I have recently moved from the department of Genetics, to a company in the Netherland doing vaccine and antibody R&D. We have an immediate opening for a person with significant post-doctoral experience to join our effort to develop treatments and prevention strategies for infectious diseases in children and the elderly. I have included a job discription that could be posted on your departmental board or circulated via email. I will be in the Boston area at the end of this week, if a qualified candidate is identified.
Please feel free to pass this job description to appropriate individuals as you see fit.
Thanks for your help.
Best,
Markus
Markus Dettenhofer PhD Department of Genetics Harvard Medical School 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston MA 02115 voice: 617-254-5831
Crucell is a global biotech company that focuses on the development, production and marketing of vaccines, recombinant proteins and antibodies to prevent and combat infectious and other diseases. Within Crucell talented, entrepreneurial people are working in a dynamic culture in which innovation and a ‘can do’ state of mind are the central points. In order to strengthen our team we are continuously looking for enthusiastic, talented people who have the ambition to develop themselves and can be of value to Crucell.
(Senior) Scientist Viral Vaccines Location: Leiden, The Netherlands Hours: 36-40 Department: Innovation & Discovery Lab; Innovation Team Job description: For this position we are looking for a Scientist with a few years post-doc experience. The suitable candidate has an affinity with early research projects and he/she is able to cross the borders of own scientific discipline. This candidate will have responsibility for scientific input to a dedicated project, but also contribute with ideas to other ongoing research projects and actively participate in brain storming sessions. Innovation and creative thinking are important aspects of his/her previous performances, and are crucial for this position. For his/her dedicated project, the selected candidate will work closely with Project Manager and line scientist(s), and will report directly to the Head of Innovation team. Lab work is not compulsory but it is possible.
Minimum Qualifications: • PhD (molecular) biology • experience in in vitro and in vivo virological model systems desirable • experience in antibodies or vaccines R&D desirable • experience in B and T cell immunology desirable • experience in lung physiology desirable