UK : Kingston University Graduate Teaching Assistant

Criminal Justice

School of Law

Salary Up to £20,000 per annum plus a waver of tuition fees

Hours Up to 6 hours per week

Closing Date 12 noon on 4th September 2008

Interviews Week Commencing 8th September 2008

Applications are invited for PhD research projects in Criminal Justice. You will have the ability to support the Law School in the delivery of at least one foundation law subject on the LLB.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Philip Harris, PhD Programme Leader, School of Law: p.a.harris@kingston.ac.uk.

For further information or to apply, with a research proposal, your CV and a covering letter please contact Claire Gaskin c.gaskin@kingston.ac.uk.

Australia : University of Queensland PhD Scholarships

Powder Metal Processing and Design of Novel Materials

School of Engineering

Applications are sought for two fully-funded PhD studentships from qualified applicants wishing to pursue research leading to PhD status under the supervision of Prof. Graham Schaffer and A/Prof. Ma Qian at the School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia, in powder metal processing and design of novel materials.

This is an opportunity to join an exciting Powder Metal Science Group at the University of Queensland. Started in 1991, the group currently consists of ten people, including four research fellows, a research assistant and three postgraduate students. We work on the development of innovative approaches to the design of light alloys and composites suited to powder metal processing and to the manufacturing of intricate light alloy or composite parts from powders for automotive, aerospace and biomedical applications. In particular, we have both pioneered the development of innovative aluminium alloys that have been designed to be sintered and developed a unique rapid prototyping system for aluminium alloys.

The Candidates: Highly motivated candidates with a strong academic background and/or professional experience in materials engineering, physical metallurgy, physics, chemistry, or material sciences in general are invited to apply for the scholarships.

Both domestic and international applicants are welcome to apply. International applicants whose first language is not English must have achieved at least 6.5 overall and 6.0 in the writing test of the International English Language Testing System IELTS (or equivalent) to meet the University's minimum English language proficiency requirements.

Remuneration: The full-time PhD Scholarships will include fees for successful international candidates (currently A$27,000 p.a.) and a tax-free maintenance bursary in the range between A$25,000 and A$30,000 p.a. for three years, depending on satisfactory progress.

Contact: Please send applications and enquires to A/Prof. Ma Qian (e-mail: ma.qian@uq.edu.au; telephone: +61 (0) 7 3365 4185), Division of Materials, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.

Closing Date for Applications: Applications are welcome at any time with a first assessment being made before 20 September 2008.

Netherlands : PhD position Animal Nutrition

Wageningen University and Researchcentre, Animal Sciences Group Division of Animal Production, Lelystad

Using variation in milk urea for sustainable dairy production
Lelystad, 8219 PH (Flevoland), 38 hours per week

Job description
Function title: PhD position Animal Nutrition
There is strong interest to increase the sustainability of the dairy sector. A specific interest is to minimize losses of nitrogen to the environment from manure. Milk urea reflects the amount of protein consumed but not utilized by the cow, and hence is a potential indicator of efficiency of nitrogen utilization with milk production. Variation in milk urea is too high to be fully conclusive under various conditions. This project aims to investigate the background of variation in milk urea by in vivo experiments with lactating cows. Stable isotope techniques will be used to evaluate various physiological mechanisms that contribute to the variation in milk urea. The experimental results will be the basis for the development of a mathematical simulation model which is able to evaluate the effect of nutritional strategies on nitrogen excretion and milk urea. The major tasks of the PhD will be conduction of several animal experiments in vivo, and the subsequent integration of the information gathered by the development of a mechanistic model.
The PhD student will work in close collaboration with a team of researchers from university and the contract research organisation involved in experimental as well as modelling research. The PhD student will report results within this team, in peer-reviewed journals and to representatives of feed industry. Some educational tasks are part of the job.

Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Enthusiastic result-driven person with a university degree at MSc level in Animal Nutrition or in an other relevant field which partly comprises animal physiology. The candidate will have a clear interest in the development and application of new experimental techniques. Practical experience with dairy cattle is desired, as well as affinity with working with laboratory equipment. Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English (both oral and written) and ability to work in an interdisciplinary (international, if needed) team are required. If the candidate does not hold an art. 9 certificate, willingness to follow the art. 9 course is necessary. The candidate will have to be prepared to perform experimental as well as mathematical modelling work.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Agriculture)
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Agriculture)

Organization
Wageningen University and Researchcentre, Animal Sciences Group
Division of Animal Production, Lelystad

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 - 2500

Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1,5 2,5 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
To begin with, a PhD appointment for a period of 18 months. Continuation of the appointment with another 30 months will be based on performance evaluation. Gross salary per month € 2000 in the first year rising to € 2558 per month in the fourth year, based on a full time appointment.

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr ir. J. Dijkstra
Telephone number: 31 317 485219
E-mail address: jan.dijkstra@wur.nl

Or Dr. A. Bannink
Telephone number: 31 320 237330
E-mail address: andre.bannink@wur.nl

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

• About the organization (http://www.wur.nl)
• for more information (http://www.jobsat.wur.nl)

Application
You can apply for this job before 29-08-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Wageningen University and Researchcentre
S.P. van Ee
Marijkeweg 40
6709 PA Wageningen

E-mail: Sandra.vanee@wur.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT DIE 2008-016.

Further Details

Netherlands : 2 PhD positions on Automotive Human-Machine Interface

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Industrial Design

Eindhoven, (Noord-Brabant), 80 hours per week

Job description
The projects are part of the collaborative project Connect& Drive, funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs through the High Tech Automotive Systems programme, starting at October 1st, 2008. The Connect& Drive project is a collaboration between Dutch companies and universities, aiming at developing technology for Cooperative Advanced Cruise Control (C-ACC). Together with a PhD project at the department Mechanical Engineering of Technische Universiteit Delft, the projects constitute the Work Package on Human Factors of C-ACC.

The general aim of the research on Human Factors is to identify success factors for the acceptance of C-ACC systems.

Project 1 focuses on C-ACC systems that provide drivers with advice about what speed to apply to optimize throughput. Through model simulations and user studies with simulators relevant factors need to be identified that are relevant to the What, When and How of speed advice in C-ACC systems. These insights need to be translated into concepts for providing effective multi-modal speed advice that will be evaluated through user studies in simulators and field tests.

Project 2 focuses on autonomous C-ACC systems and investigates key factors influencing the driver’s decision to hand over executive control to the C-ACC system. The aim is to come up with a model that predicts the decision of the driver to hand over or withdraw executive control based on driver characteristics, interface properties and the environment.

Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate

Candidates should have a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Design, Cognitive Psychology or similar, focusing on the area of Human-Computer Interaction, with excellent grades (first class honours or equivalent). Other key attributes include good analytic, synthetic, experimental and programming skills, the ability to devise and evaluate prototypes, and excellent social and team working skills.

Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers

Organization
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Industrial Design

The department of Industrial Design of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), founded in 2001, is a rapidly growing department with over 500 students, both Bachelor and Master, and around 150 staff members. With a strong emphasis on research the ID department focuses on the design of intelligent products, systems, services and networks. These innovative products enable people to interact with their environment in an optimal and flexible way. The TU/e ID engineer, who has developed a wide range of competencies during his/her education, is capable of integrating technology, user aspects, design and business/marketing insights. This MSc-program is practice oriented, capable to deal with and aware of relevant issues as formulated by industry and society at large. Ambient Intelligence and Ambient (health) Care draw special attention within the TU/e and ID particular, and is an important research and application field. ID encompasses four areas: Technology covered by the Designed Intelligent (DI) group, User aspects, covered by User Centered Engineering (UCE) group, Design, covered by the Designing Quality in Interaction (DQI) group, and Business, covered by the Business Process Design (BPD) group.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 - 2500
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 80

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

dr. J. Terken
Telephone number: 31(0)402475254

Or Ms. J. Braat
Telephone number: 31(0)402475883
E-mail address: j.a.c.l.braat@tue.nl

Or additional information can be obtained through the following link:

• About the organization (http://www.tue.nl)

Application
You can apply for this job before 31-08-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
HG 3.92
Ms. J. Braat
Postbus 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
Nederland
E-mail: j.a.c.l.braat@tue.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber V51.060.

Further Details

Netherlands : PhD Design and decision support systems - recreation and space

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Architecture, Building and Planning

Eindhoven, (Noord-Brabant), 40 hours per week

Job description

Project description
This goal of this project is to better understand the dynamics of recreation in time and space, under the current general contextual conditions. It will examine the process of activity-generation and adjustment, from a lifetime perspective and how this dynamic agenda is executed across years, seasons, weeks and scheduled with other activities in time and space. Conceptually, commonly used utility-maximizing principles will be supplemented by concepts such as variety-seeking and lifetime utility.

Research approach
In addition to the existing data such as TBO, additional data will be collected for a retrospective sample of individuals and households of different composition about factors influencing their leisure/recreational activities and their actual behavior. The survey will use different formats:

1. Qualitative research and retrospective questions will be used to collect data about the history of recreational leisure activities and the evolution of their agenda.
2. Next, a series of questions will be asked about the scheduling of these activities. In particular, a diary approach will be adopted. In addition, scheduling experiments with different constraints will be used to examine the underlying scheduling principles. These data concern type of activity, destination, timing and duration and travel party.
3. Assuming that transport mode depends on the kind of trip (short trip, vacation etc) and the supply side is now rapidly increasing (different airports, many with better accessibility than Schiphol), TGV, low costs bus providers, we will apply a stated choice experiment on the subproblem how the choice of transport mode for these various types of activities depends on airport/kind of airline, accessibility, costs, ease of parking, timing etc.

Data on all covariates will be collected as part of these surveys. By asking respondents about their post code, data fusion can be used to link these data to available data on spatial characteristics and transportation.

State of the art discrete choice analysis and artificial intelligence algorithms will be applied to analyze the data.

Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate

The candidate should possess a master degree and a good background in research methods and statistical analyses.

Further requirements:

• Demonstrated interest in scientific research
• Proficiency in English writing and speaking
• Highly motivated to conduct academic research
• Team spirit
  

Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers

Organization
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department of Architecture, Building and Planning

The Department offers a BSc in Building Science (Bouwkunde) and MSc programmes in Architecture, Building and Planning, Building Services and Construction Management and Engineering. Research is design and application oriented, based on fundamental scientific insights and methods.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 jaar
Maximum hours per week: 40

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Prof.dr. Harry Timmermans
Telephone number: 31(0)402472274

Or additional information can be obtained through the following link:

• About the organization (http://www.tue.nl)

Application
You can apply for this job before 01-11-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
VRT 2.09
F. van der Heijden
Postbus 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
Nederland
E-mail: bwspo@tue.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber V38.541.

Further Details

Netherlands : PhD Student in Molecular Neurobiology

NIN - KNAW

At the NIN there is a position open for a PhD Student in Molecular Neurobiology
(Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week

Job description
Function title: PhD Student
Patients with mutations in the CRB1 gene suffer from retinal degeneration leading to blindness. CRB1 plays an important role in the maintenance of photoreceptor cell polarity and cellular interactions between photoreceptors and M%uF895ller glia cells. The PhD student will study members of the CRB complex, e.g. MAGUK and PDZ proteins, by functional experiments in retina and brain. The PhD student will join a team of 5 postdocs, 1 PhD student and a research assistant that elucidates the cell biological pathways of CRB1 and interacting proteins in cell polarity and adhesion (Hum. Mol. Genet. 15 :2659-72; 15:1291-302; 15: R235-R243; J. Neurosci. 27:564-573).

Requirements
Required education/skills:We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic PhD student with a strong interest in molecular neurobiology and cell biology. The NIN provides a stimulating and ambitious environment. The candidate should have a university degree (MSc.) in biology, pharmacology or medical biology. The candidate should have experience with molecular biology techniques. The NIN is an equal opportunities employer.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Health)

Organization
NIN - KNAW
The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) is an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Its main activity is fundamental and strategic scientific research in the field of the neurosciences with an emphasis on brain research and research of the visual system.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2612
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: For a period of 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The gross salary coming with a fulltime appointment will amount to € 2.042,- per month in the 1st year and will gradually increase to a maximum of € 2.612,- per month in the 4th year (salary scale P, effective from 1 January 2009) of the Collective Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-Nederlandse Universiteiten), excluding 8% holiday pay and a 8.3% (effective from 1 January 2009) year-end bonus.We offer an extensive package of fringe benefits. The PhD student will participate in the Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam (http://www.onwa.med.vu.nl).

Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

• About the organization (http://www.nin.knaw.nl)

Application
You can apply for this job before 15-10-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

NIN
Dr.J. Wijnholds
Meibergdreef 47
1105 BA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: j.wijnholds@nin.knaw.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT2957.

Further Details

UK : University of Teesside Research Doctoral Scholarships

Sustainable technologies

The University of Teesside is offering 4 full-time Research Doctoral Scholarships across a broad range of subject areas including: computing, psychology, science and engineering. The scholarships are aligned to key areas of research strength within the Digital Futures Institute, the Social Futures Institute and the Technology Futures Institute. The awards will be for a period of three years and include fees (home/EU or international rate) and an annual stipend of £12,600. Successful applicants should be in a position to take up the scholarships in November 2008 or shortly thereafter.

Research Theme: Sustainable technologies

3. Advanced catalysis for the conversion of biomass-derived "syngas" to fuels and chemicals.

The overall process that will be investigated is:
Biogas (methane + carbon dioxide) to Syngas ( hydrogen + carbon monoxide), using catalyst 1

Syngas ( hydrogen + carbon monoxide) to Useful stuff (fuel for fuel cells, diesel + gasoline + olefins), using catalyst 2

The study will be focused on the following particular aspects:
• preparation of catalyst 1 and catalyst 2 using sol-gel method;
• physical characterization of those catalysts using ICP, XPS, XRD, SEM, TPR, TPO, and XAFS;
• chemical characterization of the prepared catalysts: activity and selectivity;
• TAP (Temporal analysis of Products) reactor transient kinetic study: mechanism, kinetic parameter estimation;
• the most suitable reactor design.

Research Doctoral Scholarships applicants should have at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent qualification and ideally a postgraduate qualification. The minimum English language entry level is IELTS 6.5 with no grade below 6.0 or equivalent.

To apply for a scholarship you must contact the Graduate Research School for an application form:

University of Teesside Research Doctoral Scholarships
Graduate Research School
University of Teesside
Middlesbrough
Tees Valley
TS1 3BA
UK
E-mail: graduateresearchschool@tees.ac.uk or tel: +44(0)1642 738033

Closing date: 15 September 2008

Germany : Fully Funded PhD Scholarships in Germany: Technical University Darmstadt

The Graduate school, URBAN-Grad, at the Technical University Darmstadt offers ten fully funded PhD-scholarships on "International and Comparative Urban Research". The successful applicants should hold a diploma or master degree in the fields of social sciences, economics, or humanities, science, or applied sciences, architecture or urban planning. It is sought after Phd projects related to the following topics.

• Theories and Methods of comparative urban research
• The Intrinsic Logic of Cities
• Urban Environments and Sustainability
• Local Knowledge and Urban Planning

The Graduate School of Urban Studies is part of the Darmstadt research unit ?Urban Research?, aiming at investigating the intrinsic logic of cities and focussing on comparative research designs ( for detailed information see: www.raumsoziologie.de). Disserations can be in English or German; working language will be German.

Please send applications (CV, degrees received, outline of Phd-project) to:
URBAN-Grad
Graduate School of Urban Studies
Technische Universitat Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. H. Berking
Institut fur Soziologie
Residenzschloss
D-64283 Darmstadt

Deadline: September 1st, 2008

Australia : Postgraduate Research Scholarships Centre for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (CIMS)

Building on 15 years of strong cross-disciplinary research in electrical machines and power electronics at UTS, the Centre for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (CIMS) integrates the disciplines of mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering and computer systems.

Its four main research directions are: autonomous robots (operating in unstructured environments and for infrastructure maintenance, search and rescue, health care and road vehicles); electrical machines (new materials and topologies, system optimisation, variable speed control and compact, low temperature fuel cells); automotive systems (performance, comfort, fuel efficiency, road safety and emission control); and Human Factors (physiological and psychological aspects of human-machine and human-environment interaction).

Project

Mathematical model for chatter prediction in multi-stand cold flat rolling mills The Australian steel manufacturing industry is an international leader in advancing technologies and improving quality and productivity. Annual steel exports generate about two billion dollars in national income and are still growing.

The market for rolled strip products is intensely competitive, and continued success is critically dependent on productivity and quality. This project aims to develop comprehensive dynamic models for stability and transient analysis of self-excited chatter of multi-stand flat cold rolling mills under a wide range of operating conditions. It will assist Australian steel manufacturers in understanding and controlling chatter of rolling mills, and improving quality and preventing production from breakdowns.

Applicants:
The Australian Postgraduate Awards Industry (APAI) are available to outstanding candidates seeking to commence full-time study towards a doctoral or masters honours degree. Each scholarship has duration of three years and provides a stipend of approximately $25,000 (tax-free) per year but this amount can be supplemented. Travel funding to attend international conferences is also available. Applicants must hold a first class honours undergraduate degree, or equivalent, and be an Australian citizen/resident. Awards are generally for full-time study only.

To apply for these scholarships, send your CV, a cover letter detailing your research interests and a completed Application Form by 29 August 2008 (for round 3) to:

Ms Gunasmin Lye
Research Office
UTS:Engineering
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
Ph: 9514 2663

For further information contact:
Professor Hung Nguyen at hung.nguyen@uts.edu.au or 02 9514 2663 / 02 9514 2451