This is a postdoctoral position to conduct research and teaching
activities in the area of immunology.
Research will focus mainly on the study of myeloid cells infiltrated in tumors and the
adipose tissue, as well as analyzing their impact in health. Focus on identifying
transcription mechanisms that control inflammatory responses.
Teaching activities include hands-on teaching in the subject of Immunology for
students in the degrees of Medicine and Human Biology, with a maximum of 100 hours
for each academic year.
The candidate should have a solid academic background in Biomedicine or similar, a
doctoral thesis oriented to immunology or inflammation, and ideally teaching
experience in Immunology.
The following aspects will be valued for this position: experience working with mouse
models of human disease, experience isolating and characterizing primary cells of the
immune system, experience with RNA quantification by RT-qPCR, familiarity with
multicolor and spectral flow cytometry and cell sorting, and experience with statistical
analysis with GraphPad.
We will also value an advanced level of communication (written and spoken) in English,
experience supervising master or PhD students, and previous involvement in preparing
drafts for scientific publications and grants.
If you are interested, please send an e-mail to recruitment.melis@upf.edu, indicating
the code of this call in the subject, and the DNI or Passport in your message. Please
include your curriculum, a motivation letter covering the aspects that will be considered
during the selection process (see avobe), and the contact (phone and email) of two
principal investigators from whom references could be requested.
This call will be open until the 31st of October, 2023
Further information: https://bit.ly/3Y4Vfbg