The Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) Seeks a “Postdoctoral Researcher”

Reference: 2025-015-01

Application deadline: 01/04/2025

Number of vacancies: 1

Job description:

Under the leadership of Josep Tabernero, the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), has established itself as a comprehensive cancer center of proven excellence internationally. It is also thanks to VHIO’s optimal organizational structure based on a purely multidisciplinary and translational model that VHIO talents continue to anticipate and tackle the many unresolved questions in combatting this multifaceted and heterogeneous disease.

Located within the Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, our researchers closely collaborate and interact with Vall d’Hebron physician-scientists. Translational science and clinical research are therefore tightly connected which promotes superb interaction and teamwork which, in turn, accelerates the bench-bedside-bed cycle of knowledge. This privileged environment affords VHIO direct access to patients as well as the entire spectrum of oncology professionals who care for them, and a second-to-none appreciation of how cancer science can translate into more powerful, targeted treatments and better practice for the care of patients.

VHIO’s pioneering model and programs, coupled with its belief in combining strengths through cross-border collaborations, continue to spur advances in reversing cancer resistance, halting metastatic spread, and more effectively treating even the most undruggable tumor types.

Within the Preclinical and Translational Research program, there are several research-focused groups that are in a growth phase and are looking to integrate staff into their teams with the category of Postdoctoral Researcher.

The main tasks carried out in these groups are:

• Design and carry out validation experiments of therapeutic targets in cell culture, animal models, using molecular biology techniques.
• Write reports and manuscripts.
• Monitor doctoral and master's students.
• Present own work and group work at national and international meetings and congresses.

To learn more about the groups that are part of this program, we encourage you to consult the following link on our website: Models of Cancer Therapies Group - VHIO

What do we need:

• Doctorate degree and university training focused on the field of health sciences.
• Experience in designing experiments using molecular biology techniques.
• Experience coordinating students within the laboratory.
• It is valued to have published in the scientific field.
• Ability to concentrate and attention to detail.
• Scientific rigor.
• Ability to organize and solve problems.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

Additional information:

We offer:

• 📈The possibility of developing your professional career in a competitive environment.
• 🧠To be part of a center that is constantly developing, pursuing excellence in research and collaborating with leading teams.
• 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾We offer and promote a diverse and inclusive environment, and welcome all people equally, regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.
• 🪴We care about our environment and understand the importance of sustainability. We have the GreenVhio program, which you can be a part of.

Conditions:

• 📝Permanent contract.
• 🗓️Full-time position, 37.5 hours per week.
• 💶Salary according to qualifications and experience following VHIO pay scales.
• 💳Flexible remuneration program (includes restaurant vouchers/cards, transport, medical insurance, and “baby daycare” voucher).
• ⏰Flexible working hours and measures to balance work, family, and personal life, and promote gender equality, as established in the VHIO collective agreement.
• 🗺️24 days of holidays and 6 personal days.
  
• 🎓Fully subsidized Catalan, Spanish, or English courses.

Vall d’Hebron Institute Oncology (VHIO) endorses the Requirements and Principles of the European Charter for Researchers, the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers promoted by the European Commission and follows Equal Opportunities policies.

On 10th April 2018 VHIO was awarded the “HR Excellence in Research” logo. Our Institute was consequently granted permission to use the HR Excellence in Research Award logo as demonstration of its stimulating and favourable work environment in line with the Charter & Code.