Peninsula College Of Medicine And Dentistry Graduate School
Ref: PCMD/GS0016
The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry with its parent Institutions, the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, are seeking to attract PhD candidates of outstanding ability to join their exciting and rapidly expanding programme of internationally rated research.
As part of our new developments and our commitment to research excellence, applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates, 2:1 or above, for a PhD studentship. International students must also have IELTS [International English Language Testing System] score of 7 and above (or equivalent qualification).
Obesity is a rapidly developing clinical problem. This project is designed to investigate physical interactions between fat cells and their extracellular matrix, as these may influence the storage of lipids in obese subjects. You will join a multidisciplinary team of physicians, physiologists and biophysicists and be involved in the development of novel techniques of nonlinear microscopy and microspectrometry. The project would be suitable for candidates with first degrees in either biological or physical science, as training in the other disciplines to be employed will be made available.
Funding Notes
The stipend will be £13,290 (based on full time). Tuition fees will be paid at the home rate. Candidates from countries outside the European Union will be liable for the difference between 'home student fees' and 'international student fees'. If you wish to be considered for this studentship you must confirm that you able to pay the international portion of the fee. For the 09/10 academic year this is £8500 but is likely to increase slightly each year. If you are selected you will be required to provide financial assurances.
Start date: 1 Feb/March 2010
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Katarina Kos by email katarina.kos@pcmd.ac.uk and/or Prof Peter Winlove on c.p.winlove@exeter.ac.uk although applications must be made in accordance with the details shown below.
For an application pack, please contact: Bernice Wilmshurst, Senior Administrator (Research Degrees), Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, John Bull Building, Tamar Science Park, Plymouth PL6 8BU or telephone 01752 437471 or email pcmd-researchdegrees@pcmd.ac.uk
CLOSING DATE: 4PM, THURSDAY 7 JANUARY 2010
