18 PhD Student Positions across 9 European Countries: multidisciplinary studies on mTOR signaling

The MENTOR Doctoral Program is an EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA DN) focused on the metabolic control of cell growth by mTOR in pathophysiology (www.mentor-program.eu).

We are recruiting 18 highly motivated PhD candidates to join a prestigious international consortium conducting cutting-edge research in metabolism, cell growth, pathophysiology, drug design, biological chemistry, preclinical models, and personalized medicine.

What We Offer:

• Competitive PhD salaries at the highest international level (living and mobility allowance, and if applicable - family allowance)
• Full funding for research, training, and international mobility (secondments)
• Interdisciplinary training and mentorship by leading experts in their research field

List of hosting institutions

• Université Paris Cité (France) 
• Fondazione Telethon (Italy)
• University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
• University of Essen (Germany)
• FORTH (Greece)
• Brain Institute (France)
• CNIO (Spain)
• IMOL PAS (Poland)
• MIMETAS (the Netherlands)
• University of Tübingen (Germany)
• University of Basel (Switzerland)
• PD-value (the Netherlands)
• University Medical Center Utrecht (the Netherlands)
• KU Leuven (Belgium)

Early-stage researchers of any nationality,  who have not yet been awarded a PhD at the date of recruitment. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Mobility Requirement: Researchers they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date — unless as part of a compulsory national service or a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention.

Qualification: Applicants must hold a degree that qualifies them for doctoral studies in the country where they will conduct their research. Candidates must be fluent in English.