We have a 4-year PhD studentship position available immediately where the candidate can be from any EU state.
The project involves the development of super-resolution cryo-Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) to study the Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor.
The studentship is managed by the Nottingham-Rothamsted DTP, and the project will be carried out at the Research Complex at Harwell (www.rc-harwell.ac.uk) which is sited amongst the UK’s large scale facilities at South Oxfordshire. The studentship is to commence in the academic year 2017-18 (no later than a January 2018 start date). The doctoral stipend for 2017/18 is £14,553 in line with RCUK doctoral stipend level.
The appointed student will be based at the Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH) situated at South Oxfordshire to deliver the proposed research. As becoming an active member in the Central Laser Facility (CLF) OCTOPUS imaging facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, the student will receive extensive training on the development and prototyping of advanced optical microscopy techniques, and also gain the opportunity to perceive the applications of various optical imaging methods in different biology sciences, broadening the student’s horizons at the interface between physics and biology. The student will undertake a 12 week placement with the industrial partner Linkam Scientific. Training offered by Linkam imparts an understanding of many cutting-edge instrumental techniques for bio-imaging. Apart from technical training, knowledge exchange and business development training will also be provided by Linkam.
Attributes of suitable applicants:
Applicants would be expected to possess at least an upper-second class degree (or equivalent) in mathematics, physics, computer sciences, biophysics or engineering and a strong desire to develop his/her research career in image processing and analysis particularly for biological and biomedical applications. Applicants with following skills are highly encouraged to apply: programming in Matlab or/and LabVIEW, optical instrumentation, molecular or cellular biology.
I’m more than happy to discuss the project with anyone interested in the position, if so, please contact me on [log in to unmask] And also please do feel free to circulate the advert.
Kind regards,
Dave Scott
Group Leader in Biophysical Methods
Research Complex at Harwell
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