Postdoc: Aids in Africa, Affordable HIV staging
Enschede, 7500 AE, (Overijssel), 38 hours per week
University of Twente
Job description
Research in the Medical Cell Biophysics group (MCB) at the University of Twente is focused on cell analysis in areas of medical relevance. The subject of this project is the development of a system that enumerates lymphocytes expressing CD4 that can be operated in rural settings in resource poor countries.
Development of an affordable system for monitoring treatment of HIV
One important research area in the MCB group is the simplification of cell counting techniques. The group developed an image cytometer that can detect fluorescently labeled cells and received a grant from STW in 2004 to develop the system for affordable testing of HIV patients. This grant was extended for a period of 2 years to further simply the methodology, continue testing of the current system in resource poor countries and identification of potential manufactures of the system.
Job description
As a post-doctoral fellow you will develop a method to label CD4+ lymphocytes in small blood volumes without the need for a pipette that is compatible with the analysis system. You will be working in collaboration with the Prof J Greve, Prof L Terstappen, a technician and students in the group. Apart from contributions to the biochemical parts of the project we expect contributions in microfluidics and optical instrumentation for the newly developed assay. We expect that the successful candidate has excellent communication skills, is able to write grant applications and can supervise external collaborations.
Requirements
Doctorate
Job requirements
We seek a postdoctoral fellow (M/F) for a period of 24 months beginning on or after 1 July 2008. The multidisciplinary character of the research involves aspects of (bio)chemistry microfluidics and optical instrumentation. We seek a candidate with a strong (bio)chemical background and familiar with biophysics. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and/or training in Biophysics or Chemical Physics. As the final aim is the development of a simple system it is important that the candidate has a practical attitude. The candidate will preferably have experience in several of the following areas: immobilization techniques, antibody labeling techniques, cellular analysis techniques such as flowcytometry and fluorescence microcopy. You will be part of a small team working on the development of the system and excellent technical support for instrumentational needs is available.
Organization
University of Twente Faculty of Science and Technology
Sharing knowledge, working together, research, innovation. It is all part of the only campus university in the Netherlands: the University of Twente (UT). A university with an international character. We have for example many foreign doctoral students, and master programmes are provided in English. Divided over 5 faculties, we provide more than 50 Bachelor and Master programmes, varying from Applied Physics and Public Administration to Applied Communication Science and Biomedical Technology. In beautiful green surroundings, more than 8000 students and 2700 staff live, work and recreate at the UT. It is also a place where talented people get every opportunity to perform cutting edge research. But as an entrepreneurial university this is not all we do. In Kennispark, for example, we work together with the business community, we support our students in setting up their own businesses and participate in many projects in the area of knowledge development. In brief, a dynamic climate in which to work and study.
The Faculty of Science and Technology (700 faculty members, 1100 students) offers a range of bachelor and master courses (NanoTechnology, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering and Technical Medicine). The facultys research is organized in three of the universitys interdisciplinary research institutes: MESA+, BMTI, and IMPACT. These institutes increase the vitality of research by enabling collaboration between programs and disciplines, by providing shared facilities, and by attracting funding for joint projects. They also provide a conduit to industrial partners and help in attracting new faculty.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 3500 - 4000
Salaryscale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 3678
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 2 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
Job requirements
We seek a postdoctoral fellow (M/F) for a period of 24 months beginning on or after 1 July 2008
Terms of employment
The salary will be determined according to the job ranking system of the University. The salary will be maximally 3678 gross per month (scale 10) for a full time position. The actual salary depends on the experience of the candidate.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Prof. Dr. L.W.M.M. Terstappen
Telephone number: 00 31 53 489 3157
E-mail address: l.w.m.m.terstappenutwente.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.
About the organization
About the department
About the function
website faculty
website Biophysical Engineering Group
Application
You can apply for this job before 15-09-2008 by sending your application to:
University of Twente
faculty TNW
prof.dr. L.W.M.M. Terstappen
Postbus 217
7500 AE Enschede
E-mail address: bpetnw.utwente.nl
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