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11 Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions and 5 Experienced Researcher (ER) positions within the Marie Curie ITN BIOART for developing innovative (bio)artificial devices for treatment of kidney and liver disease







BIOART will provide state-of-the-art multidisciplinary training for a cohort of 16 young researchers in order to equip them with the skills required to make a significant impact in the treatment of kidney and liver diseases. To achieve this goal, the training of each researcher will be based around a specific research project within a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral network that has the following research objectives:

- To develop prototype artificial kidney devices enabling prolonged / continuous removal of uremic toxins

- To develop prototype bioartificial kidney device that utilizes human renal epithelial cells for removal

  of uremic toxins.

- To develop prototype bioreactor devices to ensure viability and functions of hepatocyte cells.

This ITN employs a joint network recruitment to the 16 positions, in which candidates are encouraged to apply to several positions in the network in order of preference.

Description

Renal and liver diseases are global public health problems, with the incidences of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and end-stage liver disease (ESLD) rising annually. Due to the lack of donor kidneys, most of ESRD patients depend on dialysis treatment using either an artificial kidney or the peritoneal membrane. Both modes are inefficient in removing uremic waste molecules and inadequately remove excess body fluids, potassium and phosphate contributing significantly to severe patient health problems, poor life quality and high mortality (15-20% per year). The impairment of liver functions has also serious implications and it is responsible for high rates of patient morbidity and mortality. Presently, liver transplantation remains the treatment of choice for ESLD patients but it is limited by both the high costs and severe shortage of donor organs.

In fact, BIOART ITN will provide the European Union with specific multidisciplinary expertise in the area of  (bio)artificial organs for treatment of kidney and liver diseases. This will be achieved through the training of highly educated researchers able to understand and eventually to manage all scientific, industrial and clinical aspects of these (bio)artificial organs. Fourteen individual RTD Projects will be performed and thirty five scientific training courses will be offered by the host organizations to the recruited young researchers. During four years, the research and training programs will take advantage of the expertise, complementarities and networking potential of both the full and associated partners, including strong intersectorial perspectives from the participation of three private organizations.

The BIOART consortium consists of 10 full partners and 1 associated partner from 5 countries. The E(S)Rs will be hired at the full partners under employment contracts. The duration of the employment is 36 months for ESRs and 24 months for ERs. The compensation will be highly competitive, and the salaries will vary based on the country where the ESRs will be recruited (country correction factors are given by the European Commission).

 

 

 

 

Individual Research Projects:

Vacancies

Researcher background

Host institution

 

Contact / More info

2 ESR

 

Chemical & biomedical

engineering, material science

University of Twente (NL)

Dr. Dimitrios. Stamatialis,

(d.stamatialis@utwente.nl),

 

http://www.utwente.nl/tnw/bst/vacancies/

 

1 ESR

Chemical / biochemical

engineering

Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III (FR)

Prof. Christel Causserand,  

(caussera@chimie.ups-tlse.fr),

 

http://lgc.inp-toulouse.fr/?lang=en

 

2 ESR  

 

Biomedical engineering / cell biology

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Medisch Centrum (NL)

Dr. Roos Masereeuw,

(R.Masereeuw@pharmtox.umcn.nl),

 

http://www.igmd.nl/page/458/dr.-roos-masereeuw.html

 

2 ESR

 

Chemical, biomedical

engineering, material science

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IT)

Dr. Loredana de Bartolo,

(l.debartolo@itm.cnr.it),

 

http://www.itm.cnr.it/english/

 

1 ESR

1 ER

 

Biomedical engineering -skills in cell biology /biomaterials

Université de Technologie de Compiègne (FR)

Prof. Cecile Legallais,

(cecile.legallais@utc.fr),

 

http://www.utc.fr

 

2 ESR  

 

Biomaterial science or

biomedical  engineering

Universität Leipzig (DE)

 

Prof. Augustinus Bader,

(augustinus.bader@bbz.uni-leipzig.de),

 

http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~bader/index.htm

 

1 ESR

 

Chemical, biomedical

engineering, material science

Università della Calabria (IT)

 

Dr. Efrem Curcio, (e.curcio@unical.it)

 

http://www.unical.it/

 

2 ER 

 

Biomedical engineering

Biochemistry & cell biology

Excorlab GmbH (DE)

 

Dr. Horst-Dieter Lemke,

(horstdieter.lemke@excorlab.de)

 

http://www.excorlab.de/

 

1 ER

 

Chemical, biomedical

engineering, material science

GVS S.P.A. (IT)

Dr. Nino Gaeta, (sng@gvs.it), www.gvs.it

 

1 ER

 

Chemical, biomedical

engineering, material science

Bionethos Innovation GmbH (DE)

Dr. Suzanne Bader

(susanne.bader@bionethos.net)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Fields

Chemical & biomedical engineering, material science, cell biology, biomaterials, biochemistry

Career Stage

Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs experience (Post graduate)

Experienced researcher > 4 yrs experience

 

Requirements

Required Languages

Language

ENGLISH

Language Level

Excellent

 

Additional Requirements

 

Eligibility criteria:

Nationality: Nationals from any country may apply.

Mobility: at the time of the recruitment, the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.), in the country of the chosen host institution for more than 12 months in the three years immediately prior to the date of the recruitment.

Early Stage Researcher (ESR): have, at the time of the recruitment, not yet been awarded a doctorate degree and are in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers, including the research training period that would entitle them to a doctorate. (Non-research work after acquiring a Master’s degree is not counted in the four years of the research career; certificates on the nature of tasks in non-research employment will be requested for shortlisted candidates.). Each ESR position includes a planned PhD affiliation with a university, which can be negotiated, including cases of an existing enrolment to a PhD programme.

Experienced Researchers must, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. In ITN, experienced researchers must also, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, have less than five years of full-time equivalent research experience.

Full-Time Equivalent Research Experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him or her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited or seconded, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is or was ever envisaged.