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]

University of Ottawa has a two-year Postdoctoral Fellow position supported by a NSERC Strategic Grant. Successful candidate will work closely with national laboratories at the National Research Council of Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency to develop a novel microfluidic-based flow cytometer (microcytometer) for rapid detection and identification of bacterial foodborne pathogens. Responsibilities of this … [More Info]

PhD position Agrotechnology & Food Science Group (Gelderland), 38 hours per week Job description We are offering a PhD research project on the properties and behaviour of novel, protein-inspired biopolymers with block structure: self-assembly, micellization, gel formation, conformations etc. as a function of physicochemical parameters. The polymers are biosynthesized through fermentation by gmo’s (yeasts) containing … [More Info]

Opportunities exist for motivated graduates to develop their research skills further in a variety of innovative food research projects based at the Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. The laboratories are well equipped and the prospective students will have access to state-of-the-art research equipment and experienced supervisors. There are currently four studentships available … [More Info]

The Department of Food Biosciences at the University of Reading has been awarded a Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate PhD studentship for research within the remit of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The aim of the studentship is to enable outstanding students from India, China, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and the developing … [More Info]

An opening for a Ph.D. student is available at McMaster University with a start date in January 2008. The student will be enrolled in the graduate program in the School of Computational Engineering & Science, or in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and will work with Dr. Protas on problems of PDE-constrained optimization using … [More Info]

We have an immediate opening for a student with a background in thin film physics or nanomaterials interested in pursuing a PhD or Masters at Queen’s University. We are particularly interested in those specializing in optics or photonics. Candidates require at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, Materials Science or a related … [More Info]