VIB is an entrepreneurial, non-profit research institute in life sciences, closely affiliated with the universities across Flanders. Our mission is to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge in life sciences, translating these insights and breakthroughs into real-world solutions for citizens, patients, and farmers.
The VIB Technologies program (https://vib.be/en/technologies#/) serves as the centralized scientific research infrastructure of the institute, providing scientists with access to cutting-edge, innovative technologies. It includes a team of over 120 staff and 16 state-of-the-art core facilities, each focused on specific technologies and located across VIB sites in Ghent, Leuven, Antwerp and Brussels. These core facilities play a crucial role in supporting VIB’s +1,800 researchers with their expertise and advanced resources.
Early 2023 the Spatial Catalyst was launched, to facilitate the introduction and application of spatial technologies in VIB. The experts of this team consult, train, and collaborate with users for experimental design, assay performance, data acquisition and analysis. The successful candidate will contribute to the team in Ghent by performing hands-on wet lab activities, ranging from tissue quality control, over sample preparation to execution of the spatial experiments.

• Tissue collection, tissue sectioning and staining
• Perform sample preparation for different spatial transcriptomics and proteomics technologies (Visium (HD), MACSima, Phenocycler, Merscope, Xenium, …)
• Train power users in sample preparation
• Follow-up evolution of newly trained users
• Report your activities to your supervisor and the rest of the team
• Manage our stock reagents and maintain equipment