12 PhD Fellowship Positions in The University of Innsbruck-Austria

The University of Innsbruck invites 12 PhD Fellowship in “Ageing, Regeneration, and Drug Research”. ARDRE is an inter- and multidisciplinary consortium comprising scientists from the Faculty of Biology and the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

They committed to establish a doctoral programme (DP) for 12 early-stage researchers (ESR) with the aim to transfer their knowledge of ageing and regeneration mechanisms and drug research to the next generation of scientists. Scientifically, ARDRE will make a step-change in our knowledge of 

1) cellular and organismal ageing mechanisms,

2) stem cell and regeneration biology and 

3) drug discovery, in a well-coordinated network structure.

The ARDRE programme has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 847681.

Eligibility for PhD Fellowship

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.

How to Apply

For application submit the following documents by email (as a single, named document in PDF format using “lastname_firstname.pdf”) until Nov 15th 2019 to the following address: [email protected]

• Letter of motivation
• Declaration of research interests and an indication of the desired research topic. This must include a statement (approximately one page) why the selected project is of interest for the ESR; if a proposal from the list of Thesis topics is chosen, please use the three-letters-one-number abbreviations provided there.
• In case that an own project (different from the suggested topics) is proposed by the applicant, the supervisor representing this research field has to be contacted in advance and asked for a letter in support of the project (see the list of Supervisors). An Ethics Assessment Form will have to be completed by all applicants who propose own research topics.
• CV, including a list of previous scientific expertise, skills, and publications (if applicable)
• Scanned copies of transcripts of records for BSc and the Master (or equivalent degree) including the diplomas.
  (Only documents proofing the conclusion of the studies will be accepted. Intermediate certificates or confirmations, temporary transcripts etc. are accepted only if these include all information also provided by the final documents. Please check our Guideline to Translation and Authentication: documents will also have to be provided in the original before acquiring a job and study contract.)
• Proof of fluency in English at minimum B2 level (Upper-Intermediate English; e.g. studies in English or an internationally accepted certificate)
• Listing of two academic reference persons, including contact details, who can be contacted for a letter of reference
• MSc thesis (or equivalent), as submitted to the applicant’s university (if already available). If the MSc thesis is not yet available, provide a one-page summary of your MSc research.

Highlights

QUALIFICATION: Masters

JOB TYPE: PhD Studentship

DISCIPLINE: Life Science

HOURS: Full Time

DURATION: Fixed Term

Important Dates

Last Date: Nov 15th 2019

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