VHIR offers vacancy/vacant position for a medical predoctoral investigator within the Pneumology Department and the Catalan Center of Alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency. More information about our group can be found here ( and qualifications:
Required:
- Graduate in Medicine.
- Specialist in Respiratory Medicine.
- Interest in conduct a PhD project.
- Fluency in Catalan Spanish English (business level).
Desired:
- Interest in clinical research.
- Previous experience working in the AATD field.
- Fluency in Catalan Spanish English (business level).
Experience and knowledge:
Required:
- Clinical experience in management of chronic respiratory diseases in particular COPD and alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency.
- Knowledge of excel REDcap database management.
Desired:
- Knowledge in statistics database analysis.
Main responsibilities and duties:
- Give support to the research group in COPD and alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Design of protocols of clinical research.
- Collection of data (including sample collections and performance of pulmonary function tests) and collaboration in data analysis and interpretation.
- Basic sample processing.
- Inclusion of data in registries and databases.
- Preparation of reports and scientifical communication of results.
Labour conditions:
- Fulltime position: 40h/week.
- Starting date: June 2025.
- Gross annual salary: 18.18041 euros during the first and second years 19.47901. During the third year.
- Contract: temporay.
What can we offer
- Incorporation to Vall dHebron Research Institute (VHIR) a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research innovation and teaching at Vall dHebron University Hospital (HUVH) the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
- A scientific environment of excellence highly dynamic where highend biomedical projects are continuously developed.
- Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
- Individual training opportunities.
- Flexible working hours.
- 23 days of holidays 9 personal days.
- Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks health insurance transportation and more)
- Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel culture technology gastronomy sports... among many others.
- Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.
Deadline to apply:
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