Description
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship hosting opportunity in environmental toxicology and cancer biology
We are seeking an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to develop a Marie Skodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship application with our host team (Monica Torres-Ruiz and Antonio De la Vieja) at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
The proposed project will investigate how emerging contaminants, including nanoplastics, PFAS, bisphenols and relevant mixtures, may influence cancer-related processes such as endocrine/neuroendocrine disruption, tumour progression, oxidative stress, inflammation, genotoxicity and response to anticancer treatments.
The project will combine zebrafish embryo/larval models and human in vitro models, integrating mechanistic endpoints relevant to environmental toxicology, cancer biology and translational biomedical research, in line with the 3Rs principles.
The fellowship will be hosted at ISCIII, a leading Spanish public biomedical research institution located in Madrid, offering a strong interdisciplinary environment in health sciences, environmental health, biomedicine and public health.
Requirements
Candidates should meet the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship eligibility criteria, including having a PhD degree obtained or successfully defended by the call deadline, a maximum of 8 years of research experience after PhD, and compliance with the MSCA mobility rule.
Applicants should have a strong scientific CV appropriate to their career stage, peer-reviewed publications, preferably including first-author papers, excellent written and spoken English, strong scientific writing skills, independence, motivation and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary research environment.
Expertise in one or more of the following areas will be especially valued: environmental toxicology, cancer biology, endocrine or neuroendocrine disruption, zebrafish embryo/larval models, human cell culture, molecular biology, genotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, imaging, omics, emerging contaminants, nanoplastics, PFAS, bisphenols or chemical mixtures.
Candidates of any nationality are welcome, provided they meet the MSCA eligibility criteria.
Interested candidates are invited to contact the host team with a CV, a short motivation statement and a brief description of their research interests and potential project fit. Salary will be according to Marie Curie Fellowship.
