The selective process is open for the coverage of 1 vacancy for a PhD student at the BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GIRONA DR. JOSEP TRUETA (IDIBGI) in the Department of Endocrinology (head of project: Prof. Dr. José Manuel Fernández-Real). IDIBGI offers a PhD position for an Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) for the project: Impact of the gut microbiome on cognitive function in middle-aged subjects. Effects of weight loss. The position is part of the EU-funded Innovative Training Network SmartAge (“Gut-brain-axis: Targets for improvement of cognition in the elderly”)