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PhD Studentship in Hispanic Studies at University of Cambridge 2011 in UK

/ February 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

Applications are invited for one fully-funded PhD studentship for the period 1 October 2011 to 31 September 2014, working under the supervision of Professor Alison Sinclair (Spanish and Portuguese) in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages. The studentship offers tuition fees and a maintenance grant in accordance with Research Council eligibility criteria, which means that the studentship is not available to citizens of non-EU countries.
Applicants are asked to submit a cv, and sample piece of written work. They are also asked to propose a research topic within the scope of the project. They should submit this proposal on one side of A4. Topics proposed are expected to fall within the framework of the project and/or drawing on the pliegos sueltos. Some general approaches and possible topics are indicated below.

  • Crime and the fictional imaginary in Spain
  • Against wrongdoing’: discourses of warning and admonishment in the writings of wrongdoing
  • Patterns of response to delitos de sangre (violent crime) in Spain 1800-1900
  • The aesthetics of wrongdoing: excitement and incitement
  • Crime, city and country
  • Imaginaries of retribution and come-uppance
  • ‘Against agency’: original sin, heredity, the environment in fiction and non-fiction

Scholarship Application Deadline: 7 March 2011

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PhD Studentship in Oxyfuel Combustion Diagnostics at University of Cambridge, UK

/ February 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

PhD position is available for candidates interested in the area of application of optical diagnostics to oxygen pulverized coal combustion in fluidized beds. Oxyfuel coal combustion holds promise for simplifying CO2 sequestration and management in power plants. Combustion in fluidized beds leads to very high rates of heat and mass transfer, yet we do not have significant information regarding the fluid mechanics of fluidization and reaction to validate combustion models. The goal of the project is to use imaging and line laser diagnostics (PIV, PDPA, LII) for characterizing the flow and reaction of coal particles and oxygen/inert mixtures on the upper regions of fluidized beds. The candidate will perform most of her/his research activities in the Cambridge Combustion Research Centre, a large group in the overall area of combustion (about 25 PhDs, 10 Post-docs), with state of the art experimental facilities.
Eligibility: The application is open to nationals of any country, but full tuition fees are not covered for overseas (non-EU) students. Stipends for 2010-2011 are 13,290 GBP, and available for 3 years. Candidates should hold an undergraduate degree in mechanical or chemical engineering, chemistry, physics or related fields, and marks corresponding to the top 10 percent cohort of a top university.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 4 March 2011

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MRC Studentship, Department of Psychiatry at University of Cambridge, UK

/ February 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge is pleased to announce one, possibly two, Medical Research Council (MRC) supported PhD Studentships (part-funded by NIHR) to start in October 2011. The Department has an outstanding international reputation in the field of psychiatric research, rated the best psychiatry department in the UK and in Europe, and has excelled in the last three Research Assessment Exercises. The Department welcomes applications from candidates with a good first degree in psychological, biological, medical, clinical, or mathematical sciences for a studentship to conduct research for a doctoral degree. Candidates need to put forward a potential project title together with a research proposal. This may be done informally in conjunction with a potential supervisor by email. Applicants for the studentship should have, or expect to gain a first or upper second class Honours degree in an appropriate subject, and may also have completed further research training or a Masters degree. The research council studentship stipend will be paid at RCUK rates for the duration of the award and fees are met.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 Feb 2011

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