Ref. 2026_130

Call for applications for a T1A - Junior Laboratory Technician position within the Clinical and Translational Cardiology Research Group. Application deadline: 30 September 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

About the Unit / Research Group

The Clinical and Translational Cardiology Research Group is a multidisciplinary research group focused on cardiovascular research. In 2024, the group published 82 research papers, with a total impact factor of 814.4 points.

The group’s research lines include basic and clinical electrophysiology, heart failure and heart transplantation, ischaemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiac imaging, cardiac modelling, 3D printing and bioengineering.

The group has access to all IR Sant Pau research facilities, including the animal experimentation facility. This facility has 5 operating rooms equipped with X-ray systems, anaesthesia units, electrophysiological mapping and ablation systems identical to those used in clinical practice.

Dr José M. Guerra-Ramos is Head of the Clinical and Translational Cardiology Research Group and leader of CIBERCV, the cardiovascular research network funded by the Spanish Government. He is a specialist in Cardiology and Arrhythmology and carries out his clinical activity in the Arrhythmia Unit of the Department of Cardiology. He is also an Associate Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and has delivered numerous presentations at national and international conferences and authored numerous research publications.

About the project

This project is funded through a grant from the Fundació La Marató de TV3 and focuses on a new technique for the treatment of arrhythmias: pulsed field ablation using electroporation.

The main hypothesis of the project is that controlled areas of reversible and irreversible electroporation can be created in cardiac tissue. In addition, the project aims to describe new methods to accurately detect the boundary between reversibly and irreversibly electroporated areas based on measurements of local electrograms and electrical impedance.

This precise delimitation will enable optimisation of pulsed field ablation, maximising its effectiveness and improving its safety.

The project is being carried out in collaboration between the Clinical and Translational Cardiology Research Group at IR Sant Pau, led by Dr Guerra-Ramos, and the Biomedical Electronics Research Group (BERG) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, led by Professor Antoni Ivorra.

Essential requirements

Minimum qualification required: Higher Vocational Training qualification (Advanced Vocational Training Programme/FPII) or equivalent.
Oral and written knowledge of both official languages of Catalonia or, failing this, 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 proficiency in office software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

Desirable qualifications

Experience working with in silico, in vitro and in vivo models.
Accreditation to work with laboratory animals (mouse, rat, rabbit, pig).
Programming knowledge (Matlab, Python, R).
Knowledge of statistics (SPSS, GraphPad Prism, R).
Preparation of laboratory reagents and solutions.
Preparation of materials for cell cultures.
Collection of cellular and tissue samples from laboratory animals.
Preparation of OCT and paraffin blocks.
Ability to work as part of a team and willingness to learn.
Proactive approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

Performing in silico, in vitro and in vivo experiments.
Supporting the application of laboratory techniques:
- Cell culture.
- Tissue processing for molecular, lipid and immunohistochemical studies.
- Immunohistochemistry techniques (preparation of OCT and paraffin blocks, preparation of tissue sections for staining, lipid staining and extracellular matrix staining).

We offer

Open-ended contract linked to the project “Electroporation in cardiac tissue: from safe and effective ablation of cardiac arrhythmias to new therapeutic indications”.
Project supported by the Fundació La Marató de TV3, grant number 202320-30.
Annual working time of 1,627.50 hours (37.5 hours/week).
Salary according to the applicable collective agreement.
Appointment within the Clinical and Translational Cardiology Research Group.

Application documents and deadline

Interested candidates should preferably submit the required documentation in PDF format by email to the Management of the Fundació Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau at ir_seleccio@santpau.cat, indicating reference 2026/130:

Application letter.
Updated curriculum vitae.
Duly signed data processing authorisation.

The duly signed data processing authorisation must be attached.

The deadline for submitting applications is 30 September 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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2026/130: 1 T1A - Junior Laboratory Technician