Tesis doctoral en biología estructural, Universidad Católica de Valencia

Predoctoral contract to study pathogenic virus RNA structure

The laboratory of Structural and Computational Biochemistry led by José Gallego at Catholic University of Valencia, Spain (https://www.ucv.es) offers the possibility of applying for a University-funded predoctoral research contract. The successful candidate will have the opportunity of carrying out an international Ph.D. project where structural biology, biophysical and bioinformatics methods will be applied to study functional RNA elements of pathogenic viruses and their complexes with proteins and small-molecule antiviral drugs.
 
The publication list and research interests of the laboratory can be found at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose_Gallego8; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0627-6927. Our research is currently funded by international, national and regional research grants.

Who can apply: graduates in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or Pharmacy. You need to have obtained your B.Sc. title after January 1st 2021 and your average academic score needs to be at least 8.1 (1-10 scale). If you are from outside the E.U. a residence permit in Spain is also required.

Conditions: four-year Ph.D. contract with a gross annual salary of approximately €17,900 progressively incremented to approximately €23,800 (details provided in the link below). The contract covers Ph.D. school expenses and the approximate starting date is fall 2024.

More information is provided here: https://sede.ucv.es/tablon/anuncio/202/

How to apply: please send a cover letter describing previous research experience and career goals, CV, academic records including average scores, and the contact data of two references. Please send applications to José Gallego (jose.gallego@ucv.es) before August 28th 2024.

The selected candidate will competitively apply for a Ph.D. contract as explained in the link provided above.