The subject of the PhD will be:
Fabrication of nano-composites porous scaffold inducing mechanotransduction to cultured cells.
The aim is to design and fabricate a smart 3D polymeric porous structure to optimise the nutrient supply through the whole scaffold.

We are looking ASAP for the student with strong motivation and good background in biomaterials or polymers science.

Contact:
Org Name: Warsaw University of Technology
Contact Person: Wojciech Swieszkowski
Tel +48 22 234 87 92
Fax +48 22 234 87 50
E-Mail wojciech.swieszkowski@inmat.pw.edu.pl

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• [Netherlands] PhD Studentships in Skeletal Tissue Engineering – University of Twente
• [UK] MSc Scholarships in Cell and Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Keele University
• [Spain] PhD Positions in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Technical University of Catalonia

The appointment for a period of 36 months amounts to € 30550/year factorised by the country correction coefficient (e.g. Austria 1.04). Additional funds are available as “mobility allowance” (€ 800/month for researcher being married or equivalent; € 500/month not married) and as annual “travel allowance” (depending on distance between home location and host). The appointment position requires a permanent and active participation in the study and research program of the Research Training Network. It will be possible to get up to € 2000/year for career exploratory allowance and additionally funds for travel expenses to conferences and cooperating scientific institutions as well as for research equipment.

Due to the aspired comprehensiveness of the training the fellows will be expected to travel between some of the host institutions in order to profit from the expertise provided by each host group.

Organisation – National Research Institute (ITeE-PIB)
Division/Faculty/Department – Institute for Sustainable Technologies
Street – ul. K. Pulaskiego 6/10
City – Radom
Postal Code – 26-600
Country – POLAND
Phone – +4848-36442-41
+43/(0)2622 81600-39
Fax – +43/(0)2622 81600-39
E-Mail – wemesurf@ac2t.at
Website – www.wemesurf.net

Application Deadline – 30/11/2006

Additional secondments are planned in Hannover (Germany) and Paris (France).

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• [Poland] PhD Studentships in Tissue Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
• [Italy] PhD Fellowship in Nanotechnologies, University of Catania