Laboratory Technician Position

The Institute of Anatomy of the University of Bern is part of the Faculty of Medicine and has a teaching assignment in the study programmes of Human Medicine and Dentistry, as well as Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine. Eleven independent but highly cooperative working groups conduct biomedical research in the fields of Didactic Morphology, Developmental Biology and Regeneration, Immunobiology, Lung Biology, Mucociliary Clearance, Micro(angio)-CT, Microscopic Anatomy and Structural Biology, Molecular Neuroinfectiology, Nanotechnology, Angiogenesis and Cancer.

The group of Prof. Valentin Djonov focuses on improving the current radiotherapy treatments by employing Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy, in particular: Microbeam Radiotherapy. The Djonov's group studies how this novel Radiotherapy technique could improve cancer treatment by increasing selectively tumor damage while sparing the normal tissue surrounding the malignancy. The group is located at the Institute of Anatomy, within the medical faculty of the University of Bern and we work in close collaboration with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France and the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne.

Tasks

**Requirements**:

- Experience in histology techniques on different type of tissues: paraffin embedded and frozen tissues, human-derived and from small laboratory animals
- Proficiency in English as it will be the main language of communication (German is a plus)
- Experience with cell/tissue culture
- Experience with RNA/DNA and protein extraction and PCR and western blot methods
- Experience with mice handling will be considered a plus

We offer
- A laboratory technician position with a competitive salary for 1 year with option of extension under the supervision of Dr. Trappetti Verdiana, under the leadership of Prof. Djonov. Starting date April 2023 (or upon agreement)
- A stimulating, cooperative, and supportive environment and collaboration with international research teams
- Full training in confocal imaging acquisition and image analysis will be provided
- The University of Bern is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all individuals who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution

Please send a curriculum vitae, including list of publications, copy of degree certificate and contact information of two references (as one PDF file) to Dr. Verdiana Trappetti with copy to Prof. Valentin Djonov.