The Department of Biomedicine is a joint effort between the University of Basel and the University Hospitals Basel. It unites basic and clinical scientists to advance our understanding of health and disease and to develop pioneering therapies benefiting the lives of patients in areas of unmet need.

With more than 70 research groups and 800 employees, the Department of Biomedicine is the largest department at the University. We are located in the heart of Basel at 6 different locations.

Your position

A postdoc position is available in the laboratory “Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging” of Professor Beat Kaufmann. The successful candidate will work on an Innosuisse funded project and develop a novel ultrasound contrast agent for the diagnosis of vascular inflammation.

Your profile

You hold a PhD in the life sciences and have strong experience in protein biochemistry and cell culture. Beyond this, LTK1 course, knowledge in histology, live cell microscopy and/or image analysis are a plus. In addition, you are interested in regulatory matters and willing to contribute to interactions with SwissMedic or FDA.

We offer you

A stimulating, challenging and interdisciplinary translational research environment, state-of-the-art technologies and core facilities, and attractive employment conditions. The DBM is an international institute pursuing basic, translational and clinical research, with access to cutting-edge core facilities and in the heart of Basel.

Application / Contact

Please send your letter of motivation, your CV, a summary of your research experience and interests, techniques that you are competent in, and the contact details of two referees to beat.kaufmann@usb.ch.