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The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
12 May 2026

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida)
Research Field
Medical sciences » Health sciences
Researcher Profile
Other Profession
Positions
Bachelor Positions
Application Deadline
Country
Spain
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
37,5
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

The selected candidate will carry out tasks within the framework of the project PI25/01702, "The impact of phase-locked acoustic stimulation on sleep structure, memory consolidation, and plasma p-tau217 in patients with mild cognitive impairment", within the research line of the same name, and will join the IRBLleida Cognition and Behaviour Study Group.

This position is framed in an environment clearly oriented to research training, with the intention of applying for competitive predoctoral fellowships that allow the selected person to start and develop their doctoral thesis in this field of research.

 Some of the tasks to be carried out are:

  • Evaluation of patients using memory tests.
  • Genotyping of samples for the APOE allele.
  • Quantification of biomarkers in blood samples.
  • Management and work with patient databases.
  • Statistical analysis.

Requirements

Research Field
Medical sciences » Health sciences
Education Level
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Knowledge

  • First Certificate level of English or equivalent.
  • Basic knowledge of statistics.
  • Published articles.

Experience

  • Experience in research in the field of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Experience in research in the field of sleep quality.
  • Be familiar with polysomnography or electroencephalography (EEG) techniques.
  • Be familiar with genotyping technique using QPCR.
  • International Internship (Erasmus).

Competences

  • Ability to work in a team.
Specific Requirements

Those candidacies that do not meet this point will be excluded

  • Be in possession of a bachelor's degree or graduate degree with at least 300 credits or equivalent university master's degree in Psychology, Biology or Biomedical Sciences.
  • Average grade of the degree above 7.0.

These requirements must be met at the beginning of the contract.

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Languages
CATALAN
Level
Good
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Good

Additional Information

Benefits
  • Indefinite contract for technical scientific activities, in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 of Law 17/2022, of 5 September, amending Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation. 

The contractual modality is that of indefinite duration, with specific clauses linked to the financing of the project in accordance with art. 49 1.b) and art. and 52.e). of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of 23 October, approving the revised text of the Workers' Statute Act. 

  • The amount granted to finance personnel expenses is €24,803.44. 

This amount will cover the gross annual salary of the person hired, the expenses of the employer's Social Security contribution and compensation. 

  • Funding of the activity: A100740 - 221AD305 "Phase IIIb/IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study to verify the clinical benefit of aducanumab in participants with Alzheimer's disease".
  • Duration of the contract: In the project work program, it is foreseen that personnel expenses will be developed for approximately 1 year.
  • If there are modifications to the work programme, the possibility of modifying the period will be assessed (the duration of the contract is linked to the specific financing of the project/agreement).
Eligibility criteria

Academic curriculum and complementary training - 35 points

  • First Certificate level of English or equivalent - 15 points
  • Basic knowledge of statistics - 5 points
  • Published articles - 15 points

Accredited professional experience - 45 points

  • Research experience in the field of Alzheimer's disease - 12 points
  • Research experience in the field of sleep quality - 12 points
  • Be familiar with polysomnography or electroencephalography (EEG) techniques - 12 points
  • Be familiar with genotyping technique using QPCR - 4 points
  • International Internship (Erasmus) - 5 points

Competency test or interview - 20 points

  • Criteria subject to value judgment will be assessed in accordance with the interview carried out - 20 points

Maximum score - 100 points

Applications that do not exceed 50% of the maximum score will be rejected

Selection process

Applications must be accompanied by:

  • Cover letter.
  • Curriculum vitae.
  • Academic record.

The deadline for submission will end on May 27th, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Applications received after the deadline/time will be automatically excluded. 

Interested persons can apply for the offer by filling out the form and sending their CV and cover letter, indicating the name of the offer to which you are applying and the reference 024-26.

Selection calendar for the reference process 024-26

Minimum 15 days

Publication and dissemination of the offer: IRBLleida website, Euraxess (for research staff), social networks, other employment websites depending on the position offered.

Maximum following 2 working days

Sending CVs to the Selection Committee

Maximum following 5 working days

Celebration of the Selection Committee

  • Interview with the pre-selected candidates
  • Assessment and Award Minutes of the Selection Committee

Maximum following 5 working days

Carrying out the administrative procedures necessary to formalise the employment contract

Approximate start of the contract

Immediate

Express selection process

In those cases in which a worker has to be replaced urgently, for example, to cover sick leave, because for scientific reasons the incorporation must take place on a specific day, because it is provided for in a resolution, etc., an express selection procedure may be followed.

This selection process will follow the same procedure as the ordinary one, but the duration of all phases of the process will be reduced, mainly the phase of publication of the job offer and submission of applications and the phase of evaluation and selection of personnel.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida)
Country
Spain
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Contact

State/Province
Lleida
City
Lleida
Website
Street
Av. Rovira Roure, 80
Postal Code
25198
E-Mail
emoscatel@irblleida.org

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