This position is for an ambitious scientist with special affinity with cancer research and/or stem cell science. You will work in an interdisciplinary team to answer important outstanding questions in cancer biology. Topics of study in our lab range from studying the dynamics of stem cells during tumor development, the plasticity of cancer stem cells and the development of improved therapies for metastatic cancers. See for key publications: van der Heijden et al. Nature Comm. 2016, Vermeulen et al. Science 2013, De Sousa E Melo et al. Nature Medicine 2013, Guinney et al. Nature Medicine 2015, Bijlsma et al. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hep. 2017. The position is financed by an ERC starting grant (CRCStemCellDynamics).

• A PhD degree in molecular oncology, molecular biology or equivalent

• A demonstrated ability to perform high-level biomedical research 

• You are able to function well both in a team as well as independently, and possess good communication skills

• Affinity and/or experience with the study of stem cells, in vivo models and/or oncology

• Experience in supervising PhD students is a pre

• You are ambitious and eager to perform top-notch research!

• A fulltime (36-hour/week ) 4-year position as a Postdoc

• Opportunity to supervise PhD students

• Terms of employment according to University Medical Center collective agreements (UMC-CAO)

• You will be employed by AMC Medical Research BV

• A gross monthly salary in scale 10 ranging from EUR 3185,- to EUR 4194,- based on qualifications and experience

• Vacation allowance of 8% and an allowance of 8.3% of the gross yearly salary payable at the end of the year

AMC Medical Research

The AMC is more than just a hospital. It is a world in which patient care, research and education are integrated, and in which people are always central. It is an academic world full of possibilities for talented individuals that are looking for a place where they can excel. Thinking big, daring to dream, cooperating internationally. And never letting yourself be put off by ‘It’s not possible’ or ’It won’t work anyway’. That is the AMC mentality.

We are offering a position in the Laboratory for Experimental Oncology (LEXOR) within the Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine at the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. In this laboratory, a team of over 30 scientists studies the biological aspects of cancer. A wide array of techniques and systems are used to better understand the mechanisms driving tumor development, -progression, and resistance against therapy. In particular my group focuses on the subclassification of colorectal cancers and the quantitative analysis of stem cell properties and evolutionary dynamics in developing and established malignancies.