Job Offers

A predoctoral position is available at the genome stability group of the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) in Rome. The predoctoral fellow will work on a project that aims to define molecular mechanisms involved in controlling remodelling of perturbed DNA replication fork and their correlation in chemosensitivity of cancer. Position is initially available for one-year, renewal up to four years. Upon positive evaluation, fellow is expected to enroll into a PhD course in cell biology at the end of the first year. Position is intended to start at the beginning of September.

Deadline: July 5th. Our international PhD program creates an exciting learning and research experience dedicated to outstanding and motivated graduate students. The program offers three competitive curricula, Biomolecular Sciences, Bioindustry, and Quantitative Biology, which not only offer challenging educational and research experiences but also prepare our students for the current global demand for educated professionals in these growing fields. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with us at the University of Trento, Italy, developing new and ambitious research projects. Apply today! 20 fully-funded fellowships; 3-year program; start date: 1 Nov 2023.

3-years fully funded PhD position focusing on the identification of novel druggable targets for retinal degenerations. The final goal is to develop novel therapeutic approaches by candidate drug screening. The project will be developed in the Neural Development and Regeneration Lab at CIBIO Department that has extensive experience on the characterization of animal models for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders.

A Research Assistant position is open to join the team of Dr. Valentina Cianfanelli, at the Department of ”Women, children and public health sciences” of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, in the Unit of “Cancer Gynaecology”, led by Prof. Giovanni Scambia.

A Postdoctoral fellow position is open to join the team of Dr. Valentina Cianfanelli, at the Department of ”Women, children and public health sciences” of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, in the Unit of “Cancer Gynaecology”, led by Prof. Giovanni Scambia. The position is available as early as June 2023.

Deadline: 15th May 2023.
The NeuroEpigenetics Laboratory is offering a 2-years, full-time postdoctoral research fellowship to investigate the therapeutic potential of specific RNA molecules in the context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

The PhD will be developed within the Doctoral School of the University of Turin and, in particular, in the PhD course in Molecular Medicine hosted at the Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences. The main focus of the research will be the application and development of bioinformatics approaches and machine learning techniques on biological source data.

We are looking for a highly motivated bioinformatician to work at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) in Milan, Italy, at the interface with the following research groups:Alessio Cantore Unit and Luigi Naldini Unit. We offer 1-year renewable contract, competitive salary, based on qualification and experience. The position is immediately available.

Interessato a capire come si formano le cellule del sangue per generarle in laboratorio? Disponibili posizioni ERC-funded pre- e post-doc per studiare lo sviluppo ematopoietico presso l’Istituto San Raffaele – Telethon per la Terapia Genica (SR-TIGET) all’Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano nel gruppo guidato da Andrea Ditadi (link: https://research.hsr.it/en/institutes/san-raffaele-telethon-institute-for-gene-therapy/human-hematopoietic-development-and-disease-modeling.html).
Chi fosse interessato può inviare il proprio CV, i contatti e-mail di tre referenti e una descrizione di interessi e motivazione a ditadi.andrea@hsr.it.
Altri dettagli sono presenti nell’allegato.

Deadline: 8th March 2023.
A two-year post-doc position on the project entitled “The lncRNA PHOX2B-AS1 in the pathogenesis and as potential drug target in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)” founded by the Telethon Foundation, is available at the “Molecular Pharmacology” laboratory (PI Prof. Fornasari), Dept. of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan. The interview will be on March 16th, 2023. The starting date is April 1st, 2023.

Deadline: 6th March 2023
University College Dublin is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on a lab-based childhood cancer research project at Systems Biology Ireland funded by the Children’s Health Foundation under the SFI Frontiers for the Future programme.

Deadline: 31 March 2023.
Chrom_Rare is a EU-funded consortium relying on a collaborative effort of multi-disciplinary research teams all around Europe, that share the aim of working towards unveiling the molecular basis of chromatinopthies to delineate innovative therapeutic solutions. The consortium provides 10 PhD projects (DCs), distributed among the different partner laboratories.

The Advanced Light Microscopy (ALM) Facility at CEINGE - Naples, is recruiting a technologist to assist users in daily operations and conduct directed imaging related research. The successful candidate will work with a wide range of researchers from CEINGE, the associated Medical School, Universities and other Research Center.

Two post-lauream research positions are available in the laboratory of Caterina Missero at the CEINGE, via G. Salvatore 486, Naples, Italy.
The projects related to the two positions are as follows: -The first project aims at studying molecular pathways and identifying therapeutic strategies in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (funded by an AIRC Investigator Grant). -The second project aims at establishing a gene editing therapy for a rare disease of the skin (funded by a Telethon Grant).
The following qualifications and skills are required: excellent curriculum of study; molecular/cellular laboratory experience; written and oral communication skills in English. Outstanding motivation, additional experience and publications will be considered a plus.
A 2-year full-time contract starting from February 2023 will be available with a salary according to CV/experience.
Candidates are invited to send informal applications (containing a detailed CV with a publication list and contact details of PIs for reference letters) to Caterina Missero (e-mail: missero@ceinge.unina.it).

Deadline: 10 february 2023.
The Prof. Testa lab is looking to recruit two Postdoctoral Researchers as part of two major EU projects the lab was recently awarded with: I) “Risk, Resilience and Developmental Diversity in Mental Health” (R2D2-MH), an interdisciplinary research effort focusing on resilience factors in mental health studying individuals with similar genetic risk but divergent clinical outcomes; and ii) “NEUROCOV”, a major interdisciplinary research consortium focused on the neurological and psychiatric consequences of COVID-19. The Testa lab is looking for passionate researchers with MD or PhD with profound knowledge and research experience in the fields of human molecular neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment and/or neurodegeneration, stem cell and organoid-based disease modelling. Feel free to direct to giuseppe.testa@fht.org any queries about the posts.

Scadenza: 04/01/2023.
n. 7 posizioni di Ricercatore Universitario a tempo determinato della durata di 36 mesi ai sensi dell’art.24, comma 3, lett. a), Legge 240/10, con regime di impegno a tempo pieno per il settore BIO/11 (Biologia Molecolare) presso il gruppo di ricerca coordinato dal prof. Graziano Pesole - Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, nell’ambito del Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza.
I bandi sono accessibili al link: https://reclutamento.ict.uniba.it/reclutamento-ricercatori/scadenza-ricercatori
Per ulteriori informazioni è possibile contattare: graziano.pesole@uniba.it.

Deadline for applications is December 22nd 2022.
The group headed by Dr Isaia Barbieri at the Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, is looking for motivated candidates, committed to cancer research, to be enrolled as post-doctoral fellows and take part in the AIRC-start-Up project entitled "Investigating RNA methylation in cancer”.

Deadline application : February 1st 2023.
A senior research position is available for an individual with outstanding track record in mammalian cell biology and epigenetics and demonstrated organizational / administrative skills, within a research program led by G. Paolo Dotto, MD, PhD at the Cutaneous Biology Research Center (CBRC).

Deadline for applications is December 10th, 2022. The group headed by Prof. Valeria Poli at the Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, is looking for motivated candidates to be enrolled as post-doctoral fellows and take part in the AIRC-funded project entitled "Exploiting network analysis to unravel breast cancer molecular features and identify novel targets".

A three-years post doc position is immediately available in the laboratory of stem cells and cancer genomics of Prof. Fulvio Chiacchiera, actively working to describe the epigenetic mechanisms preserving liver homeostasis and regeneration using an interdisciplinary approach combining in vivo and in vitro models, advanced imaging and next generation sequencing based approaches.

Posizione per 1 tecnico di laboratorio di ricerca nell’Unità di trasferimento genico in cellule staminali guidato dalla Prof.ssa Giuliana Ferrari. Il personale contribuirà a progetti di ricerca di base e traslazionale nell’ambito della terapia genica delle emoglobinopatie, quali lo studio della biologia delle cellule staminali ematopoietiche da pazienti affetti da beta-talassemia e in modelli murini della malattia.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellow to join the research group of Dr. Gianluca Amadei. The project is supported by the University of Padova and aims to characterize several novel aspects of ETiX-embryoid development, such as their metabolism and neural development, by performing multi-omics analyses and by testing the function of gene candidates using genetically modified versions of ETiX-embryoids.

A position for a computational fellow is available in the laboratory of Prof. Paolo Gandellini at the Biosciences Department, University of Milan, starting from February-March 2023.

The Cancer Molecular Biology group led by Prof. Silvia Giordano at the Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (IRCCS, Candiolo – Torino), Dept of Oncology (University of Torino) invites applications for post-doctoral positions.

A one-year pre-doctoral position is available at the laboratory of “Molecular Pharmacology”, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine of the University of Milan, for someone to work on induced pluripotent stem cells from CCHS patient’s. The project is entitled “The lncRNA PHOX2B-AS1 in the pathogenesis and as potential drug target in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)”. The starting date is January, 1st, 2023.

Deadline: 27 November 2022 (18.00 pm)

One position of research fellowship is open at the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital for the project “DISSECTING THE ROLE OF BETA-KLOTHO PROTEIN IN NAFLD PATHOGENESIS TO DESIGN NOVEL FUNCTION/STRUCTURE-BASED COMPOUNDS SUITABLE FOR THERAPY” . The position will be appointed to a Biologist or Biotechnologist with a PhD in molecular biology or an expertise in molecular biology.

PhD and Postdoctoral opportunities in Non-Coding RNA and Cancer research are available in the Laboratory for Genomics of Long Noncoding RNAs (GOLD Lab) - Prof. Rory Johnson. They search young researchers with experimental or quantitative backgrounds, seeking a challenge at the forefront of genomics, computational biology and RNA therapeutics.

The project is centered on determining the contribution of epigenetic reprogramming in promoting cancer dormancy of disseminated tumor cells. Lab of Chromatin Biology & Epigenetics - Prof. Alessio Zippo

PostDoc position is available in the group of Dr. Marie-Louise Bang at the Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research - National Research Council (IRGB-CNR), Milan Unit, located at Humanitas Research Hospital in Rozzano (Milan), Italy. The group is part of the Cardiovascular Department headed by Prof. Gianluigi Condorelli.

Lab Manager position in the Department of Biology at the University of Padua to provide support to Professor Graziano Martello's Research Group who is working on Pluripotent Stem cell biology.

Deadline:1 December 2022.
This funding scheme is for people of any nationality who wanted to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) with Switzerland as their destination country.

Deadline: 13 November 2022.
Research Mobility Fellowship Programme dedicated to young researchers in the European Reference Networks (ERNs). The aim of the programme is to foster the acquisition of skills and knowledge relevant to rare disease research. Both clinical and translational research projects are eligible for funding.

The group headed by Prof. Alessandro Michienzi at the section of Biology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, is looking for motivated candidates, with passionate interest in translational molecular and cell biology, to be enrolled as post-doctoral fellows, and take part in the project entitled “Design and development of RNA based drugs”, funded by MUR-PNRR.

Deadline: 25 October 2022 (17:00 EST).
BrightFocus provides research funds for U.S. and international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of glaucoma.

Deadline: 23 October 2022.
ESID Fellowships are designed to provide financial support to physicians or scientists in training interested in learning diagnostic/therapeutic procedures or lab techniques in the field of Primary Immunodeficiencies.

Deadline: 21 October 2022 (13:00 US Eastern Time).
The AACR-John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation Basic Cancer Research Fellowships are intended to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to carry out a mentored basic cancer research project, to give them experience of conducting their own project and support in establishing a successful career path in cancer research. Research proposed for funding may be in any area of basic cancer research. Budget and duration: The award has a value of $120,000 over two years.

Deadline: 19 October 2022 (13:00 US EST).
The AACR-Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct renal cell carcinoma research and to establish a successful career path in the field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to renal cell carcinoma. Budget: The fellowship provides a two-year grant of $120,000.

E’ disponibile, a partire da Gennaio 2023, una posizione post-dottorale della durata di due anni nel laboratorio diretto dal Dr. Oreste Segatto all’Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena di Roma. Il candidato prescelto dovrà lavorare nell’ambito di un progetto finanziato da AIRC.

Deadline: the position will remain open until it is filled. A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Mechanisms of Inflammation in Health and Disease led by Dr. Alessandra Mortellaro at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget).

A research fellow position is immediately available in Anna Villa’s lab at SR-Tiget to study the bone marrow niche and immune reconstitution in immune disorders upon innovative pre-transplant conditioning regimens.

Deadlines: Letters of Intent must be submitted by the deadline of 5 October 2022. Invited full application must be submitted by November 2, 2022 by 12 AM Central Time
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards are to serve as a bridge from postdoctoral positions to junior faculty positions.

Deadline: 31-12-2022
The IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research awards six fellowships each year to young researchers for projects in the following research fields: Dermatology, Endocrinology, Fertility and Urology, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, Pain Medicine, Healthy Aging (2022 special edition)

Deadline: 01-12-2022
The Fondation pour la Recherche Nuovo-Soldati (Nuovo-Soldati Foundation for Cancer Research) is a not-for-profit organisation. The aim of these projects should be to improve the understanding of carcinogenesis or to develop new techniques or treatments for cancer patients. Priority will be given to projects that are taking place outside of the fellows country of origin or within national centres of excellence.