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Germany - Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies International PhD Program

Call for application to the International PhD program of the Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT)

The international PhD program of the Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT) offers outstanding interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for students of natural sciences and engineering who want to pursue a career in the field of Regenerative Medicine and aim at translating their scientific discoveries into clinical applications.

The BSRT is a collaboration between the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität zu Berlin, the Technische Universität, the Univeristy of Potsdam, Max Planck and Helmholtz Institutes and other high-ranking research institutions in Berlin and Brandenburg. This collaboration offers top class scientific training leading to the award of a PhD degree for students with a Master’s or equivalent degree in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, veterinary medicine, chemistry, engineering or physics.

The program will start in April 2009. It is not necessary to hold the Master’s degree at the time of application but it must have been awarded prior to enrolment into the program. Students admitted to the PhD program will be supported by stipends.

Continue Reading September 25th, 2008

United Kingdom - BBSRC PhD Studentships in Bioengineering at Imperial College London

Imperial College is ranked among the top five universities in the world (Times Higher Education Awards, 2007). The Department of Bioengineering at Imperial conducts world-leading research and was awarded a 5* rating in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.

We have two BBSRC-funded studentships (one standard and one CASE) as well as other project-specific research council studentships and possibly additional department-funded studentships, available to start in October 2008. The BBSRC CASE studentship will be industry supported.

Eligibility/Duration
BBSRC studentships are open to UK and EU candidates, who have normally been resident in the UK for at least 3 years and it will cover full fees and stipend for 4 years. The same eligibility criteria will apply to project specific studentships but the duration may vary depending on the source of funding. Departmental studentships are open to UK candidates and EU nationals and cover fees and stipend for 3 years.

Candidates for all studentships should have, or expect to obtain, at least a good 2.1 in a relevant first degree (or equivalent).

Continue Reading April 4th, 2008

Belgium - Catholic University of Leuven PhD Studentship in Development of a New Concept of Incubators for Boiler Eggs

The research group Measure, Model and Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES) headed by Prof. Daniel Berckmans is one of the leading groups at bio-monitoring and control together with research on imperfectly mixed fluids around living organisms. The research objective is to measure in an on-line manner biological responses of living organisms and their individual micro-environment and to predict their dynamic response in order to monitor and control their well being, health and performance.

Currently, there exists an open position as:
Research Assistant – PhD Candidate

For one year with a global intention to complete a doctoral degree. The title of the project is:
“Development of a new concept of incubators for broiler eggs”

Project description and tasks:
By using the knowledge of the environmental requirements of chicken embryos during incubation, combined with heat transfer technology, the aim of this job is to come up with a new concept of incubation technology. To come to this point, a virtual egg might help the simulation of several concepts. Tasks include computer simulation of incubator environments possibly with CFD tools, and also experimental validation of prototypes. This job is in close collaboration with an industrial partner.

Continue Reading February 11th, 2008

United Kingdom - Brunel University Postdoc Position in Implantable Biosensors

Vacancy Ref: HKA0042-2
Salary: R1 GBP 22,168 - 34,962 per annum inclusive of London Weighting (dependant upon previous experience and qualifications)
Starting date: As soon as possible

The Brunel University Institute for Bioengineering (BIB) is seeking an experienced analytical chemist, chemical engineer, biomedical engineer or equivalent to develop and manage new projects related to implantable glucose sensors. The main thrust of the new biosensor programme at the Brunel Institute for Bioengineering is the development of biosensors (e.g. glucose sensors) designed for long term implantation.

We are conducting the following studies:

• New glucose sensor design.
• The quantitative study of the effect of tissue reactions on glucose diffusion in tissue and its effect on sensor function, and
• The development of new means to control these tissue reactions to the implanted sensor since these reactions cause the sensor to fail.

The position requires an enthusiastic scientist with research experience who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary team and has a “hands-on” approach. Required experience includes biosensors design and evaluation. Experience in microfabrication, biomaterials, and tissue engineering is a plus.

Continue Reading January 10th, 2008

UK - University of Glamorgan PhD Studentship in Bioengineering

PhD Studentship
Department of Engineering

Bursary c£18,000 per annum

Optimisation of Fluidised Bed Combustion of Mixtures of Coal and High Moisture Content Biomass

There is growing concern over the affects of the emission of so-called “greenhouse gases”, particularly the carbon dioxide emitted from combustion processes so that the use of biomass for heat generation is attracting increasing attention. One of the main barriers to the more widespread application of the technology has been the difficulty of burning relatively cheap, poor quality, unprepared biomass materials. These unprepared potential fuels can have relatively low calorific values and high moisture contents so that the stability and efficiency of the combustion process can be adversely affected. However fluidised bed combustion (FBC) has been shown to be capable of burning a variety of alternative fuels particularly if a conventional hydrocarbon fuel is used to support combustion. With recent increases in the price of oil and gas the use of coal as the support fuel is financially attractive so that co-firing of coal and biomass in both bubbling and circulating fluidised bed combustors can be an attractive option.

Continue Reading November 21st, 2006