Employer Moredun Research Institute
Job title PhD Studentship
Closing date 30/04/2010
No of posts 1
Job categories Animal and Plant Resources
Physical Resources and the Environment
Scientific Services
Paid / unpaid Paid
Salary 13,290
Job description Title: "Use of Caenorhabditis elegans for the generation of recombinant vaccine candidates for the sheep parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta".
This project will use technologies at the forefront of vaccine research to generate and evaluate recombinant parasite antigens using a novel Caenorhabditis elegans expression system. Registered with the University of Glasgow, you will join a high calibre team with access to all the facilities required to complete an excellent postgraduate qualification within the internationally renowned Moredun Research Institute and the University of Glasgow.
Company Information This PhD has funding for 3 years. We have approximately 20 PhD studenst throughout the Institute at any one time so there is an extensive support and social network for students. The Moredun Research Institute (MRI) is internationally recognised for its work on infectious diseases of sheep and other ruminants. For further details about the company please see www.moredun.ac.uk
Skills and Qualifications Applications are invited from graduates with at least a 2i (Hons) or MSc. in an appropriate biological science, preferably in Parasitology and/or Immunology with some molecular experience but this is not essential. The project will be based at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, and the studentship will be registered with the University of Glasgow. This studentship is only available to EU citizens, and full tuition fees and a standard PhD stipend will be provided.
How to apply www.moredun.org.uk/job-vacancies.asp Subject(s) Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
Biological Sciences
Medicine and Related
Additional location details Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ
Full-time/part-time Full-time
Permanent/Temporary Fixed-term
Start date Autumn
Additional timing information: 01/10/2010