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PhD position on EPIGENETICS/CANCER (Brussels, Belgium)

Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
16 May 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology
Medical sciences » Cancer research
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Belgium
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
40
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Position is available for a highly motivated PhD student who wish to join the Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics headed by Prof. François Fuks (ULB-Free University of Brussels, Belgium).

You are expected to conduct cancer research in epigenetics and epigenomics. Specifically, you will investigate the mechanisms and functions of novel epigenetic modifications, which our lab is investigating (e.g. Delatte et al., Science 2016, Jeschke et al. Nat Cancer 2021). Genetic, biochemical, biological and genome-wide as well as transcriptome-wide approaches (e.g. RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, Infinium Methylation) will be applied. The lab runs a Next-Gen Sequencing platform, and is part of the ULB-Cancer Research Center (U-CRC), providing a high profile scientific environment. Starting date is flexible.

Selected publications

- Dube et al., J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2023

- Bizet et al.,Epigenetics 2022

- Primac et al.,Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2022

- Penning et al.Nature Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2022

- Jeschke et al.Nature Cancer 2021

- De Dieuleveult et al.,Epigenetics. 2021

- Lan et al.,Nature Comm. 2020

- Bonvin et al.,Cancer Res. 2019

- Collignon et al., Science Adv. 2018

- Jeschke et al., J Clin Invest. 2017

- Van Grembergen et al., Science Adv. 2016

- Delatte et al., Science2016

 

 

Requirements

Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Candidates should have completed a Master course (i.e. M.Sc. 120 credits or equivalent) in Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry or related subjects. This position is funded for 4 years.

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology

Additional Information

Selection process

Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until outstanding candidates are selected. (Online interviews are possible for candidates outside Belgium).

Additional comments

Informal inquiries, a CV (including grades and ranking for PhD candidates), a motivation letter and names of at least two referees, should be sent to: rdeplus@ulb.be

Lab website: http://fukslab.ulb.be/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
ULB-Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics
Country
Belgium
City
Brussels
Postal Code
1070
Street
route de Lennik, 808
Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail
rdeplus@ulb.be

Contact

City
Brussels
Website
Street
Route de Lennik, 808
Postal Code
1070
E-Mail
rdeplus@ulb.be