Doctoral fellow - Department of Pharmaceutics

• You hold a Master's degree (preferably) in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• You will work at Ghent University (in total 24 months) and partially at the EU-JRC in Ispra (Italy) for 24 months.
• You will perform experimental work in the context of ATMP development and characterization.
• You will regularly evaluate, summarize, and present project results
• You will write scientific papers and present your results at conferences.
• You will contribute to tasks within the department such as supervision of internships and master students.
• You have a passion for experimental research and are able to organize, conduct, analyze and report experiments independently.
• You are highly motivated, efficient and result oriented.
• You enjoy working in a collaborative fashion.
• You have a multi-disciplinary mindset.
• You have strong written and spoken communication skills in English.

• You have the nationality of a Member State of the EU or a country associated to the EU Research Framework Programme in force or being resident in a EU Member State since at least five years and - be enrolled in a PhD programme with the HEI. Candidates who are already enrolled in the doctoral study program at Ghent University for fewer than 12 months prior to the start of the employment contract with the JRC can also be considered eligible.
• You are medically fit to carry out the work activities foreseen. To this end medical checks might be required and will be organized by the JRC.
• The selection, recruitment and the security clearance processes are subject to EU and national applicable legislation and to the internal rules and regulations of the EU Institutions. The recruitment of third-country nationals is also subject to the issuance by the Member State where the JRC site is located of a residence and work permit for the period of the stay at JRC.

• We offer a full-time position as a doctoral fellow, consisting of an initial period of 12 months, which - after a positive evaluation, will be extended to a total maximum of 48 months.
• Your contract will start on 1/10/2025 at the earliest.
• The fellowship amount during your employment at Ghent University, is 100% of the net salary of an AAP member in equal family circumstances. The individual fellowship amount is determined by Team Personnel Administration based on family status and seniority. A grant that meets the conditions and criteria of the regulations for doctoral fellowships is considered free of personal income tax.
• All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers.

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