Job Description

Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Position (EU funded)
- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Rome, Italy

Description: One pre-doctoral and one postdoctoral positions are available, funded by the MARIE CURIE Initial Training Program “InteGeR”. The program focuses on studies of chromatin structure and epigenetic modifications regulating cellular differentiation.

Candidates can apply for predoctoral and postdoctoral training under the following research projects:

Position 1. Function of nuclear RNAi in epigenetic control of cell identity
Predoctoral position is available for a period of 3 years.

Position 2. Polycomb controlled gene networks and 3D organization of the cell nucleus
Postdoctoral position is available for a period of 2 years.

Application Details: Eligible applicants interested in the above scientific area should send their CVs and letters of recommendation by e-mail to the Principal Investigator (Dr Valerio Orlando using the link below).

Marie Curie eligibility criteria:

• Candidates should be nationals of any country other than Greece and must have less than 4 years (full time equivalent) research experience after graduation.
• At the start of the fellowship, researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in Italy more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the appointment.
• Greek nationals may apply only if they hold dual citizenship and can provide evidence that they have resided and carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) outside Greece for at least 5 years immediately prior to the appointment.

Closing Date: 2009-04-30