Research | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 53

2011 Canadian International Food Security Research Fund

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IDRC is pleased to announce this 2011 call as part of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (the “Fund”). According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Eligibility:The Fund is open to project teams from Canadian and developing country organizations, including academic institutions, private sector organizations, civil society organizations, and other research-based organizations. Applicant organizations will require considerable research experience to be able to lead a project of this nature.

UN organizations, the CGIAR, and Canadian federal government agencies may not apply as primary recipients, but may be included in applications by others, as third-party participants.

Any individual can be involved in a maximum of two applications to CIFSRF, but cannot be presented as principal investigator on more than one application.

Scholarship Application Deadline:March 23, 2011

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University of Cambridge, Phd Studentship in Pathogen Cell Biology 2011 in UK

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Bacterial pathogen subversion of the mammalian actin cytoskeleton

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship, supervised by Prof. Vassilis Koronakis, to research mechanisms underlying bacterial pathogen subversion of the mammalian cytoskeleton. Actin polymerisation is mediated by a complex signalling network requiring small G-protein activation that target N-WASP and the SCAR/WAVE complex to initiate Arp2/3-dependent actin nucleation. The detailed processes by which cellular signal transduction cascades lead to the formation of discrete actin structures remain unresolved. These signalling pathways are hijacked by pathogens like Salmonella and E.coli to promote colonisation, survival and dissemination, deploying virulence (effector) proteins to manipulate host actin dynamics.

The student will dissect key eukaryotic signalling networks targeted by these bacterial pathogens using a multidisciplinary approach involving the culture and infection of mammalian cells, cell biology, fluorescence microscopy, protein biochemistry and molecular genetics. Detailed characterisation of the mechanisms underlying actin polymerisation will not only reveal the molecular basis of disease, but also illuminate fundamental processes in cell biology.

Experience and/or Masters degree is desirable.

How to apply:

Applicants should hold or be about to achieve a First or Upper-Second (2.i) class degree in a relevant subject. Experience and/or Masters degree is desirable.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to formally apply through completion of a Graduate and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF) before attending interview.

Applications from ineligible candidates will not be considered.

Application Deadline: 28 February 2011.

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University of Exeter, Research Fellow Life and Environmental Sciences 2011 in UK

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Fixed term contract for 18 months commencing on 1 April 2011

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow on the project “Conditioning Demand – Older People, Diversity and Thermal Experience” which is led by University of Manchester in collaboration with Exeter, Cardiff and Lancaster Universities. The Exeter element of the project is led by Professor Patrick Devine-Wright in the Geography department within the College of Life and Environment Sciences. The project is part of the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council’s People, Energy and Buildings programme.

The postholder will primarily be involved in devising, undertaking and reporting the findings of field research in the Devon area. This work will feed into the project’s main research aim, which is to better understand the diversity and dynamics of thermal experiences in the ageing populations of the UK and France. The project team will conduct empirical research on ageing populations and energy-efficient technologies in the UK and France to understand how comfort is shaped by both social and material factors.

We are seeking candidates with a relevant PhD and research experience. Candidates should have excellent research skills particularly in qualitative methods, be able to work independently and collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries and be able to conduct fieldwork in the region. Ideally you should also have experience of working on energy technologies and/or ageing populations.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Patrick Devine-Wright.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity in its workforce and, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, is particularly keen to consider applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

Application Deadline: 1st April 2011

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