Location: UK
These posts are funded by an EPSRC grant to create a world leading research team whose overriding goal is to exploit creative research based on the most recent discoveries of biological sensory systems. This will involve the design and development of new bio-inspired sensing and signal transmission technologies which have the potential to be integrated within the body to create the next generation of diagnostic and self healing solutions. The research will require the integration of technologies including ion channel and electronic transport mechanisms, chemical interactions and membrane assembly techniques, biocompatibility of materials, signal transmission etc.
This is a multidisciplinary project requiring the successful candidates to work in the disciplines of neurophysiology, and electronic and material engineering with Dr Sherri Johnstone (Engineering) and Dr Susan Pyner (Biological and Biomedical Sciences). Thus, excellent communication skills and a willingness to learn and apply new scientific concepts are essential.
Applications for the PhD studentships are invited from candidates who have an upper second class or first class undergraduate masters degree in a mathematically based science or engineering subject. Tuition fees are provided at Home and EU rate. Successful overseas candidates will need to source funding for the extra overseas rate. Please refer to http://www.dur.ac.uk/postgraduate/financ e/tuition/ and http://www.dur.ac.uk/international/fees/postgraduate/to compare the Home and Overseas rates.
Enquiries should be made to Dr Sherri Johnstone sherri.johnstoneatdurham.ac.uk or tel: 0191 334 2445 and applications should be made online via the webpage https://jobs.dur.ac.uk/
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