Postdoctoral Researcher: Centrifugal microfluidics for personalized health and metabolomics (1.0 fte)
Leiden University
The Faculty of Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) is looking for a
Postdoctoral Researcher: Centrifugal microfluidics for personalized health and metabolomics (1.0 fte)Job description
The Metabolomics and Analytics Center (MAC) seeks to hire a Postdoctoral Researcher for metabolomics research into personalized health. You will develop and validate a centrifugal-based microfluidic chip and platform for rapid sample preparation of blood, with downstream coupling to various analytical methods including Raman spectroscopy, LC-MS, acoustic injection MS (Sciex ECHO), and laser desorption MS. The core of this research will be to establish a centrifugal microfluidic platform from scratch, building up various sample preparation modules such as sample aliquoting, blood filtering, plasma separation, and solid phase extraction. The device and platform you develop will be applied on-site in the field for both animal and human health diagnostics, so the sample preparation must be robust, fast, and cheap. The microdevice must also be capable of stabilizing and storing samples for transfer to a central laboratory for in-depth analysis. You will be part of larger public-private projects and will work together with other researchers at Leiden and various collaborators (analytical chemists, clinicians, public health, data analysis, computational scientists). You can build on already existing methods and encouraging results and work with researchers provide tailor-made solutions in the animal health and human exposure fields.Key responsibilities
You will focus on 1) setting up a centrifugal microfluidic testing system, including centrifuge motor and computer control, and 2) designing and fabricating microfluidic chips for blood sample preparation.
You may work with PhD or Master students enrolled at Leiden University, if their skills and interests align with the project.Selection criteria
Our organization
The Faculty of Science is a world-class faculty where staff and students work together in a dynamic international environment. The LACDR is an international leading drug research institute. The Metabolomics & Analytics Centre (MAC) has been a pioneer in Metabolomics since early 2000, and combines advanced metabolomics technologies, innovative sample preparation and robotics, and computational and FAIR digital twinning expertise’s. MAC is involved in many academic and industrial collaborations.
Only applications received before 15 January 2025 can be considered.Acquisition following this advertisement is not appreciated.
€3345 per month
Leiden, Zuid-Holland
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:22:32 GMT
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