Laboratory Technician

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres ;focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.

Within the University, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) is a highly interdisciplinary researchcentre (IC), integrating experimental biology and computational biology approaches in order to develop the foundation of a future predictive, preventive and personalized medicine.

Area: Yeast culture, Mammalian cell culture (including iPSCs), Cell imaging, Metabolomics, Small Molecule Screening

The Enzymology & Metabolism Research Group at the LCSB is looking to hire a highly motivated and talented laboratory technician. The main tasks of the technician include DNA/RNA/protein/metabolite/lipid extraction from cells, biofluids and tissues; maintenance, cultivation and genetic manipulation of diverse cell types including stem cells; immunocytochemistry staining; microscopy; immunoblotting techniques; diverse molecular biology techniques (cloning, bacteria transformation, PCR, sample preparation for DNA sequencing, quantitative real-time PCR, etc.), sample organization and storage, sample preparation, sample measurement, and standard data analysis, in addition to general lab maintenance and duties as well as reagent and supply ordering.