A fully-funded PhD position in the School of Biological Sciences

A fully-funded PhD position in the School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, is available under the supervision of Dr Anita Malhotra to start in autumn 2009. Part funded by the European Social Fund and Tropical Forest Products (one of Britain’s biggest bee farmers and importers of Fairtrade honey, based in Ceredigion, Wales).

Application Deadline: 21st September 2009

The studentship will waive fees and include an annual stipend beginning at £13,290, and support for consumables, equipment and travel worth £4000/yr, will contribute to the project.

Applicants must be resident in the Convergence Area (West Wales and the Valleys) http://www.gra-ukgrants.com/GRA_images/Wales%20RSA%2020713.png on application, and be able to work in the Convergence Area upon completion of the scholarship, have a first or upper second-class honours degree in a biological subject, and be available to start by January 2010 (preferably sooner).

The PhD student will assist with a breeding program to select for a locally adapted bee stock that has innate disease resistance, yet retains commercially valuable characteristics.

The work will include genetic characterisation of colonies and virgin queens/drones for breeding, gathering and analysing data on colony characteristics to guide selection, testing robust techniques for
assessing colony performance, longitudinal studies of colonies to dissect contributory factors to overwintering mortality and spontaneous queenlessness.

The PhD student will therefore become familiar with beekeeping practice as well as genetic techniques; some previous experience in one or both areas would be an advantage but is not essential. This PhD studentship will be at the heart of a planned collaborative team based at Bangor and Aberystwyth Universities investigating other aspects of honeybee genetics and health using multidisciplinary, leading-edge and innovative techniques.

Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Anita Malhotra, email a.malhotra@bangor.ac.uk

Application forms can be downloaded from www.bangor.ac.uk/kess.

Please quote KESS Ref: BU maxi 010.

Application Deadline: 21st September 2009.

UK - Sheffield Hallam University

Award name: Sheffield Hallam University Vice-Chancellor’s ASEAN Scholarship

To celebrate the official launch of the Sheffield Hallam University South East Asia regional office in Kuala Lumpur in March 2009, one full tuition-fee scholarship is available to an applicant from South East Asia for a 2009/10 postgraduate course.

All full-time postgraduate taught courses are taking part in this scheme.

The successful applicant will be awarded with a certificate to mark their achievement at an annual Prize-winners’ reception.

Eligibility criteria
You are eligible to apply for the Vice-Chancellor’s ASEAN Scholarship if

• you are a national of a South East Asian country (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and are classed as an international student for fees purposes
• you can meet the course entry requirements as specified in your offer, including a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent
• you have accepted your offer
• you can demonstrate personal, academic or professional achievement in your personal statement, as part of your scholarship application

How to apply
Applications for the Vice-Chancellor ASEAN Scholarship should be submitted with, or following, an application for a full-time postgraduate taught course.

Scholarship applications for courses starting in January and February 2010 must be submitted by 30 November 2009.

Postgraduate courses
To apply for any postgraduate course at Sheffield Hallam University, you should complete our standard postgraduate application form and send this direct to the University. You can download an application form online.

All completed application forms should be sent to the Direct Admissions Team at the University, either by post, e-mail or fax:

Postal address:
Direct Admissions Team
Admissions Office
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Sheffield
S1 1WB

E-mail:directadmissions@shu.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)114 225 2167
Website: http://www.shu.ac.uk/international/courses/apply.html

PhD Call 2009 at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

PhD Call 2009 at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Several PhD positions are available in the Institute of Population
Genetics at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna from
autumn 2009. Through the analysis of natural variation the students
will receive training in evolutionary theory and population genetics
in an interdisciplinary research environment. Students will join a
lively institute working at the interface between experimental and
theoretical population genetics. Our institute represents a synthesis
of theoretical and experimental expertise in population genetics
(Christian Schloetterer) , molecular evolution and bioinformatics
(Carolin Kosiol), functional genetics (Alistair McGregor and Thomas
Flatt) and conservation genetics (Franz Suchentrunk) . We welcome
applications from international students as the working language of
the institute is English. Available projects include:

-Functional characterization of copy number variation in Drosophila
(Schloetterer group)

-Probabilistic modeling of inter- and intraspecies sequence evolution
(Kosiol group)

-Mechanisms and evolution of Drosophila life history and aging (Flatt group)

-Genetic basis of morphological variation in Drosophila (McGregor group)

-Measuring gene flow between hare species by massive parallel
sequencing (Suchentrunk group)

See the following websites for more information on the projects and
the application procedure:

http://i122server.vu-wien.ac.at/pop/index.html

Application deadline is 15 May 2009

For questions and enquires, feel free to contact: carolin.kosiol@vu-wien.ac.at

2 Doctoral positions in Economics at The Ifo Institute, Munic

The Ifo Institute is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. Its international reputation is based on its research, service and policy advice. It is a member of the Leibniz Association and, as part of the CESifo Group, works closely with the University of Munich (LMU).

Our research team in the area of Business-Cycle Analyses and Surveys is being expanded to include the following positions:
Doctoral position

Two doctoral candidates will have the chance to earn doctorates under Professor Kai Carstensen and to conduct research on macroeconomic issues (analyses and forecasts) using Ifo survey data (for the first position) and in the area of monetary macroeconomics (for the second position).

All doctoral candidates are expected to present their research results at conferences and as articles in refereed journals.

The successful candidates must have an excellent degree in economics as well as proficiency in English and German. Knowledge in the areas of research (macroeconomics and statistics/economet rics; macroeconomics and monetary policy) as well as the theoretical foundations of economics (especially allocation and welfare theory) are expected. Ability to use econometric software programs (Matlab, Stata, Eviews or R) is advantageous.

The doctoral positions are for half of the normal working hours and pay is according to the German public service pay scale (TV-L) (half of E13). The contract is for an initial two years with the possibility of extending.

The Ifo Institute is an equal opportunity employer.

Please submit your written applications by 17 April 2009 to:
Professor Hans-Werner Sinn
Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Poschingerstraß e 5
81679 Munich

website link:
http://www.cesifo-group.de/link/_vacant/stelle-kb-dok-0309.htm