PhD Fellowship in Biophysics - New Zealand

The Biophysics and Soft Matter Group at Massey University in New Zealand (http://www.massey.ac.nz/~mwilliam/) has an opportunity for a PhD student with strong computational skills to work on the modelling of biopolymer networks. The positions are funded for three years through the MacDiarmid Institute (http://macdiarmid.ac.nz/). This is an opportunity to be involved in an exciting project aimed at using experimental input from single molecule experiments in order to predict the macroscopic properties of networks. The position will suit a student with strong computational skills who enjoys worked in an interdisciplinary environment. Interested parties should send an email to m.williams@massey.ac.nz. Application deadline: 04 May 2012

PhD Student Position - Innsbruck Medical University, Austria

Research Area : Neuroscience / Molecular Cell Biology / Physiology 

Project:  Calcium channel α2δ subunits in nerve cells and CNS disease

Ongoing Methods  :
Immunofluorescence, live cell imaging of synaptic functions, electrophysiology, molecular biology, cell culture

Salary:
According to FWF rates for PhD students plus travel funds for international scientific meetings (www.fwf.ac.at/de/projects/personalkostensaetze.html).

The successful candidate will be part of a joint research group (Flucher/Obermair) consisting of approximately 10 researchers with diverse backgrounds (e.g. zoology, biochemistry, pharmacology, physics). The group is well integrated in the lively calcium channel research environment in Innsbruck, and participates in the Doctoral Program in Molecular Cell Biology and Oncology (www.mcbo.at), as well as in the a special research focus on Cell signaling in chronic CNS disorders (http://www.uibk.ac.at/pharmazie/pharmakologie/sfb-f44/) both funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

Contact: 

Asst.-Prof. (PD) Mag. Dr. Gerald J. Obermair
Innsbruck Medical University
Division of Physiology
Fritz-Pregl-Str. 3, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Lab homepage: http://physiologie.i-med.ac.at/flucher
Email: gerald.obermair@i-med.ac.at
Phone: +43-(0)512-9003-70841

Application deadline: February 29th, 2012

PhD position in Neurobiology - Germany

A position for a doctoral student at the University of Leipzig, Department of General Zoology and
Neurobiology (Prof. Rudolf Rübsamen) is available in the project

The role of early postnatal activity in development of physiological properties of neurons and of
nuclear organization in the auditory brainstem.

The project is funded for three years by a DFG Research Grant. Application deadline: 01-May-2012.
The main focus of the project is to investigate the contribution of neuronal activity to development
of functional neuronal circuits in the central auditory system. There is increasing evidence that
spontaneous activity during early postnatal period is of general importance for establishment of
orderly connections in the CNS. The work includes whole-cell recordings in acute brain slice
preparations, imaging technique and morphological analysis. Genetically modified mice models
will be used to appraise the influence of different patterns of neuronal activity. To assess the
functional relevance, the experiments will be tightly embedded in a work of a post-doc who is
engaged in the project and performing in vivo recordings.

The Department of General Zoology and Neurobiology (www.uni-leipzig.de/~neuro), located at the
Faculty of Biosciences, Pharmacy and Psychology, is embedded in a strong neuroscience research
community at the University of Leipzig (www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/forschung/pbf/gehirn-kognition-und-sprache.html). Working facilities are excellent, and PhD students will be affiliated with the DFG Research Training Group InterNeuro (www.uni-leipzig.de/~ineuro/).

The University of Leipzig is an equal opportunity employer encouraging female scientists and
scientists with disabilities to apply.

Please send application papers only in copy without folder or by e-mail. They will be destroyed
after a retention period.

Contact address:
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Rubsamen
Department of General Zoology and Neurobiology
Faculty of Biosciences, Pharmacy and Psychology
University of Leipzig
Talstrasse 33, 04103 Leipzig
Phone: +49 (0)341-9736723
Email: rueb@uni-leipzig.de
Web: www.uni-leipzig.de/~neuro

Tentative Submission Deadline : 1 May 2012

Phd positions in University of Ghent, Belgium

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF), Ghent University wishes to support university research groups or research centres in developing countries in their aim to grow into excellent research centres by upgrading local academic personnel. Therefore Ghent University grants PhD scholarships to promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University and half in a university in a developing country. No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nevertheless  preference will be given to topics that are relevant for development. Relevance for development measures the degree in which the action of development corresponds with the expectations of the beneficiaries, the needs of the country, global priorities and the policies of partners and donors.

This program is limited to universities and research centers in developing countries  with which Ghent University is already cooperating or has cooperated in the last 5 years. It is the Ghent University promoter who has to present evidence of this previous cooperation.

These grants take the form of a so called “sandwich” scholarship: the candidate obtains a scholarship for 24 months to work within a span of 48 months on an alternating basis on the PhD at Ghent University and at the university or research center in the country of origin of the candidate.

The proposals must be submitted by a promoter at Ghent Universityand a supervisor at the local institution.

Before applying student need to find a professor from Ghent University who is willing to act as the supervisor ('promoter') of their doctoral research and who agrees to support their application. The best way to do this is by browsing the list of faculties and research topics available on the research directory of our website: http://www.ugent.be/en/research/topresearch/researchdirectory.htm.

Duration

The candidate obtains a scholarship for 24 months which must be divided into several periods within a span of 4 years. In principle the scholarship holder starts the PhD scholarship research at Ghent University during a period of 3 to 9 months and ends the scholarship with a stay of at least 3 months at Ghent University to complete and defend the doctoral thesis.

Who can apply?

To be admissible for this call, all of the following requirements must be met:

• Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – a developing country (see list);
• There must be a guarantee that the candidate will be able to work on the PhD project at the partner university. This implies that there must be a local PhD supervisor at the partner university or research center. Also a written  statement is requested from that supervisor or the university authorities stating that the candidate is either a student or a staff member of this university and will be sufficiently exempted from teaching or other assignments as to be able to fully concentrate on the PhD research.
• This statement should also mention that the candidate receives/received a local scholarship or salary when working on the PhD in the home institute.

Application Process

The candidate applies to Ghent University jointly with a promoter of Ghent University and a supervisor at the local institution.

The promoter at Ghent University has to fill in a separate document ('promoter's advice'- only available in Dutch) with advice on the candidate, stating the promoter's opinion on the potential of the candidate as a future researcher.

The Research Council makes a selection of the applications based in part on the recommendations obtained from members of the Council for Development Cooperation. The recommendation is based on:

• the doctoral project;
• the relevance of the research topic for development;
• the qualifications of the applicant for the doctoral grant;
• the scientific/scholarly potential of the promoter’s research group(s);
• the partnership between Ghent University and the local institute;
• the scientific/scholarly potential of the local institute.

Funding

The candidate receives a "sandwich"type scholarship for a total of 24 months. Within a span of 48 months, the candidate needs to work on the PhD project both at Ghent University and the partner university. Only for the periods the scholarship holder works at Ghent University the scholarship holder will receive a monthly income. The rest of the PhD research is done in the partner university for which no funding is provided through this scholarship. The partner university has to provide a salary or local scholarship for the period the candidate works there.

The value of the scholarship at Ghent University depends on, a.o., the researcher’s family situation and is approximately €1,700.

The Ghent University promoter also receives a bench fee of €15.440 to cover (part of) the operational costs, as well as the travelling costs of the student and both the Ghent University and the local promoter.

Deadline

Deadline 8 March 2012

Further information

BOF@UGent.be

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Phd positions at International Giessen Graduate School for the Life Sciences, Grmany

The Doctoral Programs consist of a three-year interdisciplinary graduate course curriculum combined with an experimental project leading to a dissertation. Each doctoral researcher will be supervised by two professors from different faculties and will benefit from our Doctoral Researcher Development Programme. Seminars and courses are conducted in English; German language courses are offered for international students. Depending on the project selected and own qualifications students may receive a scholarship and may be eligible to register for one of the doctoral degrees offered at the Justus Liebig University Giessen (Ph. D., Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., Dr. biol. hom., Dr. med. vet., Dr. biol. anim., Dr. phil., Dr. rer. nat., Dr. agr. and Dr. oec. troph).

Applicants can choose from eight interdisciplinary research sections: Nutrition and Metabolism; Infection and Immunity; Heart, Lung and Blood Vessels; Protein and Nucleic Acid Interactions; Neurosciences; Reproduction in Man and Animals; Stress Resistance and Adaptation; Molecular Interactions at Natural Interfaces. A Master´s degree or equivalent is required for admission.

Prospective research projects and names of supervisors as well as other information necessary for your application will be will be accessible through the application portal. 

Please submit your application using our online application system before 29 February, 2012. Please direct any enquiries concerning the online application procedure or the International Giessen Graduate School for the Life Sciences to office@ggl.uni-giessen.de .

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Phd Molecular Medicine position in Luxemborg

The University of Luxembourg invites applications for the following vacancy in its Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC).

Doctoral candidate (PhD student) in the field of Molecular Medicine (M/F)
•Ref. F1R-LSC-PUL-12MIL6, Acronym:META-IL6
•Fixed-term contract 3 years, full-time (40 hrs/week)
•Student and employee status

The PhD student will be a member of the LSRU research unit (Life Sciences Research Unit) within the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) at the University of Luxembourg. He/she will work under supervision of Dr. Claude Haan and Prof. Dr. Iris Behrmann. The project is a collaboration with project partners at the LCSB (Luxembourg Center of Systems Biomedicine) and the CRP-Santé (Centre de Recherche Public).

Your Role

•The PhD student will investigate cellular metabolic responses to inflammatory cytokines and hypoxia, both of which are crucial players in inflammation and cancer. Molecular biology, metabolomic and transcriptomic approaches will be used.
•The data will be integrated into a model that will lead to a systems level picture of inflammatory processes in liver cancer.
•Validation of the model and identification of possible targets in inflammatory liver disease and cancer are major aims of the study.
•Participate in seminars within the Research Unit and doctoral school,
•Write a thesis and research papers,
•Work interdisciplinary with the cooperation partners.

Your profile

•Master degree in either Molecular Biology/Biochemistry/Systems Biology with outstanding grades,
•Solid background in at least one of the following areas: molecular biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics,
•Proficient knowledge in English is mandatory. Knowledge in German or French is an advantage.

We offer

•Young team of highly motivated researchers,
•Modern and well-equipped laboratory,
•Multidisciplinary international environment,
•Participation in the doctoral school “Systems and Molecular Biomedicine” and other regular training.

Further Information

Candidates should submit the following documents:
•Motivation letter,
•Curriculum vitae,
•List of publications (if available),
•Copies of diplomas and grades.

Please send your application online until February 15th 2012 by clicking on the below button

The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunity employer.

Further Information

For further information please contact:

Dr. Claude Haan
162A, avenue de la Faïencerie, L-1511 Luxembourg
University of Luxembourg, FSTC, Campus Limpertsberg
Life Sciences Research Unit-Signal Transduction Laboratory
claude.haan@uni.lu


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PhD in Biosciences - Finland

The University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, invites applications for a PhD student/ researcher position for a period of up to four years beginning on January 1, 2012.

The position belongs to the Tekes-funded FiDiPro project “Development of bioaerosol testing facility - Application for modelling and controlling of indoor air”. The duties include experiments on microbial growth on different materials, release of microorganisms into the air, and production of bioaerosols for chamber experiments. The position will be placed in the Department of Environmental Science, the Research Group for Indoor Environment and Occupational Health.  Some of the experiments will be conducted in Tampere at the Technical Research Center of Finland and in the University of Cincinnati, USA. The person appointed will be eligible to join the Graduate School of Environmental Health (SYTYKE).

Successful applicants will hold a graduate degree (e.g., in the field of biosciences, environmental science or microbiology). The applicant should show interest in and commitment to research work, ability to efficiently work as a team member, proficiency in English language, and good written and oral communication skills. Prior experience in microbiology, aerosol and bioaerosol measurements, and/or laboratory work will be regarded as merits.  The salary of the position is placed between levels 1 and 4 in the job requirement level chart of the teaching and research staff in the salary system of the Finnish universities. The salary is comprised of a job requirement component and a personal performance component.

The application should include a CV, a list of publications, a copy of the graduate diploma/certificate, and other possible documents supporting the application.

Further enquiries: 

Principal Investigator, Research Director Pertti Pasanen (tel. +358 50 400 6200; email pertti.pasanen@uef.fi).

The written application should be delivered to : 

The Registry office of the Kuopio or Joensuu campus of the University of Eastern Finland no later than December 15, 2011 by 15:00 (3 pm Finnish time).

University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland or
University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu Campus, P.O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland

Molecular Biology PhD position - Barcelona

There is an opening for a graduate student to develop a PhD thesis project under the supervision of
Joaquim Roca at the DNA Topology Lab of the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMBCSIC).
The research project will examine the implication of DNA topoisomerase II in the formation and
resolution of DNA knots in yeast cells. Topoisomerase II is an essential and highly conserved
enzyme since it resolves the topological problems of DNA arising during transcription, replication
and chromosome segregation. The plausible role of topoisomerase II to modulate the degree of
DNA knotting in vivo had not been so far investigated, and it might have deep implications for local
chromatin architecture and global chromosome structure of eukaryotes.

Candidates should possess B.Sc./M.Sc. in Life Sciences (biology, biomedicine, biochemistry or
similar) obtained after January 1st 2008. The minimal academic requirement is an average mark of
1.6 according to the Spanish rating system. Candidates from EU-member states can also apply. In
these cases, they should check the conversion of their academic marks as indicated by the Spanish
Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN).

Interested candidates should send their CV and arrange an interview with Joaquim Roca before
December 2011. A short list of preselected candidates will be asked to apply for the FPI grant
(“Formación de Personal Investigador”) assigned to the Project BFU2011-23851 from MICINN. The
call is expected to be published by the end of 2011/beginning of 2012 and the start of the fellowship
should be in summer-fall of 2012. The total period of the grant will be 48 months (2-year fellowship
plus 2-year contract).

Further information

Joaquim Roca (IBMB-CSIC)
joaquim.roca@ibmb.csic.es
www.ibmb.csic.es
www.cid.csic.es/homes/roca

DR. MANMOHAN SINGH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES - UK

PhD Position on the subject Model Systems for Membrane Fusion (Leiden University)

Phd title : Model Systems for Membrane Fusion

University : Leiden University, Leiden - Netherlands

Duration : 4 Years

Project Description
The aim of the project is to develop model systems containing simplified versions of SNARE proteins, which induce liposome fusion displaying the key characteristics of native membrane fusion.

Requirements
Master degree in organic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, nanotechnology or biochemistry.

Deadline : 1st October 2011

Salary : € 2042 per month in the first year up to € 2612 per month in 4th year.

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PhD Position on the subject Model Systems for Membrane Fusion (Leiden University)

PhD Position - Visualizing Odorant Receptor Activation (Amsterdam)

Phd title :  Visualizing Odorant Receptor Activation

University : University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam - Netherlands 


Duration :  4 Years

Project Description 
The aim of the project is to produce an array of heterologously expressed mammalian odorant receptors for the detection of food products.

Requirements
Master degree in Biochemistry, Cell biology, Medical biology or equivalent

Salary :  €2042 in the first year to €2612 in the final year

Deadline : August 1, 2011


For more details :
Contact
Prof. T.W.J. Gadella Jr., Th.W.J.Gadella@uva.nl, +31 (0)20 525 6259 and Dr J.Goedhart, j.goedhart@uva.nl, +31 (0)20 525 7774.

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Phd Position - Visualizing Odorant Receptor Activation (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)

PhD Studentship - Targeting endoplasmic reticulum stress in mesothelioma (UK)

Project Title :
Targeting endoplasmic reticulum stress in mesothelioma  (UK)

Place :
University of Cambridge (UK)

Funding Agency & Project Duration :
British Lung Foundation - 3 years (Maintenance grant of student and college fees at UK student rate)

Project Description:
The goal of the PhD project is to determine the effect of endoplasmic reticulum stress on malignant mesothelioma growth in vitro in order to identify potential therapeutic targets.

Application :
Send CV and cover letter with details of 3 referees to :
Miss Alison Warrington, 
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, 
Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, 
Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK.
Email: acw39@cam.ac.uk

PhD - Non-invasive vaccination - Leiden University (Netherlands)

Project Title : 
Non-invasive vaccination via the skin surface by means of microneedles and microjets 

Place :
University of Leiden, Netherlands


Salary :
€ 2042 per month in the first year to € 2612 per month in fourth year.


Requirements: 
Master degree in biomedical sciences, biology or (bio) pharmaceutical sciences


Deadline:
19th July 2011

 Project Description :
The PhD Researcher will generate and characterize particulate polymer based antigen delivery systems and he/she will design coatings of microneedles with the antigen. To characterize the formulations and coatings you will use several analytical techniques, including dynamic light scattering, spectroscopic methods and protein assay. With his/her colleague PhD student at the Eindhoven University of Technology, he/she will study the interactions of microneedles and microjets with the skin using confocal laser scanning microscopy. He/she will investigate the effect of the delivery method and formulation on antigen presentation and induction/maintenance of specific immunity, using in-vitro and animal models. He/she will select the optimal combination of antigen-containing delivery system and delivery method to perform studies with relevant antigens.

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Phd - Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Technologies in Birmingham university (UK)

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in University of Birmingham within a dynamic multidisciplinary and integrative research programme with unique opportunities for studying the clinical translation of novel stem cell-based therapies. 

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PhD position Biophysics of microparticle-cell binding dynamics and cell activation

Group : Molecular Biosensors for Medical Diagnostics
Department : Applied Physics
University: Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - Netherlands


Project :
In this project, the doctoral researcher will investigate cell-surface interactions by measuring the dynamics of binding between small microparticles and living cells and by measuring the subsequent cellular response. The microparticles will be coated with supramolecular polymers with incorporated polypeptides to address specifically triggered cell activation processes. He/She will use and develop advanced optical micromanipulation techniques such as single-beam and holographic optical tweezers to induce particle-cell binding. In combination with live-cell microscopy, he/shewill measure the binding dynamics and the subsequent cellular response.

Salary : 28,498 € in the first year and 36,453 € in final year

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PhD position Biophysics of microparticle-cell binding dynamics at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - Netherlands

PhD position Inferring the dimensional of cognitive processing (1,0 fte) Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences - Groningen (Netherlands)

The goal of the project is develop Bayesian inferential methods for state-trace plots, especially ones which allow inferences across participants. At present, only inferences for single participants are possible, due to uncertainty about how to combine information across participants. Solving this problem in state-trace analysis would drastically increase the applicability of the method by enabling the accumulation of evidence across participants, and by enabling individual differences in processing to be studied.

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PhD position Inferring the dimensional of cognitive processing (1,0 fte) Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences

PhD Programmes in Biology - University of Zurich - Switzerland

Requirements

The applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent from a university in the field of  Natural Sciences. It is also possible to apply when the master's degree is received within six month after the application deadline. In this case please upload a copy of your Bachelor's degree or an academic transcript.

The program language is English throughout. Proficiency in English is therefore required. A formal proof of competence in English (IELTS, CPE or TOEFL) is recommended but not mandatory.

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PhD Programmes in Biology - University of Zurich - Switzerland

PhD Position for behavioural and molecular studies regarding cognitive aspects of the brain

University : Uppsala University, Sweden
Department : Organism Biology
Employment will start 2011-09-01 or according to agreement.

Project description and qualifications:
Uppsala university is looking for a student with a master degree or equivalent in molecular biology, biology, medicine or similar. Experience in neurobiology, molecular biology, mouse or zebrafish genetics and behavioural analysis are specially qualifying for the position. Knowledge in bioinformatics, embryology and epigenetics are also desirable. The research group concentrates on questions related to molecular and cellular aspects of brain cognition, with focus on neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. Teaching and administrative work at the department can be included as part of employment (max 20%).



The application must contain:
1) CV
2) Study documents; reference letters and other material that can be relevant are welcomed.

Local rules apply for salaries.
Information: more information can be obtained from Lina Emilsson, ph. +4618-471 2678 e-mail: lina.emilsson@ebc.uu.se.

Welcome to submit your application not later than the 1st August, 2011, UFV-PA 2011/1888. 

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2 ESR (PhD) positions of 36 months at UCBL (Lyon, France) in Cancer and Bone Metastasis - ITN project BONE-NET

The successful applicant will seek for miRNAs that are regulating autotaxin and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptors which are involved in the bone marrow seeding of breast and prostate cancer (stem) cells.

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2 ESR (PhD) positions of 36 months at UCBL (Lyon, France) in Cancer and Bone Metastasis - ITN project BONE-NET - Jobs - EURAXESS

2 ESR (PhD studentship) position in Aberdeen (UK) in the field of metastasis of tumour cells to the skeleton- ITN project Bone-net

Aberdeen University is seeking two highly motivated ESRs to join a multidisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians in the state-of-the-art laboratories in the Institute of Medical Sciences, studying the processes involved in the metastasis of tumour cells to the skeleton. The project will involve training in a wide variety of techniques including cell culture, proteomics and microscopy. Particular focus will be on signalling pathways involving small GTPase proteins and their role in tumour cell biology.

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2 ESR (PhD studentship) position in Aberdeen (UK) in the field of metastasis of tumour cells to the skeleton- ITN project Bone-net