Doctoral Candidate positions
The 16 Doctoral Candidate positions in relation to host nation & host institutionen are presented here.
Why apply?
SHIELD provides a unique opportunity for You as one of 16 highly talented Doctoral Candidates (DCs) to pursue your PhDs within a dynamic European network. This initiative connects universities and industry partners across 26 institutions in 11 countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The 16 Doctoral positions & projects are presented below, in alphabetical order by nation:
France
Host Institution: Anthogyr SAS
DC position 11: Evaluation of biomimetic geometries and nanostructured titanium surfaces to secure peri-implant tissues against infectious complications
APPLY NOW - Application Deadline:31 Oct 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
Germany
University Hospital Regensburg
DC position 3: Establishment of in vivo chronic orthopedic device-related staphylococcal infection models
DC position 9: Development of bacteriophage-based therapies for infection prevention in bone conduction hearing implants: optimizing delivery and efficacy
Technische Universität Dresden
DC position 14: Evaluation of hydrogel-based bacteriophage formulations to combat oral biofilms on metallic implant surfaces
Ireland
University College Dublin
DC position 5: Assessing the effect of antimicrobial peptides on biofilm formation on biopolymer-coated medical implants
Ashland Specialties Ireland Limited
DC position 12: Design and development of advanced antimicrobial polymers for therapeutic applications
Italy
Università degli Studi di Torino
DC position 13: Design of advanced biocompatible Ti-based amorphous and crystalline alloys and development of antimicrobial surfaces via dealloying and plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO).
APPLY NOW - (in Forms app) Application Deadline 15 Oct 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/Rome)
Norway
Universitetet i Oslo
DC position 15: Development and validation of debridement technologies for infection control in dental implants
APPLY NOW - Application deadline: 7th Oct 2025
Spain
Fundación Pública Miguel Servet
DC position 4: Phage-based solutions for treating and protecting prosthetic implants against bacterial recontamination
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
DC position 7: Preventing bacterial infections in hearing implants using biocompatible materials with surface modifications: a cell culture study
Sweden
Göteborgs Universitet
DC position 1: Optimization of prophylaxis and infection management in hip and knee arthroplasty
APPLY NOW - Application deadline: 24th Oct 2025
DC position 2: Advanced approaches to understanding biofilm-related infections in orthopedic implants: from in vitro to in vivo models
APPLY NOW - Application deadline: 24th Oct 2025
DC position 10: Antimicrobial peptides as infection control strategies in hearing bone conduction implants
APPLY NOW - Application deadline: 24th Oct 2025
United Kingdom
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge
DC position 8: Production and characterisation of conformable antibacterial polymers
APPLY - Closed
The University of Birmingham
DC position 6: Molecular and tissue determinants of adverse tissue outcomes in hearing implants
