Location: | Exeter, Hybrid |
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Salary: | The starting salary will be a spot salary in the range from £32,332 to £38,205 per annum on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 15th March 2024 |
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Closes: | 12th May 2024 |
Job Ref: | P92162 |
A UKRI Guarantee Doctoral Network Student (ArcTech) post is available from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2027. The 3-year post includes a PhD programme within the Living Systems Institute at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.
The post
The Doctoral Candidate will work on a project entitled “Bioinspired applications of archaeal surface proteins” as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (MSCA DN) project called ArcTech: Harnessing the potential of Archaea Training Europe’s next visionaries for an innovative and sustainable future. ArcTech is an EU Horizon Europe funded project [grant agreement 101120407] and the UK element of the project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant number EP/Y031407/1].
About you
The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
Applicants will possess an undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent in a relevant science field and possess excellent communication skills. They must be eligible to be appointed as Doctoral Candidates in the UK under the EC Horizon Europe Marie-Skłodowska Curie Action, Doctoral Networks (DN) scheme. Therefore, at the time of recruitment, the candidate should;
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
Salary Details
The starting salary will be a spot salary in the range from £32,332 to £38,205 per annum on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience. In addition, allowances are payable in line with the Marie Curie Horizon Europe requirements for Doctoral Candidates as follows: a mobility allowance of £5,090.58 per annum.
Additional allowances may be payable in line with Marie Curie EU Horizon Europe requirements for researchers. Salary and allowances will be paid in pounds sterling.
The University pay scale will be subject to a cost of living review each year, but you will not receive annual increments.
The successful applicant will be enrolled on a PhD and will use the research undertaken as part of their studies. There is a fee waiver in place for any successful candidate that meets the MSCA DN criteria and the University of Exeter criteria.
Further information
For further information please contact Bertram Daum, b.daum2@exeter.ac.uk or telephone (01392) 727455.
The closing date for completed applications is 12th May 2024 at 23:59 BST. Interviews are expected to take place in July.
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