences Education Level PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
We seek a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate with the PhD in Biomedicine/Life Sciences, or related areas (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology. etc.).
We would be particularly interested in researchers with experience in some of the following areas:
- extracellular vesicle isolation, characterization and/or molecular profiling
- liquid biopsy and molecular biomarker approaches
- non-coding RNA analysis
- analysis of human serum, plasma, urine or

📌 Postdoctoral opportunity – Juan de la Cierva 2026 (España)
🏢 Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida, Fundacio Dr. Pifarre (IRBLleida)
📍 España