PhD Fellowship in Molecular Epidemiology / Microbial Genetics and Evolution, Massey University, New Zealand We offer a 3-year Marsden-funded PhD programme examining the molecular evolution of New Zealand’s most prominent human pathogen: Campylobacter. We are looking for someone with an interest and background in population genetics or statistics who would like to develop skills applying phylogenetics, molecular epidemiology and coalescent-based genealogical modelling to genome-scale data. You will be based at Massey University in Palmerston North and will be supervised by a team of scientists based at the Hopkirk Research Institute, the Allan Wilson Centre, ESR Ltd, and the Universities of Oxford and Lancaster. You must be willing to spend some time working in the United Kingdom during the PhD programme. Application For further information please contact: Professor Nigel French Hopkirk Institute, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences College of Sciences Massey Univers

60 PhD Positions in International PhD Programs, Hannover Medical School, Germany 20 positions in the MD/PhD program “Molecular Medicine”, and 20 positions in the PhD program “Infection Biology” and 20 positions in the PhD program “Regenerative Sciences”. Hannover Biomedical Research School, as part of Hannover Medical School (MHH), invites applications for the above PhD studentships, to commence in October 2009. The three-year study programs, taught in English, are aimed at post-graduates in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine as well as those from Life Science fields. The PhD program “Regenerative Sciences” is also open to students from the various disciplines of Materials Sciences. As well as working on a 3-year research project, students also attend seminars, lab and soft-skill courses, congresses, symposia and summer schools. Successful candidates will be awarded a PhD, alternatively Dr. rer. nat. Scholarships are to be fully funded by the DFG (Excellence Initiative), MHH, partner instit

PhD Studentships and Research Fellowships at the Research Centre Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy Job and training opportunities at the Research Centre Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy: * 2 research fellowships to support a PhD program on food quality of agro industrial products (Cod. 030_QAA_QS) - deadline 31st January 2009 * 1 Laboratory and field research assistant in molecular ecology (Cod. 025_AS_RAME) - deadline 31st December 2008; * 1 PhD student in forestry (026_AS_PHDF) - deadline 31st December 2008; * 1 PhD student in Plant Conservation Genetics (Cod. 027_AS_PHDPCG) - deadline 31st December 2008. * 1 Research fellow in social, anthropological or economic sciences for research activities about the role of Social Capital in the processes supporting the local development, within a frame of global changes (Cod. 028_CEA_ECO) - open until 7th January 2009; * 1 Research fellow in social, anthropological or economic sciences for research activities about the role of Natur

PhD Positions in Solar Energy, Trondheim University, Norway 1 PHD POSITION WITHIN SOLAR ENERGY, Ref.nr. NT 77/08 There is one available PhD position at the Department of materials science and engineering within research on solar energy. The position should be used to recruit promising candidates with interest for production of silicium to solar cells via metallurgical processes. The applicant should hold a Master of Science (MSc) in Metallurgy, Chemistry or Materials Science, preferably with experience from high termperature experimental work. Further information about the position can be obtained cy contacting Associate Professor Gabriella Tranell, e-mail: gabriella.tranell[ at ]ntnu.no Information about the department can be found online at: http://www.ntnu.no/materialteknologi/english Generell information for all positions: The applicant to be selected for the fellowships will work under the general regulations for university employees in Norway. NTNU wishes to increase the proporti

Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarships in European Literary Cultures (CLE), Europe For the academic years 2009-2011 the ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course in European Literary Cultures – CLE offers many EU funded scholarships for Third-country nationals with excellent academic records: * students: 21.000 € / year * scholars: 13.000 € for a 3 months researching period. The ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education. It aims to enhance quality in European higher education and to promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with NON-European countries. The CLE Consortium includes four primary European universities in the field of European literary studies: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, ITALY (project coordinator); Université de Haute-Alsace (Mulhouse), FRANCE; Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg), FRANCE; Aristoteleion Panepistimion Thessaloniki, GREECE. During the full-time programme (24 months), european and

MSc and PhD Positions in Geochemistry, the University of Manitoba, Canada The geochemistry group in the department of geological sciences, University of Manitoba have funds to support several M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Projects include ore deposits, evolution of seawater and atmospheric composition, tectonics and geochronology. Students interested in the application of stable and radiogenic isotopes to these or similar geological projects are encouraged to apply. The department of Geological Sciences has recently acquired several new instruments including, two Delta V Plus with peripherals for the analysis of H, C, O, N and S, and a Cameca 7f magnetic sector secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) for light and heavy isotopic analysis. These new labs complement the X-ray and microbeam facilities, which include SX100 electron microprobe, SEM, LA-ICP-MS, FTIR, Mossbauer, and powder and single crystal diffractometers. Interested students should contact: * Andrey Bekker (Precambrian atmo

Postgraduate Research Opportunity, Department of Geography, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong A postgraduate research opportunity, either at MPhil or PhD levels, starting in September 2009 is available in the research area of tourism and sustainable livelihoods. The successful applicant would be admitted as a full-time candidate and will be part of a university funded multi-year research project entitled “Tourism as a form of livelihood diversification: a case study from Lantau, Hong Kong”. Ph.D. applicants with a research masters degree, or Master of Philosophy applicants with an honours degree in tourism, recreation, leisure, local economic development, or relevant disciplines, are welcome to apply. Preferences will be given to applicants who are interested in varied research design and is capable of working in a diverse cultural setting. All applicants are subject to a rigorous screening process in view of limited places available in the department. The University of Hong Kong’