Leiden ANA-KIN MSCA PhD in AI-Driven Kinase Drug Discovery (DC10)
Leiden University
Four-year salaried MSCA doctoral position with Prof. Gerard van Westen at Leiden, developing AI tools for kinase drug discovery. €3,204–€4,051 gross monthly; apply by 12 November 2026.
Leiden University’s Computational Drug Discovery group is recruiting Doctoral Candidate 10 in the EU-funded ANA-KIN network. The project builds deep-learning models combining chemical, structural and biophysical data to discover non-ATP kinase inhibitors and understand resistance. The candidate will undertake research secondments with VIB and Skylight Therapeutics in Belgium and participate in network-wide training. The role is supervised by Prof. Gerard J.P. van Westen with co-supervisors Prof. Ruslan Efremov and Dr. Joshua Salafsky.
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Benefits
Full-time 48-month doctoral employment at €3,204–€4,051 gross per month, initially one year then extended subject to positive evaluation. Includes 8% holiday and 8.3% end-of-year bonuses, university benefits, doctoral training and two research secondments.
Eligibility summary
Applicants of any nationality with an MSc in computer science, AI, computational chemistry, bioinformatics, biopharmaceutical sciences or a related field. Must not hold a doctorate at recruitment. MSCA mobility rule: must not have lived or carried out main activity in the Netherlands for more than 12 of the preceding 36 months. Strong machine-learning, programming and English skills are required; cheminformatics experience is expected.
Requirements
Willingness to conduct two research secondments in Belgium and work across computational and experimental teams. Apply online by 12 November 2026, quoting vacancy 16967 and ANA-KIN DC10.
Documents required
Application letter confirming MSCA eligibility, CV, list of grades, and two references who have agreed to be contacted.
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