Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Postdoc

Differentierede og biofunktionelle fødevarer; Denmark; On-site; DKK 400,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

A post-doctoral research position is available at Aarhus University Food Science to study plant-derived extracellular vesicles. The 2-year appointment begins 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter, focusing on isolation, characterization, and cargo of vesicles under varying abiotic conditions.

The successful candidate will cultivate plants, optimize extraction methods, and develop targeted assays, including cell culture-based bioactivity testing.English is the lab's primary language.

Qualifications

• PhD in biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, toxicology or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with extracellular vesicle isolation and characterization.
• Experience culturing mammalian cells and using molecular techniques (qPCR, miRNA mapping, LC-MS).

Responsibilities

• Isolate and characterize extracellular vesicles from plants.
• Investigate cargo under different abiotic conditions.
• Cultivate plants and optimize extraction methods for vesicles.
• Set up and run bioactivity assays using mammalian cell lines.

Skills

vesicle isolation

vesicle characterization

cell culture

qPCR

miRNA mapping

LC-MS

collaboration

communication

Education

PhD in biology/biochemistry/molecular biology/toxicology

Tools

LC-MS

qPCR

Job description

A post-doctoral research position is available at Aarhus University Food Science to study plant-derived extracellular vesicles. The 2-year appointment begins 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter, focusing on isolation, characterization, and cargo of vesicles under varying abiotic conditions.

The successful candidate will cultivate plants, optimize extraction methods, and develop targeted assays, including cell culture-based bioactivity testing.English is the lab's primary language.