Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano announces a public competition, by
examinations and/or qualifications, for admission to the following PhD
Research Programmes of the 24th cycle, academic year 2008/2009.
http://www.unibz.it/research/phdcourses/index.html?LanguageID=EN
Senin, 30 Juni 2008
Minggu, 29 Juni 2008
1 PhD POSITION -- HUMBOLDT UNIV BERLIN
1 PhD POSITION in EUROPEAN ETHNOLOGY / SOCIAL or CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
AT THE DEPARTMENT FOR EUROPEAN ETHNOLOGY / THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
UNIT 640, PROJECT No. C4, HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY BERLIN
Deadline: 17 JULY 2008
The Department of European Ethnology and the Collaborative Research Unit
640, "Changing Representations of Social Order: Intertemporal and
Intercultural Comparisons" at Humboldt-University Berlin offer a PhD
position within the research project "Kinship as Representation of
Social Order and Practice: Knowledge, Performativity and Legal-Ethical
Regulation" (Project C4, Stefan Beck and Michi Knecht) This project
seeks to understand how notions and practices of kinship / affinity /
togetherness are changing in relation to the appropriation of assisting
reproductive technologies and adoption in Berlin and Istanbul/Izmir,
with a particular focus on the emergent transnational scapes of
reproductive medicine. The position is for 4 years, open as soon as
possible, ending June 30th, 2012.
The PhD position will contribute to the Turkish and transnational part
of the project directed by Prof. Stefan Beck and Dr. Michi Knecht. The
focus will be on women, couples and kinship networks, who are using – or
have used – reproductive technologies or adoption in order to start, to
enlarge or complete families. Important sites of fieldwork in Istanbul,
Izmir and Berlin will be self-help groups and other concerned groups
within the reproductive health sector, infertility clinics, adoption
agencies, ethic committees and governmental staff and experts engaged in
redefining kinship and kinship law. Most importantly, interviews and
participant observation will take place within the everyday life of
families who are involved in our long term study.
Applicants are expected to develop, define and carry through their own
PhD research project within the research field of our project (assisting
reproductive technologies in Turkey and the emergent transnational
scapes of reproductive medicine, kinship and citizenship, concerned
groups / self help groups in the field of infertility treatment,
adoption, bioethics and regulation in the field of reproductive
technologies in Turkey) Applicants for this PhD position should have a
background in social / cultural anthropology, european ethnology or STS.
Place of work will be the Humboldt University Berlin, with long
intermittent periods of fieldwork in Istanbul/Izmir. For further
information on the research project see
http://www.repraesentationen.de/site/lang__en-US/3868/default.aspx
Applicants must have obtained a Master's degree with excellent results
or complete a Master's course before starting at HU. They should have a
very good written and oral Turkish and English and a good knowledge of
German.
Further requirements:
· knowledge in one or more of the following fields: new
anthropology of kinship, anthropology of knowledge, ethnographies of
assisting reproductive technologies, Anthropology of Turkey and the
Mediterranean, social studies of science and technology,
transnationalisation, methodologies of complex comparisons.
· Ethnographic fieldwork experience
· Ability to work in a team, excellent organisation and
communication skills
Applicants are kindly asked to send a letter of application with a
concise statement of their interest, a cv and up to three examples of
their academic writing (including unpublished thesis material), and
official transcripts or certified copies of University certificates.
The successful applicant must participate in and complete the PhD
programme of the collaborative research unit 640 at Humboldt University
Berlin.
The position is payed according to BAT IIa-O, 50 % The PhD students will
also receive an additional stipend for time abroad and funding for
travel and accommodation for the time spent in fieldwork.
Applications should be sent by post with the reference Nr. DR06408 to
Prof. Dr. Stefan Beck / Dr. Michi Knecht, Department of European
Ethnology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Mohrenstrasse 41, D – 10117
Berlin, Germany. Or per mail
Stefan.beck @ rz.hu-berlin.de;
michi.knecht @ rz.hu-berlin.de.
Deadline is July 17th 2008.
For further information potential applicants are encouraged to contact
their prospective part-project leader and main supervisor Prof. Stefan
Beck and Michi Knecht informally, by email in the first instance.
AT THE DEPARTMENT FOR EUROPEAN ETHNOLOGY / THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
UNIT 640, PROJECT No. C4, HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY BERLIN
Deadline: 17 JULY 2008
The Department of European Ethnology and the Collaborative Research Unit
640, "Changing Representations of Social Order: Intertemporal and
Intercultural Comparisons" at Humboldt-University Berlin offer a PhD
position within the research project "Kinship as Representation of
Social Order and Practice: Knowledge, Performativity and Legal-Ethical
Regulation" (Project C4, Stefan Beck and Michi Knecht) This project
seeks to understand how notions and practices of kinship / affinity /
togetherness are changing in relation to the appropriation of assisting
reproductive technologies and adoption in Berlin and Istanbul/Izmir,
with a particular focus on the emergent transnational scapes of
reproductive medicine. The position is for 4 years, open as soon as
possible, ending June 30th, 2012.
The PhD position will contribute to the Turkish and transnational part
of the project directed by Prof. Stefan Beck and Dr. Michi Knecht. The
focus will be on women, couples and kinship networks, who are using – or
have used – reproductive technologies or adoption in order to start, to
enlarge or complete families. Important sites of fieldwork in Istanbul,
Izmir and Berlin will be self-help groups and other concerned groups
within the reproductive health sector, infertility clinics, adoption
agencies, ethic committees and governmental staff and experts engaged in
redefining kinship and kinship law. Most importantly, interviews and
participant observation will take place within the everyday life of
families who are involved in our long term study.
Applicants are expected to develop, define and carry through their own
PhD research project within the research field of our project (assisting
reproductive technologies in Turkey and the emergent transnational
scapes of reproductive medicine, kinship and citizenship, concerned
groups / self help groups in the field of infertility treatment,
adoption, bioethics and regulation in the field of reproductive
technologies in Turkey) Applicants for this PhD position should have a
background in social / cultural anthropology, european ethnology or STS.
Place of work will be the Humboldt University Berlin, with long
intermittent periods of fieldwork in Istanbul/Izmir. For further
information on the research project see
http://www.repraesentationen.de/site/lang__en-US/3868/default.aspx
Applicants must have obtained a Master's degree with excellent results
or complete a Master's course before starting at HU. They should have a
very good written and oral Turkish and English and a good knowledge of
German.
Further requirements:
· knowledge in one or more of the following fields: new
anthropology of kinship, anthropology of knowledge, ethnographies of
assisting reproductive technologies, Anthropology of Turkey and the
Mediterranean, social studies of science and technology,
transnationalisation, methodologies of complex comparisons.
· Ethnographic fieldwork experience
· Ability to work in a team, excellent organisation and
communication skills
Applicants are kindly asked to send a letter of application with a
concise statement of their interest, a cv and up to three examples of
their academic writing (including unpublished thesis material), and
official transcripts or certified copies of University certificates.
The successful applicant must participate in and complete the PhD
programme of the collaborative research unit 640 at Humboldt University
Berlin.
The position is payed according to BAT IIa-O, 50 % The PhD students will
also receive an additional stipend for time abroad and funding for
travel and accommodation for the time spent in fieldwork.
Applications should be sent by post with the reference Nr. DR06408 to
Prof. Dr. Stefan Beck / Dr. Michi Knecht, Department of European
Ethnology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Mohrenstrasse 41, D – 10117
Berlin, Germany. Or per mail
Stefan.beck @ rz.hu-berlin.de;
michi.knecht @ rz.hu-berlin.de.
Deadline is July 17th 2008.
For further information potential applicants are encouraged to contact
their prospective part-project leader and main supervisor Prof. Stefan
Beck and Michi Knecht informally, by email in the first instance.
2 PhD Positions (paid) -- Univ of Trondheim/Portsmouth/Berlin
PROFESSOR WOLFRAM KAISER / DR STEFAN KRANKENHAGEN
2 PAID PHD POSITIONS
RESEARCH PROJECT MUSEALISATION OF EUROPE/EU TRONDHEIM/PORTSMOUTH/BERLIN
APPLICATION DEADLINE 25 JULY 2008 UNIVERSITIES OF
TRONDHEIM/PORTSMOUTH/BERLIN
2 PhD POSITIONS WITHIN EUROPEAN CULTURAL STUDIES / CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
AT THE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TRONDHEIM
The Department of Foreign Languages at the Norwegian University of
Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim has available 2 PhD positions
connected to the research project Exhibiting Europe. The Construction of
European Integration and Identity in the Musée de l?Europe funded by the
Norwegian Research Council (NFR). This project seeks to understand how
?Europe? and the European Union are represented and constructed in
European-level exhibitions, the planned Musée de L?Europe and in
selected national (cultural and history) museums throughout Europe. The
positions are for 3 years. The starting date is 1 October 2008.
One of the two PhD positions will contribute to the first part-project
directed by Dr Stefan Krankenhagen. This will focus on the museums as
aesthetic spaces between different cultural fields: Firstly, between its
claim of presenting history and its cultural politics of constructing
memories and identities. Secondly, between ?encoding? and ?decoding?
constructions of Europeaness. And thirdly, between its history as a
space of education and its present status as a place of popular
?edutainment? and consumption as its most striking exhibition design.
Applicants for this PhD position should ideally have a background in
museum studies and/or cultural studies.
The second PhD position will contribute to the part-project directed by
Professor Wolfram Kaiser. It seeks to identify whether and how European
exhibitions and the Musée de l?Europe represent a cohesive master
narrative of EU history, and how national (history) museums have
developed and revised their representation of a common European and the
EU?s history. Applicants for this PhD position should ideally have a
background in contemporary history and/or cultural studies.
Both PhD students will spend their first year at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology where they will have access to
research training and, if necessary, relevant (elementary) language
courses in Norwegian. The PhD student working with Dr Krankenhagen will
spend the second year at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. The PhD
student working with Professor Kaiser will spend the second year at the
University of Portsmouth, England. For further information on the
research project see http://www.ntnu.no/hf/english/research/projects
Applicants must have obtained a Master?s degree with excellent results
or to complete a Master?s course before starting at NTNU. They should
have very good written and oral English and passive knowledge of
relevant other major European languages such as German and French.
Applicants must submit three copies of the following:
· Application letter;
· Concise statement of not more than 5 pages specifying their interest
in
one of the two part-projects and outlining how their qualifications and
academic interests qualify them for conducting research in the field;
· CV with list of publications, if any, and information on
non-published
work;
· Official transcripts or certified copies of University certificates.
These
will not be returned.
· The names and email addresses of two referees who could comment on
their
academic performance and abilities.
The successful applicants must participate in and complete the PhD
programme in Humanities and the Arts or in Historical and Cultural
Studies within the period of the appointment. The disciplines that are
included in this programme can be found under the respective programmes:
http://www.ntnu.no/hf/english/studies/postgraduate.
The positions are remunerated according to salary level 43 in the
national salary scheme, gross NOK 325.600 (circa ? 40.000) annually, of
which 2 per cent is deducted for the State Pension scheme. The PhD
students will also receive an additional stipend for the year abroad and
funding for travel and accommodation for the necessary research in
museums and archives.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the current regulations
for fellowship appointments at universities in Norway. A contract will
be drawn up detailing the period of appointment and required duties.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the regulations in force
concerning State Employees and Civil Servants.
It is a political objective to achieve a balance of age and gender in
the national labour force and to recruit persons with an immigrant
background.
Immigrants and women are therefore especially encouraged to apply for
the position.
Applications should be sent by post to the Norwegian University of
Science and Technology, Faculty of the Arts, NTNU, N-7491 Trondheim,
Norway, by 25 JULY 2008. The file number for the position (HF-331) must
be clearly stated on the application. It is imperative that applicants
wishing to be considered for these positions also send their application
with all annexes BY EMAIL by 25 JULY 2008, midday, to the following two
email addresses:
Stefan.krankenhagen @ hf.ntnu.no, Wolfram.Kaiser @ online.de.
Short-listed applicants will be notified shortly afterwards and invited
for an interview in Trondheim in late August. The final decision will be
taken swiftly after the interview and applicants notified accordingly.
For further information potential applicants are encouraged to contact
their prospective part-project leader and main supervisor Dr
Krankenhagen and Professor Kaiser informally, by email in the first
instance.
2 PAID PHD POSITIONS
RESEARCH PROJECT MUSEALISATION OF EUROPE/EU TRONDHEIM/PORTSMOUTH/BERLIN
APPLICATION DEADLINE 25 JULY 2008 UNIVERSITIES OF
TRONDHEIM/PORTSMOUTH/BERLIN
2 PhD POSITIONS WITHIN EUROPEAN CULTURAL STUDIES / CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
AT THE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TRONDHEIM
The Department of Foreign Languages at the Norwegian University of
Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim has available 2 PhD positions
connected to the research project Exhibiting Europe. The Construction of
European Integration and Identity in the Musée de l?Europe funded by the
Norwegian Research Council (NFR). This project seeks to understand how
?Europe? and the European Union are represented and constructed in
European-level exhibitions, the planned Musée de L?Europe and in
selected national (cultural and history) museums throughout Europe. The
positions are for 3 years. The starting date is 1 October 2008.
One of the two PhD positions will contribute to the first part-project
directed by Dr Stefan Krankenhagen. This will focus on the museums as
aesthetic spaces between different cultural fields: Firstly, between its
claim of presenting history and its cultural politics of constructing
memories and identities. Secondly, between ?encoding? and ?decoding?
constructions of Europeaness. And thirdly, between its history as a
space of education and its present status as a place of popular
?edutainment? and consumption as its most striking exhibition design.
Applicants for this PhD position should ideally have a background in
museum studies and/or cultural studies.
The second PhD position will contribute to the part-project directed by
Professor Wolfram Kaiser. It seeks to identify whether and how European
exhibitions and the Musée de l?Europe represent a cohesive master
narrative of EU history, and how national (history) museums have
developed and revised their representation of a common European and the
EU?s history. Applicants for this PhD position should ideally have a
background in contemporary history and/or cultural studies.
Both PhD students will spend their first year at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology where they will have access to
research training and, if necessary, relevant (elementary) language
courses in Norwegian. The PhD student working with Dr Krankenhagen will
spend the second year at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. The PhD
student working with Professor Kaiser will spend the second year at the
University of Portsmouth, England. For further information on the
research project see http://www.ntnu.no/hf/english/research/projects
Applicants must have obtained a Master?s degree with excellent results
or to complete a Master?s course before starting at NTNU. They should
have very good written and oral English and passive knowledge of
relevant other major European languages such as German and French.
Applicants must submit three copies of the following:
· Application letter;
· Concise statement of not more than 5 pages specifying their interest
in
one of the two part-projects and outlining how their qualifications and
academic interests qualify them for conducting research in the field;
· CV with list of publications, if any, and information on
non-published
work;
· Official transcripts or certified copies of University certificates.
These
will not be returned.
· The names and email addresses of two referees who could comment on
their
academic performance and abilities.
The successful applicants must participate in and complete the PhD
programme in Humanities and the Arts or in Historical and Cultural
Studies within the period of the appointment. The disciplines that are
included in this programme can be found under the respective programmes:
http://www.ntnu.no/hf/english/studies/postgraduate.
The positions are remunerated according to salary level 43 in the
national salary scheme, gross NOK 325.600 (circa ? 40.000) annually, of
which 2 per cent is deducted for the State Pension scheme. The PhD
students will also receive an additional stipend for the year abroad and
funding for travel and accommodation for the necessary research in
museums and archives.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the current regulations
for fellowship appointments at universities in Norway. A contract will
be drawn up detailing the period of appointment and required duties.
The appointment will be made in accordance with the regulations in force
concerning State Employees and Civil Servants.
It is a political objective to achieve a balance of age and gender in
the national labour force and to recruit persons with an immigrant
background.
Immigrants and women are therefore especially encouraged to apply for
the position.
Applications should be sent by post to the Norwegian University of
Science and Technology, Faculty of the Arts, NTNU, N-7491 Trondheim,
Norway, by 25 JULY 2008. The file number for the position (HF-331) must
be clearly stated on the application. It is imperative that applicants
wishing to be considered for these positions also send their application
with all annexes BY EMAIL by 25 JULY 2008, midday, to the following two
email addresses:
Stefan.krankenhagen @ hf.ntnu.no, Wolfram.Kaiser @ online.de.
Short-listed applicants will be notified shortly afterwards and invited
for an interview in Trondheim in late August. The final decision will be
taken swiftly after the interview and applicants notified accordingly.
For further information potential applicants are encouraged to contact
their prospective part-project leader and main supervisor Dr
Krankenhagen and Professor Kaiser informally, by email in the first
instance.
[UK] PhD Studentships in Integrated Renewable Energy Generation
PhD Studentships
Integrated Renewable Energy Generation and Supply
Cardiff School of Engineering
Applications are invited for six PhD studentships at the Centre for Integrated Renewable Energy Generation and Supply (CIREGS) within the School of Engineering at Cardiff University.
In order to meet the UK government target of 10% of electricity supplies from renewable energy by 2010, an aspiration to double this by 2020 and the EU target of 15% of all energy from renewable sources by 2020, the renewable energy sources (RES) and distributed generation (DG) will play a major role in the future.
The integration of RES and DG will pose many research challenges, especially due to changes in the current network operational and control strategies and dynamic behavior of the network. It is recognised that the future electricity network, both at the transmission and distribution level, can no longer play a passive role. The structure of the network will be highly interconnected with smaller controllable areas, with more responsive demand side loads and DGs. The application of power electronics such as FACTS, HVDC will offer the potential to manage the power flows while enhancing the controllability of the network under dynamic operating conditions. The estimation of the state of the entire and/or controllable areas of the network and coordinate control of these areas will become essential tools.
Recognising the anticipated changes in the future electricity supply system, CIREGS is developing research capacity in integrated renewable energy generation and supply, including "Smart Grids" of the future and contributing towards meeting the UK medium-term renewable energy targets.
The specific PhD projects available are:
1. Integration of Gas/Electricity/Heat Distribution Networks (REF: NJ-FEM-08)
2. System Support from Demand and Generation (REF: NJ-FLEX1-08)
3. Stability Studies of Multi Terminal HVDC Networks (REF: NJ-FLEX2-08)
4. Smart Grids (REF: NJ-CIREGS1-08)
5. Integration of Large Offshore Wind Farms (REF: NJ-CIREGS2-08)
6. Modern Power Systems (REF: NJ-CIREGS3-08)
The projects are funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and by Supergen consortia.
Funding and Eligibility:
The studentships are open to UK/EU or Overseas candidates. The awards will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU fee rate only (non-EU candidates will have to finance the remainder of the overseas fee by other means), and will provide an annual stipend at the UK Research Council rate (£12,940 for 2008/9).
Applicants should have a good Honours degree (at upper second class or above) or equivalent in a relevant discipline and be able to contribute to achieve the research objectives of the Centre.
How to Apply:
Applications can be made online – please see www.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgapply
Please ensure you quote the relevant project reference and title (as shown above) on your application (please put the reference and title in the "research topic" and/or "prospective supervisor" sections of the online application form).
Further information:
Informal enquires may be made to Dr Janaka Ekanayake by email to EkanayakeJ@cardiff.ac.uk
Closing Date for Applications: July 7th 2008
Integrated Renewable Energy Generation and Supply
Cardiff School of Engineering
Applications are invited for six PhD studentships at the Centre for Integrated Renewable Energy Generation and Supply (CIREGS) within the School of Engineering at Cardiff University.
In order to meet the UK government target of 10% of electricity supplies from renewable energy by 2010, an aspiration to double this by 2020 and the EU target of 15% of all energy from renewable sources by 2020, the renewable energy sources (RES) and distributed generation (DG) will play a major role in the future.
The integration of RES and DG will pose many research challenges, especially due to changes in the current network operational and control strategies and dynamic behavior of the network. It is recognised that the future electricity network, both at the transmission and distribution level, can no longer play a passive role. The structure of the network will be highly interconnected with smaller controllable areas, with more responsive demand side loads and DGs. The application of power electronics such as FACTS, HVDC will offer the potential to manage the power flows while enhancing the controllability of the network under dynamic operating conditions. The estimation of the state of the entire and/or controllable areas of the network and coordinate control of these areas will become essential tools.
Recognising the anticipated changes in the future electricity supply system, CIREGS is developing research capacity in integrated renewable energy generation and supply, including "Smart Grids" of the future and contributing towards meeting the UK medium-term renewable energy targets.
The specific PhD projects available are:
1. Integration of Gas/Electricity/Heat Distribution Networks (REF: NJ-FEM-08)
2. System Support from Demand and Generation (REF: NJ-FLEX1-08)
3. Stability Studies of Multi Terminal HVDC Networks (REF: NJ-FLEX2-08)
4. Smart Grids (REF: NJ-CIREGS1-08)
5. Integration of Large Offshore Wind Farms (REF: NJ-CIREGS2-08)
6. Modern Power Systems (REF: NJ-CIREGS3-08)
The projects are funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and by Supergen consortia.
Funding and Eligibility:
The studentships are open to UK/EU or Overseas candidates. The awards will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU fee rate only (non-EU candidates will have to finance the remainder of the overseas fee by other means), and will provide an annual stipend at the UK Research Council rate (£12,940 for 2008/9).
Applicants should have a good Honours degree (at upper second class or above) or equivalent in a relevant discipline and be able to contribute to achieve the research objectives of the Centre.
How to Apply:
Applications can be made online – please see www.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgapply
Please ensure you quote the relevant project reference and title (as shown above) on your application (please put the reference and title in the "research topic" and/or "prospective supervisor" sections of the online application form).
Further information:
Informal enquires may be made to Dr Janaka Ekanayake by email to EkanayakeJ@cardiff.ac.uk
Closing Date for Applications: July 7th 2008
PhD Studentship in Microbiology - De Montford University
Full-time PhD Studentship
Microbiology - Discrimination of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
Applications are invited for a fully funded three-year PhD studentship starting in October 2008. The studentship includes a bursary of £12,600 per annum (tax-free) for three years and all tuition fees.
Candidates should hold a good first degree (at least an Upper-Second Class or equivalent) in a relevant subject area.
Project: Discrimination of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
The emergence of antibiotic resistance in hospital-acquired infections represents a considerable burden to healthcare delivered globally. This research project aims to develop proteomic approaches (including MALDI-TOF-MS) for discrimination and characterisation of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Proteomic techniques, such as two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, will be used to identify biomarkers of antibacterial resistance on the surface of bacterial isolates. Candidates should have a strong interest in bacteriology and molecular biology. Laboratory based practical experience in microbiology, molecular biology and proteomic techniques would be an advantage.
Applications are welcome from citizens from the EU and those with overseas status as well as those from UK.
Candidates for whom English is not their first language should hold an English qualification at least equivalent to IELTS 6.5.
Enquiries should in the first instance go to the Research Office, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH. Telephone: 0116 2506309. Web: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/index.jsp
Closing Date: 25th July 2008
An application form may be downloaded from: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/degrees/procedure.jsp
Applicants are requested to contact the office to receive a hardcopy admission pack and will need to provide a full CV with two supporting references. Please e-mail: researchstudents@dmu.ac.uk or call (0116) 2506309 to receive further details.
PhD Studentships - Real Estate Initiative - University of Uls
PhD Studentships
Real Estate Initiative
Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment
Applications are invited for PhD studentships in the University of Ulster Real Estate Initiative in the Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment at the Belfast or Jordanstown Campus.
Two studentships are available and we particularly are interested in proposals for the following projects:
1. Analyse the holistic approach to workplace environments, management systems and new technologies in meeting corporate end-user requirements.
Supervisor: Professor Stanley McGreal. T: 028 9036 6566 E: ws.mcgreal@ulster.ac.uk
2. Impact of quality led design on real estate value and performance.
Supervisor: Professor Jim Berry. T: 028 9036 6562 E: jn.berry@ulster.ac.uk
3. An analysis of the role of city branding and place making as vehicles in delivering proactive regeneration.
Supervisor: Professor Ali Parsa. T: 028 9036 6283 E: ag.ghanbari-parsa@ulster.ac.uk
4. An investigation of the role of bank financing in real estate development and investment in global markets.
Supervisor: Professor Jim Berry. T: 028 9036 6562 E: jn.berry@ulster.ac.uk
5. Emerging markets - identifying special characteristics of these markets, transparency issues and modes of operation in the Middle East, and Africa.
Supervisor: Professor Ali Parsa. T: 028 9036 6283 E: ag.ghanbari-parsa@ulster.ac.uk
Candidates should hold a first or upper second class honours degree in property, urban design, planning, investment or cognate discipline related to the project area. Successful candidates will enrol a.s.a.p. and by October 2008 on a full-time programme of research studies leading to the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Each of the studentships will comprise fees (home, EU and overseas applications welcome) and an annual stipend of £12,600. It will be awarded for a period of up to three years subject to satisfactory progress and is tenable in the Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment at the Belfast or Jordanstown campuses.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 1 August 2008. Interviews will be held during August 2008.
If you wish to discuss your proposal please contact the Project Supervisors Apply at: http://research.ulster.ac.uk/info/prospective/apply.html or application materials are available from Research Office, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, Tel 028 7032 4729, e-mail hj.campbell@ulster.ac.uk, Web www.ulster.ac.uk/researchstudy
[UK] PhD Studentships - Graduate School of Engineering and Electronics - University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
2 PhD studentships
Graduate School of Engineering and Electronics
Metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen purification and catalytic applications – suitable for chemical engineers, chemists, and physicists
Funding is available for two PhD studentships in the School of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh on two separate metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) related projects. Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) constitute one of the most exciting developments in recent nanoporous-materials science, with potential applications in many areas, including catalysis, gas separation and storage. The major advantage of MOFs over more traditional porous materials, such as zeolites, is the greater scope for tailoring these materials for specific applications due to their modular synthesis from corner units (generally metal ions or clusters) and linker units (organic molecules able to bridge the metal corners).
Project 1: Metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen purification
Hydrogen is a potential future automotive fuel as well as an important industrial feedstock. For fuel-cell applications, as well as in many industrial processes, high purity is required. The hydrogen required can be produced either by generating it from steam reforming or methanol cracking processes or by recovering it from hydrogen-rich process streams by adsorbing the impurities using pressure swing adsorption. Such streams are readily available in refineries and petrochemical plants and are sometimes burnt as a waste stream. The scope of this project is to design new adsorbents for hydrogen purification using computational and experimental methods. This is a collaborative project with the Department of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews.
Project 2: Metal-organic frameworks for catalytic applications
To date a large percentage of chiral compounds are synthesised using homogeneous catalysis. Although they are often expensive and their separation/recycling tedious, inefficient and time consuming, homogeneous catalysts often show excellent selectivities and high activities. However there are many advantages to using heterogeneous catalysis, such as easy separation, efficient recycling, minimisation of metal contamination, improved handling that could all result in lower environmental impact and lower overall costs. The aim of this project is to develop chiral heterogeneous catalysts based on MOFs and to study in particular the adsorption and diffusion processes involved. This is a joint project with chemists at the University of East Anglia and the University of Bath.
The studentships
The studentships are available immediately for a period of 4 years (project 1) and 3.5 years (project 2). (They are of different length because the projects themselves have different durations.) The studentships provide a tax-free EPSRC stipend (currently £12,600 per annum), plus university fees at the Home / EU rate. Additional funding is available to cover the overseas fees for non-EU citizens for one of the projects.
For both studentships, collaboration between the chemical engineers at the University of Edinburgh and the partners in chemistry is a very important element and the successful candidates will spend significant periods of time at the partner institutions, learning among other things about material synthesis and characterisation. The ability to be a team player and to work in close collaboration with a team of chemical engineers and chemistry is therefore essential. The successful candidates will have a first class or 2.1 degree, or equivalent, in chemical engineering, chemistry, physics or a related subject.
For further information please contact Dr Tina Düren (+44 (0)131 6504856, tina.duren@ed.ac.uk).
2 PhD studentships
Graduate School of Engineering and Electronics
Metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen purification and catalytic applications – suitable for chemical engineers, chemists, and physicists
Funding is available for two PhD studentships in the School of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh on two separate metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) related projects. Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) constitute one of the most exciting developments in recent nanoporous-materials science, with potential applications in many areas, including catalysis, gas separation and storage. The major advantage of MOFs over more traditional porous materials, such as zeolites, is the greater scope for tailoring these materials for specific applications due to their modular synthesis from corner units (generally metal ions or clusters) and linker units (organic molecules able to bridge the metal corners).
Project 1: Metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen purification
Hydrogen is a potential future automotive fuel as well as an important industrial feedstock. For fuel-cell applications, as well as in many industrial processes, high purity is required. The hydrogen required can be produced either by generating it from steam reforming or methanol cracking processes or by recovering it from hydrogen-rich process streams by adsorbing the impurities using pressure swing adsorption. Such streams are readily available in refineries and petrochemical plants and are sometimes burnt as a waste stream. The scope of this project is to design new adsorbents for hydrogen purification using computational and experimental methods. This is a collaborative project with the Department of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews.
Project 2: Metal-organic frameworks for catalytic applications
To date a large percentage of chiral compounds are synthesised using homogeneous catalysis. Although they are often expensive and their separation/recycling tedious, inefficient and time consuming, homogeneous catalysts often show excellent selectivities and high activities. However there are many advantages to using heterogeneous catalysis, such as easy separation, efficient recycling, minimisation of metal contamination, improved handling that could all result in lower environmental impact and lower overall costs. The aim of this project is to develop chiral heterogeneous catalysts based on MOFs and to study in particular the adsorption and diffusion processes involved. This is a joint project with chemists at the University of East Anglia and the University of Bath.
The studentships
The studentships are available immediately for a period of 4 years (project 1) and 3.5 years (project 2). (They are of different length because the projects themselves have different durations.) The studentships provide a tax-free EPSRC stipend (currently £12,600 per annum), plus university fees at the Home / EU rate. Additional funding is available to cover the overseas fees for non-EU citizens for one of the projects.
For both studentships, collaboration between the chemical engineers at the University of Edinburgh and the partners in chemistry is a very important element and the successful candidates will spend significant periods of time at the partner institutions, learning among other things about material synthesis and characterisation. The ability to be a team player and to work in close collaboration with a team of chemical engineers and chemistry is therefore essential. The successful candidates will have a first class or 2.1 degree, or equivalent, in chemical engineering, chemistry, physics or a related subject.
For further information please contact Dr Tina Düren (+44 (0)131 6504856, tina.duren@ed.ac.uk).
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