Open positions available
Open positions available
Creating a dense and diversified network of distinguished researchers is at the core of CENTURI's mission.
Since its creation in 2017, CENTURI has been proactive in federating a community of scientists from very different backgrounds.

PhD Students
The Turing Centre for Living Systems (CENTURI) wishes to attract talented PhD students to the Luminy campus. To do so, CENTURI will fund up to 10 PhD positions to start in 2023. PhD students will work in an interdisciplinary life science environment, and have backgrounds in any of the following fields: cell or developmental biology, immunology, neurobiology, biophysics, theoretical physics, computer science, bioinformatics, applied mathematics, engineering.
Candidates can either apply to one of the advertised CENTURI projects or submit their own project, providing that they meet the application criteria and that their application is supported by at least 2 host labs.
PhD students will be co-supervised by two or three supervisors from our community. Candidates can apply to a maximum of three projects.
Do not hesitate to contact the projects' supervisors for more information.
Applications must be submitted via the project's application form and must be written in english.
Deadline for application: February 16, 2023
Deadline for recommendation letters: February 16, 2023
Duration: 3 years
On-site or video interviews: May 3 to May 5, 2023
Expected profile – selection criteria
Candidates will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Academic achievements
- Past research experience (internships, master thesis)
- Interest to work in a multidisciplinary research environment
- Enthusiasm and communication skills
To apply please fill the form associated to each project. Applications must include the following documents, in English (compiled into a single PDF file):
- CV
- cover letter
- transcript of your MSc's grades (M1 and M2 if available)
2 letters of recommendation must also be sent by your references. Please note that an automatic email will be sent to them so that they can upload their recommendation letter. We invite you to contact them to make sure that they have received the notification email.
Deadline for the reference letters: February 16, 2023
Free websites are available to convert and compile documents into PDF files. Here is an example of said website: https://smallpdf.com/
PHD2023-01 | The impact of dynamic interactions between meningeal immune cells on neurodevelopment
Supervisors: Rejane RUA (CIML) / rua@ciml.univ-mrs.fr ; Marie-Pierre VALIGNAT (LAI) / marie-pierre.valignat@inserm.fr
Supervisors: Aitor González (TAGC) / aitor.gonzalez@univ-amu.fr ; Badih Ghattas (I2M) / badih.ghattas@univ-amu.fr ; Salvatore Spicuglia (TAGC) / salvatore.spicuglia@inserm.fr
PHD2023-03 | Behavioral grammar and synaptic rules of the social brain
Supervisors: Pascale CHAVIS - Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée / pascale.chavis@inserm.fr ; Jean-Marc FREYERMUTH - Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille (ALEA team) / jean-marc.freyermuth@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-04 | Muscle building at the nanoscale: how molecular order guides sarcomere morphogenesis
Supervisors: Frank SCHNORRER (IBDM) / frank.SCHNORRER@univ-amu.fr ; Sophie BRASSELET (Institut Fresnel) / sophie.brasselet@fresnel.fr
PHD2023-05 | Neuronal mechanisms for different gamma oscillators in the
hippocampus
Supervisors: Jérôme EPSZTEIN (INMED) / jerome.epsztein@inserm.fr ; Kévin PERROT (LIS) / kevin.perrot@lis-lab.fr ; David DUPRET (MRC) / david.dupret@bndu.ox.ac.uk
Supervisors: Bianca HABERMANN (IBDM) / bianca.habermann@univ-amu.fr ; Ronan SICRE (LIS) / ronan.sicre@lis-lab.fr
PHD2023-07 | Formation of cognitive maps during group exploration
Supervisors: Julie KOENIG GAMBINI (INSERM) / julie.koenig@inserm.fr ; Mathieu GENOIS (CPT) / mathieu.genois@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-08 | Modeling metabolic changes in brain cancer
Supervisors: Harold Cremer (IBDM) / harold.cremer@univ-amu.fr ; Bianca Habermann (IBDM) / bianca.habermann@univ-amu.fr ; Marie-Cartherine Tiveron (IBDM) / marie-catherine.tiveron@univ-amu.fr ; Stephen Chapman (IBDM) / stephen.chapman@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-09 | Modeling tumor innervation: impact on immune cells and anti-cancer treatment
Supervisors: Florence HUBERT (IMM) / florence.hubert@univ-amu.fr ; Sophie CHAUVET (IBDM) / sophie.chauvet@univ-amu.fr ; Pierre PUDLO (IMM) / pierre.PUDLO@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-10 | Smart Tools for Mechanical Interrogation of the T cell
Supervisors: Kheya SENGUPTA (CINAM) / kheya.sengupta@cnrs.fr ; Pierre-Henri PUECH (LAI) / pierre-henri.puech@inserm.fr
Supervisors: Olivier THEODOLY (LAI) / olivier.theodoly@inserm.fr ; Julien OLIVIER (I2M) / julien.olivier@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-12 | Computational Fluid Dynamics to infer embryonic tissue rheology
Supervisors: Simon GSELL (IRPHE) / simon.gsell@univ-amu.fr ; Sham TLILI (IBDM) / sham.tlili@univ-amu.fr
Supervisors: Robert G. KELLY (IBDM) / robert.kelly@univ-amu.fr ; Paul VILLOUTREIX (LIS) / paul.villoutreix@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-14 | Neuromodulatory mechanisms of predictive processing in the mouse visual cortex
Supervisors: Ede RANCZ (INMED) / ede.rancz@inserm.fr ; Laurent PERRINET (INT) / laurent.perrinet@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-15 | Quantifying bacterial order in live three-dimensional Myxococcus xanthus colonies
Supervisors: Jean-François RUPPRECHT (CPT) / rupprecht@cpt.univ-mrs.fr
Tâm MIGNOT (LCB) / tmignot@imm.cnrs.fr
Supervisors: David ROBBE (INMED) / david.robbe@inserm.fr ; Christophe ELOY (IRPHE) / christophe.eloy@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-17 | EndoEmbryo: Understanding how endo/exocytic fluxes shape embryo morphogenesis
Supervisors: Phillipe ROUDOT (I2M) / philippe.roudot@univ-amu.fr ; Claudio COLLINET (IBDM) / Claudio.collinet@univ-amu.fr ; Thomas LECUIT (IBDM) / thomas.lecuit@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-18 | Modeling HSC aging with single cell approaches to decipher
myeloproliferation onset
Supervisors: Estelle DUPREZ (INSERM) / estelle.duprez@inserm.fr ; Elisabeth REMY (I2M) / elisabeth.remy@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-19 | Cilia-powered 3D flow patterns
Supervisors: Laurent KODJABCHIAN (IBDM) / laurent.kodjabachian@univ-amu.fr ; Etienne LOISEAU (CINAM) / etienne.loiseau@univ-amu.fr ; Julien Favier (M2P2) / julien.favier@univ-amu.fr
Supervisors: Elsa BAZELLIERES (IBDM) / elsa.bazellieres@univ-amu.fr ; Claire VALOTTEAU (LAI) / claire.valotteau@inserm.fr
PHD2023-21 | Functional diversity of hippocampal fast oscillations for memory processing
Supervisors: Hervé Rouault (CPT, INMED) / herve.rouault@univ-amu.fr ; Xavier Leinekugel (INMED) / xavier@arcadi.eu
PHD2023-22 | Dynamics of hydraulic actuation of appendages in insects during metamorphosis
Supervisors: Joël Marthelot (IUSTI) / joel.marthelot@univ-amu.fr ; Raphaël Clément (IBDM) / raphael.clement@univ-amu.fr ; Yoël Forterre HDR (CNRS IUSTI) / yoel.forterre@univ-amu.fr
PHD2023-23 | Dynamic videonanoscopy of the interactions between T cells and thymic epithelial cells
Supervisors: Arnauld Sergé (LAI) / arnauld.serge@univ-amu.fr ; Magali Irla (CIML) / irla@ciml.univ-mrs.fr
PHD Pierre-François Lenne Lab | Mechanics of feather pattern formation
Supervisor: Pierre-François Lenne (IBDM) / pierre-francois.lenne@univ-amu.fr
Supervisor: Pierre-François Lenne (IBDM) / pierre-francois.lenne@univ-amu.fr
Postdoctoral positions
There is no Postdoc call currently open. More information to be announced.
PDP Villoutreix lab | Dynamic multi-domain translation for high-throughput sequencing data
Lead supervisor: Paul Villoutreix (CENTURI, LIS) – paul.villoutreix@univ-amu.fr
Co-supervisor: Thierry Artières (ECOLE CENTRALE MARSEILLE)
Other
Starting date: February 2023
Gross monthly salary: € 1,870 and € 2,500 (depending on profile and experience).
Steering and administrative officer
Starting date: February 2023
Gross monthly salary: € 1,870 and € 2,500 (depending on profile and experience).