MSCA-PF2024: Genomics of cardiovascular disease at Aragon Institute for Engineering Research (I3A-University of Zaragoza)

The  Biomedical Signal Interpretation and Computational Simulation (BSICoS) group of the Aragon Institute for Engineering Research  (I3A) welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2024 at the  University of Zaragoza. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2024 call, please consult:

https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-2024

Brief description of the institution:

The Aragon Institute for Engineering Research (I3A) is a University Research Institute established by the University of Zaragoza more than 20 years ago. Its strengths include its capacity to bring together research from different engineering related areas and its highly qualified researcher staff able to interleave high standards in knowledge generation with transfer to the industry and society. Since it was first established, the I3A has grown both nationally and internationally, consolidated a shared vision among scientists and technical experts, and gained recognition as reference in a larger variety fields of engineering research. Its four strategic divisions, Biomedical Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, Processes and Recycling, and Industrial Technologies, work for a common objective which is to generate and transfer knowledge to the social and business environment.

9 cutting edge laboratories were recently launched to reinforce, bring together and make visible the lines of work of its 34 research groups in areas considered key: Circular Economy Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, virtual & artificial reality, personalized medicine, home appliance technology, photonics and smart cities.

The I3A holds 4 ERC grants in biomedical engineering and ICT , 3 MSCA DN were granted in the call 2022 and 2 MSCA PF in the last call 2023.

The University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) is a public university and the major research and higher education institution in the Spanish region of Aragón. UNIZAR has been involved in more than 340 EU projects between 2014 and 2023, participates in 18 ITN, 10 IF, 12 RISE, 2 COFUND, 3 EU Researchers' Night, 1 MSCA and Citizens, 6 MSCA - DN and 10 MSCA- PF of Horizon Europe

For more information please visit: 

https://i3a.unizar.es/en/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-i3a

Brief description of the Research Group

The Biomedical Signal Interpretation and Computational Simulation (BSICoS) group focuses its activity on the processing, interpretation and Computer Simulation of biomedical signals.

The main objective of the group is the development of methods for biomedical signal processing, driven by the physiology, for personalized interpretation (diagnosis, prognosis and therapy) of the conditions of the cardiovascular, respiratory and autonomic nervous systems and their interactions.

The goal is to improve the impact of ICTs in health and further understanding the functioning of biological systems that can be observed through noninvasive signals. Key to this is working with clinical teams and research groups that combine the experiences of the two areas, direct research to solve relevant clinical problems and facilitate the transfer of results to clinical practice.

https://bsicos.i3a.es/

Brief description of the project:

The Biomedical Signal Interpretation and Computational Simulation (BSICoS) group at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) seeks a Postdoctoral candidate to apply for a Marie-Sklodowska Curie 2024 fellowship to work on the functional characterization of candidate genes for cardiovascular risk markers, particularly associated with malignant ventricular arrhythmias.

The candidate will be involved in 1) identifying rare variants for cardiovascular risk markers; (2) Fine-mapping credible sets of common and rare variants to prioritise candidate effector genes; 3) generating transgenic lines of iPSCs to functionally characterize the prioritized effector genes.

Eligibility criteria

The postdoctoral candidate must hold a PhD in Statistics, Statistics Genetics, Engineering, Mathematics or similar obtained less than 8 years prior the call deadline (September 11^th, 2024), and be main author of relevant journal publications. Expertise in programming, computational modeling and/or signal processing is required. Strong oral and written communication skills in English are a must. Experience in Python, Matlab or R programming is preferred. Importantly, candidates must have lived in Spain for less than 12 months prior to the call deadline.

Contact

Interested candidates are required to send a cover letter and a 2-page CV to Dr Julia Ramírez (Julia.Ramirez@unizar.es) before June 30th, 2024.

More information on the call can be found here:

https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-2024