Purpose:

The Marie-Sklodowska-Curie doctoral network BIOMAC-BP (Bio-Stabilized Multi-Phase Materials as Carriers for Biopesticides) sets out to address the issue of synthetic pesticide use by developing sustainable biopesticide formulations. That is, suspensions of bacteria capable of producing biopesticides that combat pests in a natural manner, whilst leaving other species unaffected. This EU funded project aligns with the Green Deal and UN Sustainable Development Goals. We bring together experts from soft-matter physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, microbiology, biophysics and agricultural science, to achieve our goals. Within our doctoral network, industrial and academic perspectives are combined to come to a real-world solution.

Positions:

We are recruiting 12 doctoral candidates (DC) to work on individual PhD-projects at seven research institutions and to tackle the tasks of BIOMAC-BP as a team at the following institution:

• Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany
• ESPCI, Paris, France
• KU Leuven, Leuven Belgium
• FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
• University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
• Unilever Innovation Center, Wageningen, The Netherlands
• Sysenqo (formerly Solvay) Specialty Operations France, Aubervilliers, France

For detailed information about the individual PhD projects and application procedures please visit the add on the EURAXESS platform: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/271696

All positions are full time and for a fixed term of 36 months. Pay will be in accordance with rules of the Horizon Europe, Work Programme 2021-2022, 2. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and national tax and social security regulations applicable at the recruiting institution.

Requirements:

Apart from their scientific qualifications as specified in the description of the individual PhD  projects, candidates have to meet the following requirements:

• They must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree and they must hold a MSc degree which qualifies them for the enrollment in a doctoral programme.
• They must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting institution for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date.