3 and 4 Year PhD Programmes In Plant and Microbial Sciences

John Innes Centre/ Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK.

4 Year Rotation Studentships
This prestigious multidisciplinary PhD programme is designed to attract outstanding applicants with excellent academic records who show potential for research at the highest level. Special features of the Programme include three research rotations in the first year and a general empowerment of student choice in the selection of both research topics and supervisors. Students can gain experience from a wide range of experimental approaches from plant and microbial genetics, genomics and cell biology through to molecular biology, biological chemistry and computational biology.

3 and 4 Year PhD Programmes In Plant and Microbial Sciences

John Innes Centre/ Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK.

4 Year Rotation Studentships
This prestigious multidisciplinary PhD programme is designed to attract outstanding applicants with excellent academic records who show potential for research at the highest level. Special features of the Programme include three research rotations in the first year and a general empowerment of student choice in the selection of both research topics and supervisors. Students can gain experience from a wide range of experimental approaches from plant and microbial genetics, genomics and cell biology through to molecular biology, biological chemistry and computational biology.

This 4 yr PhD Programme is open to students from any country. Six studentships are available commencing October 2005, and the successful applicants will benefit from a significantly enhanced stipend of �15,000 to reflect the prestige and prominence attached to this programme. The closing date for applications is 17th January 2005 with interviews to be held in early February.

4 Year Project and 3 Year (Fast Track) Studentships
We also offer studentships on specific projects in the research areas listed below. These studentships are mainly open to EU (fees-only) and UK graduates. Please apply (via our website) as soon as possible with a detailed description of your research interests. Applicants will then be sent a list of projects commencing October 2005.

We have two BBSRC funded studentships available now.For further information, see web site http://www.jic.ac.uk/STUDENTS/

Research areas
Biological chemistry* Cell & developmental biology
Computational biology* Crop genetics
Disease & stress biology* Metabolic biology
Molecular microbiology* Molecular plant pathology

The John Innes Centre has excellent research facilities and a global reputation for basic and applied research along multidisciplinary themes. The Centre forms a dynamic, stimulating and friendly environment for PhD training. Approximately 100 students at JIC are registered for their PhDs with the adjoining University of East Anglia. We are looking for students with research interests in all the areas listed above.

Full information and application details are available at: http://www.jic.ac.uk/STUDENTS/For further information and application forms please visit our website. Alternatively, contact: NRP Graduate Studies Office, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK. Tel: 01603 4507689; Fax: 01603 450045; Email: graduates.nrp@bbsrc.ac.uk

URL link: Studentship 2005