Positions
Postdocs
At present we do not have any open (i.e. funded) postdoc positions.
Interested candidates bringing - or applying for - their own funding (such as MSCA-IF, EMBO or HFSP postdoctoral fellowships) can contact .
In this case, please include your CV and a specific motivation and brief description of the topic you would like to work on.
PhD candidates
At present we do not have any open (i.e. funded) postdoc positions.
Bioinformatician
We will soon be opening a vacancy for a bioinformatician as part of our recently awarded KWF project "Targeting the WNT/CTNNB1 pathway in breast cancer".
All applications must be submitted through the official vacancy website in order to be processed, and you will find a link to the vacancy here as soon as it gets posted.
Technicians
We don't have any open positions at the moment.
Students
We receive frequent requests from students that are looking for summer internships.
Unfortunately, the lab does not offer these.
We are taking applications from BSc and MSc students who want to do an internship in 2026-2027.
See below for details and our selection procedure:
- As a default, we offer internships in the spring semester (Jan-July).
- We always aim for the best match between ongoing research projects in the lab, available supervisors, and different students based on mutual interest. Moreover, we strive for a mix between BSc and MSc students.
- The maximum number of students we can host at any one time is determined by the available bench space and supervision. Typically, this means that we have max. 5 positions available each academic year.
- In the past, we have always had more interest from students than we had spots available (we typically receive more than 20 applications), which is why we usually make our selection for the upcoming internship season (January-July) in late October or early November.
- Everything else being equal, we will give preference to students from the University of Amsterdam and, if needed, to students from programs/tracks/courses that the lab is actively involved in.
To apply, we ask that UvA students use this online form.
Note that you need your @uva.nl e-mail address to submit the form.
Please have an up to date CV ready to attach at the time of application.
All other instructions can be found on the form.
If you don't have an @uva.nl e-mail address, then please contact one of the permanent scientific staff by e-mail to register your interest.
When you approach us, please make sure your first e-mail is complete: include an up to date CV (a grade list can be included if you want) and a short motivation for why you are interested to work with us.
Note that we (often) also have smaller or larger internship projects for the more computationally inclined:
In the past, we have co-supervised some bioinformatics and image analysis projects (with questions/problems relevant to our work) that are e.g. well suited for students from the MSc Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (collaboration with dr. Marten Postma) or the MSc major Big Biomedical Data Analysis (collaboration with dr. Martijs Jonker).
- For these students, a second supervisor with the relevant bioinformatics or image data analysis expertise will be sought.