Plant Extracellular Vesicles Postdoc: Isolation & Bioactivity

Aarhus University; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 469,000 - 603,000; Full time

Job summary

Aarhus University in Aarhus invites applications for a 2-year Post Doctoral position in plant-derived extracellular vesicles. The project focuses on isolation, characterization and plant cargo analysis under varying abiotic conditions.

The successful candidate will cultivate plants, optimize EV extraction, develop methods to assess specific compounds, and set up bioactivity assays using mammalian cell lines. English is the laboratory language.

Qualifications

• PhD in biology or related field is required.
• Hands-on experience with extracellular vesicle isolation and characterization is highly desirable.
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and molecular techniques (e.g., qPCR, miRNA mapping, LC-MS) is positive.

Responsibilities

• Isolate and characterize extracellular vesicles from plants and study their cargo under varying abiotic conditions.
• Independently cultivate plants and optimize methods for EV extraction.
• Develop targeted methods for assessing specific compounds and set up bioactivity assays using mammalian cell lines.

Skills

EV isolation

Cell culture

qPCR

miRNA mapping

Education

PhD in biology/biochemistry/molecular biology/toxicology or similar

Tools

LC-MS

Job description

Aarhus University in Aarhus invites applications for a 2-year Post Doctoral position in plant-derived extracellular vesicles. The project focuses on isolation, characterization and plant cargo analysis under varying abiotic conditions.

The successful candidate will cultivate plants, optimize EV extraction, develop methods to assess specific compounds, and set up bioactivity assays using mammalian cell lines. English is the laboratory language.