PhD: Mechanoregulated Hydrogels for Bone Osteogenesis

Universität Basel; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 60.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Fully funded PhD position

SNF-based salary guidelines

Core facilities access

Collaborative environment

Zusammenfassung

University of Basel offers a fully funded PhD position within the Swiss Nanoscience Institute to investigate environmentally instructive hydrogels that mimic jawbone mechanics and guide dental pulp stem cell responses. You will engineer hydrogel architectures, perform cell culture and analyses, and develop computational perspectives to predict cell responses.

The role provides access to state-of-the-art core facilities and close supervision, with opportunities for cross-faculty collaboration and

Qualifikationen

• Experience in mammalian cell culture and analysis.
• Experience with hydrogels and rheometry.
• Strong data analysis and graphical skills.
• Fluency in English and good communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Perform interdisciplinary research on hydrogel design for osteogenesis.
• Characterise cell behaviour under mechanobiological cues.
• Collaborate with core facilities and supervisors to advance project milestones.

Kenntnisse

Cell culture

Microscopy

qRT-PCR

Data analysis

Ausbildung

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Rheometry

Atomic Force Microscopy

GraphPad

MATLAB

Jobbeschreibung

University of Basel offers a fully funded PhD position within the Swiss Nanoscience Institute to investigate environmentally instructive hydrogels that mimic jawbone mechanics and guide dental pulp stem cell responses. You will engineer hydrogel architectures, perform cell culture and analyses, and develop computational perspectives to predict cell responses.

The role provides access to state-of-the-art core facilities and close supervision, with opportunities for cross-faculty collaboration and