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Introduction to the vacant position:

The Nanobioengineering Group is seeking a junior postdoctoral researcher to support an ongoing European Pathfinder project to develop novel electrochemical aptamer sensors. We are looking for an exceptional candidate with experience in biosensors for biomedical applications, particularly electrochemical aptamer sensors.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• · Plan and conduct assays for the design and development of biosensors
• · Optimize novel aptamer beacon platforms
• · Characterization with electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy.
• · Characterization with complementary techniques such as surface plasmon resonance
• · Prepare experimental reports, protocols, contribute to scientific publications and present findings at internal and external meetings.
• · Participate in weekly lab meetings
• · Actively contributing to lab research and collaborations.
• · Excellent manual skills and attention to details.
• · Teamwork, collaboration, proactivity.
• · Adaptability and willingness to support team needs
• · English proficiency

Requirements for candidates:

• · Up to 2 years of PhD experience in any field related to biosensors.
• · Strong scientific background in a relevant field (e.g., electrochemistry (CV, DPV, SWV, EIS), aptamers)
• · Experience with aptamer beacons, surface plasmon resonance, and surface chemistry is recommended
• · Ability to prioritize tasks, multitask, and manage time effectively
• · High level of English and excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Competencies and Skills:

• · We value not only technical expertise but also the demonstration of core competencies such as Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration, Commitment,
• · Proactivity, Integrity, and Critical and Analytical Thinking.
• · Competencies and skills: Teamwork and collaboration, Commitment, Proactivity, Integrity, Critical and Analytical thinking.

We Offer:

• · Number of available positions: 1
• · Starting date: 1st February 2026,
• · Minimum year contract
• · Working conditions:
• · Full time 1-year contract. Open ended. Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
• · Competitive salary commensurate with previous experience.
• · Measures to reconcile work and family life (parental leave, flexible schedule working hours, 23 working days of paid holidays, 9 leave days for personal matters, among others).
• · IBEC ensures equality of access to professional development opportunities irrespective of employment status, length at IBEC or other factors. The IBEC’s yearly training catalogue offers a wide range of training in technical and transferable skills including mobility grants and a Mentoring programme for predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
• · Stimulating, interdisciplinary research and high-quality international scientific environment.
• · Induction programme to facilitate incorporation at IBEC and additional support is provided for foreigners to obtain Visa-working permit and to install in Barcelona.

How to apply:

Until 27th December 2025 an online application form is available through IBEC dedicated site: https://careers.ibecbarcelona.eu/

Only those applications submitted before the deadline will be evaluated.

Reference: JS-PR.

If you have any further question regarding your application, please contact us at jobs@ibecbarcelona.eu

Principles of the selection process:

IBEC is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit based Recruitment principles (OTM-R) https://ibecbarcelona.eu/careers-at-ibec/jobs/

IBEC´s Commitment on equal opportunity, diversity, and Inclusion:

Our strength and excellence as an international transdisciplinary Research Institute are based on diversity. Being an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, so that we support employees irrespective of their gender, nationality, religion, disabilities, age, sexual identity or cultural and socioeconomic background.

Visit our devoted webpage on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

For candidates with children that come from outside Barcelona, we offer babysitting services during the interview, so you don’t have to worry about anything else than doing a good interview. Contact us if you are interested in this service.

In categories where women are underrepresented, such as Group Leader positions, and with the aim of ensuring gender balance in recruitment processes, female candidates must represent at least 50% of those interviewed for Junior-level positions and 40% for Senior-level positions, provided they have CVs comparable to those of male candidates. At the end of the evaluation process, in cases of equal merit, preference will be given to female candidates.

IBEC, as a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), will consider, especially for early-stage investigators, much more the scientific content of research outputs, than publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which it were published.

Protection of personal data:

IBEC guarantees that candidates’ personal data are processed in accordance with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law 3/2018 on Data Protection.

Personal data will be processed solely for the purposes of the selection process.

Who we are?

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, IBEC is an interdisciplinary research center focused on Bioengineering and Nanomedicine based in Barcelona. IBEC is one of the top research institutions named as a Severo Ochoa Research Centre by the Ministry of Science, Universities and Innovation, which recognizes excellence at the highest international level in terms of research, training, human resources, outreach and technology transfer.

IBEC’s mission is to develop international high-quality interdisciplinary research that, while creating knowledge, contributes to making a better quality of life, improving health and creating wealth. A close link with key universities, reference hospitals and corporations, are assets that facilitate achieving the mission.

IBEC was established in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomous Government of Catalonia), the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC).

IBEC is located within the Barcelona Science Park and is managing 3.800 square meters facilities, with an annual budget of 22 Mio€; 4.150 square meters of facilities; 21 research groups and a team of researchers and support services of 400 people from 35 different countries. www.ibecbarcelona.eu