Job Erasmus MC - Ph.D. student / Promovendus

We have an opening for a Ph.D. student on a research project focusing on the impact of bone microenvironment (mesenchymal stem cells, osteoblasts, adipocytes and extracellular matrix) on survival and expansion of umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells and applying the findings to improve bone marrow transplantation. Special interest is in the mode of cross talk between bone cells and hematopoietic stem cells. This program is executed in close collaboration with the Department of Hematology at the Erasmus MC.

We are looking for a motivated Ph.D. student with a biology or biomedical background and expertise in molecular and cell biology. You need to be precise and creative.

We offer a position for 4 years. The gross monthly salary, dependent on education and experience, amounts to € 2.086,- in the first year to € 2.673,- in the fourth year based on a full-time working week. The terms of employment are in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Medical Centers (CAO UMC).

Erasmus MC is an internationally recognized center for high-quality, compassionate care, highly rated transfer of knowledge and high-quality knowledge development in the fields of illness and health.

The Calcium and Bone Research Group of the Department of Internal Medicine offers dynamic, international and multi-disciplinary environment for high-level biomedical research on skeletal and stem cell-related disorders and is together with the Department of Hematology leading in the translational program of the Erasmus Stem Cell Institute for Regenerative Medicine (ESIRM).

The Erasmus Stem Cell Institute for Regenerative Medicine (ESIRM) has a strong commitment to fundamental and translational research that will facilitate stem cell therapies and innovative medical advances in the Erasmus MC. The investment of Erasmus MC into world-class stem cell research programs in ESIRM will result not only in novel medical treatments, but also ensures the high quality education of the next generation of clinicians.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Prof. dr J.P.T.M. van Leeuwen, telephone (+31) (10) 703 3405, e-mail: j.vanleeuwen@erasmusmc.nl. Other information can be obtained from Mr. R.H.J. Breen, HRM, telephone (+31) (10) 703 1179.