ONE (1) PHD CANDIDATE POSITION IN PANDORA PROJECT
Publication Date
20/10/2026
Application Deadline
15/11/2026
Position Category
PhD candidate position
Reference Number
239323
Salary
Location
Herakleion, Crete, Greece
Contact Person
Dr. Zacharakis Giannis
Start Date
01/01/2027
Form Greek
Form English
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Position Description

The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IESL - FORTH), in the framework of the project PANDORA (Call: HORIZON-MSCA-2025-DN-01, GA 101312030) which is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action funded under HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks, is seeking to recruit a PhD candidate position.

 

Job Description

Discovering pathomechanisms and novel drug optimization for AMD (DC7).

Required Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with cell and/or tissue culture techniques.
  • Experience with microscopy and/or bioimaging techniques, including basic image analysis.
  • Strong interest in retinal biology, neurobiology, and biomedical imaging.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary, international teams.
  • Willingness to undergo training/certification for animal handling and in vivo procedures.
  •  Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Background or coursework in complement biology, autophagy/mitophagy, or retinal degeneration.
  • Experience with iPSC-derived organoid culture or ex vivo tissue models.
  • Prior exposure to drug delivery/biodistribution studies.
  • Familiarity with optical/optoacoustic imaging systems (TPEF, SHG, Raman, optoacoustic microscopy).
  • Experience with quantitative image analysis software (ImageJ/Fiji, Python).

Application Procedure

Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than November 15th 2026, 23:59 local Greece time to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to the Scientific Coordinator Dr. Giannis Zaharakis (zahari@iesl.forth.gr & mavridimaria@iesl.forth.gr).

In order to be considered, the application must include:

Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection

Appointment Duration

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