PhD Student Positions in Cancer Research University of Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a dynamic multicultural country in the heart of Europe with a strong research and development culture supported by important financial and organisational resources. It offers state-of-the-art facilities and an excellent training environment for early-stage researchers, in particular in life sciences. CANBIO is a competitive PhD training program supported by the research funding scheme PRIDE of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). The CANBIO doctoral training unit will provide state-of-the-art structured PhD training in cancer biology and aims to bridge fundamental cancer research with clinically-oriented applications. 18 PhD Student Positions in Cancer Research Focusing on Tumour Escape Mechanisms Positions are funded up to 4 years with fixed-term contracts. Start date for the first PhD students is autumn 2016. Positions can be filled over the next 24 months. The research-intensive program tackles next-generation cancer biology covering molecular mechanisms of tumour progression, treatment resistance and biomarker discovery, as well as building computational disease models to facilitate innovative translational research. It focuses on tumour escape mechanisms, thus addressing the increasingly important clinical problem of tumour recurrence and drug resistance. The program includes transferable skill training, support in career development, scientific lectures by international speakers and annual PhD retreats. Your Role PhD candidates will conduct their research project either at the Department of Oncology of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH, Luxembourg), at the Life Sciences Research Unit of the University of Luxembourg (Campus Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette) or at the Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS, Dudelange). Several projects involve external collaborations and/or private companies providing insight into non-academic research environments. Depending on the project, PhD candidates will be enrolled at a doctoral school of theUniversity of Luxembourg, the University of Bergen (Norway) or the University of Paris-Saclay (France). The program will allow the candidates to obtain a PhD degree in life sciences with a specialization in either: Tumour Microenvironment Tumour Metabolism Genomics of Cancer Biomarkers and Companion Diagnostics Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Drug Resistance Mechanisms View PhD project summaries here. Your Profile We are seeking excellent and highly motivated candidates holding a Master’s degree in a field related to the topic of the PhD program (MSc or equivalent). Fluency in English is mandatory – English is the working language. Further Information More specific information on CANBIO can be obtained from the program coordinator, Prof. Simone Niclou, Head of the NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory at LIH’s Department of Oncology:canbio.office@lih.lu www.lih.lu Please note that applications failing to contain the requested documents or which do not indicate the preferred PhD projects WILL NOT be considered. Applications including a motivation letter stating the top 3 preferred PhD projects, the contact details of 2 references, a full curriculum vitae and a copy of the relevant diplomas showing marks should be sent until 31thAugust 2016 through our website www.lih.lu/jobs ONLY (Ref: VD/DTUC0716/SN/DONC). If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy

Luxembourg is a dynamic multicultural country in the heart of Europe with a strong research and development culture supported by important financial and organisational resources. It offers state-of-the-art facilities and an excellent training environment for early-stage researchers, in particular in life sciences.

CANBIO is a competitive PhD training program supported by the research funding scheme PRIDE of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). The CANBIO doctoral training unit will provide state-of-the-art structured PhD training in cancer biology and aims to bridge fundamental cancer research with clinically-oriented applications.

18 PhD Student Positions in Cancer Research Focusing on Tumour Escape Mechanisms

Positions are funded up to 4 years with fixed-term contracts. Start date for the first PhD students is autumn 2016. Positions can be filled over the next 24 months.

The research-intensive program tackles next-generation cancer biology covering molecular mechanisms of tumour progression, treatment resistance and biomarker discovery, as well as building computational disease models to facilitate innovative translational research. It focuses on tumour escape mechanisms, thus addressing the increasingly important clinical problem of tumour recurrence and drug resistance. The program includes transferable skill training, support in career development, scientific lectures by international speakers and annual PhD retreats.

Your Role

PhD candidates will conduct their research project either at the Department of Oncology of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH, Luxembourg), at the Life Sciences Research Unit of the University of Luxembourg (Campus Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette) or at the Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS, Dudelange).

Several projects involve external collaborations and/or private companies providing insight into non-academic research environments. Depending on the project, PhD candidates will be enrolled at a doctoral school of theUniversity of Luxembourg, the University of Bergen (Norway) or the University of Paris-Saclay (France).

The program will allow the candidates to obtain a PhD degree in life sciences with a specialization in either:

Tumour Microenvironment
Tumour Metabolism
Genomics of Cancer
Biomarkers and Companion Diagnostics
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
Drug Resistance Mechanisms

View PhD project summaries here.

Your Profile

We are seeking excellent and highly motivated candidates holding a Master’s degree in a field related to the topic of the PhD program (MSc or equivalent). Fluency in English is mandatory – English is the working language.

Further Information

More specific information on CANBIO can be obtained from the program coordinator, Prof. Simone Niclou, Head of the NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory at LIH’s Department of Oncology:canbio.office@lih.lu www.lih.lu

Please note that applications failing to contain the requested documents or which do not indicate the preferred PhD projects WILL NOT be considered. Applications including a motivation letter stating the top 3 preferred PhD projects, the contact details of 2 references, a full curriculum vitae and a copy of the relevant diplomas showing marks should be sent until 31thAugust 2016 through our website www.lih.lu/jobs ONLY (Ref: VD/DTUC0716/SN/DONC).

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy