PhD Student - scholarship

University of Gdansk; Polska; On-site; PLN 51,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly atmosphere

Job summary

University of Gdansk's International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS) invites a PhD student to work on labeling NRF2 after electrophilic activation, exploring transcription factor variants and their regulation.

The project is funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) within the Sonata programme, under grant UMO-2021/43/D/NZ1/02059. A scholarship contract for 4 months provides 5,000 PLN monthly, and applicants must be a PhD student at a Polish university with excellent English.

Qualifications

• MSc degree in biotechnology, chemistry or a related field.
• Experience with label-based detection techniques.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Test and develop labeling protocol for NRF2 using Click-iT chemistry.
• Perform labeling of NRF2 transcription factor upon activation.
• Collaborate with ICCVS team on project milestones.

Skills

Protein isolation

Western blotting

Excellent English

Click-iT chemistry

Education

MSc degree in biotechnology, chemistry or similar

Tools

Click-iT chemistry

Protein tagging

Job description

Organisation/Company University of Gdansk Department International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science Research Field Chemistry Technology » Biotechnology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 8 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We are looking for aPhD studentto perform labeling of newly translated NRF2 transcription factor upon electrophilic activation.

About the project
Project aims at identification of mRNA and protein variants of NRF2 transcription factor, their regulation and impact on stress response. The project is funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) within the programme SONATA under grant agreement no. UMO-2021/43/D/NZ1/02059.

About ICCVS

The International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS) has been established in 2017 as a joint unit of the University of Gdańsk (UG) and the University of Edinburgh (UoE) within a project carried out within the International Research Agendas Programme of the Foundation for Polish Science funded from the European Regional Development Fund. The aim of ICCVS has been comprehensive research into development of novel diagnostic and prognostic markers and personalized anti-cancer therapies and vaccines, followed by their commercialization and implementation into clinical practice. ICCVS works on a range of national and international research projects concentrating on cancer biology and novel approaches to immunotherapies. The focus of the ICCVS is the development of personalized vaccine against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The approach is based on the use of cancer specific T cells that are selected by the special algorithm elaborated at ICCVS. The first in vitro and in vivo studies are very encouraging, and the team plans to start clinical trials in a few years from a prospective perspective.

• MSc degree in biotechnology, chemistry or similar.
• Understanding of Click-iT chemistry-based protein tagging
• Experience in protein isolation, precipitation and western blotting
• Excellence in written and spoken English
• Status of PhD student at the university located in Poland.

Specific Requirements

Test and develop the protocol for nascent NRF2 detection with Click-iT chemistry in cell line models upon activation with electrophilic compounds.

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Additional Information

• Scholarship contract for 4 months. Scholarship amounting is 5000 PLN
• Friendly and inspiring working atmosphere.
• Motivation letter (including statement of current scientific interests) – up to 2 pages;
• Contact details for references (name, affiliation, email) of two researchers who can be contacted for references.

Documents referring to items 1-5 should be prepared in English and sent merged as ONE pdf file.

Note: PhD student status at a Polish university is required.

Selection process

• The decision will be made by the Scholarship Committee established by the Vice-Rector of the University of Gdańsk and chaired by the Project Principal Investigator.
• An interview will be held (online or onsite).
• The committee reserves the right to invite only pre-selected candidates for the interview.
• Thecommittee’s decision is final and is not subject to appeal.
• The committee reserves the right to close the competition without selecting a candidate.

Additional comments

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdansk Country Poland State/Province pomorskie City Gdańsk Postal Code 80-822 Street Kładki 24 Geofield