Ref. 2026_119

Call for applications for a T4B – Senior Higher Technician position in the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Research Group. Application deadline: 15 August 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

About the Unit / Group

The Movement Disorders Unit, integrated within the Neurology Department of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, carries out leading clinical, teaching and research activities in the field of Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism, Huntington’s disease, tremor and other movement disorders.

The Unit actively participates in national and international clinical trials, particularly those focused on the development of disease-modifying treatments, and promotes high-quality translational research aimed at advancing the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.

Essential requirements

Minimum qualification required: PhD or specialist qualification (MIR, QUIR, FIR or BIR).
More than 4 years of demonstrable experience in the specific field of work.
Oral and written knowledge of both official languages of Catalonia. If the selected candidate does not meet this requirement, they must demonstrate or commit to acquiring an adequate command of both official languages of Catalonia within a period not exceeding one year.
Advanced level of English.
Advanced knowledge of office software tools —Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.—.

Desirable criteria

Demonstrated previous interest —conference presentations, publications, etc.— in the field of movement disorders.
Knowledge of second-line therapies for Parkinson’s disease.

Duties

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

Participation in research projects.
Recruitment and follow-up of participants for second-line therapies and atypical parkinsonism studies.
Database management and analysis of results.

We offer

Temporary contract due to production circumstances, to undertake tasks arising from a temporary and unforeseen increase in activity.
Annual working time of 1,627.50 hours (37.5 hours/week).
Salary in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.
Appointment to the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders 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 seleccio@recercasantpau.cat, indicating reference 2026/119:

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

The duly signed data processing authorisation must be attached.

The application deadline is 15 August 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Apply to this offer

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

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

2026/119: 1 T4B – Senior Higher Technician