Lab technician - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; DI04 - Translational Physiology, Infectiology [...]

Karlstad University; Gent; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading university in Belgium is seeking a Lab Technician for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The role involves managing laboratory activities, working with cell cultures and virology techniques, and supporting PhD students. Applicants should have a bachelor's diploma and relevant experience in laboratory environments. This temporary position offers flexible working hours and various employee benefits.

Prestations

36 vacation days

Flexible working hours

Reimbursement of public transport subscription

Training and development opportunities

Good work-life balance

Qualifications

• Degree that allows you to perform the function of laborant.
• Experience with cell culture and virology related techniques.
• Good knowledge of English (spoken and written).
• Knowledge of Dutch and French are a plus.

Responsabilités

• Manage daily laboratory activities and support PhD students.
• Work with BSL-2 pathogens and comply with biosafety rules.
• Help master students with practical work.

Connaissances

Cell culture techniques

Virology techniques

Microscopy techniques

Good documentation skills

Good PC skills (MS Office)

Communication skills

Team player

Formation

Bachelor's diploma

Outils

MS Office

Relevant data analysis software

Description du poste

Lab technician - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; DI04 - Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health (29198)

Ghent University is one of the top 100 universities in the Dutch language area, with more than 44,000 students and 15,000 staff members.

• Department: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; DI04 - Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health
• Occupancy rate: 100% - temporary position
• Applications can be submitted until 27/10/2025 (DD/MM/YYYY)

The Laval lab is seeking for a talented scientist Lab technician to join our team at the faculty of veterinary medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.

The Laval lab focuses on the pathogenesis of human and animal viruses infecting the nervous system, with particular attention to the associated immune responses. We aim to clearly address a possible viral aetiology and identify potential common neuroinflammatory mechanisms by which viruses initiate neurodegenerative diseases. Our lab is particularly interested in the role of herpesviruses (e.g., HSV1), coronaviruses (e.g., Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV)) and paramyxoviruses (e.g., Canine distemper virus (CDV)) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis.

Key responsabilities

• You manage daily laboratory activities and support PhD students with pratical work. Some of these tasks include: (i) in vitro work: weekly maintenance of cell cultures and viral growth; immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry stainings, microscopy analysis, ELISA, PCR; (ii) in vivo work: animal monitoring and maintenance of animal facility, help and assist PhD students with animal experiments (e.g., tissue sampling and processing).
• You will work with BSL-2 pathogens and therefore strictly comply with biosafety rules.
• You help master students with practical work and help onboard new lab members.
• You are responsible for logistical and administrative tasks in the lab (e.g., maintenance and scheduled use of equipment, ordering supplies, software and documentation, …).

For more information about the job content, you can contact prof. Kathlyn Laval via [e-mail] (Please note: do not send your application via email - apply online instead).

Your profile

Knowledge and experience

• You have a degree that allows you to perform the function of laborant.
• You have experience with cell culture and virology related techniques (e.g., viral growth, viral titration).
• You have experience with microscopy techniques (e.g., immunofluorescence) and molecular techniques (ELISA, PCR, WB).
• You have a good knowledge of English (spoken and written): given the international nature of the team, this is a necessity. Knowledge of Dutch and French are a plus.
• You have good documentation and PC skills: in depth knowledge of MS Office, relevant software tools for data analysis, equipment operations, etc.
• Experience working with mice is a plus
• Preferably, you have experience working with neurons and the CDV virus
• Possession of a FELASA certificate is an advantage.

Skills and attitudes

• You have strong communication skills.
• You are a team player and enjoy working in a dynamic environnment.
• You work precisely, structured and with an eye for detail.
• You are an enthusiastic, proactive, disciplined, precised and self-motivated individual.
• You are able to work independently in the lab.
• You have scientific integrity and are eager to learn/assimilate novel concepts.
• You know how to organize yourself according to priorities, you are willing to do occasional weekend/evening animal duties.
• You are interested to take part in the virology and neuroscience research carried in the lab.
• You deeply care for the wellbeing of animals housed in the lab.

What Do We Offer You?

You will be employed with a replacement agreement/temporary contract until xxx in function class B. Read more about our remuneration on our website .

Ghent University strongly focuses on the career development of its employees. You will have opportunities to discover other roles and gain new experiences within Ghent University (both temporary and permanent).

In addition, you will receive:

• 36 vacation days (for full-time employment of 38 hours/week)
• the possibility of working from home and flexible working hours if your job allows it
• reimbursement of your public transport subscription and/or a bicycle allowance for commuting
• an extensive training and development offer and ample internal career opportunities
• a good work-life balance
• our benefits platform 'benefits at work' and a number of other benefits such as an extensive sports offer at favorable prices, discount rate in the student restaurants, free flu vaccination, etc.

Interested?

To apply for this vacancy, you must have abachelor's diploma.

Submit the following documents no later than 27/10/2025 at 11:59 PM:

• Your CV
• A copy of your diploma
• If you obtained your diploma outside the European Union (except for diplomas obtained in the United Kingdom before January 31, 2020): an equivalence certificate from NARIC (www.naric.be)

Note: your application is only valid if you have the required diploma at the time of application, and you provide us with all the above-mentioned documents before the application deadline.

We believe it is important that everyone can participate in the selection process under the best conditions. Do you have a disability? Please let us know in advance via [e-mail] so that we can provide reasonable accommodations.

More questions about applying online or the selection process? Check our FAQ .

Job details

Title

Lab technician - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; DI04 - Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health (29198)

Published

2025-10-14

2025-10-27 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)
2025-10-27 23:59 (CET)

Closing on: 2025-11-04 (Europe/Brussels)

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