Key responsibilities:

• Carrying out complex cell culture experiments as per protocol and direction of the scientific team
• Implementing neuroglial co-cultures to study and counteract pathophysiological mechanisms
• Collaborate to establish and apply phenotypic and functional readouts for neuronal health
• Design and optimize strategies and protocols for in vitro modeling of neuroinflammation
• Assess novel targets and characterize compounds modulating neuroinflammatory pathways
• Present results at internal and external scientific forums, project meetings and conferences

Minimum requirements:

• University degree in Biology, Bioengineering or completed apprenticeship as laboratory technician in Life Sciences discipline, both with 3+ years of additional relevant work experience. Please note that we do not require a PhD level candidate for this position.
• Prior expertise in neuroscience related drug discovery and/or myeloid cell modeling, including fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, ELISA, high-throughput data collection and analysis
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in human iPSC differentiation to neuronal cell types, glial cells and/or strong practical knowledge in primary rodent neuronal cell culturing conditions
• Passion for fundamental exploratory research and boundless curiosity
• Team player, collaboration and good communication
• Fluency in English (oral/written)