This position is for an ambitious postdoctoral bioinformatician with a strong interest for next-generation sequencing data processing and analysis. You will work in an interdisciplinary team, to answer fundamental questions in cancer biology. In support to “wet-lab” scientists, you will implement existing or build custom pipelines to process NGS data, such as GROseq, RNAseq and ChIPseq.

Topics of study in our lab range from unravelling new regulatory molecules that modulate cancer stem cell functions, studying the plasticity of cancer stem cells, the dynamics of stem cells during tumor development, and the development of improved therapies for colorectal cancers.

See for key publications: Léveillé N. et al. Nat. Commun. 2015, Léveillé N. et al. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2015, Melo CA et al. Mol Cell 2013, van der Heijden et al. Nat Commun. 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.

• A PhD degree in Bioinformatics 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

• Experience with NGS data processing and analysis is a prerequisite

• You are ambitious and eager to perform top research!

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

• Opportunity to supervise PhD students

• You will be employed by AMC Medical Research BV;

• A gross monthly salary in scale 10 (according to UMC-CAO) 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.