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 [5]), with cc to the Scientific Coordinator Dr. Giannis Zaharakis (zahari@iesl.forth.gr [6] & mavridimaria@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (please download file from the job announcement webpage https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions [7])
- Brief CV
- Certification of enrolment in a PhD position
- Scanned copies of academic titles
Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection