PhD Studentship Opportunities

Faculty of Health and Wellbeing Sheffield Hallam University – Sports Engineering, Biomechanics and the Modelling of Sport and Health Bursary £13,290 Tuition fees Full time for 3 years The Sports Engineering Research Group within the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing employs approximately 20 staff comprising research engineers, designers, sports scientists and PhD students. Clients include Adidas, Prince, Puma, UK Sport, British Swimming and the International Tennis Federation. Following a very successful Research Assessment Exercise, the Sports Engineering Research Group in collaboration with the Health and Social Care Research Centre is seeking to recruit outstanding candidates to carry out multi-disciplinary PhD projects. The following projects ... Read Full Story

Applications are invited for a PhD Industrial CASE Studentship funded jointly by the EPSRC and DEM Solutions Ltd to be held at the Dept. of Engineering Science, University of Oxford. The studentship fully covers University tuition fees (at EU/UK level) and provides a tax-free annual EPSRC stipend (currently £13,290), plus an additional industrial top up equivalent to 1/3 of the EPSRC stipend (around £4500). The project is expected to commence between November 2009 and March 2010; the exact start date is subject to agreement with the successful candidate. Read Full Story

Research Associate / Research Assistant Computational Ocean Modelling Imperial College London – Department of Earth Science and Engineering Applied Modelling and Computation Group A fixed term post for two years in the first instance Salary range: £26,720 – £32,200 per annum Applications are invited for a Research Associate / Research Assistant position to join the Applied Modelling and Computation Group (AMCG), in the Department of Earth Science & Engineering at Imperial College London. AMCG is leading the development of a next-generation ocean model which exploits many advanced numerical methods and scientific computing techniques. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to work ... Read Full Story

Applications are invited for Junior Research Fellowships in science and technology (Computer Science, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, including Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) which will normally be tenable for three years from 1 October 2010. The Fellowships are open to graduates, men or women, of any University, with no age limit, but will normally be awarded to candidates who have recently completed their PhD or are close to completion. The function of these Fellowships is as initial (normally) post-doctoral positions appropriate to the start of an academic career. Read Full Story

Two 3-Year EPSRC Funded DPhil Studentships Translating Biophysical Modelling to the Heart of the Clinic University of Oxford – Oxford University Computing Laboratory Translating Biophysical Modelling to the Heart of the Clinic is a recently announced “Grand Challenge” project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The goal of this project is to integrate medical imaging and integrative multi-scale computational models of the heart within clinical environments to improve diagnosis, treatment planning and cardiovascular interventions. The project team is multi-institutional and cross-disciplinary, including leading clinical and academic partners within the United Kingdom. Applications are invited for two 3-year DPhil studentships funded by ... Read Full Story