Closing date: June 24
Asthma often start in childhood, and is the most prevalent chronic disease in the Netherlands. We recently discovered a novel mechanism of the onset of asthma in children. Through our efforts, we would like to help all patients breathe freely. Within a ZON-MW funded VICI project, we investigate the mechanisms of childhood onset asthma by single cell RNA-sequencing and innovative cell cultures techniques, with the goal to discover novel leads to stop asthma from developing in young children.
You will perform your investigations from pediatric cells and tissues collected through our research bronchoscopy program in children. You will describe asthma at single-cell resolution by characterizing the airway wall biopsies of children with single-nuclear cell sequencing. You will work closely with our postdoc bioinformatics to interpret these findings. Based on our findings, you will study the role of asthma genes in airway epithelial cell culture models and tests novel leads for intervention.
You will work in a multidisciplinary research team within our Groningen Research Institute of Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), a world renowned lung research institute. While the department of Pediatric Pulmonology will be your host institute, you will work at the Laboratory for Experimental Pulmonology and Inflammation Research (Medical Biology and Pathology, UMCG).
You will be working in an energetic and enthusiastic team of more than 20 researchers from diverse backgrounds. The group has an extensive network, both nationally and internationally. This project aligns closely with a large national initiative OMBION-CPBT, focused at developing new approach methodologies (NAMs) based on cell culture models of patients.
This is a full-time vacancy (32-36 hours per week/1.0 FTE), starting September 2026. The position will be for two years. The maximum salary is € 5.867 per month. Additionally, the UMCG offers an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% year-end bonus.The conditions of employment comply with the Collective Labour Agreement for Medical Centres (CAO-UMC). The UMCG offers an attractive working environment among inspired and committed scientists and a good package of primary and secondary employment conditions, such as study arrangements. UMCG has a preventive Hepatitis B policy. If necessary, UMCG provides a vaccination. For certain professions, a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) may be requested upon employment. We offer a postdoc salary at scale 10; for 32-36 hours/ week. We offer a unique, multidisciplinary working environment with a wide range of possibilities for personal development and building expertise in a diversity of research areas.
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Martijn Nawijn
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Gerard Koppelman Professor Kinderlongziekten
Please use the the digital application form at the bottom of this page - only these will be processed. You can apply until 24 June 2026.
Within half an hour after sending the digital application form you will receive an email- confirmation with further information.
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