TheraTools is currently recruiting 9 highly motivated Doctoral Candidates.

The offered positions are available to start on February/March 2023 (July 2023 at the latest) with a duration of 3 years.

As equal opportunity employers, we strive to increase the number of women working in the field advertised.

These fellowships are funded as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Programme.

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Doctoral Candidate 1

Tailoring of protease-sensitive nanogels to encapsulate and release antibodies after crossing the BBB

Title	Tailoring of protease-sensitive nanogels to encapsulate and release antibodies after crossing the BBB
Recruiting institution	(1º) University of the Basque Country-POLYMAT (Spain, 24 months); (2º) Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Israel, 12 months)
Location	University of Basque Country: Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (24 months). At the end of this period, a short secondment in I+Med (Spain) is foreseen. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: Haifa, Israel (12 months).
Secondments	I+Med (Spain)
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	University of the Basque Country (Spain)/Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest July, if possible, February/March
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 2

Human protein based nanogels for the biomimetic drug delivery of anticancer antibodies

Title	Human protein based nanogels for the biomimetic drug delivery of anticancer antibodies
Recruiting institution	(1º) University of Aveiro (Portugal, 24 months) and (2º) University of the Basque Country-POLYMAT (Spain, 12 months)
Location	University of Aveiro: Aveiro, Portugal (24 months). Within these 2 years, 3 months secondment at Metatissue (Aveiro, Portugal) University of Basque Country: Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (12 months)
Secondments	MetaTissue
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	University of Aveiro (Portugal)/University of the Basque Country (Spain)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest July, if possible, February/March
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 3

Novel peptide shuttle-modified drug nanocarriers for active targeting of anticancer antibodies (cetuximab) to glioblastoma cancer cells

Title	Novel peptide shuttle-modified drug nanocarriers for active targeting of anticancer antibodies (cetuximab) to glioblastoma cancer cells
Recruiting institution	(1º) Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Israel, 24 months) and (2º) University of the Basque Country-POLYMAT (Spain, 12 months)
Location	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: Haifa, Israel (24 months). At the end of this period, a short secondment in VETEX (Cyprus) is foreseen. University of Basque Country: Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (12 months)
Secondments	Vetex (Cyprus)
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)/University of the Basque Country (Spain)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest July, if possible, February/March
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 4

Multilayer polymer capsules with sono-responsive properties as antibody nanocarriers capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier

Title	Multilayer polymer capsules with sono-responsive properties as antibody nanocarriers capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier
Recruiting institution	(1º) University of the Basque Country-POLYMAT (Spain, 24 months) and (2º) Italian Institute of Technology (Italy, 12 months)
Location	University of Basque Country: Bilbao, Spain (24 months Italian Institute of Technology: Pisa, Italy (12 months). The prospective Ph.D. will be, upon successful accomplishment of their course of studies, awarded with a double degree by the University of the Basque Country and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa.
Secondments	Polimerbio S.L., Vetex
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	University of the Basque Country (Spain) and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa (Italy)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest August, if possible, March/April
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 5

Sono-responsive shuttle peptide-modified polymer/ceramic nanoparticles and their validation in 3D-bioprinted heterocellular tumor models

Title	Sono-responsive shuttle peptide-modified polymer/ceramic nanoparticles and their validation in 3D-bioprinted heterocellular tumor models
Recruiting institution	(1º) Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Israel, 24 months) and (2º) University of Aveiro (Portugal, 12 months)
Location	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: Haifa, Israel (24 months). At the end of this period, a short secondment in Metatissue is foreseen. University of Aveiro: Aveiro, Portugal (12 months)
Secondments	Metatissue (Portugal)
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	University of Aveiro (Spain) and Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest July, if possible, February/March
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 6

Personalized in vitro models of the blood-brain barrier

Title	Personalized in vitro models of the blood-brain barrier
Recruiting institution	(1º) Italian Institute of Technology (Italy, 24 months) and (2º) University of the Basque Country-POLYMAT (Spain, 12 months)
Location	Italian Institute of Technology: Pisa, Italy (24 months) University of Basque Country: Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain (12 months). The prospective Ph.D. will be, upon successful accomplishment of their course of studies, awarded with a double degree by the University of the Basque Country and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa.
Secondments	BeonChip
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	University of the Basque Country (Spain) and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa (Italy)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest July, if possible, February/March
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 7

Self-assembled sensorized 3D models of the blood-brain tumor barrier

Title	Self-assembled sensorized 3D models of the blood-brain tumor barrier
Recruiting institution	(1º) Italian Institute of Technology (Italy, 24 months) and (2º) University of Aveiro (Portugal, 12 months)
Location	Italian Institute of Technology: Pisa, Italy (24 months) University of Aveiro: Aveiro, Portugal (12 months). The prospective Ph.D. will be, upon successful accomplishment of their course of studies, awarded with a double degree by the University of Aveiro and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa.
Secondments	BeonChip
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa (Italy) and University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest June, if possible, March/April
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 8

BBB model based on perfusable flexible tubes to tailor the biophysical and chemical environment for drug delivery

Title	BBB model based on perfusable flexible tubes to tailor the biophysical and chemical environment for drug delivery
Recruiting institution	(1º) University of Aveiro (Portugal, 24 months) and (2º) Italian Institute of Technology (Italy, 12 months)
Location	University of Aveiro: Aveiro, Portugal (24 months) Italian Institute of Technology: Pisa, Italy (12 months). The prospective Ph.D. will be, upon successful accomplishment of their course of studies, awarded with a double degree by the University of Aveiro and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa.
Secondments	BeonChip
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa (Italy) and University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	April 2023
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Doctoral Candidate 9

3D pathological models of vascularized glioblastoma tumor microenvironments via bioprinting

Title	3D pathological models of vascularized glioblastoma tumor microenvironments via bioprinting
Recruiting institution	(1º) University of Aveiro (Portugal, 9 months) and (2º) University of the Basque Country / POLYMAT (Spain, 24 months)
Location	POLYMAT: Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (24 months) University of Aveiro: Aveiro, Portugal (12 months). The prospective Ph.D. will be, upon successful accomplishment of their course of studies, awarded with a double degree by the University of the Basque Country and the University of Aveiro
Secondments	Metatissue (Portugal, 3 months)
Enrollment in Doctoral degree(s):	University of Aveiro (Portugal) and University of the Basque Country (Spain)
Duration	36 months
Envisioned start day	Latest March, if possible, January
Type of contract	Full time
Additional information	More information

Requirements

Eligibility criteria: We welcome applications until 30/09/2023 from candidates of any nationality completing the following criteria:

Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the first recruiting organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Date of recruitment means the first day of the employment of the researcher for the purposes of the action (i.e. the starting date indicated in the employment contract/equivalent direct contract).
Candidates must have a master degree or equivalent diploma in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Materials or related disciplines, with a strong background in polymer materials, bioengineering and/or biomaterials.
Candidates may be required to provide documentation proving their eligibility for recruitment, i.e. to provide supporting documentation proving your place(s) of residence or work during the previous 3 years.

Candidates must have a high level of proficiency in written and spoken English, which will be assessed with the motivation letter and the interview, respectively.

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