Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "N. SIMIONESCU", IBPC-NS with headquarters in B.P. Hasdeu Street no. 8, sector 5, Bucharest, is organizing a competition to fill a vacant position of scientific research assistant (single position), full-time for an indefinite period, in accordance with Law no. 183/2024 on the Status of Research and Development Personnel, COR Code 213137, net salary 3873 lei, grade 2, Lipidomics Laboratory.

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE EMPLOYMENT COMPETITION:

a) has Romanian citizenship or citizenship of another member state of the European Union, of a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) or citizenship of the Swiss Confederation; 

b) knows Romanian, written and spoken; 

c) has work capacity in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 53/2003 - Labor Code, republished, with subsequent amendments and supplements; 

d) has a state of health appropriate to the position for which he/she is applying, certified on the basis of a medical certificate issued by the family doctor or by the authorized health units; 

e) meets the requirements of education, seniority in the specialty and, where applicable, other specific conditions according to the requirements of the position put up for competition; 

f) has not been definitively convicted of committing a crime against national security, against authority, against humanity, corruption or official offenses, crimes of forgery or against the administration of justice, crimes committed with intent that would make a candidate for the position incompatible with the exercise of the contractual position for which he/she is running, except in the case where rehabilitation has occurred; 

g) does not serve a complementary sentence by which he/she was prohibited from exercising the right to hold a position, to practice the profession or job or to carry out the activity used to commit the crime or the security measure of prohibiting him/her from holding a position or practicing a profession was not taken against him/her.

Scientific Research Assistant (SRA) Job Requirements:

a. higher bio-medical studies, master's students;

b. basic knowledge in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology techniques;

c. English knowledge, intermediate level;

d. meeting its own minimum standards for ACS.

Minimum mandatory standards for the professional degree of scientific research assistant (ACS):

1. a.   be a graduate with a bachelor's degree or a diploma of long-term university studies, or a graduate with a master's degree in a specialty or in a related field;
   1. b.   at least two letters of recommendation from supervisors and/or course teachers.

Responsibilities of the Scientific Research Assistant (SRA) position:

Working with biochemistry techniques (lipid, lipoprotein and enzymatic activity analysis) and molecular biology (mRNA gene expression by RT-qPCR technique), in vitro (cell cultures under lipotoxic conditions) and in vivo (genetically modified mice with hyperlipidemic diet) experimental models.

THEME:

1. Membrane lipids;

2. Proteins: structure, functions, methods of separation and identification;

BIBLIOGRAPHY                     

1. Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Walter P., “Molecular Biology of the Cell”, Garland Science, Taylor and Francis Group., 2007 (or latest edition).

The book can be accessed for free on the internet.

The competition file must contain the following documents:

The file must contain the following documents also provided in Annex DA (each document in the physical file will be scanned according to a description, Annex 6A, and saved on a memory stick):

1. a.   the signed application for registration for the competition, to which is attached a declaration on one's own responsibility by which the candidate attests to the veracity of the information presented in the file (Annex 1A and Annex 3A);
2. b.   the curriculum vitae according to the EUROPASS model signed by the candidate (Annex 3), which must contain: i. studies completed and diplomas obtained; ii. professional experience and relevant jobs previously held; iii. research, development and innovation projects led as project director and grants obtained, if applicable, indicating for each funding source, the volume of funding and the main publications or patents resulting; iv. awards or other elements of recognition of scientific contributions; v. narrative description of the 3 most important achievements - maximum 3 pages;
3. c.   list of publications, works, articles/studies, patents selected by the candidate based on their relevance to their own scientific research activities, signed in original by the candidate (Annex 4). The list must necessarily contain: i. list of no more than 10 scientific publications, the most relevant, such as: author's books, articles/studies/chapters, edited volumes, works; ii. list of patents and other industrial property titles; iii. list of author's books and edited and published volumes; iv. list of articles/studies in extenso, published in journals from the main international scientific flow; v. list of other scientific works and contributions;
4. d.   verification sheet of compliance with the research organization's own standards, completed and signed by the candidate (Annex 5Ac);
5. e.   copy of the bachelor's degree or equivalent/master's degree as the case may be. In the event that the candidate declared the winner does not hold a diploma issued by a higher education institution in Romania, he/she must submit a copy of the original of the certificate of recognition or equivalence thereof before being hired and signing the individual employment contract, under penalty of not issuing the administrative act of hiring for the position;
6. f.    copy of the identity card or any other document attesting identity, according to the law, as the case may be, certified by the candidate according to the original, the name in clear print and the signature;
7. g.   copy of the marriage certificate or proof of name change, as applicable, certified by the candidate according to the original, the name in plain text and signature;
8. h.   the medical certificate attesting the appropriate state of health, issued by the candidate's family doctor or by the authorized health units no more than 3 months prior to the competition;
9. i.    signed declaration of consent for the processing of personal data (Annex 4A);
10. j.    criminal record certificate;
11. k.   copy of the birth certificate, certified by the candidate as being in accordance with the original, the name clearly written and the signature.

The cover sheet template is completed by the candidate (according to Annex 2A).

NOTE:

The competition file is registered at the IBPC-NS secretariat.

The candidate will submit the application for the competition, both in physical format and in electronic format uploaded to a memory stick and sent to the following e-mail address: secretariat@icbp.ro. Documents that are copies shall be marked "according to the original", signed and dated. Each document in the physical file from letters a)-k) shall be scanned according to the list (Annex 6A) and saved on the stick.

The file must be prepared according to the instructions found in Annex DA (Documents required for the competition file).

For the standard forms and necessary annexes, access the links associated with each annex, found within Competition regulations for filling vacant CDI positions in the Careers section of the official IBPC-NS website.

Competition files are submitted starting from 8.09.2026 until 7.10.2026, 2:00 p.m. at the institute's secretariat.

Type of competition tests:

The competition consists of the analysis of the application file, a written test and an oral test.

Scoring is based on the following criteria:

1. a.     the relevance of the results of the research and/or innovation activity, in relation to the topic of the position for which they are applying;
2. b.     the impact of the candidate's research and/or innovation activity and scientific results, in relation to the topic of the position for which he/she is applying, reflected in scientific publications;
3. c.      the international scope of activities, reflected in scientific publications, patents, participation in scientific conferences, individual and institutional collaborations, projects, prestigious scholarships, the quality of visiting professor/researcher, and membership in the editorial boards of top journals in the field;
4. d.     the ability to attract research funds or to collaborate with public and/or private research organizations and to lead research and development projects;
5. e.      professional prestige;
6. f.      organizational capacity;
7. g.     the ability to mentor young researchers or students;
8. h.     the ability to transfer knowledge and results to the economic or social environment or to popularize one's own scientific results;
9. i.       the ability to work in a team and the efficiency of his/her scientific collaborations, depending on the specifics of the candidate's field;
10. j.      professional experience in institutions other than the institution organizing the competition.

Dates of the competition tests:

8.09.2026 - 7.10.2026 - submitting the competition application files;

8.10.2026 - analysis of competition application files;

9.10.2026 - displaying the results of the file selection, until 10:00 a.m.;

9.10.2026 - submission of appeals, until 1:00 p.m.;

9.10.2026 - resolving appeals and displaying results, until 4:00 p.m.;

12.10.2026 - written test at 10:00 a.m., at the institute's headquarters;

13.10.2026 - posting the results of the written test, until 10:00 am;

13.10.2026 - submission of appeals, until 1:00 p.m.;                    

13.10.2026 - resolving appeals and displaying the results of the written test, by 4:00 p.m.;

14.10.2026 - oral exam at 10:00 a.m., at the institute's headquarters;

15.10.2026 - display of oral test results until 10:00 a.m.;

15.10.2026 - submission of appeals, until 1:00 p.m.;

15.10.2026 - resolving appeals and displaying the results of the oral exam, until 4:00 p.m.;

16.10.2026 - display of final results, until 10:00.

            Additional information can be obtained daily between 11 am and 2 pm by calling 021.319.45.18, at the headquarters of the Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "N. Simionescu" or on the websitewww.icbp.ro.