<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:2kf" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:2kb" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:376px" aria-controls=":2mx" aria-expanded="false"><h3 style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">MSCA Doctoral Network EGRET-AAA offering 3 fully-funded PhD positions in Advanced Glaucoma Research in NL/DE</h3><p style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">Glaucoma is the most common age-related neurodegenerative eye disease in Western society and one of the four major eye diseases causing blindness. Unfortunately, current treatments can only slow the deterioration but do not halt or reverse the process. Despite the efforts of the early detection and treatment of the disease, currently, approximately 15% of all glaucoma patients in the EU still become bilaterally blind.<br></p><p style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">Our European MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE Doctoral Network (DN) <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">EGRET-AAA</span> <em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">('</em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">E</em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">uropean </em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">G</em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">laucoma </em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">RE</em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">search </em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">T</em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">raining program for </em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">A</em><em style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-we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font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:normal;font-size:inherit;line-height:20px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline;text-align:center;height:auto;word-spacing:normal;background:transparent;border-radius:4px;writing-mode:horizontal-tb">www.egret-aaa.eu</a>. This network has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Doctoral Networks under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101072435. Curious to see and hear more about what it means to be part of a European Training Network? Check out these two short movies about our previous ones <a role="button" tabindex="0" class="gmail-button--2de5X gmail-button--14TuV gmail-tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/ruBc20wxLjE" style="border:0px solid transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:normal;font-size:inherit;line-height:20px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline;text-align:center;height:auto;word-spacing:normal;background:transparent;border-radius:4px;writing-mode:horizontal-tb">NextGenVis</a> and <a role="button" tabindex="0" class="gmail-button--2de5X gmail-button--14TuV gmail-tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/WPz3XLXgq6w" style="border:0px solid transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:normal;font-size:inherit;line-height:20px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline;text-align:center;height:auto;word-spacing:normal;background:transparent;border-radius:4px;writing-mode:horizontal-tb">EGRET+</a>.<p style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)"><br></p><h3 style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">Employment conditions</h3><p style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">PhD projects will start Autumn 2023, with some flexibility to negotiate the exact starting date with the relevant supervisor. All recruiting partners honor EU and national employment laws about researcher recruitment and ensure that you will have the same rights, health, and safety standards as local researchers.</p><p style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">A selected doctoral candidate will be employed with a full time employment contract for three years. The contract includes salary, social security coverage, pension and taxation. The salary will comply with the Marie Curie-Skłodowska DN funding Scheme, local institutional regulations and country-specific rules. It may comprise several components (living, mobility, family, special needs, allowances) that, depending on the hosting country, may either be included in the gross salary or provided as separate allowances. The living allowance will be subject to a country correction coefficient, according to the hosting country. Also depending on the hosting country, specific tax rules and exemptions may apply. Therefore, the exact salary will depend on the candidate, their host and hosting country.<br></p></div></div><div class="gmail-styles--2kg4_" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px 0px 40px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><h4 style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">Requirements</h4><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">The candidates we are looking for should:</h3><ol style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px 0px 0px 24px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(51,62,73)"><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Have a deep interest in vision (complex genetics, molecular mechanisms, pathobiology of the visual system, retinal physiology, clinical research with advanced techniques for retinal imaging and function testing, visual neuroscience and brain imaging)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Be passionate about doing research and have or be willing to develop the skills to communicate this passion with other scientists and the general public.</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Have relevant skills and experiences, and a strong interest in both theoretical and applied science.</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Welcome the opportunity to conduct research abroad and to work within an international and multidisciplinary team.</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Hold an MSc (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (which can be, but is not limited to biology, biomedical engineering, genetics, medicine, neuroscience, (bio)physics).</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Be an eligible candidate according to the eligibility conditions indicated below.</li></ol><p style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">Details on and the requirements for the specific projects can be found on the research page on our website: <a role="button" tabindex="0" class="gmail-button--2de5X gmail-button--14TuV gmail-tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.egret-aaa.eu/" style="border:0px solid transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:normal;font-size:inherit;line-height:20px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline;text-align:center;height:auto;word-spacing:normal;background:transparent;border-radius:4px;writing-mode:horizontal-tb">www.egret-aaa.eu</a>.</p><h3 style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)"><br>Eligibility conditions</h3><p style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">EGRET-AAA is supported by a European MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE which requires transnational mobility. Therefore, to be eligible for a PhD position, you cannot have resided or carried out your main activity in the country of the recruiting institution for more than 12 months during the previous 36 months. Furthermore, we can only recruit researchers who are not already in the possession of a doctoral degree at the date of appointment. Please keep this in mind when applying.</p><p style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">We invite both EU and non-EU citizens to apply.<br></p></div></div><div class="gmail-styles--21mG1" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px 0px 40px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><h4 style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73)">Benefits</h4><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">By joining the EGRET-AAA network, you will become the pivotal, next generation of experts who can advance the development of genetic and stem-cell therapies and the associated technologies to target glaucoma. You will gain a unique, well-balanced, and individually tailored portfolio of skills and competencies, ensuring they will be ready to solve intersectoral and interdisciplinary challenges in a range of environments in healthcare, industry, and academia. On completing the network training (see above) you will be ready to take up leading positions to benefit patients, health care, industry, and science.</p><p style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">Kind regards, </p><p style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.5;font-family:-apple-system,"system-ui","Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,62,73);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">Dilce Tanriverdi</p></div></div></div></div></div>