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PhD Studentship in Medical/Clinical Devices at Nottingham Trent University, UK

/ March 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

The School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University has an ambitious development strategy which allows us to offer an exciting opportunity for a PhD Studentship. The studentships will pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (£13,590 per annum for 2011/12) for up to three years. Applications are invited from those looking to pursue doctoral study in the subject area of medical/clinical device development. The research area could include design applications utilising smart materials and technologies. Designers are increasingly becoming aware of the potential use and integration of smart materials and technologies within their designs. One of the critical steps towards building innovative surgical solutions will be to link physicians and product designers utilising the appropriate materials and technologies to provide tangible improvements in patient care and treatment.
Designers are trained to think three dimensionally about form. In creating a new medical device, designers must understand the complex set of issues that exist in a variety of environments. It also illustrates the need for designers to understand a wide range of styles and techniques and transform ideas and visions into new pioneering products ready for market. We are interested in considering applications that will demonstrate an integrated design approach with a keen interest in utilising and implementing novel technologies.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 April 2011.

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PhD Studentship in Modernism, Memory and Architecture in the Developing World, UK

/ March 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

The School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University has an ambitious development strategy which allows us to offer an exciting opportunity for a PhD Studentship. The studentships will pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (£13,590 per annum for 2011/12) for up to three years.
This call is inviting doctoral studentship application from individuals interested in exploring the nature of Modernity within the context of the developing world, with special focus on Asia. The notions of Modernity and Modernism emerged out of specific concerns within the post Industrial Revolution Western culture. Earlier work on the Indian subcontinent has shown the complex nature of the two terms within the fast evolving context of the developing world. The pressures of demographics and development, as well as the cultural context in which Modernity was subjected to operate, have resulted in a specific kind of Modernism. High density complex urban environments have evolved adding novel and unique dimensions to our understanding of urbanism. The peculiar urban development characteristic of the informal sector of developing cities could no longer be disregarded as inconsequential. In there, collective and cultural memory and history, as well as typological and material preferences have played a distinctive role. The project will explore the nature of this Modernity within the urban context of the ‘developing world’.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 April 2011

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PhD Studentship: The T-Mobile Chair of Mobile Business & Multilateral Security at Goethe University, Frankfurt

/ March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

To strengthen our team we are looking for a committed, creative and flexible PhD candidate (male/female) with advanced professional knowledge in Information Technology and interest in the current development in business informatics. The environment of mobile systems and applications will give you valuable work experience in interdisciplinary and multinational projects with travel and project responsibility. Beside your project work and other activities at the chair, the preparation of your PhD thesis is in key. Our interdisciplinary environment with computer scientists and economists leads to synergies in our research and teaching, especially in IT Security, Identity Management and secure infrastructures in mobile environments. Our cooperation with donator T-Mobile International provides extraordinary strategic and infrastructural opportunities.

What we expect from you:
– A University degree with excellent results, relevant work experience welcome
– Relevant professional skills in informatics/computer science
– Ability to work independently and scientific ambition
– Excellent knowledge in English (spoken and written)
– Communication skills and the ability to work in a team
– Willingness to travel

You have advanced knowledge and special skills in the following domains:
– IT Security and cryptography background
– Programming languages and experiences in software projects
– Administration skills in different platforms (e.g. UNIX, Linux, Windows)

Knowledge in the following areas is highly preferable:
– Privacy-Enhancing Technologies and data protection
– Identity Management
– Smartcards and Trusted Computing
– Mobile Application Development (e.g. in Android, etc.)
– Web technologies and development
– Project management
Your Tasks:
– Participation in EU wide projects and tasks at the chair
– Assistance in teaching and supervising bachelor, master and diploma theses
– Preparation of your PhD

The position is available immediately and has a fixed-term of 3 years with an extension option. The employment will be according to E13 TV-G-U, and can be full or part time. Goethe University Frankfurt aims at a higher proportion of female staff and explicitly invites qualified women to apply. Severely disabled people with equal skills will be preferred. The duration of the contract is limited by the regulations of the german “Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz” and the “Hessisches Hochschulgesetz”.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

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