Context And Mission
The Machine Learning for Biomedical Research Unit, led by Davide Cirillo, is looking for a master student to work on multi-omics data integration for the clinical and molecular characterization of colon cancer. The project is a collaboration with FRCB-IDIBAPS. The student will complete a master’s thesis, addressing the following topics: cancer research, genetics and pathophysiology of colon cancer, bioinformatics methods and workflows to process and analyse multi-omics data, factor analysis approaches for integrative analysis, classification and prediction.
The successful candidate will join a dynamic research group within the Life Sciences department, which integrates independent senior scientists that work on various aspects of computational biology, ranging from bioinformatics for genomics and proteomics to computational biochemistry and text mining. The Researcher will work in a highly sophisticated HPC environment, will have access to systems and computational infrastructures, and will establish collaborations with experts in different areas.
Este contrato se encuentra financiado por el proyecto “Plataforma de validación de modelos IA en un entorno seguro pre-comercial”, promovido por la Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial (SEDIA), cuyos fondos provienen del Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública, financiado por la Unión Europea-NextGenerationEU»
Key Duties
- Complete a master thesis in bioinformatics.
- Participate in internal group meetings and other scientific discussions.
Requirements
- Education
- Master student in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology or any field related to AI and biomedicine.
- Degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology or any field related to AI and biomedicine and Computer Science
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Knowledge in Computer Science, Bioinformatics and/or Computational Biology.
- At least +1 year of experience with the R programming language.
- Knowledge of additional programming languages Python), and user experience with HPC.
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Competences
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team.
Conditions
- The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department
- We offer a full-time contract a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, versátil working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
- Duration: Temporary - Until 30/06/2026
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
- Starting date: 01/01/2026