Created in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) and the University of Barcelona, IRB Barcelona is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence—a seal that was awarded in 2011.

The institute is devoted to conducting research of excellence in biomedicine and to transferring results to clinical practice, thus improving people’s quality of life, while simultaneously promoting the training of outstanding researchers, technology transfer, and public communication of science. Its 29 laboratories and seven core facilities address basic questions in biology and are orientated to diseases such as cancer, metastasis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and rare conditions.

IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 500 members and 45 nationalities. It is located in the Barcelona Science Park. IRB Barcelona forms part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the “Xarxa de Centres de Recerca de Catalunya” (CERCA).

IRB Barcelona seeks an enthusiastic Research Assistant to join our Molecular Modelling and Bioinformatics.

Our research focuses on the study of molecular recognition processes of biological significance from methodological and application points of view. The main subjects addressed are the structure of non-standard nucleic acids, the dynamic properties of macromolecules, and protein-ligand and protein-protein recognition.

This position is funded by “BioExcel-3 Centre of Excellence for Computational Biomolecular Research”, financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR”. Referencia PCI2022-135005-2.

DUTIES: 

We are looking for a candidate to work on research software development, designing, developing and maintaining biomolecular simulation tools and workflows to make them available to the scientific community.

Our informatics team works building a bridge between researchers (biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians, etc.) and the computational science field, applying software best practices to the existing codes, making them more usable, reproducible and interoperable.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS:

Must Have – Required: 

• Bachelor degree or higher in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Biomedicine or similar.
• Programming Languages: Python, R
• Version-control systems: Git (GitHub, GitLab)
• Software packaging (Conda, Containers)
• Fluent English and good teamwork skills.
• Excellent Linux OS skills.
• Fluent English and good teamwork skills

Desirable:

• Programming languages C,Fortran, Perl
• Read the Docs documentation process
• noSQL databases (MongoDB or similar)
• iPython interactive computing (Jupyter)
• Environment Modules (HPC)
• Spack package manager
• VM/container deployment in Cloud infrastructures

WORKING CONDITIONS & ENTITLEMENTS:

• Working conditions: Employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations under a full-time contract. Employees receive the benefits of the Spanish Social Security system covering sickness, maternity/paternity leaves and injuries at work.
• Estimated annual gross salary: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• International environment: The opportunity to join a prestigious, diverse and inclusive international research institution and to become a member of an established research group.
• Benefits: Continuous training in a high-quality environment with unique professional career opportunities. 

HOW TO APPLY & SELECTION PROCESS:

• Deadline for applications: 24/03/2025 (If no suitable candidate is found, the deadline will be extended) 
• Number of positions available: 1
• Selection process:
  • Pre-selection: Will be based on CV, motivation letter & experience.
  • Interviews: Short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
  • Job offer: Will be sent to the successful candidate after the interview. 

Note: The strengths and weaknesses of the applications will be provided upon request.