4 PhD Positions in Palaeoproteomics at the University of Copenhagen

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen is recruiting candidates for four PhD (Early Stage Researcher) positions, three at the Globe Institute and one at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR).

‍The PhD positions are part of the European Training Network PUSHH: Palaeoproteomics to Unleash Studies on Human History. The network is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 861389.

‍The PUSHH ETN builds on the recent exciting advances in palaeoproteomics, i.e. mass spectrometry-based ancient protein sequencing. PUSHH will develop new proteomic methods, optimised for ancient protein analysis, that will be applied to address outstanding evolutionary questions in human and hominoid evolution. Currently, there are very few specialists that have been trained to analyse ancient proteins, but the growing demand for information provided by palaeoproteomics will require highly qualified profiles with backgrounds in analytical chemistry, bioinformatics, palaeoanthropology and palaeontology. PUSHH will fill this advanced training gap by providing international, and intersectoral doctoral training, for 14 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in seven different EU countries. PUSHH will guide the ESRs to develop the advanced interdisciplinary competence they need to achieve seamless integration of palaeoproteomics with the established research approaches currently used in palaeoanthropology and archaeology.

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4 PhD Positions in Palaeoproteomics at the University of Copenhagen