The Institute


The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research' (https://www.crg.eu/en/content/careers/hr-excellence-research) Award from the European Commission. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers ( https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/european-charter) and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code) ( https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code).

Please, check out our Recruitment Policy:
https://www.crg.eu/sites/default/files/crg/crg_recruitment_policy.pdf

The role

The AI for protein design group at the CRG is inviting applications for a role centred at the intersection between foundation models and protein design. Our goal is to train generalist agents for the controllable generation of protein design that benefit from interpretability and continual learning. You will curate datasets from different modalities, perform ablation studies, implement innovative training architectures, train generalist agents and benchmark the generation quality of the output proteins.

About the team

We train new models for protein engineering and design and test the experimentally at our facilities. Explore our lab’s work at www.aiproteindesign.com.

Whom would we like to hire?
Professional experience
Must Have

We seek exceptional candidates with a passion for computation and deep learning to solve real-life biological problems
Good knowledge of at least one machine learning framework (Pytorch, Tensorflow, HuggingFace)
Good understanding of software engineering and good code practices
The capability of thinking out of the box and work independently on very fast-paced science


Desirable but not required/ Nice to have
PhD in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or a related field

Education and training
MSc in Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or a related discipline

Languages
Good communication skills in English

Competences
The capability of thinking out of the box
Independency at work on very fast-paced science

The Offer – Working Conditions
Contract duration: Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project (estimated 3 years)
Estimated annual gross salary: We offer generous salaries, commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales.
Target start date: Flexible

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section.

We offer and promote a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

The CRG is committed to reconcile a work and family life of its employees and are offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.

Application Procedure

All applications must include:

A motivation letter addressed to Dr Noelia Ferruz.
A complete CV including contact details.
Contact details of two referees.


All applications must be addressed to Dr. Noelia Ferruz and be submitted online on the CRG Career site - http://www.crg.eu/en/content/careers/job-opportunities

Selection Process

Pre-selection: The pre-selection process will be based on qualifications and expertise reflected on the candidates CVS. It will be merit-based.
Interview: Preselected candidates will be interviewed by the Hiring Manager of the position and a selection panel if required.
Offer letter: Once the successful candidate is identified the People department will send a Job Offer, specifying the start day, salary, working conditions, among other important details.

Deadline: Please submit your application by September 30, 2024.

Suggestions: The CRG believes in ongoing improvement and promotes a culture of feedback. This is one of the reasons we have in place, at your disposal as a candidate, a mechanism to gather your suggestions/complaints concerning your candidate experience in our recruitment processes. Your feedback really matters to us in our aim at creating a positive candidate journey. You can make a difference and help us improve by letting us know your suggestions through the following form. https://recruitment.crg.eu/webforms/recruitment-contact-form-suggestionscomplaints