PhD Research Fellowship Opportunity: Join our research team at the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento. We are offering a prestigious research fellowship as part of the MUR PNRR INEST project. If you have a background in environmental science, microbiology, bioinformatics, biology, computer science, or biotechnologies and are passionate about the interaction between diet, microbiome, and metabolism, this is an excellent opportunity for you.
Summary Table:
- Scholarship Type: Research Fellowship
- Research Area: Environmental Science, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Biology, Computer Science, Biotechnologies
- Research Title: Multi omic biomarkers for diet-microbiome-metabolism interaction
- Duration: 12 months (starting from January 1, 2024)
- Location: Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology
- Scholarship Amount: €19,370 per year
- Application Deadline: December 18, 2023
Study Area: This research opportunity is in the field of environmental science, microbiology, bioinformatics, biology, computer science, and biotechnologies.
Scholarship Description: The research focuses on multi omic biomarkers related to the interaction between diet, microbiome, and metabolism. It is part of the MUR PNRR INEST project, specifically Spoke 2, with a focus on Research Topic 4: Food and Health. The project aims to characterize the human microbiome in individuals with healthy diets. The candidate will integrate multiple metagenomic datasets, harmonize raw data, curate metadata, generate microbiome profiles, and perform statistical and machine learning analyses.
Eligibility: To be eligible, candidates must:
- Hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in relevant fields.
- Be proficient in English.
- Have experience in analyzing metagenomic data.
Required Documents: Applicants need to provide the following documents:
- Professional-scientific CV.
- List of publications, certificates, and any other qualifications relevant to the selection.
- Degree certificate (for candidates who earned their Master’s degree abroad).
- Copy of an ID or other identification document.
How to Apply: To apply, visit this link and complete the online application by 12:00 PM on December 18, 2023. For those with an Italian tax code, an Italian identity card, and no existing Unitn account, access to the application platform is available only through SPID (Public Digital Identity System).
Last Date: 18 December 2023
Don’t miss the chance to become part of a dynamic research project in one of Italy’s most beautiful regions. Apply now!
