Katja Loos

HEAL4WARD is recruiting for an international PhD position in sustainable polymer materials for advanced wound care, specifically the DC9 project: Synthesis and design optimisation of biobased furan (co)polymers for advanced scaffolding . This opportunity is part of the HEAL4WARD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network, which is training 11 Doctoral Candidates to develop next-generation solutions for wound infection diagnosis and treatment. The network combines nanomaterials , antimicrobial strategies , 3D printing , advanced sensing , and AI for personalised infection management. The DC9 PhD will be hosted at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, in the group of Dina Maniar , with Prof. Katja Loos as co-supervisor and Prof. Mathias Destarac as external co-supervisor. Planned secondments include the University of Nottingham and CNRS-SOFTMAT in Toulouse. The project is fully funded for 36 months and includes a prestigious MSCA fellowship, international mobility, interdisciplinary training, and research visits across Europe. The research focus is on biobased furan copolymers , polymer synthesis, scaffold design, and additive manufacturing for advanced wound-care applications. Eligibility highlights: applicants must hold an MSc or equivalent in a relevant field, be eligible for PhD enrolment, and satisfy the MSCA mobility rule . The call is open to applicants of any nationality. Interested candidates should read the full project details and specific requirements, then apply via the linked vacancy/application page for DC9.