Postdoc: Infant Gut Microbiome & Immunity on a Chip

1000scholars; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a Postdoctoral position in Engineering Microbiome-Immune-Pathogen Interaction in the infant gut. The project joins gut-on-a-chip tech, organoids and microbiome methods to study early immune development and pathogen interactions.

The successful candidate will establish anaerobic gut-microbiome-on-a-chip platforms, co-culture organoid-derived epithelium with immune cells, and collaborate across a multidisciplinary team at Amsterdam UMC.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering or closely related field.
• Hands-on experience with bioengineering, biomaterials, organoids or microfluidic systems.
• Experience with anaerobic microbial cultivation and characterization.
• Fluent English with first-author publication evidence.

Responsibilities

• Establish a gut-microbiome-on-a-chip platform for infant gut studies.
• Design and fabricate mesofluidic gut models for experiments.
• Co-culture organoid epithelium with immune cells and SynComs.
• Coordinate collaboration across engineers, microbiologists and translational researchers.
• Present findings at conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Skills

Bioengineering

Organoids

Microfluidic systems

Anaerobic cultivation

Team collaboration

English writing/presentation

Education

PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field

Tools

Organoid culture

Gut-on-a-chip platforms

Microfluidic devices

Job description

The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a Postdoctoral position in Engineering Microbiome-Immune-Pathogen Interaction in the infant gut. The project joins gut-on-a-chip tech, organoids and microbiome methods to study early immune development and pathogen interactions.

The successful candidate will establish anaerobic gut-microbiome-on-a-chip platforms, co-culture organoid-derived epithelium with immune cells, and collaborate across a multidisciplinary team at Amsterdam UMC.