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Internal reference: 080/2026

Job summary: We are seeking a qualified professional to provide the pre-award services (promotion, dissemination and advice) of the International Projects Office (OPI) of the Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC) for competitive international calls, both public and private, with a special focus on the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe). The successful candidate will join the team of the IMIBIC-PILOT project, "Strengthening the IMIBIC International Projects Office for Horizon Europe Leadership and Talent Attraction in Biomedical Research", and the International Talent Attraction Unit (UCTI).

Expected level under the European Competence Framework for Research Managers (RM Comp): consolidated First Stage Research Manager (RM1) or Recognised Research Manager (RM2) profile, with:

• intermediate proficiency (independent performance) in pre-award specialised knowledge and in written and oral communication in Spanish and English;
• intermediate proficiency in academic community relations and in prioritisation and time management;
• at least foundational proficiency in the remaining competence areas of the framework.

Professional development opportunities: the profile of this position has been defined in line with the European Competence Framework for Research Managers (RM Comp), published by the European Commission in January 2025. The successful candidate will have an individual professional development plan based on RM Comp, with a competence self-assessment at the start (January 2027) and at the end of the project (December 2028). The aim is to reach advanced proficiency in pre-award specialised knowledge and to consolidate an RM2 profile.

The plan includes:

• specialised training in the promotion and management of European projects (University Expert course in European Programmes or equivalent postgraduate training);
• courses on collaborative proposal preparation and on Horizon Europe project management and reporting;
• training on cross-cutting issues, including the use of artificial intelligence in research management;
• participation in working groups and conferences of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA).

Supervisor: D./Dª. José Carlos Prieto Baena, International Affairs and Planning Coordinator.                

Department / Group: International Projects Office (OPI). 

Workplace: IMIBIC, Av. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain. 

Number of positions available: 1  

Professional category: Technician. 

Grant charged: GPE2026-001809-P

• Job offer funded via grant no. GPE2026-001809-P, awarded under the call approved by the “Resolución de 17 de febrero de 2026 de la Presidencia de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria del año 2026 del procedimiento de concesión de ayudas para la preparación y gestión de proyectos europeos y facilitar la atracción de talento internacional, en el marco del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2024-2027”.
• The grant is funded by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades - Agencia Estatal de Investigación - MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.

Grant | GPE2026-001809-P Contract funded by EU funds: No

1. Bachelor's degree (Grado/Licenciatura; MECES level 2 or 3, or equivalent).
2. Official Master's degree or PhD.
3. At least 12 months of demonstrable professional experience in R&D&I management or in research in biomedicine or health sciences.
4. Accredited English level B2 or higher.  

Together with the CV (PDF format), applicants must send documents proving that they meet the minimum requirements and the merits to be assessed. Foreign degrees must be accompanied by a document certifying their recognition, validation or homologation in Spain.

The subject line of the e-mail must include the reference of the call and the applicant's NIF/NIE/passport number. Applications without this information will not be assessed. Failure to meet these requirements will exclude the application from the selection process.

1. Experience in pre-award promotion and support activities for competitive international programmes (maximum 2 points): 0.5 points per 6 months. Pre-award activities include identifying and disseminating funding opportunities, advising researchers, analysing call requirements and reviewing budgets, partner search, administrative management of applications (Funding & Tenders Portal or other funders' portals) and organising information sessions.
2. Direct experience in writing competitive proposals (maximum 1.5 points), as a research manager or as a researcher. Direct writing means authorship or coauthorship of the full proposal or of technical sections (Excellence, Impact, Implementation or equivalent), not only administrative review.
   1. International programmes (Horizon Europe, including ERC and MSCA, partnerships, COST, other European programmes or international foundations): 0.3 points per submitted proposal, plus 0.2 points if funded.
   2. National or regional programmes, including applications for postdoctoral contracts with an own research project: 0.15 points per submitted proposal, plus 0.1 points if funded.
3. Other relevant professional experience (maximum 1.25 points in total):
   1. Pre- or postdoctoral research in biomedicine or health sciences: 0.25 points per 6 months, up to 1.25 points.
   2. R&D&I management in other areas (post-award, national projects, knowledge transfer or human resources for research): 0.25 points per 6 months, up to 0.5 points.
4. Training (maximum 1.25 points):
   1. PhD: 1 point in biomedicine or health sciences; 0.5 points in other fields.
   2. Specific training in European project or R&D&I management (maximum 0.75 points): university expert, specialist or master's degree of 15 ECTS or more, 0.75 points; courses of 20 hours or more, 0.25 points each.
5. Languages (maximum 0.5 points): English C1 or higher, accredited by certificate or by a stay abroad of at least one academic year, 0.5 points; another official EU language at B2 level or higher, 0.25 points.
6. Other merits (maximum 0.5 points), 0.25 points each: professional or research stays abroad of at least 3 months; organising or delivering events, seminars or training activities; accredited use of the Funding & Tenders Portal or of R&D&I management software (FUNDANET or similar).

Specific duties within the IMIBIC-PILOT project:

• Identify and disseminate international funding opportunities: early analysis of work programmes, individual strategic planning with research groups, and preparation of a participation guide and collaboration profiles.
• Support the preparation and leadership of European proposals: networking with strategic partners and companies, support in proposal design and writing, and coordination of external specialised consultancy services.
• Organise and deliver training for research and management staff: information sessions on specific calls, introductory sessions on Horizon Europe, individual tutoring, and management of external training (ERC, MSCA, proposal coordination, cross-cutting issues).
• Support the internationalisation of researchers’ activities: acting as European Commission evaluators, taking part in international networks, contributing to the strategic analysis of the new Framework Programme 2028-2034.
• Take part in EARMA activities and complete the specialised training foreseen in the project.
• As a member of the UCTI:
  • identify international talent attraction opportunities;
  • contribute to the international talent attraction strategy and procedures (HRS4R, OTM-R, EURAXESS);
• • organise MSCA campaigns and the international talent attraction event; –         prepare an MSCA-COFUND proposal.

General duties within the pre-award service portfolio:

• Administrative management of proposals: Funding & Tenders Portal and private funders' portals, documentation, institutional approval and submission.
• Planning of the drafting process and consortium management in collaborative proposals; partner search; review of budgets and of specific call and topic requirements.
• Liaison with funding bodies and National Contact Points.
• Coordination with IMIBIC units involved (Innovation, Finance, Legal, Communication, Clinical Research).

CV and scanned documents proving the minimum requirements and the merits to be assessed. The CV must state the length of experience in months under each heading and list the proposals written, and/or include the supporting documents for the merits.

La presente convocatoria se publicará en los tablones de anuncios de FIBICO, así como en las páginas web siguientes:


- En la del IMIBIC (www.imibic.org)
- En la del Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía

How to apply: by e-mail to convocatorias.personal@fibico.org, stating in the subject line the reference of the call and the NIF/NIE/passport number.

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