Ofertes d'ocupació a Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica - CRAG

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• Tipus de contracteConsultor
• Publicada15 de gen.

About Crag

CRAG is an independent research institution engaged in leading-edge basic and applied plant and farm animal sciences. CRAG is established as a Consortium of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and University of Barcelona (UB). The Center is located at the UAB Campus, and currently hosts 200 members from across the world.

Research Programs at CRAG (from basic science to applied research using plant experimental model systems, crops and farm animals) make extensive use of genomic technologies and large sets of genetic and genomic data (https://www.cragenomica.es/sites/default/files/2022-07/crag-summary-2020-2021_0.pdf).

Responsibilities

The Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) is looking for a Lab Technician to be part of the group Epigenetics and Plant Development.

The Lab Technician will join the group “Epigenetics and Plant Development” to provide research support. Responsibilities will include planning and carrying out experiments under the supervision of the Group Leader, as well as helping other group members with daily routine tasks such as maintenance of lab supplies and stocks. The tasks are included within the framework of the project CNS2023-145632 “Unravelling the epigenome dynamics underlying plant responses to cold temperatures”.

Requirements

Educational requirements: MSc in Plant Biology or equivalent.

Skills

• A strong background in plant molecular biology (essential)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
• Excellent organisational skills
  
  

• Demonstrable ability to work in a laboratory setting (essential)
• Previous experience in nucleic acid isolation from plant tissues (essential)
• Previous experience in handling Arabidopsis thaliana (essential)
• Familiar with different cloning techniques (essential)
• Previous experience in protoplast isolation and transfection (desirable)
• Ability to present work to other scientists (oral presentations)
  
  

• Curriculum vitae
• A motivation letter, including a brief summary of work experience (1 pages maximum).
  
  

• Nivell d'experiència---
• Tipus de contracteConsultor
• Publicada14 de gen.

About Crag

CRAG is an independent research institution engaged in leading-edge basic and applied plant and farm animal sciences. CRAG is established as a Consortium of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and University of Barcelona (UB). The Center is located at the UAB Campus, and currently hosts 200 members from across the world.

Research Programs at CRAG (from basic science to applied research using plant experimental model systems, crops and farm animals) make extensive use of genomic technologies and large sets of genetic and genomic data (https://www.cragenomica.es/sites/default/files/2022-07/crag-summary-2020-2021_0.pdf).

Responsibilities

Knowledge of regular techniques for a Plant Molecular biology laboratory (RNA and DNA isolation; generation of constructs, handling plants).

The work is part of the reference project TED2021-132895B-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union Next GenerationEU/PRTR.

Requirements

Educational requirements: Technician or bachelor´s degree

Skills: Those related to the work in a plant molecular biology laboratory, able to communicate in english

Experience: Experience in plant molecular biology, experience in in vitro culture and/or preparation of sequencing libraries for NGS will be considered as a plus.

Working Conditions

Contract Duration: until 30th September

Hours/week: full time

Submitting Applications

Please submit all the application through CRAG website: https://recruitment.cragenomica.es/

CRAG is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission. All candidates will be considered qualified for the job without restrictions of gender, race, nationality or disability.

Integration policy: reserve the place in a first turn for disabled staff.

Interested Candidates Must Submit The Following Documents

• Curriculum vitae
• A motivation letter, including a brief summary of work experience (1 pages maximum).