Postdoc Development of an optics- and microfluidics-based single-cell platf

at  Wageningen University Research

Are you just as excited as we are about the fascinating world of microorganisms, and how they can help us improving human, animal and environmental health? As a Postdoc with experience in single-cell research, you will be part of a new, innovative research facility called UNLOCK that enables innovative research on microbial communities. Are you our new colleague?
You will work in a dynamic team of motivated researchers, technicians and students that are developing and applying state of the art research tools to investigate the occurrence and functioning of microorganisms in interaction with each other and their environment.
As postdoc within UNLOCK you will focus on further optimizing our existing Raman-assisted single cell platform for the characterization and cultivation of yet uncultured microorganisms. Your activities will be embedded in the Biodiscovery platform that allows its users to discover and characterize new microorganisms. We invite applications for a 2-year postdoc. This challenging and interdisciplinary position is at the cross-roads of engineering of advanced optical systems for single-cell imaging, microfluidics, and microbiology. The position will be shared and supported by the Laboratory of Microbiology (Smidt group), the Laboratory of Biophysics (Hohlbein group) and the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter (Deshpande group).

In this position you will:

• optimize and further expand single-cell based systems for discovery and characterization of novel microorganisms;
• operate in an interdisciplinary team of microbiologists, physicists, chemists, and engineers;
• provide expertise and support to internal and external users of the UNLOCK facilities;
• participate in our educational activities.

Please refer the Job description for details