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Belgium - Catholic University of Leuven PhD Position in “Characterisation of the Fabric Deformation” Project

RESEARCH ASSISTANT (FOR PHD STUDIES)
Position opens: January 2009
Project duration: 2009 - 2012 (4 years)
Project title: Simulation Based Solutions for Industrial Manufacture of Large Infusion Composite Parts (INFUCOMP) – Framework program 7 of the European Commission

K.U. Leuven is responsible for the work package of the project: “Characterisation of the fabric deformation”

Objectives of the work

1. The modelling work follows two parallel (but interrelated) routes;
   • macro-model development for models to be implemented in existing state-of-the-art draping software PAM-FORM;
   • and mathematical meso-modelling to extend the WiseTex software, with the aim to replace/reduce testing and provide (future) direct input to FE analysis.
2. Compare the macro-models; one (or both) will be selected and used for drape modelling and provide input for infusion/mechanical performance data.
3. New tests on the selected project fabrics will be performed to gather essential data on deformation, shear and through-thickness compression behaviour. Data will be used for fabric modelling and, furthermore, permeability testing/modelling.
4. Experimental work will contribute to ‘standardisation’ of fabric testing and, where necessary, new procedures will be proposed. It is expected there will be a useful contribution to future standards.

Position description
The project offers full funding of a 4-year PhD program to be carried out at K.U.Leuven, combined with Research Assistant position in the Department MTM, in the Composite Materials Group
http://www.mtm.kuleuven.be/Research/C2/poly/index.htm

Continue Reading November 9th, 2008

Belgium - Hasselt University PhD Studentship in Neuroimmunology

Vacature 32/175-2e

The Biomedical Research Institute of Hasselt University has a vacancy for a (m/f):

PhD student Neuroimmunology (2×2 years)(mandate MBW/2008/025)

Job description
Research at the Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED, Hasselt University) focuses on disease mechanisms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the development of new therapeutics for this neuro-inflammatory disease. The group uses various modern technologies in immunology, molecular biology, cell biology and imaging to study immune system alterations and immune mediated damage of oligodendrocytes during MS. Recent data show that immune responses in the CNS are not merely detrimental but also have protective effects e.g. by producing neurotrophic factors such as neurokines. The successful applicant will further investigate immune mediated neuroprotective mechanisms in MS. This project is part of a recently approved Methusalem Program called NEURONET. NEURONET brings together researchers from Hasselt University and Antwerp University (VIB) headed by prof. Christine Van Broeckhoven (UA) and prof. P. Stinissen (UHasselt) specialized in clinical neurology, neuropathology, neuroimmunology, genetics and genomics, cell biology, mouse models and therapeutics in the domain of neurodegenerative diseases.

Continue Reading October 25th, 2008

Belgium - 2009 VLIR-UOS ITP and ICP Scholarship Programme in Various Fields

Every year, with the support of the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC), VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries to study one of the 15 International Course Programmes (ICPs) or one of the 6 International Training Programmes (ITPs). The ICPs and ITPs target people from the South with a responsible position in civil society (at a university, school, NGO, ministry, etc).

Each year there are a maximum of 180 scholarships available for first-year ICP students and a maximum of 70 scholarships for ITP participants.

Training Programmes (ITP)
ITPs are short-term training programmes whose main focus is transferring skills rather than knowledge. The International Training Programmes are designed for people from developing countries with a certain degree of professional experience.

The ITPs aim at transferring knowledge and skills, and create the possibility for cooperation and networking.

Continue Reading October 24th, 2008

Belgium - Catholic University of Leuven PhD Position in Polluted Sites Mapping and Assessment

Department of Envinronmental Sciences and Land Use Planning (MILA)
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain La Neuve, Belgium

The Department of Environmental Sciences and Land Use Planning of the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) is opening a position for a PhD student in the field of spatial mapping and statistical analysis techniques applied to soil polluted sites assessment, in the framework of the EU FP7 research project MODELPROBE (”Model driven Soil Probing, Site Assessment and Evaluation“).

The PhD student will contribute to the development and application of spatial mapping techniques and statistical analysis techniques with the aim of (i) assessing the performances of various existing in-situ measurement method (geophysics, biology, tree monitoring, etc.), and (ii) applying data fusion techniques for the spatial mapping and delineation of a contaminated area.

The appointment will be for a period of three years, starting October 1, 2008. The candidate should have a MSc Degree in Civil or Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or closely related disciplines. Good knowledge of the Matlab programming language is welcome.

Continue Reading September 22nd, 2008

Belgium - Catholic University of Leuven PhD Positions in Molecular Physiology of Plants and Micro-organisms

A PhD position is available at the Unit of Molecular Physciology of Plants and Micro-organisms of the University of Leuven (Belgium) for a motivated scientist with an interest in molecular plant physiology, signalling, transgenic plant generation and botechnological applications.

This position is targeted at candidates from non-EEA countries (European Economic Area = European Union + Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and have a Masters degree in Life Sciences (Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Bioengineering…). Applications are invited from enthusiastic graduates with an excellent study track record. We offer a challenging research environment and an intense experience leading to a PhD degree.

Mankind is becoming increasingly dependent on plant production, not only for staple foods, but also for energy, fine chemicals, functional foods, drugs and vaccines. Four KULeuven labs have joined forces to contribute to the development of superior crops with higher yields and biomass through optimization of carbon allocation and stress tolerance.

Plants use glucose and sucrose ’signals’ to coordinate metabolism withenvironmental and hormonal signals for optimal growth and development. So far, no sucrose sensor(s) have been identified in plants. Sucrose signalling affects germination, senescence, flowering and anthocyanin production. The specific induction of anthocyanin biosynthesis will be exploited for massive screening of Arabidopsis seedlings from a T-DNA insertion mutant collection on growth medium containing high sucrose concentrations or inhibitors/treatments causing intracellular accumulation of sucrose, with visual and non-destructive selection for the absence of the deep purple colour of anthocyanin accumulation.

Continue Reading September 13th, 2008

Belgium - University of Antwerp PhD Studentship in Transport and Regional Economics

Pre-doctoral researcher / Ph.D. student - Project: The influence of congestion and congestion policy on the efficiency of business logistics processes

The University of Antwerp is a knowledge centre with 3.400 employees involved in ground-breaking and innovative research of international standing. The university takes special care to ensure optimum support and supervision of students, and pays constant attention to educational innovation. The University is an autonomous pluralistic institution that is committed to the enhancement of an open, democratic and multicultural society, and it pursues an equal opportunities policy.

The Department of Transport and Regional Economics of the Faculty of Applied Economics (University of Antwerp) will recruit a full-time

Pre-doctoral researcher / Ph.D. student
for a research project on
The influence of congestion and congestion policy on the efficiency of business logistics processes.

Promotor: Dr. Wout Dullaert, Associate professor of operations and logistics management
Co-promotor: Dr. Bruno De Borger, Professor of Economics

This research project aims at examining the impact of congestion and congestion policy on the logistics efficiency of companies. This issue is studied both from an operations research and an economic perspective. To investigate the effects of congestion and congestion policy at the level of an individual decision maker, several OR models will be developed to estimate the impact on (i) an individual link of the supply chain, (ii) on the size and positioning of safety stocks in an existing supply chain, and (iii) on redesigning a supply chain. For the economic analysis, partial equilibrium models will be designed to analyze the effects of congestion and congestion policy on fundamental logistics key performance indicators (e.g. average stock levels, service levels etc).

Continue Reading September 1st, 2008

Belgium - University of Antwerp Doctoral Fellowship in Medical Microbiology

The Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Antwerp is looking for a doctoral researcher to participate in a project financed by the European Commission as part of the 6th Framework Programme, Mastering Hospital Antimicrobial Resistance And Its Spread Into The Community (MOSAR) (2007 ─2011). The overall objective of MOSAR is to investigate the dynamics of transmission of the major and emerging multi-antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogens (AMRB), and to test strategies to combat their emergence and spread in hospitals, and into the community.

Within MOSAR, the doctoral researcher will work on development, optimisation and evaluation of rapid and high-throughput molecular methods (in collaboration with several small and medium enterprises) for detection of AMRB. Successful techniques will later be validated in several European hospitals.

The appointment will be for 6 months initially starting 1/10/2008, to be extended upto 3-4 years upon excellent performance, with the aim of obtaining a PhD degree at the University of Antwerp. Salary scales will be according to University regulations (DeHousse mandate). Place of work is Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium.

Continue Reading August 27th, 2008

Canada - Dalhousie University Postdoc Fellowship in Ocean and Coupled Modelling and Data Assimilation

Dalhousie University is searching for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Global Ocean-Atmosphere Prediction and Predictability (GOAPP) Network funded by the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. The overall goal of the network is to improve forecasts of the ocean and atmosphere on time-scales of days to decades, and space scales of tens of km (e.g., ocean eddies) to global. For more details on GOAPP see www.goapp.ca.

The successful candidate will collaborate with researchers at Dalhousie University and other universities in the network, and with scientists from Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, on pre-operational, data assimilative modeling of the North Atlantic and the coupled atmosphere-ocean system. Overall duties include the implementation, operation and evaluation of existing data assimilation and model codes. The specific duties include:

• Optimization of the codes for operational use.
• Definition of the metrics to be used in the evaluation of the forecast systems.
• Generation of products to be placed on the GOAPP webpage.
• Coordination of activities with government partners and the transfer of GOAPP research to operations.
• Presentation of progress at meetings including the annual GOAPP Workshop.

The successful applicants will have a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, Physical Oceanography or related discipline. Experience in running and developing state-of-the-art ocean and/or atmosphere models is required. Knowledge of data assimilation is desirable.

Continue Reading July 21st, 2008

Belgium - Catholic University of Leuven PhD Scholarship in Reproductive Biology

The Department of Gynecology of the Catholic University of Louvain (French-speaking) currently invites applications for a funded PhD position in the field of reproductive biology.

This PhD project aims to conduct innovative research into the development of preantral follicles, studying cryopreservation and transplantation aspects and factors involved in the survival and growth of ovarian follicles in both in vitro and in vivo conditions. Techniques will include histology, immunocytochemistry, follicle cryopreservation, isolation and in vitro culture, live/dead assays, electron microscopy, animal surgery and data analysis, with a view to publication.

The scholarship is for a period of 2 years (renewable). Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Medicine or Veterinary Medicine or a Master’s degree in a corresponding field, must speak English and, if possible, also French (or be willing to learn it).

Continue Reading July 21st, 2008

Belgium - University of Antwerp PhD Studentship in Vivo Magnetic Resonance Micro Imaging of Songbird Brain

The University of Antwerp is seeking to fill the following full time vacancy (m/f) at the Department Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences (FDB):

PhD student
In vivo Magnetic Resonance Micro Imaging of songbird brain to study neuroplasticity and auditory processing

Job description
The assignment consists of full time scientific research in the above mentioned research area for which you will have access to a 7T and a 9.4T small animal MRI system from Bruker. You will work with living songbirds.

Continue Reading July 12th, 2008