Archive for July, 2007

2 PhD positions in aquatic ecosystem ecology

Applications are invited for two PhD positions in aquatic ecosystem ecology as part of a long-term interdisciplinary Transregional Collaborative Research Centre (SFB/TR 38; http://www-1.tu-cottbus.de/BTU/Innov/SFB) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and involving several laboratories in Germany and Switzerland. Projects will build on a series of field experiments conducted in an experimental area located in [...]

PhD-researcher Marine Geochemistry (1,0 fte)

The Faculty of Geosciences offers education and performs research concerning the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and anthroposphere. With a population of 2200 students (BSc and MSc) and 575 staff, the Faculty is a strong and challenging organisation. The Faculty is organised in four Departments: Innovation and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical Geography, and Human Geography and [...]

PhD-researcher Avian Influenza (1,0 fte)

Job description
Within the 5-member team, the PhD student will study the hemagglutinin (HA) protein of influenza virus. Virus infection starts with attachment of virus particles to target cells which, in the case of influenza virus, involves the HA protein that binds to sialic acid (SA) molecules on the cell surface. Both influenza HA and sialic [...]

PhD-researcher Visualization of Cultural Landscapes

Job description
A cultural landscape is the product of continuous interaction between nature and human activity. It includes historical places and buildings, together with the natural environment itself, which, under the influence of human habitation, has got cultural value as well. For centuries different groups of people have cultivated their environment. Traces of these activities have [...]

PhD-researcher Law of the Sea

PhD-researcher Law of the Sea (1.0 fte (four years) or 0.8 fte (five years))
Job description
Research project:
The legal regime of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction: the significance of the freedom of the high seas and the common heritage of mankind regime.
The research is concerned with public international law, in particular the law of the sea. The [...]

Denmark:Ph.D. fellow in processes behind the use of multi-species mixtures in organic grassland

Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), Department of Agricultural Sciences wishes to appoint a Ph.D. fellow in processes behind the use of multi-species mixtures in organic grassland from 1st October 2007 for a 3 year period.
Job description:
With reference to the project manager, the work of the Ph.D. fellow will consist mainly of duties in connection with [...]

Denmark:PhD Fellowship in Food Economics

Denmark PhD Fellowship in Food Economics with Focus on Obesity Prevention, University of Copenhagen
Institute of Food and Resource Economics at Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, wishes to appoint a Ph.D. fellow in Food Economics with focus on Obesity Prevention from September 1st, 2007 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for three years.
Job description:The [...]

Government and Industry, Biological/Medical jobs in Europe

1. Position: 2 Research Assistant Positions Organisation: University of Dundee, Division of Pathology and Neuroscience Location: Dundee, Scotlandhttp://www.newscientistjobs.com/eview.action?job.id=NS20072612048
2. Position: Analytical Chemist Organisation: Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association Group Location: Gloucestershire, [...]

2 PhD positions in aquatic ecosystem ecology

Applications are invited for two PhD positions in aquatic ecosystem ecology as part of a long-term interdisciplinary Transregional Collaborative Research Centre (SFB/TR 38; http://www-1.tu-cottbus.de/BTU/Innov/SFB) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and involving several laboratories in Germany and Switzerland. Projects will build on a series of field experiments conducted in an experimental area located in [...]

PhD in Earth System Modelling

The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM), located in Hamburg, Germany, offers fellowships to outstanding students interested in Earth system research. Doctoral students of the IMPRS-ESM contribute to the development, application, and evaluation of a spectrum of Earth system models at different temporal and spatial scales, including the interactions between the [...]