Description: Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships (SSS) is a substantial programme of scholarships, offered on a matched funding basis between the Government and Scottish Higher Education Institutions. The scheme offers up to 200 awards, each worth £2000, towards the tuition fees of a one year Masters course at any of Scotland’s higher education institutions.The scholarships are designed to support the promotion of Scotland as a learning nation and a science nation and are therefore targeted at the priority sectors of creative industries, life sciences, technology, financial services and renewable and clean energy (find out what study options are available). These are available across key priority countries:
- Canada
- China
- India
- United States of America
The scholarships are available to students as part of a wider strategy to promote Scotland as a study destination and showcase Scotland’s higher education offering in international markets.
This is the third year of the programme which was launched in January 2009, nearly 400 scholarships have been awarded to date.
Deadline: The closing date for 2011/12 awards is 17 June 2011.
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Description: The University of Copenhagen, is recruiting a post doctoral researcher for a 2-year project to work on mechanisms of microRNA (miRNA) action in the newly established research group of Peter Brodersen. The group uses the plant Arabidopsis thaliana to study mechanisms employed by miRNAs to regulate gene expression. The successful candidate will investigate the association of the silencing machinery with membrane compartments using primarily biochemical and genetic approaches. A major goal of the project is to identify and characterize novel factors required for membrane recruitment of the silencing machinery.We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. degree in molecular biology or equivalent. Experience with protein purification in addition to standard molecular biological skills will be considered an advantage, but is not a formal requirement. The applicant must be fluent in written as well as spoken English. The position is open to all applicants regardless of nationality, and will be funded by a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Applications: Applications should be sent as a single pdf file to Job15@bio.ku.dk marked “211-0055/11-5550″ no later than February 14, 2011 and must contain the following sections: A 1-page letter explaining the applicant´s background and reasons for applying, a 1-page curriculum vitae, a list of peer-reviewed publications (may include papers under review), master diploma including grades, Ph.D. diploma including any evaluation if applicable. Letters of recommendation may be included at the end of the application. In addition, a signed hardcopy of the application must be posted to “Peter Brodersen”, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
Contact: Associate Professor Peter Brodersen, e-mail pbrodersen@bio.ku.dk
Link: http://www.biocenter.ku.dk/
Description: The Department of Disease Systems Biology headed by Prof. Søren Brunak works on disease-related integrative biology, in close contact with the other research groups at the Center, and focuses on a number of projects, including kinome-wide understanding of signal transduction networks; impact of human variation on signal transduction (germline and somatic); network association between diseases, genes, proteins and chemical compounds and disease-related text mining of electronic patient records, biobank data and biomedical literature.The ideal candidate should be able to conduct independent and creative research within systems biology, demonstrate scientific productivity, and show good interpersonal and communication skills. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in the ongoing research projects in the department and will play a key role in the department´s obligation in the EU FP7 research project, ASSET: Analyzing and Striking the Sensitivities of Embryonal Tumours. ASSET operates a systems biology-driven discovery and validation engine to achieve the following objectives:
- network analysis of time-resolved phosphoproteomics data from embryonic tumor tyrosine kinase activated cell lines in collaboration with the Department of Proteomics at CPR,
- the combined analysis of genomic mutations, transcriptome, miRNA expression and dynamic proteome changes,
- systematic perturbations to probe and refine these networks,
- Implementation of a virtuous cycle of model making and validation in relevant biological model systems (cell culture models and preclinical mouse models) and clinical samples.
Qualifications:
- The candidate is required to have a PhD or equivalent degree in natural or medical science.
- Excellent scientific track record.
- Prior experience in computational biology, data curation and data interpretation is highly desired.
- Knowledge in genetics and biology, cell signaling, cancer systems biology and/or embryonal diseases would be considered a distinct advantage.
- Good communication skills, both oral and written.
- An analytical attitude of devising innovative scientific or technical solutions.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm, motivation, flexibility and confidence.
Contact: For Professor Søren Brunak (soren.brunak@cpr.ku.dk) Your application Should include a CV as well as names and contact details of two referees must be sent to the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research before 10 February 2011by e-mail to jobs@cpr.ku.dk
Deadline: 10 February,2011.
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