CTR Graduate Studentship at University of Cambridge in UK 2020

The Centre for Trophoblast Research at the University of Cambridge invites applications for one PhD studentship for start in October 2020

Worth of Award

• The studentship will be fully funded at Wellcome Trust rates for three or four years of full-time research depending on academic background, and is open to UK, EU and overseas students.
• The Centre is also willing to consider hosting students for the PhD who have already secured independent funding.

Eligibility

• Requirements Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a first-class honours degree in a relevant biological subject.
• Applicants holding a Masters degree will also be welcome to apply for a 3-year studentship.
• For overseas students the minimum undergraduate GPA for entrance into the University is 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale), and those for whom English is not their native language should see the Board of Graduate Studies’ guidelines regarding Competence in English.
• Research students are initially admitted without being registered for a particular degree, and are only registered for the PhD on satisfactory completion of a report at the end of their first year of study.

How to Apply

• They encourage all applicants to make initial informal inquiries regarding projects available and listed on their website
• Once you have identified a potential supervisor and project you should make a formal application as follows:
• Send a curriculum-vitae, a half-page personal statement outlining your motivation for research at the Centre, two confidential academic references in sealed envelopes, and, if possible, a transcript of your undergraduate results to: The Administrator, Centre for Trophoblast Research, Physiology Building, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK Applications by postal mail only.
• Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.
• Please refer to the Further Particulars for this role, and use this as a guideline for your application.
• Please quote reference PM20902 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
• The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
• The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.