TRAining in Cancer mechanisms & Therapeutics (TRACT).
Background
TRACT is an international, inter-sectoral, multi-disciplinary project providing Marie Sklodowska Curie PhD Fellowships to early stage researchers (ESRs) with the potential to become the leaders of tomorrow in cancer research. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research & innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 721906 for 11 PhD Fellowships.
PhD Fellows will complete research projects in critical thematic areas; biomarker discovery, molecular resistance mechanisms and metabolic transformation mechanisms that will lead to new insights into the molecular and cellular basis of oral and oesophageal cancer. Fellows will be exposed to next-generation technologies in cancer diagnosis, metabolism, CRISPR and next- gen sequencing, imaging, biomarker, exosome analysis, medicinal chemistry, bioinformatics and drug discovery.
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Eligibility criteria
Applicants should hold the necessary qualifications entitling them to undertake PhD study in their chosen country, and should possess a high standard of written and spoken English. Prospective PhD candidates should hold at least a 2:1 BSc or alternatively an MSc degree, or equivalent, in biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, medicinal chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry or related disciplines. Graduates in dental science with a special interest in oral medicine are also encouraged to apply. Relevant research experience is desirable. Applicants must be in the first 4 years of their career post primary degree and not yet hold a doctoral degree. TRACT is a mobility-based EU project and researchers are required to move country to commence their PhD training project. Applicants must not have been resident in the country where the ESR project is being hosted for more than 12 months in the past 3 years.
Selection process
Applicants should email a single attachment file to Prof. James Murray that includes a covering letter, which should specify your reasons for applying and your suitability as a candidate, a copy of your CV which describes your relevant research training and experience and copies of your degree transcripts in English and English proficiency certificate, if required. Also have two letters of recommendation sent independently in support of your application to the same email address. Please include the title of the ESR project(s) that you are interested in in the body of the email (listing choices in order of preference). Deadline for receipt of applications is 31st December 2016. Candidates will be shortlisted based on the quality of degree(s) awarded, the relevance of research training and experience and the supporting references. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed either in person in the host institution of the relevant country or through Skype.
Application deadline: 31st December 2016
Start date: 1st of March, 2017