Biophysics of Immune Cells — High-Throughput Imaging

UMC Utrecht; Utrecht; Vor Ort; EUR 36.000 - 45.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary €3,217–€4,077 per month

Year-end bonus 8.3%

Holiday allowance 8%

Pension ABP

Public transport reimbursement

Reimbursement per km €0.18

Professional development opportunities

Additional benefits options

Zusammenfassung

Vorselen Lab at the Center for Translational Immunology (CTI) in UMC Utrecht is seeking a motivated, quantitative immunology researcher. You’ll develop image analysis pipelines and perform experiments combining immune assays with high-resolution fluorescence imaging to measure cellular forces during phagocytosis and cytotoxic T cell activity.

Based in Utrecht, you will work in a collaborative, bench-to-bedside environment with access to state-of-the-art facilities, including flow cytometry and

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in biophysics, bionanoscience or bioinformatics (and biocomplexity), or life sciences with quantitative skills.
• Experience with programming and image analysis; eager to build new image analysis pipelines.
• Hands-on wet lab experience, including cell culture and fluorescent imaging.
• Meticulous, proactive, flexible, responsible, and able to work independently or in a team.

Aufgaben

• Develop new analysis pipelines to increase throughput of cellular force analysis during phagocytosis and cytotoxic T cell activity.
• Conduct experiments combining immune assays and high-resolution fluorescence imaging to acquire data.
• Balance experiments and analysis, with emphasis on analysis (75%).
• Contribute to interpreting biophysical parameters as potential biomarkers.

Kenntnisse

Programming

Image analysis

Quantitative skills

Teamwork

Ausbildung

Master's degree in biophysics or related

Tools

Flow cytometry

Fluorescent imaging

Jobbeschreibung

Vorselen Lab at the Center for Translational Immunology (CTI) in UMC Utrecht is seeking a motivated, quantitative immunology researcher. You’ll develop image analysis pipelines and perform experiments combining immune assays with high-resolution fluorescence imaging to measure cellular forces during phagocytosis and cytotoxic T cell activity.

Based in Utrecht, you will work in a collaborative, bench-to-bedside environment with access to state-of-the-art facilities, including flow cytometry and