To apply for the PhD position, the applicant must fulfil the following conditions: 

• Have — at the date of recruitment — a Master’s degree in Life sciences, Biomedical science, Biology or related field and demonstrated affinity/interest with Bioinformatics.

• Trans-national mobility: The applicant — at the date of recruitment — should not have resided in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment, and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Netherlands. For refugees under the Geneva Convention (1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol), the refugee procedure (i.e. before refugee status is conferred) will not be counted as ‘period of residence/activity in the country of the beneficiary’. 

• Be able to communicate (speaking and writing) fluently in English.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhDs are paid a competitive gross Living Allowance of 3,400 €/month, adjusted for their host country, a Mobility Allowance of 600 €/month and, for researchers who have a family, a Family Allowance of 660 €/month. All amounts are subject to deductions and taxes. Family is defined as persons linked to the researcher by (i) marriage, or (ii) a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the national legislation of the country of the beneficiary or of nationality of the researcher, or (iii) dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher.

• Have — at the date of recruitment — a Master’s degree in Life sciences, Biomedical science, Biology or related field.
• Trans-national mobility: The applicant — at the date of recruitment — should not have resided in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment, and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Netherlands. For refugees under the Geneva Convention (1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol), the refugee procedure (i.e. before refugee status is conferred) will not be counted as ‘period of residence/activity in the country of the beneficiary’.
• Be able to communicate (speaking and writing) fluently in English.

To apply for the position, submit as one single pdf document containing: 

• a 1-page letter of motivation regarding the position as well as the Cilia-AI network;
• a detailed CV, including education, work experience, skills, dissertations, research interests, career objectives, and names and contact details of two referees, that can include the supervisor of the master thesis, willing to provide confidential letters of recommendation;
• a transcript of the master studies’ grades (including the overall grade and an explanation of the grading system) and the abstract of the master’s thesis if available; 

Submit to simone.dusseljee@radboudumc.nl

 *** Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered *** 

We will review applications until the position is filled.