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IC22_25 – POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER ON PAEDIATRIC NUTRITION

03/04/2025

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The Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV) is an institution that integrates research in the field of biomedicine in the “Camp de Tarragona” and the “Terres de l’Ebre”. The IISPV is the instrument that the university hospitals of both health regions have been endowed with (Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, Verge de la Cinta Hospital of Tortosa, Sant Joan de Reus University Hospital, Institut Pere Mata University Hospital of Reus) and Rovira and Virgili University, in order to bring together and manage biomedical research and innovation in the territory.

Number of available positions: 1

The selected candidate will perform the following tasks in the field of childhood obesity:

  1. Fieldwork: recruitment, assessment of body composition, dietary intake, anthropometry, questionnaires completion, data introduction, data management
  2. Statistical analyses and publications related to children with metabolically healthy and metabolically unhealthy obesity, including the effect of a motivational intervention on different health-related outcomes
  3. Collaboration in systematic reviews

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE & REQUIREMENTS

  • Degree in Human nutrition and dietetics
  • The researcher must have a Doctorate degree (PhD) in biomedicine or nutrition and metabolism
  • Minimum 5 years demonstrable experience in the field of pediatric nutrition, especially in childhood obesity

 

IT WILL BE VALUED

  • Knowledge about the topics related to the planned tasks.
  • Knowledge and experience on the use of statistical packages
  • Previous experience in similar projects.
  • Previous experience in execution of clinical trials

 

SELECTION PROCEDURE

  • Selection of CV’s. Suitable and unsuitable CV’s will be identified according to the requirements. Applicants who do not meet the requirements indicated in the candidate profile and requirements will not pass to the next phase.
  • Evaluation of the CV. Evaluation of the CVs up to a maximum score of 70
  • Cover Letter. Attach to the resume a cover letter with a maximum length of 2500 characters with spaces. With a maximum score of 10

 

To access the interview phase, it is necessary to have obtained a minimum score of 40 points in the sum of scores of the evaluation of the curriculum and cover letter

  • Personal interview. With a maximum score of 20
Items 20
Attitude, communication skills 5
Fit in the workplace, flexibility 5
Experience, developed functions/skills 10

 

The selected person must have obtained a minimum score of 80 points in the sum of scores from the assessment of all phases of the selection procedure.

 

SELECTION COMMITTEE

  • President: Joaquín Escribano Subías
  • Chair 1: Verònica Luque Moreno
  • Chair 2: Mariona Gispert Llauradó

 

SUBSTITUTES:

  • President: Ester Parada Ricart
  • Chair 1: Natàlia Ferré Pallàs
  • Chair 2: Mireia Alcázar López

 

CANDIDATURES 

 

For any questions or queries: recruitment@iispv.cat

 

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF CV 03/04/2025

 

COMMUNICATIONS

The IISPV will notify the candidates of the results of the different phases of the selection process through its website.

 

HRS4R Research in HR Excellence

The IISPV has the European accreditation The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R), complies with the general principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers.

The IISPV has an internal recruitment policy that follows the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment (OTM-R) policies. More information about the HRS4R policies implemented at the IISPV is available on the following website: https://www.iispv.cat/hrs4r-hr-excellenceresearch/

The IISPV will guarantee the right to equal opportunities and treatment, as well as the real and effective exercise of rights by people with disabilities under equal conditions with respect to other citizens, through the promotion of personal autonomy, universal accessibility, access to employment, inclusion in the community and independent living and the eradication of any form of discrimination, in accordance with articles 9.2, 10, 14 and 49 of the Spanish Constitution and the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and international treaties and agreements ratified by Spain.

In the event of a tie, priority will be given to hiring the person with a disability.

In the event of a tie between people of different genders, the person of the least represented gender in the work group/department/service in which he joins will be hired.

Condicions laborals

  • Full-time position
  • Workplace: Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus / Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona / Facultat de Medicina de Reus
  • Contract: Indefinite scientific-technical activities, linked to the CHOP project. (Childhood Obesity)
  • Gross annual salary: 26.000 – 28.000 €
  • Starting date: 28th of April 2025

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