International Scholarships

The Opportunity: A M.Sc. or Ph.D. student is sought in support of the Protein Quality and Utilization Program within the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.The research area focuses on biopolymers as functional ingredients for food. Specifically, the project will investigate protein-polysaccharide interactions at the molecular level, and their resulting impact on structure-forming properties in food. … [More Info]

A post-doctoral position in ribosome biochemistry is available for a qualified candidate to work on the development of in-vitro translation assays with purified ribosomes. The assays to be developed will provide an analytical assessment of specific steps in mRNA translation (decoding, peptide-bond formation, translocation) in wild-type and mutant prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes. The ultimate objectives … [More Info]

A three-year position is available at the Department of Molecular Biosciences (IMBV) on the project Personnel for biological Raman and magnetic circular dichroism studies funded by the Research Council of Norway. The project is studies with half time (resonance) Raman studies and second half on other spectroscopic techniques of several iron proteins (heme and none … [More Info]

Applications are invited for 16 Graduate School PhD Studentships in Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland. The Biocenter Oulu Graduate School is one of the largest graduate schools in Finland in the field of modern biosciences and biomedicine. The school has been regularly rated as excellent when reviewed by the Academy of Finland and Ministry … [More Info]

International Max Planck Research School “Ecological Interactions” Project 7: How do wood-feeding insects digest their diet? Supervisors: Prof. Jonathan Gershenzon, Dr. Axel Schmidt, Dr. Martin Kaltenpoth, MPI-CE Wood-feeding insects are sometimes known to use microbial symbionts present in their guts to help in digestion and nutrient mobilization. However, nothing is known about how such insects … [More Info]

4-year PhD studentship on “Exploring the secret metabolism of an antibiotic factory” This project will be a unique collaboration between the Microbial Physiology department and the Groningen Bioinformatics Centre using a newly acquired state-of art ultra-high resolution LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometer in the Medical Biomics Facility to determine the metabolome of Streptomyces coelicolor. Project objectives (1) … [More Info]

A PhD position is available in the Metastases Research Laboratory for a project focused on the use of proteomic techniques enabling the identification of molecular targets for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Requirements: Some experience in the fields of molecular biology and proteomics would be desirable. We are looking for a dedicated, flexible and ambitious … [More Info]