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PhD STUDIES

if you applied for our EasTBio PhD project, then thank you. We will first receive the applications from the program around the first week of Jan. So please have patience with us, while we go through these.  

We are also involved in an additional exciting PhD studentship (not lead by us). Deadline Jan 20th.

In general, we advertise annually competitive awarded PhD positions. If you are motivated and think you are competitive for PhD programs, please reach out, so we can discuss how to proceed. Internally funded PhD studentships are available for students. The application to these scholarships generally opens between Oct – Jan (sometimes also in the Spring).  We additionally apply for funding for other PhD studentship that commence at various times during the year. If successful, we will post the project on Find a PhD, and also link to it from here.

Additionally, if you seek to secure your own funding, please reach out by email, and include your CV and briefly state why you want to join us.

We have a track-record, where PhD students commonly have substantial outputs. We usually have multiple projects available, that would be suitable as a PhD project. 

In addition, please see this competitive opening. And this PhD opportunity,  “Education Beyond Borders”, please reach if this applies to you.

There are international funding such as Boehringer Ingelheim, with multiple deadlines during the year. Commonwealth is another opportunity. Please check for eligibility. Your country of origin, or where you reside might also have PhD Fellowship.

Projects centres likely around the Hippo pathway, caveolae, mechano transductions cancer, cell size regulation, macrophages, development and regeneration and/or zebrafish. We aim for that all PhD students, upon completion of their studies, should come out with a first authored publication. Do feel free to contact me in advance if you would like to undertake your PhD research with us. We are, as mentioned above, also interested in supporting self-funded PhD students if your interest align with ours and we think we would be a good fit.

 

PostDOCs: We are Always looking for motivated scientists with a strong track record to join us.

We will support excellent candidates to pursue personal fellowships. These are an excellent way to facilitate your independent career.

Individual Postdoc Fellowships opportunities:  HFSP,  Marie Curie Individual Fellowships; Society Career Fellowship; Branco Weiss Fellowship;  Wellcome Accelerator Award (support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage), CSO, Newton International Fellowships; Royal   Newton International Fellowships, MSCA call July -Sep.  EACR Astra Zeneca, Wellcome, EMBO Fellowships,  Newton International INDIA Fellowship,  FEBS Long Term Fellowships ( September – ?),  BBSRC Discovery Fellowships (March-May).

We are happy to discuss current projects, possible projects that you might be interested in, or your own ideas. We have exciting ongoing projects, so it is a  good time to join us! Feel free to reach out to team members to discuss how the lab works! Also please see additional information here from UoE etc….

For the right candidate, we are excited to help develop your career.

These types of personal fellowships are excellent ways to transition towards independence, and we would be excited to facilitate and develop your research to obtain this goal with you.

We are continuously applying for funding, and sometimes funding becomes available, however currently we don’t have any funded positions open. We will update this page, when additional funding has been obtained.

Please allow for time to discuss and develop your project before the deadline. 

Currently we have no funded positions available.

Please also feel free to reach out to current members to find out how it is to work in the lab. Team members email addresses can be found under “The Team“.

We are a supportive lab that want YOU to succeed!

Email Dr. Carsten for inquiries

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

WE WELCOME PEOPLE OF ANY RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, AND ABILITY.

We also welcome those who are CAREGIVERS AND THOSE WITH FAMILY COMMITMENTS.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of race, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic status, or disability. We will continuously strive to attain equity in research by promoting a respectful lab environment and being transparent in our work.

We believe that open, honest communication, professionalism in science, and a diverse workforce allows us to create new ideas and excel academically and professionally.