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NO. 5302 - UC researcher offers (Marta Robledo Garrido)

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Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, The C.O.I.E. of the University of Cantabria announces a selection process for researchers for the following research project "BACTERIAL BREEDING WITH PORTABLE PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING TRAITS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (BREED-SAGE)" whose principal investigator is Mr./Mrs. Marta Robledo Garrido. REFERENCE OF THE CALL Nº 5302

Project or Organization that funds this project: MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and Next GenerationEU/PRTR

The type of category of the position(s) called is DOCTORAL RESEARCHER responsibility I

Number of vacancies: 1

Deadline for Web registration

11:59 PM hours of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Deadline to submit documentation

5 working days

 Job Duties and Tasks

Job duties: Isolation and characterization of endophytic bacteria with additional plant growth–promoting traits (PGPt). Tasks: 1) Genetic transfer of PGP traits from rhizobial strains with Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) status through conjugation assays. 2) In vitro analysis of PGP gene expression, including RNA extraction, Northern blotting, and qPCR. 3) Evaluation of plant growth–promoting capacity (PGPt) through plant assays assessing colonization, competition, and microscopy.

 Dedication regime and duration of the contract

In order to proceed with the formalisation of the contract once the selection process has been passed, the selected person must meet the requirements established in Article 15.5 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of 23 October, which approves the revised text of the Workers' Statute Law (modified by Royal Decree-Law 32/2021, of 28 December).

This contract will be for a fixed term and is linked to the execution of a temporary programme financed by funds for the execution of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan or temporary programmes financed by European Union funds and is signed in accordance with the provisions of the fifth additional provision of Royal Decree-Law 32/2021, of 28 December, on urgent measures for labour reform, the guarantee of employment stability and the transformation of the labour market, will be for 6 months months Full-time fixed-term contract , and may be extended until the end of the programme or project and the existence of credit.

On schedule: 9 - 14 h / 15 - 17,30 h

 Retribution

15.362,52 € (gross salary including the proportional part of the extra payments during the contract.).

 Requirements

Academic requirements

  • University studies (PhD in Biology)
  • University studies (PhD in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine)

Requirements

  • Have Spanish nationality or have the nationality of a member state of the European Union or be from any of the states in which, by virtue of international treaties established by the E.U. and ratified by Spain, the free movement of workers is applicable. Likewise, applicants with a nationality other than that mentioned above may submit their application, provided they can prove that they are in possession of a work and residence permit at the time the contract is formalized.
  • To be in possession of the qualification required in this call. Documents issued abroad that are to be used in this procedure must be legalized in accordance with the current regulations (Management circular number 134).
  • Persons who have had a fixed-term contract or production circumstances contract for the same research project or who have been contracted for other projects in the last twenty-four months for a period exceeding eighteen months, taking into account the time of the present job offer, in accordance with the provisions of article 15.5 Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of 23 October, approving the revised text of the Workers' Statute Law, may not participate in the selection process.

    Contracts signed prior to 31 December 2021 under Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation, will not be taken into consideration for the purposes indicated in the previous paragraph (Additional Provision 23, section 1).

Proven experience in molecular microbiology and plant-bacteria interactions.

 Merits to be evaluated

Other official qualifications

NO

Experience

Proven experience in the job tasks. 50 points.

Complementary Training

Relevant training for the position will be required. Additional courses in R data analysis and omics technologies will be considered an asset. 20 points.

Languages

English. 10 points.

Other Merits

Scientific publications. 20 points.

Personal Interview

No

 EURAXESS

Organisation/company
University of Cantabria
Higher Education Institute
EU Research Framework Programme
Not specified
Research Fields
  • Biology (Biological sciences)
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Required Qualification
  • PhD or equivalent Biological sciences
Experience
Not specified
Languages
  • English Basic

 Documentation

Registered candidates must attach the following documentation:

In addition to registration required in the job offer through this portal, the documentation requested in the call text must be submitted to the department/unit that carries out the call. or send all of it scanned to the following e-mail, indicating the offer to which it refers:
ibbtec@unican.es