Instituto de Investigación Biomédica.
Universidad de Lleida
Description:
The Pharmacology Unit of the Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, University of Lleida, Catalonia, invites applications for a doctoral position to study the role of MicroRNAs in cell life and death regulation. The candidate will be involved in a 3 years project under the supervision of Dr. Ribas who is the head leader of “regulation of the cell death by non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs)” team.
Profile:
Candidates should possess a master degree in Life Sciences and be willing to initiate their Ph.D studies. Successful candidates will be guided in the application to a government Fellowship (see below: Appendix A and B). Applicants should be highly motivated students willing to take on intellectual, scientific and technical challenges. English is meant to be the communication language in the lab.
Eligibility:
In order to apply to the fellowships, candidates must hold an average mark of at least 2.0 (according to the Spanish rating system: see “To apply” and Appendix C).
However it is also advisable to have:
- Additional certificates attesting the level of English (e.g. TOEFLE)
- Attendance to scientific meetings/conferences
- Publications
Applications:
Please submit a brief Resume/CV (preferably in a single pdf file labelled with your Surname_CV) to Dr. Ribas ( judit.ribas@mex.udl.cat ) and to pharmacologyunit2.2@gmail.com addressing the following points:
– A brief description of your research interests.
– Official transcription of your academic records and average marks (For the average according to the Spanish rating system see Appendix C).
– If available: a list of publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
– Names and addresses of two referees.
Evaluation Process and Deadline:
The selection process is based on the qualification and scientific potential. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a Skype/Gmail interview.
Candidates application deadline: 15th August 2012.
Fellowship start date: February-March 2013.
Appendices:
A) Last Fellowship call (from the Catalan government agency “Agaur” 2012): http://www10.gencat.cat/.../a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=17901
B) University of Lleida predoctoral grants (http://convocatories.udl.cat/cgi-bin/veurereg.cgi?G_USCODI=85771&G_ENTORN=CEMA&IDNC=2...)
C) Average marks according to Spanish rating system of the former Agaur pre-doctoral call: http://www10.gencat.cat/.../conv_resol_fi_2012_def_21072011_en_1111.doc (pages 16-25)
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