The Genetics & Biotechnology lab of Dr. Charles Spillane at University College Cork, Ireland is seeking applicant for a PhD position within the lab to work on genomic imprinting and gene dosage effects in Arabidopsis thaliana. The research will involve work on genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology, microscopy and genomics techniques, and significant exposure to bioinformatics. The successful applicants will work closely with postdocs and other research team members working on these areas within the lab. We are seeking highly motivated applicants who are eager to develop a long-term career in plant genetics research. In particular, we encourage applicants who have prior practical experience of Arabidopsis and/or plant molecular genetics/genomics research (e.g. as RAs, interns, etc) in research lab/institute settings. Applicants should send an e-mail outlining research interest and motivations, including; (a) your C.V. (list grades, interests and experimental skills) & (b) contact details and e-mail addresses for 3 referees to:

Dr. Charlie Spillane, Genetics & Biotechnology Lab, Biochemistry Dept & Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, LM 2.10, Cork, Ireland. E-mail: c.spillane-at-ucc.ie

The deadline for applications is July 10th 2009.

Scholarship awards are valued at €16,000 per year plus fees (at EU rates) for three years. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will take up the scholarship in September 2009. Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree and, preferably, a master’s qualification in GIS or comparable postgraduate work experience.

Closing date for applications: June 30th, 2009.

Please email a CV and letter outlining your areas of research interest, along with names and contact details of two referees who can comment on your academic suitability to Dr Jan Rigby (jan.rigby[ at ]nuim.ie).

National University of Ireland, Galway

Commencing September/October 2009

Biomolecular Electronics Research Laboratory

http://www.nuigalway.ie/chemistry/staff/donal_leech/ <http://www.nuigalway.ie/chemistry/staff/donal_leech/>

Several fully-funded post-graduate Ph.D. studentships in the Biomolecular Electronics Research Laboratory are available, funded under collaborative research awards by the ERA – Chemistry initiative, the EU FP7 programme, and a Charles Parsons Energy Research Award.

Programme Topics:

1. Preparation, characterization and evaluation of integrated bioelectrocatalytic systems (enzyme-based) for sensor and energy conversion

2. Bioelectrocatalytic (enzyme and microbial) systems for electricity generation

An honours undergraduate qualification in a scientific or engineering discipline, with a significant training in Chemistry is an essential qualification for applicants.  A background in enzyme biochemistry, or microbial ecology is an advantage for intending applicants for topics 1 and 2, respectively.

Applicants should submit their CV, detailing relevant experience, a personal statement, outlining reasons for their interest in the post, and the name of three references to:

Donal.leech@nuigalway.ie <mailto:Donal.leech@nuigalway.ie>

For further information contact

Dr. Dónal leech

Biomolecular Electronics Research Laboratory

School of Chemistry

National University of Ireland, Galway

Ph: +353 91 493563

E-mail: Donal.leech@nuigalway.ie <mailto:Donal.leech@nuigalway.ie>

Web: http://www.nuigalway.ie/chemistry/staff/donal_leech/ <http://www.nuigalway.ie/chemistry/staff/donal_leech/>

Job description
This project analyses the impact of recent policy changes on various aspects relating to the agri-food sectors in Ireland and other EU countries focussing in particular on Denmark and the Netherlands. Using the Irish National Farm Survey a micro approach is taken that allows specific research questions relating to: 1) productivity and competitiveness; 2) the changing structure of production systems in terms of farm numbers, the role of economies of scale, specialisation and system switching; and 3) the wider rural community to be addressed. The availability of a comparable survey for Denmark and the Netherlands presents a unique opportunity for the Irish experience to be compared to that of similar regions of Europe facing the same set of constraints but with significantly different sectors in terms of structure, organisation and the role of government supports This study will provide valuable lessons for policy by deepening our understanding of the important issues facing the agri-food sector in Ireland at the micro level and observing how the Irish experience compares to that of similar European regions. The project will also explore alternative uses for land post-decupling focussing in particular on opportunities in relation to organic farming and alternative energy sources drawing on the successes of the Danish experience.

The PhD student will be based at the Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin. The student will spend some time at the University of Kent in the UK and at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands working with leading economists on farm survey data and project related modelling issues.

Requirements

* MSc degree or equivalent in Economics
* An interest in applied microeconomics in particular agricultural or environmental economics
* Excellent quantitative skills (i.e. econometric modelling).

Conditions of employment
Stipend: €16,000 p.a. plus tuition fees
Duration of the contract: 3 years beginning April 1st, 2008

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Carol Newman
Phone: +353 1 896 3709
Email: cnewman@tcd.ie

Application
Interested candidates should either post or email their CVs before March 1st to Dr. Carol Newman, Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland. Email: cnewman@tcd.ie

Duration: 3 years.

Advisor: Dr. Huaiguo Fu

The successful applicant will develop the novel algorithms and scalable software systems for Web services and Web mining.

The successful candidates will:

* Possess a B.S. degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
* Have strong programming skills of Java and Ruby, and experience of implementing numerical algorithms with Java
* Have a good understanding or some experience in the following areas: database, statistics or data mining.
* With good written and spoken English

The positions are funded by the project of Software as a Service implementation of Predictive Analytics.

Applications should include:
- a curriculum vitae with a list of publications,
- a cover letter and a statement of research interests,
- the names and e-mail addresses of two references.

Applications should be sent by e-mail with Subject “Research Master Position for SaaSipa” to: hfu@tssg.org

For further details regarding the research project, please contact Dr. Huaiguo Fu: hfu@tssg.org

Website: www.tssg.org

2008 Programme [First Call] NOW OPEN

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology invites applications for funding from intending postgraduate researchers under the Embark Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (2008).

This first call in the 2008 programme will fund up to 165 Masters or Doctorate level researchers in the sciences, engineering and technology.

The scheme is open to candidates worldwide with a number of scholarships also being available to exceptional candidates from non EU member states.

A number of additional scholarships will be jointly funded by industry as part of IRCSET Enterprise Partnership Scheme (see below for details). This scheme fosters mutually beneficial collaboration between the academic and commercial research sectors.

The Closing Date for all applications will be 5pm, Wednesday 20th February 2008.

Please link here for the news release announcing the 2008 programme.

INTENDING CANDIDATES SHOULD READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.

Applications will only be received via the Online Grants Applications System which is available below.

All candidates should carefully read the terms and conditions below for details on eligibility criteria.

Only candidates with academic records at higher honours level are likely to be successful in receiving funding.

Enterprise Partnership Scheme
Within this call, a number of Enterprise Partnership Scheme Awards are also being offered in conjunction with participating industry partners. The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology gratefully acknowledges the valuable participation of these organisations.

Applicants can indicate on their application if in addition to consideration for an Embark Initiative award they also wish to be considered for an Enterprise Partnership Scheme scholarship.

Through the Enterprise Partnership Scheme scholars are co-funded by both IRCSET and an Enterprise Partner. Industry’s participation and co-funding role has enabled IRCSET to support many more young researchers in Irish research bodies.

The researcher receives the same financial support as a postgraduate scholar under the normal Embark Initiative Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme. However, they also benefit from expert industry supervision and gain experience of research in an industrial environment.

Our list of partners and projects is updated periodically. For up to date details, please click here.

Under the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme, funding of €24,003 is provided for each of three years for Doctorate level research (total funding of €72,009) and one year (€24,003) for Masters level research.

Of the €24,003 maximum per annum available to Masters and Doctorate students, €16,002 goes directly to the student with the remainder available to fund other forms of support such as fees, appropriate travel and other expenses.

For more information, please visit the link below:

• Post Graduate Research Scholarships
• Online Application

Duration: 1 years
Entry Requirements: An honours degree in either: Biosystems Engineering, Environmental Science, Agriculture Science, Veterinary Medicine or equivalent
Study Options: Full-Time
Start Month(s): January
Taught/Research: Research

Queries and interested applicants should send a CV and letter of application to arrive no later than 22th December 2007 to:

Dr. Enda Cummins,
School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine,
Earlsfort Terrace,
University College Dublin,
Dublin 2,
Ireland.

Tel:-353-1-7167476
E-mail: Enda.Cummins@ucd.ie

Starting October 2008, covering fees and stipends of up to €16,500.

Our four-year doctoral programme is designed to give students the highest level of training to become scholars at the forefront of the discipline. Most of our Ph.D. graduates have gone on to careers in research and teaching at established universities, while others have gone on to careers in government and business.

The Department of Political Science at Trinity ranks among the best political science departments in the world according to independent evaluations of its research and teaching (e.g. in the global ranking of political science departments conducted by Professor Simon Hix at the London School of Economics). Ph.D. researchers also benefit from the Department’s strong links with Institute for International Integration Studies at Trinity College Dublin (http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/). This Institute brings together researchers from different disciplines to study international integration. In addition, the Department is involved in the Dublin School of Social Sciences, which provides graduate training in collaboration with University College Dublin.

The doctoral programme is designed to impart substantive knowledge about politics, and to train students in the techniques, including quantitative methods, necessary to recognize, design and implement cutting-edge research. The writing of a dissertation of original research follows a rigorous training in how to design and conduct research.

We seek outstanding and motivated graduates for entry to our doctoral programme in October 2008. Applicants are particularly welcome from students who wish to conduct research in areas in which the Department has particular research strengths: comparative European politics, European Union politics and policies, Irish politics, public policies, electoral systems, political parties, public opinion and electoral behaviour, the politics of international law, international organisations, and political theory. The Department also invites applications from students whose research develops innovative quantitative methods, such as the quantitative analysis of political texts, as this is another strong area of research among staff.

Prospective students are encouraged to consult the webpages of members of staff (http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/), and to email individual staff members who could be potential supervisors for their Ph.D. dissertations. General enquiries may be directed to the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Robert Thomson (thomsor@tcd.ie).

The deadline for applications to the doctoral programme for entry in October 2008 is April 1st 2008.

Students who require an early decision on their entry to the doctoral programme are encouraged to contact the Director of Graduate Studies.

The successful candidates will have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Model driven software development
• Policy Based Management
• Semantic Web Technologies
• Web Service technologies and Integration
• Multilingual and/or Multimedia Information Retrieval
• Personalisation and Adaptive Systems
• Information Visualisation

Experience in any of the following applications will be beneficial:

• Service and Network Management
• eLearning and Technology Enhanced Learning
• Localisation and Multilingual Systems
• Ubiquitous Computing

These post-graduate positions are for three year durations and are supported under the Science Foundation Ireland and HEA Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions.

The position includes payment of academic fees and a tax exempt annual stipend of 16,000 Euro. Expected start date is April 2008.

For further information please refer to http://kdeg.cs.tcd.ie/vacancies
Email contact: Vincent.Wade@cs.tcd.ie

Please send application via email with Subject Line “KDEG Postgraduate Position” to: Jean.Maypother@cs.tcd.ie

or send an application by post to:
KDEG Postgraduate Position
c/o Jean Maypother
School of Computer Science and Statistics
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2
Ireland

Closing date for applications is January 15th 2008.

VIA: official announcement