Identifying potential therapeutic targets in non-melanoma skin cancer - a devastating complication of the genetic skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) Dr Andrew South, Division of Surgery & Oncology, School of Medicine Certain genetic skin diseases predispose to developing non melanoma skin cancer. Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a devastating genetic skin disease characterised by chronic erosions and blistering of the skin. Not only do patients suffer from continual trauma induced skin fragility, but are at a huge increased risk of developing Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Unlike spontaneously arising SCC in the general population, RDEB SCC are highly aggressive and prone to metastasis, with 55% of all patients dying before the age of 40 years from this complication. A three-year PhD studentship funded by DEBRA is available immediately to join Dr Andrew South and the EB team at Dundee University, who have been working towards genetic characteris

The Department of Operations Management invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within or preferably across the departments areas of expertise which comprise Operations Management, Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, and Innovation Management. The departments research is typically related to questions about the relevance and functioning of techniques and/or procedures for managing the firms activities. Examples of recent research include lean manufacturing, state-gate models and project design for innovation management, balanced scorecard and KPI for supply management, non-financial performance for product and process development, lean manufacturing and lean accounting, managing suppliers in 1st, 2nd and 3rd tiers, new manufacturing models in small and medium sized firms, indicators and strategy for social responsibility, accounting calculations as coordination and incentive mechanisms, inter-organisational control systems, and budgeting practices. The department

The Department of Accounting and Finance of the University of Antwerp will recruit a full-time pre-doctoral researcher / Ph.D. student for a research project on ‘Business groups, political connections and institutions: a long-term analysis’, funded by the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research. The project takes a long-term perspective on the role of business groups. The promoters are Prof. Marc Deloof and Prof. Ludo Cuyvers. Using a unique database of Belgium listed companies over the 19th and 20th century and taking into account the evolution of institutions, we study how business groups affected company performance and how they used political connections to pursue the interests of their owners. Candidates should have: an MA in (Applied) Economics, Business Administration or equivalent; an interest in financial history and a strong motivation to write a Ph.D. dissertation; a strong academic record; an excellent knowledge of English and French; a good knowledge of Dutch is a plus. We of

The SIMUMAT group is seeking to hire two postdocs in the general area of Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation. Positions would start on January 1st, 2008. SIMUMAT is a newly created research group in Applied Mathematics, funded by the Regional Government of Madrid, and including researchers from several research and higher education institutions. SIMUMAT seeks a new integrative approach of mathematics and simulation, in order to address fundamental and applied questions in a variety of fields through the integration of mathematical analysis, advanced computing and empirical data. Active research areas include fluid mechanics, aircraft design, geometrical mechanics, control, optimization, complex systems in biology, sociology and economics, and computational mathematics. The successful candidate will work with one or more members of the SIMUMAT team and function in a multidisciplinary environment, working with mathematicians, physicists, and computer scientists. Requirements

Research Fellow in Scientific Computing/Applied Mathematics with application to CO2-Sequestration– re-announcement A three-year position as research fellow (PhD position) is available at the Department of Mathematics. The position is part of the project “Geological Storage of CO2: Mathematical Modelling and Risk Assessment”, a joint effort of the University of Bergen and SINTEF Applied Mathematics, Oslo. The project aims at strengthening the scientific understanding of the risks associated with storage of CO2 for the purpose of reducing atmospheric emissions. The investigations are related to the study of non-linear partial differential equations arising from the multi-phase flow in porous media. Methods from Scientific Computing will be applied, i.e. the investigations will involve mathematical and numerical models, numerical simulations and their physical and mathematical interpretation. The candidate is expected to work in the multidisciplinary environment of the project (applied ma

PhD scholarships in mobile and wireless services affiliated with the DREAMS project The Center of Applied ICT www.cbs.dk/caict invites applications for two vacant PhD scholarships within the area of mobile and wireless services. We seek candidates in the following areas of the DREAMS project: a) The diffusion and adoption of advanced wireless services b) The design and implementation of multi-modal user interfaces and mobile communities For a) we envision somebody with primarily a business background and for b) we envision somebody with primarily a technical background. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Jan Damsgaard damsgaard@cbs.dk for further details and to consult www.cbs.dk/dreams . Application deadline: 19 October 2007, at 12:00 noon General information: To be awarded a scholarship, one must be enrolled as a PhD student. Enrolment is dependent on the acceptance of an application, including a short project description prepared in co-operation with the Depa

Liverpool John Moores University MPhil/PhD Studentship – up to 3 years Communicable Disease Morbidity and Mortality among Problematic Drug Users The studentship covers university fees at the UK/EU level and a stipend of £12,600 per annum Please quote Ref: B7345AC The Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University invites applications for an MPhil/PhD studentship to conduct a programme of research focussing on communicable diseases affecting problematic drug users. Drug users are particularly vulnerable to a range of blood borne infections including hepatitis B, C and HIV, due to injecting with non-sterile equipment and risky injecting behaviour. Hepatitis C is currently the most significant infectious disease affecting those who inject drugs, with concern nationally regarding the rising number of infections in the UK as a whole. Research has also identified the implicative role of infections in deaths of drug users from localised and systemic bacterial infections and illnes

The Erasmus Mundus European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies (LCT) is designed to meet the demands of industry and research in a rapidly growing area. It offers education and training opportunities for the next generations of leaders in research and innovation. It provides students with profound knowledge and insight into the various disciplines that contribute to the methods of language and communication technologies and it strengthens their ability to work according to scientific methods. Moreover, the students acquire practice-oriented knowledge by choosing appropriate combinations of modules in Language Technology, Computational and Theoretical Linguistics, and Computer Science. It involves studying one year at one of the Universities of the consortium, and completing the second year with a stay in one of the partner Universities. After this, the student will obtain two already approved Master of Science/Arts degrees with legal value in the countries of is

The University of Teesside, UK Research Doctoral Scholarship Entertainment Computing The University of Teesside is offering 12 full-time Research Doctoral Scholarships across a broad range of subject areas including: computing, social science, health sciences, engineering and history. The scholarships are aligned to key areas of research strength within the Institute of Digital Innovation, the Institute for Health Sciences and Social Care, the Institute for Innovation & Development in Engineering and Science and the Centre for Regional and Local Historical Research. The awards will be for a period of three years and include fees (home/EU or international rate) and an annual stipend of £12,600. Successful applicants should be in a position to take up the scholarships in January 2008 or shortly thereafter. Research theme: Entertainment computing 1. Security in distributed, multi-user games 2. A new development and deployment paradigm for pervasive multi- user games Informal enq