Research technician - Neurochemistry Laboratory

We offer a position for an ambitious and enthusiastic research technician in a highly motivated research group of the Neurochemistry Lab, led by Prof. Dr. Teunissen.

The Neurochemistry Lab of the Department of Laboratory Medicine is taking part in several clinical trial studies but also performs the analysis of diagnostic markers for clinical research.

As a research technician you will be embedded into the facility where you will support clinical research projects by performing a variety of biomarker protein assays by using the most modern and sensitive technologies, such as Lumipulse Single Molecule Analysis and Ella systems.

Your activities include:

• project coordination (day to day planning);
• preparation of reagents and samples;
• wet lab analysis and reporting of experiments

Thereby, you will play a crucial role as research technician, and also have responsibilities for specific tasks.

• A flying start to your career in scientific research.
• Plenty of room for your drive to shape tomorrow's healthcare.
• Working on large-scale and in-house research, with motivated colleagues from all over the world.
• You will be employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
• A contract for 12 months, with the intention to extend.
• Salary scale 7M, 8: € 2.975 to € 4.214 gross based on full-time employment (depending on education and experience) and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. Calculate your net salary here. From July 1st, 2025, there will be a salary increase of 3%. Check out this article for more information on the improved employment conditions.
• Holiday hours: 190,4 per year for fulltime and a possibility to save additional hours.
• Pension accrual with BeFrank, a modern, comprehensible and fairly priced pension.
• For >7 km each way, 100% reimbursement for public transport travel costs and, for private transport, €0.18 per km up to a maximum of 40 km each way.
• Do you prefer walking or cycling? Take advantage of our good bike scheme. Moreover, you will receive a reimbursement of €0.18 per km.

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The mission of the Neurochemistry Laboratory of the Amstedam UMC, location VUmc, is to improve patient care for neurological disorders by developing biomarkers in body fluids.

A primary focus area is the early diagnosis of dementia, for which there is close collaboration with the Alzheimer Center. A second focus area is Multiple Sclerosis, for which there is collaboration with the MS Center Amsterdam. We also work with diagnostic companies to develop and validate new tests. The research group has strong expertise in the identification of new biomarkers and the development of new biomarker assays until implementation.

You will participate in a growing team, in which there is good and pleasant cooperation. The team consists of 45 employees, including 18 PhD students, 10 postdocs and 17 research technicians and data analysts. The Neurochemistry Lab provides a lively, internationally oriented, scientific environment with excellent facilities. We also organize weekly scientific meetings, journal clubs and work discussions to gain scientific input and to exchange knowledge.

Amsterdam UMC Research BV supports non-profit scientific research. In doing so, we provide researchers with everything they need to excel. Our principal investigators (PIs) and project leaders offer support in the field of project management, finance and human resources. In medical scientific research projects, legal support is also provided.

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