Postdoc position - artificial tissues and organs built from stem cells

Type of job: full-time

We are looking for a motivated scientist for projects-funded position at Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. The candidate is expected to work on the running project of the lab:

Strategies and tools for biomedical application of artificial tissues and organs built from stem cells

Research focus

The postdoctoral researcher will participate in the field of lung tissue engineering and regulation of stem cell differentiation. The candidate will have an opportunity to participate in ongoing grant projects targeting unresolved aspects of tissue formation, 3D cultivation, cell-cell & cell–ECM interactions, utilizing technologies of 3d bioprinting, microfluidics and molecular biology.

We expect from selected candidate to:

• PhD in molecular/cell biology or related biomedical areas
• Be interested and highly motivated to tackle scientific problems, formulate hypothesis and ways how to address them
• Be self-driven, collaborative, eager to learn, able to analyze & solve problems
• Have an extensive experience in molecular and cell biology.
• 3D cell culture experience privileged

What we offer:

• Dynamic and informal research environment of young enthusiastic research group with international collaborations and sufficient grant support
• Access to state-of-the-art methodology and instrumentation (human pluripotent stem cells and derivatives, 3D bioprinting, microfluidics, proteomics, advanced microscopy & image analysis, FACS, gene editing, etc.)

Interested? Send your CV + motivation letter or informal inquiry to jaros@med.muni.cz

Expected starting date: Immediately (negotiable)

Contact:
Josef Jaroš, Ph.D.

E-mail:
jaros@med.muni.cz

WWW:
http://www.fnusa-icrc.org/

Updated: 10.4.2019