International Scholarships

Applications are invited from first or upper second Honours graduates in biological, ecological, environmental, soil science or other appropriate disciplines for two postgraduate research studentships in soil biology research in Ireland, commencing in September 2006. Both studentships are initially funded for two years (MSc), but may be extended by a third year (PhD). The studentships … [More Info]

Live cell imaging and quantitative biochemistry to study protein dynamics and interactions are challenging and important areas of life science research in the genomic and post-genomic era. Multicolor fluorescence imaging techniques combined with complex computational data analyses are now becoming essential technologies in functional proteomics research, since they allow measurements of protein interactions and their … [More Info]

“A novel, green technology for environmental remediation of chloro-aromatic contaminants” Department of Zoology, Ecology & Plant Sciences An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supported MSc studentship is available in the Department of Zoology, Ecology & Plant Sciences, University College Cork. Supervisor: Dr. Marcel Jansen A committed and motivated researcher is sought for an EPA funded project … [More Info]

Project Title Molecular characterisation of familial colorectal cancers. Project Description Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death in Ireland. This project will focus on the identification of molecular features that further discriminate between sporadic and familial subsets of colorectal cancer. This should lead to improved diagnosis and prognosis and also provide … [More Info]

Research Assistant position in Decision Neuroscience O’Doherty lab, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. A post-graduate research assistant position is available in the laboratory of Prof. John P. O’Doherty at Trinity College Dublin. The position, part of a research programme funded by Science Foundation Ireland, will involve contributing to the organization of … [More Info]

The Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) is funded by the German Excellence Initiative. It conceptionally combines different research areas (microbial communities, interactions with plant, animal and human hosts and environmental interactions) to a comprehensive picture of microbial communication (www.jsmc.uni-jena.de). JSMC is an ambitious Graduate School prospectively comprising 150 PhD students who will be educated … [More Info]

The Geography Department and Coastal and Marine Resources Centre of University College Cork, Ireland, have two funded research studentships available to commence in October 2008. The studentships cover university fees at the EU level, and an annual stipend. The PhD project aims to address issues of the use of Geoinformatics technologies for predicting the effects … [More Info]