[Denmark] PhD Scholarships in Chemistry & Environmental Sciences – University of Copenhagen
Research Schools of Chemistry & Environment wish to appoint 6 PhD fellows in the following themes by research school, for 3 years starting on September 1st, 2008.
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
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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