Scholarship Description
In a partnership with the University of Queensland, Youngcare have provided funding for two PhD Scholarships in two areas:

• Social Innovation which examines the changing nature of not-for-profit organisations in Australia, with Youngcare being one of the organisations to be researched, undertaken in the UQ Business School; and
• Pathways and Choices for Young People with High Care Needs which examines the lived experiences of individuals and families as they make decisions about the transition from home to residential care with the aim of informing future service development to be undertaken in the Faculty of Health Sciences. For more information please refer to attachments.

Study Subject:
organisational structure for non-profit-organisations and meeting residential needs for young people

Availability
This scholarship is offered once only to 2 people. Open for applications until October 10, 2008.

Payment Information
The value of this scholarship is AUD25000 (per annum). This award is to be used for living expenses. This scholarship is paid fortnightly for the period of 3 and a half years.

Research Information
This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: Business and management or Public health and health services.

Eligibility
This scholarship is for study in Austria.

Application Details
To apply for this scholarship you must apply directly to the scholarship provider. You can download the application form here. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.

Contact:

Dr Jennifer Flemming (Faculty of Health Sciences)
University of Queensland
Phone: +61 7 3240 6711
Email: J.Fleming@uq.edu.au

Prof Peter Liesch (Business School)
University of Queensland
Phone: +61 7 3365 7209
Email: p.liesch@business.uq.edu.au

The Bloomsbury Colleges are a consortium of six University of London colleges comprising Birkbeck (BBK), Institute of Education (IoE), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Royal Veterinary College (RVC), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and The School of Pharmacy (SoP).

The Consortium is offering twelve PhD Studentships, each of three years duration, to start October 2008. The Studentships will cover course fees (at the usual level for UK and EU studentships) and a student stipend. They will encompass a wide range of topics spanning the biomedical and social sciences, reflecting the diversity of disciplines represented in the consortium. The Studentships will be supervised by two of the partner colleges with the lead college indicated after each Studentship.

Applications will go to the relevant Studentship

The University of Luxembourg has a vacancy in its Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication for a Assistant- PhD student (Doktorand) in Systems Biology / Life Sciences 3-years contract, renewable starting October 2008 (or later)

Research area: Systems Biology – Life Sciences

Systems biological methods shall be used to investigate the systemic properties of inflammatory signalling networks in mammalian cells. Inflammation is a fundamental response of virtually all multi-cellular organisms to infection and injury. It is led on by a variety of signal transduction pathways tightly regulated and linked to other cellular events like apoptosis and proliferation. Strict regulation of this process is essential as errors can result in clinically relevant disorders like infection and sepsis, atherosclerotic disease and others.

The large number of participating components, their dependencies and multiple stimuli make the analysis of this signalling network difficult. Therefore a Boolean (logical) model of inflammatory signal transduction pathways shall be developed based on the current published knowledge and own experimental data aiming at a holistic (systems oriented) view. One focus will be on regulatory interactions between network components under different input-output settings and prediction of signalling scenarios in knock-out experiments. The project aims at the prediction and verification of experimental data, the examination of the structure and hierarchy of the inflammation signalling networks and the relevance analysis of the contained components.

Tasks:

• Prepare a PhD in Systems Biology
• Contribute to the teaching activities of the Faculty, especially in Systems Biology

Profile:

• Diploma or Master in Life Sciences (Biology), Biotechnology, Engineering or comparable
• Preferably the candidate should have a strong background in cell biology or systems biology.
• Good written and oral English skills are obligatory, working knowledge in German and/or French is an advantage.

Offer:

• research within an up-to-date field
• exciting interdisciplinary environment
• competitive remuneration

For further information, please contact:

Thomas Sauter
University of Luxembourg
162a, avenue de la Fa