PhD scholarship opportunity in Chemistry for Vietnamese students

Applications are invited in 2018 for 3 fully funded scholarships to study PhD with Assitant Professor Athina Anastasaki and Dr Nghia Truong at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. ETH Zurich is one of 10 world-best universities and home to 21 Nobel Prize winners including Albert Einstein.

Assitant Professor Athina Anastasaki (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) and Dr Nghia Truong (ETH Zurich, Switzerland and Monash University, Australia) are young leaders in the field of polymer synthesis and applications. We will start running a new research group at Department of Materials, ETH Zurich focusing on the development of smart and functional polymeric nanomaterials with controlled architecture, composition and morphology. These polymeric nanomaterials will be used in a wide range of applications including drug delivery, cancer therapy, immunotherapy, cardiovascular diseases, and antibacterial. For more information, please see below links:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Athina_Anastasaki2

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nghia_Truong4

Our group is seeking for highly motivated graduate students starting in January 2019 at ETH Zurich. Within the supportive environment of our group, you will have the opportunity to evolve and maximize your potential in order to become independent and creative scientists.

3-years PhD scholarships:

· Tuition fee: waived.

· Living expense: 1st year 47,040 CHF; 2nd year 48,540 CHF; 3rd year 50,040 CHF

· Bonus: 500 CHF per first-author publication.

Eligibility:

· To be considered for this scholarship you must hold, or be currently completing: a master degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or Materials Sciences. Exceptional students with bachelor degree only may be considered for a master scholarship.

· English language: Although there is no official English language requirement for admission to ETH Zurich, IELTS 6.5 (6.0 each band) or equivalent is recommended.

How to apply and further information:

Please send a 1-page letter of motivation, a CV, academic transcripts (both bachelor and master degrees), and 2 referee letters to Dr Nghia Truong, nghia.truong@monash.edu. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews via Skype and/or at Zurich. We will pay all travel expense if the candidates are invited to interview at ETH Zurich. Please contact Dr Nghia Truong for further information