Join a multidisciplinary team in the Neuro‑immunology research group at Amsterdam UMC to investigate how brain barriers, especially the meninges, contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease.
Responsibilities- Collect human postmortem tissue during autopsies.
- Apply advanced imaging techniques.
- Analyze large datasets from spatial proteomics and transcriptomics.
- Study the interaction between immune cells and brain barriers.
- Contribute to the development of new therapeutic strategies.
- Completed PhD in neuroscience, cell biology or a related field with knowledge of brain pathology.
- Experience with microscopy and image analysis.
- Experience with bioinformatics and large datasets from single‑cell sequencing, imaging or spatial technologies.
- Ability to work with autopsy tissue and understand brain heterogeneity.
- Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written.
- Flexible, proactive attitude, team spirit and ability to work independently.
- Hepatitis B vaccination is mandatory (will be provided by Amsterdam UMC).
- A flying start to your career in scientific research.
- Plenty of room to shape tomorrow’s healthcare.
- Large‑scale in‑house research with motivated colleagues worldwide.
- Employment with Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
- 12‑month contract with intention to extend for 2 years.
- Classification in salary scale 10: €3,598 – €5,669 gross (full‑time), plus 8.3% end‑of‑year bonus.
- Holiday hours: 190.4 per year for full time with the possibility to save additional hours.
- Pension accrual with BeFrank, a modern and fairly priced pension.
- For travel >7 km each way: 100% reimbursement for public transport; €0.18 per km for private transport up to 40 km each way.
- Bike scheme reimbursement of €0.18 per km.
Salarisomschrijving
€3598 - €5669 monthly