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Microscopy Facility Technician

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Microscopy Facility Technician

Deadline Published Vacancy ID 2206

Job types

Support staff (clerical, administrative, facility)

Education level

University graduate

Weekly hours

38—40 hours per week

Salary indication

€3708—€5057 per month

Location

Drienerlolaan 5, 7522NB, Enschede

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Job description

The University of Twente is setting up a unique facility for groundbreaking Organ-on-Chip research and development. Organs-on-chips are tissue cultures that are used to study human disease and aging. We aim to make these miniature organs as representative as possible, so that they can replace animal testing and advance personalized medicine.

The facility combines state-of-the-art bioprinting, tissue culture, microfluidics, sensors and microscopy. In addition to this high-end equipment, the facility will develop unique wavefront shaping microscopes for imaging inside the complex culture chambers that are used for growing the tissues.

Your job will be to help setting up this infrastructure. In particular, you will help develop and implement experimental wavefront shaping systems into the advanced light microscopes, integrate these systems into the microscopy workflow, train users on utilizing the advanced microscopy systems in the facility, and develop custom solutions for advanced microscopy in Organs-on-Chips.

Requirements

  • Applied sciences bachelor's degree (HBO) in physics, optics, or related field;
  • User-oriented: you are able to bridge the gap between microscope technology and microscope users, helping users to solve unique imaging problems;
  • Experience in constructing or maintaining optical setups;
  • Enthusiastic, communicative, and a real team player;
  • Strong interpersonal skills — you enjoy working with people and are a natural connector;
  • Programming experience in Python;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Knowledge of CAD design software for 3D printing, and/or optics design is a pre.

Conditions of employment

  • We offer a fulltime position for 3 years;
  • Your salary and associated conditions are in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch universities (CAO-NU);
  • Gross monthly salary between € 3.708,- and € 5.057,- fulltime (depending on experience and qualifications);
  • There are excellent benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, and a solid pension scheme;
  • A minimum of 232 leave hours in case of full-time employment based on a formal workweek of 38 hours. A full-time employment in practice means 40 hours a week, therefore resulting in 96 extra leave hours on an annual basis;
  • Free access to sports facilities on campus;
  • A family-friendly institution that offers parental leave (both paid and unpaid);
  • Excellent working conditions, an exciting scientific environment, and a green and lively campus.

Department

We investigate the use of light for medical purposes. Our aim is to develop optical and hybrid optical-acoustical technologies for medical research and diagnosis, in particular in the fields of oncology, wound healing and microscopy. Physiological properties of primary interest to us are microcirculatory blood flow, hemoglobin concentrations, blood oxygenation and scattering properties in general.

Our approaches include physical research into light-tissue interaction and its measurement, biomedical engineering to realize suitable instrumentation for ex/in vivo use, and clinical evaluation together with several medical partners.

High Tech and Human Touch

Join the university of technology that puts people first. Create new possibilities for yourself, your colleagues and society as a whole. Using modern technology and science to drive innovation, change and progress. That’s what it means to work at the University of Twente.

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