A new research centre focusing on nanophotonics for terabit communications is being established at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The centre is based on donations from a private foundation, VILLUM KANN RASNMUSSEN FONDEN. The NATEC centre will, in particular, perform research on light-matter interaction in semiconductor quantum dots and photonic crystal structures and explore the use of such nanostructured materials for realizing photonic chips operating in the terabit regime. The centre is a strongly focused effort involving nanofabrication, experimental characterisation based on nanoscopy and ultrafast lasers, fundamental theory including topology optimization, and systems experiments and will provide ample opportunities for cross-fertilization between these areas.

The NATEC Centre is headed by Professor Jesper Mørk (jm[a-t]com.dtu.dk) from Department of Photonics Engineering, DTU, and involves the collaboration with 4 other institutes at DTU: Department of Micro
and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Electron Nanoscopy and Danchip.

At the moment we have openings within the following areas of research:

Growth and characterisation of semiconductor quantum dots and fabrication of photonic crystal based devices (Kresten Yvind; ky[a-t]com.dtu.dk).

Characterisation of pulse propagation in photonic crystal structures and ultrafast dynamics in quantum dots (Mike van der Poel; mvp[a-t]com.dtu.dk).

Theory and modelling of light-matter interaction in photonic crystal structures with quantum dots (Niels Asger Mortensen; nam[a-t]mic.dtu.dk).

Topology optimization of nanophotonic structures incorporating effects of nonlinearities and fabrication uncertainties (Ole Sigmund; sigmund[a-t]mek.dtu.dk).

Experimental and theoretical investigations of terabit systems emphasizing noise limitations and information capacity (Palle Jeppesen; pj[a-t]com.dtu.dk).

We are looking for candidates with a strong track record and with a good experimental, theoretical and/or computational background in photonics, electromagnetics or materials engineering and physics. The annual salary of PhD students starts at approximately 277,000 DKK (36,900 EUR) + pension.

For further information please contact Jesper Mørk or the persons mentioned above, or see the full job announcement at the homepage of DTU. Please send your application as a single pdf file, including CV, list of publications, certificates of exams and grades, as well as a list of references to:

Director Anders Bjarklev
Department of Photonics Engineering
Ørsteds Plads, Building 343
Technical University of Denmark
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Denmark
Email: natecapplications[a-t]fotonik.dtu.dk.

Deadline for application: July 14, 2008 at 12.00 noon.

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The scholarships may be sought by students who wish to obtain a PhD degree, either without or with a previous Master’s degree, and who have agreed on a PhD project with a supervisor employed at the Faculty of Engineering.

For applicants with a relevant Master’s degree, the scholarship will be for three years of study. The applications are evaluated based on a number of criteria: the quality of the applicant (publications, grades, references, etc.), the quality of the project, and the degree of co-financing (by the supervisor, a Ph.D.-school, or the applicant). Special consideration will be given to projects with relation to the strategic research areas of the faculty. However, some scholarships will be based on an open competition among the applicants.

The scolarships will be awarded within the Research Training Programmes at the Faculty:
• Robotics
• Energy Efficient and Environmentally Efficient Technologies
• Functional Materials and Nanotechnology
• Applied Mathematical Modelling
• Product Design and Innovation

The scholarship is salaried in accordance with the agreement on salaried Ph.D. students between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Association) or for students without a masters degree in accordance with the SU-law (the Danish State Education Grant and Loan Scheme Authority).

Further information about the Ph.D.-study can be found at the homepage of Faculty

The application is to be made using the official application form, which can be downloaded from the homepage of the Faculty of Engineering or can be requested from the faculty secretariat. Please note that before sending in an application you must have defined a PhD. project together with a supervisor at the Faculty of Engineering, who must co-sign your application together with the Department Head.

Please send three copies of the application and enclosures, marked “Position no 084061″, to the University of Southern Denmark, the Faculty of Engineering, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M. The application must be at the faculty 1st August 2008 at 12 noon, at the latest.

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Successful applicants will enrol at the Faculty of LIFE Sciences, University of Copenhagen, under the auspices of the specific research school. The individual research school administers a special study programme for PhD fellows within their field of research.

Graduate School on Metal Ions in Biological Systems (MIBS)

1. Spectroscopic and Kinetic Characterization of Native and Designed Multicopper Oxidases

Department of Natural Sciences in collaboration with Novozymes A/S wishes to appoint a Ph.D. fellow in Spectroscopic and Kinetic Characterization of Native and Designed Multicopper Oxidases from 1 September 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description

With reference to the project manager, the work of the Ph.D. fellow will consist mainly of duties in connection with research and development within Bioinorganic chemistry.

The PhD project is focusing on laccases. A kinetic analysis of provided wild-type and mutant laccases will enable establishment of correlations between the screening assays and enzyme kinetics which is essential for laccase optimization and wild-type screening. The project will also focus on the connection between the redox potential and substrate oxidation/electron transfer. Characterization of the Cu centres is crucial to gain insight into the effect of specific mutations on the basic features of the proteins and it will require redox-potential determination, UV-Vis, stopped-flow, CD & EPR measurements, as well as other methods.

The appointed should have experience within one or more of the following areas:

• Spectroscopy on metal ions in model systems and/or in biological systems
• Structure and function of metal ion containing enzymes and proteins
• Inorganic coordination chemistry

Qualification requirements

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:

• Familiar with writing and speaking English. KU generally encourages employees who do not speak Danish to acquire a working knowledge of the language.
• The Ph.D. fellow is required to have initiative and research potential, to be enterprising and have ability to work as part of a team.

Questions

For further information about the post, please contact professor Morten J. Bjerrum. on tel. (+45) 35 33 24 52

Research School of Environmental Chemistry, Microbiology and Toxicology (RECETO)

2. Modeling helminth and protozoan parasite eggs in low quality water to be used for food production.

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology wishes to appoint a Ph.D. fellow in Modeling helminth and protozoan parasite eggs in low quality water to be used for food production from 1 September 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description

With reference to the project manager, the work of the Ph.D. fellow will consist mainly of duties in connection with research and development within Environmental Hygiene.

The appointee should have qualifications within the following areas:

• Parasitology
• Statistical analysis and modelling
• Environmental microbiology
• Water resources

The overall goal of this project is to establish models of the fate of helminth and protozoan parasite eggs in low quality water to be used for sustainable and safe food production. Fecal contaminated water of different types is increasingly used worldwide, in particular in southern Europe, northern Africa and certain parts of Asia, for irrigation in agriculture and horticulture. This is mainly due to increasing problems with water scarcity, limited availability of clear water, and competition between cities and agriculture on water. However, little is known about the sedimentation, transport and overall fate of parasite eggs in such water. One specific goal is to determine and assess the importance of key hydrologic and environmental factors affecting sedimentation, survival and infectivity of parasite eggs in low quality water, e.g. wastewater. Another is to establish new and further develop existing hydrologic models for the prediction of the fate of parasite eggs in low quality water.

The project will rely on existing methodologies from parasitology and environmental microbiology to determine the occurrence, survival and infectivity of parasites eggs in low quality water. Models developed by the DHI Water, Environment and Health and other relevant models will be used to develop new models for fate of parasite eggs in low quality water.

The Ph.D. student will be enrolled at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen. The project involves collaboration with research partners at both KU-Life, The DHI Water, Environment and Health and KU-Sund.

Qualification requirements

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:

The position will be appointed to a candidate with experience in one or more of the following areas: parasitology, environmental hygiene, and statistics/modeling. The candidate should be willing to spend stay(s) with foreign research partners. The Ph.D. fellow is also required to have research potential, to be enterprising and to possess good interpersonal skills.

Questions

For further information about the post, please contact Professor Anders Dalsgaard. on tel. (+45) 35 33 2720 or ad[a-t]life.ku.dk.

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• Scientific computing
• Mathematical statistics
• Image Processing and Computer Graphics
• Intelligent Signal Processing
• System-on-chip
• Systems Security
• Language Based Technology
• Software Engineering
• Algorithms and Logic
• Embedded Systems
• Communication and Information Technology

Candidates should have a master’s degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering.

The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in the DTU PhD programme for Mathematics, Physics and Informatics.

Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules of DTU, which may be obtained by application to the PhD programme office at tel: +45 45 25 11 76 or +45 45 25 11 77 or (in Danish) on http://www.dtu.dk/Uddannelse/Phd_studerende/Phd-vejledningen.aspx#u1 The applications must be submitted in collaboration with a potential supervisor. The student is responsible for contacting a potential supervisor and asking for an endorsement.

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The positions are available for 3 years.

Further information is available at the WWW-address: http://www.imm.dtu.dk/English.aspx or by application to Elsebeth Strøm, DTU Informatics, building 322, room 018, DTU, 2800 Lyngby, tel: 4525 3706, fax: 4593 0074, e-mail: es[a-t]imm.dtu.dk.

Applications with enclosures of one original hard copy and one pdf-file (electronically submitted) should be submitted to Elsebeth Strøm at the address indicated above.

Applications must include a curriculum vitae and documentation of a completed master’s degree. Application form, and Evaluation form (in Danish), must be submitted.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are requested to apply.

The application must sent to DTU Informatics and be received no later than Monday the 5th of May 2008 at 12.00.

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1. New methodologies for IT based Innovations in Supply Chains.
2. Methods for developing and implementing intelligent supply chain concepts.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Charles Møller, charles[ at ]production.aau.dk for further details.

Application deadline is April, 30.th 2008.

The successful applicant must participate in an action research program at Danfoss (http://danfoss.com) and work with research issues relevant to the program. The Danish PhD stipends are quite generous. There is no tuition, and the salary will be approximately 3.100 Euro per month. Full description of the position is provided at this link.

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A 3-year Ph.D. scholarship is available at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Solid Mechanics Section, from mid 2008.

Reinforcement of polymers using carbon nano-tubes or nano-sized SiC particles can be applied to increase the stiffness. For composites, in which the reinforcing fibers are on very different size scales, very high strain gradients in the matrix material near the fibers can affect the overall properties significantly. Higher order continuum theories (strain gradient models) can be used to model the matrix material at the relevant small scale, accounting for effects of boundary layers of constrained plastic deformations around the hard reinforcing fibers. For the relatively low volume fractions used in nano reinforced materials it may prove useful to also add fibers on a larger scale. The effect of reinforcing materials with fibers on different length scales is the focus of this Ph.D. study. The aim is to develop methods for analyzing nano- and micro-reinforced materials, through advanced numerical models accounting for the relevant small scale plastic deformation.

The Solid Mechanics Section at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has a long tradition of front edge research within the area of materials mechanics, and we have close collaborations with other strong groups both in Denmark and abroad.

We offer a stimulating environment, focused on research at an international level.

Candidates should have a master’s degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering.

The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules of DTU, which may be obtained by application to the PhD programme office at tel: +45 45 25 11 76 or +45 45 25 11 77.

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students.

Further information is available at www.mek.dtu.dk, or by contacting associate professor Christian Niordson, cn[ at ]mek.dtu.dk, +45 4525 4287.

Applications with enclosures in triplicate (electronic applications will not be considered) must be received no later than April 1st, at 12.00 noon by

Christian Niordson
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Technical University of Denmark – Building 404
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Denmark

Applications must include a curriculum vitae and documentation of a completed master’s degree.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Deadline: April 1, 2008

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At the Department of Economics at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, a number of PhD scholarships will be available from January 1, 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The PhD scholarships are offered within quantitative analyses of labour market and welfare policies, including e.g. analysis of the effects of labour market programmes, the effects of programmes in relation to children, youth, families, immigrants or elderly, or the use of economic incentives in employment or integration policies. The aim is to analyse different types of interventions targeting these groups, and to develop and apply econometric methods for evaluating programmes using micro data.

The PhD scholarships are placed within the Graduate School for Integration, Production and Welfare, and they are affiliated with the Department of Economics and the Danish National Institute of Social Research. Further information on the Graduate School and the PhD scholarships can be obtained from professor Peter Jensen, Department of Economics, phone: +45 89 486 482, e-mail: pje[a-t]asb.dk , or research director Niels Ploug, Danish National Institute of Social Research, phone: +45 33 48 08 40, e-mail: np[a-t]sfi.dk.

A PhD student in Denmark must complete an individually planned PhD course programme within the relevant research area and conduct a research project under the supervision of experienced senior researchers. As part of the PhD scholarship the PhD student will be enrolled in the PhD programme comprising a number of courses within the relevant research area.

The PhD student is also expected, as part of the programme, to spend some time (up to six months), with coverage of travel and accommodation expenses, at another – often foreign – research institution. During the programme, the PhD student is further expected to gain teaching experience within the subject area as well as experience with other forms of dissemination of research results. ASB also finances participation in relevant PhD courses and scientific conferences. In addition, it is expected that PhD students participate in and contribute to the other activities of the department.

Conditions of employment
The PhD scholarship has duration of three years. Graduates and students expecting to complete their study programme in the near future may apply for the scholarship. The employment is covered by a national collective agreement.

The applicant’s research potential will be the determining factor for a positive academic assessment. Exam results will also be assessed. For further information on admission criteria and ASB’s PhD programme, please go to: http://www.asb.dk/research/phd.aspx.

For the full details of the job announcement and applications requirements please refer to www.asb.dk/about/available

Deadline for application: Monday, December 17, 2007 at 12:00 noon.

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