CINCHRON: Offering 7 PhD Positions in Chronobiology

CINCHRON is a H2020 Marie Curie Innovative Training network, offering 7 PhD positions in chronobiology in 7 EU countries and Israel. Chronobiology is the study of biological rhythms. The best understood cycles are those with circadian 24 hour periods that modulate the temporal dynamics of physiology and behaviour of all higher organisms and some bacteria. Four model organisms have been widely used to study the underlying biology of circadian clocks, Cyanobacteria, the fungus Neurospora, the fruitfly Drosophila, and the mouse. CINCHRON is an integrated European centre of excellence for the research training of researchers in the emerging multidisciplinary field of Comparative INsect CHRONobiology. Our projects span 4 different (yet overlapping) topics: circadian, seasonal, metabolic and commercial chronobiology. A detailed description of the individual projects can be found here.

We offer high profile research projects in an Innovative Training Network Program, frequent network meetings (every 7-8 months), with courses and workshops delivered by international experts, intensive contacts with international collaborators & secondments to other research laboratories, possibility to visit and collaborate with the commercial sector. We are looking for candidates that are highly motivated and talented, are able to work in a multidisciplinary team, are keen on intra-European mobility to perform PhD research abroad and have good communication skills.