Call for Applications for a Doctoral Position 2025-2028 - ENvironment, BIOlogical mechanisms and CARdio-renal health: focus on heart failure (ENBIO-CARE)

Nancy, France

1. Background and Project Overview

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent a major global public health challenge... [full background text truncated for brevity, but include all relevant sections in actual HTML]

Objectives of the Doctoral Project

1. To explore the influence of physical environments on UPF consumption and cardio-renal health...
2. To identify the biological mechanisms linking UPF consumption to cardio-renal health...
3. To further investigate the link between UPFs and heart failure...

2. Supervision and Research Environment

PhD Supervisors
Nicolas Girerd... Sandra Wagner... Youba Ndiaye...

Host Research Units
The CIC-P... The BETA...

3. Proposed PhD Topic

This PhD project will be structured around three main research axes...

Axis 1. Exploring the Influence of Physical Environments

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Axis 2. Identifying Biological Mechanisms

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Axis 3. Investigating the Link Between UPFs and Heart Failure

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4. Candidate Profile

Required Degree
Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics applied to Life Sciences, or Economic Sciences.

Expected Scientific Skills
Good command of statistical tools (R or Python). Strong background in statistics or epidemiology...

Languages
Working languages: French and English.

Additional Qualities
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5. Contract Conditions

• Duration: 36 months.
• Location: Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy / Nancy, France.
• Starting date: from October 2026.
• Salary: €2,300 gross monthly salary (net salary: approximately less than 20% deductions from gross salary).
• Doctoral enrollment: BIOSE Doctoral School – University of Lorraine.

Funding for this PhD project has already been secured.

6. Application Procedure

Required Documents
CV, Cover letter, Master’s transcripts, Master’s thesis or scientific article, Two recommendation letters
Submission Format: PDF format only.

Submission Addresses
s.wagner2@chru-nancy.fr
youba.ndiaye@univ-lorraine.fr

Application Deadline
June 14, 2026.

7. Selection Timeline

• Application deadline: June 14, 2026
• Expected interview period: Week of June 15, 2026
• Results announcement: June 22, 2026
• Expected starting date: From October 2026

8. Contacts

Sandra Wagner: s.wagner2@chru-nancy.fr
Youba Ndiaye: youba.ndiaye@univ-lorraine.fr