PhD in Glioblastoma Immunology & Neuro-Oncology

University of Basel; Schweiz; On-site; CHF 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured PhD program

Access to core facilities

Interdisciplinary environment

Job summary

University of Basel invites applications for a PhD position in tumor immunology and neuro-oncology within the Translational Immuno-Oncology group. The project focuses on understanding and reversing the immunosuppressive microenvironment in glioblastoma, with access to patient-derived tissues and state-of-the-art facilities.

You will work under senior group leaders and collaborate across immunology, oncology and quantitative biology.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in immunology, cancer biology, biomedical or life sciences, molecular medicine, pharmaceutical sciences or related field.
• Hands-on laboratory experience, ideally in cell culture and cellular or molecular immunology.
• Excellent English; German helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Culture and maintenance of primary human immune and tumor cells.
• Process and biobank fresh surgical tissue and blood.
• Develop image-based high-throughput screening platforms.
• Characterize tumor and immune responses by flow cytometry and spatial proteomics.
• Analyze imaging, single-cell, spatial and clinical data in R or Python.
• Identify predictive biomarkers and integrate with clinical data.
• Present findings at international conferences and prepare scientific publications.

Skills

Cell culture

Immunology basics

Programming in R

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Flow cytometry

Single-cell sequencing

Molecular biology techniques

Job description

University of Basel invites applications for a PhD position in tumor immunology and neuro-oncology within the Translational Immuno-Oncology group. The project focuses on understanding and reversing the immunosuppressive microenvironment in glioblastoma, with access to patient-derived tissues and state-of-the-art facilities.

You will work under senior group leaders and collaborate across immunology, oncology and quantitative biology.