8 Phd Fully Funded Scholarship at EURECA (Europe Research and Care)

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Research Center

Curie institute

Area

Western Europe

Host Country

France

Deadline

09 Jan 2020

Study level

Postgraduate

Opportunity type

Scholarships , PhD

Specialities

Science

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

EuReCa (Europe Research & Care) is Institut Curie’s international PhD Program which provides PhD students with an excellent interdisciplinary, inter-sectorial, and international training. It includes a personalized career development plan, coaching, mentoring and the possibility of undertaking secondments in partners' institutions.

WHAT IS INSTITUT CURIE ?

A leading player in the fight against cancer, Institut Curie brings together an internationally-renowned Research Center and an advanced Hospital Group that provides care for all types of cancer. Founded in 1909 by Marie Curie, Institut Curie comprises three sites (Paris, Saint-Cloud and Orsay), where more than 3,500 members of staff are dedicated to achieving three objectives: hospital care; scientific research; and the sharing of knowledge and the preservation of legacy.

As a private foundation that is recognized as serving the public interest, Institut Curie is supported by donations and grants. This support is used to fund discoveries that will improve treatments and the quality of life of cancer patients.

EuReCa PhD fellows will carry out research in a vibrant environment based on the pluri-disciplinary approaches and excellence offered by over 85 research groups comprising Institut Curie’s 12 research departments grouped into 4 domains and a translational department:

Call for applications will open end of November 2019.

Mechanism of Caveolin-assisted transport and enrichment of sphingomyelin in the plasma membrane Thesis supervisor(s): Patricia Bassereau & Christophe Lamaze Research group: Membranes & Cellular Functions	Project 1
Unraveling the architecture of human centromeres and its impact in the (epi)genetic mechanisms of centromere speficiation, immune response and in maintaining chromosome integrity Thesis supervisor(s): Daniele Fachinetti Research group: Molecular Mechanisms of Chromosome Dynamics	Project 2
A synthetic platform for siRNA delivery Thesis supervisor(s): Ludger Johannes Research group: Endocytic Trafficking & Intracellular Delivery	Project 3
Molecular architecture of endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact site by cryo-electron tomography Thesis supervisor(s): Daniel Lévy & Manuela Dezi Research group: Molecular Microscopy of Membranes	Project 4
From patients to ex vivo modeling of tumor ecosystems: role of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in breast cancer response to chemotherapy Thesis supervisor(s): Maria-Carla Parrini & Fatima Mechta-Grigoriou Research group: Stress & Cancer	Project 5
‘What big eyes you have’: a systems biology approach to the developmental mechanisms of eye size variation Thesis supervisor(s): Ariane Ramaekers Research group: Epigenetic Plasticity & Polarity of the Embryo	Project 6
Targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts to increase T cell infiltration and tumor cell killing in non-small cell lung cancer Thesis supervisor(s): Hélène Salmon Research group: Stroma & Immunity	Project 7
The RNA-binding activity of glycolytic enzymes in melanoma Thesis supervisor(s): Stéphan Vagner Research group: RNA Biology, Signaling & Cancer	Project 8

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants have to complete an online application form in English when the call is open. They may apply for 1 or 2 thesis project(s). Incomplete applications will not be eligible. No application will be accepted after the deadline January 9th, 2020 at 4:00pm CET (GMT +1). The following documents are required:

a CV,
a motivation letter,
a copy of the high school degree,
a copy of the university degrees including the European Master’s degree or equivalent master's degree (translated by the applicant in English),
a copy of the university grade transcript from the Master’s degree or equivalent master's degree which would formally entitle to embark on a doctorate (translated by the applicant in English),
2 recommendation letters. Referees must have submitted their recommendation letters by the end of the call. We strongly advise applicants to contact their referees as soon as possible so that referees have enough time to upload the recommendation letter online. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the 2 recommendation letters are uploaded by the referee before the call ends.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Early-stage researchers (ESR) shall at the call deadline be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him or her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited or seconded, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is or was ever envisaged.
Applicants from all countries are eligible. The applicants may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in France for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline. Time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention, compulsory national service and/ or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
Applicants must be in possession of a European master degree or equivalent master's degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate.

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