PhD, Postdoctoral and academic Positions at VIB Institute, Belgium. VIB is an excellence-based entrepreneurial institute 

ANTWERP

ApplyLab technician Computational Neurobiology Lab VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology TECHNICAL SUPPORT

We are the Computational Neurobiology lab and address fundamental questions in chromatin organization, epigenetics and brain biology. We develop machine learning approaches for large-scale data integration and reconstruct cis-regulatory networks to understand how a cell “chooses” its fate. In particular, we focus on the role of chromatin organization in neuronal cell fate specification and neurodegenerative disease, aiming to bring the results of fundamental research to the clinic.

We have an open position for a technician with skills in functional genomics and the motivation to learn other techniques. 

ApplyLab Technician with Experience in Mouse Experimentation VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The laboratory of Microglia and Inflammation in Neurological Diseases (MIND), headed by Renzo Mancuso, is a part of the VIB-Center for Molecular Neurology (CMN) and focuses on multiple aspects of microglial biology and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

We are looking for a lab technician who will join the team and provide hands-on support in tasks related to in vivo experiments in rodents, including administration of treatments, surgical procedures, as well as mouse colony maintenance.

ApplyPostdoc position Computational Neurobiology Lab VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology POST-DOCTORAL

The VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology has 6 PIs and hosts internationally recognized leaders in the field of Neurogenetics and Neuroinflammation. Current research groups address a broad set of questions related to neurodegenerative diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, with an emphasis on understanding the genetic etiology and developing diagnostics and treatment methods for these diseases. Approaches range from human genetics and genomics to protein biochemistry and neuronal and glial cell biology, while models include yeast, fly, mouse, and pluripotent human cell systems. Research groups have access to state-of-the-art research and top-notch support core facilities and attract talented international scientists from across the world. 

ApplyPrincipal Investigator Positions in Functional Neurobiology VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology SENIOR SCIENTIFIC (MANAGERIAL)

BRUSSELS

ApplyJunior/senior IT Manager VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology (CSB) is a leading international research laboratory that hosts about 100 scientists structured in 9 research teams that share management, administration, and infrastructure. To optimize, integrate and support our growing IT infrastructure, we are looking to hire a talented IT Manager to join our team in Brussels. If you’re a responsible and dedicated IT manager, our labs are a great place to grow your career.

ApplyPhD position available in membrane protein structural biology VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology PHD

VIB is an excellence-based entrepreneurial institute that focuses on translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. VIB Center for Structural Biology Brussels is associated to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and houses research groups with strong expertise in protein biochemistry, biophysics, nanobody technology, X-ray crystallography, NMR and electron microscopy.

Our group is interested in the structure and function of mammalian lipid transporters and in the membrane biology of the cell. In another line of research, we study the biophysics of ion channels of the endomembrane system and their role in neurodegenerative or neurological diseases such as Parkinson Disease. To advance our understanding in these fields we combine functional characterization (liposomal and cellular assays, fluorescence microscopy, electrophysiology) with a structural description of the involved proteins using cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography. Further details on available topics will be discussed during the interviews.

ApplyPhD position: De Novo Design of Transmembrane Fluorescent Proteins VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology PHD

A fully-funded 4-years Ph.D. position is available at the laboratory of protein design at the VIB-Vrije Universiteit Brussel Center for Structural Biology, Belgium. The project is interdisciplinary (computational/experimental lab work). The broad aim is the design and experimental characterization of fluorescent membrane proteins using the Rosetta Molecular Modeling software.

The broad goal of our research group is to apply a de novo protein design approach to study membrane protein folding and function. By establishing a feedback loop between computational design and experimental validation, we aim to develop robust computational methods for the design of membrane proteins (MPs) with tailored properties and functions.

ApplyPostdoc position in the molecular studies of bacterial functional amyloids VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology POST-DOCTORAL

A fully funded Postdoc position is available in the lab Structural & Molecular Microbiology at VIB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, to work on an FWO project studying the nucleation, cross-reactivity, and structure of bacterial functional amyloids (FA).

Amyloids are aggregative protein or peptide fibrils best known for their implication in a range of neurodegenerative illnesses. The self-assembly into cross-ß-structured fibrils is however not restricted to the off-pathway protein misfolding events, but also found as the native conformation of a wide range of  pro- and eukaryotic proteins referred to as FA. FAs produced by prokaryotes are often related to the persistence and virulence of bacterial biofilms. Despite their importance, little is known regarding the FA ultrastructure and their mechanism of formation. 

ApplyPostdoctoral position in cancer immunology and the tumor immune microenvironment VIB Center for Inflammation Research POST-DOCTORAL

The Jo Van Ginderachter (JVG) lab is looking for an outstanding postdoctoral scientist interested in understanding how the heterogeneity and pro-tumoral activity of tumor-associated macrophages is regulated and how the manipulation of such regulatory mechanisms can be harnessed to improve immunotherapy. We are especially interested in understanding how RNA epigenetic alterations sculpt tumor-associated macrophages and affect the tumor-promoting function of these cells in various mouse models of non-small cell lung carcinoma and triple-negative breast cancer, as well as their human counterparts.

GHENT

ApplyAdmin Support/ ICT Management Assistant VIB Headquarters IT SUPPORT

VIB is an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute, with a clear focus on ground-breaking strategic basic research in life sciences and operates in close partnership with the five universities in Flanders – Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Hasselt University.

As we grow quickly and expand our activities, we want to streamline our operations further and leave the administration tasks in the hand of a skilled professional who works seamlessly with the team members so everyone can focus on what she or he does best.

ApplyBio IT Position VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research BIO IT

The VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research (IRC, Ghent, Belgium) is currently looking for a Bioinformatician (BSc/MSc) to join the research labs of Prof. Geert van Loo and Prof. Lars Vereecke, to organize and analyze data obtained from various types of experiments,

ApplyBioinformatician @ ​the Cell Clearance in Health and Disease Lab VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research BIO IT

The VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research is a highly international research environment, focusing on the biology of inflammation and the mechanisms of inflammatory diseases. The person will be associated with the Unit for Cell Clearance in Health and Disease Lab, but also be embedded in the Bioinformatics Core Facility to stay informed and instructed about the newest developments.

Candidates with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in bioinformatics are strongly encouraged to apply, but the position is also open to candidates in other fields with equivalent experience in bioinformatics and data analysis.

ApplyContract Manager Innovation and Business Team VIB Headquarters STAFF POSITIONS HEADQUARTERS

VIB is an entrepreneurial research institute that focuses on basic research in the life sciences. VIB is dedicated to translating its scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications by means of patenting inventions, partnering with industry and setting up start-up companies. VIB has a long track record that is internationally recognized.

VIB is funded by the Flemish government and works in close partnership with five Flemish universities – Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Hasselt University. The link between basic research and valorisation has made VIB a catalyst for the ever-growing biotech hotspot in Flanders.

VIB’s Innovation & Business team consists of IP, business development,  new venture and discovery science professionals supported by a skilled administrative and paralegal team. The team is highly complementary and works closely together to create value out of the scientific inventions from the institute.

ApplyHR Officer VIB Headquarters ADMIN

Het Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) is een onafhankelijk onderzoeksinstituut en verricht innovatief levenswetenschappelijk onderzoek in Vlaanderen. Het bundelt de werkzaamheden van acht thematische onderzoekscentra, verspreid over de campussen van de vijf Vlaamse universiteiten.

ApplyIT Administrator @ the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology IT SUPPORT

To reinforce our IT team, the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology in Zwijnaarde is looking for an IT administrator. You will be part of the IT team of PSB, which maintains the network backbone, a datacenter with physical and virtual servers, and storage array as well as user services and applications and end-user computers. Together with other team members, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving our centralised IT (network) infrastructure.

ApplyIT System Administrator/Engineer VIB Headquarters IT SUPPORT

VIB is an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute, with a clear focus on ground-breaking strategic basic research in life sciences and operates in close partnership with the five universities in Flanders – Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Hasselt University.

To reinforce our IT team, the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology VIB in Zwijnaarde is looking for an IT system administrator/engineer. You will be part of the IT team of VIB, which maintains the network backbone, data center with physical and virtual servers, and storage array as well as user services and applications and end-user computers. Together with other team members, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving our centralized IT infrastructure.

ApplyLogistiek medewerk(st)er Gent VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Het Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) verricht uitdagend basisonderzoek naar de werking van het menselijk lichaam, planten en micro-organismen. Hierbij ligt de nadruk verder op het vertalen van basisonderzoek naar toepassingen voor geneeskunde en landbouw. VIB is een onafhankelijk onderzoeksinstituut van de overheid, met 1470 wetenschappers uit meer dan 60 landen die werken aan KU Leuven, Universiteit Antwerpen, UGent, Vrije Universiteit Brussel en Universiteit Hasselt.

ApplyMolecular Plant-Microbiologist VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology SCIENTIFIC SERVICES AND SUPPORT

The position is part of a collaborative grant between the Rhizosphere group of the VIB-UGent Center of Plant Systems Biology and the start-up Protealis (https://www.protealis.com/).

The project is situated within the European effort to introduce soybean as a protein crop for sustainable agriculture in Northwestern Europe. More specifically, we are searching for microbial inoculants that efficiently nodulate soybean in order to provide the plants with enough nitrogen to make protein-rich beans for human consumption.

We are looking for a highly motivated molecular plant-microbiologist with experience in plant symbiotic interactions. The researcher will perform experiments related to nodulation with the main focus on labelling various soil bacteria, microscopic analysis of microbial infections of soybean,  as well as functional analysis of excellent performing strains and consortia. The scientist will be central within the collaboration between the company and the VIB lab, and thus he/she should be strongly interested in transitioning fundamental research into application.

ApplyOpen call for PhD positions for Medical Doctors in the International PhD programme Emerald VIB Headquarters PHD

The fellows will benefit from attractive salaries, an international, stimulating and creative environment with expert supervision, advanced training, tailored career development and mentoring programmes, and access to high-end technologies and facilities. They will have the opportunity to build valuable international networks with multiple actors in academia, hospitals, patients´ organizations and the private sector. Applicants have a genuine choice of laboratories in the seven recruiting institutions to apply to.

ApplyPhD Student @ the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology PHD

We look for a candidate with an analytic background that will be at the interface between the Degroeve and the Eyckerman team. You will follow, apply and further optimize state-of-the-art predictive AI research and build bioinformatics tools to analyze specific datasets and tasks generated by the Eyckerman lab. The main focus will be on the computational identification and validation of experimentally observed protein-protein interactions, how these protein complexes change through the intracellular space and time (protein complex dynamics) as well as how they vary between different cell types.

ApplyPhD student in modulating the maize growth regulatory network to achieve climate resilient crops VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology PHD

The global demand for plant-derived food, feed, and biomaterials is rising despite the decline in arable acreage. Furthermore, crop productivity is hampered by climate change, of which drought is the most devastating. Therefore, there is an obvious and urgent need to improve crop productivity and climate resilience. The goal of our research team is to address this challenge by deciphering the instructor networks that govern plant organ size as it is an important yield component that is also severely impacted by drought. As a result of using both Arabidopsis and maize as model plants, we successfully translated basic knowledge on growth to developing higher-yielding, field-grown crop varieties. Understanding growth regulatory networks will have a major impact on agriculture, by further enabling our ability to direct plant breeding and by enhancing our success rate in designing higher-yielding crops.

ApplyPhD student in Unfolded Protein Response in gut homeostasis VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research PHD

The VIB Center for Inflammation Research is part of the VIB Life Sciences institute and is connected to Ghent University. Our center focuses on the mechanisms driving infection and inflammation.

The Sophie Janssens lab is looking for a motivated Ph.D. student to join the “Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in gut homeostasis” team. We are specifically interested in the role of IRE1b, a goblet-specific sensor of the UPR, in the maintenance of the protective intestinal mucin barrier. In contrast to its well-known closely related paralogue IRE1α, the function of IRE1β is poorly understood. We recently identified a specific interactor for IRE1b in goblet cells that tunes its function towards a regulatory function in mucus homeostasis. To understand the importance of their interaction to coordinate mucus homeostasis, we generated a unique set of genetic mouse models to study the in vivo processes regulating gut barrier homeostasis. We will apply a wide range of technologies, amongst others cell signaling studies, RNA sequencing, flow cytometry, and high content microscopy. The candidate will mainly apply these technologies to in vivo model systems, including models of gastrointestinal infection, and set up organoid systems to study how mucin-specific UPR signaling proteins regulate the correct maturation of mucins. You will join a team of one postdoctoral researcher and one technician with whom you will work in close collaboration.

ApplyPhD student position in brassinosteroid hormone transport VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology PHD

The selected candidate will address the outstanding questions of how BR precursors move between neighbouring cells. A combination of multidisciplinary approaches that integrate cutting-edge microscopy, cell biology, proteomics, and chemistry will be employed to assess BR transport. Such information is vital for understanding cell-type-specific BR signalling and how BRs induce distinct responses in different cell types.

ApplyPost-doc in multiplex genome engineering of the maize yield related genes VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology POST-DOCTORAL

The selected postdoctoral fellow will work jointly with other post-docs and technicians, hired on the BREEDIT project, to perform the genetics and phenotyping. The postdoctoral fellow will design, perform, and evaluate experiments and assist with reporting.

ApplyPostdoc position on Autophagy in inflammation and inflammatory disorders VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research POST-DOCTORAL

The successful candidate will be responsible for studying mechanisms of autophagic degradation and its interplay with inflammation and cell death modalities, using cells of human and murine origin and mouse models of inflammatory diseases. This research is part of the iBOF ATLANTIS project (Autophagy in inflammation and inflammatory disorders, from basic insights to experimental therapy). ATLANTIS brings together scientists with complementary expertise in the fields of autophagy, cell death, inflammation, angiogenesis, and drug screening/medicinal chemistry. 

The applicant should be highly motivated and passionate about driving and performing research and associated laboratory tasks and be able to work independently. The position can be started immediately.

ApplyPostdoctoral scientist position @ Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation (UMSTI) VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research POST-DOCTORAL

The successful candidate will focus on the functional characterization of selected IBD candidate genes in enteroendocrine cells, Paneth cells, and/or T cells, using human primary cells and cell lines, gut organoids, and mouse models. You will make a significant input into determining the direction of the project and identify, develop, modify and apply the necessary techniques to achieve the goals of the project. You will also supervise a Ph.D. student.

ApplyResearch Informatics Engineer @ VIB Core Facilities VIB Core Facilities

To support the VIB Core facilities, and their users and to strengthen the liaison with the VIB IT teams, the VIB Core Facility Program is looking for a Research Informatics engineer. The VIB Core facilities provide a competitive advantage to research and industry through support of a wide array of life sciences research fields and housing specialized scientific equipment and services for each discipline. You will support the VIB Core Facilities with research informatics-related tasks like scientific software support, custom infrastructure needs as well as specific laboratory informatics technologies. Importantly, you will be the principal liaison to the local VIB IT teams contributing to improving the services and VIB’s IT infrastructure.

ApplySoftware Developer VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology BIO IT

We are now looking for a talented software developer interested in research software to co-lead the development of DataHub. You will join an international team of developers, and work with a multidisciplinary team to further develop the platform that enables researchers to implement the principles of Open Science.

ApplySoftware developer for data science VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research IT SUPPORT

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing innovative data visualization solutions, including web-based data visualization portals, automated and scalable pipelines for data science, and maintenance of the software repositories and tools developed by the labs of Yvan Saeys at the VIB Center for Inflammation Research and Bert De Rybel at the VIB Center of Plant Systems Biology.

HASSELT

ApplyResearch Technician (50-100%) VIB-UHasselt Center for Inflammation Research TECHNICAL SUPPORT

We are looking for a highly motivated research technician to strengthen our team who will participate in research projects in cellular immunology and microbiology. Ideally, the successful candidate should have a strong background and experience in standard immunological and molecular biology techniques (e.g. murine animal models of disease, cell culture, flow cytometry/FACS, PCR, ELISA, Western blotting). The post holder should be further willing to assist lab members in their daily work for research projects. In addition, the applicant should be willing to manage administrative tasks and coordinate daily lab routine duties and orderings. The applicant must have excellent communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills and a high grade of independence. Fluency in English is required.

LEUVEN

Apply(Senior) Research Associate VIB DS Leuven VIB Discovery Sciences SENIOR SCIENTIFIC

VIB DS is looking to recruit a creative and independent (Senior) Research Associate with relevant experience to strengthen its team in Leuven. You will be joining a high-performing multi-disciplinary team, contributing to translating novel scientific discoveries into early drug candidates and bringing your expertise to complement our capabilities.

ApplyBachelor – Senior Technician in Spatial Biology (f/m/x)TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The current position at VIB is intended to run spatial biology projects in close collaboration with KU Leuven and the European Spatial Biology Center (ESBC NV). The ESBC has recently kick-started as a service provider for spatial biology technologies at scale, by offering services to large-scale projects and providing key biological insights to its customers.

To strengthen the spatial biology services in Leuven, VIB wishes to recruit an enthusiastic and energetic senior technician to run spatial biology projects. In this role, you will be running wet-lab spatial (multi-)omics methods and technologies, mostly for industrial (and academic) clients, and will be performing spatial technology development projects. You will be responsible for helping with experimental design, the accurate execution, and reporting of the projects, and training of new team members. As such you will make a significant contribution to help answer key fundamental biological questions with high impact in their respective fields (e.g. neuroscience, oncology, plant sciences). 

ApplyBachelor – Technician in Spatial Biology (f/m/x)TECHNICAL SUPPORT

To strengthen the spatial biology services in Leuven, VIB wishes to recruit an enthusiastic and energetic technician to work on spatial biology projects. In this role, you will be running wet-lab spatial (multi-)omics methods, mostly for industrial (and academic) clients, and will be involved in spatial technology development projects.

You will be responsible for setting up, executing and reporting of the experiments. As such you will make a significant contribution to help answering key fundamental biological questions with high impact in their respective fields (e.g. neuroscience, oncology, plant sciences). 

ApplyComputational PhD Position: Understanding vulnerability in ALS using multi-omics VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research BIO IT

We are seeking highly motivated, creative, and collaborative applicants with a background in omics data analysis, bioinformatics, and/or biostatistics as well as a deep interest in neuroscience to advance our studies on the molecular mechanisms underlying muscle denervation and axonal degeneration, the early hallmarks of ALS. Elucidating these mechanisms is critical to our understanding of the disorder and key to the development of novel therapeutic approaches. 

ApplyComputational Postdoc: single-cell regulatory genomics of the human brain VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research POST-DOCTORAL

The Stein Aerts Lab (www.aertslab.org) is looking for a computational postdoc. Our team works on single-cell genomics and gene regulation, combining new single-cell and spatial omics technologies with bioinformatics and machine learning. In this project the candidate will develop new computational strategies to identify human genetic variation linked to cell state changes in the human brain, with a particular focus on brain regions affected by Parkinson’s disease. The candidate can use and combine single-cell ATAC-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, spatial gene expression, and whole-genome sequencing (with long reads) data. The candidate will get the opportunity to explore new analysis methods using deep learning. Depending on the interest, it is also possible to be involved in the wet-lab, to perform single-cell sequencing experiments.

ApplyElectron Microscopy Expert VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research SENIOR SCIENTIFIC

The successful candidate provides essential technical support to improve the research throughput of our state-of-the-art EM facility. The electron microscopy expert will be responsible for assisting the EMP in the delivery of a professional and comprehensive EM service. This service will include EM sample preparation, assisting users in their imaging experiments, and involvement in the training of new users. The successful candidate will work closely with the members of the team in order to achieve the center’s aims of providing access to advanced imaging capabilities in a sustainable environment through efficient cost recovery. Therefore, the successful candidate should have practical experience in biological scientific research work.

ApplyERC funded Postdoc position: Computational methods in neurodegeneration research VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research POST-DOCTORAL

The goal of this project is to define and study the molecular drivers of synaptic remodeling during cycles of hibernation. The goal is to combine new single-cell and spatial omics technologies in hamster brains with bioinformatics and machine learning and then compare the changes in hibernation to alterations in dementia in human brains. The ultimate gain is that you will uncover mechanisms of a remarkable process of synaptic resilience (in hibernating animals) and define if these are directly relevant to mechanisms of dementia and neurodegeneration.

ApplyERC funded Postdoc position: Computational methods in neurodegeneration researchPOST-DOCTORAL

You will work with a team of scientists interested in (1) mechanisms neurodegeneration, (2) cellular determinants of disease and (3) the development of translational strategies. The goal is to implement single cell and spatial omics technologies and set up analysis pipelines to describe and predict relevant changes.  You will have access to excellent support facilities, including the VIB single cell core and expertise unit, bioinformatics unit, the Flemish supercomputer facility and many more. This entails the development of tools to deal with large amounts of biological data and to interpret these data. Depending on your interest, this can also entail core wet-lab work running spatial (multi-) omics experiments, making use of custom protocols and innovative automated instrumentation (advanced robotics, fluidics, microscopy).

ApplyJr Research Technician in the Laboratory of Neurophysiology in Neurodegenerative Disorders VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The research technician will help with the maintenance of the mouse colony and will support the team in the day-to-day research work. The successful candidate is expected to have solid experience in mouse colony management and perform basic mouse-related work and immunohistochemistry. The successful candidate will also be responsible for aspects of lab organization such as lab maintenance and overseeing biosafety requirements.

ApplyLab Technician Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF) TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The lab technician will help manage the lab and support the team in daily research. He/She will be responsible for aspects of lab organization such as lab equipment maintenance, experimental preparation, and overseeing biosafety requirements. The successful candidate is also expected to take a leadership role in supporting research in the lab. We will provide training.

ApplyLab Technician @ ​The Laboratory of proteolytic mechanisms mediating neurodegeneration VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research TECHNICAL SUPPORT

We are looking for a junior lab technician to join a team of post-docs and Ph.D. students to provide hands-on support in tasks related to molecular biology, protein expression and purification and cell culture.

ApplyLab Technician @ The Bioinformatics and (Eco-)Systems Biology lab VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The Bioinformatics and (Eco-)Systems Biology lab within the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology headed by Prof. Jeroen Raes investigates the diversity, functional role, and variability of the human microbiome in health and disease. We are looking for a highly motivated laboratory technician to support our national and international research on the isolation, identification, characterization, and preservation of bacteria from human intestinal samples. 

ApplyLab Technician in the Lab of Sleep and Synaptic Plasticity VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The lab technician will help us manage the lab and will support the team in daily research. The successful candidate is expected to help to perform various experiments in the lab and will be responsible for aspects of lab organization such as fly stock maintenance, experimental preparation, lab equipment maintenance, and overseeing biosafety requirements.  

ApplyLaboratory Technicians in Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The lab is looking for a motivated Laboratory Technician to help us to discover new therapeutic targets (using bulk/single-cell multi-omics) and bridge the valley of death (by functionally validating these targets). As part of our translational research team, you will join a dynamic and experienced team of laboratory technicians. We are looking for dynamic and flexible candidates, willing to step into new adventures, daring to break new grounds outside of their comfort zone, passionate about opportunities to set up new technologies and facilities, not being shy of diving into new fields, being primed and eager to become acquainted with new technologies.

ApplyMetabolomics Expertise Center is looking for a talented lab technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology TECHNICAL SUPPORT

As a lab technician, you will play an important supporting role in the daily activities of the MEC, including sample preparation, keeping various types of mass spectrometers operational and data analysis (processing raw data from the mass spectrometer into biologically interpretable data). You will use various software programs (commercial and in-house developed platforms) and you will be guided by both the senior technical and academic staff of the expertise center.

ApplyNeuro-Engineer VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research

The engineering unit works closely with researchers at VIB-CBD and NERF – who together count over 350 researchers and engineers spread over 20 neuroscience groups and 9 expertise units and core facilities – to design and develop optical, electrical, and mechanical devices and instruments for supporting experimental neuroscience research. The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment.

ApplyPersonal Assistant to the Director VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology ADMIN

The Center for Microbiology is fast growing and therefore we are looking for a motivated personal assistant to the director. In your role, you will join our administrative team and be the right hand of professor Kevin Verstrepen, scientific director at the VIB Center for Microbiology. 

ApplyPhD position in Angiogenesis and Vascular Heterogeneity VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology PHD

Prof. Peter Carmeliet recently started a twin lab, the Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Heterogeneity, at the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark (https://international.au.dk/) which is closely intertwined with his lab at the VIB-KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (https://vibcancer.be/peter-carmeliet).

Both the Leuven and new Aarhus lab will function as one virtual lab, and synergistically combine their joint forces and focus to study similar fundamental questions in vascular biology and angiogenesis, and to develop more efficiently new vascular medicine. The Lab is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated PhD student to join the team.

ApplyPhD position to study neural circuits of sensory selection Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF) PHD

Candidates with MSc degree in life sciences, physical sciences or engineering, with a strong interest in neuroscience and quantitative approaches are encouraged to apply. Prior experience in electrophysiology, in vivo imaging, quantitative animal behaviour or in data analysis is an advantage. Applications outside the NERF PhD program are welcome.

We seek a highly motivated individual with strong quantitative and technical skills and a collaborative spirit. Computational scientists with interest in experimental neuroscience are encouraged to apply.

ApplyPhD Student for Moons and Farrow lab Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF) PHD

This Ph.D. project runs within a joint effort from two internationally recognized research groups, that form a highly qualified and multidisciplinary team with broad expertise and a longstanding track record in the field. The Ph.D. project will be performed in two laboratories situated within the Biology Department (Group W&T) at KU Leuven, under the supervision of Profs. L. Moons and K. Farrow.

ApplyPhD student position in biology of RAS-driven disease VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology PHD

Applications are invited for a Ph.D. student position in the lab of Anna Sablina at VIB-KULeuven Center for Cancer Biology in Leuven, Belgium. The Anna Sablina group is a pioneer in the investigation of cooperative interactions promoting human disease. To achieve this, we have taken a multi-faceted approach by combining mouse modelling with comprehensive CRISPR-based techniques and multi-omics approaches. The results of our studies have been published in multiple high-profile journals including Science, Cancer Cell, and Nature Cell Biology. 

ApplyPhD/postdoc on the role of astrocytes in cortical plasticity Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF) PHD/POST-DOCTORAL

Fully funded PhD student / postdoctoral research associate position available at Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders in Leuven, Belgium, (NERF, www.nerf.be), will be supervised by Vincent Bonin (NERF) and Lut Arckens (KU Leuven).

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic fellow interested in astrocyte neurobiology to join an exciting multi-lab collaboration on cell subtype-specific neuron-glia interactions between the Vision to Action Lab (PI: Vincent Bonin, NERF), the Neuroplasticity and Neuroproteomics Lab (Lut Arckens, KU Leuven), and the Laboratory for Glia Biology (Matthew Holt, VIB CBD). This consortium of labs brings expertise in visual cortical processing, visual plasticity and astrocyte biology and provides the opportunity to bridge measurements across scales and modalities.

ApplyPostdoc – Bioinformatician in Spatial Biology (f/m/x)BIO IT

The current position at VIB is intended to run spatial biology bio-informatics services in close collaboration with KU Leuven and the European Spatial Biology Center (ESBC NV). The ESBC has recently kick-started as a service provider for spatial biology technologies at scale, by offering services to large-scale projects and providing key biological insights to its customers.

To strengthen the spatial biology services in Leuven, VIB wishes to recruit an enthusiastic and energetic bioinformatician in Spatial Biology. In this role, you will be managing and critically analysing large spatial biology data sets to generate novel biological insights and develop new analysis tools when needed, mostly for industrial (and academic) clients. 

ApplyPostdoc in Angiogenesis and Vascular Heterogeneity VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology POST-DOCTORAL

Prof. Peter Carmeliet recently started a twin lab, the Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Heterogeneity, at the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark (https://international.au.dk/) which is closely intertwined with his lab at the VIB-KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (https://vibcancer.be/peter-carmeliet).

Both the Leuven and new Aarhus lab will function as one virtual lab, and synergistically combine their joint forces and focus to study similar fundamental questions in vascular biology and angiogenesis, and to develop more efficiently new vascular medicine.

ApplyPostdoc position in Bioinformatics – Comparative Genomics VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology POST-DOCTORAL

We are looking for a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher, specialized in comparative genomics and sequence analysis. In your role, you will work on exciting research projects – you will be directly collaborating with our team of wet-lab scientists who are generating novel data (whole-genome sequences, RNAseq transcriptome data, Illumina, 454, PacBio,…). These collaborations also allow your computational results to be experimentally validated.

ApplyPostdoc Position in Bioinformatics, Metagenomics and the Human Microbiome VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology BIO IT

VIB-KULeuven is an exciting, interdisciplinary research institute with excellent facilities and leading research groups in e.g. gastroenterology, oncology, immunology, microbiology & virology, clinical genetics/-omics, molecular biology and translational research. The Raes lab is located on the Gasthuisberg campus of the KU Leuven (Fac. of Medicine) and has on-site robotic sample processing, high-throughput computing resources as well as next-gen sequencing facilities (mi/next/hiSeq. PacBio, oxford nanopore).

ApplyPostdoc position on the role of VPS13C in Lewy Body Diseases VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research POST-DOCTORAL

We seek a young and ambitious postdoctoral fellow with a strong molecular and cell biology background and a keen interest or experience in neurodegenerative disease research. Proficient experience in advanced imaging, including super-resolution microscopy, is of added value. The ability to work in a multidisciplinary research team as well as effective communication and writing skills and a good mastery of the English language are essential for a successful selection.

ApplyPostdoc position to study neural circuits of visual tracking Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF) POST-DOCTORAL

Interested candidates with a PhD (or expected PhD) in neuroscience or a relevant field with an excellent research track record, strong technical and data analytical skills, and the ability to run projects are encouraged to apply. Prior experience with mice or in vivo electrophysiology, imaging or optogenetics is an advantage but not a requirement. Candidates with expertise in quantitative analysis of behaviour optics, or data science and an interest in experimental neuroscience are encouraged to apply.

ApplyPostdoc Researcher in Study of Neuronal Basis in Motor Control Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF) POST-DOCTORAL

The Takeoka lab studies how animals generate and control motor behavior in health and disease, using a multi-disciplinary approach including detailed motor kinematic assessments, mouse genetics, optogenetic, pharmacogenetic, electrophysiological, and imaging techniques. The lab investigates how different types of sensory feedback circuits control repetitive and complex motor behavior, with a primary focus on somatosensory and visual feedback. 

ApplyPostdoc to investigate molecular mechanisms underlying muscle denervation and axonal degeneration VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research POST-DOCTORAL

We are seeking highly motivated, creative, and collaborative applicants with strong background and interest in neurodegeneration and deep experience in cell culture, genome editing, and microscopy techniques to advance our studies on the molecular mechanisms underlying muscle denervation and axonal degeneration. Elucidating these mechanisms is critical to our understanding of the disorder and key to the development of novel therapeutic approaches. 

ApplyPostdoc wetlab – Yeast synthetic biology VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology POST-DOCTORAL

We are looking for a highly motivated and talented wet-lab postdoctoral researcher with experience in yeast molecular biology / metabolic engineering/synthetic biology. In your role, you will work on exciting research projects – you will be directly collaborating with our team of wet-lab scientists who are using synthetic biology and high-throughput phenotyping of yeast with the goal of building better industrial yeasts for the sustainable production of various (food) products.

ApplyPostdoctoral position – Laboratory of Ion Channel Research VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research POST-DOCTORAL

For a translational project led by Dr. Thomas Voets and Dr. Wouter Everaerts (UZ Leuven – Urology), we are currently seeking for a talented postdoctoral researcher to investigate the role of TRP channels in the neuronal control of bladder function and dysfunction. Using a combination of state-of-the-art molecular, in vitro and in vivo approaches, the postdoctoral researcher will investigate the contribution of TRP channels to peripheral and central processes that control the lower urinary tract, and how these processes become dysregulated under pathological conditions such as bladder overactivity and urinary tract infections. The project will involve both preclinical research using rodent models, as well as investigations using material from human patients.

ApplyPostdoctoral position at the Laboratory for Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology

Are you interested in single-cell metabolism in cancer metastasis? You have a strong background (Ph.D.) in mouse physiology and mouse genetic engineering or single-cell/spatial omics technologies and implementation. Having successfully applied state-of-the-art genetic engineering technologies (such as CRISPR/CAS9), molecular biology techniques including but not limited to western blot, qPCR, FACS, immunohistochemistry (IHC), confocal microscopy and cell culture techniques is a plus. You are interested in metabolism and metastasis research. You like taking the scientific and experimental lead on a challenging project. You can work independently but also like to collaborate within the team and other research groups. You aim for high impact.

ApplyPostdoctoral researcher – Bioinformatician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology BIO IT

You will be involved in the analysis and data management of single-cell (sc)RNAseq and scATACseq data from various ongoing academic and industrial projects, including the VIB Grand Challenge project POINTILLISM(https://vib.be/grand-challenges-program/personalized-immunotherapy-cancer-patients). You will also be developing your own project(s) on the interpretation and analyses of spatial multi-omics (transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) datasets.

ApplyPostdoctoral researcher “Microfluidic single cell sorting of circulating tumor cells” VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology POST-DOCTORAL

Within the context of precision medicine, molecular characterization of tumors is playing an increasingly larger role in diagnosis, prognosis, and patient stratification. Liquid biopsy, the detection of tumor-derived material in blood, provides key advantages over the current gold standard of direct tissue sampling. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a pivotal role in the metastatic process. Both clinical and experimental evidence has shown that CTCs arise early during disease progression, which makes them interesting targets for the interception of metastatic dissemination. For high-quality analysis of CTC using single-cell RNA sequencing techniques, cellular enrichment using a gentle sorting mechanism is essential.

ApplyPostdoctoral Researcher in Study of Drosophila Sleep VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research POST-DOCTORAL

The Laboratory of Sleep and Synaptic Plasticity (PI: Sha Liu) at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join our group.  Our lab employs multi-disciplinary approaches, including Drosophila genetics, quantitative behavior analysis, electrophysiology, in vivo functional imaging, and neural circuit mapping and manipulation, to study the basic mechanisms underlying sleep and its function in the brain at synaptic and circuit levels.

ApplyPostdoctoral Researcher to participate in cutting-edge cancer research projects VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology POST-DOCTORAL

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team and participate in cutting-edge cancer research projects. 

ApplyPostdoctoral Researcher: synthetic ecology of the human gut microbiota VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology POST-DOCTORAL

The lab of Jeroen Raes (VIB, KU Leuven) is home to an enthusiastic, diverse and international group of researchers in the field of gut microbial ecology and its clinical applications. Beyond our expertise in metagenomic analysis using our in-house bioinformatics expertise the lab has in recent years invested anaerobic microbiology of colon bacteria in order to study their physiology and interactions. To support us in this effort we are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher for our high-throughput anaerobic fermentation unit.

ApplyScientist Position in Bioinformatics, Neuroscience and Drug Discovery VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research BIO IT

The Laboratory for the Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases headed by prof. Bart De Strooper is a vibrant environment where key issues related to Alzheimer’s disease are tackled. We are currently looking for a highly skilled and motivated bioinformatician to join our multidisciplinary project on the cellular response to Alzheimer’s pathology (De Strooper and Karran, Cell, 2016). 

In this project, we will investigate why some people remain protected against Alzheimer’s Disease despite the presence of amyloid plaques. Understanding why some people are resilient to Alzheimer’s disease will help us to identify new drug targets. The candidate will integrate data from spatial transcriptomics, in situ sequencing, and single-cell RNAseq from multiple projects and models in the lab to prioritize targets for further drug discovery. The work will be performed in collaboration with our spin-off biotech company Muna Therapeutics, which develops first-in-class therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.

The Laboratory for the Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases headed by prof. Bart De Strooper is a vibrant environment where key issues related to Alzheimer’s disease are tackled. We are currently looking for a highly skilled and motivated bioinformatician to join our multidisciplinary project on the cellular response to Alzheimer’s pathology (De Strooper and Karran, Cell, 2016). 

In this project, we will investigate why some people remain protected against Alzheimer’s Disease despite the presence of amyloid plaques. Understanding why some people are resilient to Alzheimer’s disease will help us to identify new drug targets. The candidate will integrate data from spatial transcriptomics, in situ sequencing, and single-cell RNAseq from multiple projects and models in the lab to prioritize targets for further drug discovery. The work will be performed in collaboration with our spin-off biotech company Muna Therapeutics, which develops first-in-class therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.

ApplyStaff Scientist @ The Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology SENIOR SCIENTIFIC

As a Staff Scientist, you will closely collaborate with the head of the lab and will contribute to writing grants to obtain non-dilutive funding to further expand the team and the research efforts. You are willing to support and contribute to several research projects in the lab, have a collaborative spirit, and are eager to liaise with clinicians, pathologists, computational biologists, but also technology transfer experts, and industrial collaborators. You need to be able to organise and troubleshoot your work independently, document it thoroughly, and communicate results and experiences with the team in a transparent and professional manner. The successful candidate should thrive in small-team environments where self-sufficiency, initiative, and flexibility are key and lines of communication are short. You will join a young international team and you will contribute to a collaborative, interactive, diligent, and science-driven culture in order to meet milestones set by the lab head.

ApplyStaff Scientist in Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology SENIOR SCIENTIFIC

Current anti-angiogenesis therapies (AATs), by targeting the pro-angiogenic factor VEGF, suffer resistance and insufficient efficacy. The Carmeliet lab explores opportunities to overcome these limitations and to improve AAT by focusing on endothelial cell metabolism, endothelial heterogeneity and in particular, endothelial immunity. Recent projects, combining single-cell transcriptomics with bulk multi-omics (transcriptomics, (epi)-genomics, proteomics & metabolomics) revealed novel insights in endothelial cell metabolism and heterogeneity in health and disease that can help design novel AAT strategies.

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ApplyPlant Scientist @ VIB Agro-Incubator site VIB Headquarters SCIENTIFIC SERVICES AND SUPPORT

We are looking for a polyvalent plant scientist to support the management and execution of our plant growth trials. You will be involved in primary discussions with academia and industry to shape and delineate research proposals and project outlines. In the next step, you will support in the experimental setup and planning of the experiments. During the execution of the trials, you will perform hands-on measurements and dedicated assays, while taking care of the project stewardship. You would also do the scientific and practical follow-up of projects in the greenhouse making use of our technological facilities. Together with a data scientist, you will look into the generated data and be responsible for the biological interpretation of the research results. Being part of a  knowledge center for agricultural innovation, you will also be discussing with external partners and streamlining the reporting for our collaborative projects with academia and industry. Furthermore, within the incubator program, you will guide and train scientists of start-up companies in the use of dedicated lab equipment and be responsible for general lab management. Taken together, this is a job with a lot of variety, responsibility, and social interactions.

ApplyPolyvalente serremedewerker @ VIB Agro-Incubator site VIB Headquarters TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Bij VIB is het onze missie om baanbrekend wetenschappelijk onderzoek te doen om een beter begrip te krijgen van de mechanismen van het leven en om onze onderzoeksresultaten te vertalen naar producten en oplossingen, die de samenleving ten goede komen. Wij geloven dat onderzoek naar moleculaire mechanismen zal leiden tot een betere levenskwaliteit, economische groei en duurzaam maatschappelijk welzijn.