PhD Studentship - Imperial College Business School

PhD studentships
Imperial College London - Imperial College Business School

Studentships: up to £18,000 pa plus payment of fees
Deadline: Friday 19th February
Start date: October 2010

Imperial College Business School has a global reputation for academic excellence and provides the opportunity to learn from world-class faculty and cutting edge research. The recent RAE 2008 assessment places the Business School joint first for the percentage of activity assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

PhD studentships are offered by Imperial College Business School to students with an excellent Masters degree who wish to advance their academic or professional career.

We have a number of awards offered by the EPSRC and ESRC in the following areas:

* Finance & Accounting
* Innovation & Entrepreneurship

We also have a number of Imperial College Business School Awards available in the form of fee remission, part funding or a grant towards living expenses. Study can be in any of our areas of expertise and the awards are open to UK/EU/International students.

For detailed information on each studentship, please visit www.imperial. ac.uk/business- school/studentsh ips

For any queries, please email doctoral@imperial. ac.uk or call + 44 (0)207 594 9608

Postdoctoral Research Position: Neurophysiology in vitro

Postdoctoral Research Position: Neurophysiology in vitro

A postdoctoral position is available with Dr. Dominique Debanne at INSERM U641, Marseille, France

Applicants should have solid experience of in vitro electrophysiologica l recording techniques (patch-clamp) and, analysis of synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability. The successful applicant will combine multiple electrophysiologica l measurements, neuronal transfection,
pharmacology and dynamic-clamp in brain slices to study the function and plasticity of hippocampal GABAergic networks in the context of epilepsy.

Eligibility: PhD
with excellent training in electrophysiology. Knowledge or experience in
neuronal transfection (gene-gun, viral transfection) and imaging techniques
would be highly desirable without being mandatory.

Duration: Post funded by ANR (starting 1st April 2010, 24 months with a possible extension).

Salary: 24
150EUR / year net


Selected Publications of the Team:
Debanne et al. (2008) Nature Protocols 3: 1559-1568
Campanac et al. (2008) J Neurosci 28: 8635-8643
Campanac & Debanne (2008) J Physiol 586: 779-793
Boudkkazi et al. (2007) Neuron 56: 1048-1060
Carlier et al. (2006) J Physiol 577: 141-154


Applicants should submit a CV and two references to:

Dr. Dominique Debanne
INSERM U641 - Neurobiologie des Canaux Ioniques
Faculté de Médecine- Secteur Nord
Université de la Méditerranée
CS80011
Boulevard Pierre Dramard
F-13344 Marseille cedex 15
France

Tel: +33 (0)4 91 69 87 45
Fax: +33 (0)4 91 09 05 06
e-mail: dominique.debanne@ univmed.fr
http://ifrjr. nord.univ- mrs.fr/-equipe- 4,89-

12 PhD Positions at VTT Graduate School, Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is an impartial and multitechnological R&D organisation that provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services. VTT promotes the development of industries and public services, the wellbeing of society, the health and safety of the environment, and improves the knowledge base for political decision-making. From its wide knowledge base, VTT can combine different technologies, create new innovations and a substantial range of world-class technologies and applied research services, thus improving sustainable development in the society and competitiveness and competence of industries world-wide.

VTT is launching an international graduate school in the beginning of 2010 to attract new, motivated researchers. We are looking for 12 new PhD students that are expected to contribute to development of our prominent technological competences.

Job description

PhD students participate in high level research work at VTT on selected strategically relevant topics within a collaborative project environment. PhD work is done for four consecutive years under professional scientific supervision by highly experienced and competent senior researchers. The PhD thesis should be finalized within the four-year period and fulfil high level scientific standards. The open positions are related to applied materials, bio and chemical processes, energy, information and communication technologies, and microtechnologies and electronics.

Expectations

•a solid academic background with an MSc in relevant fields
•scientific ambition, motivation and strong interest in cutting-edge research
•team working skills in an international working environment
•inventiveness and initiative personality
•good analytical and problem solving skills
•excellent English language skills
We offer you

•an opportunity to contribute to the strategic capabilities of a world-class research organization
•outstanding PhD supervision by top research scientists of your field
•excellent prospects for personal development
•an innovative work community for aspiring researchers
•a work contract for 1 + 3 years
•assistance with housing and other relocation issues
Schedule

Please apply before the 31st of December 2009. PhD positions can be started flexibly during spring 2010.

Apply to Graduate School positions
http://careers. fi/vtt/careers. cgi?lang= uk

Additional information

Johanna Buchert
Vice President, Strategic Research
+358 20 722 5146
Riitta Tolvanen
Senior Vice President, HR
+358 20 722 4075
Ritva Vainio
Relocation issues
+358 20 722 7030

http://www.vtt. fi/careers/ vtt_graduate_ school.jsp? lang=en

Beasiswa Sampoerna Foundation

Program Department - Sampoerna Foundation

Sampoerna Strategic Square, North Tower, 27th Floor
Jl.Jend. Sudirman Kav.45, Jakarta 12930
Phone: 62 21 5772340 ext. 7153/ Fax. 62 21 5772341
Website: www.sampoernafoundation.org

Program Beasiswa Astro Kasih
Tingkat Sarjana (S1) Dalam Negeri - Bidang Studi Sains dan Non-Sains
Astro - Sampoerna Foundation (ASTRO - SF) menyediakan beasiswa bagi 40 (empat puluh) anak muda Indonesia untuk menempuh pendidikan sarjana di bidang Sains atau Non-Sains (tidak termasuk Fakultas Kedokteran Umum, Hewan dan Gigi), pada universitas- universitas di dalam negeri yang direkomendasikan oleh ASTRO - SF.

BATAS AKHIR PENERIMAAN APLIKASI: 26 NOPEMBER 2009

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