EPFL | École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
EPFL is ranked 12th in the world in QS 2017 – World University Ranking. EPFL offers an exceptional research and training environment with state-of-the-art facilities. The working language at EPFL is English. Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering (Tang lab @ EPFL) is located on the 2nd floor of the new MED building (east side). We are actively looking for highly motivated and talented students and postdocs to join our laboratory.
Postdoctoral Postion Opening
One full-time postdoctoral position in cancer immunotherapy and immunoengineering for an Innosuisse project is immediately available in Tang lab at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). This collaborative project (3 years) between Tang lab and Novochizol SA aims at improving the safety and efficacy of immune therapies against solid cancers using a unique chitosan transformation technology, NovochizolTM nanoparticle, for tumor-targeted delivery of immune therapeutics. The salaries and benefits for postdoctoral researchers are internationally competitive at EPFL. The working language is English.
The candidate will work on developing novel cancer immunotherapies through metabolic modulation of immune cells and elucidating mechanism of key limitations in current cancer immunotherapy such as T cell exhaustion. The candidate will also utilize new biochemical and biophysical tools developed in Tang lab to engineer immune responses for next generation immunotherapy. The candidate is expected to have strong expertise and experimental background in immunology, cancer immunotherapy, immune metabolism, and mouse studies, and is willing to work in a highly interdisciplinary environment. The successful applicants should have published peer-reviewed articles as the first author in tier 1 journals, be self-motivated, and have excellent communication skills (in English).
Tang lab’s research focuses on developing novel strategies to engineer the multi-dimensional immunity-disease interactions, an emerging field called “immunoengineering”, through chemical, metabolic, and mechanical means in order to treat cancer safely and effectively with immunotherapies. The candidate will work on the cancer immunotherapy project enabled by the NovochizaolTM nanoparticles. In addition, the candidate will investigate the metabolic modulation of immune cells, in particular, exhausted lymphocyte in the tumor microenvironment. The candidate is expected to have strong expertise and experimental background in immunology, cancer immunotherapy, immune metabolism, nanotechnology, and mouse studies, and is willing to work in a highly interdisciplinary environment. The successful applicants should have published peer-reviewed articles as the first author in tier 1 journals, be self-motivated, and have excellent communication skills (in English). For detailed information about this postition, please see our job opening description and recent publications below, or contact Prof. Tang ( [email protected]).
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Doctoral student
Tang lab’s research aims at developing novel strategies to engineer immunity-disease interactions, an emerging field called ‘immunoengineering’, through chemical, metabolic, and mechanical means in order to treat cancer safely and effectively with immunotherapies. We are actively looking to recruit PhD students who are interested in this new field and would like to work in a highly interdisciplinary environment.
Highly motivated and talented students (bachelor or master) with excellent academic achievements in a major field of Immunology, Cancer Biology, Bioengineering, or a closely related discipline, are encouraged to apply for EPFL doctoral programs (EDBB or EDMS or EDMX, see http://phd.epfl.ch/programs for details).
If you are interested in joining Tang Lab, please forward your CV, research statement (including experience and interest, max. 3 pages), and the contact information of 3 references to Prof. Tang ( [email protected]). If you are interested in getting Prof. Tang’s support to apply for graduate fellowships that can sponsor your graduate study at EPFL, including European or international scholarships (e.g., Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars, Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC), etc), please contact Prof. Tang directly.
Candidates with only a four-year Bachelor Degree are also considered (depending on the undergraduate institution and study/research performance there).