Anton Dohrn International Zoological Station PhD Program: Biological Sciences  1104 views

The Anton Dohrn Zoological Station invites applications for PhD fellowships from qualified candidates to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences.

Duration: 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year without salary

Fellowship value: €16.000,00 per year (gross salary)

Requirements:

• Applicants must hold an advanced degree, Master of Science (M.Sc.) or its equivalent in a scientific area coherent with the project proposed before the start of the internship.
• The PhD Program is in English, it is mandatory to possess fluency in spoken and written English.
• Selected applicants must provide, before the starting of the program, a IELTS certificate (dated within the last two years) with scores that meet the minimum requirements of 6.5 overall score, and no less than 6.0 in any of the four elements (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

Applications:

• Apply online and following documents are required:
• CV (European form desirable)
• Scanned copy of degree (For European Citizens Self-Declaration Affidavit – In accordance with article 46 T.U. – D.P.R. no. 445- 28.12.2000)
• Scanned copy of the IELTS certificate (if applicable) (For European Citizens Self-Declaration Affidavit – In accordance with article 46 T.U. – D.P.R. no. 445- 28.12.2000)
• Scanned copy of the ID document
• Scanned copy of the declaration automatically produced by the system at the end of the application procedure, duly signed

Available projects:

1. Multilevel assessment of seagrass response to main climatic and anthropogenic stressors: epigenetic changes and early warning indicators of mortality. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology

2. Dietary composition of scyphomedusae in the Gulf of Naples. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology

3. Evolution of the TRH neuropeptide pathway and its growth regulation function in echinoderms. Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals

4. Plankton-benthos coupling at different time scales. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology

5. Interactions between microalgae and bacteria during growth in photobioreactor: Modulation and biotechnological implications. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology

6. Microalgal enzymes with biotechnological applications. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology

7. Pigment cell gene regulatory networks in the Ciona robusta nervous system. Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals

8. Modelling cell response and molecular mechanisms of extracellular self-DNA inhibition. Department of Research Infrastructures for marine biological resources

9. Sea urchin as a model for development of new ecosafety nanoremediation. Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals