One(1) PhD Position

Description -- One (1) PhD position is available in the research group of the Water and Health Laboratory of the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health at the Cyprus University of Technology. The successful candidate will be trained on key thematic concepts of the exposome, i.e. the holistic representation of all those environmental, lifestyle and behavioral factors related to the development of chronic diseases with special emphasis on endocrine disorders. The study of all human exposures to harmful agents found in water, air, food or behavioral/lifestyle habits and their health effects requires the combined use of novel human biomonitoring and biostatistical methods. The successful candidate will be trained on the use of state-of-the-art human biomonitoring protocols, personal sensors and novel processing bioinformatics platforms used in metabolomics tools for better understanding of the disease process.

The Water and Health Lab team’s ultimate goal is to characterize and reduce health risks associated with chronic exposures to environmental and/or occupational chemicals with emphasis on the implementation of state-of-the-art human biomonitoring and metabolomics technologies that refine the exposure assessment in population health studies. The transition focus from disease to exposure through implementation of the exposome concept is warranted to reduce exposures that lead to disease.

Our laboratory is equipped with advanced mass spectrometers to conduct specialized analyses in human biospecimen and it is located in the old town of Limassol, just minutes away from the cosmopolitan Mediterranean seafront. The Cyprus University of Technology has been included among the Top 400-500 best universities in the world, based on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17.

Qualifications -- Highly motivated candidates should possess a Bachelor and/or Master in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences or in a related discipline.

Funding-- The successful candidate will be offered financial support, depending on skills and funding availability.

Advisor-- Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris, Associate Professor of Environmental Health

Application-- Use this link: http://www.cut.ac.cy/studies/masters

More info -- Visit the website of our research group at www.cut.ac.cy/waterandhealth

Also, please visit our Facebook link with updated information on all activities of our research team: https://www.facebook.com/waterandhealthlab.CII/

You may also contact the laboratory director, Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris: by either phone + 357-25002398, or email at konstantinos.makris@cut.ac.cy