Swansea University invites applications for a Fully Funded Health Care Research Wales (HCRW) PhD Scholarship (Microbiology): Identifying host and bacterial biomarkers to predict sepsis.
Subject areas: Infectious Disease, Microbiology, Sepsis
Start date: October 2018
About the position:
- The student will join the MID group whose focus is on the infection biology of Staphylococcus, coli and Campylobacter species.
- The group is jointly led by Professor Tom Humphrey and Associate Professor Tom Wilkinson and is currently and /or previously funded by the MRC, BBSRC, Pfizer, The Dunhill Medical Trust, Life Sciences Research Network Wales and internal grants at Swansea University and the Medical School.
- The group has two lecturers, Dr Llinos Harris and Dr Rowena Jenkins whose interests are in medical device infections and the antimicrobial activities of honey respectively.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must hold a 2.1 or above in their undergraduate degree in Biology, Immunology, Medical, Biosciences, Biochemistry or Genetics.
- Background in cell culture, bacterial genomics and molecular biology will be very useful.
- Applicant is expected to fulfill the academic and English Language requirements to be met by point of application.
- Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to UK/EU candidates only.
Funding:
- This scholarship covers the full cost of UK/EU tuition fees
- An annual stipend of £14,777
- funds available for travel
How to Apply
- Apply by sending complete documents to Dr Tom Wilkinson (t.s.wilkinson@swansea.ac.uk):
- Medical School PGR Scholarship Application
- CV
- Covering letter
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| Organization | Swansea University |
| Country | UK |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Subject areas | Microbiology, Biology, Immunology, Medical, Biosciences, Biochemistry or Genetics |
| Fellowship amount | £14,777 per annum |
| Eligibility | Open to EU/UK students |
| Deadline | 31 August 2018 |
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