Three PhD scholarships – Ion Transport Proteins in Control of Cancer Cell Behavior (IonTraC)

Posted by: Stine Pedersen

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Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Closing date: 
07 March 2012
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Assoc. Prof. Stine Falsig Pedersen
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Three PhD scholarships – Ion Transport Proteins in Control of Cancer Cell Behavior (IonTraC)

IonTraC is a Marie Curie Initial Training Network and a special focus will be on pancreatic cancer. The IonTraC group is a European research consortium funded within the Marie Curie Initial Training Network action. It is composed of 11 research units (9 academic and 2 industrial/SME partners) with long-standing, complementary expertise in transport physiology, biophysics, pathology, cell biology, pharmacology, optical imaging, experimental and clinical oncology. The overall aim of the IonTraC project is to comprehensively test the hypotheses that proteins involved in ion transport constitute novel diagnostic/therapeutic targets for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). IonTraC will provide structured PhD program with extensive focus on mobility and collaboration. The three PhD positions (each 3 years of duration) are affiliated with sections of Molecular Integrative Physiology and Cell and Developmental Biology at the Department of Bi-ology, University of Copenhagen, and groups lead by Ivana Novak, Stine F. Pedersen and Else K. Hoffmann.
Eligibility for participation in a Marie Curie Initial Training Network: Applicants for PhDs must be in the first 4 years after obtaining their Master´s degree (see above). Furthermore, at the time of selection by the host organization, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Denmark for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Excellent com-mand of spoken and written English, communication skills, and team spirit are essential.

Terms of appoint-ment and payment are in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Federation of Professional Associations (AC). Moreover, the salary of the candidate will be in ac-cordance with the rules and regulations laid down in the Marie Curie Grant Agreement.

For the full advertisement, deadline and application procedure please follow the link: www.bio.ku.dk