Ref. 2026_122

Call for applications for one T4A – Junior Senior Technician in the Pathophysiology of Lipid-Related Diseases Research Group. Application deadline: 11 September 2026 at 3:00 p.m

About the Unit / Research Group

The Pathophysiology of Lipid-Related Diseases Research Group at the Research Institute of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is an interdisciplinary translational research team working in the field of cardiovascular diseases associated with metabolic disorders such as dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, dementia, and hyperhomocysteinemia, among others.

The aim of the group's various studies and research lines is to identify new targeted therapies and/or biomarkers in order to reduce cardiovascular risk and Alzheimer's disease in patients with these metabolic disorders, as well as to improve patient diagnosis and management.

The group comprises several research lines. The research line led by Dr. Rotllan focuses on identifying new therapeutic targets and potential treatments for cardiovascular diseases, specifically atherosclerosis.

Essential requirements

Minimum qualification required: higher education degree —bachelor's degree, diploma, or equivalent— in Health Sciences.
Oral and written knowledge of the two official languages of Catalonia. If the candidate does not have this knowledge, the selected candidate must demonstrate it or undertake to acquire an adequate command of both official languages of Catalonia within a period not exceeding one year.
Intermediate-level knowledge of office software tools —Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.—.

The following will be valued

Certification/training to work with laboratory animals.
Experience in molecular biology: Western blot (WB), qPCR, ELISA, immunofluorescence assays, and flow cytometry.
Experience in analytical biochemistry (COBAS analyzer).
Experience in in vitro cell culture (transfections, gene silencing, miRNAs, etc.).
Previous experience in atherosclerosis studies using mice. Histological staining and morphological analysis of atherosclerotic plaques.
Experience in viability studies involving atherosclerotic plaques.

Duties

The selected candidate will carry out, among others, the following duties:

In vitro studies in different cell types to assess inflammation (using qPCR and flow cytometry), as well as efferocytosis experiments.
Monitor Mychochassis over time to assess its viability and persistence within the atherosclerotic plaque.
In vivo studies of atherosclerotic plaque progression and regression in a mouse model.

We offer

Permanent employment contract.
Annual working time of 976.5 hours (22.5 hours/week).
Salary in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.
Joining the Pathophysiology of Lipid-Related Diseases Research Group.

Application documents and deadline

Interested candidates should preferably submit the documentation in PDF format by email to the Directorate of the Research Foundation of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, at seleccio@recercasantpau.cat, indicating reference 2026/122:

Application letter.
Updated Curriculum Vitae.
Duly signed authorization for the processing of personal data —document attached at the end of the call for applications—.

The duly signed authorization for the processing of personal data must be attached.

The application deadline is September 11, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

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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.
Complying with the required legal obligations.

The legal basis for the processing of the data is the legitimate interest in managing this job offer, in accordance with Article 6.1 b) of the General Data Protection Regulation, given that your data are necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the application, at the data subject’s request, of pre-contractual measures.

Likewise, we inform you that your data (i) will only be processed by those departments or areas of the Institute that, according to their competences and functions, have an interest in personnel selection; (ii) may be disclosed to public authorities and bodies for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, as well as to service providers and third parties necessary for the management and execution of the relationships arising from the application; and (iii) will be retained for the periods foreseen for the prescription of legal liabilities.

Finally, we inform you that you have the right to access your personal data, to rectify them, to request their deletion, to object to their processing and to withdraw your consent to such processing. In certain circumstances you may request the limitation of the processing of your personal data, in which case we will only keep them for the exercise or defence of claims. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. If you have any question about the processing of your data you can contact the entity’s Data Protection Officer by sending an email to dpo@santpau.cat.

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2026/122: 1 T4A Junior Senior Technician