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The group of Biomedical and Metabolomic Analysis of the University of Geneva is looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and talented PhD student to develop novel analytical approaches for the relative and absolute quantification of biomarkers of exposure. For this purpose, separation techniques hyphenated with high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) detection to simultaneously will be used to identify and quantify different families of metabolites, i.e. steroids, complex lipids, sugars, amino and fatty acids, with an aim to highlight metabolic alterations induced by exposure to toxicants and/or by certain pathologies. These analytical developments will be mainly applied to research projects using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in collaboration with the Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT) and other research partners. Participation in clinical studies is also foreseen for the biochemical phenotyping of metabolic profiles in various situations.

A detailed description can be found here. 

The Metabolomics & Lipidomics team at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne is looking for an enthusiastic and skilled technician to work on sample preparation of complex biological matrices and the application, development and optimization of hyphenated mass spectrometry based approaches (GC and LC-MS) mainly for high-coverage targeted analysis of small molecule metabolites (including lipids). The candidate will also contribute to the maintenance of instrumentation, safe-keeping of samples and data processing while interacting with the rest of our multidisciplinary team.
Excellent communication skills, wet-lab experience (essentially related to sample preparation) and ideally, also, practical experience in working with GC- and LC-MS systems are expected.

Please apply through the UNIL website, only applications submitted through this website will be considered.

The Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering of EPFL is looking for a technical specialist in mass spectrometry to join the team of the Mass Spectrometry and Elemental Analysis platform. The mission will be to carry out mass spectrometry analyses for researchers from ISIC and other EPFL faculties, including measurements, instrument management, upkeep and maintenance operations and user support.

More information can be found here.

A postdoctoral position in computational metabolomics is available at the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University Children’s Hospital Basel (UKBB). The primary focus will be on breath analysis in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment rooted in a clinical setting. The team is dedicated to harnessing the rich biochemical information concealed in exhaled breath using state-of-the-art mass spectrometric technologies and sophisticated computational tools, with the aim of revolutionizing non-invasive diagnostics and clinical decision-making.

More information can be found here.