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Saturday, April 19, 2008

UK: Bournemouth University Great Western Research and Screwfix Direct Ltd PhD Studentship

Robust Adaptive Algorithms for Relational Data Mining

Smart Technology Research Centre - School of Design, Engineering and Computing

The School is seeking outstanding an candidate for a 3 year, fully funded PhD studentship to undertake an exciting research project in the area of Computational Intelligence which is part of the Smart Technology Research Centre.

Robust Adaptive Algorithms for Relational Data Mining

This project also involves collaborative research with the Artificial Intelligence Research Group from Bristol University and Screwfix Direct Ltd.

The project will investigate the application of relational data mining to large real-world data sets. It will focus on the three challenging research areas of Data Uncertainty Modelling and Propagation, Scalability and Algorithm Design and Learning and Adaptive Mechanisms. The student will undertake the research within the School but will also be required to work at the Screwfix offices in Yeovil and the Artificial Intelligence Research Group at Bristol University.

Applicants should have an excellent mathematical background with a first or upper second class honours degree or equivalent, in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, statistics or a similar discipline. Additionally the candidate should have strong programming experience using any or combination of C++, Matlab or Java and a very good knowledge of databases operations and management including any or combination of Sybase, Oracle, MS SQL Server and Alterian

The studentship offers an annual bursary of £12,900 tax-free and payment of tuition fees at home/EU rate. The successful applicant will normally need to be a EU citizen though outstanding non-EU candidates will also be considered.

For further details please contact Prof Bogdan Gabrys,
e-mail: bgabrys@bournemouth.ac.uk or visit the following www pages: http://dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/staff/bgabrys/PhD_Studentships_2008.html

Interested candidates should follow the application procedure listed on the School of Design, Engineering and Computing web pages:
http://dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/postgraduate_research.html

Further details concerning the studentship and application procedure can be also obtained from the School of DEC Research Administrator, Jo Sawyer, Email: jsawyer@bournemouth.ac.uk. Tel: +44 (0)1202 965985

Denmark: Associate Professor Positions in Architechtural Engineering, Aalborg University

A position as Associate Professor in Architechtural Engineering is currently available at the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, Department of Civil Engineering. The level of qualification for Associate Professors shall correspond to the level, which can be achieved on the basis of the appointment as Assistant Professor, but may be achievable in other ways.

The appointment presupposes that the applicant can demonstrate original scientific production at an international level as well as documented teaching qualifications. Appointment to the position requires that both research and teaching qualifications are at the requested level. The two qualifications will be given equal and principal priority in the overall assessment.

Research areas will be in the field of Indoor Environmental Engineering at Aalborg University. This research field focuses on indoor environmental fluid dynamics and energy efficient design of buildings and building services, especially including ventilation principles as mechanical, natural and hybrid ventilation, air distribution principles such as mixing and displacement ventilation, low energy building technology as well as optimization of the interplay between traditional building services and passive energy technologies.

Experience from experimental research in laboratories or field research as well as experience of daily operation of laboratory facilities will be regarded as very valuable. Experience with CFD and dynamic building simulation will also be regarded as important.

Teaching will primarily be in the engineering programmes on Indoor Environmental Engineering and Architecture & Design, but also in other study programmes at the University.

The application must include documentation for:

  • Education
  • Research qualifications. List of publications with indication of which works the applicant considers particularly relevant must be enclosed, as well as 3 copies of each of the works the applicant wishes to be considered by the assessment committee
  • Teaching qualifications

Information on personal data and previous employment is also required. The deadline for all applications is 28 April 2008.

Application should include in four copies: CV, diploma, particularly relevant publications, other documentation as well as a complete list of the enclosed documentation . Please quote the position reference No.lln - 252/06-40972

Application is to be forwarded to :

Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

You may obtain further information from Professor Per Heiselberg, tel. +45 9940 8541, e.mail: ph@civil.aau.dk.

Denmark: Assistant Professor Positions in Geotechnical Engineering, Aalborg University

3 years position as Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering is currently available within the Divison of Water and Soil, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine. The position is associated with the education in civil engineering at Aalborg University.

The main duties of the position will be to implement and strengthen teaching and research within geotechnical engineering. Teaching in related study programmes at the University may occur.

Appointment to assistant professor presupposes scientific qualifications at PhD level or similar scientific qualifications. The research potential of each applicant will be emphasised in the overall assessment. Applicants with documented teaching and/or research experience within one or more of the areas engineering geology, foundations and soil mechanics will be preferred.

Furthermore, the position involves supervision in interdisciplinary projects. The person appointed must therefore be able to cover various aspects of structural civil engineering and be willing to lecture at university level. The person appointed is expected to speak one of the Scandinavian languages or to be willing to learn Danish during the first year of employment. Proficiency in English is expected.

The application must include documentation for:

  • Education
  • Research qualifications. List of publications with indication of which works the applicant considers particularly relevant must be enclosed, as well as 3 copies of each of the works the applicant wishes to be considered by the assessment committee
  • Teaching qualifications,including a list over lectured courses.

Information on personal data and previous employment is also required. The deadline for all applications is 30 May 2008.

Application should include in four copies: CV, diploma, particularly relevant publications, other documentation as well as a complete list of the enclosed documentation . Please quote the position reference No.MSR - 252/06-200813

Application is to be forwarded to :

Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

You may obtain further information from Prof. Lars Bo Ibsen, phone +45 9940 8458, email: lbi@civil.aau.dk

Denmark: Associate Professor Positions in Physical Geography, Aalborg University

A position as Associate Professor in Physical Geography is currently available within the Divison of Water and Soil, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine. The level of qualification for Associate Professors shall correspond to the level, which can be achieved on the basis of the appointment as Assistant Professor, but may be achievable in other ways.

The appointment presupposes that the applicant can demonstrate original scientific production at an international level as well as documented teaching qualifications. Applicants with documented teaching and/or research experience within one or more of the areas climatology, eco-hydrology, and geomorphology will be preferred.

The person appointed must be able to cover various aspects of geography and be willing to lecture at university level. The person appointed is expected to speak one of the Scandinavian languages or to be willing to learn Danish during the first year of employment. Proficiency in English is expected.

The position is associated with the education in geography at Aalborg University. The main duties of the position will be to implement and strengthen teaching and research within geography in general and physical geography in particular. Teaching in other study programmes at the University may occur.

The application must include documentation for:

  • Education
  • Research qualifications. List of publications with indication of which works the applicant considers particularly relevant must be enclosed, as well as 3 copies of each of the works the applicant wishes to be considered by the assessment committee
  • Teaching qualifications,including a list over lectured courses.

Information on personal data and previous employment is also required. The deadline for all applications is 2 May 2008.

Application should include in four copies: CV, diploma, particularly relevant publications, other documentation as well as a complete list of the enclosed documentation . Please quote the position reference No.MSR - 252/06-40971

Application is to be forwarded to :

Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

You may obtain further information from Associate Professor Kjeld Schaarup-Jensen, phone +45 9940 8483, email: ksj@civil.aau.dk or Head of Department, Peter Frigaard, phone +45 9940 8479, email: peter.frigaard@civil.aau.dk

Friday, April 18, 2008

Netherlands: PhD position Molecular marker discovery and application in onion and leek

Wageningen UR, Plant Breeding

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Netherlands: PhD "Transformations, Refinements and Abstractions of Embedded System Models"

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Netherlands : PhD position at the department of Molecular Microbiology

University of Groningen

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Netherlands: PhD position in food consumption research

Wageningen University and Researchcentre Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group

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Netherlands: PhD student in Educational Sciences

University of Amsterdam

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Netherlands: PhD position in Apple-CORE project

University of Amsterdam

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Scotland: University of Dundee PhD Studentship Jute and Dundee: The Management of Industrial Decline

School of Humanities/School of Social Sciences, College of Arts & Social Sciences

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UK: University of Manchester Chinese Studies PhD Fee Bursaries

School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

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Wales: Cardiff University PhD Studentships Cardiff Business School

Cardiff Business School has a strong commitment to postgraduate research studies and widely recognised expertise across the whole business management research domain. Each year a number of full or partially funded PhD Studentships are available, from a variety of sources, for outstanding UK, EU or Overseas students. Studentships may cover the cost of both tuition fees and a contribution towards living expenses for a maximum of three/four years.

We are seeking exceptional applicants with a first class Honours degree (or equivalent), or a Masters degree with Distinction or equivalent.

The Business School comprises five sections. Specialised areas of research covered by each section in which we would preferably like to receive applications can be found on the following websites:-

Accounting and Finance - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/375.html
Economics - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/376.html
Human Resource Management - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/course/detail/377.html
Logistics and Operations Management - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/758.html
Marketing and Strategy - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/378.html

For further information about the School's research activities, the PhD Programme, admission criteria and advice on how to apply, please see http://www.cf.ac.uk/carbs/research1.html and http://www.cf.ac.uk/carbs/programmes/phd.html

Applicants can apply online or on paper. Online application and the downloadable application form, guidance notes, referee report forms and equal opportunities monitoring form are available at
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/pg/apply/sendingapplication/index.html

Please indicate on the front of your application form, and in Section 5 titled ‘Funding', that you wish to apply for a funded studentship through Cardiff Business School. The latest date for receipt of application forms and all supporting documents is 30 June 2008.

Send your completed application form and all supporting documents to: Ms Elsie Phillips, PhD Programme Office, Room F09, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Aberconway Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff CF10 3EU

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Enquiries: Ms Elsie Phillips, Research Programme Secretary, Cardiff Business School, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU, Wales, UK
Tel: +44(0)29 2087 6786
Fax: +44(0)29 2087 4419
Email: PhillipsE2@cardiff.ac.uk

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Scotland: University of Dundee PhD Studentship Geography

School of Social & Environmental Sciences

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Scotland: University of Edinburgh PhD Sudentship Awards Cognitive, Cellular and Molecular Studies of Motor Neurone Disease

Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research

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World Bank Scholarships: Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program

The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program provides support to young researchers working in academic and research institutions from developing countries. Fellowships are awarded for a period of five to ten months and must be complete between July 2008 and June 2009. The maximum amount of the grants is US$25,000.

Who can apply?
Only professors and researchers from countries with the right to work in his doctoral thesis can apply the scholarship. Candidates must be under 45 years old, and have completed the course work or any of the examinations required for its doctoral program.

Commitment of fellow
The fellows are required to issue two reports, a report during the period of the fellowship and a final report containing the results of the investigation. The results of the fellows McNamara research work can be considered for publication by the World Bank.

Fellows are expected to return to their home countries and resume their academic or research position after completion of the fellowship. It is also expected to talk about the award of fellowships McNamara any publication relating to their doctoral research work, including their theses, and to provide the program with a copy of his thesis to graduate.

Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following general criteria to be eligible for a scholarship award:

  • Being national and resident of a member country of the World Bank which is currently eligible to borrow;
  • Candidates must be under 45 years. Candidates born before January 1, 1964 will not be considered;
  • And * Must have completed at least, was awarded a Master’s degree or equivalent, at the time of application;
  • Be enrolled regularly in a doctoral program related to development in their places of origin or in another country;
  • Must have completed all courses and reviewing the needs of its doctoral program;
  • Be employed full-time as a teacher or researcher at an academic institution or research in their country of origin;
  • Being accepted as a scholar by a university renowned for a period of five to ten months.

Application Process
Application forms for Robert S. McNamara (RSM) Scholarship Program are available in English, French and Spanish in PDF format.

Each application consists of three documents: 1) 2008 RSM application form, 2) Letter of Reference (professional or academic), and 3) statement of acceptance by the host institution and Research Advisory

For further information about the World Bank Scholarships Program visit the website: (www.worldbank.org/scholarships). Completed application packages including all the required documentation must be received in Washington D.C., by April 30, 2008. The awards will be announced in June 2008.

Download Application form:

  1. 2008 RSM Application Form
  2. Letter of Reference
  3. Statement of Acceptance

Correspondences and Information request may be sent to:
Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
MSN J2-204, 1818 H St. NW, Washington DC, 20433, USA
rsm_Fellowships@worldbank.org
Fax: +1 (202) 522-4036

(ISC) 2 is giving away US$100,000 in scholarship funds!

Just to remind you, (ISC)2 is giving away US$100,000 in scholarship funds! (ISC)2's Scholarship Program provides for eight deserving post-graduate students to share US$100,000 in grant money. That's US$12,500 per person - and you could be one of them!!

Will you be a selected recipient?

The (ISC)2 Scholarship Program was created for those who have taken information security to a whole new level of professionalism, and anyone pursuing a post-graduate degree at any regionally accredited university worldwide can qualify.
Other key criteria in order of importance:

  1. Relevant research
  2. Any (ISC)2 designation
  3. Financial need

Apply now at www.isc2.org/scholarship.

As the non-profit global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers, (ISC)2's job is to constantly give back to the very industry it represents.

So look into what the scholarship has to offer you, keeping these specific dates in mind:

  1. April 30, 2008 - deadline for application submission
  2. June 2008 - Award announcements

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Netherlands: PhD student for project on brain-computer interface

Radboud University Nijmegen Faculty of Social Sciences

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Netherlands: PhD Molecular biology, cell biology or genetics

ICIN - KNAW

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UK: The University of Manchester Postgraduate Funding Opportunities 2008-9

PhD Studentships and PhD Fee Bursaries

School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

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Denmark: PhD Fellowships in Production and Service Systems Design

Aalborg University.

Three years PhD fellow positions are available within the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, Center for Industrial Production. The PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree.

Successful candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine. The progress of the PhD student shall be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The study will be in the Mechanical Engineering programme in the field of “Production and Service Systems Design” in one or more of the following areas:

  • Methods for enabling and supporting innovation in new product introduction and production processes.
  • Development of contingency theory of change in production and service systems.
  • Development of templates for configuring global production and service systems.
  • Methods for competence development in global production networks.
  • Managing and developing globally distributed value chains (value streams).

You may obtain further information from Professor Harry Boer, phone: +45 9940 9949, email: hboer@iprod.aau.dk or Assistant Professor Brian V. Wæhrens phone +45 9940 7104, email: bvw@production.aau.dk or Professor John Johansen, phone +45 9940 8995, email: jj@production.aau.dk concerning the technical aspects of the stipends.

Application should include in four copies: the Masters diploma, publications, Curriculum Vitae, proposal for a PhD study plan and any other material, as well as a list of submitted material. Due to legal constraints electronic applications will not be accepted. Please quote the position reference No. HEK-62/06-CIP-28036,

Application deadline is the 30 April 2008.

Application is to be forwarded to :

Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

For further information about stipends and salary contact Ms. Helen Kjerstein Kristensen, The Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, email: hek@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 7373.

The PhD application form can be downloaded from the following address:
http://adm.aau.dk/fak-tekn/phd/vacant/index.htm

Denmark: PhD Fellowships in Innovation and Business Development

Aalborg University.

Three years PhD fellow positions are available within the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, Center for Industrial Production. The study will be in the Mechanical Engineering programme in the field of “Innovation and Business Development”.

Interested candidates are expected to hold a Masters degree.Successful candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculty. The progress of the PhD student will be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The study will be in one or more of the following areas:

  • Methods for creating and selecting innovative ideas in discontinuous.
  • Methods for developing and operating globally distributed innovation in established firms.
  • Methods for enabling internal radical innovation.

You may obtain further information from Professor Frank Gertsen phone +45 9940 8943, email: fgertsen@production.aau.dk or Associate Professor Peter Lindgren phone +45 9940 8987, email: pel@iprod.aau.dk concerning the technical aspects of the stipends.

The PhD application form can be downloaded from the following address:
http://adm.aau.dk/fak-tekn/phd/vacant/index.htm

Application is to be forwarded to :Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

For further information about stipends and salary contact Ms. Helen Kjerstein Kristensen, The Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, email: hek@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 7373.

Application should include in four copies: the Masters diploma, publications, Curriculum Vitae, proposal for a PhD study plan and any other material, as well as a list of submitted material. Due to legal constraints electronic applications will not be accepted. Please quote the position reference No.HEK- 562/06-CIP-28037,

Application deadline is the 30 April 2008.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

UK: De Montfort University PhD Studentships Faculty of Humanities

Fully funded sponsored PhD studentship are available to candidates. Each of the studentships is available for three years full-time study and provides a substantial bursary. Candidates should hold a good first degree (First Class, Upper-Second Class or equivalent) in a relevant subject area.

We would welcome applications from suitable qualified candidates to study in the Faculty of Humanities.

Faculty of Humanities Research Centres:

Adaptation Studies: literature to screen; screen to literature; adaptations of popular and/or canonical texts; adaptations & intertextuality.

Music, Technology and Innovation: new creative methods in digital music; electroacoustic music analysis; innovative pedagogical approaches; subjects related to electroacoustic music studies

Sports History and Culture: nineteenth or twentieth century sports history

Textual Scholarship: editorial projects; electronic textual scholarship; periodical studies

Applications are welcome from citizens from the EU and those with overseas status.

Enquiries should in the first instance go to the Research Office, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH
Telephone: 0116 2506309. Web: www.dmu.ac.uk

Closing Date: 2 May 2008

Applicants are requested to contact the office to receive an admission pack and will need to provide a full CV with two supporting references. Please e-mail: researchstudents@dmu.ac.uk or call (0116) 2506309 to receive further details.

UK: University of Nottingham Full PhD Scholarship Tourism

Nottingham University Business School

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UK: University of Nottingham Full PhD Scholarships (Seven)

The Nottingham University Business School is offering seven full Scholarships covering full tuition fees as well as tax-free living expenses of £12,940 per year (estimate at ESRC rate). Two of these scholarships are being offered by the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) and another is being offered by the Christel DeHaan Travel and Tourism Research Institute (TTRI). All scholarships are available to both Home/EU and overseas students wishing to commence full-time PhD studies in September 2008. Students who want to be considered for the scholarship competition should submit their application by 25 April 2008 at the latest.

Please note that applications for Nottingham University Business School Scholarships will be disregarded unless you have indicated, in the personal details section of the online application form (available at: https://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk) or section 3 on the hardcopy postgraduate application form, where it asks 'how do you expect to pay for you studies' that you wish to be considered, i.e. you need to state either 'NUBS/ICCSR/TTRI Scholarship applicant'. School Scholarship applications will be evaluated on the basis of former qualifications, academic background, references and research proposal. All of the required documentation in relation to this must be submitted to the Business School by the deadline.

Nottingham University Business School is a top ten UK business school - 6th in the 2008 Times Good University Guide - at one of the world's leading research-led universities. The School ranks 1st in the UK, 4th in Europe, and 28th in the world for integrating ethical, social, and environmental issues into our teaching and research in The Aspen Institute's 2007-08 'Beyond Grey Pinstripes' Global Top 100. This prestigious ranking places the School's faculty research 2nd in the world in these areas. We received a top Grade 5 rating in the last RAE and The University of Nottingham is Britain's ‘University of the Year 2006/07' awarded by the prestigious Times Higher Awards. The University ranks 70th in the world in the 2007 Times Higher-QS World University Rankings. Our Doctoral programme is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), making doctoral students eligible for ESRC postgraduate funding.

For all our vacancies and more about working at the University of Nottingham see: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/.

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UK: Oxford Brookes University PhD Research Studentship Structure-function studies on the OATP superfamily of transporters

Project: MRC CASE Studentship in collaboration with AstraZeneca, including up to six months in the AstraZeneca laboratories, Maccesfield, Cheshire

Supervisors: Dr David Meredith, Oxford Brookes University; Dr Sarah Kelly, AstraZeneca

Start date: 15 September 2008

Value p.a. £16,542 & fees

Closing Date: 30 April 2008

The organic anion transporting polypeptide superfamily of transporters (e.g. OATP1A2, OATP1B1, OATP1B3 and OATP2B1) are key membrane transporters for which crystal structures are not currently available. They are expressed at the interface of hepatocytes, renal tubular cells, enterocytes, and the choroid plexus, display broad substrate specificity, are highly divergent across species and have been implicated in drug-drug interactions. The relative importance of individual members of the OATP family in the hepatic uptake process depends on the drug of interest, even if they belong to the same class of drugs (e.g. statins). Understanding the key molecular features for substrate-transporter interactions (i.e. developing a structure activity relationship) of relevant hepatic isoforms will facilitate a better understanding of the pharmacokinetics (PK) of compounds that are known to be substrates for these transporters and their potential involvement in drug-drug interactions.

The aims if this project are to understand better the structure-function relationships of the OATPs, including to identify residues likely to be important in substrate binding in members of the OATP family of transporters expressed in hepatic tissue across multiple species. In addition, experiments will compare expression levels of OATP transporters between hepatocytes from pre-clinical species and human donors and attempt to co-express the relevant isoforms from a particular species in Xenopus oocytes at a ratio comparable to the native cells. Co-expression of hepatic isoforms in this manner will permit comparisons to be made between the native cells and the expression system, and allow evaluation of the Xenopus oocyte expression system as a predictive assay for hepatic uptake through the OATPs.

Informal enquiries and further information about this project can be obtained at www.brookes.ac.uk/lifesci/research/studentshipmeredith or from Dr David Meredith

Applications should be posted to:
Ms Angela Robinson
Research Administrator
School of Life Sciences
Oxford Brookes University
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP

Please email Ms Angela Robinson if you have any enquiries in relation to the application procedure

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Ireland: University College Cork 6 PhD positions Marine Biotechnology/ Biodiscovery

Funding is available through both the Beaufort Marine Research Award scheme and through the Irish Higher Education Authority PRTLI- Cycle 4 for six PhD positions in the following areas:

  1. Identification of Marine-derived modulators of Microbe-Host interactomes. Supervisor Prof. Fergal O'Gara UCC.
  2. Culture dependent approaches to identify Bioactive compounds from bacteria associated with the marine sponge Haliclona simulans. Supervisor: Prof. Alan Dobson UCC.
  3. Development and validation of high-throughput screens to identify novel inhibitors of pathogenic yeast, from marine sponge-associated microbes. Supervisor: Dr John Morrissey UCC.
  4. Exploiting the diverse microbial ecology of marine sponges. Supervisor Prof. Alan Dobson UCC.
  5. Viral Metagenomics in marine environments.
    Supervisors Prof. Alan Dobson UCC and Prof. Mike Larkin QUB.
  6. Metagenomic approaches to study Phosphorous cycling in natural environments.

Supervisors: Prof. Fergal O'Gara UCC, Dr John Quinn QUB and Dr John McGrath QUB.

Projects 5 and 6 involve collaborative projects between Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and University College Cork (UCC) and will involve conducting part of the PhD project in both locations.

Candidates for the PhD positions should have an Honours degree (2H1) in Microbiology or a related discipline. To apply, please submit a CV, (not more than 3 pages) and a covering letter indicating your research goals/interests and the project in which you are interested; together with the names of two referees to Dr Paul Bolger, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Lee Road Cork, Ireland. Tel: 00353-21-4901933; email, p.bolger@ucc.ie. Closing date for applications: Friday, May 30th, 2008.

Ireland: Tyndall National Institute PhD Student Quantum Physics

(Ref. No. GF - 01)

A student with strong interest in solid state/electronic structure theory and with a background in quantum physics is sought. Experience or familiarity with scientific computing is an advantage.

The project addresses the quantum effects and many-body physics that determine the electric currents through semiconductor nanowires or related nanomaterials. The successful applicant will work with a team of researchers in developing/applying quantum transport simulations interfaced with atomic scale models and/or first-principle calculations. The goal is to explore the transition from the quantum to semi-classical
physics and the applications to future technology design at the nanometer scale.

Positions are available immediately through funding provided by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Additional opportunities exist through the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology's PhD scholarship programme: http://www.ircset.ie.

To obtain further details on the application procedure or to discuss project details, please contact Giorgos Fagas at Georgios.Fagas@tyndall.ie and include a copy of a recent CV or transcript.

UK: Heriot-Watt University PhD Studentship BioMEMS and Nanotechnology

School of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Ireland: PhD Scholarships in Software Engineering, The Lero Graduate School in Software Engineering (LGSSE)

Are you interested in:

  • a leading-edge curriculum drawn from four of Ireland’s leading universities;
  • access to a critical mass of world-class software researchers who form an expert advisory board for each student;
  • generous PhD studentships covering stipend, equipment and fees – awarded on a competitive basis;
  • ability to leverage your research collaborations with leading research institutions and industry worldwide.

The Lero Graduate School in Software Engineering (LGSSE), the main education initiative
of Lero - the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, offers a four-year PhD program
provided jointly by the four leading Irish Universities involved in Lero (Dublin City
University, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and University of Limerick).

The LGSSE program cycle begins in September 2008. The first year includes taught modules in research theory and practice, as well as technical software engineering modules. Also during the first year the candidate will prepare a research proposal that will be the basis for a three-year individual research project.

In this way LGSSE combines the best features of the European and U.S.A. models of
PhD education.

Entry requirements (one of the following):

  • at least a 2.1 honours (or equivalent) computer/engineering-related bachelors degree, or;
  • at least a 2.1 honours (or equivalent) bachelors degree in a non-computing (preferably a numerate) related subject, together with fi ve years of software-related work experience, or;
  • a computer/engineering-related masters degree, or;
  • a masters degree in another domain, together with fi ve years of software-related work experience.

For further information please contact:
Professor Brian Fitzgerald
Program Director
Tel: +353-61-202720
Email: lgsse@lero.ie

Ms Patsy Feighery
Program Administrator
Tel: +353-61-233782
Email: lgsse@lero.ie

Visit our website at: www.lgsse.ie

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USA: NHSC Scholarships

The NHSC offers a competitive scholarship program designed for students committed to providing primary health care in communities of greatest need. Scholarship recipients serve where they are most needed upon completion of their training.

The program offers the following benefits for up to 4 years of education:

  • Payment of tuition and fees
  • Twelve monthly stipend payments per year of scholarship support
  • Payment of other reasonable educational expenses, such as books, supplies, and equipment

Note: Starting January 1, 2002, NHSC scholarship awards for tuition, fees, and other reasonable expenses will be exempt from Federal tax. The stipend portion remains taxable. To be eligible for the NHSC Scholarship Program, you must be a U.S. citizen enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in a fully accredited U.S.:

  • Allopathic or osteopathic medical school
  • Family nurse practitioner program (master's degree in nursing, post-master's or post-baccalaureate certificate)
  • Nurse-midwifery program (master's degree in nursing, post-master's or post-baccalaureate certificate)
  • Physician assistant program (certificate, associate, baccalaureate, or master's program)
  • Dental school

Scholars attending medical school are expected to complete residency programs in one of the following specialties:

  • Family medicine
  • General pediatrics
  • General internal medicine
  • Obstetrics/gynecology
  • Psychiatry
  • Rotating internship (D.O.s only) with a request to complete one of the above specialties

Dental Scholars may do residencies in general practice or pediatric dentistry.


Directly upon completion of your training, you will choose a practice site in a federally designated health professional shortage area identified as having the greatest need. Period of service is 1 year for each year of support you receive, with a 2-year minimum commitment.


To request an application, call 1-800-221-9393.

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UK: Art, Design and Architecture Scholarship

Kingston University London -The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture is offering two annual scholarships for its MA by Research (Sustainable Design) programme.

Supported by the Audi Design Foundation and Kingston University, each 2008 scholarship covers the 2008/09 MA by Research tuition fees and a maintenance and travel grant of £11,000. Successful students will attend the course from September 2008.

The Faculty is looking for candidates from developing countries, including China, India and South Africa, who would not otherwise be able to study sustainable design at postgraduate level in the United Kingdom.

You need to demonstrate that your research project will create a positive change in people's lives in your home country by supporting and promoting sustainable design.

Find out more and how to apply from the Sustainable Design Research Centre.

The deadline for 2008 entry is 30 May 2008

Australia: Melbourne Access Scholarships

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students who have experienced ongoing difficulties during their school years with the opportunity to undertake tertiary education.

To further this aim, the University introduced the Access Melbourne combined special entry and scholarship scheme. The scheme provides prospective students with the opportunity to explain the ongoing circumstances that affected their chance of gaining a place at the University. To support access for talented students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, at least 20 per cent of Commonwealth supported places in all new Melbourne Model undergraduate courses are reserved for eligible Access Melbourne applicants.

There are currently more than 670 Access Scholarship recipients and over 800 students receiving a Commonwealth Scholarship.

Benefits

  • We will provide an allowance of $2000 per annum and contribute up to $4000 towards your HECS fees each year for up to four years. Our upfront contribution will attract the 20% discount so effectively reduce your HECS bill by up to $5000 per annum.

Number

  • Up to 200 scholarships are available.

Eligibility
To be considered for a scholarship you must belong to one or more of the following equity categories:

In addition:

  • you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a permanent humanitarian visa; and
  • you must not have been awarded results in a degree course at a tertiary institution in Australia. This does not include bridging schemes or extension studies undertaken as part of a Year 12 program, or TAFE, or the University's Community Access Program.
  • you must meet the criteria for entry to the University in 2009 and enrol full-time in your course.

If exceptional circumstances such as a disability prevent you from enrolling full-time, your eligibility to be considered for a scholarship will be determined based on documentary evidence.

Selection

  • Selection is based on academic merit and the documented disadvantage associated with one or more of the seven equity categories.
  • Selection is made based on information provided by VTAC at the time of selection. The Selection Committee will not have access to change of course preference information.
  • The University reserves the right to distinguish between applicants of equal merit using information on the academic record provided by VTAC and through material provided with the application.
  • It also reserves the right not to offer all the scholarships available and to set a maximum limit on scholarships available for any one course or in any one faculty through the use of quotas.

Application

  • Applications close in October 2008 for entry in 2009. You apply by lodging a Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS) application with VTAC. Go to www.vtac.edu.au to apply online. Tick the box stating that you wish to be considered for an Access Scholarship at the University of Melbourne.
  • Applications, together with all relevant supporting documentation and statements of support, must be submitted to VTAC by the deadline.

Offers

  • Successful applicants will be mailed an offer letter in December 2008 and January 2009.
  • Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.

Deferring your scholarship

  • If you want to defer your scholarship, you must first check with your faculty regarding their course place deferral policy.
  • You will only be permitted to defer your scholarship if you are permitted to defer your course place. Go to www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/courses/deferpolicy for up-to-date information.
  • If you are approved by your faculty to defer your course place, you must first accept the scholarship offer before you submit a request to defer the start date of your scholarship for one year.

Timeline for application and offers

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