PhD studentship, Biology,Dublin

Description:

Profiling Phytochemical and Nutritional Components of Potato
A 4 year PhD scholarship, funded by the Teagasc Walsh Fellowship programme is available at the Kinsealy Research and Development Centre and the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences (University College Cork). The project will evaluate the phytochemical and nutritional profile of a range of potato varieties with the objective of identifying those with optimal nutritional and phytochemical content. Levels of expression and allelic variation of key genes involved in synthesis of phytochemical and nutritional components of interest will be examined for cultivars showing contrasting levels of accumulation of nutritional or phytochemical metabolites. The successful candidate will be based at Teagasc Kinsealy.

Closing Date: 04 November 2009

Qualifications:

The candidate must (or expect to have) at least an upper second class honours degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Food Science or a related discipline. Experience with molecular biology techniques and/or HPLC would be an advantage. The value of the scholarship is Euro 21,000 per annum including postgraduate registration fees.
The project is jointly supervised by Professor Nora O'Brien of the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork and Dr Kim Reilly of Teagasc, Kinsealy Research and Development Centre.


Further Details:

Applications for this position should be emailed with a covering letter and CV to kim.reilly@teagasc.ie
Any queries on this position can be addressed to: Kim Reilly, Teagasc Research and Development Centre, Kinsealy, Dublin 17 [T: (01) 8459030; kim.reilly@teagasc.ie].

 

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Postgraduate Studentships,Lero Graduate School in Software Engineering

The Lero Graduate School in Software Engineering (LGSSE) offers a four-year PhD program provided jointly by the four leading Irish Universities involved in Lero (Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and University of Limerick). Fully funded PhD studentships are available for the year 2009.

Deadline : 28 Feb 2009

Program Description
The first year includes taught modules in research theory and practice, as well as technical software engineering modules. Also during the first year the candidate will prepare a research proposal that will be the basis for a three year individual research project. In this way LGSSE combines the best features of the European and US models of PhD education.

Studentships
We are now offering generous four-year PhD studentships covering stipend, equipment and fees, awarded on a competitive basis. The scholarship will include stipend, fees and also some travel/equipment to a value of €23,000 per annum. This amounts to almost €100,000 over the 4 years. The closing date for scholarship applications is 28th of February 2009.

English Language Requirements
The TOEFL score required is a minimum of 550 and IELTS is 6.5. If you have a score close to this we can review your application and there is a possibility you can be accepted on the course if you attend classes in the language centre. Also if we request it you will need to provide a letter from your University informing us that you have the required english language skills.

Research Interests for this program
Please review the LGSSE researchers page at http://www.lgsse.ie/lgsseresearchers.html

Application Procedure
Please fill out an application form on http://www.lgsse.ie/applicationform.html. You can download it in PDF, Word or Open Document Format.

Then email it to lgsse@lero.ie

once it has been completed along with transcripts, english language certificate (TOEFL or IELTS if applicable) and research proposal (if any).

Further Information

Please visit the official website for any further information

Website: www.lgsse.ie

Email: lgsse@lero.ie

PhD Studentship, Fisheries/Environmental Geostatistics, Ireland

PhD Studentship, Fisheries/Environmental Geostatistics, CMRC, University College Cork, Ireland

A funded PhD studentship to participate in research funded under the EU FP 7 Coralfish Project is available. This project will conduct an assessment of the interaction between cold water corals, fish and fisheries, in order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in the deep waters of Europe and beyond.

Deadline : 16 January 2009

The successful applicant will work on developing tools for identifying and mapping areas likely to contain essential/preferred fish habitat. The main focus of this research will be on the use of geostatistical analytical techniques and simulations to investigate the relationships between fish population distributions and environmental parameters. (See http://eu-fp7-coralfish.net/fish_habitat_utilisation_WP7.php for further information).

The candidate will benefit from working in conjunction with staff in the Geomatics & Marine Ecology teams at the Coastal and Marine Resources Centre, UCC, and will be formally supervised by Dr Michael Cronin in the Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, UCC. The appointment will be for 3 years and the gross stipend will be €20k per annum. In addition fees will be covered for EU candidates and a travel budget is available for presenting outcomes at international conferences.

Requirements

Ideally the successful candidate will possess a Masters or equivalent degree, in addition to an honours degree (Grade 2.1 or higher), in a biological science/mathematical sciences/geomatics discipline. To be considered for interview, candidates must have demonstrated numerate skills and aptitude in geostatistical techniques, as well as experience of working with large spatio-temporal datasets and Geographic Information Systems. An interest in fisheries management is highly desirable.

Please address requests for further information and applications for the position to:
Mr Gerry Sutton,
Coastal & Marine Resources Centre,
University College Cork
Email:

Gerry.sutton@ucc.ie

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Applicants should include a cover letter, outlining your suitability for the post, and full curriculum vitae, containing the names and contact details (address, telephone, e-mail and fax) of two referees. E-mail applications are acceptable. A starting date in early 2009 is envisaged. Closing date for applications is Friday 16th January 2009.