The Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award (SIPGA) supports short-term research attachments for international students at A*STAR. It provides a unique opportunity for top overseas students to experience the vibrant scientific environment in A*STAR Research Institutes and Consortia. Students will be able to work with distinguished and world-renowned researchers in A*STAR labs. This award will normally be for students in the later years of a Bachelor or Master level program. Students considering PhD studies in A*STAR are encouraged to apply for the Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) programme
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The Department of Plant Biology & Biotechnology wishes to appoint a PhD candidate in the area of bioengineering of plant natural products. The position will start on September 1, 2010 (or as soon as feasible thereafter) & will run for 3 years.
Job description
With reference to the project manager, the work of the PhD student will consist chiefly of duties in connection with research & development within the area of engineering of plant biosynthetic pathways of bioactive parts in microorganisms. This project will place particular emphasis on, but is not limited to natural products like glucosinolates. The project will include transport engineering to be sure proper compartmentalization.
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The fruit processing industry is experiencing a surge in its growth with Quebec ranked tenth in North The united states. The growth has generated immense quantities of “fruit pomace” as solid waste (25–30% of the total processed fruits) obtained after the extraction of fruit juice. The aim is to carryover out value-addition of pomace to produce ligninolytic enzymes; extract polyphenols; & use the fermented mass as animal feed by using a white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
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Umeå University, Department of Computing Science, is seeking outstanding candidates for a PhD student position in Robotics. The robotics group at the department conducts research in field robotics and cognitive robotics. The research is performed within national and international projects, including EU FP7 funded projects in close collaboration with major industrial and academic partners.
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The Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Divisions of Dermatology and Venerology has an opening for a PhD student position within a multidisciplinary project involving statisticians as well as medical and economic scientists. The project, Psoriasis in Sweden – a health economic analysis, makes use of register data to look at the common skin disease psoriasis within a health economic and epidemiological context. The PhD candidate is expected to collaborate with the members of the respective teams while developing relevant statistical methods. For instance, the project will look on health economic outcomes related to different psoriasis treatments. Moreover, the PhD student will also work at developing novel methods to analyze registry data. This project is part of the Umeå University Industrial Graduate School and special courses are included.
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Applications are invited from outstanding, enthusiastic graduates with a background in Ecology, Entomology, Geochemistry, Forestry or a related discipline to undertake research towards a doctoral degree (PhD) at University College Dublin (National University of Ireland, Dublin) on a project titled:
Development of novel ‘green’ pesticides for commercial forestryplantations.
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The CALL FOR APPLICATIONS a.y. 2010/11 is open. The School will assign No. 6 doctoral positions and award No. 3 scholarships (approx. Euro 13.638,47/year).
Choice will happen in September 2010; class start in November.
The following majors will be activated:
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