The University of Gothenburg tackles society’s challenges with diverse knowledge. 53 500 students and 6 500 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract scientists and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the …

The Idiap Research Institute and the School of Engineering at EPFL invite applications for the directorship of Idiap. The successful candidate will also hold a faculty position as full professor at EPFL School of Engineering. The Idiap Research Institute (www.idiap.ch) is an independent, not-for-profit, research institute, academically affiliated with the …

RESEARCH FIELD(S)1 Mucociliary epithelium, cilia, cell and tissue polarity, live imaging, image processing, metachronal waves, flow patterns, collective motion, active matter, Lattice Boltzmann simulations JOB DESCRIPTION  The purpose of this PhD project is to generate an experimental and theoretical framework to study cilia-driven fluid flow in vivo. The project brings …

RESEARCH FIELD(S)1 Dynamic systems, molecular oscillators, ATP and GTP, biophysics, mathematics and computational biology, actin cytoskeleton JOB DESCRIPTION  Peyer’s patches are the main inductive sites of intestinal immunity, which is crucial for host defense against pathogens but also for regulation of the microbiota and tolerance to food proteins. Both right …

RESEARCH FIELD(S)1 Dynamic systems, molecular oscillators, ATP and GTP, biophysics, mathematics and computational biology, actin cytoskeleton JOB DESCRIPTION  Molecular machines and motors allow cells to perform different functions by using the energy produced by ATP or GTP hydrolysis. While some proteins, such as the myosins in our muscles, convert ATP …

The University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research, innovative teaching and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 12,000 students and more than 1,200 staff study and work on our university campus, which is located a stone’s throw from the historical Old Town of Passau …

Deadline: 28 January 2022 Up to 56 Arts and Humanities studentships available from CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership. CHASE Studentships are for PhD-level study only and successful applicants will have their fees paid, as well as receiving a stipend to cover living expenses (where eligible, see below) and access to further …

Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are known risk factors for non-communicable diseases, with women more inactive and sedentary than men (WHO, 2018; 2020; Heesch & Sahlqvist, 2012). Despite this, only one-third of the European population meets the minimum recommended levels of physical activity (Hallal et al., 2012). The built environment …

CNES – Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (the French Space Agency) funds every year about 30 postdoctoral positions in French laboratories in space sciences, Earth sciences and space technologies. In order to know more precisely which fields of research are eligible candidates should connect to the CNES web site at the …

The HPSP Research Grants (early career life scientists) from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) support teams of early career researchers working on fundamental challenges in the life sciences. The teams should be multi-disciplinary in nature and with members from different countries. All team members must have had postdoctoral training and are in the …

L’Université de León (Espagne) offre une bourse Maria Zambrano pour attirer des talents internationaux. Le but de ces bourses est le recrutement d’enseignants et de chercheurs ayant des carrières postdoctorales développées dans des universités ou des centres de recherche en dehors de l’Espagne. Le groupe de recherche dirigé par le …

The University of Padua (Italy) has published the global Call for applications “UNIPhD – Eight century legacy of multidisciplinary research and training for the next-generation talents”. The UNIPhD Doctoral Programme is addressed to the most promising Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) coming to the University of Padua to pursue a brand …

The International Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience of the Bordeaux Neurocampus Graduate Program is part of the Bordeaux University Research Graduate School and supported by the state-funded program “Investment for the future”. The Bordeaux Neurocampus Graduate Program includes a Master of Science (MSc) and a Doctoral Program (PhD) open to students from all …

Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine (MWLC) aims to contribute to the improvement of human health by conducting cutting-edge research in reparative medicine and related subjects, by creating a new platform for synergies between academia and innovation in Sweden and Hong Kong as well as China, and fostering future …

Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who will have completed their junior year at colleges or universities by the start of the fellowship period. Students who will graduate before the fellowship begins are not eligible to apply. Preference is given to students studying in any of the fields of …