Research Technician

The Lab of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis is embedded within the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology (CCB). The research topics of the lab span the fields oftumor and inflammation, focusing on functional characterization of thehypoxia-response,a key environmental cue of the tumor microenvironment, on the consequent involvement oftumor metabolismin dictating the immune landscape, and on howimmune cell positioningwithin the tumor impacts on function and phenotypic skewing of immune cells. To address these points, we take advantage of tissue-specific gene targeting and pharmacologic approaches in mice and combine the phenotype discovery with an extensive phenotypic characterization.

The VIB Center for Cancer Biology (CCB) is one of the research departments of VIB within the University of Leuven and is located in the University Hospital Campus, Leuven. CCB hosts 13 research groups and in total represents a group of about 200 researchers, administrative and technical staff. The Center has a very diverse and highly international character, hosting researchers from at least 30 different countries.

The Lab of Massimiliano Mazzoneis looking for a fulltime, highly motivated and dedicated Research Technician. The candidate will get the opportunity to train and work with a variety of experimental systems, from molecular to cellular biology to in vivo work.

Job

• You will be part of a young and international research team with innovative research projects
• You will be responsible for performing a wide range of research experiments in the area of molecular biology (WB, IP, RNA extraction, qPCR, PCR, Maxiprep cloning,..), cellular biology (cell culture, transfection, infection, cellular assays, FACS,…) and histology (embedding, sectioning, immunostaining, microscopical analysis)
• You will be involved in mouse tumor studies (tumor inoculation, measurements, drug treatments, standard dissections, surgery…)
• Being part of a team, you will participate in daily laboratory management

Profile

• You have a Bachelor/Master in Biomedical, Pharmaceutical or Medical sciences
• Experience in FACS analysis or sorting is considered a strong asset
• You have obtained a FELASA B certificate
• Experience in molecular biology and mouse experiments is considered a plus, energetic and determined starters are also very welcome
• You are strongly motivated and flexible to learn new things
• Being part of an international team you communicate fluently (written and spoken) in English

Offer

• Access to state-of-the-art infrastructure
• Learn new state-of-the-art and pioneering techniques and tools
• A stimulating international research environment
• Competitive salary and benefits