The Spatial Biotechnology Group is looking for a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the development of experimental and computational approaches to study clonal behaviors in the tumor microenvironment. The contract will be within the framework of the project SpaceClones, whose objective is to develop high-throughput and spatial perturbation assays to understand on how cancer cell clones spatially organize to drive solid tumor development. The Postdoctoral Researcher will work with cutting-edge multiplexed tissue technologies, in vitro co-culture systems, engineered 3D tumors, super-resolution imaging, assay automation, and computational tools for deconstruction of molecular and cellular spatial patterns in cells and tissues.

This project is financed by the ERC-2023-StG project “Integrative profiling and engineering of clonal cancer cell behaviors: from the tissue level down to the molecular scale” from the EU Horizon Europe program, with grant agreement number 101117905.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

Development of multi-omic approaches for spatial analysis of tissues.
Perturb systems to study clonal behaviors in the tumor microenvironment.
Requirements for candidates:

Essential:

PhD in life sciences.
High level of English.
Competencies and skills: communication, teamwork, proactivity, commitment, integrity, time management, critical and analytical thinking, precision, and focus.
Willingness to work in a highly multidisciplinary environment.
Advantageous:

Experience in multi-omic approaches.
Experience in proteomics.
Experience in high-throughput screening and automation.