International PhD Programme in Protein Biotechnology at BOKU, Vienna
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BioToP offers an inter- and multi-disciplinary research-based doctoral education at the interface of basic and applied science in the field of protein biotechnology.

ELIGIBILITY:

    • Applicants must hold a undergraduate degree equivalent to a master (corresponding to 300 ECTS) which would qualify them to start a PhD thesis in their home country. Candidates who have not yet obtained their degree will be accepted if they will finish their studies latest by the end of December 2015.

 

    • Applicants with only a bachelor degree (B.S.) or similar are not eligible.

 

    • There is no strict age limit, however applicants should not be older than 30 years by the time applying for BioToP. In case there are special circumstances to be considered, please specify them.

 

    • PhD students applying for a wet-lab research project must have a master degree in biological sciences, biotechnology, chemistry, medicine or closely related subjects. The corresponding curriculum and the diploma or master thesis have to include experimental investigations in one of these fields.

 

    • PhD students applying for a dry-lab research project must have a master degree in a technical or scientific discipline. The corresponding curriculum and the diploma or master thesis have to bear evidence of modelling or data analysis work.

 

    • Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English.

 

  • Students who have started their PhD thesis in one of the participating laboratories more than 6 months before the call for applications are not entitled to apply for BioToP positions or join BioToP as external students.

TASK DETAILS: 

Genomic and epigenomic analysis of a plant-based expression platform for recombinant glycoproteins. A Masters degree in bioinformatics or in a related field, solid programming skills (e.g. developing sequence analysis tools), experience with the analysis of NGS data sets, understanding of lab methods and knowledge of genomics/transcriptomics.

SCHOLARSHIP VALUE:

PhD students admitted to the BioToP PhD programme will have a regular employment with full social security coverage. Students will receive funding according to the salary scheme of the Austrian Science Fund (net annual income after deduction of tax and social insurance approx. € 19.800,–). The salary is guaranteed for the proposed 3-year duration of the thesis work.

Furthermore students will receive financial support for participations at International Conferences and for research stays abroad in collaborating international institutions.

DURATION: Three years

DEADLINE: 31st October, 2015

HOW TO APPLY: Complete the Application Form and send it together with all enclosures by Email to biotop(at)boku.ac.at.

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