PhD Studentship available for immune system modelling
Date Added: 29th January 2010
A new studentship is available as part of the White Rose Immune Modelling Network, based in Computer Science at the University of York.
The White Rose University Consortium is a strategic partnership between Yorkshire's leading research universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The research project is supervised by two academic members of staff from two partner universities (in this case York and Sheffield), and the successful student will be based at the University of York, but will have access to the research facilities of the University of Sheffield and will be part of the Network.
The research project will be focused on the development of computational and mathematical modelling of various immune responses, in close collaboration with experimental immunologists, making this a real interdisciplinary PhD. The project will be supervised by Professor Jon Timmis in Computer Science at the University of York (http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~jtimmis/) and Professor Eva Qwarnstrom in Cell Biology at the University of Sheffield.
You will be expected to have completed a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computational Biology or a related subject, and have an interest in immune systems, computer modelling and interdisciplinary working. The funding includes fees for home (EU) students, and approximately GBP 13,200 pa (tax free) as a stipend. Overseas students are welcome to apply but will be required to pay the differences in fees between EU and overseas.
The post is for three years, starting in October 2010, and the closing date for applications is 26 February 2010. Further details on the project and how to apply can be found at http://www.york.ac.uk/graduatestudy/finance/pg_wr_immune.htm