Deadline
Value of Scholarship
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Level of Study
Country Tenable
Renewable
No
BBSRC Funding
Application deadline: Â 11th July 2013
Start date: 30th September 2013
Duration: Four years
The successful candidates will be part of a new research project which seeks to employ both top-down (directed evolution) and bottom-up (synthetic biology) engineering of biomethane producing microbial communities (BMCs) with improved functionality. Within the context of this research, the available PhD studentship will address fundamental questions in understanding and engineering microbial communities, with a particular focus on the development of novel mathematical tools for microbial community modelling.
The project involves 11 Principal Investigators (PIs) from four institutions and an industrial consultancy. The project has several industrial partners including small enterprises specialising in anaerobic digestion as well as multi-national giants such as Veiola and Waitrose.
EligibilityÂ
The Scholarship is available to UK residents only and will pay an annual stipend at the rate of £17,000 and tuition fees at the Home/EU rate.
Applications
Candidates should have a minimum first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in a suitable Science/Engineering degree.
How to Apply
We ask that you send your CV and transcripts for consideration to eng-pgadmissions@warwick.ac.uk, via the âApplyâ button below.
â please enter the scholarship reference DB-BBSRC in the subject line of your email.Â
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