Ref. 2026_135

Call for applications for a T1A Junior Laboratory Technician position within the Perinatal and Women's Medicine Research Group. Application deadline: 15 October 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Resolution 2026_135

About the Unit / Research Group

This research group focuses on the study of diseases arising from placental insufficiency, such as preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction, as well as maternal lifelong cardiovascular risk, fetal cardiac abnormalities, and neurodevelopment.

The group coordinates the national RICORS-SAMID network entitled “Spanish Research Network on Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Developmental Health” (RD24/0013/0001, ISCIII), which continues the previous RICORS-SAMID network (RD21/0012/0001, ISCIII). It has also been recognized as a consolidated research group by the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) of the Government of Catalonia (2021 SGR 01002).

Essential Requirements

Minimum qualification required: Higher Vocational Education and Training Diploma (Advanced Vocational Training / FPII) or equivalent.
Oral and written proficiency in the two official languages of Catalonia or, alternatively, the selected candidate must demonstrate, or commit to acquiring within a maximum period of one year, an adequate command of both official languages.
Intermediate level of office software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Generalitat de Catalunya certification for working with laboratory animals (Functions B and C).

The following will be valued

Generalitat de Catalunya certification for working with laboratory animals (Function A).
Experience in experimental procedures involving rats, including housing, handling, sample collection, and related activities.
Experience in biomedical laboratory tasks, including inventory management, sample collection, handling and processing, biobank maintenance, and waste management.
Experience in database management and updating.

Duties

Providing support to the animal facility in conducting experimental procedures involving rats.
Supporting research laboratory activities related to sample collection for ongoing clinical projects.
Updating and maintaining sample databases associated with ongoing projects.

We Offer

Permanent employment contract linked to the project: “Statin Intervention for Severe Early-Onset Placental Insufficiency: A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Daily Administration as a Treatment Strategy (STATIN-PRE Trial)”, funded by Fundació La Marató 202418-30.
Annual workload of 954.8 hours (22 hours per week).
Salary according to the applicable collective agreement.
Integration into the Perinatal and Women's Medicine Research Group.

Application Procedure and Deadline

Interested candidates should preferably submit their documentation in PDF format by email to the Management of the Research Institute Foundation of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau at seleccio@recercasantpau.cat, indicating reference 2026/135.

Required documentation:

Cover letter.
Updated Curriculum Vitae.

Candidates may be required by the Research Institute Foundation of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau to provide supporting documentation for the qualifications and merits listed in their Curriculum Vitae.

The deadline for submitting applications is 15 October 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.

Text Verification

2026/135: 1 T1A Junior Laboratory Technician