PhD in Biosciences - Finland

The University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, invites applications for a PhD student/ researcher position for a period of up to four years beginning on January 1, 2012.

The position belongs to the Tekes-funded FiDiPro project “Development of bioaerosol testing facility - Application for modelling and controlling of indoor air”. The duties include experiments on microbial growth on different materials, release of microorganisms into the air, and production of bioaerosols for chamber experiments. The position will be placed in the Department of Environmental Science, the Research Group for Indoor Environment and Occupational Health.  Some of the experiments will be conducted in Tampere at the Technical Research Center of Finland and in the University of Cincinnati, USA. The person appointed will be eligible to join the Graduate School of Environmental Health (SYTYKE).

Successful applicants will hold a graduate degree (e.g., in the field of biosciences, environmental science or microbiology). The applicant should show interest in and commitment to research work, ability to efficiently work as a team member, proficiency in English language, and good written and oral communication skills. Prior experience in microbiology, aerosol and bioaerosol measurements, and/or laboratory work will be regarded as merits.  The salary of the position is placed between levels 1 and 4 in the job requirement level chart of the teaching and research staff in the salary system of the Finnish universities. The salary is comprised of a job requirement component and a personal performance component.

The application should include a CV, a list of publications, a copy of the graduate diploma/certificate, and other possible documents supporting the application.

Further enquiries: 

Principal Investigator, Research Director Pertti Pasanen (tel. +358 50 400 6200; email pertti.pasanen@uef.fi).

The written application should be delivered to : 

The Registry office of the Kuopio or Joensuu campus of the University of Eastern Finland no later than December 15, 2011 by 15:00 (3 pm Finnish time).

University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland or
University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu Campus, P.O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland

Phd Biomedical Engineering - Denmark

Position No.
21-11093

At the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Science and Technology a PhD stipend is available within the general study programme “Biomedical Science and Engineering”. The stipend is open for appointment from December 1, 2011 or soon hereafter.

The Department of Health Science and Technology carries out multidisciplinary research and teaching in the area of health science and technology. The department has more than 150 scientific employees and has the main responsibility for more than 700 phd, candidate and masters students within Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics, Medicine, Medicine with Industrial Specialisation, Clinical Science and Technology and Sports Science. More than 65 PhD students are enrolled in the doctoral school affiliated to the department http://www.hst.aau.dk/

Job description
The PhD stipend is affiliated with the research project ‘Advanced surface treatments for implantable medical devices’ funded by the Advanced Technology Foundation. The objectives of this project are to develop a production platform enabling production of microstructured micromechanical polymer devices, develop an electrode suitable for human implantation and investigate the effect of such an electrode in patients. The following partners participate in this project: Aalborg University, Neurodan, Danish Technical University and Danish Technological Institute.

The focus of the here posted PhD stipend is on the in vitro and in vivo characterization of the various materials that could be suitable for the new electrode. Methods to characterize the electrode will include, among others, cyclic voltammetry, voltage transients and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The work should lead to a recommendation of the most appropriate material to be used as electrode contact.

You may obtain further information from Associate Professor Nico Rijkhoff, Department of Health Science and Technology, phone: +45 9940 8810, e-mail: nr@hst.aau.dk concerning the scientific aspects of the stipend.

PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree. PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculty of Medicine, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 18 of January 14, 2008 on the PhD Programme at the Universities. According to the Ministerial Order, the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The qualifications of the applicant will be assessed by an assessment committee. On the basis of the recommendation of the assessment committee, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine will make a decision for allocating the stipend.

For further information about stipends and salary as well as practical issues concerning the application procedure contact Ms. Tine Lützhøft, The Faculty of Medicine, email: tl@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 7380.

The faculty have a research school, The Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology: www.phd.medicine.aau.dk and a Network for all PhD students: www.pau.aau.dk

Agreement
Appointment and salary as a PhD fellow are according to the Ministry of Finance Circular of October 1, 2008 on the Collective Agreement for Academics in Denmark, Appendix 5, regarding PhD fellows, and with the Ministry of Finance Circular of June 13, 2007 on the employment structure at Danish Universities.

Deadline
21/11/2011


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