Technician / Sr. Technician in 2d and 3D Tissue - Milano, Italia - Human Technopole

Human Technopole

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Milano, Italia

2 settimane fa

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Piero Bianchi

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Descrizione

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE:
February 28th, 2024

About Human Technopole:

Human Technopole (HT) is an interdisciplinary life science research institute, created and supported by the Italian government, with the aim of developing innovative strategies to improve human health.

Researchers at HT work together to enable interdisciplinary research and to create an open, collaborative environment that will help promote life science research both nationally and internationally.

At Human Technopole we house a central unit dedicated to facilitating the generation of novel molecular datasets from clinically annotated patient cohorts, and for the development of patient-derived model systems from human samples.

About the position:

In this core unit, we are seeking a
Technician for 2D and 3D Tissue Culturing.

The technician will work on culturing and manipulating patient-derived organoid cultures to support the experiments of various research projects at HT.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Applying, generating, and optimizing protocols for human organoid cultures.
Maintaining organoid lines generated in the lab and ensuring that all primary human material is stored and processed according to the health and safety and ethics committee guidance.
Performing meticulous sample tracking, storing and QC.
Generating reliable data for publication in the projects to which they are assigned and recording all data and results in specified forms.
Working with the HT National Facility for Genomics for sample profiling, if required.
Helping with genomic library preparation, if required.
Providing technical support and supervision to other laboratory members, including introduction and teaching of new laboratory techniques and support of the use of lab equipment.
Liaising with the Lab Manager and other staff to write risk assessments and ensure that they are regularly updated.

Essential requirements:

Considerable experience in laboratories involved in the areas of main responsibilities.

Fluency in English

HT is an international research institute.

Preferential requirements:

Experience in nucleic acid extraction and QC.
Proficiency in meticulously preparing reagents for cell lines.
Experience in sample preparation and tracking, specifically human tissues.
Experience with genomic techniques, transfection and knockdown experiments (e.g., CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, siRNA, shRNA, antisense and similar technologies) would be advantageous.
Experience with handling largescale project would be considered advantageous.

Organizational and social skills:

Ability to manage competing priorities in a fastpaced environment and to work independently.
Excellent organization and communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating by the ability to lead and gain the assistance and cooperation of others in a team endeavor.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Application Instructions
i) a CV;
ii) a motivation letter in English;
iii) names and contacts of 2 referees.

Why Human Technopole
HT seeks scientific excellence, we recruit the best scientific talents through international, open calls.

Our working environment is international, friendly and inclusive.

Our scientists work together across disciplines on research topics of biomedical relevance, leveraging synergies between their diverse skillsets and methodological approaches.

We believe that highly diverse teams yield the best and most innovative results.

We engage in outward-facing scientific activities aimed at benefiting the national and international research community.

Training is also at the heart of our activity, with initiatives and opportunities for our staff, including scientific courses, conferences and workshops.

Main benefits

Welfare plans.
Canteen service.
Worklife balance provisions.
Italian language training for foreigners.
Maternity leave up to 1 year and other support for new parents.
Counselling.
Possibility of flexible working hours
Support for relocation.
Tax benefits where applicable.

Number of positions offered: 1

Contract offered:
CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico, contract duration to be determined - employee level.

The position is based in Milan.