Center of Excellence in Functional Genomics and Tissue Plasticity invites applications from outstanding candidates who are interested in joining the Schmidt group at the Functional Genomics & Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark as a PhD student. The position is available from 1 January 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Application deadline: 27 October 2023.

Research project:
Obesity is a major driver of metabolic complications such as type two diabetes (T2D), and steatotic liver disease. Interestingly, the metabolic consequences of obesity affect individuals to different degrees (i.e., healthy versus unhealthy obesity), opening the possibility of exploiting naturally occurring protective mechanisms for therapy. 
The successful candidate will investigate mechanisms underlying so-called ‘healthy obesity’ related to human adipose tissue. We will apply advanced single cell sequencing technologies on fat biopsies obtained from subjects living with obesity discordant for associated complications such as T2D and steatotic liver disease. Insight from these analyses will help the identification of key transcriptional and signaling mediators causally associated with healthy (and unhealthy) adipose tissue that can be explored therapeutically with the aim to prevent development of obesity comorbidities. To this end, we will combine computational drug repositioning analyses with cell culture studies and cell type directed delivery in animal models of metabolic disease.

The Schmidt Group:
Assistant Professor Søren Schmidt is a recipient of an EFSD/Novo Nordisk Foundation Future Leaders Award from 2022. Research in the Schmidt group focuses on transcriptional coordination of macrophage diversity and plasticity in metabolic health and disease. For this, we combine single cell analyses of clinical samples and cell culture studies with targeting strategies in animal disease models. 

As member of the Center of Excellence in Functional Genomics and Tissue Plasticity (ATLAS), a key research focus in the group, is understanding cellular diversity and communication determining different interindividual phenotypic outcomes of obesity.

Research environment:
The project will benefit from the highly interdisciplinary expertise in the ATLAS Center of Excellence. The work will primarily be carried out in the Functional Genomics & Metabolism Research Unit, at Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SDU, but, depending on the interest of the student, may also involve research exchange to collaborating laboratories. The Functional Genomics & Metabolism Research Unit currently hosts eight independent research groups focusing on various aspects of gene regulatory mechanisms controlling cellular identity, differentiation and metabolism. The research unit constitutes an international, ambitious, highly dynamic, and well-equipped working environment. The unit and the department have state-of-the-art facilities for next generation sequencing, single-cell transcriptomics, flow cytometry, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, bioimaging and transgenic mouse work. Strategic research alliances exist with Odense University Hospital (OUH).

PhD stipend qualifications/requirements:
We are looking for highly motivated, dedicated, and ambitious candidates with:
•    A master’s degree in Life Science, preferable Molecular Biology, Biomedicine, or Computational Systems Biology. 
•    Experience with cell biology or NGS data analysis is required. Competence in adipose tissue biology, mouse physiology, immunology, or transcriptional regulation would be an advantage.
•    Strong communication and collaborative skills and an interest in working in an interdisciplinary environment.
•    Proficiency in spoken and written English

We offer:
•    A three-year PhD position in a highly stimulating, supportive, international, and interdisciplinary research environment
•    Enrollment in PhD school of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, which allows the candidate to tailor a flexible individualized course program  
•    Training in a wide range of skills including research management, communication, networking, presentations, writing of manuscripts etc.
•    Research exchange to collaborating institution, depending on the interest of the PhD student
•    Mentoring and career development
•    Access to state-of-the-art equipment, facilities, and infrastructure
•    Opportunity to interact with an extensive network of national and international collaborators
•    A competitive salary and social benefits (e.g., health coverage, parental leave, social security etc.)
•    Dedicated assistance and support with various practical, social, and legal aspects (housing, visa, administration, tax etc.), especially for international candidates through our international staff office (ISO) and department. 

For further information on the position and project, contact Assistant Professor Søren F. Schmidt, telephone +45 6550 2361 / e-mail: sfs@bmb.sdu.dk

Applications will be evaluated by Center Director of ATLAS, Prof. Susanne Mandrup.

Application, salary etc.
Appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Please check links for more information on salary and taxation.

The successful candidate will be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Application must be in English and made in the form of a Declaration of Interest including the following:
• A research proposal/description of your approach to the above project (max one page excluding references)
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation and qualifications for the project in question (max. two pages) (please attach this under box “Application form”)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information, education, work/research experience and skills relevant for the position, publications/manuscripts
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades
• At least two signed reference letters. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them use e-mail: solda@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before deadline.

Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process. Applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read How to apply before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-10-27 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Friday October 27th, 2023

One PhD position in bioorganic chemistry is available in the group of Professor Jasmin Mecinovic at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark. 

Application deadline: 1 November 2023. 
Starting date of the position will be 1 January 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Methyltransferases comprise a large family of enzymes that catalyse methylation of proteins, DNA, RNA and small molecule metabolites. Due to their diverse biological roles, it is important to identify and characterise all members of the methyltransferase superfamily and their natural substrates. As a PhD student, you will work on an Independent Research Fund Denmark-funded project aimed at developing innovative chemical tools for functional understanding of human protein histidine methyltransferases. The project will focus on development of novel labeling tools, using specially designed small molecules and peptide probes. You will apply modern bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology approaches, ranging from synthesis and peptide synthesis to enzyme assays and protein labeling studies, in investigations of biologically important histidine methylation. 

The research in Mecinovic group applies chemical principles and techniques to understand the underlying molecular origin of fundamental biomolecular processes that play essential roles in human health and disease. The group is international, cross-disciplinary and gender-balanced. The successful candidate will receive excellent training, mentoring and career development support. 

Specific Requirements
– MSc in chemistry;
– experience with organic chemistry;
– experience with peptide or protein research;
– strong motivation and interest in working at the interface between chemistry and biology;
– excellent skills in written and spoken English.

For further information please contact Professor Jasmin Mecinovic, e-mail: mecinovic@sdu.dk. 

The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy is one of four departments at the Faculty of Science, SDU and is located in Odense. The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy is a department focused on basic research. We are happy to move beyond traditional disciplines and work to develop new technologies and sciences across physics, chemistry, pharmacy, mathematics, computer science and biology. The department’s research thus contributes to new knowledge and solutions with applications in the areas of climate, environment, energy and health.

The department has a strong chemistry programme with leading international researchers within Catalysis, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Green Chemistry and Computational Chemistry. In addition to the chemical research programme the department has a strong research profile within Pharmaceutical Technology.

Application, salary etc.
Appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Please check links for more information on salary and taxation.

The successful candidate will be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Application must be in English and made in the form of a Declaration of Interest including the following:
• A research proposal/description of your approach to the above project (max one page excluding references)
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation and qualifications for the project in question (max. two pages) (please attach this under box “Application form”)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades
• At least two signed reference letters. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them use e-mail: solda@sdu.dkmentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before deadline.

Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read How to apply before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-11-01 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Wednesday November 1st, 2023

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science invites applications for one PhD position in user-centred security. The hired candidate will be part of the section of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Programming Languages. The position is for a duration of three years.

The proposed starting date is January 2024, with room for flexibility. The appointment will be made for a term of three years at a competitive salary and will follow the PhD study programme at the Faculty of Science. Applications for a 4+4 PhD programme are also welcome which means that Master candidates about to complete their graduate studies will also be considered and should attach a statement from their supervisors regarding their impending completion.

This position is tied to the “Cybersecurity & Business Continuity in Danish production SMEs” project which investigates ways to strengthen the resilience of the supply chains of Danish SMEs to cyber threats. To that end, the goal of this project is to enable Danish SMEs to conduct proper risk analyses of their supply chains regarding cybersecurity issues and set up appropriate mitigation strategies addressing these risks.

As part of the project, the successful candidate will be expected to also work closely with collaborators from SDU’s Department of Entrepreneurship and Relationship Management as well as SDU’s Centre for War.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is an inclusive and international working environment with state-of-the-art facilities and strong traditions for collaboration across sections, departments and faculties, and with other educational institutions, municipalities, and industries. The degrees offered by the department include BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in computer science, and an MSc degree in data science.

Candidate Profile
We are looking for highly motivated students interested in the user-centred aspects of cybersecurity. The successful candidate will have to conduct qualitative studies (focus groups, interviews, etc.) with different actors in the Danish cybersecurity landscape, including those that make cybersecurity policy, those that promote cybersecurity policy, and those that have to implement cybersecurity policy.

The ideal candidate has an MSc in Computer Science or Social Sciences and experience in at least one of the following areas (acquired, for example, by following courses or through work on an MSc thesis).

• Cybersecurity
• Qualitative and quantitative methods
• Supply chain security
• Design of user studies
• Usability of cyber systems.

Experience in conducting cybersecurity and/or qualitative user studies is a plus.

Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Danish is a plus.

For further information, please contact Peter Mayer at mayer@imada.sdu.dk.

About the Department and the University
Based in Odense, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers an inclusive and international working environment with state-of-the-art facilities as well as a strong tradition for collaboration across departments and faculties, and with other educational institutions, municipalities, and industries. More than two thirds of the research staff members come from outside of Denmark.

The University of Southern Denmark was founded in 1966 and now has more than 27,000 students, almost 20% of whom are from abroad. It has more than 3,800 employees, and 115 different study programmes in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering. Its main campus is located in Odense, the third largest city in Denmark. Odense provides family-friendly living conditions with the perfect combination of a historic city centre with an urban feel and yet a close proximity to beaches and recreational areas. Its location on the beautiful island of Funen is ideal with easy access by train or highway to the bigger cities of Aarhus and Copenhagen. As the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark’s famous fairytale author, the city is home to a vibrant and creative population that hosts numerous festivals and markets throughout the year.

Application, salary etc.
Appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three (students who have completed their MSc) or four years (students who have not yet completed their MSc). Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Please check links for more information on salary and taxation.

The successful candidate will be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Application must be in English and made in the form of a Declaration of Interest including the following:
• A research proposal/description of your approach to the above project (max one page excluding references)
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation and qualifications for the project in question (max. two pages) (please attach this under box “Application form”)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades
• At least two signed reference letters. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them use e-mail: anc@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before deadline.

Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read How to apply before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-10-26 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Thursday October 26th, 2023

We are looking for PhD candidates to join the TACsy (Training Alliance for Computational Systems Chemistry) Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Joint Doctoral Network. This network consists of fifteen (15) highly interlinked PhD projects, of which this particular call is for project DC 12: Pathway Design for Chemical Upgrading and Co-Factor Recycling with Cell Extracts. The application deadline is 23 October 2023. The anticipated start date is 1 January 2024, but flexibility in both directions is possible.

This position lies at the interface of chemistry and biological/chemical engineering and aims to develop new computational techniques for design of multi-enzyme cascades (MECs) for applications. Upgrading of chemicals such as caffeine to more valuable products can be difficult to achieve using conventional synthetic methods. However, strategies are emerging involving MECs, and the exploitation of enzymes found in cell extracts has proved effective under certain conditions. Computational methods allow us to explore the diversity of the MEC design space in-silico prior to wet-lab implementation and will thus hugely speed up the development process of productive MECs. The project will involve the investigation of potential pathways using computational techniques at the University of Vienna and a nine month secondment at the University of Sheffield to develop microfluidics methods for process optimization with encapsulated cell extracts. You will also undergo a short secondment to the company Fluigent for training in microfluidics.

We are seeking a PhD candidate that has or is expected to have a Master’s degree in chemical/biochemical engineering, computer science, chemistry or related discipline at the time of recruitment. Some knowledge of enzyme kinetics, systems chemistry/biology or mathematical biology would be beneficial. Willingness to travel and work as part of an interdisciplinary team is essential.

This PhD project is a joint effort between the University of Vienna (Christiph Flamm) and University of Southern Denmark (Daniel Merkle, Jakob Lykke Andersen). Additionally, the student will have a research visit at University of Sheffield (Annette Taylor) and Fluigent (William Cesar).

The TACsy consortium encompasses 11 partners across six countries in Europe and North America, including both academic institutions and industrial partners. The consortium consists of world-class scientists with competences spanning chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, and machine learning. All fifteen doctoral candidates will work with two research groups, and will obtain a degree from both host institutions, and complete research stays either at world-leading industry partners or at prestigious non-European academic partners:

• University of Southern Denmark (DK)
• University of Vienna (AT)
• Leipzig University (DE)
• Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (DE)
• TU Vienna (AT)
• The University of Sheffield (UK)
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
• BASF SE (DE)
• Fluigent SA (FR)
• Thermo Fisher Scientific GMBH (DE)
• Harvard Medical School (US)

The candidates will all be part of a strong joint PhD training programme, with a focus on career development, application writing, communication skills, and community building through scientific summer schools.

All candidates will be expected to:

• Have potential for conducting outstanding research, as demonstrated by scientific accomplishments (in particular quality of thesis, but also publications, code repositories, conference presentations, outreach activities, etc.).
• Be interested in working in a multidisciplinary and international research environment.
• Have excellent communication skills in English, verbally as well as in scientific writing.
• Be willing to undertake international research stays, internships, and travels.

See details about the network as a whole, its scientific content, and the application and selection process here.

Salary, working conditions, application process, etc.

All positions are fully funded, with very competitive salaries. More information on funding from the MSCA programme can be found here (beginning on page 78). Please note that a country correction coefficient (page 109) applies to the living allowance in order to ensure equal treatment and purchasing power parity for all researchers. Salary rules apply to the doctoral candidates hosted in the European Union and will change depending on the host institution.

The TACsy project wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. We are searching for a diverse group of candidates with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisations and to have the same career opportunities. The position of working hours is flexible in order to accommodate individual needs and allow for the best possible work-life balance for each candidate.

The guaranteed Doctoral Candidate PhD funding from the European Commission is for 36 months. Therefore, appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period. Additional funding may be possible, depending on the local supervisor and in accordance with the regular PhD time in the country of origin.

Applications must be in English and must include the following:

• A research proposal/description of your approach to the project in question (max one page excluding references). This should be attached under the “Project description” option.
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation, and qualifications for the project (max. two pages). This letter should be attached under the “Application form” option. (There is no application form.)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information of two or three references. This should be attached under the “CV” option.
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades. This should be collated into one document and attached under the “Certificates” option.
• At least two signed reference letters. These should be combined into one file and attached under the “References” option. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them send these to ebak@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before the deadline.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read “How to apply” before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Details on the selection process can be found here. Please note that the recruitment team reserves the right to conduct a second interview. Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Please note that there are two limitations to apply for this programme, as specified in the MSCA regulations. Applicants must:

• Not be in possession of a PhD degree at the date of recruitment.
• Meet the Marie-Curie mobility rule (see pages 81-82 here). In TACsy, this means the applicants are not eligible for a specific position if it is true for both host institutions of the position that the applicant for more than 12 of the last 36 months has resided or performed a main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of that host institution. The host institutions relevant to this rule are for the present call located in (DC 1: Denmark and Germany), (DC 3: Austria and Germany), (DC 6: Austria and Germany), (DC 12: Austria and Denmark), (DC 13: Austria and Denmark).

Contact Information
For further information please contact Daniel Merkle, tel.: +45 6550 2322, e-mail: daniel@imada.sdu.dk.

The successful applicant will, if employed at SDU, be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

The successful candidate will, if employed at SDU, be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

These positions are subject to the entry into force of grant agreement no 101072930 by and between the European Research Executive Agency and University of Southern Denmark and thereby funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Further information for international applicants considering applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Please take a look at the webpage from our International Staff Office (ISO) at The University of Southern Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-10-23 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Monday October 23rd, 2023

We are looking for PhD candidates to join the TACsy (Training Alliance for Computational Systems Chemistry) Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Joint Doctoral Network. This network consists of fifteen (15) highly interlinked PhD projects, of which this particular call is for project DC 13: Computational Lipidomics and Mass Spectrometry – Learning Mechanistical Models. The application deadline is 23 October 2023. The anticipated start date is 1 January 2024, but flexibility in both directions is possible.

Several approaches developed within TACsy are based on a graph transformation language which is used to expand chemical spaces, similarly to how production rules in formal languages are used to derive words of a formal language. Both metabolic networks and the fragmentation process within a mass spectrometer can be modelled as a rule-based system. The latter has the advantage that the combinatorics are far less dramatic, since fragmentation only splits (never merges) chemical compounds. Modelling fragmentation patterns as graph transformation rules, however, is a challenge and requires automation.

Within this project the PhD student will develop novel machine learning algorithms for automated rule inference in the mass spectrometer setting. For the subsequent spectrum prediction these results will be integrated with approaches that stochastically simulate the fragmentation process in a mass spectrometer. The PhD student will have a 12 month research stay with our industry partner Thermo Fisher Scientific, a world leader in instrumentation and mass spectrometry.

In addition to developing novel algorithms for rule inference and mass spectrum prediction, the PhD student will have the chance to apply them in a flagship project of TACsy (in collaboration with our scientific partner EMBL): After modelling lipid metabolic networks as graph transformations, the computational framework developed will support our partner’s functional studies of how the lipid metabolic networks of mouse embryonic stem cells are remodelled during cell fate acquisition.

We are seeking an excellent and highly motivated individual with either an MSc degree in computer science, an MSc degree in Applied Mathematics, or an MSc degree in chemistry/physics with a strong focus on computational methods. The ideal candidate has familiarity with one or more of the following areas: machine learning, data mining, knowledge discovery, stochastic simulations, algorithmics, graph theory, graph transformation, algorithm engineering. Proven competences in programming and ease with formal thinking are a necessity.

This PhD project is a joint degree between University of Southern Denmark (Daniel Merkle, Rolf Fagerberg) and Technical University of Vienna (Thomas Gärtner). Additionally, the student will have a twelve months internship at Thermo Fisher Scientific GMBH (Christoph Henrich).

The TACsy consortium encompasses 11 partners across six countries in Europe and North America, including both academic institutions and industrial partners. The consortium consists of world-class scientists with competences spanning chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, and machine learning. All fifteen doctoral candidates will work with two research groups, and will obtain a degree from both host institutions, and complete research stays either at world-leading industry partners or at prestigious non-European academic partners:

• University of Southern Denmark (DK)
• University of Vienna (AT)
• Leipzig University (DE)
• Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (DE)
• TU Vienna (AT)
• The University of Sheffield (UK)
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
• BASF SE (DE)
• Fluigent SA (FR)
• Thermo Fisher Scientific GMBH (DE)
• Harvard Medical School (US)

The candidates will all be part of a strong joint PhD training programme, with a focus on career development, application writing, communication skills, and community building through scientific summer schools.

All candidates will be expected to:

• Have potential for conducting outstanding research, as demonstrated by scientific accomplishments (in particular quality of thesis, but also publications, code repositories, conference presentations, outreach activities, etc.).
• Be interested in working in a multidisciplinary and international research environment.
• Have excellent communication skills in English, verbally as well as in scientific writing.
• Be willing to undertake international research stays, internships, and travels.

See details about the network as a whole, its scientific content, and the application and selection process here.

Salary, working conditions, application process, etc.

All positions are fully funded, with very competitive salaries. More information on funding from the MSCA programme can be found here (beginning on page 78). Please note that a country correction coefficient (page 109) applies to the living allowance in order to ensure equal treatment and purchasing power parity for all researchers. Salary rules apply to the doctoral candidates hosted in the European Union and will change depending on the host institution.

The TACsy project wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. We are searching for a diverse group of candidates with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisations and to have the same career opportunities. The position of working hours is flexible in order to accommodate individual needs and allow for the best possible work-life balance for each candidate.

The guaranteed Doctoral Candidate PhD funding from the European Commission is for 36 months. Therefore, appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period. Additional funding may be possible, depending on the local supervisor and in accordance with the regular PhD time in the country of origin.

Applications must be in English and must include the following:

• A research proposal/description of your approach to the project in question (max one page excluding references). This should be attached under the “Project description” option.
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation, and qualifications for the project (max. two pages). This letter should be attached under the “Application form” option. (There is no application form.)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information of two or three references. This should be attached under the “CV” option.
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades. This should be collated into one document and attached under the “Certificates” option.
• At least two signed reference letters. These should be combined into one file and attached under the “References” option. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them send these to ebak@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before the deadline.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read “How to apply” before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Details on the selection process can be found here. Please note that the recruitment team reserves the right to conduct a second interview. Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Please note that there are two limitations to apply for this programme, as specified in the MSCA regulations. Applicants must:

• Not be in possession of a PhD degree at the date of recruitment.
• Meet the Marie-Curie mobility rule (see pages 81-82 here). In TACsy, this means the applicants are not eligible for a specific position if it is true for both host institutions of the position that the applicant for more than 12 of the last 36 months has resided or performed a main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of that host institution. The host institutions relevant to this rule are for the present call located in (DC 1: Denmark and Germany), (DC 3: Austria and Germany), (DC 6: Austria and Germany), (DC 12: Austria and Denmark), (DC 13: Austria and Denmark).

Contact Information
For further information please contact Daniel Merkle, tel.: +45 6550 2322, e-mail: daniel@imada.sdu.dk.

The successful applicant will, if employed at SDU, be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

The successful candidate will, if employed at SDU, be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

These positions are subject to the entry into force of grant agreement no 101072930 by and between the European Research Executive Agency and University of Southern Denmark and thereby funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Further information for international applicants considering applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Please take a look at the webpage from our International Staff Office (ISO) at The University of Southern Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-10-23 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Monday October 23rd, 2023

The Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Pharmacy at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark, welcomes applications for a three-year PhD position in Bacterial Coating and Catalysis, under the guidance of Dr. Changzhu Wu. This position is a part of a Carlsberg Foundation-funded project within the Semper Ardens – Accelerate framework. The project will focus on the development of supramolecular polymer coatings for bacteria, safeguarding them under harsh conditions while facilitating innovative catalysis approaches.

Working within the dynamic and international Wu group, you will be at the forefront of enzyme catalysis and protein chemistry research. By leveraging interdisciplinary expertise spanning chemistry, polymer science, chemical engineering, and microbiology, the group aims to enhance the efficacy of enzymes and proteins for industrial applications in both white and red biotechnology.

We are eager to seek a motivated, ambitious, and independent individual with a background aligning with this project’s focus areas. The ideal candidate should possess:
•    A master’s degree in organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, or a related field, with a solid background in organic and supramolecular synthesis.
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English, fostering effective multidisciplinary collaboration.
•    Preferred experience in areas such as supramolecular, organocatalytic, or polymeric catalysis, as well as cell coating or cell surface engineering.

Position Details:
Starting Date: At the earliest convenience
Duration: Three years
Application Deadline: 30 November 2023
Contact: Dr. Changzhu Wu

The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy is one of four departments at the Faculty of Science, SDU and is located in Odense. The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy is a department focused on basic research. We are happy to move beyond traditional disciplines and work to develop new technologies and sciences across physics, chemistry, pharmacy, mathematics, computer science and biology. The department’s research thus contributes to new knowledge and solutions with applications in the areas of climate, environment, energy, and health.

Application, salary etc.
Appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Please check links for more information on salary and taxation.

The successful candidate will be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Application must be in English and made in the form of a Declaration of Interest including the following:
• A research proposal/description of your approach to the above project (max one page excluding references)
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation and qualifications for the project in question (max. two pages) (please attach this under box “Application form”)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades
• At least two signed reference letters. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them use e-mail: solda@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before deadline.

Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read How to apply before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-11-30 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Thursday November 30th, 2023

We are looking for PhD candidates to join the TACsy (Training Alliance for Computational Systems Chemistry) Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Joint Doctoral Network. This network consists of fifteen (15) highly interlinked PhD projects, of which this particular call is for project DC 6 Dynamical systems theory for generative chemistries. The application deadline is 23 October 2023. The anticipated start date is 1 January 2024, but flexibility in both directions is possible.

The goal of this project is to develop novel theoretical concepts and software implementations to describe the dynamics of rule-based chemistries at multiple scales and from multiple perspectives. This includes the development of a stochastic simulation engine for rule-based reaction systems specified in the double push-out formalism, alongside with a novel framework to analyse stochastic trajectories in dynamically changing spaces. Departing from an algebraic approach like chemical organization theory (10.1007/s11538-006-9130-8, 10.1137/21M13967) we will harness, in particular, those systems in which through the interaction of their components novel components are generated, which effectively changes the state space these components live in. This should open up a novel perspective on highly diverse molecular systems, including instances of chemical evolution, polymer formation, enzymatic synthesis design, lipidomics, prebiotic chemistries, or multi-functional phase-separated protein complexes in biological cells.

If you are a highly motivated individual with a Master’s degree in either computer science, mathematics, physics, or computational sciences/biology being interested in the above mentioned themes, then we invite you to apply for this exciting PhD position in our team.

This PhD project involves the development of theory, algorithms, and software, as well as participation in applications studies in collaboration with scientists and potentially industry from the consortium. The ideal candidate is familiar with one or more of the following areas: algorithmics, graph theory, simulation, dynamical systems, discrete structures/algebra, stochastic systems, complex systems, discrete optimization, theoretical chemistry, theoretical biology, coarse-graining. Strong interests in chemistry as well as proven competences in programming and ease with formal thinking are a necessity.

This PhD project is a joint effort between the University of Jena (Peter Dittrich) and the University of Vienna (Christiph Flamm). Additionally, the student will have a research stay at Harvard Medical School (Walter Fontana) and a research visit at BASF (Peter Deglmann).

The TACsy consortium encompasses 11 partners across six countries in Europe and North America, including both academic institutions and industrial partners. The consortium consists of world-class scientists with competences spanning chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, and machine learning. All fifteen doctoral candidates will work with two research groups, and will obtain a degree from both host institutions, and complete research stays either at world-leading industry partners or at prestigious non-European academic partners:

• University of Southern Denmark (DK)
• University of Vienna (AT)
• Leipzig University (DE)
• Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (DE)
• TU Vienna (AT)
• The University of Sheffield (UK)
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
• BASF SE (DE)
• Fluigent SA (FR)
• Thermo Fisher Scientific GMBH (DE)
• Harvard Medical School (US)

The candidates will all be part of a strong joint PhD training programme, with a focus on career development, application writing, communication skills, and community building through scientific summer schools.

All candidates will be expected to:

• Have potential for conducting outstanding research, as demonstrated by scientific accomplishments (in particular quality of thesis, but also publications, code repositories, conference presentations, outreach activities, etc.).
• Be interested in working in a multidisciplinary and international research environment.
• Have excellent communication skills in English, verbally as well as in scientific writing.
• Be willing to undertake international research stays, internships, and travels.

See details about the network as a whole, its scientific content, and the application and selection process here.

Salary, working conditions, application process, etc.

All positions are fully funded, with very competitive salaries. More information on funding from the MSCA programme can be found here (beginning on page 78). Please note that a country correction coefficient (page 109) applies to the living allowance in order to ensure equal treatment and purchasing power parity for all researchers. Salary rules apply to the doctoral candidates hosted in the European Union and will change depending on the host institution.

The TACsy project wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. We are searching for a diverse group of candidates with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisations and to have the same career opportunities. The position of working hours is flexible in order to accommodate individual needs and allow for the best possible work-life balance for each candidate.

The guaranteed Doctoral Candidate PhD funding from the European Commission is for 36 months. Therefore, appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period. Additional funding may be possible, depending on the local supervisor and in accordance with the regular PhD time in the country of origin.

Applications must be in English and must include the following:

• A research proposal/description of your approach to the project in question (max one page excluding references). This should be attached under the “Project description” option.
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation, and qualifications for the project (max. two pages). This letter should be attached under the “Application form” option. (There is no application form.)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information of two or three references. This should be attached under the “CV” option.
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades. This should be collated into one document and attached under the “Certificates” option.
• At least two signed reference letters. These should be combined into one file and attached under the “References” option. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them send these to ebak@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before the deadline.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read “How to apply” before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Details on the selection process can be found here. Please note that the recruitment team reserves the right to conduct a second interview. Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Please note that there are two limitations to apply for this programme, as specified in the MSCA regulations. Applicants must:

• Not be in possession of a PhD degree at the date of recruitment.
• Meet the Marie-Curie mobility rule (see pages 81-82 here). In TACsy, this means the applicants are not eligible for a specific position if it is true for both host institutions of the position that the applicant for more than 12 of the last 36 months has resided or performed a main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of that host institution. The host institutions relevant to this rule are for the present call located in (DC 1: Denmark and Germany), (DC 3: Austria and Germany), (DC 6: Austria and Germany), (DC 12: Austria and Denmark), (DC 13: Austria and Denmark).

Contact Information
For further information please contact Daniel Merkle, tel.: +45 6550 2322, e-mail: daniel@imada.sdu.dk.

The successful applicant will, if employed at SDU, be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

The successful candidate will, if employed at SDU, be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

These positions are subject to the entry into force of grant agreement no 101072930 by and between the European Research Executive Agency and University of Southern Denmark and thereby funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Further information for international applicants considering applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Please take a look at the webpage from our International Staff Office (ISO) at The University of Southern Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-10-23 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Monday October 23rd, 2023

We are looking for PhD candidates to join the TACsy (Training Alliance for Computational Systems Chemistry) Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Joint Doctoral Network. This network consists of fifteen (15) highly interlinked PhD projects, of which this particular call is for project DC 3: From formal behavioral specifications of chemical systems to their chemical implementation. The application deadline is 23 October 2023. The anticipated start date is 1 January 2024, but flexibility in both directions is possible. Systems theory defines a chemical reaction system as transformations of abstract entities, i.e. only the stoichiometric relations between the entities are considered. Rule-based approaches on the other hand focus on the rearrangements of chemical bonds and therefore require that the entities have explicit internal structure. This imposes constraints on the stoichiometry and, vice versa, the system level constrains the molecules (entities) given the rules and the rules given the molecules. The aim of this project is to develop a theory and accompanying algorithms to decide if an abstract system can be instantiated by a concrete “chemistry” defined as a set of molecules and a set of rules. The PhD candidate will study abstract reaction networks with respect to their realizability with concrete chemistry. For example, given a metabolic network is there an alternative chemistry that produces the same stoichiometric network? This type of problem can be formalised in the framework of SMT (Satisfiability Modulo Theory). The PhD project involves the development of a theory and accompanying algorithms to tackle such problems. Applications will lie in the area of the design of enzyme cascades.

We are seeking an excellent and highly motivated individual with an MSc degree in computer science, mathematics, chemistry, computational biology or a related subject. The ideal candidate has familiarity with one or more of the following areas: algorithmics, graph theory, satisfiability problems, discrete optimization. Strong interests in chemistry as well as proven competences in programming and ease with formal thinking are a necessity.

This PhD project is a joint degree between Leipzig University (Peter Stadler) and University of Vienna (Christoph Flamm). Additionally, the student will have a three months research visit at TU Vienna (Thomas Gärtner) and six months research visit at EMBL (Alba Diz-Muñoz).

The TACsy consortium encompasses 11 partners across six countries in Europe and North America, including both academic institutions and industrial partners. The consortium consists of world-class scientists with competences spanning chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, and machine learning. All fifteen doctoral candidates will work with two research groups, and will obtain a degree from both host institutions, and complete research stays either at world-leading industry partners or at prestigious non-European academic partners:

• University of Southern Denmark (DK)
• University of Vienna (AT)
• Leipzig University (DE)
• Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (DE)
• TU Vienna (AT)
• The University of Sheffield (UK)
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
• BASF SE (DE)
• Fluigent SA (FR)
• Thermo Fisher Scientific GMBH (DE)
• Harvard Medical School (US)

The candidates will all be part of a strong joint PhD training programme, with a focus on career development, application writing, communication skills, and community building through scientific summer schools.

All candidates will be expected to:

• Have potential for conducting outstanding research, as demonstrated by scientific accomplishments (in particular quality of thesis, but also publications, code repositories, conference presentations, outreach activities, etc.).
• Be interested in working in a multidisciplinary and international research environment.
• Have excellent communication skills in English, verbally as well as in scientific writing.
• Be willing to undertake international research stays, internships, and travels.

See details about the network as a whole, its scientific content, and the application and selection process here.

Salary, working conditions, application process, etc.

All positions are fully funded, with very competitive salaries. More information on funding from the MSCA programme can be found here (beginning on page 78). Please note that a country correction coefficient (page 109) applies to the living allowance in order to ensure equal treatment and purchasing power parity for all researchers. Salary rules apply to the doctoral candidates hosted in the European Union and will change depending on the host institution.

The TACsy project wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. We are searching for a diverse group of candidates with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisations and to have the same career opportunities. The position of working hours is flexible in order to accommodate individual needs and allow for the best possible work-life balance for each candidate.

The guaranteed Doctoral Candidate PhD funding from the European Commission is for 36 months. Therefore, appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period. Additional funding may be possible, depending on the local supervisor and in accordance with the regular PhD time in the country of origin.

Applications must be in English and must include the following:

• A research proposal/description of your approach to the project in question (max one page excluding references). This should be attached under the “Project description” option.
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation, and qualifications for the project (max. two pages). This letter should be attached under the “Application form” option. (There is no application form.)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information of two or three references. This should be attached under the “CV” option.
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades. This should be collated into one document and attached under the “Certificates” option.
• At least two signed reference letters. These should be combined into one file and attached under the “References” option. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them send these to ebak@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before the deadline.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read “How to apply” before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Details on the selection process can be found here. Please note that the recruitment team reserves the right to conduct a second interview. Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Please note that there are two limitations to apply for this programme, as specified in the MSCA regulations. Applicants must:

• Not be in possession of a PhD degree at the date of recruitment.
• Meet the Marie-Curie mobility rule (see pages 81-82 here). In TACsy, this means the applicants are not eligible for a specific position if it is true for both host institutions of the position that the applicant for more than 12 of the last 36 months has resided or performed a main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of that host institution. The host institutions relevant to this rule are for the present call located in (DC 1: Denmark and Germany), (DC 3: Austria and Germany), (DC 6: Austria and Germany), (DC 12: Austria and Denmark), (DC 13: Austria and Denmark).

Contact Information
For further information please contact Daniel Merkle, tel.: +45 6550 2322, e-mail: daniel@imada.sdu.dk.

The successful applicant will, if employed at SDU, be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

The successful candidate will, if employed at SDU, be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

These positions are subject to the entry into force of grant agreement no 101072930 by and between the European Research Executive Agency and University of Southern Denmark and thereby funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Further information for international applicants considering applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Please take a look at the webpage from our International Staff Office (ISO) at The University of Southern Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-10-23 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Monday October 23rd, 2023

We are looking for PhD candidates to join the TACsy (Training Alliance for Computational Systems Chemistry) Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Joint Doctoral Network. This network consists of fifteen (15) highly interlinked PhD projects, of which this particular call is for project DC 1: Efficient Graph Canonicalization and Subgraph Finding Approaches for Typed Attributed Chemical Graphs. The application deadline is 23 October 2023. The anticipated start date is 1 January 2024, but flexibility in both directions is possible.

Chemical molecules are classically described as undirected graphs of bounded degree, with nodes representing atoms and edges representing bonds. Therefore, chemical reactions can be well described by graph transformation formalisms and methods. A computational framework for executing these methods has been developed, but there is a challenging need to expand it to allow for more detailed chemical information encoded in attributed graphs. This will require the generalization of established algorithmic approaches. One example of this is the canonicalization of molecular graphs that include stereochemical information – highly efficient canonicalization algorithms are key when huge chemical spaces are to be generated by graph transformation-based methods, but current algorithms do not incorporate stereochemical information.

The goal of this PhD project is to combine state-of-the-art approaches from graph theory, algorithms, and algorithm engineering in order to develop the basis of ground-breaking computational methods applicable to the analysis of large networks of chemical reactions.

We are seeking an excellent and highly motivated individual with an MSc degree in computer science or a related subject. The ideal candidate has familiarity with one or more of the following areas: algorithmics, category theory, graph theory, graph transformation, algorithm engineering. Proven competences in programming and ease with formal thinking are a necessity.

This PhD project is a joint degree between University of Southern Denmark (Daniel Merkle, Jakob Lykke Andersen) and Leipzig University (Peter Stadler). Additionally, the student will have a three-months internship at BASF SE (Germany).

The TACsy consortium encompasses 11 partners across six countries in Europe and North America, including both academic institutions and industrial partners. The consortium consists of world-class scientists with competences spanning chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, and machine learning. All fifteen doctoral candidates will work with two research groups, and will obtain a degree from both host institutions, and complete research stays either at world-leading industry partners or at prestigious non-European academic partners:

• University of Southern Denmark (DK)
• University of Vienna (AT)
• Leipzig University (DE)
• Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (DE)
• TU Vienna (AT)
• The University of Sheffield (UK)
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
• BASF SE (DE)
• Fluigent SA (FR)
• Thermo Fisher Scientific GMBH (DE)
• Harvard Medical School (US)

The candidates will all be part of a strong joint PhD training programme, with a focus on career development, application writing, communication skills, and community building through scientific summer schools.

All candidates will be expected to:

• Have potential for conducting outstanding research, as demonstrated by scientific accomplishments (in particular quality of thesis, but also publications, code repositories, conference presentations, outreach activities, etc.).
• Be interested in working in a multidisciplinary and international research environment.
• Have excellent communication skills in English, verbally as well as in scientific writing.
• Be willing to undertake international research stays, internships, and travels.

See details about the network as a whole, its scientific content, and the application and selection process here.

Salary, working conditions, application process, etc.

All positions are fully funded, with very competitive salaries. More information on funding from the MSCA programme can be found here (beginning on page 78). Please note that a country correction coefficient (page 109) applies to the living allowance in order to ensure equal treatment and purchasing power parity for all researchers. Salary rules apply to the doctoral candidates hosted in the European Union and will change depending on the host institution.

The TACsy project wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. We are searching for a diverse group of candidates with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisations and to have the same career opportunities. The position of working hours is flexible in order to accommodate individual needs and allow for the best possible work-life balance for each candidate.

The guaranteed Doctoral Candidate PhD funding from the European Commission is for 36 months. Therefore, appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period. Additional funding may be possible, depending on the local supervisor and in accordance with the regular PhD time in the country of origin.

Applications must be in English and must include the following:

• A research proposal/description of your approach to the project in question (max one page excluding references). This should be attached under the “Project description” option.
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation, and qualifications for the project (max. two pages). This letter should be attached under the “Application form” option. (There is no application form.)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information of two or three references. This should be attached under the “CV” option.
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes/grades. This should be collated into one document and attached under the “Certificates” option.
• At least two signed reference letters. These should be combined into one file and attached under the “References” option. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them send these to ebak@sdu.dk mentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before the deadline.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link “Apply online”. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. We strongly recommend that you read “How to apply” before you apply.

Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.

Details on the selection process can be found here. Please note that the recruitment team reserves the right to conduct a second interview. Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process.

Please note that there are two limitations to apply for this programme, as specified in the MSCA regulations. Applicants must:

• Not be in possession of a PhD degree at the date of recruitment.
• Meet the Marie-Curie mobility rule (see pages 81-82 here). In TACsy, this means the applicants are not eligible for a specific position if it is true for both host institutions of the position that the applicant for more than 12 of the last 36 months has resided or performed a main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of that host institution. The host institutions relevant to this rule are for the present call located in (DC 1: Denmark and Germany), (DC 3: Austria and Germany), (DC 6: Austria and Germany), (DC 12: Austria and Denmark), (DC 13: Austria and Denmark).

Contact Information
For further information please contact Daniel Merkle, tel.: +45 6550 2322, e-mail: daniel@imada.sdu.dk.

The successful applicant will, if employed at SDU, be employed in accordance with the agreement on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

The successful candidate will, if employed at SDU, be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

These positions are subject to the entry into force of grant agreement no 101072930 by and between the European Research Executive Agency and University of Southern Denmark and thereby funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.

Further information for international applicants considering applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Please take a look at the webpage from our International Staff Office (ISO) at The University of Southern Denmark.

Deadline: 2023-10-23 at 23:59
Unit: Faculty of Science

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Monday October 23rd, 2023