Postdoc Early Human Embryo Development and Pluripotency: Leuven, Belgium

(ref. BAP-2023-132)

The Laboratory of Cellular Reprogramming and Epigenetic Regulation at the KU Leuven is seeking a highly motivated postdoc to study cell fate specification in human pre-implantation and early post-implantation embryogenesis. https://www.kuleuven.be/scil/vincent/index.html

Your goal will be to study recently identified factors in human naive pluripotency and during alternative cell fate induction. To this end, you will use stem cell-based embryo models (2D, 3D, blastoids), human pre-implantation embryos, single-cell transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility assays, genome engineering and computational biology approaches. You will explore the functional significance of an exciting candidate regulator of human pre-implantation development recently identified in the Pasque lab.

PhD degree in Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Bioscience Engineering or related.

Experience with cell culture, molecular biology, transcriptomics, epigenomics, early mammalian embryogenesis, human pluripotent stem cells is a plus.

Postdoc position in an international team at the KU Leuven.

• The KU Leuven (University of Leuven) is located in the city of Leuven, a historic, international, dynamic and lively city at the center of Belgium and Europe. The KU Leuven is currently placed amongst the best universities in the world by the Times Higher Education and has been deemed as Europe’s most innovative university for 4 years in a row. 
• Modern facilities, beyond state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure.
• You will join the recently founded KU Leuven Single-Cell Omics Institute.
• The position is immediately available.
• Stimulating and collegial research environment.
• You will join a young and motivated international team with an outstanding network of collaborations.
• Exceptional healthcare benefits. 

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Vincent Pasque:  vincent.pasque@kuleuven.be.

Highly motivated candidates are invited to apply online. The application includes a motivation letter, publication list, CV and the contact details of 3 references (including email addresses and phone numbers). 

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