10 PhD Fellowships, Training Network EN-ACTI2NG (2017)

Call for 10 PhD fellowships within the “European Network on Anti-Cancer Immuno-Therapy Improvement by modification of CAR and TCR Interactions and Nanoscale Geometry”

Required education level:
Master or equivalent in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, physics, biophysics engineering, medical sciences.

Skills/qualifications:
Applicants must be in possession of/ in the last part of the program leading to the degree (usually the Master Degree) in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, (Bio-)Physics, Engineering, Medical Sciences which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher will be recruited. The exact requirements to start the PhD program vary from university to university, and have to be clarified in each individual case. Students that are still in the course of obtaining the qualifying degree should include an official declaration by their program director specifying the date at which the degree will be awarded.

Languages:
Good communication, reading and writing skills in English.

Eligibility criteria:
As mandated by EU regulations, applicants shall, at the time of recruitment by the host organization, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. They should also fulfill the mobility rule: at the time of recruitment by the host organization, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the hiring date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

Further details:
http://www.enacti2ng-itn.eu