Positions
The Nano2Fun ITN Project has 12 PhD Positions (Early Stage Reasercher – ESR) and 5 Post-Doc Posistions (Experienced Researcher – ER).
We seek highly motivated, well-organized students capable of developing and fostering first level and collaborative research.
We offer:
Fully funded placements for PhD and postdoctoral training
Excellent educational and research facilities
Research training in both academic and industrial settings
Intensive contacts with fellow researchers across Europe and beyond
Interested applicants are encouraged to carefully read this document and the sub-pages of the website in order to ensure they have a firm understanding of the overall Network aims and those of the individual PhD projects.
| PhD Positions | TOP |
Host |
Project Title |
Duration (months) |
Indicative start date |
Optical spectroscopy of organic nanoparticles (ONPs): models and computations. |
36 |
01/2014 |
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Organic nanoparticles (ONPs): design, growth and characterization. |
36 |
01/2014 |
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Nonlinear spectroscopy, 2-photon microscopy (2PM) and Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED-2PM). |
36 |
01/2014 |
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Nanochemistry in two-photon polymerization (2PP) processes. |
36 |
12/2013 |
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New generation of high resolution 3D rapid prototyping technology based on 2-photon polymerization (2PP). |
36 |
12/2013 |
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Design and synthesis of ultra-bright organic nanoparticles (ONPs) for bioimaging. |
36 |
10/2013 |
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Biocompatible and targeted organic nanoparticles (ONPs) for medical applications. |
36 |
10/2013 |
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Supramolecular approach to organic nanoparticles (ONPs). |
36 |
12/2013 |
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Second-order nonlinear optical spectroscopy of functional dyes and supramolecular assemblies |
36 |
12/2013 |
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Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de |
Compressed fluids technology applied to organic nanoparticles (ONPs) growth |
36 |
01/2014 |
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de |
Design, synthesis and characterization of multipolar systems |
36 |
01/2014 |
Multiparametric fluorescence probes |
36 |
11/2013 |
| Post-Doc Position | TOP |
Host |
Project Title |
Duration (months) |
Indicative start date |
Pianeta s.r.l. |
Design of innovative nanobiotech tools with 2PM functionality |
12 |
01/2015 |
Scaling up ONP production |
12 |
01/2015 |
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Super-resolution imaging and quantitative analysis for 2PM and STED-2PM |
12 |
08/2016 |
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Characterization of light-curable polymers |
12 |
08/2016 |
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Generation of ONP by Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquids (PLAL) |
12 |
01/2015 |
| Eligibility Requirement | TOP |
Eligibility criteria of Marie Curie Initial Training Networks apply. Only applicants who comply with these conditions will be considered.
Please note that different host institutions may have different eligibility requirements, as listed at the description of each PhD sub-project.
Nationality:
Researchers can be of ANY nationality, but they have to comply with the conditions of mobility.
Conditions of mobility:
To be eligible to apply for one of the Early Stage Researcher (ESR) or Experienced Researcher (ER) fellowships in the network, the researcher must not have resided, worked or studied in the country of their (recruiting) host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the time of recruitment. Compulsory national service and/or short stays are not taken into account.
Note that the mobility rule applies to the partner where the researcher is recruited, and not to partners to which the researcher is seconded
Example 1) An Italian researcher has moved to France for the first time and has carried out research there for the last six months. He CAN be appointed within an ITN team in France.
Example 2) A French researcher has spent 13 months in Germany just prior to his appointment. Before that period he's been working in the UK for 3 years. Thus, he CAN NOT be appointed in an ITN team in Germany.
Conditions of experience
Early Stage Researchers:
To be eligible for one of the ESR fellowships, the candidate must at the time of recruitment not yet have been awarded the doctoral degree and be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers. This is measured from the date when he/she obtained the degree which formally entitles him/her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate was envisaged.
The length of individual appointments for an ESR will be at least 3 months up to a maximum of 3 years within a network.
Example 3): a researcher has graduated with a first degree in biology in 2004 and would like to start her Ph.D. in 2007. She IS eligible as an ESR within the ITN as she has less than 4 years of research experience and no PhD.
Example 4): a researcher obtained her PhD after 3½ years. She IS NOT eligible as an ESR within the ITN even though she has less than 4 years of research experience. However, she WOULD BE eligible to be appointed as an Experienced Researcher (ER) within the first five years of her career.
Experienced Researcher
To be eligible for one of the ER fellowships, the candidate must at the time of recruitment be EITHER in possession of a doctoral degree, OR have at least four years full-time equivalent research experience. This is measured from the date when the researcher obtained the degree which formally entitles him/her to embark on a doctorate in the country in which the degree was obtained. In both cases, they should have less than 5 years of full-time equivalent research experience.
Note: an individual researcher may not be recruited as an early-stage researcher and subsequently as an experienced researcher within the same network. In addition, recruitment of early stage researchers means recruitment of early stage researchers and recruitment of experienced researchers means recruitment of experienced researchers. An early stage researcher cannot be ‘converted’ to an experienced researcher and vice versa.
Example 5): a researcher obtained her PhD after 4 years and subsequently worked in research for 13 months under a postdoctoral position. She WOULD NOT BE eligible to be appointed as an ER as her research experience exceeds the first five years of her career.
Example 6): a researcher is in the process of writing up her Ph.D. after 4½ years of research and would like to apply for an appointment within an ITN.While she has not yet gained her doctorate, she WOULD NOT BE considered as an ESR due to her level of experience. However, she WOULD BE eligible for recruitment as an ER.
| Application Procedure | TOP |
Apply here: http://www.nano2fun.camelotbio.com/