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Applications are now invited for our fully funded 1+3 Year MRes/PhD studentships (commencing in October 2009).
The Chemical Biology Centre (CBC) (www.chemicalbiology.ac.uk) is a consortium of life scientists and physical scientists from three of London’s most prestigious Research Centres – Imperial College London, The Institute of Cancer Research and the London Research Institute of Cancer Research UK. The Centre’s interests lie in understanding protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions and in the education of young scientists in multidisciplinary research in this area.
For further information on the twelve 1+3 Year MRes/PhD Studentships on offer and details on how to apply, please visit our website: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/chemicalbiologycentre/doctoraltrainingcentre
Please note that all our fully funded 1+3 Year MRes/PhD studentships are restricted to UK students with a good degree in the physical sciences (2.1 or above (or equivalent)), as stipulated by our funding body. Students who have studied continuously in the UK for more than 3 years may also be eligible to apply. Non-UK students are welcome to apply if they wish to be self funded. The current fees are approximately £22,000 per annum.
2009年2月2日
2009年1月31日
英国爱丁堡大学博士后 生物学
英国博后信息 物理、天文、生物信息、材料
截止日期： 2009年2月27日
方向：物理、天文、生物信息、材料
学校：爱丁堡大学
爱丁堡大学介绍： http://www.docin.com/p-7285825.html
申请地址：
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010356
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INFORMATION for CANDIDATES
This document is designed to give you as much information as possible about the role you have applied for.
Job description:
Funding body: SULSA (Swain) / Wellcome Trust (Tyers)Hours: Full-time (35hrs/week) Start date: ImmediateDuration: fixed term 12 months (with possibility of renewal) Supervisor: Profs. Peter Swain and Mike TyersInformal enquiries: Peter.Swain@ed.ac.uk
Background:
We study the systems biology of cellular decision-making and are interested in how genes and proteins interact to allow cells to sense, process, and respond to altering environmental conditions. In particular, we are focusing on how fluctuations in nutrient levels impact new gene expression and the cell cycle in budding yeast.
The responses of individual cells can be qualitatively different from the average response of a population. We are developing microfluidic devices both to enable tracking of the size of cells and their levels of gene expression over time and to allow rapid, but controlled, changes in extracellular conditions. At the same time, we are writing image processing and analysis software to automate data acquisition and will build our results into mathematical models. It is therefore essential that you have an interest and enthusiasm for multi-disciplinary research.
We anticipate the position having a substantial degree of independence. You will be responsible for the molecular biology of the project, including designing and constructing fluorescence-based reporters, and will help construct the microfluidic devices and develop protocols for time-lapse microscopy. You will contribute to the design of the experiments and interact frequently with modellers. There will be ample opportunity for you to improve your skills in microscopy and image and data analysis.
You will be based in the Centre for Systems Biology (CSBE) at Edinburgh in the new Waddington building (opening Spring 2009) on the Kings Buildings campus of the University of Edinburgh. CSBE is one of the six centres for Systems Biology established by the U.K. government and currently consists of eleven research groups. It offers an excellent environment for people wishing to transition into Systems Biology with a mixture of dry and web labs and offices and laboratory space side-by-side. You will also be part of the focus of the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance focus on Systems Biology, a collaboration between six of the research universities in Scotland and the Scottish government.
Job Profile:
1. To take responsibility for the planning and execution of biochemical, molecular genetic, and microscopy aspects of the project.
2. Contribute to the overall project development, interacting with both theoretical and experimental researchers.
3. Contribute to the publication of research findings, drafting of papers for publication, presentation at conferences.
4. Provide advice and assistance for junior staff and research students as required.
5. Develop new methods and techniques appropriate to the goals of the project.
Person specification:
Essential
1. A PhD in biochemistry, molecular genetics or a related area.
2. Research experience and international-quality publications in molecular genetics of budding yeast.
3. Experience with several of the following: molecular genetics of budding yeast, reporter gene methods, in vivo imaging and fluorescence microscopy, microfluidics, micro-manager.
4. Enthusiasm for combining computational and experimental work.
5. Proven ability in team working, preferably cross-disciplinary teamwork.
6. Excellent English communication and writing skills.
Desirable
1. Some programming abilities.
2. Experience in image processing .
Salary
The role is grade UE07 and attracts an annual salary of £29,704 to £35,469 for full-time hours. Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building Society account, normally on the 28th of each month. Salaries for part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to the Standard Working Week.
We anticipate interviews will be held in the week commencing 23rd February. If you have not been invited for interview by this date, you have not been successful.
GENERAL INFORMATION The University of EdinburghFor information about the University of Edinburgh, please visit http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/ The College of Science and EngineeringFor information about the College of Science and Engineering, please visit http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/About/index.asp The School of Biological Sciences The School of Biological Sciences is located at the King's Buildings campus. It includes about 125 academic staff and independently-funded senior research fellows, around 200 research assistants, most of whom are postdoctoral, 150 technicians, 50 administrative and IT staff and approximately 200 postgraduate research students. Research grant expenditure is currently about £20M per year. The School comprises six research-focused Institutes with a strong inter-disciplinary remit: Structural and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, including the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Stem Cell Research, Immunology and Infection Research, Evolutionary Biology, and Molecular Plant Science. Research of the highest international standard is conducted over a wide range of pure and applied biological science Postgraduate research students are members of the Graduate School of Biological Sciences, and the School is a partner in the Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD Programme. The School's teaching programme includes both undergraduate and taught Masters degrees, with some 1600 students enrolled on our degree programmes. Many programmes are taught jointly with other Schools, in particular with Biomedical Sciences and GeoSciences. About 400 students are admitted each year to read biological subjects, across 15 Honours Schools and 4 MSc programmes. The administration of teaching is co-ordinated by the Biology Teaching Organisation. For more information please visit the BTO web-site at http://www.bto.ed.ac.uk/ Further information about the School of Biological Sciences and its constituent Institutes is available on the Web at http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/
Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh ( http://www.csbe.ed.ac.uk/ )The Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh (CSBE) brings together two of Edinburgh University's great strengths, world-class informatics and world-class biology, as part of the University's vision "to integrate the physical with the life sciences". CSBE is one of six UK 'Centres for Integrative Systems Biology' and the only one in Scotland. It is initially supported by an £18M investment from BBSRC, EPSRC, and the University of Edinburgh. CSBE aims to integrate biological data and mathematical models into large-scale informatics infrastructure and apply novel tools to understand a range of dynamic biological processes. It draws expertise from eleven internationally-leading Systems Biology research groups in the Schools of Biological Sciences, Informatics, Engineering, and BioMedical Sciences, together with staff at the Mathematics Department of Heriot-Watt University and at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland. The biological pilot projects include RNA metabolism in yeast (Jean Beggs, David Tollervey), interferon signalling in human macrophages (Peter Ghazal), and the plant circadian clock (Andrew Millar). The Kinetic Parameter Facility provides core experimental support for molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics, including robotised q-RT-PCR, automated ITC, SPR and high-resolution MS, with additional expertise in micro-fabrication and micro-fluidics (Anthony Walton).Strong interdisciplinary links with other Schools and Research Centres are a key part of CSBE's research. CSBE is collaborating on protein characterisation with the Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology (CTCB) and will benefit from CTCB's outstanding facilities for protein production. The computing facilities for CSBE are integrated with those of the Edinburgh Centre for Bioinformatics (ECB). The Division of Pathway Medicine's excellent microarray facility is available to CSBE, including novel developments in micro- and nano-scale assays jointly with the Scottish Microelectronics Centre (SMC). Very strong computational support is available from the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, which runs the UK's national supercomputers, and from the UK National E-Science Centre, which is based jointly in Edinburgh and hosted by the University. This positions CSBE to create a seamless research continuum in interdisciplinary biology.Life Sciences in the City of EdinburghEdinburgh and its surroundings provide one of the largest groupings of bioscience researchers in the UK. Local research partners include Heriot-Watt University, the SEERAD-funded Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (located on the Kings Buildings campus), and the BBSRC Roslin Institute. Links to knowledge transfer organisations are strong with a bioscience incubator on campus and the Edinburgh Science Park based just outside the city, including the Edinburgh Technopole.As a place to live the City of Edinburgh has all the advantages of a European capital city with a distinctive historical and architectural heritage and a vibrant cultural life including the world's largest arts festival. It is also within easy access of some of the most beautiful country and highland scenery to be found anywhere.
Application Procedure:We encourage all applicants to apply online at http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/ . The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV.If you do not have access to a computer, you can call our recruitment line on 0131 650 2511 for an application pack. This will be posted out to you for you to complete and return. Please return the Application form and all enclosures (except the equal opportunities form) to SBS Contracts, School of Biological Sciences, School Office, Darwin Building, The Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JR by the closing date of 27 February 2009. Return the equal opportunities form in the separate prepaid envelope.To complete the application process both online and in paper format, you need to complete the (i) Application Form (ii) Additional Personal Information Form, (iii) Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form, and (iv) Rehabilitation of Offenders Form and (v) full curriculum vitae and (vi) the names and contact details (including email) of two referees. You should additionally include a letter of application outlining how you meet the person specification and what you would bring to the post. We cannot guarantee to consider late applications. Please quote reference no: 3010356
Closing date: 27 February 2009
The University reserves the right to vary the candidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual
截止日期： 2009年2月27日
方向：物理、天文、生物信息、材料
学校：爱丁堡大学
爱丁堡大学介绍： http://www.docin.com/p-7285825.html
申请地址：
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010356
详细信息请点击标题：
INFORMATION for CANDIDATES
This document is designed to give you as much information as possible about the role you have applied for.
Job description:
Funding body: SULSA (Swain) / Wellcome Trust (Tyers)Hours: Full-time (35hrs/week) Start date: ImmediateDuration: fixed term 12 months (with possibility of renewal) Supervisor: Profs. Peter Swain and Mike TyersInformal enquiries: Peter.Swain@ed.ac.uk
Background:
We study the systems biology of cellular decision-making and are interested in how genes and proteins interact to allow cells to sense, process, and respond to altering environmental conditions. In particular, we are focusing on how fluctuations in nutrient levels impact new gene expression and the cell cycle in budding yeast.
The responses of individual cells can be qualitatively different from the average response of a population. We are developing microfluidic devices both to enable tracking of the size of cells and their levels of gene expression over time and to allow rapid, but controlled, changes in extracellular conditions. At the same time, we are writing image processing and analysis software to automate data acquisition and will build our results into mathematical models. It is therefore essential that you have an interest and enthusiasm for multi-disciplinary research.
We anticipate the position having a substantial degree of independence. You will be responsible for the molecular biology of the project, including designing and constructing fluorescence-based reporters, and will help construct the microfluidic devices and develop protocols for time-lapse microscopy. You will contribute to the design of the experiments and interact frequently with modellers. There will be ample opportunity for you to improve your skills in microscopy and image and data analysis.
You will be based in the Centre for Systems Biology (CSBE) at Edinburgh in the new Waddington building (opening Spring 2009) on the Kings Buildings campus of the University of Edinburgh. CSBE is one of the six centres for Systems Biology established by the U.K. government and currently consists of eleven research groups. It offers an excellent environment for people wishing to transition into Systems Biology with a mixture of dry and web labs and offices and laboratory space side-by-side. You will also be part of the focus of the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance focus on Systems Biology, a collaboration between six of the research universities in Scotland and the Scottish government.
Job Profile:
1. To take responsibility for the planning and execution of biochemical, molecular genetic, and microscopy aspects of the project.
2. Contribute to the overall project development, interacting with both theoretical and experimental researchers.
3. Contribute to the publication of research findings, drafting of papers for publication, presentation at conferences.
4. Provide advice and assistance for junior staff and research students as required.
5. Develop new methods and techniques appropriate to the goals of the project.
Person specification:
Essential
1. A PhD in biochemistry, molecular genetics or a related area.
2. Research experience and international-quality publications in molecular genetics of budding yeast.
3. Experience with several of the following: molecular genetics of budding yeast, reporter gene methods, in vivo imaging and fluorescence microscopy, microfluidics, micro-manager.
4. Enthusiasm for combining computational and experimental work.
5. Proven ability in team working, preferably cross-disciplinary teamwork.
6. Excellent English communication and writing skills.
Desirable
1. Some programming abilities.
2. Experience in image processing .
Salary
The role is grade UE07 and attracts an annual salary of £29,704 to £35,469 for full-time hours. Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building Society account, normally on the 28th of each month. Salaries for part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to the Standard Working Week.
We anticipate interviews will be held in the week commencing 23rd February. If you have not been invited for interview by this date, you have not been successful.
GENERAL INFORMATION The University of EdinburghFor information about the University of Edinburgh, please visit http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/ The College of Science and EngineeringFor information about the College of Science and Engineering, please visit http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/About/index.asp The School of Biological Sciences The School of Biological Sciences is located at the King's Buildings campus. It includes about 125 academic staff and independently-funded senior research fellows, around 200 research assistants, most of whom are postdoctoral, 150 technicians, 50 administrative and IT staff and approximately 200 postgraduate research students. Research grant expenditure is currently about £20M per year. The School comprises six research-focused Institutes with a strong inter-disciplinary remit: Structural and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, including the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Stem Cell Research, Immunology and Infection Research, Evolutionary Biology, and Molecular Plant Science. Research of the highest international standard is conducted over a wide range of pure and applied biological science Postgraduate research students are members of the Graduate School of Biological Sciences, and the School is a partner in the Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD Programme. The School's teaching programme includes both undergraduate and taught Masters degrees, with some 1600 students enrolled on our degree programmes. Many programmes are taught jointly with other Schools, in particular with Biomedical Sciences and GeoSciences. About 400 students are admitted each year to read biological subjects, across 15 Honours Schools and 4 MSc programmes. The administration of teaching is co-ordinated by the Biology Teaching Organisation. For more information please visit the BTO web-site at http://www.bto.ed.ac.uk/ Further information about the School of Biological Sciences and its constituent Institutes is available on the Web at http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/
Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh ( http://www.csbe.ed.ac.uk/ )The Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh (CSBE) brings together two of Edinburgh University's great strengths, world-class informatics and world-class biology, as part of the University's vision "to integrate the physical with the life sciences". CSBE is one of six UK 'Centres for Integrative Systems Biology' and the only one in Scotland. It is initially supported by an £18M investment from BBSRC, EPSRC, and the University of Edinburgh. CSBE aims to integrate biological data and mathematical models into large-scale informatics infrastructure and apply novel tools to understand a range of dynamic biological processes. It draws expertise from eleven internationally-leading Systems Biology research groups in the Schools of Biological Sciences, Informatics, Engineering, and BioMedical Sciences, together with staff at the Mathematics Department of Heriot-Watt University and at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland. The biological pilot projects include RNA metabolism in yeast (Jean Beggs, David Tollervey), interferon signalling in human macrophages (Peter Ghazal), and the plant circadian clock (Andrew Millar). The Kinetic Parameter Facility provides core experimental support for molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics, including robotised q-RT-PCR, automated ITC, SPR and high-resolution MS, with additional expertise in micro-fabrication and micro-fluidics (Anthony Walton).Strong interdisciplinary links with other Schools and Research Centres are a key part of CSBE's research. CSBE is collaborating on protein characterisation with the Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology (CTCB) and will benefit from CTCB's outstanding facilities for protein production. The computing facilities for CSBE are integrated with those of the Edinburgh Centre for Bioinformatics (ECB). The Division of Pathway Medicine's excellent microarray facility is available to CSBE, including novel developments in micro- and nano-scale assays jointly with the Scottish Microelectronics Centre (SMC). Very strong computational support is available from the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, which runs the UK's national supercomputers, and from the UK National E-Science Centre, which is based jointly in Edinburgh and hosted by the University. This positions CSBE to create a seamless research continuum in interdisciplinary biology.Life Sciences in the City of EdinburghEdinburgh and its surroundings provide one of the largest groupings of bioscience researchers in the UK. Local research partners include Heriot-Watt University, the SEERAD-funded Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (located on the Kings Buildings campus), and the BBSRC Roslin Institute. Links to knowledge transfer organisations are strong with a bioscience incubator on campus and the Edinburgh Science Park based just outside the city, including the Edinburgh Technopole.As a place to live the City of Edinburgh has all the advantages of a European capital city with a distinctive historical and architectural heritage and a vibrant cultural life including the world's largest arts festival. It is also within easy access of some of the most beautiful country and highland scenery to be found anywhere.
Application Procedure:We encourage all applicants to apply online at http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/ . The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV.If you do not have access to a computer, you can call our recruitment line on 0131 650 2511 for an application pack. This will be posted out to you for you to complete and return. Please return the Application form and all enclosures (except the equal opportunities form) to SBS Contracts, School of Biological Sciences, School Office, Darwin Building, The Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JR by the closing date of 27 February 2009. Return the equal opportunities form in the separate prepaid envelope.To complete the application process both online and in paper format, you need to complete the (i) Application Form (ii) Additional Personal Information Form, (iii) Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form, and (iv) Rehabilitation of Offenders Form and (v) full curriculum vitae and (vi) the names and contact details (including email) of two referees. You should additionally include a letter of application outlining how you meet the person specification and what you would bring to the post. We cannot guarantee to consider late applications. Please quote reference no: 3010356
Closing date: 27 February 2009
The University reserves the right to vary the candidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual
英国爱丁堡大学博士后 物理、天文、生物信息、材料
截止日期： 2009年3月15日
方向：物理、天文、生物信息、材料
学校：爱丁堡大学
爱丁堡大学介绍： http://www.docin.com/p-7285825.html
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http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010355
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The University of Edinburgh
For information about the University of Edinburgh, please visit http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/
College of Science and Engineering
For information about the College of Science and Engineering, please visit http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/About/index.asp
School of Physics and Astronomy, SUPA
The School of Physics comprises four Institutes: one for Physics; one for Astronomy; the e-Science Institute; and EPCC (Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre). The School forms part of SUPA, the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, and is based in the James Clerk Maxwell Building on the Kings Buildings Campus in Edinburgh. The School of Physics was ranked 6th out of 42 UK Physics Departments in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
Soft Matter, Biological and Statistical Physics Research Group
This group occupies a premier position internationally in the fields of soft condensed matter and statistical physics, and, following recent permanent recruitments funded by SUPA, now has substantial interests also in biological physics. The group combines experimental, theoretical and computational work within its overall programme. Our interests span from relatively applied areas, such as development of novel materials for specific applications, through to fundamental work on the principles of nonequilibrium statistical physics.
The Group's full-time academic staff currently comprise: Prof Mike Cates (soft matter theory and simulation); Prof Wilson Poon (soft matter and biological physics experiment); Prof Martin Evans (fundamentals and applications of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics); Dr Cait MacPhee (biomaterials and biological physics experiment); Dr Paul Clegg (soft matter and colloidal materials experiment); Dr Davide Marenduzzo (simulations of soft and biological matter); and Dr Rosalind Allen (rare event simulations in physics and biology). In addition, Prof Graeme Ackland, a computational physicist, splits his time between Soft Matter and other research areas. Alongside these staff, the Group usually hosts about 20 additional researchers on PhD studentships, postdoctoral positions or visiting appointments. It has strong links with other researchers within the School and University.
As well as the Group's own laboratories (which include wet-lab facilities for chemistry and biology) we make continual use of COSMIC (the Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy, Micromanipulation and Imaging Centre). This is a £2.5M state-of-the art laboratory for the optical interrogation of soft and biological matter, housed within the School. The group also has longstanding collaborations on parallel computing with the staff of EPCC, and direct access to its IBM BlueGene machine and other computational resources. We also regularly access national and international facilities for supercomputing, X-ray and Neutron studies.
Job Description
We plan to fill approximately three positions in 2009, with some flexibility over start dates.
The advertised positions are full-time research posts to work with the Soft Matter, Biological and Statistical Physics Research Group. They are open to experimental, theoretical and computational scientists. Applicants who combine more than one of these skills are, of course, welcome. (Among simulators, there is some preference for those with, or wishing to acquire, skills in lattice Boltzmann methods. Applications from physicists with an interest in biological systems are particularly welcome.)
Most of these positions arise from the Group's Programme Grant, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); other Grant applications are pending. One position may be funded by an EU ITN Network now being negotiated (this may be subject to nationality requirements). Applicants will automatically be considered for all posts for which they are eligible, unless they request otherwise.
The precise contract period may depend on the resources available. Contracts awarded under our Programme Grant will not normally extend beyond 30 September 2011.
Project Areas
As a guideline, five broad research areas in which we seek to appoint are listed below:
1. Rheophysics: We wish to understand the behaviour of colloids and other soft materials under conditions of strong flow. Often, flow can totally alter the internal structure of such materials and we want to understand this.
2. Physics of barriers in soft matter and biology: We wish to understand how soft and biological systems undergo 'rare events' taking them from one apparently stable state of organization to another. These include events that alter the way genes are expressed in a cell, and also the nucleation of one phase of matter within another.
3. New soft materials: Building on our recent discoveries, we want to use physics to create new and interesting materials with properties potentially relevant to computer displays, drug delivery, catalysis and other fields.
4. Physics of cellular motion: We want to understand how bacteria (which, if they were dead, would be effectively colloids) behave when swimming, either individually, or collectively (in a swarm). At a smaller scale, within the cell there are various soft matter components which use a constant supply of chemical energy to maintain an 'active' (i.e. living) state. We want to understand these too.
5. New statistical mechanics tools: we want to develop new and better theories and simulation models that will, over the longer term, help us connect the microscopic components in soft materials and other systems to their macroscopic properties.
Recruitment Strategy
We plan to maintain an overall balance and diversity of skills in the Group, paying due regard to the plans on which our funding was awarded and the roles of researchers already in post. The individual scientific merit of applicants will also be a strong factor in selection.
Selection Criteria and Person Specification
While direct knowledge and experience of at least some relevant methodologies is desirable for all these positions, imagination, scientific flair, and willingness to learn new techniques are equally important. In your application please not only indicate what relevant skills you have but also include a statement of your scientific ambitions.
Required:
· Training to PhD level or equivalent in research methods, practices and technology relevant to one or more of the project areas detailed above.
· Experience of conducting research at a level enabling the study of one or more such project areas without day-to-day supervision.
· Ability to contribute to the Group's research by taking the lead in some elements of its programme.
· Ability to discuss project goals with academic staff; to formulate and implement research plans for achieving these goals; and to modify these plans in the light of the results obtained.
· Ability to create scientific reports as lead drafting author, agree final text with colleagues, handle submission to journals, and deal with revisions in the same manner.
· Ability and willingness to give formal and informal scientific presentations both within the group and at conferences.
Desirable:
· Ability and willingness to assist in the day-to-day supervision of PhD and Masters student projects.
· Ability and willingness to contribute to wider group activities including: organization of seminars and/or discussion groups; managing shared laboratory equipment; assistance with computer systems management tasks; assistance with purchasing and commissioning of equipment, computer software, consumables etc..
· Experience of data analysis, computer graphics and other techniques necessary to gather and quantitatively present the findings of research.
· Experience using Unix/Linux (for theory and simulation posts) and/or interfacing Windows machines to laboratory equipment (for experimentalists).
· Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team, or demonstrable interest in so doing.
· Ability and willingness to engage with principal and co-investigators in discussing the research strategy of the group as a whole.
Salary
Appointments will be made at UoE Grade 7, with salary on a seven-point scale from £29,704 £35,469, incremented annually.
Further Enquiries
Informal enquiries may be addressed by email to the staff member closest to your own interests. (w.poon, m.cates, m.evans, cait.macphee, paul.clegg, rosalind.allen, g.j.ackland, all @ed.ac.uk, or dmarendu@ph.ed.ac.uk ). Please note however that none of these staff have time to scrutinize the CVs of potential applicants prior to application nor to advise you whether it is worth applying formally.
Additional information about some of our activities can be found at
http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/cmatter/soft.html experiment) and http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/cmatter/statmechandcompmat.html theory).
Application Procedure
We encourage all applicants to apply online at http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/. The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV.
If you do not have access to a computer, you can call our recruitment line on 0131 650 2511 for an application pack. This will be posted out to you for you to complete and return. Please return the Application form and all enclosures (except the equal opportunities form) to Ms D Hamilton, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, JCMB Kings Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ by the closing date of 15 March 2009. Return the equal opportunities form in the separate prepaid envelope.
To complete the application process both online and in paper format, you need to complete the (i) Application Form, including a statement addressing how your application meets the Person Specification (ii) Additional Personal Information Form, (iii) Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form, and (iv) Rehabilitation of Offenders Form. Please attach your CV including a statement addressing how your application meets the Person Specification, also include publication list as well as a summary of recent and planned research. Include the names of two referees.
Please then arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to Doreen Hamilton at d.hamilton@ed.ac.uk. Please ask your referees to quote the job reference number( 3010355 ) in these letters of recommendation and all related correspondence.
Please quote reference no: 3010355
Closing date: 15 March 2009
The University reserves the right to vary the candidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual
方向：物理、天文、生物信息、材料
学校：爱丁堡大学
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The University of Edinburgh
For information about the University of Edinburgh, please visit http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/
College of Science and Engineering
For information about the College of Science and Engineering, please visit http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/About/index.asp
School of Physics and Astronomy, SUPA
The School of Physics comprises four Institutes: one for Physics; one for Astronomy; the e-Science Institute; and EPCC (Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre). The School forms part of SUPA, the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, and is based in the James Clerk Maxwell Building on the Kings Buildings Campus in Edinburgh. The School of Physics was ranked 6th out of 42 UK Physics Departments in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
Soft Matter, Biological and Statistical Physics Research Group
This group occupies a premier position internationally in the fields of soft condensed matter and statistical physics, and, following recent permanent recruitments funded by SUPA, now has substantial interests also in biological physics. The group combines experimental, theoretical and computational work within its overall programme. Our interests span from relatively applied areas, such as development of novel materials for specific applications, through to fundamental work on the principles of nonequilibrium statistical physics.
The Group's full-time academic staff currently comprise: Prof Mike Cates (soft matter theory and simulation); Prof Wilson Poon (soft matter and biological physics experiment); Prof Martin Evans (fundamentals and applications of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics); Dr Cait MacPhee (biomaterials and biological physics experiment); Dr Paul Clegg (soft matter and colloidal materials experiment); Dr Davide Marenduzzo (simulations of soft and biological matter); and Dr Rosalind Allen (rare event simulations in physics and biology). In addition, Prof Graeme Ackland, a computational physicist, splits his time between Soft Matter and other research areas. Alongside these staff, the Group usually hosts about 20 additional researchers on PhD studentships, postdoctoral positions or visiting appointments. It has strong links with other researchers within the School and University.
As well as the Group's own laboratories (which include wet-lab facilities for chemistry and biology) we make continual use of COSMIC (the Collaborative Optical Spectroscopy, Micromanipulation and Imaging Centre). This is a £2.5M state-of-the art laboratory for the optical interrogation of soft and biological matter, housed within the School. The group also has longstanding collaborations on parallel computing with the staff of EPCC, and direct access to its IBM BlueGene machine and other computational resources. We also regularly access national and international facilities for supercomputing, X-ray and Neutron studies.
Job Description
We plan to fill approximately three positions in 2009, with some flexibility over start dates.
The advertised positions are full-time research posts to work with the Soft Matter, Biological and Statistical Physics Research Group. They are open to experimental, theoretical and computational scientists. Applicants who combine more than one of these skills are, of course, welcome. (Among simulators, there is some preference for those with, or wishing to acquire, skills in lattice Boltzmann methods. Applications from physicists with an interest in biological systems are particularly welcome.)
Most of these positions arise from the Group's Programme Grant, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); other Grant applications are pending. One position may be funded by an EU ITN Network now being negotiated (this may be subject to nationality requirements). Applicants will automatically be considered for all posts for which they are eligible, unless they request otherwise.
The precise contract period may depend on the resources available. Contracts awarded under our Programme Grant will not normally extend beyond 30 September 2011.
Project Areas
As a guideline, five broad research areas in which we seek to appoint are listed below:
1. Rheophysics: We wish to understand the behaviour of colloids and other soft materials under conditions of strong flow. Often, flow can totally alter the internal structure of such materials and we want to understand this.
2. Physics of barriers in soft matter and biology: We wish to understand how soft and biological systems undergo 'rare events' taking them from one apparently stable state of organization to another. These include events that alter the way genes are expressed in a cell, and also the nucleation of one phase of matter within another.
3. New soft materials: Building on our recent discoveries, we want to use physics to create new and interesting materials with properties potentially relevant to computer displays, drug delivery, catalysis and other fields.
4. Physics of cellular motion: We want to understand how bacteria (which, if they were dead, would be effectively colloids) behave when swimming, either individually, or collectively (in a swarm). At a smaller scale, within the cell there are various soft matter components which use a constant supply of chemical energy to maintain an 'active' (i.e. living) state. We want to understand these too.
5. New statistical mechanics tools: we want to develop new and better theories and simulation models that will, over the longer term, help us connect the microscopic components in soft materials and other systems to their macroscopic properties.
Recruitment Strategy
We plan to maintain an overall balance and diversity of skills in the Group, paying due regard to the plans on which our funding was awarded and the roles of researchers already in post. The individual scientific merit of applicants will also be a strong factor in selection.
Selection Criteria and Person Specification
While direct knowledge and experience of at least some relevant methodologies is desirable for all these positions, imagination, scientific flair, and willingness to learn new techniques are equally important. In your application please not only indicate what relevant skills you have but also include a statement of your scientific ambitions.
Required:
· Training to PhD level or equivalent in research methods, practices and technology relevant to one or more of the project areas detailed above.
· Experience of conducting research at a level enabling the study of one or more such project areas without day-to-day supervision.
· Ability to contribute to the Group's research by taking the lead in some elements of its programme.
· Ability to discuss project goals with academic staff; to formulate and implement research plans for achieving these goals; and to modify these plans in the light of the results obtained.
· Ability to create scientific reports as lead drafting author, agree final text with colleagues, handle submission to journals, and deal with revisions in the same manner.
· Ability and willingness to give formal and informal scientific presentations both within the group and at conferences.
Desirable:
· Ability and willingness to assist in the day-to-day supervision of PhD and Masters student projects.
· Ability and willingness to contribute to wider group activities including: organization of seminars and/or discussion groups; managing shared laboratory equipment; assistance with computer systems management tasks; assistance with purchasing and commissioning of equipment, computer software, consumables etc..
· Experience of data analysis, computer graphics and other techniques necessary to gather and quantitatively present the findings of research.
· Experience using Unix/Linux (for theory and simulation posts) and/or interfacing Windows machines to laboratory equipment (for experimentalists).
· Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team, or demonstrable interest in so doing.
· Ability and willingness to engage with principal and co-investigators in discussing the research strategy of the group as a whole.
Salary
Appointments will be made at UoE Grade 7, with salary on a seven-point scale from £29,704 £35,469, incremented annually.
Further Enquiries
Informal enquiries may be addressed by email to the staff member closest to your own interests. (w.poon, m.cates, m.evans, cait.macphee, paul.clegg, rosalind.allen, g.j.ackland, all @ed.ac.uk, or dmarendu@ph.ed.ac.uk ). Please note however that none of these staff have time to scrutinize the CVs of potential applicants prior to application nor to advise you whether it is worth applying formally.
Additional information about some of our activities can be found at
http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/cmatter/soft.html experiment) and http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/cmatter/statmechandcompmat.html theory).
Application Procedure
We encourage all applicants to apply online at http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/. The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV.
If you do not have access to a computer, you can call our recruitment line on 0131 650 2511 for an application pack. This will be posted out to you for you to complete and return. Please return the Application form and all enclosures (except the equal opportunities form) to Ms D Hamilton, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, JCMB Kings Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ by the closing date of 15 March 2009. Return the equal opportunities form in the separate prepaid envelope.
To complete the application process both online and in paper format, you need to complete the (i) Application Form, including a statement addressing how your application meets the Person Specification (ii) Additional Personal Information Form, (iii) Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form, and (iv) Rehabilitation of Offenders Form. Please attach your CV including a statement addressing how your application meets the Person Specification, also include publication list as well as a summary of recent and planned research. Include the names of two referees.
Please then arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to Doreen Hamilton at d.hamilton@ed.ac.uk. Please ask your referees to quote the job reference number( 3010355 ) in these letters of recommendation and all related correspondence.
Please quote reference no: 3010355
Closing date: 15 March 2009
The University reserves the right to vary the candidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual
英国爱丁堡大学博士后 机器人和自适应控制
截止日期： 2009年2月20日
方向：机器人和自适应控制
学校：爱丁堡大学
爱丁堡大学介绍：
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Informatics: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Robotics and Adaptive Motor Control
The project "STIFF: Enhancing Biomorphic Agility through variable Stiffness" is funded under the EU Framework 7 Objective ICT-2007.2.2: Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics initiative for a period of 36 months. The goal of the project is to equip a highly biomimetic robot hand-arm system with the agility, robustness and versatility that are hallmarks of the human motor system by understanding and mimicking the variable stiffness paradigms that are so effectively employed by the human CNS.
There are two postdoctoral positions being advertised, with a slight difference in emphasis; and the two appointees are expected to work in tandem with overlapping expertise:
Post One: Robotics and Adaptive Control: The appointee will be responsible for direct implementation of adaptive control paradigms on biophysical simulations and on state-of-the-art novel variable impedance actuators.
Both posts will involve travelling to project partner meetings around Europe, periodic reporting at EU reviews as well as attending and disseminating work at international conference. The posts also assume leadership roles and some level of PhD supervision on topics relevant to the project.
The successful candidates will have a PhD (or expected completion) in the area of (learning) robotics, probabilistic machine learning and/or adaptive motor control; strong mathematical skills in the area of optimization, algebra and control theory; strong programming skills in C, C++, MATLAB or equivalent; some experience with writing software and control of real hardware systems; a good understanding of adaptive control paradigms
The posts are available from 1st March 2009 for a fixed term of up to 34 months.
Fixed Term: 34 months
方向：机器人和自适应控制
学校：爱丁堡大学
爱丁堡大学介绍：
申请地址：
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010336
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Informatics: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Robotics and Adaptive Motor Control
The project "STIFF: Enhancing Biomorphic Agility through variable Stiffness" is funded under the EU Framework 7 Objective ICT-2007.2.2: Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics initiative for a period of 36 months. The goal of the project is to equip a highly biomimetic robot hand-arm system with the agility, robustness and versatility that are hallmarks of the human motor system by understanding and mimicking the variable stiffness paradigms that are so effectively employed by the human CNS.
There are two postdoctoral positions being advertised, with a slight difference in emphasis; and the two appointees are expected to work in tandem with overlapping expertise:
Post One: Robotics and Adaptive Control: The appointee will be responsible for direct implementation of adaptive control paradigms on biophysical simulations and on state-of-the-art novel variable impedance actuators.
Both posts will involve travelling to project partner meetings around Europe, periodic reporting at EU reviews as well as attending and disseminating work at international conference. The posts also assume leadership roles and some level of PhD supervision on topics relevant to the project.
The successful candidates will have a PhD (or expected completion) in the area of (learning) robotics, probabilistic machine learning and/or adaptive motor control; strong mathematical skills in the area of optimization, algebra and control theory; strong programming skills in C, C++, MATLAB or equivalent; some experience with writing software and control of real hardware systems; a good understanding of adaptive control paradigms
The posts are available from 1st March 2009 for a fixed term of up to 34 months.
Fixed Term: 34 months
英国爱丁堡大学博士后 地球科学
截止日期： 2009年2月13日
方向：地球科学
学校：爱丁堡大学
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申请地址：
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010336
详细信息如下：
GeoSciences: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Geoscience
The research programme will apply chemical and physical sensors to on-line and in-situ measurement and monitoring of biogeochemical processes in microbially colonised column and sandbox flow experiments pertinent to aquifer vulnerability studies. You will construct robust solid-state electrochemical micro-sensors capable of determination of a range of dissolved species including contaminant metals and aqueous species related to bacterial respiration. These sensors will be used for (i) real-time monitoring of contaminant transport and speciation in flow experiments, and (ii) highly spatially resolved (<1mm)>
方向：地球科学
学校：爱丁堡大学
爱丁堡大学介绍： http://www.docin.com/p-7285825.html
申请地址：
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010336
详细信息如下：
GeoSciences: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Geoscience
The research programme will apply chemical and physical sensors to on-line and in-situ measurement and monitoring of biogeochemical processes in microbially colonised column and sandbox flow experiments pertinent to aquifer vulnerability studies. You will construct robust solid-state electrochemical micro-sensors capable of determination of a range of dissolved species including contaminant metals and aqueous species related to bacterial respiration. These sensors will be used for (i) real-time monitoring of contaminant transport and speciation in flow experiments, and (ii) highly spatially resolved (<1mm)>
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