Postdoctoral fellow in Chronic Inflammation and Respiratory Disease

Background

The postdoc position is funded as a PPP Healthtech project through external competitive funding by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). The successful candidate will be part of the Research Group Molecular & Translational Allergology, an international team with long-standing experience and high visibility in allergy research. The Research Group is embedded within the Department of Infection & Immunity at the LIH, a multidisciplinary and state-of-the-art environment.

Project

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children, and its prevalence has been rising globally during the past thirty years, touching up to 10% of the young population. The aim of the project is to address two major challenges in asthma diagnosis and treatment, the low adherence to inhaled corticosteroid treatment and a suboptimal inhalation technique, as well as the lack of non-invasive biomarkers, by combining a digital health approach with deep immunophenotyping. 

The project consortium combines technical and cutting-edge know-how with excellence in patient care. This translational research project unifies the expertise of a start-up company specialized in medical engineering with highly recognized experts in pneumology and allergology research and medicine in Luxembourg. 

The Postdoctoral Researcher will participate in a translational research study led by Dr. Christiane Hilger (PI of the project) and integrate into a motivated and mixed team of BSc, MSc, PhD students and postdocs at LIH. 

Key Accountabilities

• Plan, direct, and conduct specialized research experiments to understand immunological mechanism in the context of paediatric asthma;
• Develop and coordinate flow cytometry experiments and perform multi-omic data analysis;
• Collaborate with clinical partners to achieve research goals;
• Prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals;
• Present research findings at national and international conferences;
• Train and co-supervise under- and post-graduate students and technicians;

Key Skills, Demonstrated Experience and Qualifications

We are looking for a highly motivated, perseverant, organized, and flexible postdoctoral fellow, willing to work in a competitive, interdisciplinary, cooperative and international research project.

• PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Immunology, or related field (ideally completed within the last 3 years);
• Experience with cell culture, immunoassays and multicolor flow cytometry;
• Strong background and publication record in respiratory disease, allergy and/or human immunology (at least one first-author original publication in recognized international journal(s));
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English;
• Desired skills: experience with analyzing multidimensional immune data.

For any further information please visit:

Dr. Christiane Hilger (PI of the project): https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9455-5442 and the website of the Research Group Molecular & Translational Allergology.

Applications including a cover letter and a curriculum vitae should be sent before 31 December 2024 via our website www.LIH.lu/jobs with the ref: MC/PDIRD0724/CH/DII

Gender Equality

The LIH is an equal opportunities employer. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff. The LIH is attentive to gender representation among its leadership staff and aims to eliminate obstacles to the recruitment and promotion of female leaders and their career development.