PhD: Glycosphingolipid Dysregulation in CDG & Neuro Metabolism

Karlstad University; Leuven; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

KU Leuven invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in Glycosphingolipid Dysregulation in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG). The project sits at the crossroads of rare disease research, neuroscience, systems biology, metabolomics and lipidomics.

You will work with patient-derived fibroblasts, perform advanced lipidomics, integrate multi-omics data, and publish in high‑quality journals.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bioinformatics or a related discipline.
• Excellent academic results are expected.
• Strong interest in rare diseases, metabolism, neuroscience or molecular medicine.

Responsibilities

• Conduct innovative research leading to a PhD degree.
• Perform experiments involving cell culture, lipidomics, metabolomics and molecular biology.
• Analyse and integrate complex multi-omics datasets.
• Present research findings at national and international meetings.
• Publish research in high-quality scientific journals.
• Participate in national and international collaborations.
• Support supervision of Master’s thesis students.

Skills

Strong communication

Scientific writing

Independent work

Collaborative teamwork

Programming

Omics technologies

Mass spectrometry

Cell culture

Education

Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences or related field

Tools

Mass spectrometry

Cell culture

Job description

KU Leuven invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in Glycosphingolipid Dysregulation in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG). The project sits at the crossroads of rare disease research, neuroscience, systems biology, metabolomics and lipidomics.

You will work with patient-derived fibroblasts, perform advanced lipidomics, integrate multi-omics data, and publish in high‑quality journals.