PhD position in newborn infectious diseases and therapeutics at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Københavns Universitet
- København
- Permanent
- Fuldtid
Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are:
- Carry through an independent research project under supervision
- Complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS points
- Participate in active research environments including a stay at another research institution
- Obtain experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
- Write a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project
Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a Master's degree related to the subject area of the project e.g. medicine, biomedicine, immunology, microbiology, biology, veterinary medicine.Other important criteria are:
- The grade point average achieved
- Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project as described above
- Previous publications
- Relevant work experience
- Other professional activities
- Curious mind-set with a strong interest in neonatal health and diseases
- Relevant experience with animal models (preferably models of infectious/inflammatory diseases) and laboratory skills related to molecular biology, immunology, microbiology and metabolism
- Any experience with omics analyses (transcriptomics, metabolomics) or handling big data is a plus
- Language skills
The employment as PhD fellow is full time and for 3 years.It is conditioned 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. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.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 Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State. Depending on seniority, the monthly salary begins around 30,700 DKK /approx. 4,100 EUR (April 2024-level) plus pension.Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor Duc Ninh Nguyen (Email: )General information about PhD study at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School's website: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 position3. 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. For PhD applicants: 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. We encourage you to read more in the assessment database: Please note that we might ask you to obtain an assessment of your education performed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science4. Publication list (if possible)Application deadline: 31 July 2024, 23.59pm CETWe 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 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 atThe applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.Interviews are expected to be held in September 2024.The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences comprises approximately 7500 students, 1500 PhD students and 3200 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.Københavns Universitet giver sine knap 10.000 medarbejdere muligheder for at udnytte deres talent fuldt ud i et ambitiøst, uformelt miljø. Vi sikrer traditionsrige og moderne rammer om uddannelser og fri forskning på højt internationalt niveau. Vi søger svar og løsninger på fælles problemer og gør ny viden tilgængelig og nyttig for andre.