PhD student Structural Bioimaging

Background
You will become member of the Dynamic Bioimaging Lab, a passionate, fun and international group of scientists from a variety of research disciplines, that work together on developing advanced novel optical microscopy methods to solve timely questions in the biomedical sciences. Our laboratory collaborates with many top scientists in Flanders, Europe and beyond to push our research impact maximally. Check out our website www.uhasselt.be/dbi to see who you will work with, where the Lab is located, and which tools and expertise you can count on.
The laboratory is part of the dynamic and ambitious Neuroscience Research Department at the Biomedical Research Institute (www.uhasselt.be/biomed), where the common goal is to discover and characterize new targets for specific neurological diseases (developmental disorders, neurodegeneration, neurogastroenterological disorders, aging…).
The laboratory furthermore will have access to a top-notch microscopy facility (www.uhasselt.be/aomc), that specializates in the development of innovative light microscopic imaging methods to study dynamic cellular processes (live calcium imaging, pathological protein assembly, imaging of signal cascades) at spatial levels ranging from a single molecule to (entire organs of) model organisms.

Job content
In the framework of a Special Research Fund Large Research Project, you will work as a doctoral scholar together with 3 other PhD students on an ambitious research initiative “Structuromics@UHasselt” focused on elucidating biomolecular assemblies that are related to neurodegenerative disorders. Your PhD project specifically will focus on developing and applying a versatile high-throughput fluorescence imaging platform. In this function you will:

PhD student.
You will be appointed and paid as a PhD student as part of a 4-year research project called Structuromics.
We offer a full-time position with a fellowship agreement of 2 x 2 years (after positive mid-term evaluation).
You will be supervised by a multidisciplinary and committed team of researchers.
You will have opportunities to attend international conferences and networking events.
You will join a dynamic and inclusive research environment.
The start is scheduled for Q4 2025.
As PhD student at UHasselt, you can follow many doctoral school training courses and workshops for personal development (public speaking, grant writing, valorization,…).

Selection procedure
You can only apply online up to and including 31 October 2025.
The selection procedure consists of a preselection based on application file and an interview.
In addition to your CV, provide us with a motivation letter. Interviews take place in November.

Further information
Prof. dr. Jelle HENDRIX, +32-11-269213, [email protected]

For questions about the selection procedure, please email [email protected].