UKRI Guarantee Doctoral Network Student (ArcTech)

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 “The molecular architecture of the archaeal cell envelope” 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].

The successful candidate work in the group of Dr Bertram Daum and will employ advanced bioimaging techniques such as electron cryo-microscopy (cryoEM), electron cryo-tomography (cryoET), and super-resolution fluorescent light microscopy to generate a comprehensive view of the cell envelope across scales.

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;

• be a doctoral candidate (i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment). Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
• 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 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment. 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.

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 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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