Job Description

PhD student (OIO) and a Post-doc
- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Description: The post-doc and PhD student will be working in the group of Dr. Wouter de Laat (see link below). This young group has made pioneering contributions to the fields of gene regulation and nuclear organisation. The aim of the two projects is to understand how dynamic changes in the three-dimensional folding of chromosomes influence genome function during cellular differentiation and to identify the proteins that shape the genome. Each project will focus on embryonic stem cells and involves the use of novel genomics methods based on micro-array and high-throughput sequencing, in combination with RNAi knock-down strategies and existing knock-out cells.

The department: The main research goal of the Department of Cell Biology, headed by Prof. Frank Grosveld, is to understand the molecular, cellular and physiological basis of normal development and disease. Together with several other departments at the Erasmus MC it offers excellent research facilities, including in-house micro-array and mass spectrometry facilities, bioinformatics, state-of-the-art microscopes, etc. The department has an international PhD program (approx. 30 students from many different countries).

Qualifications: We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated scientists. Candidates should have completed their (doctoral)(Medical) MSc, or have a PhD, in Biology or a similar discipline, or in (bio-)informatics. They should preferably have knowledge and experience with molecular cell biology techniques, genomics and/or bio-informatics.

Salary Details: For the post-doc position we offer you a fulltime temporary appointment for a period of 3 years. The gross monthly salary, depending on qualifications and experience, is for the postdoc position a maximum of € 3.638 (scale 10) fulltime. For the PhD student (oio) we offer you a fulltime appointment for a period of 4 years. The gross monthly salary amounts to € 1.966 in the 1st year and increases to € 2.519 in the 4th year with a full-time appointment, according to the PhD salary scales of the CAO UMC. The conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Medical Centres (CAO UMC).

Application Details: Information For more information about this position, please contact:
Wouter de Laat,
e-mail [email protected],
tel +31-(0)10 – 4087164.

For other information, please contact:
John van der Voort,
HRM Consultant,
tel +31-(0)10 – 4638037,
or by e-mail to [email protected].

Please send your application with CV, before the 26th of November 2007, by email to [email protected], stating vacancy number 44.07.07.C15.

Closing Date: 2007-11-26