Research Trainee - Noelia Ferruz Lab

The Institute

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research' Award from the European Commission. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code).

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The role

We are looking for a machine learning researcher to develop a new research line focusing on the development of models that incorporate physics-based principles.

About the team/ lab/ department

We are the AI for protein design lab at the Centre for Genomic regulation, a team composed of experimental and computational researchers focusing on advancing AI for protein engineering and design applications.

Whom would we like to hire?

Professional experience

Must Have

Hands-on experience training, benchmarking and developing deep learning architectures

Experience handling high performance computing environments

Knowledge about statistical mechanics

Desirable but not required/ Nice to have

Experience/good grasp about physics

Education and training

MSc in Engineering, Bioinformatics or related discipline

Languages

You are proficient in English

Technical skills

Extensive experience with programming languages

Competences

Highly developed organizational skills

The Offer – Working Conditions

Contract duration: 2 months

Estimated annual gross salary: Salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales

Target start date: 03/08/2026

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section.

We offer and promote a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

The CRG is committed to reconcile a work and family life of its employees and are offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.