Archive for October, 2010
PhD Studentship: Performing (for) Survival, UK
Scholarships for international candidates
Study Subject: Any subject
Employer: University of Northampton
Level: PhD
Scholarship Description: The University of Northampton invites applications for a three year full-time studentship investigating performance strategies in situations of extremity.
It is understood that performance has something more to offer than entertainment. While entertainment may legitimately be seen as a principal concern of theatre/performance we might also point to the sociological, psychological, political and cultural interrogations that live works make. While performance in living situations which might be described as extreme (concentration, labour, prison, refugee etcetera) has been documented, the possibility that both aesthetic performance events and social performance strategies might be employed as a means of survival in such environments is yet to be researched in significant scope and with critical rigour. This project will explore why people organise themselves into performance communities in such sites and how performance is employed as a mechanism for survival. Further, the project invites practical investigations which might consider what performance practices can be developed out of/in response to the research and explorations into the aesthetic qualities of the performances under scrutiny.
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PhD Studentship: Redefining Postcolonial Cinema: A Comparative Approach, UK
Scholarship at School of arts
Study Subject: Redefining Postcolonial Cinema
Employer: University of Northampton
Level: PhD
University of Northampton invites applications for a three year full-time studentship within The School of The Arts. The successful applicant will be expected to provide an original, comparative approach to the study of selected films from at least two different countries in order to refine and ultimately redefine previous accounts of postcolonial cinema.
This project has four main objectives, to:
1) Reclaim the concept of postcolonial cinema from recent discourses surrounding national cinemas, third cinema, exilic and diasporic film;
2) Identify what is distinctive within postcolonial cinema as opposed to classical / mainstream cinema in terms of: the interpretation of history; the representation of indigeneity; the validity of nation; and the revisioning of race;
3) Assert a definite, comparative perspective by examining a selection of key films from different countries: for example Hong Kong and Japan; New Zealand and Australia; Britain and India.
4) Assess the importance of cinema as an increasingly globalised medium with standardised modes of narrative, genre and visual communication.
PhD-Positions Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Program “EuroSPIN”
PhD Position in Neuroinformatics from Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Program “EuroSPIN”
Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Program “EuroSPIN” (European Study Programme in Neuroinformatics) is inviting applications from students with a background in biology, mathematics, physics, computer science, or neuroscience (at the Master level or equivalent), in all cases with quantitative skills. Documented interest in research activities (e.g. demonstrated in the form of Master thesis work, or participation in research related activities) is of large importance. Fluency in English is mandatory.
The four partners (Computational Biology Department, KTH, Sweden; National Centre for Biological sciences, Bangalore, India; Department of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK; Bernstein Center Freiburg, Germany) are all research leaders in the Neuroscience field, with complementary strengths. In addition, two associated partners, the Honda Research Institute and Nordita, participate.
Each student will spend most of the time in two of the partner universities, and receive a joint (or double) PhD degree following successful completion of the studies. The mobility periods, as well as the courses a student will follow, will be tailored individually. During the PhD period each student has one main supervisor from each of the two universities granting the PhD degree.
In the application process, students are asked to indicate and motivate their preferences regarding the constellation of partners and project ideas/areas. Read the rest of this entry »
Postdoctoral Fellow in Organic Synthesis, UK
For each post, funding is available for a maximum of five years, but flexibility can exercised with regards to the duration of appointment
Study Subject: Organic Synthesis
Employer: University of Edinburgh
Level: Postdoctoral
Up to two postdoctoral positions in organic synthesis are available in the group of Dr. Hon Wai Lam at the School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh from January 2011. The projects are part of a wider research programme aimed at the development of new enantioselective transition-metal-catalysed reactions. Work will typically involve the preparation of new chiral metal-ligand complexes and their application in reactions that provide rapid increases in molecular and stereochemical complexity. Application of these reactions to target molecules of biological interest is a long term goal.
Applicants should have (or be about to obtain) a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry, and will have an outstanding track record in either natural product synthesis or methodology development.
Postdoctoral fellowship at BRIC: Novel regulators of Genomic Integrity, Denmark
3 Years Postdoctoral fellowship for Cell Biology is available for a highly motivated candidate in Claus Storgaard Sørensen´s Group at BRIC, University of Copenhagen
We investigate the mechanisms responsible for maintenance of genomic stability in mammalian cells. Projects in the lab are based on large-scale siRNA and proteomic screens to identify novel regulators that are subsequently characterized using a range of cell biological and biochemical approaches. The postdoc will identify and characterize novel regulators of the cellular responses to DNA replication stress. The RNAi screens will be an extension of a series of screens carried out in collaboration with lab members and BRIC´s experienced staff scientists using robot automated siRNA screening in human cell lines. The major aim of the project is the subsequent characterization to understand the novel biological functions of the identified genes.
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Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, USA
This postdoctoral program includes both regular postdoctoral fellows and sponsored postdoctoral fellows
Study Subject: Mathematical Biosciences
Employer: Mathematical Bio sciences Institute, Ohio State University
Level: Postdoctoral
Fellowship Description: Three-Year MBI Postdoctoral Fellows are immersed in the topics of the MBI’s emphasis year programs. The MBI postdoctoral fellow will engage in an integrated program of tutorials, working seminars or journal clubs, participation in workshops, and interactions with local and visiting mentors. These activities are geared toward providing the tools to pursue an independent research program with an emphasis on collaborative research in the mathematical biosciences. MBI facilitated activities for postdoctoral fellows are tailored to the needs of each young scientist. The program provides training in bioscience fundamentals to the mathematically oriented fellow as well as mathematical fundamentals to the bioscience oriented fellow.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Chemistry, UK
Candidate will work on the Synthetic Biology and Bionanotechnology field
Study Subject: Chemistry, Bionanotechnology
Employer: University of Edinburgh
Level: Postdoctoral
The project is funded by the EPSRC. The successful applicant will conduct research in the field of Synthetic Biology and Bionanotechnology on the development of methods for quantifying protein production and the development of man-made biological molecular machines.
Planning and Organising
The post-holder will plan and manage their own programme of research activity on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the research programme is conducted in accordance with the research timetable and specified deliverables. Assist more junior members of the research team in planning and scheduling of their workload.
Problem Solving
The post holder is expected to resolve most problems using accumulated experience, with only the most serious non-standard issues reported to the line manager for assistance. To use creativity and initiative to identify areas for research, develop new research methods, diversify the research parameters. Use initiative to analyse and interpret research data, and draw conclusions from it. Use initiative to help other researchers in the team to resolve project problems and develop new techniques and methods, as appropriate.