Msca-dn PHD Position

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- JOB - Netherlands - Posted on: 4 September 2026
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4 Sep 2026
Amsterdam UMC Research Field
Neurosciences » Neurobiology
Neurosciences » Neurophysiology Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline
5 Oct 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country
Netherlands Type of Contract
Temporary Job Status
Not Applicable Hours Per Week
36.0 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 POLARIS training network
POLARIS is a European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network focused on accelerating therapy development for leukodystrophies: rare genetic disorders affecting the brain white matter. The network aims to strengthen the full translational pathway from disease mechanism and model development to preclinical therapy testing, clinical readiness and patient-informed treatment priorities.
To achieve this, POLARIS brings together expertise in leukodystrophy biology, advanced disease models, therapeutic innovation, biomarker development, clinical translation, patient engagement, and ethical, regulatory and health-economic aspects of therapy development. The network will train a cohort of doctoral candidates in an international and interdisciplinary environment, combining academic research, industry-based preclinical development, secondments, network-wide training and transferable-skills development.
The PhD
For this position, the recruiting organisation is InnoSer in Leiden, the Netherlands. You will be employed by InnoSer and embedded in the POLARIS consortium, with academic supervision and disease-specific expertise provided by Dr Rogier Min at the Amsterdam Leukodystrophy Center (ALC), Amsterdam UMC.
The position is primarily based at InnoSer in Leiden, with regular academic interaction with the Amsterdam...