{"id":8707,"date":"2025-05-23T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gimm.pt\/course\/marie-sklodowska-curie-doctoral-network-phd-position\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:41:22","slug":"marie-sklodowska-curie-doctoral-network-phd-position","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/gimm.pt\/pt-pt\/course\/marie-sklodowska-curie-doctoral-network-phd-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Doctoral Network – PhD Position"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Doctoral Network ENDAMR: Exploring Novel Drivers of Anti-Microbial Resistance” – PhD Positions<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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About the ENDAMR Network<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is a major public health issue, with 5 million deaths in 2019 linked to AMR worldwide. These numbers are comparable to the toll of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Without new solutions, AMR is projected to soon become one of the leading causes of death in the EU. Addressing this challenge requires the development of new, effective antibiotics, but this alone is not sufficient due to the rapid evolution of bacteria. Understanding the drivers and mechanisms of AMR is vital to delay or reverse resistance in both existing and new antibiotics, especially since no new broad-spectrum antibiotics have been developed since the 1990s and their development is a lengthy process with high attrition rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ENDAMR doctoral network aims to better equip researchers in Europe to understand and develop new strategies to tackle AMR and prepare Doctoral Candidates for various career paths beyond academia, including teaching, science communication, and entrepreneurship. Doctoral Candidates will gain transferable skills and learn from industry role models, equipping them to make significant contributions to solving the AMR crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ENDAMR network brings together 8 beneficiaries and 7 associated partners, located in 9 different countries (Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) and one intergovernmental organisation (EMBL, the coordinator). The 10 Doctoral Candidates will enjoy a multi-disciplinary and international environment with plenty of training opportunities and exchange with all labs involved in the Network.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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PhD Project at the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM), Portugal<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the 10 PhD positions within the ENDAMR network is hosted by the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM)<\/strong> in Portugal. The specific project available at GIMM is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DC2: Fitness effect of resistance mutations within microbiomes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Host Institution:<\/strong> Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM), PT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Supervisors:<\/strong> Dr. Karina Xavier & Dr. Isabel Gordo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Project Duration:<\/strong> 36 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Project Description:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • This project studies how antibiotic resistance affects E. coli<\/em> fitness in the gut. The Doctoral Candidate will examine competition between resistant and non-resistant bacteria across different microbial environments, analyse how bacteria adapt to resistance costs over time, and investigate the role of bacterial communication (quorum sensing signalling) in these processes. The project aims to improve understanding of resistance dynamics and inform microbiome management strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Who are we looking for?<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    As an international institute where English serves as the working language on campus, GIMM welcomes researchers from around the globe. The perfect candidate must be highly motivated, passionate about science <\/strong>and wish to fully commit to pursuing knowledge in a multidisciplinary environment.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    \n Boost your impact. Expand your knowledge.\r\nShape the future of biomedicine.
    \r\nYour PhD journey starts now! \r\n\r\n<\/blockquote>\n\n