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PhD fellowships vacancies: training in crystallography |
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The Italian National Research Council (CNR), through
IC ( Their activities will be focused mainly on crystal
structure solution, powder diffraction data analysis, properties of policrystalline materials, quantitative analysis and
study and development of Techniques for proteins structure determination. The fellows will be hosted at CNR-IC, an institute of
the Italian National Research Council, where they will join a group of
researchers and PhD students. Fellows will be expected to attend and to give
seminars and to be fully integrated into the scientific activities of the
Institute, having thus the opportunity of joining one of the major European
groups in crystallography, with an outstanding research reputation. Research and training opportunities will be offered in
the following areas: Ø development of new methods for ab-initio crystal structure solution (small- and
macro-molecules); Ø study and development of MIR (Multiple Isomorphous Replacement) and MAD (Multiple Wavelength
Anomalous Dispersion) techniques for proteins; Ø development of innovative techniques for the treatment of
powder diffraction data. Methods for crystal structure solution, completion
and refinement are also developed; Ø
Powder Diffraction from nanocrystals; Ø
Development of crystallographic software aiming at
the implementation of new theoretical approaches; Ø development of crystallographic
instruments (hardware and software) building the electronic logic circuits and writing control
programs; Ø development of WWW interfaces,
providing a user-friendly environment for the remote control of instruments
following the evolution of the networking technology and distributed
computing; Ø the use of synchrotron radiation,
in order to: §
Increase the efficiency of diffraction data collection for protein
crystallographic studies. §
Study single crystals and crystal powders for material science and
minerals using facilities for high pressure and low temperature. Ø Protein crystallography These fellowships will be offered on behalf of the
"Marie Curie Development Host Fellowships Programme" available
under the Fifth Framework Programme funded by the European Community. The fellow must be pursuing studies for a PhD-level
degree and the stay must be directly
relevant to the doctoral studies pursued. The stay at CNR-IC or CNR-ISC
(Institute for Structural Chemistry) must be recognised as an integral part
of the doctoral
studies as confirmed in writing by the supervisor of the doctoral studies
in the home university. The duration of each fellow's project is between 3 and
12 months and fellows must be nationals of a Member or Associated State or
able to provide proof of having resided in one of the Member States for at
least the last five years prior to their selection. In case of non
EU/Associated State national, he/she is not eligible if he/she was residing
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The training activities are expected to be carried out
at CNR-IC ( The indicative gross monthly subsistence allowance
will be 1200 Euro plus some allowance for travel. For any additional details please write to: CNR-IC
Via Giovanni Amendola,
122/O 70126 Bari. |
Eligibility Criteria for Fellows[1]
The fellows selected by the hosts must meet the
following criteria at the time of selection:
1. Nationality or residence
Fellows must be nationals of a Member or
Associated State (see lists of Member and Associated States in section 3.1), or
be able to provide proof of having resided in Member States for at least the
last five years prior to their selection by the host (e.g. national residing
permits; employment contracts, university registration, etc.). Fellows should
ensure that they are able to fulfil the immigration and visa requirements for
the Member or
2. Mobility
Fellows may not carry out their fellowship in the
country of their nationality and his/her recent centre of activity. Hosts cannot appoint
researchers who have carried out their normal activity (work, studies etc.) in the country where the research is going to
take place for more than 12 months in the two years immediately prior to their selection by the host. For
Marie Curie Training Sites, fellows may not carry out their fellowship in the
country where they normally pursue their doctoral studies. Additionally,
nationals of an
3. Age limit
The fellow must be of age 35 years or less.
However, allowance, in this respect, is made for time actually served in
compulsory military or civil service and for childcare with a maximum of 2
years per child for the actual time spent off work.
Member States
There are 25 Member States:
Associated States
There are 5 Associated States:
Candidate countries are 4:
For latest information on entry
into force of these agreements, please consult:
http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/src/3rdcountries.htm