Postdoc position in advanced lung disease research 60-100%

Universitätsspital Zürich

Universitätsspital Zürich

Key information

  • Publication date:

    05 June 2024

  • Workload:

    80 – 100%

  • Contract type:

    Unlimited employment

  • Language:

    English (Fluent)

  • Place of work:

    Zürich
Über das USZ
Upon agreement

Your responsibilities

As postdoctoral research fellow, the successful candidate will be responsible for planning and execution of the overall project.

You will be responsible for the following tasks:
  • Blood and plasma sample preparation for metabolomics analyses
  • Tissue sample preparation for RNA sequencing
  • Establishment of primary cell culture enriched with endothelial cells derived from patient material
  • Characterize the primary cell culture by FACS, western blot, immunoflurescent and immunohistochemical stainings, ELISA
  • Establish and perform assays for functional assessment of in vitro cell culture eg. growth assay, migration assay

In addition, you will support the clinic director in supervision of the PhD student currently working on the project, as well as master students undertaking smaller parts of the project. You will also participate in preparing grant application, together with the clinic director and ex

Your profile

Upon start, applicants must hold a PhD in biology, or a related science field, preferably with expertise in the field of cardiovascular disease or pulmonary hypertension. You are an enthusiastic scientist with demonstrated record of accomplishment and hands-on experience in standard cell and molecular biology techniques.

Specific qualifications include:
  • Experience in cell culture and standard molecular biology techniques (extraction of nucleic acids, qPCR, Western Blotting, ELISA, FACS, etc)
  • Previous work with endothelial cell culture is highly desired
  • Experience with bioinformatics analysis of omics data and biostatistics is a plus
  • Ability to work independently
  • Strong motivation to learn and establish new protocols and methods
  • Excellent English communication skills including writing of scientific manuscripts, reports, abstracts and scientific presentations are mandatory. Knowledge of German is a plus, yet not mandatory
  • A high degree of flexibility and dedication to the project will be mandatory

What we offer

We are offering a highly original and translational research project addressing unmet clinical needs of CTEPH. You will be working in a team of young and highly motivated colleagues with experience in translational and clinical research, and will be provided with an excellent supporting environment and infrastructure. The position is on an annual contract with possible extension depending on availability of funding.
Universitätsspital Zürich
8091 Zürich
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