SSPC recruiting for 3 fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships in the EPSRC-SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Transformative Pharmaceutical Technologies

Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council, Science Foundation Ireland and 19 industry partners, the EPSRC-SFI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Transformative Pharmaceutical Technologies provides world-leading training to prepare strategic-thinking scientists for high achieving careers in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.

The Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), Ireland, is recruiting for three fully funded studentships to commence in September 2019. Successful SSPC PhD applicants may be registered with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork or the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin.

These studentships will be aligned with twelve further studentships being offered by the Schools of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham and University College London (UCL).
Over the course of their PhD studies, SSPC CDT students will engage extensively with other students in the CDT based in the UK, and with other Ireland-based SSPC students.

Websites:
http://www.transpharmtech-dtc.ac.uk/index.aspx
https://www.sspc.ie/
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pharmacy/
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/

Why study with us?

• Fully-funded PhD studentships at leading Republic of Ireland universities
• Extensive number of PhD projects in a wide range of research disciplines
• Joining a network of alumni in industry and academia
• Working in a unique open innovation environment between academia and leading pharmaceutical and healthcare industry partners.

What do we offer?
Doctoral level training in a unique multidisciplinary environment at the interfaces between chemical, engineering, computational, pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. A comprehensive scientific and soft-skills training curriculum as part of a structured four-year doctoral programme.

In addition, students participate in innovation and entrepreneurship activities, conference and colloquia events, team working and problem solving, and outreach activities, all with very close industry involvement. Our integrated university – industry partnership allows our students unrivalled access to the healthcare, pharmaceutical and clinical research expertise of our academics and industrial partners.

Who should apply?
Applicants should be interested in undertaking a highly multidisciplinary 4-year research training programme. Candidates should have, or expect to obtain, a first or upper second class degree, or non-UK/Ireland equivalent, in pharmacy, chemistry, engineering, physics, biology, mathematics or related sciences or a relevant masters qualification.

SSPC studentships are open to UK and EU students and provide a stipend and full fees.

Funding
Studentships cover tuition fees and a tax free stipend for the duration of the four-year programme.

How to apply
For further information, or to apply, please contact:
Prof. Anne Marie Healy (healyam@tcd.ie)

Applications should comprise a single PDF file containing a CV (2 pages max) and a covering letter. Please review the full details on the CDT website for full details before applying.
Application deadline: We will continue to accept applications until all places are filled. We will initially consider all applications received by 28 February 2019 for shortlisting and interview.