- JOB
- Netherlands
15 Apr 2025
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Radboudumc
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions
- PhD Positions
- Country
- Netherlands
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Horizon Europe - MSCA
- Reference Number
- Cilia-AI
- Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number
- 101169364
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
MSCA-DN-2023 Cilia-AI: Cutting-Edge Research & Training Programme
Are you passionate about biomedical research or cell biology? Ready to make groundbreaking contributions to understandingciliopathies through innovative machine learning approaches?
Join the Cilia-AI consortium, and embark on an unparalleled research journey.
Research Focus Areas and Open Positions:
🧬 Ciliary Molecules: Structure and (Dys-) Function - 3 positions available!
🔬 Cilia Biogenesis and Homeostasis - 2 positions available!
🌟 Cilia in Organ Development and Physiology - 4 positions available!
Project descriptions, see attachment or our website.
Position Details:
DC2: Moonlighting in the cilium
Supervisor: Prof Martijn Huijnen
Host Institute: Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Master degree: Life Sciences, Biomedical science, biology or related field + demonstrated experience in bioinformatics, analysis of omics data and/or evolutionary sequence and structure analysis.
Anticipated starting date: as soon as possible
DC3: Primary cilia in congenital heart disease comorbidities
Supervisor: Prof Søren Tvorup Christensen
Host Institute: University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Master degree: Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Biochemistry or related field.
Anticipated starting date: 1/9/2025
DC4: Dissecting the functional interactions between primary cilia, extracellular vesicles, and endo-lysosomal pathways
Supervisor: Prof Lotte Bang Pedersen
Host Institute: University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Master degree: Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Biochemistry or related field.
Anticipated starting date: 1/9/2025
DC6: Predicting variant effects within ciliary proteins
Supervisor: Prof Rob Russell
Host Institute: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Master degree: in a natural science (preferably with a Biological component) subject. Programming experience would be beneficial.
Anticipated starting date: as soon as possible
DC7: Diversity of cilia functions and structures in complex tissues
Supervisor: Dr Gaia Pigino
Host Institute: Fondazione Human Technopole, Italy
Master degree: Life sciences, Biology, Structural Biology or related field. Project involves both wet lab experiments and image analysis.
Anticipated starting date: 1/6/2025
DC8: Phenotypic characterization and drug discovery in zebrafish models of renal ciliopathies
Supervisor: Dr Alexandre Benmerah
Host Institute: Institut Imagine, France
Master degree: Life sciences, Biomedical science, Biology or related field. Experience with zebrafish would be beneficial.
Anticipated starting date: September 2025
DC9: Compartmentalized ciliary proteome analysis
Supervisor: Dr Karsten Boldt
Host Institute: University of Tübingen, Germany
Master degree: Including written master thesis in the Life sciences or related field
Anticipated starting date: as soon as possible
DC10: Impact of IFT variants in renal ciliopathies
Supervisor: Dr Sophie Saunier
Host Institute: Institut Imagine, France
Master degree: Life sciences, Biomedical science, Biology or related field
Anticipated starting date: September 2025
DC13: Interpreting non-coding and structural genomic variation in renal ciliopathies
Supervisor: Dr Marijn Stokman
Host Institute: Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Master degree: Life sciences, Biomedical science, Biology or related field + interest in Bioinformatics.
Anticipated starting date: 1/9/2025
Where to apply
- Simone.Dusseljee@radboudumc.nl
Requirements
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Have — at the date of recruitment — a Master’s degree in (see DC positions) Life Science, Biomedical Science, Cell-, Molecular-, Developmental-Biology.
Specific Requirements
Trans-national mobility: The applicant — at the date of recruitment — should not have resided in the country where the research training takes place for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment, and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in that country.
For refugees under the Geneva Convention (1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol), the refugee procedure (i.e. before refugee status is conferred) will not be counted as ‘period of residence/activity in the country of the beneficiary’.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
Internal Application form(s) needed
Euraxess 9 PhD students understanding ciliopathies.pdf
English
Additional Information
Benefits
Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhDs are paid a competitive gross Living Allowance of 3,400 €/month, adjusted for their host country, a Mobility Allowance of 600 €/month and, for researchers who have a family, a Family Allowance of 660 €/month. All amounts are subject to deductions and taxes. Family is defined as persons linked to the researcher by (i) marriage, or (ii) a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the national legislation of the country of the beneficiary or of nationality of the researcher, or (iii) dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Life Science, Biomedical Science, Cell-, Molecular-, Developmental-Biology, or relevant field (see specific degree listed with DC positions) at the start of the employment.
Trans-national mobility: The applicant — at the start of the employment — should not have resided in the country where the research training takes place for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment, and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in that country. For refugees under the Geneva Convention (1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol), the refugee procedure (i.e. before refugee status is conferred) will not be counted as ‘period of residence/activity in the country of the beneficiary’.
Be able to communicate (speaking and writing) fluently in English.
Selection process
To apply for one of these positions, submit as one single pdf document containing:
- a 1-page letter of motivation regarding the position(s) as well as the Cilia-AI network;
- a detailed CV, including education, work experience, skills, dissertations, research interests, career objectives, and names and contact details of two referees, that can include the supervisor of the master thesis, willing to provide confidential letters of recommendation;
- completed preference formindicating the PROJECT(S) you are interested in (max 3; DC2, ..., DC13, see below).
- a transcript of the master studies’ grades (including the overall grade and an explanation of the grading system) and the abstract of the master’s thesis if available;
and submit to simone.dusseljee@radboudumc.nl
*** Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered ***
Deadline: May 16, 2025, after which we will review applications and interview candidates.
Additional comments
Information about the consortium and research projects can be found on our website: https://www.cilia-ai.eu
- Website for additional job details
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 2
- Company/Institute
- Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen
- Country
- Netherlands
- City
- Nijmegen
- Postal Code
- 6525GA
- Street
- Geert Grooteplein 10
- Geofield
- Number of offers available
- 2
- Company/Institute
- University of Copenhagen
- Country
- Denmark
- City
- Copenhagen
- Postal Code
- 2200
- Street
- Ole Maaloes Vej 5
- Geofield
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Heidelberg
- Country
- Germany
- City
- Heidelberg
- Postal Code
- 69120
- Street
- Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
- Geofield
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Fondazione Human Technopole
- Country
- Italy
- City
- Milan
- Postal Code
- 20157
- Street
- Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini, 1
- Geofield
- Number of offers available
- 2
- Company/Institute
- Institut Imagine
- Country
- France
- City
- Paris
- Postal Code
- 75015
- Street
- 24 Boulevard du Montparnasse
- Geofield
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Tübingen
- Country
- Germany
- City
- Tübingen
- Postal Code
- 72076
- Street
- Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 7
- Geofield
Contact
- City
- Nijmegen
- Website
- Street
- Geert Grooteplein 10
- Postal Code
- 6525GA