APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: November 20th, 2025

Human Technopole (HT) is an interdisciplinary life science research institute, created and supported by the Italian Government, with the aim of developing innovative strategies to improve human health. HT is composed of five Centers: Neurogenomics, Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Genomics, and Health Data Science. The Centers work together to enable interdisciplinary research and to create an open, collaborative environment that will help promote life science research both nationally and internationally.

About the Group

The Taverna group studies brain development and evolution, focusing on the role of intracellular traffic.

Internship Project Description

The candidate will study the role of the Golgi apparatus in neural stem cell architecture and cell fate specification during brain development. The project merges concepts and tools from cell biology, neural stem cell biology, advanced robotics for single cell manipulation and developmental neuroscience.

Key tasks and activities:

Key tasks include cell culture, iPSCs maintenance and organoid culture. The candidate, under the supervision of the tutor, will support and be involved in:

• Perform immunofluorescence
• Confocal microscopy and super-resolution microscopy
• Image analysis and quantification  
• Single cell manipulation and lineage tracing in tissue through custom robotics.

Essential requirements:

• Degree in biology, biotechnology or field relevant to this project.
• Strong interest in neurobiology.
• Familiarity with cell culture work.
• Familiarity with immunofluorescence and light microscopy.
• Fluency in English – HT is an international insitute

Preferred requirements

• Familiarity with iPSCs culture.
• Academic background in cell biology or molecular biology.

Organizational and social skills

• Excellent communication and team working skills.

Application Instructions

• a CV in English.
• a motivation letter in English.

For specific enquires concerning the role only, please contact the Talent & Acquisition Team, recruitment@fht.org (this email address should not be used to send applications).

 
Why Human Technopole

HT seeks scientific excellence, we recruit the best scientific talents through international, open calls.

Our working environment is international, friendly and inclusive. Our scientists work together across disciplines on research topics of biomedical relevance, leveraging synergies between their diverse skillsets and methodological approaches.

We believe that highly diverse teams yield the best and most innovative results.

We engage in outward-facing scientific activities aimed at benefiting the national and international research community. Training is also at the heart of our activity, with initiatives and opportunities for our staff, including scientific courses, conferences and workshops.

What we offer

• Meal delivery service.
• Guest House upon availability, if needed.
• Access to all training initiatives targeted to HT scientists.
• International research environment with networking and training opportunities.
• Hands-on experience with real-world research projects addressing compelling scientific questions and applying state-of-the-art technologies.
• Supervision by experienced researchers providing personalized feedback and career advice.

Special consideration will be given to candidates who are part of the protected categories list, according to L. 68/99.

Number of positions offered: 1

Internship duration: 12 months.     

Reimbursement: 800€ gross per month

The position is based in Milan.