The Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) is looking for a Technical Lab Assistant to be part of the group working on Brassinosteroid signaling in plant development.

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 (http://biannualreport2012-2013.cragenomica.es/).

Responsibilities:

Technical support for the molecular analysis of brassinosteorid signaling in response to DNA.

The tasks are included within the framework of the project BIO2016-78150-P

Requirements:

Educational Requirements:

-              BSC in Biotechnology or similar.

Required Skills:

-              Previous research experience in a plant biotech laboratory and Molecular Biology

-              Experience in Confocal Microscopy

-              High level of English is required.

We offer:

Contract duration: 6 months

Hours/week: Full time

Submission of applications:

Interested candidates, please submit (all the documents are mandatory for the application):

•             Letter of motivation describing detailing experience.

•             CV.

•             At least 3 references (including email address and phone number)

 Please submit all the application through CRAG website: http://www.cragenomica.es/jobs

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.

Deadline: 08/09/2017

Start date: 15/09/2017