Postdoc Position in Tissue Engineering

Employment: 100%
Start Date: 01.01.2026
Duration: 2 years

Department Overview
The Department of Biomedicine is a joint effort between the University of Basel and the University Hospitals Basel. It unites basic and clinical scientists to advance our understanding of health and disease and to develop pioneering therapies benefiting the lives of patients in areas of unmet need. With more than 70 research groups and 800 employees, the Department of Biomedicine is the largest department at the University. We are located in the heart of Basel at six different locations.

Position Overview
The Tissue Engineering Group at the Department of Biomedicine is currently seeking a highly motivated and ambitious junior postdoc to work on the development and application of bone marrow tissue analogs to model and investigate human pathophysiological hematopoiesis.

Your Position
In the context of a program funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the successful candidate is expected to carry out independently a project at the interface between hematopoiesis and tissue engineering, while cooperating with a PhD student working on the same program. The project aims at engineering organotypic 3D human bone marrow tissues and applying them as grafts in vivo to enhance the recovery of healthy hematopoiesis after chemotherapeutic damage in the context of hematopoietic malignancies. In this project, the candidate will work with human primary cells and perform cell culture experiments (in vitro), followed by experiments using murine models (in vivo).

Your Profile

• PhD degree in cell biology (or equivalent) obtained in the past 12 months.

• Strong background in hematopoiesis and/or stem cell research.

• Robust experience in cell culture techniques, flow cytometry, microscopy, and animal experimentation.

• Experience with in vivo (mouse) methods applied to study hematopoiesis, including drug administration via i.p, s.c., and i.v., blood sampling, bone marrow transplantation, tissue harvest, and s.c. implantations, is highly recommended.

• Experience in routine molecular biology techniques (DNA/RNA/Protein extraction, cloning, Q-PCR) and/or in transcriptomics/proteomics is a strong asset.

• Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills.

We Offer You
The interdisciplinary Tissue Engineering Group in Basel, directed by Prof. Ivan Martin, aims at understanding mechanisms governing tissue regeneration and translating this knowledge into innovative clinical approaches. In this environment, you will take part in an exciting and collaborative project. The Department of Biomedicine offers an excellent research environment with world-class research facilities, ideal for building a scientific career. Basel, located on the borders of France and Germany, is one of the leading pharmaceutical and biotechnological centers in the world.

Application / Contact
Candidates should send a motivation letter together with a CV (including a short summary of research experience) and contact information for referees to:

Dr. Andres Garcia-Garcia
Email: Andres.garciagarcia@usb.ch