Current vacancies

Clinical Scholar Training Programme

Senior Clinical Scholar (Resident) in Anaesthesia
Graduates with at least two year’s experience in general practice, or having completed an internship programme, are invited to apply for this Scholarship. Scholars will be expected to study towards the relevant European College Diploma. Scholarships are renewed annually, subject to satisfactory progress. Initial stipend £16,000 (PAYE exempt) the stipend rises to £17,000 by the third year. £2,000 per annum is available for attendance at conference(s), examination fees and externship costs.

Junior Clinical Scholar (Intern) in Small Animal Clinical Studies
Applications are invited from new or recent graduates to take up the post of Clinical Scholar (Intern). Scholars will receive training and gain experience in the areas of anaesthesia, emergency medicine, internal medicine, radiology, neurology and general surgery. You will participate in an “out-of-hours” rota and in recognition of this, free accommodation is provided on Campus. Appointments are for one year. Stipend £12,500 (PAYE exempt).

Junior Clinical Scholar (Intern) in Farm Animal Medicine (2 posts)
Applications are invited from new or recent graduates to take up the post of Clinical Scholar (Intern) in Production Animal Health. The Scholar will receive training and experience directed to Food Animal Production, Health and Welfare and Food Safety and will also obtain general clinical instruction within their training programme. The scholar will be required to participate in an out-of-hours clinical service provision rota and in recognition of this, free accommodation is provided on campus. The Scholarship will be renewed annually, subject to satisfactory progress, for up to 2 years. Stipend £12,500 (PAYE exempt).

Application forms and further particulars are available below or on request from Mrs Morag Wallace, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH. (Tel: 0141-330 5814; Fax: 0141-330 3449; e-mail: M.Wallace@vet.gla.ac.uk).

Closing date for applications: 9 April 2010

MRC PhD Studentships – University of Glasgow
MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

The Medical Research Council and University of Glasgow are jointly investing in a new Centre for Virus Research. The Centre will integrate molecular, clinical and veterinary virology, epidemiology and public health, and mathematical modelling to guide new approaches to the management of viral infections.
Applications are invited for PhD studentships, funded by the MRC, to commence in October 2010 at the Centre for Virus Research. The projects to be undertaken will be within the MRC’s remit on viruses of importance to human health.

A 4 year programme will be offered consisting of laboratory rotations and skills training leading to an MRes degree in Virology in the first year, followed by the PhD in years two to four. For those who already have a relevant master’s degree, 3 year PhD studentships are also available. Applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a first or upper second class honours degree in a relevant biological discipline, or an equivalent medical or veterinary medicine qualification.

This new initiative will provide excellent facilities and opportunities for cross-disciplinary working and the delivery of a comprehensive programme of training in contemporary, multi-disciplinary, virology research. The Centre will combine the strengths of the current MRC Unit and University research programmes in herpesviruses, hepatitis C virus, retroviruses and papillomaviruses as well as cross cutting themes including host-virus interactions, viral genomics, structural biology/cryo-electron microscopy, epidemiology and mathematical modelling.
Letters of application, accompanied by a personal statement, full CV and the names of two academic referees (including their e-mail addresses), should be emailed to: Ms Lesley Dinning, l.dinning@vet.gla.ac.uk
Potential applicants should check the strict eligibility criteria for MRC studentships relating to nationality, period and purpose of residency in the UK before applying.

Closing date: 17th March 2010
Anticipated Interviews: Mid-April 2010

Studentship

POSTICK – Marie Curie Initial Training Network

Postgraduate training network for capacity building to control ticks and tick-borne diseases
Recruitment of Early Stage Researchers (ESRs)

Applications are invited for filling 14 Early Stage Researcher (ESR) fellowships for a period of 36 months in accordance with the terms of an EU FP7 Marie Curie ITN. The ESRs will develop a research project, pursuing a PhD degree at one of the POSTICK’s participating institutions either in Germany, Scotland, Spain, Czech Republic or France.
Applicants should hold a strong university degree (Masters/diploma or equivalent) in a relevant subject (veterinary medicine, biology or related discipline) and satisfy the Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher eligibility criteria (i.e. a maximum of four years research experience at the time of selection) and must not be nationals of the country in which they propose to hold the fellowship (unless they have spent 3 out of the previous 4 years outside of that country). Furthermore, applicants must not have spent 12 months (over the past three years) in the country in which they propose to hold the fellowship and must have a very good working knowledge of English, as all POSTICK training events will be in English.
The ESRs will benefit from a competitive salary, mobility allowance, international collaborations, secondments, and complementary training activities organized by the POSTICK network.
Applications should be submitted exclusively through the Online Application Tool dedicated to the call (www.graduatecenter-lmu.de/postick/). Applicants are asked to express two choices of host institutions in order of preference.

More information about this advertisement can be found on the pdf file (Postick - Marie Curie Initial Training Network). Further details of the research projects and training activities can be found on the POSTICK website www.postick.eu

Application deadline: 31 March, 2010

Probable start of employment: April 15, 2010

PhD Studentship

Genotyping and Phenotyping Biomarkers of the Pathological Response to Pancreas Disease in the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

Genesis Faraday BBSRC CASE 4 Year PhD project (BBSRC CASE 4 Year PhD project - Pdf format)

Pancreas disease (PD) is a serious disease of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and in recent years has become the single most important cause of disease related mortality and economic loss for the salmon farming industry in Scotland and Ireland. The disease is caused by infection by the salmon alpha virus (SAV) and results in clinical signs of inappetence and lethargy. Following infection necrosis of the pancreas occurs and severe necrotic lesions develop in the cardiac and skeletal muscle before resolving slowly or resulting in mortality. One of the key biochemical systems involved in tissue repair following infection is the acute phase response, however very little is known about the acute phase response and the associated acute phase proteins in PD or indeed in fish in general. This project aims to characterise the acute phase gene expression following SAV infection and to assess whether there is variation in single nucleotide polymorphism in these genes between genetic stocks of farmed salmon. Furthermore the potential of acute phase proteins as biomarkers of PD and associated diseases of farmed salmon will be assessed. The project will be carried out in collaboration with Biomar Ltd and Marine Harvest Scotland Ltd, where the student will spend several months in the later stages of the project. The student must be prepared to travel as required to undertake the industrial placement and will be expected to present their work at relevant Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network workshops and conferences. This post offers an excellent opportunity for gene and protein research as well as training in the industrial application of research. The Gene and Protein group at The University of Glasgow Veterinary Faculty includes laboratories specialising in these areas and provides a well-supported environment for post-graduate students.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/research/populationandanimalhealth/productiondiseaseandwelfare/ (Prof Eckersall & Prof Stear)

Funding Notes
The studentship will commence in late September 2010. The studentship carries a BBSRC CASE stipend of £15790 yearly plus tuition fees or £23,010 yearly plus tuition fees for Veterinary qualified students.

BBSRC conditions regarding eligibility apply. British nationals are eligible. EU/EEA citizens with connections to the UK (usually three years domicile prior to uptake of the studentship) are also eligible. Non EU/EEA applicants are ineligible. Candidates must have/expect to obtain in summer of 2010 at least an upper second class Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant Life Science or Veterinary Degree. Students with experience of or interest in genetics and the analysis of proteins are preferred.

Informal enquiries can be made to: p.d.eckersall@vet.gla.ac.uk or Tel: 0141 330 5732
Applications must consist of a C.V., contact details of at least two academic referees, evidence of first degree performance to date and a completed University of Glasgow application form from http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapplyforaresearchdegree/. These should be sent to:

Ms Lesley Dinning
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
Henry Wellcome Building, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, G61 1QH

Closing Date 31 March 1010

PhD Studentship (PhD Studentship - pdf format)

Molecular and Network Epidemiology of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in a Bayesian inference framework

Professors Rowland Kao (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine), Mark Girolami (Department of Computing Science) and Ruth Zadoks (Moredun Research Institute) seek an excellent student with a strong quantitative background (including but not restricted to physics, engineering or computing science) to undertake a four year Ph.D. studentship to investigate the epidemiology of the bacteria Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Strep or GBS). This pathogen can cause severe disease in elderly adults, has a high mortality in infants, and causes mastitis in cows, the latter with severe economic implications. While it has been almost eradicated from the livestock of Northern and Western Europe, it now appears to be re-emerging, most notably in Denmark.

The student will use mathematical modelling, network analysis, Bayesian inference and molecular epidemiology to analyze the spatio-temporal patterns of cattle movement data and S. agalactiae isolates from Denmark where annual nation-wide surveillance data are uniquely available. The student will test the hypothesis that introduction of animal associated strains can be explained by animal movements whilst introductions that are not associated with animal movements are due to human strains.

The project is funded by a prestigious “Kelvin-Smith Scholarship” (http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/kelvinsmithfellowshipsscholarships/) that provides a stipend at the research council recommended rate (£13,290 for 2009-2010), and considerable support for research costs (£5,300 per annum). This is PAYE Exempt.

Informal enquiries are welcomed to Professor Rowland Kao (r.kao@vet.gla.ac.uk / 0141 330 5770) or Professor Mark Girolami (girlomai@dcs.gla.ac.uk@vet.gla.ac.uk / 0141 330 8628).

Closing date: 15 March 2010

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