Materials Challenge NanoScreen Sponsors PhD Project

Materials Challenge NanoScreen is sponsoring a PhD project with 180 kCHF in funding to address the modelling and simulation of solid inorganic particle behaviour in biological environments.

NanoScreen aims to expand existing knowledge in nanomaterial synthesis, characterization and in vitro acute toxicity assessment with modelling and simulation expertise. The group is therefore now sponsoring a PhD project with 180 kCHF in funding to address the modelling and simulation of solid inorganic particle behavior in biological environments, including experimental validation.

The call is open primarily for institutes in the ETH domain, including CSEM. Exceptions are possible in the case of outstanding expertise.

Additional Information

The project must fit into the NanoScreen scope and be strongly interlinked between academic partners Empa and EPFL. Applicants should prepare a proposal of a maximum of 10 pages according to SNSF guidelines. The proposal will be peer-reviewed by selected NanoScreen steering board members and the final decision will be made by the management team.

The evaluation criteria are:

• how the project idea fits into the scope of NanoScreen
• its scientific value
• the expertise of the principal investigator

Timeframe

The call is open from March 15, 2015 and the submission deadline is 15 May, 2015. The decision will be communicated towards the beginning of June 2015 and the project must start by 1 October, 2015.

Applications

Applications should be sent to NanoScreen(at)empa.ch no later than 15 May, 2015.
Confidentiality is guaranteed during the evaluation procedure.

Please contact NanoScreen(at)empa.ch or see www.nanoscreen.ch for additional information.

Source: Centre de compétence Science des matériaux et technologie

Source http://actu.epfl.ch/