Barcelona Ref. 2026/066

Call for a T2- Research Technician the Cancer Epigenetics Group. Deadline: May 26, 2026, 3:00 pm

About the Group

The group focuses its research on establishing epigenomic and epitranscriptomic maps for normal and transformed cells, studying the interactions between epigenetic modifications and non-coding RNAs, and developing new epigenetic drugs for cancer treatment.

The research plan for the coming years will expand and innovate upon the group’s previous key contributions in the fields of epigenetics and epitranscriptomics, both at the basic and translational levels, addressing organ, tissue, and cell identity and how these characteristics become deregulated in disease, mainly focusing on cancer.

Essential requirements

Minimum required qualification: Higher Education Degree (University Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree) or equivalent.
Oral and written knowledge of the two official languages of Catalonia or, otherwise, the selected candidate must demonstrate, or commit to acquiring within a maximum period of one year, an adequate command of both official languages of Catalonia.
Intermediate level of English.
Intermediate level of office software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.). Skills will be valued
Knowledge of molecular genetics.
Knowledge of cell biology.

Functions

Develop experiments to study cancer epigenetics.
Contribute to the general tasks of the group.

Offered

Contract linked to the project Bilingual Factors associated with Cognitive Reserve and Linguistic Resilience in Hispanics with Primary Progressive Aphasia.
Part-time position (34.55 h/week).
Salary according to IR salary scales.
Research group: Cancer Epigenetics.

Documentation and deadline for submission

Interested parties should preferably deliver the documentation (1) in PDF, by e-mail to the Management of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation, address ir_seleccio@santpau.cat , indicating the reference 2026/066:

(1) Application letter and updated Curriculum Vitae (2) signed Data Processing Authorization**

At the request of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation, the candidates must present the documentation accrediting the merits mentioned in the curriculum vitae. Applications will be resolved within a maximum period of one month from the end of the deadline for submission of documentation. At the end of this period, without having been notified of an express resolution, the interested parties will be entitled to understand that their applications have been rejected. Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation may declare this call for applications closed if, according to its criteria, the candidates does not meet the conditions that the Institution considers necessary to fill the position. The interpretation of the requirements and their enforceability to the candidates will be exclusive to the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation.

**It is essential to attach the duly signed data processing authorization (document attached at the end of the call) **

The deadline for submitting applications will end on May26th, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

Barcelona, Tel: 93 291 90 50, NIF: G-60136934,

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Authorisation of personal data processing

AUTHORISATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Dear candidate,

The Sant Pau Research Foundation (Fundació Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), with tax ID G-60136934 and registered office at C/Sant Quintí, 77-79, 08024 Barcelona, as data controller, informs you that it will process your data for the following purposes:

Receipt of applications.
Analysis of applications with the aim of recruiting the candidate to the team of the Sant Pau Research Foundation, for a current vacancy and for future selection processes matching your profile.
Conducting personnel selection processes, as well as formalising the hiring of the candidate, where applicable.
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