Specialist | Human Technopole, Milan
Application closing date: 20.05.2026
Join a place where ambitious science thrives
Human Technopole (Milan) is a rapidly expanding life science institute where international researchers and cutting‑edge technologies converge to accelerate biomedical discovery. Our mission is to transform bold scientific ideas into advances that improve human health.
Within this mission, the Pigino Lab works at the interface between structural and molecular cell biology. We combine state‑of‑the‑art cryo‑electron microscopy and cryo‑electron tomography, correlative light and electron microscopy, advanced fluorescence microscopy, and 3D image processing to study the structure, function, and assembly of cilia, ubiquitous eukaryotic organelles with essential roles in motility, signalling, and sensing. Our work spans motile and primary cilia in health and disease, across a range of model systems: from the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to mammalian cell lines, organoids, and tissues from ciliated organs. Our ambition is to translate mechanistic insight into a deeper understanding of human ciliopathies and related disorders.
As Specialist in the Pigino Lab, you willLead the design, optimisation, and execution of advanced experimental pipelines that integrate cryo‑ET, light and electron microscopy, biochemistry, and molecular cell biology.
Deliver high‑quality, reproducible data that directly feed our publications, grant proposals, and long‑term scientific strategy.
Act as the lab’s subject‑matter expert for cryo‑ET and correlative imaging – advising the team on methodology, troubleshooting, and data interpretation.
Build and maintain robust quality‑control workflows for experimental and computational pipelines.
Scout and integrate emerging methods (AI‑based image analysis, new hardware, new sample‑preparation approaches) into ongoing projects.
Mentor PhD students and junior researchers, sharing your expertise i