PhD Admission in the Universitat de Girona of Spain

 

PhD Admission : A position for a PhD grant (IF-UdG-2024) funded by the Universitat de Girona is open in the group of Dr. Marc Garcia-Borràs and Dr. Ferran Feixas at the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (http://iqcc.udg.edu) at the University of Girona (Spain). The research project associated Computational with this position is at the interface of computational BioCat (bio)chemistry and (bio)catalysis. The goal of the research group is to develop and apply multi-scale molecular modeling protocols to gain insight into the detailed molecular mechanisms of relevant biochemical processes and, then, harness this information for the rational design of biocatalysts. The group has strong expertise on quantum mechanical calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, enhanced sampling techniques, and advanced analysis tools.

Scheme : 1 PhD grant (3-year salary + Doctoral School tuition) in the field of computational chemical biology / biochemistry. Research topics include computational enzyme design and computational modeling of complex biochemical processes. The PhD project will be carried out in close collaboration with experimental groups.

Starting date : between November 2024 - January 2025

Deadline :  10th April 2024.

Project title : "Integrative Computational Modeling of Biochemical and Biocatalytic Processes - From Understanding to Design"

Requirements :

a. Completed 240 ECTS Bachelor degree +60 ECTS Master Degree or 300 ECTSDr Bachelor degree or equivalent schemes.

b. Average grade of 6.5 over 10 using the equivalence of average grade of university studies carried out in foreign centers of the Spanish Ministry of Universities. 

Applications should be addressed to Dr. Marc Garcia-Borràs (marc.garcia@udg.edu) and Dr. Ferran Feixas (ferran.feixas@udg.edu) via email including: a) Motivation letter highlighting the interest in the position. b) Curriculum vitae with emphasis on previous research experience. c) Name and contact address of at least one reference.

The University’s research group offers an inclusive research environment with excellent mentoring and network opportunities. The Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis is a worldwide reference in computational chemistry and catalysis.