Doctoral student in continuous production process of biological therapeutics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Biotechnology

The focus of the project is the exploration of continuous bioprocessing for the production of biological drugs with mammalian cells, including continuous culture and purification processes, as well as sustainability aspects. The project will be carried out at KTH in Chotteau’s group, the Cell Technology group CETEG, in close collaboration with the company Servier. CETEG is leader in high cell density perfusion for the production of biopharmaceuticals and directs the Competence Centre for Advanced BioProduction by Continuous Processing, AdBIOPRO, which is an interactive Center with high focus on multidisciplinary collaboration within academia and industry.

Supervision: Associate Professor Veronique Chotteau is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission

What we offer

• The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment in collaboration with industries and prominent universities from all over the world.Read more
• A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement.
• A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
• Chotteau’s group is Head of CETEG at Dept. Industrial Biotechnology and has a long experience of developing biopharmaceutical drug bioprocesses for human therapy, where she is leader in high cell density perfusion for the production of biopharmaceuticals. CETEG focusses on the process development for biological drugs and viral vectors, including perfusion process at very high cell density of mammalian/human cells and development of dynamic metabolism models. Chotteau is the Director of AdBIOPRO and partners of several other Centres. AdBIOPRO is a Competence Center for Advanced Bioproduction by Continuous Processing, in collaboration with Lund University, Karolinska Institutet, Linköping University and Karolinska Hospital as well as 16 Swedish and international companies in the biopharmaceutical industry. The CETEG group, av. approx. 10 people, is a multidisciplinary team, with researchers, post-docs, PhD students and MSc students. CETEG's activities are characterized by collaboration with academic groups at KTH, in Sweden and in Europe, as well as international companies.
• Les laboratoires Servier (LLS) is a French company specialized in development, industrialization, and commercialization of drug product from chemical or biological source. The collaboration will take place with the BIO-S, an industrial unit designed to produced clinical batches of biologics, intending to grow LLS’s CMC development capacities. It will also involve Symphogen, a company part of the LLS group with an acknowledged experience in biologics. The  BIO-S is already engaged in many developments partnership mainly focused on Process analytical technology (PAT).
• The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment in collaboration with industries and prominent universities from all over the world. Read more
• Work and study in Stockholm, close to nature and the water.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

• passed a second cycle degree (for example a master's degree), or
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle higher education credits, or
• acquired, in some other way within or outside the country, substantially equivalent knowledge

In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6, read more here

Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:

• independently pursue his or her work,
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach and
• analyse and work with complex issues.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal competency. 

Target degree: Doctoral degree

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years ' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. In the case of studies that are to be completed with a licentiate degree, the total period of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for two years.

Union representatives

You will find contact information for union representatives on KTH's website.

Doctoral section (Students’ union on KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

You will find contact information for doctoral section on the section's website.

To apply for the position

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Applications must include the following elements:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages.Copies of originals must be certified.
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other information

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