Join the IIM | PhD Opportunities (FPI 2022)
The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) offers a predoctoral contract within of the Programme for the Training of Doctores of the Spanish State Research Agency (FPI), contracts otorgados by the Spanish State Research Agency the people that deseen obtener a PhD asociado the a project financiado by the grants for projects of I+D of the Subprograma Estatal of Generación of Knowledge, within the framework ofl Plan Estatal of Research Scientific, Technical and of Innovación 2021-2023. Puedes consular the listado of projects aquí.
The people aspirantes must be matriculadas the admitidas in a PhD programme of a Spanish university, for the curso 2021/2022, the be in disposición of estarlo in the date in that formalice the contract. The programme cubre the predoctoral contract durante a period of until 48 months for the completion of the thesis.
Why the IIM?
The Institute pertenece to the Spanish National Research Council, the greater organización of research of España, the tercera of Europe and the séptima of the world.
The IIM-CSIC is uno of the institutos líderes in research marina in España, with a activity diverse and strategic units own of Internationalization, Transfer and scientific culture. With sede in the ciudad of Vigo, ofrecemos a environment of research dynamic that impulsa the career of our staff, ampliando their collaboration networks and aumentando their real impact on society.
Before of carry out the trámites, asegúrate of leer detenidamente the Resolución of the Call. For send tu application, must usar the shelf of the sede electrónica of the Ministerio of Science and Innovación. Each applicant may presentar únicamente a application that vendrá referida the a project of research.
The deadline of presentación of the applications of participation will be of the 12 de enero al 26 de enero de 2023 at 14:00h (Spanish mainland time).
The doctoral thesis project will be developed in line with the project of the State R&D Plan - PID2021-124955OB-I00 with the title "BIVALVES, MICROBIOMA AND DISEASES".
The selected person will participate in the study of the mussel genome and transcriptome and the capacity of this species to respond to potential pathogens. The resistance to diseases of this bivalve contrasts with the frequent mortalities experienced by other bivalves with which it shares the ecosystem and environmental conditions.
We intend to increase our knowledge about the control and balance of their immune response compared to that of other bivalves such as the clam (Ruditapes decussatus) and the cockle (Cerastoderma edule). To do this, we will characterize the hemocyte populations of these bivalves, their immune response and their microbiome, to determine if there are differences that explain their different susceptibilities to diseases.
We will apply massive sequencing methods for studies of transcriptomics, metatranscriptomics and proteomics. In addition, we will study how the mussel microbiome is related to the diversity of microorganisms in the marine environment. We will determine if the microbiome of filter-feeding molluscs can reflect the presence of human pathogens and species of interest in aquaculture.
Supervisors:
Beatriz Novoa (beatriznovoa@iim.csic.es); Antonio Figueras (antoniofigueras@iim.csic.es)
Immunology and Genomics Group