Cell2Cell was funded with 3.9 Mio € during the first call of application
Current call for applications:
15 Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions are available for a 3-year PhD programme funded by a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative training network (ITN) Cell2Cell.
For more information about the individual ESR projects please press here
General information
- You will be employed by the host organization for the duration of the PhD.
- You will receive a competitive salary, a mobility allowance and a family allowance (where applicable).
- You will benefit from a comprehensive training program in the areas of infection biology, yeast chromatin biology, single-cell biology and bioinformatics.
- You will participate in international visits (secondments) to other organizations within the Cell2Cell network.
- You will be part of an international network and benefit from joint activities (training events, summer school) within the program.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants can be of any nationality.
- Applicants must fulfill the mobility rule, i.e. have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.
- Applicants must fulfill the Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) rule, i.e. be within the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers at the date of recruitment by the host organization and have not been awarded a doctoral degree.
General requirements
- Entry level: Applicants should hold a Master’s degree (MSc) in biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biophysics, biotechnology, medicine or in a related discipline (candidates only holding a 4-years bachelor’s degree with honors can be considered under special circumstances).
- Language skills: A high proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
- Application process: After registration to the Cell2Cell’s online application portal (link), enter the required information and upload the following documents: a short CV, copies of relevant transcripts and Master’s and Bachelor’s degree certificates. Don’t forget to fill in the motivation section (outlining why and which projects you like to join; up to three specific projects can be selected), Deadline for submitting your online application is February 15, 2020.
Deadline: extended until all positions are filled
Join our network!
15 #phd positions across #Europe: an exciting opportunity for #research and #training in our interdisciplinary #msca funded #ITN. A few days are left, #applynow !!
Many thanks to the colleagues of the @helmholtz_diabc 👍😊 https://twitter.com/helmholtz_diabc/status/1226812097188765697
N6-methyladenosine in poly(A) tails stabilize VSG transcripts.
A new preprint by cell2cell member @luisamfigueired reveals the importance of RNA modifications in antigenic variation.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.30.925776v1
Hi-C reveals: Dynamic DNA-DNA interactions of the active antigen-coding gene with an RNA maturation locus allow antigenic variation in T. brucei.
A new preprint by the cell2cell member @siegel_lab
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.27.921452v1
We are excited to announce the launch of our web page's new design! It provides information about who we are & what we do. It also includes info about the open call for 15 PhD positions across Europe (deadline Feb. 15).
Check it out: http://cell2cell.eu
#webpage #PhD #ITN
- May 2019
Cell2Cell got funded
Cell2Cell got funded
May 15, 2019 - Nov 2019
Kick-off Meeting Munich
Kick-off Meeting Munich
November 25, 2019
Two-day meeting of all Project supervisors at BioMedical Center (LMU Munich) to present ESR projects and plan training events and recruitment - Dec 2019
Advertisement of ESR positions
Advertisement of ESR positions
December 23, 2019Our webpage Cell2Cell.eu went online and all 15 ESR positions were advertised on NatureJobs and EURAXESS
- Jul 2020
Welcome Retreat, Lisbon — in planning
Welcome Retreat, Lisbon — in planning
July 1, 2020 - Nov 2020
ESR Workshop 1, Stockholm — in planning
ESR Workshop 1, Stockholm — in planning
November 1, 2020 - Apr 2021
ESR Workshop 2, Istanbul — in planning
ESR Workshop 2, Istanbul — in planning
April 1, 2021 - Sep 2021
Summer School — in planning
Summer School — in planning
September 1, 2021 - Jun 2022
ESR Workshop 3, Budapest — in planning
ESR Workshop 3, Budapest — in planning
June 24, 2022in planning
- Mar 2023
Final Conference & Career Day, Munich — in planning
Final Conference & Career Day, Munich — in planning
March 1, 2023in planning
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant number 860675.