Doctoral Researcher (PhD) in Protein Synthesis

Doctoral Researcher (PhD) in Protein Synthesis A fully funded PhD position is available to study protein synthesis in the lab of Sarah O'Keefe at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. The doctoral researcher will work in the project Inhibiting Protein Synthesis – Old, New, Borrowed, Blue, funded by the Research Council of Finland. The doctoral researcher will be supervised by the Principal Investigator Sarah O'Keefe and co-supervised by Brendan Battersby. The successful candidate will complete an article-based PhD thesis and 30 ECTS credits of studies that are required for a PhD degree in Finland. The position is available and funded for 44 months from January 2027, or as agreed. Proteins are key working molecules in all cells and their synthesis is an elaborate jigsaw puzzle.