PhD or MD PhD position in human skin immunology at Inselspital Bern

Keywords

• Human Skin Immunology
• Transcriptomics
• CRISPR/Cas9
• Flow Cytometry
• Ex Vivo Models
• Inselspital Bern

Summary

Join the Inselspital Bern for a 100% PhD position focused on human skin immunology, combining transcriptomics and advanced ex vivo models. This role offers access to state-of-the-art facilities and close collaboration with senior scientists and clinicians.

Job Description

Embark on an ambitious research journey at the Inselspital Bern, where you will explore fundamental questions in human skin immunology. This position combines human immunology with transcriptomics, metabolomics, and advanced ex vivo human skin models, providing a unique opportunity to contribute to high-impact science in an interdisciplinary environment.

Your tasks

• Isolate and functionally characterize human memory T-cell subsets.
• Apply multi-parameter flow cytometry and fluorescence-activated cell sorting.
• Utilize CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and RNA interference techniques.
• Perform metabolic phenotyping using seahorse extracellular flux analysis.
• Conduct bulk, single-cell, and spatial transcriptomics.
• Work with human skin explant culture models and perform immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry.
• Analyze transcriptomic datasets bioinformatically.
• Collaborate with senior scientists and clinicians, supervise Master's students, and present research at conferences.

Your profile

• A degree in natural sciences (MSc) acceptable for matriculation at a Swiss University.
• Fluency in English, both oral and written.
• Dedication to science and academia with a proactive and self-driven work ethic.
• Theoretical and practical skills in immunology, molecular, and cellular biology.
• Academic excellence and a professional work attitude.

What we offer

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities for an ambitious, high-impact research project.
• Close collaboration with basic science and clinical researchers.
• Opportunities to attend international conferences and build an academic network.
• Employment according to the regulations of the University of Bern and enrollment in the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB).