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PhD Position in Virus-Glycan Interactions

Updated: 24 Mar 2025

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Utrecht

Join our cutting-edge research team as we dive into the ever-evolving world of Influenza, Noro, and Enteroviruses. We’re looking for someone passionate about understanding how these viruses utilize glycans to infect cells. You will be working with the latest tools, like glycan and tissue arrays, to figure out which glycan markers could signal tissue specificity. If you are excited about using science to unveil how glycans serve as receptors for different viruses and thrive in a collaborative, high-stakes environment, this might be the perfect position for you!

Your job
Your tools:

  • Cutting-edge Techniques: You’ll be at the forefront of viral research, utilising advanced methods such as glycan- and tissue-arrays, and microscopy to unravel virus-host interactions.
  • Collaborative Network: You work closely with multidisciplinary teams, blending insights from chemical biology, virology, and national collaborators at the Department of ViroScience, Erasmus MC, to drive innovative research.


Your impact:

  • Knowledge: You lead research that explores how different viruses evolve to bind species-specific glycans, contributing to the global understanding of tissues and species specificity.
  • Preparedness: You play a pivotal role in developing advanced in vitro models, helping to prepare for emerging viral threats.


If you're ready to solve virus-glycan interaction puzzles and shape the future of novel in vitro models, we invite you to join our team and take on this exciting opportunity to make groundbreaking discoveries.

Requirements:

We are looking for a colleague who can start midway through 2025 (ideally, negotiable) and meets the following requirements:

  • a completed Master's degree in Virology or Chemical Biology;
  • experience with lab work and cell culture;
  • preferably experience with FACS analyses, ELISA, microscopy, and arrays;
  • strong English communication skills, both in speaking and writing.

Salary Benefits:

  • a position for four years;
  • a gross monthly salary between €2,901 and €3,707 (salary scale P under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
  • 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
  • a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.


In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University has a number of schemes and facilities of its own for employees. This includes schemes facilitating professional development, leave schemes and schemes for sports and cultural activities, as well as discounts on software and other IT products. We also offer access to additional employee benefits through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage our employees to continue to invest in their growth. For more information, please visit Working at Utrecht University.

Work Hours:

36 - 40 hours per week

Address:

Universiteitsweg 99