Research Fellowship

Application Deadline: 9 Sep 2026 - 13:00 (UTC)

Country: Italy

Type of Contract: To be defined

Job Status: Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

The MUR-funded research fellowship focuses on studying the nervous system and associated immune cells in Botryllus schlosseri. Main activities include:

• Sample management: breeding colonies, harvesting, and dissecting nervous tissues.
• Molecular analysis: RNA extraction, RT-PCR, in situ hybridization, and gene expression alteration (silencing, knock-down, transfection).
• Bioinformatics & imaging: transcriptomic analysis of candidate genes and confocal microscopy for cellular morphological analysis.
• Documentation: data processing, drafting scientific reports or manuscripts, and weekly progress monitoring.

Where to apply

Website: https://pica.cineca.it/

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

• Eligible destination country/ies for fellows: Italy
• Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence: OTHER
• Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies: OTHER

Website for additional job details: https://protocollo.unipd.it/albo/viewer

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Università degli Studi di Padova

Country: Italy

Contact

City: Padova

Website: https://www.unipd.it/

https://pica.cineca.it/unipd/2026-ir-22-dibio/domande/