Full Professor (Level III) to lead a research line in the cardiovascular field*

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Full Professor (Level III) to lead a research line in the cardiovascular field, Madrid

Client: CNIC

Location: Madrid, Spain

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 06.03.2025

Expiry Date: 20.04.2025

Job Description:

The CNIC is searching for a Senior Researcher who will lead and develop a research line in the cardiovascular field aligned with any of the main research areas of the center.

As group leader, the selected candidate will be responsible for the development of the research lines of the laboratory. Moreover, she/he will be expected to obtain extramural funding from the most competitive national and international sources to finance such projects, and to publish scientific results in international journals of the highest impact factor in the cardiovascular field, and/or general medicine field, and/or multidisciplinary sciences field. The selected candidate will supervise the work of all members of the group, including research and technical staff. Other tasks include the coordination and management work requested by CNIC leadership including participation in committees and helping in other needs that may arise.

Mandatory requirements:

1. PhD in the field of Life Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, etc.).
2. At least 10 years of experience as Group Leader in a research center with international recognition in the cardiovascular field.
3. Excellent track record of recent scientific publications, fulfilling at least one of these 3 criteria:
1. ≥ 6 original articles as corresponding author (or co-corresponding author) published in the last 5 years (i.e., since July 2019) in journals ranked in the first decile (year of publication) of their field.
2. ≥1 original articles as corresponding author (or co-corresponding author) published in the last 5 years (i.e., since July 2019) in journals ranked in the TOP3 (year of publication) of their field.
3. ≥1 original articles as corresponding author (or co-corresponding author) considered highly cited according to WOS in the last 5 years (i.e., since July 2019).
4. Experience as Principal Investigator and/or Coordinator in research grants obtained in competitive calls from international funding sources in the last 5 years (i.e. official start date of projects: July 2019 onwards).
5. Main topic of research aligned with one of the research programs of the CNIC.

Valuable requirements:

• C1. Scientific production: publications (original articles) as corresponding author (or co-corresponding author) in journals ranked as first decile in their fields in the previous 5 years (i.e., date of publication since July 2019). Only published papers (or available online ahead of print in the journal) will be evaluated.
• C2. Fundraising (international): Competitive projects obtained from international funding sources as principal investigator or coordinator in the previous 5 years (i.e. official start date of projects: July 2019 onwards).
• C3. Fundraising (national): Competitive projects obtained from national funding sources as principal investigator or coordinator in the previous 5 years (i.e. official start date of projects July 2019 onwards).
• C4. International recognition: Participation in international committees/boards, grant evaluation panels, invited talks in major international meetings, and editorial boards in the previous 5 years.
• C5. Training and mentoring: Experience in training and mentoring of young researchers (PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, MD trainees, etc), and participation in training courses in the previous 5 years.
• C6. Impact on society: Translation of research discoveries to the clinics, invention of patents, relation with industry, outreach activities in the previous 5 years.
• C7. Cardiovascular focus: Cardiovascular nature of the papers published as corresponding author (or co-corresponding author) and of the projects as principal investigator or coordinator in the previous 5 years.
• C8. Underrepresentation of gender by category: in accordance with Action S1 of the 2021-2024 Equality Plan, POSITIVE ACTION IN CALLS FOR POSTS.

We offer:

• A research position in a consolidated Research Centre of international scientific relevance.
• Access to state-of-the art infrastructures and advanced technologies.
• Integration into an excellent scientific environment.
• Immediate incorporation adaptable to the candidate circumstances.
• Permanent position in accordance with the Spanish labour law (Contrato de duración indefinida).

Selection Plan:

The candidate with the highest score will be hired given the total score is higher than 85 points (C1-C8).

Evaluation Process:

Mandatory criteria will be evaluated by HHRR assisted by the scientific leadership of CNIC if needed. Candidates not fulfilling any of the mandatory criteria will be notified and allowed to make allegations (enclosing supporting material). Only candidacies fulfilling all mandatory criteria will pass to the evaluation by the commission here described. The evaluation commission will only evaluate valuable criteria.

The evaluation commission will be composed by 3 members of CNIC’s Scientific Advisory Board, and two members of CNIC’s Scientific Direction.

The CNIC guarantees, within its field of action, the principle of equal access to employment, and may not establish any direct or indirect discrimination, based on grounds of origin, including racial or ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, religion or beliefs, political opinion, sexual orientation and identity, gender expression, sexual characteristics, trade union membership, social status, language within the State and disability, provided that workers are fit to perform the work or job in question.

By participating in the selection process, the participant agrees that their data appear in the public resolutions of the selection process. Such resolutions (provisional list of admitted and excluded, definitive list of admitted and excluded and resolution of the process) are published on the CNIC website.