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PhD position: Deformation of thin films of NiTi shape memory alloy
Delft, 2628 CD, (Zuid-Holland), 40 hours per week Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter

Job description
The PhD student will produce NiTi films in a sputter deposition system at TU Delft. In order to find the conditions for ‘good’ films, he/she will characterize those films by X-ray diffraction, SEM, TEM and EPMA. In collaboration with researchers at Philips MiPlaza in Eindhoven he/she will transfer NiTi films to a flexible substrate. The real interesting part of the project is the micro-mechanical testing inside the SEM at TU Delft. Here it will become clear whether or not there is a relation between thickness and deformability of the films. The PhD student will perform these tests, analyze the data and propose a model for the observed deformation behavior of thin NiTi films.

Although we have a research plan ready for this project, we are willing to deviate from that plan for a better one. Your research initiatives will be strongly appreciated. We also expect a PhD student to supervise undergraduate students in our group. This research project is part of the FOM-M2I programme Size dependent materials properties, in collaboration with five other Dutch University teams.

Research
NiTi (Nickel Titanium) is a shape memory alloy known for its application in satellite hinges, dental fixtures, and spectacle frames. Only recently NiTi has been prepared as a thin film.

In the present project the suitability of NiTi as metallization for flexible electronics will be investigated. For this application the deformation of NiTi films is of crucial importance. Shape memory metals exhibits pseudo-elasticity. This pseudo-elasticity allows bulk NiTi to be strained reversibly up to 6%.

Other work on thin film metallization for flexible electronics has demonstrated a huge thickness dependence of the ‘strain to failure’ for gold films. Thin gold films can be stretched far more than thick films, due to the coupling to the flexible substrate.

Requirements
University Graduate
The successful candidate is an experimental scientist who holds a masters degree in physics or materials science, preferably with experience in thin films or advanced analytical techniques. The successful candidate interacts easily with scientists from various disciplines and institutes.

Organization
Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
Surfaces & Interfaces group (S&I) is part of ‘Materials Science and Engineering’ (MSE) at TU Delft. The mission of ‘Materials Science and Engineering’ is to provide novel materials solutions to societal demands. The Surfaces & Interfaces group strives to do so by performing world-class research on coating properties and interactions of the environment with solid surfaces. Examples of present projects are: ‘Thermal barriers’, ‘Corrosion protection’ and ‘Hard coatings’.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 – 3000

Maximum salary amount in Euro’s a month 2569
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 40

Additional conditions of employment:
When fulfilling a PhD position at the FOM foundation, you will get the status of junior scientist.
You will have an employee status and can participate in all the employee benefits FOM offers. You will get a contract for 4 years. Your salary will be up to a maximum of 2,569 euro gross per month.
You are supposed to have a thesis finished at the end of your four year term with FOM.
A training programme is part of the agreement. You and your supervisor will make up a plan for the additional education and supervising that you specifically need. This plan also defines which teaching activities you will be responsible (up to a maximum of 10% of your time). The conditions of employment of the FOM-foundation are laid down in the Collective Labour Agreement for Research Centres (CAO-Onderzoekinstellingen), more exclusive information is available at this website under Personeelsinformatie (in Dutch) or under Personnel (in English).

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

Prof.dr. G.C.A.M. Janssen
Telephone number: +31 (0)15 278
E-mail address: g.c.a.m.janssen@tudelft.nl

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

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Application
You can apply for this job before 28-05-2009 by sending your application to:

Delft University of Technology
Mekelweg 2
2628 CD Delft
The Netherlands
E-mail address: application-3mE@tudelft.nl

Please quote vacancy # 3ME08.48

Please send your:
– Resume;
– Motivation on why you want to join the group (max. 1 page).

Applications without this motivation will not be taken into account. However, with this motivation your application will receive our full attention.

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT85050.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00403-165.
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Ph.D Positions in Marketing
Tilburg, 5000 LE, (Noord-Brabant), 38 hours per week Tilburg University

Job description
Tilburg University’s Ph.D. programme is among the most selective in Europe. It offers a full-fledged graduate programme, comparable to top schools in the U.S. Coursework and dissertation sum up to a four-year curriculum, divided into the 1-year M.Phil. programme (mostly coursework) and the 3-year Ph.D. programme (mostly dissertation work).

Coursework
Before embarking on their Ph.D., our students first enter a 1-year M.Phil (graduate) programme that prepares them for doing research in marketing. The MPhil programme offers one of the most complete sets of fundamental and advanced courses anywhere in Europe in preparation for a Ph.D., and is taught by professors who are top-notch researchers. Candidates who already possess an M.Phil. degree can apply for direct admission to the dissertation phase.

Requirements
University Graduate
All applicants must have a doctoral degree or be close to completion.

Dissertation
Students who have successfully completed the M.Phil. programme can transfer from M.Phil. to Ph.D. status. The dissertation phase takes three years and covers a specific research domain in quantitative marketing, consumer behaviour, or marketing strategy. While PhD students work in close collaboration with their thesis advisors, they also have plenty of opportunity to interact with the other faculty members.

Organization
Tilburg University
Tilburg University (the Netherlands) is a modern, specialized university. It is well known for its high standards in education and scientific research as well as its good support facilities. The Tilburg University campus offers both tranquillity and connectivity as it is situated in a wooded park, yet only five minutes away from the city centre, main highways, and railways. Located in Tilburg, a mid-sized city of 200,000 inhabitants in the south of the Netherlands, and in close proximity to cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and London, Tilburg University is situated in the very heart of Europe

The Marketing department is part of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The Faculty enjoys high rankings for its excellence in education and research. In Europe, it is the current number one research institute in economics and the number three in business. Members of the Marketing department are represented in the boards of all major marketing journals and have a strong publication record (please consult the personal web pages of our staff members on http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/marketing). We are committed to nurture this position further in the future by combining the strengths of three key research areas in marketing: quantitative marketing, consumer behavior, and marketing strategy. A warm collaborative atmosphere, strong team spirit, focus on cross-border research, and a shared ambition to excel are among the key drivers of the Marketing team.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 3000 – 3500
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1 and 3 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
The tuition fee for the 1-year M.Phil. programme is €1,597 for European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and €10,272 for non-EEA citizens. Due to generals subsidies, excellent students from non-EEA countries will receive substantial tuition fee waivers of up to €7,812 so that only the legal minimum fee of €2,460 has to be paid. During their M.Phil year, students are responsible for their own sources of income. However, for international students, several scholarships are available of €800 (full) or €400 (partial) net per month on the basis of educational merit. For Dutch students, a number of student assistantships are available. All candidates admitted to the Ph.D. programme will receive a starting salary of approximately €2,400 gross per month. This salary increases yearly to reach approximately €3,100 gross per month in the third and final year of the Ph.D. programme.

Additional Information

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* About the function
* Electronic application form
* GMAT score
* GRE score

Application
You can apply for this job before 01-04-2009 by sending your application to:

Tilburg University
A. Habraken
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
Netherlands
E-mail address: a.habraken@uvt.nl

You can apply for this programme by sending your application to Tilburg University CentER Graduate School Room K208 PO Box 90153 5000 LE TILBURG the Netherlands

Your application should comprise:

1. A filled out application form that can be found out http://studiegids.uvt.nl/it10.appl_form?bron=on&appl=CentER
2. A letter of motivation
3. Two academic letters of reference
4. An example of written work (e.g., bachelor thesis)
5. A transcript or certified copy of university grades (bachelor + master)
6. An overview of all quantitative courses taken at university level (e.g. statistics, mathematics, econometrics), including a brief description of the course contents and the handbooks used.
7. An IELTS or TOEFL English language test (unless you have studied or worked in an English language environment for at least three years)
8. A GMAT or GRE score. Applicants should perform in the top 10% on the quantitative part of either one of these tests. For more information about these tests, please see http://www.gmat.org and http://www.gre.org The code number for Tilburg University is VMV-LT-72 for GMAT and 0730 for GRE.
9. Those wishing to apply for a scholarship and a tuition fee waiver should include a written request with their application addressed to the Director of Graduate Studies.

The application deadline is April 1 2009 for all non-Dutch passport holders. Applicants who want to be considered for a scholarship/tuition fee waiver should have submitted their completed applications by February 1 2009. The application deadline for holders of a Dutch passport/visa is July 1 2009. The difference lies in the administrative procedures that we need to follow to enable non-Dutch passport holders to receive a visa, housing, etc. All applicants are advised to submit their application by the earlier deadline, because only a limited number of positions are available

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 300.08.43.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00343-756.
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Postdoc Biochemistry (1.0)
(Utrecht), 38 hours per week Utrecht University

Job description
Postdoc Biochemistry
Because pathogens become increasingly resistant to therapeutic drugs, and due to the emergence of new pathogens, novel approaches to the treatment of infectious diseases are required. By chemical cross-linking we have generated bifunctional proteins consisting of a lectin domain and a fragment of an antibody directed against Fc receptors on phagocytic cells. Studies in vitro in our laboratory have shown that such bifunctional proteins can stimulate uptake and killing of a broad spectrum of pathogens by recognizing the microbes through the lectin domain and targeting them to the phagocytes through the anti-Fc receptor part. Your task will be to expand this work by:

1) varying the anti-Fc receptor moiety
2) developing a method for the production of the bifunctional proteins as fusion proteins
3) testing the effectiveness of the produced proteins with regard to their stimulation of pathogen uptake and killing by phagocytes in experiments in vitro. Depending on your affinity and experience, the effectiveness can also be studied in mouse infection experiments in vivo.

Requirements
Doctorate
We are looking for a biochemist, or medical molecular biologist, holding a PhD degree, who has experience with molecular biology, protein expression, various protein purification techniques and cell culture, and who has affinity with immunology. Candidates from the European Union are eligible for this position. Applications from the American continent will also be considered.

Organization
Utrecht University
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine www.vet.uu.nl is an internationally leading institute in veterinary scientific education, research and associated patient care. It ranks number one in Europe and among the top five institutes of veterinary science world-wide and is accredited by the American Medical Veterinary Association and the Canadian Medical Veterinary Association.

The Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology invites applications for a

Postdoc Biochemistry

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 3500 – 4000
Salaryscale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro’s a month 3755
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 2 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
We offer an experienced, collaborative and international group of colleagues and an excellent infrastructure that integrates molecular biology, biochemistry, life-cell imaging, and a state of the arts lipidomics facility. We take part in the Institute of Biomembranes www.biomembranes.nl the Academic Biomedical Centre www.abc.uu.nl and are engaged in many (inter)national collaborations.
We offer a fulltime temp. app. for 2 years.
Your gross salary will amount between € 2,861.- and € 3,755,- per month (full-time appointment in scale 10 of the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Univ.), depending on previous qualifications and experience. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8,3% per year. There are outstanding secondary benefits, based on the CAO of NL Univ. and include e.g. a min. of 29 days holiday per year, an arrangement for study fac., generous contributions to healthcare, childcare, a pension scheme and flexible employment conditions.

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

Dr. J.J. Batenburg
Telephone number: +31 (0)30 253 5381
E-mail address: j.j.batenburg@uu.nl

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

* About the organization

Application
You can apply for this job before 03-01-2009 by sending your application to:

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Personnel department
M.E.J. Willemse-van Soest
Yalelaan 1
NL 3584 CL Utrecht

E-mail address: vacatures1@vet.uu.nl

Please send your application (including a cover letter, a CV, a statement of education, research interests and experimental methods used, and a detailed list of publications and achievements), accompanied by the names and contact info of persons who are able to provide professional reference.

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number 12896.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00351-1787.
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PhD position Air Sparging in RO modules
Enschede, 7500 AE, (Overijssel), 38 hours per week University of Twente

Job description
PhD “Air/water cleaning to control membrane fouling”

High-pressure membrane processes, i.e. reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF), are increasingly used in drinking water treatment, seawater desalination, waste water reclamation and for the production of water for industrial uses. The potential for the removal of salts, pathogens, pesticides, hormones, pharmaceuticals and other possible threatening priority compounds from feed waters by NF/RO make these membrane processes highly attractive in a world with shortage of clean and fresh water. The largest problem in using membrane processes, however, is the occurrence of membrane fouling resulting in performance loss and operational problems resulting in an increase of the total treatment cost which limits the use of NF/RO. The new and innovative ‘AiRO’ process uses air/water cleaning of vertically positioned membrane elements to control membrane fouling.

To effectively apply AiRO in practice, an alternative NF/RO design is necessary using vertically positioned membrane elements, completely different from conventional NF/RO design applied worldwide. The most efficient use of the AiRO technology depends on the optimal use of air/water cleaning in membrane elements. Although initial research showed the effectiveness of the process, many fundamental questions still remain unanswered. Some of these questions involve:
(i)the mechanical/physical understanding of air/water cleaning of membrane elements,
(ii)the effectiveness of the air/water cleaning process in relation to different feed components,
(iii)the long term behaviour of air/water cleaning.
The first two research questions will be investigated using CFD modelling parallel to laboratory tests and will be the heart of the PhD project. Long term air/water cleaning behaviour will be investigated in on-site pilot-scale research in a parallel research project.

Requirements
University Graduate
.Profile
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic researchers with an MSc degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, material science or a related topic, with adequate experimental and theoretical skills. We prefer candidates with a good team spirit, who like to work in an internationally oriented environment. Fluency in English is a requirement. An interview and a scientific presentation will be part of the selection procedure.

Organization
University of Twente Faculty of Science and Technology
Sharing knowledge, working together, research, innovation. It is all part of the only campus university in the Netherlands: the University of Twente (UT). A university with an international character. We have for example many foreign doctoral students, and master programmes are provided in English. Divided over 5 faculties, we provide more than 50 Bachelor and Master programmes, varying from Applied Physics and Public Administration to Applied Communication Science and Biomedical Technology. In beautiful green surroundings, more than 8000 students and 2700 staff live, work and recreate at the UT. It is also a place where talented people get every opportunity to perform cutting edge research. But as an entrepreneurial university this is not all we do. In ‘Kennispark’, for example, we work together with the business community, we support our students in setting up their own businesses and participate in many projects in the area of knowledge development. In brief, a dynamic climate in which to work and study.

The Faculty of Science and Technology (700 faculty members, 1100 students) offers a range of bachelor and master courses (NanoTechnology, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering and Technical Medicine). The faculty’s research is organized in three of the university’s interdisciplinary research institutes: MESA+, BMTI, and IMPACT. These institutes increase the vitality of research by enabling collaboration between programs and disciplines, by providing shared facilities, and by attracting funding for joint projects. They also provide a conduit to industrial partners and help in attracting new faculty.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 – 3000
Salaryscale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro’s a month 2612
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
Offer
We offer a scientific education on a multidisciplinary subject. The assignment is for 4 years, with a go/no-go assessment at the end of the first year. The candidates are expected to finish the project with a PhD thesis and disseminate the results through patents (if applicable), publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences. Your starting salary will be € 2000,- in the first year and up to € 2558,- gross per month in the last year.

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

Dr.ir. Antoine Kemperman
Telephone number: +31 53 489 2956
E-mail address: a.j.b.kemperman@utwente.nl

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

Application
You can apply for this job before 04-01-2009 by sending your application to:

University of Twente
faculty TNW
dr.ir. A. Antoine Kemperman
Postbus 217
7500 AE Enschede

E-mail address: a.j.b.kemperman@utwente.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT/08/292.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00355-645.
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PhD position Treatment of nanofiltration (NF) concentrates
Enschede, 7500 AE, (Overijssel), 38 hours per week University of Twente

Job description
“Treatment of nanofiltration (NF) concentrates, produced during polishing of municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent”

Nanofiltration (NF) of the effluent of municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a promising technique as it results in a permeate that can be used as a source for (industrial) process water, irrigation water or even for the production of drinking water. A major bottleneck is the NF concentrate that somehow needs to be disposed of, which accounts for the majority of the costs. However, NF concentrates also presents some interesting opportunities because several compounds are present at enhanced concentrations such as phosphorus, heavy metals, multivalent cations and organic micropollutants. This may allow (1) then recovery of phosphorus for direct reuse as a fertilizer, or for the production of higher grade phosphorus products, (2) easier removal of the concentrated heavy metals, (3) recirculation of multivalent cations to the biological reactor stimulating flocculation of the sludge and (4) an improved and/or easier removal of the organic micropollutants. Research aspects that need to be addressed include the development of an innovative WWTP flow scheme based on NF polishing and NF concentrate treatment, technology selection for removal of heavy metals and organic micropollutants, and the effect of NF concentrate recirculation on the primary functions of the WWTP, i.e. flocculation, COD removal and nitrogen removal.

This project will be carried out in close collaboration with the TTIW Wetsus, centre of excellence for sustainable water technology, in Leeuwarden (www.wetsus.nl) in the research theme ‘Waste Water Technology’. The PhD student will be located at Wetsus, and supervised by staff members of the University of Twente, Wageningen University and Wetsus.

Requirements
University Graduate
Profile
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic researchers with an MSc degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, material science or a related topic, with adequate experimental and theoretical skills. We prefer candidates with a good team spirit, who like to work in an internationally oriented environment. Fluency in English is a requirement. An interview and a scientific presentation will be part of the selection procedure.

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

Dr.ir. Antoine Kemperman
Telephone number: +31 53 489 2956
E-mail address: a.j.b.kemperman@utwente.nl

Application
You can apply for this job before 04-01-2009 by sending your application to:

University of Twente
faculty TNW
dr.ir. A. Antoine Kemperman
Postbus 217
7500 AE Enschede

E-mail address: a.j.b.kemperman@utwente.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT/08/291.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00355-644.
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Kingston University
PhD Scholarships 2009
Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture

The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture is pleased to announce the availability of a number of full-time three-year PhD scholarships and part-time PhD fee waivers, for projects to start in Autumn 2009. Research proposals, including for practice-led projects, are invited for the subject areas listed under each of our Research Centres:

Contemporary Art (Centre for Useless Splendour)
Agency and socially-sited art production
Art and technology
Knowledge, art and the archive
Embodiment, matter and experience

Design
Sustainable and Environmental Architecture
Creative Resource
Curating the Contemporary
Fashioning Luxury
Design for Environments
Sustainable Design and Architecture
The City
Design Practice, Theory and Pedagogy

Visual and Material Culture
Theories and histories of the artistic avant-gardes
Art, War and Commemoration in the Twentieth Century
The Art Market in the Middle East: A Cultural and Political History from Goupil to the Gulf
Post-war Émigré Sculptors in Britain
Identity based performance art in Japan since the 1960s
Contemporary art practices: place, history and audience

Modern Interiors Research Centre
The design of the public and private interior 1870-1970
Modernity, identity and the interior

Real Estate Research Centre
Sustainable communities
Valuing real estate for sustainability
Regulatory frameworks
Built environment education

Further details of these Research Centres are available from the Faculty Research Administrator, Emerald Day. The scholarships are for £15,000 made up of the EU/UK tuition fee plus a bursary, and Scholars will be expected to undertake a small amount of teaching. Part-time fee waivers are also available. Successful applicants will be expected to apply for AHRC funding through the Faculty. Applications for our range of taught postgraduate programmes are also welcomed.

Tel +44 (0) 20 8417 4016

Email e.day@kingston.ac.uk

Visit www.kingston.ac.uk/designpostgrad

Closing date for applications: 12 January 2009.

Interviews: week beginning 26 January.

Kingston University
PhD studentship
Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture

The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture invites applications from outstanding postgraduate students for an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award starting in March 2009. The award is for a three-year full-time studentship, and is equivalent in value to a standard AHRC Doctoral Award.

Partner organisation: The Geffrye Museum

Project: Approaches to documenting the homes of the London middle classes in the 21st Century

The aim of this project is to examine domestic interiors from the standpoint of the householder/occupants, exploring the meanings and values placed on domestic spaces. The research will seek to understand the social, cultural and aesthetic contexts, which influence choice and taste

It is anticipated that the project would suit well-qualified postgraduates from the arts, humanities or social sciences, who are looking to research the visual and material contexts of contemporary family life, domesticity and home-making. The project sits across the fields addressed by the Design Research Centre and the Modern Interiors Research Centre in the Faculty, and the Geffrye Museum. It will involve developing research methodologies for this subject area and gathering material such as recorded interviews of householders and images of their homes, which will form part of the Geffrye Museum’s archive collections.

Applications deadline Wednesday 14 January 2009. Interviews will be held in February.

For further details please contact Emerald Day, Research Administrator on:
Tel +44 (0)20 8417 4016 (voicemail)
Email e.day@kingston.ac.uk
Visit www.kingston.ac.uk/designpostgrad

PhD Studentship
Synthesized Music for Room Acoustic Measurement – Architectural Acoustics and Music Technology
Acoustics Research Centre

School of Computing, Science and Engineering

Expected start date: As soon as possible after sated closing date

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship funded by the Leverhulme Trust to research into the use of synthesized music as probe stimuli to determine parameters of acoustically critical spaces such as concert halls, cinemas, lecture theatres, recording studios and listening rooms.

When measuring room acoustics with traditional methods, loud and unpleasant test signals are inevitably used in most cases to maintain sufficient signal to noise ratios. These noisy probe stimuli are intolerable to audience, and consequently, in-situ, occupied measurements of rooms are rarely carried out. This hinders our understanding of the acoustic properties of a space when it is in a realistic in-use situation. The project will develop a new method that employs purposely synthesized music to replace the noisy test signals to enable occupied measurements. The synthesized signals will have to satisfy musical aesthetic requirements, as well as a scientific need of being suitable for the measurement: – a paradigm where science and art meet. Signal processing algorithms will be developed to resolve impulse responses from the received new music. The method will advance acoustic measurement techniques and enable better understanding of architectural acoustics.

Suitable candidates will have or expect to obtain a good Bachelor’s (a minimum of a 2.1 Honours Degree), or preferably a Master’s Degree in a suitable area (e.g. acoustics, physical science, engineering or music technology, computer composition), and be able to demonstrate competent problem solving and analytical abilities. A keen interest in this particular area of the research is essential. Competence in audio signal processing, programming and knowledge of music theory/computer music composition (e.g. ability of score reading, A level music, ABRSM grade 5+) would be a significant advantage.

The studentship is open to EU candidates and includes a tax-free stipend (identical to the standard EPSRC rate) for up to three years, plus PhD tuition fees at home student rate over the same period. The stipend will be £12,940 per annum for the 2008-09 academic year.

Interested applicants should contact Dr Francis Li (email: f.f.li@salford.ac.uk) for an informal discussion in the first instance.

Full application should include

1. A completed application form, (downloadable online www.salford.ac.uk/study/forms/postgraduate_research_application.pdf)
2. A full academic CV with contact details of at least two referees from whom we can obtain references regarding your most advanced academic work.
3. A cover letter explaining how your interests and experience relate to the project.

Full applications should be sent to: – Keren Maloney, School of Computing, Science & Engineering, Newton Building, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT (email: k.Maloney@salford.ac.uk), quoting reference number Lev-01.

Closing date for applications: 12 Dec, 2008

PhD Research Studentships
Health History/History of Medicine: Two Studentships
Division of Social Sciences, School of Law and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for two full-time PhD Research Studentships in the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare at Glasgow Caledonian University, one of which is funded by the Wellcome Trust and the other by Glasgow Caledonian University. The studentships are for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provide payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate plus an annual stipend.

The overall aim of these studentships will be to conduct research in the area of Health History/History of Medicine. Potential candidates should propose a research project complementary to the research interests of Centre members based at GCU. The successful candidates may also be expected to undertake 6 hours of academic activity per week.

Requirements:
Applicants should hold an MSc/MA in History, preferably with a significant Health History/History of Medicine component; and a good first degree in history (2/1 or above) or a cognate discipline.

Potential candidates for Health History/History of Medicine should propose a research project complementary to the research interests of Centre members based at GCU.

How to apply:
An application form can be downloaded from the following web page:
http://www.gcal.ac.uk/graduatecentre/downloads/applicationform2.doc

Please return the completed application, curriculum vitae, copies of academic qualifications, references and all other required documentation to Ms Diane Dickie, The Graduate Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK.
Tel: +44(0)141 331 8096; E: D.Dickie@gcal.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is Thurs 4 December 2008; short-listed candidates will be contacted to attend for interview in early January and a commencement date of February/March 2009 is anticipated.

For further information and informal enquiries about these PhD studentships, please contact Professor John Stewart, Director of the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare, (T: +44(0)141 331 3325; Email: John.Stewart@gcal.ac.uk)

Kingston University
PhD Studentships
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for PhD studentships in History.

Applicants should have a good first degree in a relevant subject area and have, or be soon to obtain, an appropriate Master’s qualification. The studentship, which will be for three years, will be for £10,500 and will cover your Home tuition fee and payment for teaching up to six hours per week.
For further information about the research supervision expertise with History at Kingston University see: http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/research/history/

For an application form, to be submitted by 31st December, please contact Rebecca Ng at Rebecca.Ng@Kingston.ac.uk or telephone 020 8417 2304.

Junior research fellowship In philosophy
The Queen’s College

The Governing Body proposes to elect to a Junior Research Fellowship in Philosophy tenable for three years from 1st October 2009.

The basic stipend of the Fellowship, which is pensionable under the Universities Superannuation Scheme, is £16,404, subject to adjustment in the light of any other emoluments enjoyed by the Fellow or in the light of any general alteration to University stipends. The Fellow will be entitled to free rooms in College (or in approved cases to an allowance of £3,285(in lieu), and to free meals in College. Other allowances are available. The Fellow may, with the leave of the Governing Body, engage in teaching up to a maximum of six hours weekly and, if teaching, would normally be expected to give priority to the College’s own teaching needs.

Candidates must by 1 October 2009 have passed all the examinations required for a first degree at Oxford or another university, and must not have accumulated more than six years in full time postgraduate study or research (not necessarily continuous).

An application form may be obtained from the College Office, The Queen’s College, Oxford OX1 4AW, (telephone: 018…); email: particulars@queens.ox.ac.uk, or at http://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/vacancies to whom applications (six copies) should be submitted not later than 19th December 2008.

PhD position History of Science
Leiden University
Leiden, 2300 RA (Zuid-Holland), 38 hours per week

Job description
Function title: PhD position History of Science
The Faculty of Science, Leiden University, offers a PhD position in History of Science. The position is available from 1 January 2009. The project is accommodated by the Leiden Observatory

PhD project: Jan Hendrik Oort and the rise of radio astronomy in the Netherlands
The Leiden astronomer Oort made his name in the 1920s and 1930s through his studies of the Galaxy. From the 1940s onward, he became a pioneer in the new field of radio astronomy, together with his pupil H.C. van de Hulst. Their efforts culminated in 1970 in the foundation of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, at the time the world’s largest radio telescope. The aim of this project is to portray the rise of this new field of research from personal, institutional and political angles and to explain how the Netherlands became a centre of observational astronomy. Important source material is located at Leiden University. This includes the papers of Oort and Van de Hulst
This project will be supervised by Prof. F.H. van Lunteren. The PhD-researcher will participate in the activities of the small group of historians of science of the Leiden Observatory.

Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
For this position we are looking for an ambitious candidate with a recent MA or MSc in either history, history of science, physics or astronomy. Working knowledge of Dutch is required, familiarity with the history of science and/or archival research is an advantage.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
– Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)

Organization
Leiden University

Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD-researcher will be employed on a 4 year contract (with a probation period of one year) with Leiden University with a gross salary increasing from € 28000 to € 36000 per year (including allowances).

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

* About the organization (http://www.leidenuniv.nl/)
* About the function (http://www.vacatures.staging.leidenuniv.nl/phd-position-sterrewacht-8-215.jsp)

Application
You can apply for this job before 15-12-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513
2300 RA Leiden

E-mail: e.castermans@science.leidenuniv.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber 8-215.

Three (3) year Ph.D position is available at St. Vincent’s Institute (SVI) Melbourne in the Haematology and Leukaemia Unit, under the supervision of Dr David Izon.

Position commences January 2009.

A scholarship of $20,000 tax-free per annum is offered, with a potential for top up funds through an internal competitive application process.

Candidates with both HI and HIIA Honours qualifications, and APRA holders, are encouraged to apply.

The SVI Haematology and Leukaemia Unit is focused on how blood cells mature and how leukaemia disrupts normal blood cell maturation. We study these processes by creating mouse models of leukaemia which mimic human disease. Our major focus is how blood cells develop in the thymus and its relation to leukaemia development. T cell leukaemia cells resemble developing T cell precursors. Consequently, the study of how T cell precursors develop in the thymus will be extremely helpful in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of leukaemogenesis. We are currently analysing a mouse model of T cell leukaemia induced by retroviral overexpression of an Ets transcription factor. Additionally, the laboratory is also actively pursuing a mouse model of myeloid leukaemia induced by retroviral overexpression of a homeobox gene.

An emerging theme in leukaemia is the concept of a leukaemic stem cell (LSC). It is hypothesised that the LSC is the origin of the leukaemic disease and that therapies directed at its eradication will be more successful than previous approaches as it strikes at the potential heart of the leukaemia. We are currently attempting to identify the LSC in both our T cell leukaemia and myeloid leukaemia models.

Requirements of the role :

1. Tissue culture-sterile maintenance of long term primary cells and cell lines.
2. Molecular biology-gene cloning.
3. Flow cytometry-3-4 colour with appropriate compensation expertise.
4. Extensive animal husbandry.

Please send a detailed CV, academic transcript and a brief cover letter (1 page maximum) explaining why you would want to undertake a Ph.D in the Haematology and Leukaemia Unit to hr70@svi.edu.au Human Resources Manager, SVI, by close of business Friday 12 December 2008.

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