PhD student vacancy

VIB - Ghent University – Ghent – Belgium Inflammation Research Center Rudi Beyaert lab - Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation http://www.vib.be/Rudi-Beyaert In the context of the VIB International PhD Program in Life Sciences we are looking for a PhD student to work on the following topic: “Deciphering the ubiquitin code by advanced live-cell imaging of protein ubiquitination in human and plant cells”. This project aims to create a novel cutting-edge research tool for the ubiquitin community and to discover new general paradigms for the role of protein ubiquitination in both humans and plants. The work will be performed in close collaboration with the group of Prof. Alain Goossens of the VIB Plant Systems Biology Department and with the VIB Bio Imaging Core facility. Interested candidates are refered to http://www.vib.be/phd (see project 5) for more details, admission requirements and details to apply in the context of the VIB International PhD Program. Deadline for application is February 15, 2014. The selected candidates will be fully funded for a 4 year period with a yearly net salary of 25.000 €. Selected candidates are expected to start with their Ph.D. around the opening of the academic year in October 2014. More information can be obtained from Rudi.Beyaert@irc.vib-ugent.be