Various PhD positions available in FLOW – Protein Quality for Health

Join the 23 M€ research consortium FLOW – Protein Quality for Health: an interdisciplinary network of leading Dutch research groups in protein folding, aggregation and degradation, from single molecule to cells.

Your job
FLOW aims to uncover the molecular principles of how the cellular protein quality-control network modulates the fate of proteins from cradle to grave. Molecular chaperones and the degradation machinery determine the fate of proteins, and failure to do so leads to diseases as divergent as neurodegeneration or cystic fibrosis. The FLOW consortium, a unique and highly interdisciplinary team, aims to discover, rebuild and control the triaging of protein fate. We do this by combining biochemical, biophysical, cell biological, computational, and genetic methods, from single molecule to cell.

For a description of each job opportunity, please check the vacancies on the FLOW website.

To see if your profile fits the requirements, please check the vacancies on the FLOW website.

We offer:

• a fully funded position for four years;
• a working week of 38 hours and a gross monthly salary ranging between €2,770 in the first year to €3,539 in the fourth year in the case of full-time employment (salary scale P under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
• 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.

Note: while overall conditions are similar, certain details may differ per institution. Positions are available at Utrecht University, University of Twente, UMCG, University of Groningen, LUMC, Leiden University, RadboudUMC and Radboud University. In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU (for the universities) and CAO UMC (for the university medical centers), the various institutions have a number schemes and facilities of its own for employees. These include agreements on facilitating professional development, leave and sports and cultural activities, as well as discounts on software and other IT products. In this way, they encourage their employees to continue investing in their growth.

The FLOW consortium consists of 14 group leaders spread across 5 different cities in the Netherlands: Utrecht, Leiden, Groningen, Enschede and Nijmegen. Together they represent a wide range of expertise forming a diverse group of researchers. The consortium includes 6 female group leaders and several of the consortium members have their roots outside of The Netherlands. The group leaders are: Ineke Braakman (lead), Stefan Rüdiger, Arnold Boersma, Peter van der Sluijs, Friedrich Foerster (Utrecht), Mireille Claessens (Twente), Mark Hipp, Kasia Tych, Harrie Kampinga (Groningen), Alfred Vertegaal, Monique Mulder, Anne Wentink (Leiden), and Martijn Huynen, Evan Spruijt (Nijmegen).

We value staff with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and identities, including cultural, religious or ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment in which everyone can flourish and contribute.

Please apply by sending the requested documents (list can be found on the website) to flow@uu.nl in a single PDF file, directed to the project manager Ilse Pool.

The first round of interviews will be online, through Microsoft Teams.

If this specific opportunity isn’t for you, but you know someone else who may be interested, please forward this vacancy to them.

You can apply to the job opportunities as long as they are not filled. Since there is no predetermined deadline, the consortium will evaluate the applications within 5 working days.