In Vivo Single-Cell CRISPR Scientist (PhD/Postdoc)

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB); Oost-Vlaanderen; Sur place; EUR 36 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Interdisciplinary environment

State-of-the-art technologies

Collaborative across two VIB centers

Competitive salary and full benefits

Résumé du poste

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) invites applications for a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher to advance in vivo perturbational screening using single-cell CRISPR technologies. The position focuses on expanding screening pipelines, applying them to new biological contexts, and uncovering mechanisms of immune regulation at the systems level.

The role offers a strong experimental-computational integration, with flexibility for experimental, computational, or hybrid focus, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree for PhD applicants or a PhD for postdoctoral applicants in molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics or a related field.
• Experience in either experimental or computational biology
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Responsabilités

• Learn and apply the complete screening pipeline, from stem-cell engineering to data analysis
• Develop and test improvements in single-cell methods and vector design
• Apply the technology in steady-state and disease settings
• Analyse perturbational data to identify causal regulators of immune-cell states
• Close the loop between computational predictions and experimental validation
• Present your work at conferences and publish in scientific journals; contribute to supervision of Master’s and PhD students

Connaissances

Experimental biology

Computational biology

English fluency

Formation

Master’s degree in molecular biology/biotech

PhD in related field (for postdocs)

Outils

Single-cell CRISPR pipeline

Bioinformatics pipelines

Stem-cell engineering

Description du poste

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) invites applications for a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher to advance in vivo perturbational screening using single-cell CRISPR technologies. The position focuses on expanding screening pipelines, applying them to new biological contexts, and uncovering mechanisms of immune regulation at the systems level.

The role offers a strong experimental-computational integration, with flexibility for experimental, computational, or hybrid focus, and