Technician for supporting Alzheimer research
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Job Description
Description
The team is seeking an enthusiastic lab technician to investigate a series of novel candidate Alzheimer drugs. The assays include sophisticated human neuronal cell culture Elisa proteomics and in vivo experiments with transgenic mice and xenografted mice to investigate the beneficial effects of these drugs. The candidate will be trained in advanced technologies to handle the entire pipeline from biological sample to ultimate interpretation of the data. The job requires frequent interactions with other scientists in the laboratory and will provide broad training in the study of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. This project is funded by the European Research Commission and is for two years.
Profile
Required
- Bachelors degree in life science programs including biochemistry biology biomedical sciences engineering or related fields.
- Strong motivation to make a difference by excellence in science.
- Accuracy persistence
- Good understanding of histology molecular biology cell biology.
- Ability to collaboratively establish and run highquality experiments.
- Interested in tech transfer Intellectual Property biotech industry.
- Project management and effective communication skills
- Good mastery of English language
Appreciated
- Experience with cell culture or animal work (FELASA B)
- Experience with tissue culture immunohistochemistry cryostat
- Experience with image analysis
What we offer
- A stimulating diverse international and exceptionally strong research environment in a worldclass academic laboratory with a focus on Alzheimers disease
- Opportunity to learn stateoftheart technology.
- Opportunity to work with an excellent bioinformatics team.
- Opportunity to learn preclinical research in the area of Alzheimers Disease.
- Access to stateoftheart infrastructure
- A competitive compensation package based on expertise and experience.
- Start date: as soon as possible the position is available immediately.
How to apply
Please complete the online application procedure and include a detailed CV a motivation letter describing research interests and previous research experience and a list of publications.
For more information: please contact Dr. Lutgarde Serneels
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Employment Type
Full Time
