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<div>Some PhD positions about insect viruses.</div>
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<div>Kindest regards, Delphine</div>
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<b>From:</b> "Elisabeth Herniou" <elisabeth.herniou@univ-tours.fr><br/>
<b>To:</b> bioinsecte@listes.inra.fr, evolfrance@umontpellier.fr<br/>
<b>Subject:</b> [BioInsecte] 15 PhD opportunities with the Insect Doctor project</div>
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<h1>15 PhD opportunities with the Insect Doctor project <span style="font-size: 12.0px;">- <a href="https://www.insectdoctors.eu/" target="_blank">https://www.insectdoctors.eu/</a> </span></h1>
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<p class="intro">INSECT DOCTORS is an innovative new European Joint Doctoral Programme (EJD) funded in the framework of the H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN programme in which we are able to recruit 15 PhD students.The aim of the INSECT DOCTORS programme is to train promising young scientists to develop the knowledge, technical skills and tools to manage infectious disease problems in commercial insect production systems.Each PhD student in the INSECT DOCTORS network will be trained by at least two (non-) academic organisations and will receive a doctoral degree from two European universities. Mobility during the project is a clear requirement.</p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" id="Background-anchor">Background</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">Successful application of mass reared insects heavily relies on culturing large insect colonies. In such “insect factories” insect pathogen emergence is easily triggered leading to extensive economic losses. To remain sustainable, achievable, and cost-effective, insect production urgently needs to become more resilient to the effects of a large range of pathogens (i.e. bacteria, fungi, viruses and microsporidia). In-depth knowledge on insect pathogens is paramount to both mitigate for and prevent such disease outbreaks.</p>
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<h3 id="Research_Projects_per_Work_Pac_(Eligibility_rules)-anchor">15 Research Projects </h3>
<p><b><i>Pathogen-host interactions - Discovering interactions between pathogens and insect hosts, and determining abiotic and biotic triggers for disease outbreaks.</i></b></p>
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<li><a class="normal" href="http://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-position-Nudivirus-replication-mechanism.htm" target="_blank" title="http://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-position-Nudivirus-replication-mechanism.htm">RP1 Nudivirus replication mechanism (NL)</a> - University of Wageningen & CNRS/University of Tours</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=150859" target="_blank" title="http://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=150859">RP2 Behavioural manipulation of and co-evolutionary processes between fungi and flies (DK)</a> - University of Copenhagen & University of Exeter</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=150857" target="_blank" title="http://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=150857">RP3 Interactions between pathogens infecting crickets: who paves the ay for the other? (DK)</a> - University of Copenhagen & University of Wageningen</li>
<li>RP4 Microsporidia infection and virulence at varying population densities (UK) - University of Exeter & University of Copenhagen</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/470902" target="_blank" title="http://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/470902">RP5 Impact of multiple biotic and abiotic stressors on pathogenesis in mealworms and wax moths (UK)</a> University of Leeds & University of Copenhagen</li>
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<h3 id="Covert_infections_and_pathogen_(Eligibility_rules)-anchor" style="font-size: 13.04px;"><i><strong>Covert infections and pathogen detection - </strong>Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind latency / persistence (covert infections) and how to discover / detect pathogens to prevent disease outbreaks.</i></h3>
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<li><a class="normal" href="http://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-positions-Mechanisms-behind-covert-DNA-virus-infections-in-insects.htm" target="_blank" title="http://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-positions-Mechanisms-behind-covert-DNA-virus-infections-in-insects.htm">RP6 Mechanisms behind covert infections: DNA viruses (NL)</a> - University of Wageningen & University of Valencia</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-position-Interaction-between-tsetse-fly-associated-covert-viruses-and-endosymbionts.htm" target="_blank" title="http://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-position-Interaction-between-tsetse-fly-associated-covert-viruses-and-endosymbionts.htm">RP7 Interaction between tsetse fly associated covert viruses and endosymbionts (NL)</a> - University of Wageningen & University of Exeter</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/468794" target="_blank" title="https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/468794">RP8 Covert infections with RNA viruses in the Mediterranean fruit fly (ES)</a> - University of Valencia & University of Wageningen</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR7261-ELIHER-001/Default.aspx?lang=EN" target="_blank" title="http://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR7261-ELIHER-001/Default.aspx?lang=EN">RP9 Virus discovery in reared insects (FR)</a> - CNRS / University of Tours & University of Valencia</li>
<li>RP10 Development of diagnostics tools for pathogen detection in a variety of mass reared insects (DE) - JKI / University of Darmstadt & University of Valencia</li>
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<h3 id="Increasing_insect_resistance_a_(Eligibility_rules)-anchor" style="font-size: 13.04px;"><i><strong>Increasing insect resistance against pathogens - </strong>Focussing on the interactions between pathogens and the insect microbiome and how nutritional adaptations can increase fitness of reared insects. </i></h3>
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<li><a class="normal" href="https://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=150846" target="_blank" title="https://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=150846">RP11 Exploring nutritional adaptation of host-specific and generalist insect-pathogenic fungi (DK)</a> - University of Copenhagen & University of Leeds</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://www.euraxess.fr/jobs/467493" target="_blank" title="http://www.euraxess.fr/jobs/467493">RP12 The role of microbiota in host resistance against bacterial and fungal pathogens in wax moths (FR)</a> INRA / AgroPariTech & University of Copenhagen</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://www.euraxess.fr/jobs/467654" target="_blank" title="http://www.euraxess.fr/jobs/467654">RP13 Food and probiotics in insect health and pathogen resistance (FR)</a> INRA / AgroPariTech & University of Wageningen</li>
<li><a class="normal" href="http://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR7261-ELIHER-002/Default.aspx?lang=EN" target="_blank" title="http://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR7261-ELIHER-002/Default.aspx?lang=EN">RP14 Microbiota mediated food protection against lepidopteran pathogens (FR)</a> - CNRS / University of Tours & University of Exeter </li>
<li>RP15 Experimental evolution of insect gut symbionts to improve fitness under SIT and transgenic mass release (UK) - University of Exeter & University of Wageningen</li>
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<p class="intro"><i><u><font color="#ff2600">Please note that you have to apply per position separately! </font></u></i></p>
<p class="intro"><b>Eligibility rules</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The EC has strict criteria for recruited researchers in ITN networks as outlined below. For all positions the eligibility of the researcher will be determined at the start of their appointment<strong> </strong>in INSECT DOCTORS. The associated Universities and Graduate Schools may have additional requirements as will be indicated in the job advertisements for each position.</p>
<h2><span style="font-size: 12.0px;">The following criteria apply for all positions:</span></h2>
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<li>To be able to participate in INSECT DOCTORS you should hold an MSc degree in a relevant field and have sufficient knowledge of the English language as demonstrated by sufficient English language test results or proof of MSc education in English.</li>
<li>All PhD candidates recruited for INSECT DOCTORS must be Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) at the date of recruitment. This means that they should be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. </li>
<li>Candidates can be of any nationality, but they are required to move from one country to another when taking up their appointment (EC mobility rule). This means, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the start day of their appointment. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Due to the <strong>mobility rule, </strong>it is very important to take notice of the hiring country for a particular PhD position (either Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, or UK). It does not matter where the second university involved in the double degree construction is located or whether secondments to other countries are involved.</p>
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<div>Dr Elisabeth Herniou<br/>
Directrice de Recherche CNRS<br/>
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Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte<br/>
UMR 7261 CNRS - Université de Tours<br/>
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Faculté des Sciences<br/>
Parc Grandmont <br/>
37200 Tours<br/>
Tel: +33 247 367381<br/>
<a href="mailto:elisabeth.herniou@univ-tours.fr" onclick="parent.window.location.href='mailto:elisabeth.herniou@univ-tours.fr'; return false;" target="_blank">elisabeth.herniou@univ-tours.fr</a></div>
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