Ref. 2026_115

Call for applications for one PNQ – Unqualified Staff Member within the Neuromuscular Diseases Research Group. Application deadline: 14 August 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

About the Unit / Group

The Neuromuscular Diseases Unit is a multidisciplinary unit with extensive experience in the diagnosis, treatment and research of neuromuscular diseases, which may affect the motor neurons of the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, the neuromuscular junction and skeletal muscle.

The Unit brings together clinical activity and research, addressing clinical problems from the laboratory with the aim of identifying new biomarkers and diagnostic tools, studying new pathological mechanisms and developing new therapeutic targets.

The Unit comprises neurology, biology and laboratory professionals with experience in basic and translational research, as well as in the organisation and management of biological sample collections.

The successful candidate will join the myasthenia gravis research line and provide support for the basic organisation and operation of the laboratory.

Essential requirements

Oral and written knowledge of both official languages of Catalonia. Candidates who do not have the required level must demonstrate or undertake to acquire an adequate command of both official languages of Catalonia within a maximum period of one year.
Basic knowledge of office software tools —Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.—.

The following will be valued

Previous experience in basic laboratory organisation tasks.
Organisational and teamwork skills.
Responsibility and accuracy in carrying out assigned tasks.

Duties

The successful candidate will perform, among others, the following duties:

Collection and processing of biological samples.
Aliquoting of samples and entry of the corresponding information into the database.
Receipt and processing of orders.
Filing of delivery notes and other documentation associated with orders.
Monitoring laboratory material stock.
Waste management in accordance with the applicable basic safety standards.
Cleaning and autoclave sterilisation of laboratory material.
Support with general laboratory organisation and maintenance tasks.

We offer

Permanent contract linked to the myasthenia gravis research line.
Annual working time of 1,627.50 hours —37.5 hours per week—.
Salary in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.
Appointment within the Neuromuscular Diseases Research Group.

Documentation and application deadline

Interested candidates should preferably submit the 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 2026/115:

Application letter.
Updated Curriculum Vitae.
Duly signed data processing authorisation form —document attached at the end of the call—.

The duly signed data processing authorisation form must be attached.

The application deadline is 14 August 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Apply to this offer

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Cover letter * Accepted File Extensions: PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, TXT (max 10 MB)

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

2026/115: 1 Unqualified Staff Member