August, 2010 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 71

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

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.

PhD in Bioengineering of Natural Products in Yeast, Denmark

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.

Postdoctoral Researcher,School of Experimental Psychology

A postdoctoral research position is available on a grant-funded project entitled “The Development of Working Memory” to Professor Chris Jarrold and Dr John Towse (University of Lancaster). The post is for three years from October 2010, and will be based in Bristol. The focus of the grant concerns the factors that constrain ‘complex’ working memory in children, and how these factors change with age and drive academic attainment.

The Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol is a strong and active research department that contains a number of postdoctoral researchers and is committed to their professional development.
If you have received an application pack, please complete and return the enclosed application form in the envelope provided, together with a covering letter and a copy of your CV, including the details requested on the ‘Information in support of your application’ page of the application form.
Please note the following:
• We will only be able to consider you for this vacancy if you complete the application process outlined above – a CV alone will not be considered.
• Only include the information requested – copies of qualification, certificates, letters of reference, journal articles and any other additional documents are not required at this stage.
• It is important that you quote the reference number 15614 on the application form.
• The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 6 September 2010.
• We regret that we are unable to write to all applicants regarding the outcome of their application. Therefore, if you have not been invited for interview within four weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.