Rabu, 23 Maret 2011

PhD Economics Scholarships in the Role of Epigenetics,UK

Epigenetics is defined as heritable changes in gene expression that are not encoded in the DNA sequence. The most important epigenetic mechanisms are DNA methylation, posttranslational modifications of histones, RNA interference and microRNAs. In contrast to classical genetics, epigenetics is dynamic and changes with age signature is influenced by environmental factors such as nutrition, disease, smoking and alcohol consumption. The importance of epigenetics in development programs and carcinogenesis has been clearly established, but its role in the common age-related inflammatory and infectious diseases is still largely unknown, therapeutic options remain underdeveloped.
This network, part of the University of interdisciplinary health care anywhere, "the theme of the disciplines", it is an important initiative, cross-faculty of epigenetics. It is the role of epigenetic changes in relation examined for age in relation to the immune and endocrine systems. students and Managers within the network have to participate monthly meetings and and their data university laboratory at their meeting unit. The students in the regular series of seminars to participate in their department and submit the annual meeting of the departments and the School of Medicine research meetings and meetings of faculty promoted the Red Cross by the Institute of organized cancer. A network of three doctoral fellowships at the University for 3 years and provides an allowance at the standard rate Research Council (£ 13,590 in 2011 to 12), UK / EU fees and a training grant search for EUR 1000 a year

Scholarship Application Deadline:
31 March 2011

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Jumat, 18 Maret 2011

Post-Doctoral Phd EconomicsTraining Fellow Functional Analysis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

The Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research, Chelsea, London

The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre is the first centre in the UK entirely devoted to breast cancer research. Our goal is to advance research into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. We are located in new laboratory space with excellent core facilities and funding. We currently have a vacancy for a Post-Doctoral Training Fellow in our Gene Function Laboratory, led by Professor Alan Ashworth, FRS.

The aim of this post is to exploit high-throughput and standard gene function techniques to identify novel therapeutic targets in triple negative breast cancer.

Candidates should possess a PhD in Biology or other relevant discipline, have a strong track record of high quality biomedical research and an appropriate publication record.

Appointment will be on a Fixed Term Contract for up to 30 months in the first instance, with a starting salary in the range £29,695 - £33,188 p.a. inclusive based on previous experience.

Informal enquiries are welcome and can be made to Dr. Chris Lord (chris.lord@icr.ac.uk). Please note - this address is for enquiries only and CVs must be submitted in line with the instructions below.

For further details of how to apply, as well as a job description and personal specification, please visit our website at www.icr.ac.uk/jobs. Alternatively you may call our 24 hour recruitment line on 020 7153 5475 quoting job Ref C448.

Closing date: 15th April 2011

Kamis, 17 Maret 2011

ASML seeks Phd Economics Productivity Engineer Application & Business Support

Job description

Field and Customer Support

You will be determining solutions to customer-related lithography problems after escalation. A good collaboration with local engineers is off course essential. You analyze, explain and define follow up action plans and you keep our customer informed in an understandable language. You provide the field with knowledge to optimize productivity and cycle time and increase their autonomy in trouble shooting productivity issues. You’ll also provide input to Development & Engineering on improvement proposals on existing products and options.

Customer Consultancy Projects

In a team or on stand-alone bases you will initiate new consultancy products to improve ASML’s customer production on our newest systems as NXT and NXE output enabling our customers’ cost-effective production. You develop and test the new method/product including tooling and training to a sustainable consultancy service. Besides that you will be implementing the proposed recommendations working closely with our local teams and our customers. Together you will bring the customer’s productivity to the next level focusing on commercial productivity and cycle time performance improvement. Just as ASML you have the wish to perform on the highest level constantly, this is why productivity and availability benchmarks for our Sales and Marketing organization to better position ASML products and to initiate improvement projects.

New Product Introduction

You will be responsible for performing first product test in a customer production environment (beta test) and report on incorrect or missing functionality and potential additional improvements. After this you negotiate beta test plans with local teams and coordinate test results report. Also, you’ll support the roll-out of new products to our customers and ASML’s local CS organization with knowledge transfers and training. With your extensive knowledge, both technical and overall you provide productivity expertise input towards new systems and platform development projects within ASML.

Business support

At ASML it’s our goal to improve our level of working constantly. This is why you provide Marketing and Development &Engineering (D&E) with the knowledge to improve ASML products for customer productivity and cycle time needs. You provide reporting on customer usage of our systems to Marketing, D&E and Customer Support on functions, options and settings used during production to support ASML’s new product development process. You will also deliver Sales Support on productivity related options and customers’ track choice. And deliver productivity performance reports to ASML management and Account teams on our customers systems performance .

Requirements

  • A Masters degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Micro-Electronics, Physics, Optics, Electronics, Chemical Engineering, or IC manufacturing
  • Starter with in-depth knowledge of systems engineering, Gantt charts, sequence diagrams, and advanced manufacturing technology or
  • A minimum of 1 - 2 years experience in an advanced technology or IC manufacturing environment preferably with a strong emphasis on improvement solutions and projects in the field of productivity and cycle time or
  • Experience in a university research group or research institute working on semiconductor manufacturing technology or on productivity or cycle time improvement
  • The drive and determination to bring projects to successful conclusions
  • Excellent investigative and analytical skills, preferably in field of system engineering or productivity
  • Strong customer focus
  • The ability to organize and influence without power
  • Excellent multi-cultural communication skills plus adequacy in the English language (spoken and written)
  • Willingness to travel internationally (up to 30%)
  • Business sense; see and take the opportunity for new commercial valuable options, products or service

Conditions of employment

ASML offers Excellent Conditions!

Contract type

Permanent

Organisation

ASML

ASML is the world's leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML.

Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML designs, develops, integrates, markets and services these advanced systems, which continue to help our customers - the major chipmakers - reduce the size and increase the functionality of microchips, and consumer electronic equipment.

Department

Customer Support

Activity: Application & Business Support, Customer Support (CS ABS) Location: The Netherlands, Veldhoven The sector Customer Support (CS) is responsible for the installation, qualification and running of ASML systems at customer locations; it is also responsible for the transfer of essential know-how to customers. The department CS Benelux carries out the above-mentioned tasks for Europe. ASML – the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry.

Additional information

Your job will be to achieve and report measurable results in the performance optimization of our newest lithography machines running at the customer site. You will have very important role in the relationship between ASML and our customers. You will have an inter-connecting role between customer and ASML internal departments as marketing and development. Firstly as a solutions provider to customer problems. Second as a customer consultant in proactively improving the performance. The third facet of the role is being a new product introduction expert and fourth you will be an intelligence gatherer for ASML’s new product development and marketing and sales departments. If you enjoy to travel to our worldwide located customers and to be the face of ASML, optimizing our already high-performance systems according to specific customer requirements, you will find excellent career opportunity at ASML.

For more information, please contact the Recruitment Team on +31-40-2682078.

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