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Zürich, Schweiz UniversitätsSpital Zürich USZ Vollzeit
Das Universitätsspital Zürich ist eines der grössten Spitäler in der Schweiz. Unsere über 8'600 Mitarbeitenden und rund 700 Auszubildende setzen sich täglich für das Wohl unserer Patient:innen ein.

As postdoctoral research fellow, the successful candidate will be responsible for planning and execution of the overall project.

You will be responsible for the following tasks:
  • Blood and plasma sample preparation for metabolomics analyses
  • Tissue sample preparation for RNA sequencing
  • Establishment of primary cell culture enriched with endothelial cells derived from patient material
  • Characterize the primary cell culture by FACS, western blot, immunoflurescent and immunohistochemical stainings, ELISA
  • Establish and perform assays for functional assessment of in vitro cell culture eg. growth assay, migration assay


In addition, you will support the clinic director in supervision of the PhD student currently working on the project, as well as master students undertaking smaller parts of the project. You will also participate in preparing grant application, together with the clinic director and ex

Upon start, applicants must hold a PhD in biology, or a related science field, preferably with expertise in the field of cardiovascular disease or pulmonary hypertension. You are an enthusiastic scientist with demonstrated record of accomplishment and hands-on experience in standard cell and molecular biology techniques.

Specific qualifications include:
  • Experience in cell culture and standard molecular biology techniques (extraction of nucleic acids, qPCR, Western Blotting, ELISA, FACS, etc)
  • Previous work with endothelial cell culture is highly desired
  • Experience with bioinformatics analysis of omics data and biostatistics is a plus
  • Ability to work independently
  • Strong motivation to learn and establish new protocols and methods
  • Excellent English communication skills including writing of scientific manuscripts, reports, abstracts and scientific presentations are mandatory. Knowledge of German is a plus, yet not mandatory
  • A high degree of flexibility and dedication to the project will be mandatory


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