PhD or MD PhD position in human skin immunology

INSELSPITAL; Bern; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

State-of-the-art facilities

Collaborative environment

Attend international conferences

Enrollment in GCB

Zusammenfassung

Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, invites applications for a PhD candidate to work on human skin immunology, integrating immunology, transcriptomics, and metabolomics. The project offers exposure to CRISPR editing, single-cell approaches, and advanced analytics, with supervision by senior researchers and clinicians.

The successful candidate will contribute to the project, supervise Master’s students, and present findings at national and international conferences, in a highly collaborative

Qualifikationen

• A degree in natural sciences (MSc) acceptable for matriculation at a Swiss University.
• Fluency in English (oral and written).
• Proactive and self-driven work ethic.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with senior scientists and clinicians in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Supervise Master's students and present research at conferences.

Kenntnisse

Immunology

Molecular biology

Cellular biology

English fluency

Self-driven

Ausbildung

MSc in natural sciences

Jobbeschreibung

What you can expect

The project combines human immunology, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and advanced ex vivo human skin models. State-of-the art experimental approaches include:

• Isolation and functional characterization of human memory T-cell subsets
• Multi-parameter flow cytometry and fluorescence-activated cell sorting
• CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and RNA interference
• Metabolic phenotyping using seahorse extracellular flux analysis
• Bulk, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
• Human skin explant skin culture models
• Immunofluorescence and Immunohistochemistry
• Bioinformatic analysis of transcriptomic datasets

The PhD candidate will work in close collaboration with and be supported by senior scientists and clinicians in an interdisciplinary and highly collaborative environment. The position also offers opportunities to supervise Master's students and present research at national and international conferences.

Your Profile

• A degree in natural sciences (MSc) acceptable for matriculation at a Swiss University
• Fluency in English (oral and written)
• Dedication to science and academia
• Theoretical & practical skills in immunology, molecular, & cellular biology
• Academic excellence, a professional work attitude, and a proactive and self-driven work ethic
• Enthusiastic and highly motivated

What we offer

• An ambitious, high-impact research project addressing fundamental questions in human skin immunology
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities
• Close collaboration with basic science and clinical researchers
• Opportunities to attend international conferences and build an academic network
• Employment according to the regulations of the University of Bern and enrollment in the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

With the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, the hospitals Riggisberg, Aarberg, Belp and the Bern Rehabilitation Center Heiligenschwendi, the Insel Gruppe forms the largest full-service medical care system in Switzerland, from cutting-edge medicine to primary care. More than 11,000 employees from 102 nations ensure that our patients are treated according to the latest developments, methods and possibilities in medicine.