University of Leeds: Postgraduate Scholarships 2010/11

Highlights:

1. Fully funded University International Research Scholarships are available for high quality international students who will be commencing PhD research study in Session 2010-2011 for study in any Faculty at the University of Leeds.

2. Applicants MUST first submit a research degree study application form and be in receipt of a University BANNER ID Number to be eligible for a Fully-Funded International Research Scholarship. Applications without a valid University ID Number will be rejected. To apply for a place on a research degree programme, please visit: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/apply_research.htm

3. These awards are only available to applicants who would be liable to pay academic fees at the full international fee rate;

4. Applicants must hold a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK First Class Honours degree. Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study

5. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University's English Language requirements. Some Schools require a standard of English higher than the University minimum;

6. These awards are not open to individuals who have already been awarded a Doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.

7. These include the following (full information on the regulations will be sent to all successful applicants)

8. Awards must be taken up on 1 October 2010;

9. The awards are available for new research students undertaking full-time study leading to the degree of PhD. Students who are already registered for PhD research study are excluded from this competition;

10. The award will cover full international fees and a maintenance grant of £13,570 per annum. There are no additional allowances for travel or research costs;

11. The award will be made for one year in the first instance and renewable for a further period of up to two years, subject to satisfactory academic progress;

12. Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Leeds whilst in receipt of this Scholarship.

13. Applicants must complete all sections of the University Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application Form, using the space provided on the form and with strict observation of any word limits. Attachments are not permitted and all will be disregarded.

14. The completed form should be returned to the Postgraduate Scholarships Office, Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT by no later than 29 January 2010 or by email to pg_scholarships@ leeds.ac. uk

15. Applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of March 2010.

16. Closing Date: 29 January 2010

Reference: http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/20023/postgraduate_research/86/applying_for_research_degree

Postdoctoral Position in Life science

Highlights:

1. The position is for 2 years to work in the Gough group at the University of Bristol, ranked 32nd in the world according to the QS Top Universities ranking. Although placed in the Computer Science department, the position will involve interacting mostly with the Gough group but also with collaborators at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Biology in Cambridge, and around the world.

2. The position will include working with data from the SUPERFAMILY database. The initial project is flexible, depending on the candidate, but it must contribute to development of the SUPERFAMILY database and exploit the resource to answer biological questions.

3. We expect this to lead to publications in high profile journals. Many projects in the group relate to evolution, e.g. [Chothia, C. and Gough, J. (2009) Genomic and Structural Aspects of Protein Evolution. Biochem. J. 419(1), 15-28.].

4. Two areas of potential development also include: inclusion of functional information, and automation of the pipeline integrating with SCOP and ASTRAL. The functional work includes automatically adding Gene Ontology but also targetting specific biological processes such as calcium signalling and transcription factors for deeper investigation from a functional and an evolutionary perspective. A candidate may also bring their own research interests to the group.

5. All applicants must possess a PhD, preferrably in: bioinformatics, systems biology, molecular biology or some related subject. Computer skills are essential, in particular bioinformatics and data analysis/manipulation/management skills, e.g. PERL, SQL and Linux. Previous experience of protein sequence analysis is a plus, but not essential. What is important is an interest in molecular biology and some previous experience working with biological data.

6. We kindly ask that applicants explain in their cover letter what interests them about this position, and how their skills and expertise can contribute. We invite applicants both from computational or biological backgrounds, but both must possess computer skills and an interest and basic understanding of molecular biology. We expect all applicants to have a good publication record; this will be one of the most important criteria for selecting candidates for interview.

7. Please apply via E-mail to Julian Gough (gough@cs.bris.ac.uk) including a C.V. with publication list and cover letter. Formal details of the position are available on request.

8. Dr. Julian Gough

Reader, University of Bristol

Department of Computer Science

Merchant Venturers Building

Woodland Road, Bristol, UK

BS8 1UB

Tel: +44 (0)117 3315221

Reference: http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~gough/job.html