The recruited doctoral fellow will investigate Muscle pathophysiology in AGO1 and AGO2 genetic disorders
- Type of contract: Full Time
- Location: Lyon 1 Claude Bernard University, Villeurbanne, France.
- Language: Oral and written skills must meet the standards of academic English used in international research.
- Start date: 1st January 2027
- Duration: 36 months
- Application deadline: 30th April 2026
Requirements:
- Required Degree: Master’s degree or equivalent in Neuroscience, Physiology, Genetics or Biomedical Sciences
- Should not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, study) in the country where he/she is being recruited, i.e., France, for more than 12 months in the 3 years before the application call deadline, unless this time was part of a compulsory national service or a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention.
- Must be a doctoral candidate (not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the application call deadline).
The PhD project will be co-supervised by Dr Vincent Jacquemond (muscle physiology specialist) and Dr Binnaz Yalcin (expert in genetics). The doctoral fellow will collaborate with the team of Dr Jean-Christophe Antoine, a neurologist specialised in AGO-related neuropathies at the University Hospital of Saint Etienne.