Are you passionate about facilitating cell and tissue culture work and lab organization, and eager to join a diverse biomedical engineering team of researchers and students? We are searching for a laboratory technician interested in the hands-on support of our Laboratory for Cell & Tissue Engineering, facilitating the various exciting research programs in our department.
Job Description
We are searching for a laboratory technician to facilitate and support the research in the Laboratory for Cell & Tissue Engineering at the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology. Our ideal candidate loves to work in the lab, hands-on, has a supportive, collaborative and positive mindset, is well-organized, and has good communicative and social skills.
The Laboratory for Cell & Tissue Engineering is a shared lab facility within the department with approximately 250 regular users from various scientific backgrounds (ranging from molecular cell biologists to tissue engineers and biomaterial scientists). Common techniques applied in this lab are sterile cell and tissue culture (2D and 3D), co-cultures, biochemical assays, immunohistochemical and -fluorescent stainings, qPCR, western blot, microscopy, etc.
As technician, your main responsibility will be to support the laboratory organization and to facilitate the daily operations, in a very hands-on manner. You will work closely with the labmanager and the rest of the team for this. Your tasks will include: being an expert in cell culturing (2D, 3D, co-cultures, stem cells, iPSC, organoids, lenti virus production- and transductions), maintaining of various stocks in the lab, inventorying and ordering chemicals and lab supplies, quality control (e.g. performing sterility checks, developing standard operating procedures), supporting the training of lab users, and being engaged in the general day-to-day lab business. Effectively, you will act as the right-hand support of the lab manager, be active in the lab on a daily basis, and have regular interactions with the students and researchers who work in the lab.
Our department aims at research and education on the edge between biology and engineering, with a focus on the human body. Examples of our research include the development of tissue regenerative therapies to restore function of damaged tissues for various clinical applications, and immune-engineering strategies in which immune cells are manipulated to induce a self-healing response. The research spans across topics in orthopaedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology, nervous and other soft connective tissues. High-end research is performed in our shared state-of-the-art laboratories and students are challenged to work in these laboratories.
You will be embedded in the Regenerative Medical Engineering Research Cluster, as well as in the team for lab support, under the direct supervision of the lab manager and the line leader of the lab. You will be in frequent contact with the academic staff, support staff, post-doctoral fellows, PhD candidates and master’s and bachelor’s students of the various research groups that make use of the Laboratory for Cell & Tissue Engineering. We have a pleasant and supportive working atmosphere, in which we value personal qualities and values.
If you are concerned that you don’t meet all the requirements sufficiently, but the job does excite you, then be sure to respond, we would love to look at your profile.
An exciting position within an international yet personal university. You are right in the middle of the trainees, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:
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About TU/e
TU/e is a leading international university that educates engineers of the future and pushes the boundaries of science and technology for a better world. An international community of over 4,000 employees and more than 12,000 students work and study on the vibrant and inspiring campus.
About the Biomedical Engineering labs
The laboratories of Biomedical Engineering are all shared, highly specialized, facilities to be used by the full department. Research and education are intertwined in our labs and we educate our future researchers in a master-apprentice fashion to work collaboratively in this interdisciplinary setting.
As our new colleagues you will be working mainly within the laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering: https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-labs/laboratory-for-cell-tissue-engineering/
More information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to have more information about the position, please contact: Dr. Anthal Smits, a.i.p.m.smits[at]tue.nl or Marloes Janssen-van den Broek, w.j.t.janssen-v.d.broek[at]tue.nl.
For questions about the application process or the conditions of employment, please contact Sascha Sanchez van Oort, HR advisor BmE, s.j.m.g.sanchez.van.oort[at]tue.nl or +31 40 247 7310.
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Application
If you are interested, please use the ‘apply’ button to send us your CV and letter of application with your motivation and a description of your qualifications.
Screening of candidates begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the position is filled. Where applicable, internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates where they are equally suitable.
We look forward to receiving your application!