📣 We are Hiring!
Are you interested in cracking the ‘sugar code’ in immunity?🍬🧬#glycotime at Pinho Lab?

We opened a PhD position under MSCA GLYCOCALYX EU Doctoral Network at i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde in Porto, Portugal

www.glycocalyx.org

We’re recruiting an enthusiastic PhD student to explore how mucosal glycans shape tolerance, infection and inflammation.

🍬DC10: The mucosal glycocalyx and the host-microorganism relationship in homeostasis and infection
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Host Institution: i3S, Porto (Portugal)
Main Academic Supervisor: Salomé Pinho
DC10 position

Apply here

⏰Deadline: 30 Mar 2026 | Start: Sept 2026.

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UPDATE: CLOSED!

Pinho’s lab has just opened up a new position in the scope of the GlycanTrigger EU project!

We are hiring a PhD student to join us in the exploration of host-microbiome interactions and gut immunity in IBD through the lens of glycobiology.

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the relevant fields (Biology, Biochemistry, Medicine or related) and need to be enrolled in a PhD program at a Portuguese university (or provide a statement of honor for their enrollment in a PhD program upon receiving the grant).

If you are interested and would like to know more, you can consult the project’s website at www.glycantrigger.eu