Postdoctoral position at Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester

Highlights:
  1. Salary £29,000 (a higher salary is negotiable depending on previous experience) 29 days holiday
  2. 3 year fixed term contract
  3. The Medicines Evaluation Unit (MEU) performs clinical trials of novel drugs in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  
  4. These studies involve biomarkers from the airways and blood. The post-holder will be responsible for the development, validation and performance of these assays and ensuring high quality data.  A major part of this job is liaison with pharmaceutical sponsors. 
  5. There are opportunities to publish new assays and novel findings through links with Manchester University airway pharmacology group.
  6. A PhD and previous post-doctoral experience is essential for this job. Experience with flow cytometry is required.
  7. This post is suitable for an individual who wants to develop their management skills, while also being heavily involved in science. The post-holder will be supported by 3 technicians.
  8. The post will initially be a 3 year contract, with good possibilities of extension dependant on the success of projects.
  9. For informal enquiries, further information and application packs contact
  10. Toni Kukielka, Tel 0161 946 4057, email tkukielka@meu.org.uk
  11. Closing Date for applications 7th March 2010.

PhD position in Advanced Materials

Highlights:
  1. A PhD scholarship in Engineering is now available at University College Dublin, Engineering & Materials Science Centre, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
  2. University College Dublin - European Space Agency & UCD (2010-2013)
  3. We are currently seeking applicants, from Ireland and across the European Union, interested in working with a European team to advance the state of scientific knowledge on alloy solidification, which is of great relevance to the success of manufacturing engineering components, via the casting process, for aerospace, automotive, and  biomedical engineering applications.
  4. The PhD project here relates to the ESA MAP (Microgravity Applications Promotion) project XRMON: "In-situ X-ray monitoring of advanced metallurgical processes under microgravity and terrestrial conditions".  We have partners in Norway, Germany, France & Belgium. Funding is from the ESA PRODEX programme.
  5. The focus will be on X-ray observation of equiaxed and columnar growth of dendrites during solidification of aluminium alloys.
  6. The PhD student at UCD will Assess existing experimental data on Al-Cu, Al-Ni and Al-Ge alloys systems Develop and implement new image analysis routines to process raw data from in-situ X-ray experiments
  7. Use image analysis to determine dendrite topological evolution during solidification, detachment from columnar dendrites, nucleation in bulk undercooled liquid, motion of equiaxed grains, solute field development, and impingement

PhD fellowship in Environmental Economics

 Highlights:
1.      The Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group of the Department of Social Sciences of Wageningen University is conducting theoretical and applied research to provide solutions of environmental problems and to support sustainable use of natural resources.
2.      For a PhD research project on international agreements for biodiversity management we are looking for an:environmental economist (M/F)The aim of research is to examine the emerging markets for biodiversity conservation and to define the criteria and requirements for an institutional structure under which a global market for biodiversity can efficiently function.
3.      The study will result in a proposal for a potential structure for an international payment mechanism. The research will explicitly consider the emerging markets for carbon credits from REDD (Reduced Emissions from Degradation and Deforestation) and it will involve several months of fieldwork in Indonesia.The research is carried out in Wageningen, and should lead to a PhD dissertation.~
4.      Requirements: You have an academic background as an environmental or resource economist with a completed MSc degree of excellent quality; a strong interest and experience in economic modelling and natural resource economics; good communicative skills and willingness to work in a team and travel abroad for case study work.
5.      Candidates with an environmental sciences background with strong mathematical skills and a good understanding of economics will also be considered.

PhD Position in Physics

 Highlights:
1.      The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF is part of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and thus of the ETH Domain. WSL focuses on the sustainable use and protection of landscapes and habitats, and a responsible approach to natural hazards. WSL employs approximately 500 people, of whom 130 work at SLF in Davos.
2.      The Research Unit Avalanches, Debris flows and Rockfalls investigates the formation, movement and deposition of these three complex geophysical processes. For the Italian – Swiss project “Climate adaptation strategies for natural hazard management – Investigations of frequent avalanches” (STRADA),
3.      You will perform field observations, laboratory and full-scale experiments to improve knowledge on snow entrainment and deposition processes in frequent snow avalanches, use theoretical methods to integrate this new knowledge into avalanche dynamics models, and publish your results in international scientific journals.
4.      Master or Diploma in engineering or physics; good knowledge of mathematics and programming in C/C++; good English writing skills; independent and scientific work style; experimental background as well as German knowledge are beneficial.

PhD position in Virology

Highlights:

1.      At our Institute of Veterinary Virology of the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, we are offering a PhD position on the topic of Pestiviral Erns: An RNase as a novel decoy receptor to evade the host’s innate immune system by manipulating self-nonself discrimination.

2.      Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is pestivirus in the family Flaviviridae. It is a close relative of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a pathogen causing persistent infection in at least 170 millions of humans. BVDV is probably one of the most widespread viral pathogens worldwide. BVD virus causes persistent infection (PI) in pregnant cows by invading the fetus early in gestation. The virus escapes the innate immune system by inhibiting interferon (IFN) type-I synthesis, which seems to be required to maintain the specific immunotolerance to the infecting viral strain.

3.      In this project, you will investigate the fundamental role of the viral RNase Erns in the evasion of innate immunity. Erns might be viewed as a novel type of virus-encoded, enzymatically active, decoy receptor that degrades extracellular viral RNA, thus preventing its recognition by toll-like receptors (TLRs) that signal the presence of “viral nonself” to the host. This elegant mechanism represents a most unusual “stealth” mechanism contributing to the evasion of the host innate immune response.

4.      The candidate should be a highly motivated individual with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and good knowledge and working experience in cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology or a related field. Good knowledge of English (spoken and written) is essential.

5.      Application containing a letter of motivation, CV, copies of grades obtained during the BSc and MSc studies, detailed summary of research experiences, and contact details of 2-3 references should be sent to the address or mail below. Only those candidates will be considered for the position who are willing to visit the lab for a personal interview.

6.      Duration: 3-4 years according to the guidelines of the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (www.gcb.unibe.ch ).

7.      Location:   Institute of Veterinary Virology, Länggass-Strasse 122, Bern (www.ivv.unibe.ch)

8.      Start of Project:      As soon as possible

9.      Salary: PhD salary according to the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation

10.  For additional details, please contact Matthias Schweizer at the address indicated below.

Dr. Matthias Schweizer
Institute of Veterinary Virology
University of Bern
Laenggass-Str. 122
P.O. Box 8466

CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland
e-mail: schweizer@ivv.unibe.ch

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