PhD Position: Translational Melanoma Multi-Omics

Università degli Studi di Perugia; Italia; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The PhD fellow position at Università degli Studi di Perugia will join a project developing prognostic and predictive markers for mucosal melanoma by integrating multi-omics and spatial analyses. The candidate will analyse tumor genomic features and work across secondments to study single-cell and spatial data under Prof.

Mario Mandalà, with a strong emphasis on translational immune-oncology. The MSCA-DN funded fellowship supports a 36-month program with room for international collaboration,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in biology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Applicants must be doctoral candidates, i.e not already in possession of a doctoral degree.
• Proficiency in English is required, along with good oral and written communication skills (at least B2 level).
• Mobility rule: researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date.
• 1 to 2 academic or professional references from professors or supervisors are welcome, but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Analyse genomic profiling of tumour samples and correlate findings with prognostic parameters.
• Study single cell and transcriptomic analyses during secondments.
• Engage in spatial analyses and translational immune-oncology approaches.
• Collaborate across partner labs and international secondments.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in biology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

The PhD fellow position at Università degli Studi di Perugia will join a project developing prognostic and predictive markers for mucosal melanoma by integrating multi-omics and spatial analyses. The candidate will analyse tumor genomic features and work across secondments to study single-cell and spatial data under Prof.

Mario Mandalà, with a strong emphasis on translational immune-oncology. The MSCA-DN funded fellowship supports a 36-month program with room for international collaboration,