PHD

Erasmus MC

• PhD in the field of liver regenerative medicine

Join Erasmus MC's cutting-edge research in liver regenerative medicine! As a PhD candidate, you'll help revolutionize donor liver recovery through machine perfusion in the NWO-funded ARREST project.

• Closing date 03-11-2025
• 2067

• 36 hours
• Research university
• Medical Specialists / Research & Education

• Closing date 03-11-2025
• 2067

Job description

The HPB & Transplant Surgery section, together with the Laboratory of the Department of Surgery, hosts translational research focused on liver disease, liver transplantation, and regenerative medicine. This research is conducted in close collaboration between laboratory scientists, surgeons, and organ perfusionists.

As a PhD candidate, you will participate in a project funded by the NWO Nationale Wetenschapsagenda. In this project, the Dutch consortium 'ARREST' aims to develop regenerative medicine strategies to repair, regenerate, and optimize injured donor livers that would otherwise be rejected for transplantation. A key technique in this project is the use of ex situ machine perfusion of donor livers.

Work environment

Erasmus MC is the largest academic hospital in the Netherlands and the leading national institute for organ transplantation medicine. One of the research lines within the Department of Surgery (section HPB & Transplant Surgery) is dedicated to liver transplantation. The group has extensive experience and an international reputation in machine perfusion preservation of donor livers. The research projects are translational and aim to increase the number of donor livers suitable for transplantation and to improve liver transplantation outcomes. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for immunological, cell biological, and molecular research.

Qualifications and skills

• Master's degree in (Medical) Biology, Medicine, or a closely related field.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic about scientific research.
• Accurate, enterprising, and persevering in their work approach.
• Willing to work beyond standard office hours; this is not a 9-to-5 position.
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills in English (both written and spoken).

Terms of employment

• You will be offered a temporary position for a period of four years.
• The gross monthly salary ranges from €3,598 to a maximum of €5,669 (scale 10), depending on your education and relevant experience, based on a full-time workweek of 36 hours.
• Excellent fringe benefits, including a 13th-month salary paid out in November and a personalized travel expense package.
• Pension insurance with ABP, we take care of approximately 2/3 of the monthly contribution.
• Additional perks such as access to an in-house physiotherapist and bicycle repair service. You can also make use of our on-site gym to stay fit after work.

Make this job your next career move!

For more information about this position, please contact Dr. Monique Verstegen, Associate Professor of Experimental Surgery, via phone at or email at , or Prof. Dr. , of the Department of HPB and Transplantation Surgery, via phone at or email at .

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Selection

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Step 5 - Getting started

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