Vancancies for PhD positions (click for the full list on EURAXESS)
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Vancancies for PhD positions (click for the full list on EURAXESS) ---
Please note that this advertisement contains different individual positions. For each of them, individual calls will be managed by the host institution.
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Project 1: Planar complex lipid membranes
Host: Institute for Complex Systems, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
PhD School: Physics at Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Supervisor: Yuri GERELLI
Academic Supervisor: Francesco SCIORTINO
Project focus: preparation and characterisation of complex lipid membranes at interfaces using advanced (scattering, QCM-D) techniques. Development of state-of-the art modelling approaches for data prediction and analysis.
Applications for this position are not yet being accepted. For informal inquiries, please contact yuri.gerelli@cnr.it.
Project 3: Advanced models for the quantitative interpretation of membranes reflectivity data
Host: Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
PhD School: Physics at the University of Strasbourg
Supervisor: Fabrice THALMANN
Project focus: combine atomistic-, coarse-grained and mesoscale simulations or analytical models for elaborating a fine interpretation of lipid membrane reflectivity data.
Applications for this position are not yet being accepted. For informal inquiries, please contact: fabrice.thalmann@ics-cnrs.unistra.fr.
Project 5: Hybrid synthetic/biogenic non-lamellar lipid films
Host: Chemistry Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
PhD School: Chemistry at University of Florence
Supervisor: Costanza MONTIS
Project focus: produce and characterise lamellar and non-lamellar lipid systems. Characterisation of their interaction with extracellular vesicles, antibodies and membrane proteins. Samples will be characterised with microscopy techniques, QCM-D and neutron and X-ray reflectometry.
Apply to this position at the link https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/339670
Project 8: Bio-membranes at air/water interfaces: structure, transport and uptake mechanisms
Host: Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
PhD School: Physics at Technical University Darmstadt
Supervisor: Emanuel SCHNECK
Project focus: characterisation of lipid membranes immobilised at liquid interfaces and of their interaction with drug carriers. The project is based on the use of advanced techniques such as total-reflection X-ray fluorescence, infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, interfacial rheology, and Brewster-angle microscopy.
Applications for this position are not yet being accepted. For informal inquiries, please contact: emanuel.schneck@pkm.tu-darmstadt.de.
Project 9: Complex biomembranes from micro-organisms
Host: Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France
PhD School: Molecular Biology at Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
Supervisor: Krishna BATCHU
Academic supervisor: Anna LA TEANA
Project focus: Development and validation of analytical tools to produce deuterated lipid molecules (by biomass extraction and by chemical synthesis) with properties optimised for neutron scattering experiments.
Apply to this position at this link.
For this position, the mobility rule applies to France.
Project 10: Mapping the interactions of a drug with its nanocarrier
Host: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
PhD School: Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at Technion
Supervisor: Dganit DANINO
Project focus: evaluation of the interaction between lipid-based drug vectors and enzyme therapeutics. Optimisation of the vector properties for tuning loading and drug release efficiency.
Apply for this position HERE.
Project 12: Development of Laser Transmission Spectroscopy method for lipid nanovectors
Host: Institute for Complex Systems, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
PhD School: Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Supervisor: Simona SENNATO
Academic Supervisor: Federico BORDI
Project focus: characterisation of lipid-based systems in solution via light scattering methods. Development of advanced models for the determination of particle absolute concentration in solution.
Applications for this position are not yet being accepted. For informal inquiries, please contact: simona.sennato@cnr.it.
Benefits
Salary: Doctoral candidates will receive an attractive salary in accordance with the MSCA regulations (incl. living allowance, mobility allowance, and family allowance).
Multidisciplinary Training: Doctoral candidates will receive comprehensive training in lipid science, advanced experimental methods, and computational modelling or simulations. This training will equip students with a broad skill set, preparing them for careers in academia or industry.
International Secondments: Each doctoral candidate will undertake international secondments, gaining hands-on experience in academic and industrial settings. These secondments are key to knowledge transfer and cross-sector collaboration within the CLIMB network.
Personalized Career Development Plans: Each candidate will receive personalized mentoring and career development plans tailored to their research goals. This includes training in scientific, technical, and transferable skills, ensuring that doctoral candidates are well-prepared for future career opportunities.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants profile:
Applicants must have a university degree (master or comparable) in chemistry, biophysics, computational modeling, biology, pharmaceutical sciences, or related disciplines. Please be aware that each PhD position has a different focus and might have specific requirements in terms of profile of the applicants.
Applicants must have a strong interest in conducting collaborative research.
Specific Eligibility Criteria of MSCA-DN Programme:
Doctoral Candidates must not yet been awarded a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment.
Doctoral Candidates must have not resided or carried out main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date.
Doctoral Candidates must be able to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English. Specific rules might exist for each individual position.
Selection process
Call for applications will be posted individually, for each advertised position, starting from February 2025.
How to Apply:
For detailed information on the application and selection procedures for specific positions, including application deadlines and expected start dates, please contact the main supervisor for each position listed below.