The SIMPPER_MedDev project
involves a consortium of 5 leading European research universities from Ireland,
Denmark, Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands, along with 10 industry
partners who manufacture important classes of medical devices and products, and
one of Europe’s premier orthopaedics hospitals. The consortium intends to train
PhD researchers in advanced manufacturing and surface integrity associated with
the micro/nano processing of polymers for such medical devices. These
manufacturing PhD projects are grouped according to whether the processes are
either additive, subtractive or forming, while the applications relate to
prostheses and implants, and devices for drug delivery and medical
diagnostics. Funding for these projects has been provided by the EU under
their competitive H2020 MSCA-ITN-2020 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative
Training Networks) programme under Grant Agreement No. 956097.
Recruitment will remain open until all positions are filled in 2021.The target start dates for the first
positions will be in February-March 2021. They will also spend up to 6-months
on secondment at partner organisations, thereby ensuring that all ESRs will
spend time in both academia and industry, and in at least two different
countries. All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race,
disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
Further particulars can be
found at the following link:
https://www.ucd.ie/mecheng/research/postgraduateopportunities/itnmariecuriephdscholarships/
ESR: Host- Novo Nordisk, Denmark, Project Title: Precision processing of biobased
polymers for device concepts in medical
Eligibility and Mobility
• All researchers recruited in
a Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN must be Early-Stage Re-searchers (ESRs). An ESR
shall, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers
and have not been awarded a doctoral degree.
• Researchers can be of any nationality.
• There is no age limit.
• Researcher is required to
undertake transnational mobility (i.e. move from one country to another) when
taking up their appointment. One general rule applies: at the time of
recruitment by the host beneficiary, researchers must not have resided or
carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their
host beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to
the reference date.
•For all recruitment, the eligibility and mobility of the researcher will be determined at the time of
their (first) recruitment in the project. The status of the researcher will not evolve over the life-time of a contract
Requirements:
• Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in a relevant branch of engineering, manufacturing, physics or
chemistry, as appropriate to their specific project topic.
• Applications from suitably qualified female applicants are particularly welcome.
• Each beneficiary organisation might have additional eligibility criteria, e.g. work/study visa,
language or other requirements. These will be clarified in the second stage of
the application process.
Key Responsibilities:
• To manage and carry out their research projects within 36 months
• To write a PhD thesis
• To write articles for scientific peer reviewed journals
• To write progress reports and prepare results for publication and dissemination via public lectures,
presentations and the web
• To participate in research and training activities within the SIMPPER_MedDev net-work
• To disseminate their research in the scientific community (international conferences) and
non-scientific community, by outreach and public engagement • To liaise with the other research staff and students working in broad areas of relevance to the research project and partner institutions.
How to Apply:
To begin the process, please first read the descriptions of the ESR topic. The topic is not
firmly fixed, and it may change as the successful candidate develops their PhD
proposal. Write a letter of application addressed to Dr Nan Zhang and Prof.
Michael Gilchrist, project coordinators. Please send application letters in PDF
format by email to [Email Address Removed]. In your application:
• introduce yourself, explaining your motivation to join the ITN project network
• describe your previous relevant experience and your best project/research work to date;
• enclose an updated CV including prior education and all publications;
• confirm that you meet the criteria for ESRs under the EU rules
https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/sites/mariecurie2/files/msca-itn-fellows-note_en_v2.pdf
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