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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Department: GE31 - Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde
- Occupancy rate:100%
- Number of positions: 1
- Type of employment: Contract of limited duration
- Term of assignment: 1 jaar met kans op 1 jaar verlenging
- Wage scale: PD1 to PD4 (doctoral degree)
- Required diploma:PhD
ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.
About TOBI-lab
The overarching goal of the TOBI-team is to enhance precision cancer management through the development of innovative wet-lab and bioinformatic tools for diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive analysis. Prof. Katleen De Preter is the principal investigator of the TOBI-team (https://depreterlab.sites.vib.be/en), an internationally renowned cancer researcher, and a member of the Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG: https://www.crig.ugent.be/en/prof-katleen-de-preter-phd). The TOBI-lab is part of the Department of Biomolecular Medicine (UGent) (https://www.ugent.be/ge/biomolecular-medicine/en) and the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology (CMB) (https://cmb.sites.vib.be/en).
YOUR TASKS
- You will play a pivotal role in a project focused towards understanding the origin of cfDNA isolated from liquid biopsies in cancer models and patients, where you will be responsible for the experimental set-up and daily follow-up of the project. You will work in the lab and do molecular work (mostly DNA and/or RNA focused) as well as animal work (mice and rats), but you will also be involved in the analysis of the data.
- You will co-supervise graduate and Ph.D. students who co-work on this project as well as similar research projects.
- More in general, you will oversee the development of analytical pipelines for (epi-)genomic analysis of nucleic acids isolated from liquid biopsies in the TOBI-team.
- You will interact with collaborating research teams within UGent, VIB and the Cancer Research Institute Ghent, as well as with international collaborating teams, and UGent or VIB core facilities.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- You hold a thesis-based doctorate in biomedical sciences.
- You hold a Felesa C certificate and you are motivated to be involved in mouse and rat experiments.
- You have strong experience with DNA and RNA-sequencing. Hands-on expertise with liquid biopsy assays (on cfDNA and/or exRNA) is a plus.
- You have good knowledge of cancer biology.
- You have basic knowledge on pre-processing and processing of large biomedical datasets using high-performance computing.
- You have excellent written and oral English skills, as evidenced by prior peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
- You are a talented researcher with strong motivation and high professional standards.
- You are ambitious and passionate about research.
- You can work autonomously while having strong team player skills.
- You are a fluent communicator.
- Experience in project writing and the successful achievement of grants is a plus.
- Experience in the supervision of graduate and Ph.D. students is a plus.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- We offer you a contract of definite duration for the period from (for a period of 1 year, that may be extended with 1 year).
- Your contract will start on 1/10/2025 at the earliest.
- Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale PD1 to PD4 (if you hold a doctorate). Click here for more information about our salary scales.
- All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits.
INTERESTED?
Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late applications or applications that are not submitted through the online system.
Your application must include the following documents:
- In the field ‘CV’: your CV and a transcript of your academic record (merged into one pdf file)
- In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
- In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.
As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Katleen De Preter ([email protected], +32(0)9/224 9832). Important: do NOT send your application by email, but apply online.
Do you have a question regarding the online application process? Please read the FAQ or contact us via [email protected] or +32 9 264 34 36
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