What we offer
- Enrolment in a PhD programme: Doctoral Candidates (DCs) will carry out a doctoral thesis within the framework of the MSCA-DN project RENOVATE.
- Employment contract: DCs will be appointed under a 36-month employment contract covering living expenses. The gross salary will follow the MSCA living allowance, adjusted according to the country correction coefficient to account for local cost of living and statutory charges in the host institution’s country.
- Access to research facilities: DCs will be provided with dedicated workspaces and full access to state-of-the-art research infrastructures essential for the successful completion of their projects.
- Research expenses covered: All bench fees and consumable costs required for the execution of the research activities will be fully covered by the recruiting institutions.
- Fully funded training activities: All expenses associated with training, including travel and accommodation for annual meetings and other events organized within the network, will be financed through the Horizon Europe MSCA-DN grant.
- Transnational and intersectoral mobility: DCs will engage in secondments to partner institutions within the RENOVATE Doctoral Network, thereby enhancing their training, interdisciplinary exposure, and research outcomes.
Candidate’s requirements
Degree
Must hold a Master’s degree (or an equivalent qualification that provides access to a PhD programme).
Doctoral Status
Must not have been awarded a doctoral degree at the time of recruitment.
Nationality
May be of any nationality.
Mobility Rule
Must meet the mobility eligibility criterion: candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organisation for more than 12 months within the 36 months immediately before the recruitment date.
PhD candidate positions
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC1
- Title: Understand the subchondral bone remodelling in osteoarthritic joints
- Host institution: UCL (UK)
- Supervisor(s): Prof Chaozong Liu (UCL)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC2
- Title: Personalised treatment alternatives for OA
- Host institution: UCL (UK)
- Supervisor(s): Prof John Skinner (UCL), Prof Chaozong Liu (UCL)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC3
- Title: 3D Imaging for early detection and prediction of OA progression
- Host institution: UW (Poland)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Renata Grzela (UW), Prof Chaozong Liu (UCL)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC4
- Title: Advanced Natural-based biomaterials for viscosupplementation
- Host institution: UMINHO (Portugal)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Rui L. Reis, Dr. Joana Silva-Correia
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC5
- Title: Silk fibroin and ionic-doped calcium phosphates composite bioinks for OC scaffolds
- Host institution: UMINHO (Portugal)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Miguel Oliveira, Dr. Sandra Pina
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC6
- Title: Innovative biomaterials for biomimetic scaffolds for bone/cartilage tissue regeneration
- Host institution: UCUSANO
- Supervisor(s): Prof I. Cacciotti (UCUSANO)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC7
- Title: Biomechanical assessment of OC scaffolds starting from CT/MRI imaging of knee
- Host institution: FPUAG
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Giulio Maccauro (FPUAG), Prof I. Cacciotti (UCUSANO)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC8
- Title: Biodegradable Mg based alloy for optimal osteochondral scaffolds
- Host institution: UPB (Romania)
- Supervisor(s): Prof Iulian Antoniac (UPB)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC9
- Title: Additive Manufacturing Scaffolds with Piezoelectric and Drug Delivery Coatings
- Host institution: ULPGC (Spain)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Mario Monzón (ULPGC), Prof. Rocío Moriche
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC10
- Title: Optimization of Functionally Graded Osteochondral Scaffolds
- Host institution: ULPGC (Spain)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Rubén Paz (ULPGC)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
Templates Required for Application
Detailed information about the available positions, eligibility criteria, and application procedures will be accessible via the official EURAXESS links.
Here you can download the templates for some of the documents you will be required to submit during the application process: