Biophysics of the Immune Response

We offer a 4-year PhD position at the Institute of Technological Research (IIT) at Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid. The PhD will focus on quantifying immune response operating at different scales, always focusing on the explanation of experimental data, discrimination between alternative theories and the generation of new hypotheses. The plan involves the use of mathematical and computational models to describe the immune response at different molecular, cell and population levels. The student will have the opportunity to work in a fascinating interdisciplinary problem were Physics, Mathematics and Biology meet and help to integrate concepts such as mechanosensing, biosignal integration or receptor allostery.

Requirements: Valuable skills include a strong background on Mathematics, Physics or Engineering but other skills (as machine learning and bayesian statistics would be valuable). Additionally, Biologists with a strong interest on Immunology and with experience on programming languages such as python, R or matlab would be also considered. Candidates need to have master’s degree and have finished the master upon FPI acceptance (around July, 2021)

Interested parties have to:

1) Send an email to Mario Castro (marioc@comillas.edu ) attaching your resume and, ideally, a couple of letters of recommendation.

2) Candidates (who meet the requirements of the call) must compulsorily submit their application by filling in the electronic form, available at the electronic headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Innovation and submit the documentation required in art. 11 of the Call.

3) Candidates residing in Spanish territory must electronically sign the application.

To answer the most frequent questions, the Ministry has enabled the following page Frequently asked questions and additional information about the terms and conditions of the call can be found at here

It offers: The minimum salary that researchers in training must receive will be 16,250 euros gross per year for each of the first two years, 17,410 for the third year and 21,760 for the fourth year.

Documents: Curriculum vitae, academic record, cover letter and two letters of recommendation.