Salary:**21.000 €** Type of contract:**Indefinite** Working hours:**Full-time** Experience:**1 year of experience** JOB POSITION: Research Assistant (First Stage Researcher (R1)) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: * Minimum required qualification: Master's degree in Plant Biotechnology MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: Functional characterization of Zymoseptoria sp. effectors Cloning Fungal transformation Greenhouse assays Written and oral presentation of research projects PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE: Desirable: * Skills in molecular biology and scientific article writing * Fungal and bacterial transformation * Greenhouse experiments on plant-pathogen interaction * Gene cloning * Molecular biology CONTRACT: Indefinite (Science Act) WORKING HOURS: Full-time SCHEDULE: 9:00 to 17:00 (with lunch break). SALARY: 21.000 gross annual euros. START DATE: 01/01/2026