Dr E Lonardo, Prof Andrea Riccio
No more applications being accepted
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Job description (PhD candidate)
The Institute of Genetics and Biophysics Adriano Buzzati-Traverso (IGB-ABT, CNR, Naples) offers a PhD fellow contract to join the Gastrointestinal Cancer group led by Dr. Enza Lonardo within the Molecular Oncology Program
( http://www.igb.cnr.it/staff/mo).
The candidate will join a project focused on understanding tumor-stroma crosstalk in pancreatic cancer.
The primary goal of Dr. Enza Lonardo’s laboratory is to understand the signaling pathways implicated in epithelial stem cell fate, their alterations during cancer and metastasis, and the interactions between tumor cells and microenvironment. We have a multidisciplinary approach using mouse models, cell cultures, clinical tissue samples and molecular and cell biology techniques to translate basic research into clinically relevant results.
Profile:
We are looking for motivated scientists holding a University degree in biology or an equivalent field with interest in cancer biology.
Ideal candidate should be familiar with:
- Mouse model manipulation
- In vitro cell culture
- Molecular biology approaches
We offer:
• The opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research projects, work closely with an international team of scientists and work in one of the leading Institutes in Italy.
Evaluation Criteria
- Curriculum assessment concerns:
a) the degree thesis (the degree pertinence with the Ph.D. scientific topics, the degree final grades);
b) knowledge of Foreign languages and other skills opportunely certified;
c) research and study stages in Italy and abroad;
d) scholarships;
e) post graduate qualifications;
f) other documents if relevant for a full assessment (for example publications, conference abstracts, reference letters written by Professors of the foreign University where candidates are enrolled).
- Oral examinations topics concern your previous research experience and the project specific to the position offered. The interview can be in videoconference via Skype if requested.
Funding Notes
Eligibility Criteria
- Academic degree: Applicants shall have a master degree or equivalent corresponding to the second level of studies.
- Mobility rule: There will be no nationality restrictions. Applicants can be from any Country. However, they should have received their degree from a University located outside of Italy.
References
APPLICATIONS AND DEADLINE
The application for admission to the examinations – Encl.1, duly signed in his/her own handwriting has to be sent only by certified mail (letter sent by recorded delivery with acknowledgement of receipt) – to avoid the exclusion from the competitive examination – within 14t July 2017 and addressed to the “Centro di Servizio di Ateneo per la Ricerca - c/o Ufficio Protocollo” - Università
degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” - Piazza Luigi Miraglia, Palazzo Bideri – 80138 NAPOLI (on the envelope must be written ” Domanda di ammissione ai Corsi di Dottorato di Ricerca”). The title of the Research Doctorate Program “Molecular Life Sciences” must be indicated in the application form (see also https://www.unina2.it/index.php/ricerca/avvisi/5161-bando-di-concorso-dottorato-di-ricerca-xxxiii-ciclo) Bando riservato ai candidati laureati presso Università estere.
For any other detail, visit https://www.unina2.it/index.php/ricerca/avvisi/5161-bando-di-concorso-dottorato-di-ricerca-xxxiii-ciclo