PhD on Liver preservation and regeneration using ex-situ machine perfusion

Job description

One of the research focus areas of the division of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) and Transplant Surgery is liver transplantation and machine preservation of donor livers. The research has a translational character and is a collaborative effort of clinicians, basic researchers and organ perfusionists.

Within the Convergence program there is collaboration with researchers at the Technical University of Delft. As a PhD candidate you will be involved in a project concerning further development of ex situ machine perfusion for liver regeneration. This project includes the development of a machine perfusion fluid that stimulates proliferation as well a new ‘organ chamber’ that will mimic more closely the natural anatomic position and movement of the liver in vivo. The research work will be conducted in collaboration with the Amsterdam UMC.

Work environment

The Erasmus MC is the largest academic hospital in the Netherlands and the prime national institute for organ transplantation medicine. One of the research lines of the department of Surgery is dedicated to liver transplantation and donor organ preservation. The research projects are translational and aim to increase of the number of suitable donor organs for transplantation as well as to improve outcome after liver transplantation. We have an active group of clinical organ perfusionists, surgeons and researchers that work at the forefront of machine perfusion research. Together we are pushing the boundaries in organ preservation and further advance machine perfusion technology. For this, we work together with industrial partners.





 

Qualifications and skills

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic PhD candidate. You are a team player, should be accurate, enterprising, and persevering. This is not a 9 to 5 job. 

• You have a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering or Clinical Technology, or equivalent.
• You have good communicative skills in English writing and speech.
• Expertise in biomedical designing and/or machine perfusion is preferred.

Before you apply please check our conditions for employment.

Terms of employment

• The gross monthly salary amounts a maximum of € 3.824,- (scale OIO), depending on your level of education and relevant experience, based on a full-time working week of 36 hours.
• Excellent fringe benefits, such as a 13th month that is already paid out in November and an individual travel expense package.
• Pension insurance with ABP, we take care of approximately 2/3 of the monthly contribution.
• Special benefits, such as an incompany physiotherapist and bicycle repairer. There is also a gym where you can work on your fitness after work.

More information

For more information about this position, please contact prof. dr. R.J. Porte, via r.j.porte@erasmusmc.nl or +31 10 703 18 10. 

If you are excited by the thought of this position and would like to apply, please do so by using the application form on our website.

No agencies please.