PhD fellowship on Prenatal exposure to particulate matter and brain aging

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Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND), University of Copenhagen

We are offering a fully funded 3-year PhD fellowship on Prenatal exposure to particulate matter and brain aging which is scheduled to start 1 February 2024.

The Project: In this project, you will explore the long-term neurological consequences of environmental particulate matter exposure on the aging of the nervous system using rodent models. You will use a wide range of techniques including electrophysiology, neuroanatomy and behavioural testing. The project is a collaboration between The National Research Centre for the Work Environment in Copenhagen, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Neuroscience at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

The Groups:

The principal supervisor at the University of Copenhagen is Associate Professor Claire Francesca Meehan and the principal supervisor at The National Research Centre for Work Environment is Senior researcher, affiliated Professor Karin Sørig Hougaard.

For more information about the groups:

https://in.ku.dk/research/Meehan-lab

https://nfa.dk/da/Forskning/Person?employeeId=9c2bf172-8f6e-4e8a-91cc-faa0ba95a5d3

Start: 1 February 2024.

Duration: 3 years as a PhD student.

Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are to:

  • Carrying through an independent research project under supervision.
  • Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
  • Participating in active research environments including a stay at another research team.
  • Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
  • Teaching and disseminating your knowledge.
  • Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

Key criteria for the assessment of applicants
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a Bachelors degree a biological/ molecular field and a Master’s degree in Environmental Science or equivalent, experience with handling rodents in the context of toxin exposure studies (including FELASA or equivalent), and knowledge of particle toxicology.

Certified copy of original Master of Science diploma and transcript of records in the original language, including an authorized English translation if issued in other language than English or Danish. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor is accepted.

As a prerequisite for a PhD fellowship employment, your master’s degree must be equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years). We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/find-assessments/assessment-database.

Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

Other important criteria are:

  • The grade point average achieved.
  • Experience with intratracheal instillations in rodents
  • Experience in particle toxicology
  • Experience with molecular biology methods including qPCR, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assays
  • Knowledge in the field of neurodegeneration
  • Experience in data analysis
  • Previous publications
  • Excellent English skills, written and spoken.

Place of employment:

You will be based in both the Panum Institute in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen and the National Research Centre for Work Environment also in Copenhagen.

Terms of employment
The employment as a PhD fellow is full time (37 working hours per week in average) and for 3 years.

It is conditional upon the applicant’s successful enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Enrolment at the Graduate School requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant (for more information, please see https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/).

The PhD study must be completed in accordance with The Ministerial Order on the PhD programme (2013) and the Faculty’s rules on achieving the degree. Salary, pension, and terms of employment are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary begins at DKK 28,993 /approx. EUR 3,887 (October 2023-level) plus pension.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the Supervisor Claire Francesca Meehan ([email protected])

General information about PhD study at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School’s website: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/.

Application procedure
Your application must be submitted electronically by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. The application must include the following documents in PDF format:

  1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
  2. CV incl. education, experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
  3. Master of Science diploma and transcript of records. If not completed, a certified/signed copy of a recent transcript of records or a written statement from the institution or supervisor will do.
  4. Publication list (if possible).

Deadline for applications: 23 November 2023, 23.59pm CE

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for formal assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

The assessor makes a non-prioritized assessment of the academic qualifications and experience with respect to the above-mentioned area of research, techniques, skills, and other requirements listed in the advertisement.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences comprises approximately 7,815 students, 2,113 researchers and 3,793 employees. The faculty advances the field of health sciences through its core activities: research, teaching, knowledge sharing and communication. With basic research fields ranging from molecular studies to studies of society, the faculty contributes to a healthy future through its graduates, research findings and inventions benefitting patients and the community.
The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position
.

Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career.

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