Research logistician/Engineer position (with PhD) in flow cytometry

Diplomas

You hold:

• an engineer degree or a master degree in science or another relevant discipline,
• AND a doctoral thesis during which you developed strong expertise in flow cytometry and ideally in genome editing.
• N.B. : Candidates who have not yet obtained the academic degree of Doctor can apply only if they are about to defend their doctoral thesis (at the latest within 3 months following the appointment).

Professional experience

At least 2-year professional experience in flow cytometry.

Required Skills

You have the following skills:

• Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of flow cytometery (analyzer and sorters), with expertise in designing complex flow cytometry-based experiments. The expertise of the candidate should be demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Mastery of labelling techniques for (1) studying eukaryotic and bacterial cellular processes such as the cell cycle (G1, S, G2-M), ploidy, cell viability, and apoptosis, and (2) performing phenotyping (immune cells, organoids, intracellular signaling, mitochondrial potential...).
• Good experience with FlowJo software is a plus (training users on FlowJo).
• Multitasking abilities, excellent sense of priorities and organization, autonomy. You will have to manage several projects simultaneously: support in flow cytometry (analysis and cell sorting) for several facility users/projects.
• Strong team spirit: you will work with other team members.
• Strong service spirit: you must appreciate to collaborate on the projects of other researchers.
• Excellent communication abilities: you must be proficient in English (oral and written).

Knowledge and skills in bold will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Advantages

• Good practice of cell biology tools (cell culture, immunofluorescence…).
• Good practice of biochemistry/molecular biology tools (cloning, DNA and protein electrophoresis, Western blotting…).
• Practical knowledge/experience of CRISPR technology using transfection/transduction. The experience of the candidate should be demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Review of resumes

• Interview by the Recruitment and Selection Committee of the selected candidates
• Optional: job-specific skills test
• Interview by the Human Resources Department of classified candidates

You will be hired for a fixed-term contract of one year potentially renewable as a fixed-term contract and/or on a permanent contract.

The scales applied at the University of Namur can be viewed on our website: https://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs/baremes

Our human resources management policy is based on respect for equal rights and equal treatment for all. This diversity is also articulated around different axes: gender, disability, origin, beliefs, age, sexual orientation, etc. The University of Namur is also a signatory of the diversity charter.

For more information:

• Concerning the recruitment and selection procedure: developpement.rh@unamur.be
• Concerning the content of the function or its context : Prof. Francesca Cecchet and Prof. Henri-François Renard, co-directors of Morph-Im platform (gestion-morph-im@unamur.be); Prof. Jean-Yves Matroule, in charge of the equipment (jean-yves.matroule@unamur.be).