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AES Engineering Scholarship 2010, UK

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AES has been a leader in providing distinctive resources and business solutions. Our development has been fuelled by customer demand, and we have grown into a dynamic and diversified company, helping our clients achieve their goals through the application of innovative technologies and management techniques.

Product Development
AES is able to provide the expertise to supplement your existing resources and help you bring your new products to life. Our capabilities include:
# Technical staff to develop the idea
# Design expertise to select the materials
# Manufacturing engineers to develop the processing
# Support systems to produce the component economically and at a profit

Scholarship Criteria
Our belief is that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by evaluated the essays that are submitted.

You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.

How to Apply
Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in answer to one of the two questions below:

1. If you had the authority to change your school in a positive way, what specific changes would you make?
2. How has your family background affected the way you see the world?

Amount of award: $500.00

Deadline for entry: October 8, 2010

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PhD in Design of Stable Probiotic Bacteria Cultures for New Functional Foods, Denmark

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With reference to the project manager, the work of the Ph.D. fellow will consist mainly of duties in connection with research and development within chemical and physical processes related to stability and vitality of freeze dried probiotic bacteria formulation. Instability of dry lactic acid bacteria formulations effectively limits the types and use of ingredient and foods. The project will comprise 3 subprojects: i) Manipulation of the chemical compo­sition and properties of bacteria with emphasis on the phospholipid membrane. ii) Development of oxidation sensitive microscopy methods pertinent to dry and wet bacteria systems. iii) Investigation of the causes of cell death.

The appointee should have documented qualifications and interest in the following areas:

  • Chemistry and physics of food and biomaterials
  • Analytical Techniques
  • Microbiology
  • Bio-imaging

Qualification requirements:

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:

  • Passed Master´s degree in relation to the above subject area(s)

The Ph.D. fellow is also required to have research potential, to be enterprising and to possess good interpersonal skills.

The application, marked 625/05123-261 should be sent to The Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Food Science, Rolighedsvej 30 , 1958 Frederiksberg C, where it must be received no later than 12th August 2010 at 12.00 noon.

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PhD in Bioengineering of Natural Products in Yeast, Denmark

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With reference to the project manager, the work of the PhD student will consist mainly of duties in connection with research and development within the area of engineering of plant biosynthetic pathways of bioactive components 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 ensure proper compartmentalization.

The appointee should have competence appropriate for research within the following areas:

  • Yeast genetics
  • Mass spectrometry for metabolite profiling
  • Flux analysis
  • Protein characterization and modelling
  • Transport proteins

Qualification requirements:

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:

  • Passed Master´s degree in a subject area appropriate to the project described above.
  • The PhD student is also required to have research potential, to be enterprising and to possess good interpersonal skills.

Terms of employment:

The post will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The post is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

The position as PhD fellow requires the applicant to be approved for admission to the PhD programme at LIFE when accepted for the post.

Questions:

For further information about the post, please contact Professor Barbara Ann Halkier on tel: (+45) 3533 3342, or email: bah@life.ku.dk

General questions regarding PhD programmes should be directed to Course Administration c/o Special Advisor Michael Cleve Hansen, tel. + 45 3533 2056 or Head Clerk Lillian Zeuthen Bjørnseth on tel. +45 3533 2172. Further information on PhD programmes is available at http://www.life.ku.dk/English/education/phd.aspx

Applications must be received no later than August 6, 2010.

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