Postgraduate Intern Position in Cellular Crosstalk in Organoid Systems
@ETH Zürich posted 4 days agoJob Description
Job description
We offer a Postgraduate Intern position (9-12 months, 50-70%) in the Hausmann group. The Epithelium-Microbiota Crosstalk group of Dr. Annika Hausmann (SNSF Ambizione group leader) is embedded in the Mucosal Immunology lab headed by Prof. Emma Slack, forms part of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health and belongs to the Department for Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST) at ETH Zürich. Here, engineers, materials scientists, biochemists and biologists work together to solve some of the most pressing societal issues, such as microbiota-associated and chronic inflammatory diseases.
Profile
We are looking for an outstanding candidate who completed their studies (MSc) with high intrinsic motivation, who is passionate about driving and performing research in an interdisciplinary team and can work independently. Experience in at least two of the following areas is required, additional experience highly beneficial: organoid culture or other cell culture work, mucosal immunology, bioengineering (hydrogels, microfluidics), genetic engineering, metabolism and/or microbiology. We are a diverse and multinational team, which requires good communication skills and fluency in English.
We offer
The Hausmann group is embedded in the highly interdisciplinary Mucosal Immunology lab headed by Prof. Emma Slack at ETH Zürich (Hönggerberg Campus). We offer regular group and 1-1 meetings; the possibility to lead your research project with a high degree of independence and to contribute to collaborative research projects in- and outside the team. You will be part of an exceptional, dynamic research environment with a strong microbiology, immunology, and epithelial cell biology network at ETH and UZH, have access to state-of-the-art facilities and a variety of stimulating internal and external seminars.
Working, teaching and research at ETH Zurich
We value diversity
Curious? So are we.
We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents:
- CV and a brief summary of past research
- motivation letter
- BSc and MSc degrees
- names of two references
Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Further information about the Hausmann grouo can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Annika Hausmann (annika.hausmann@hest.ethz.ch) (no applications).
