Archive for September, 2013

Early Stage Researcher (Ph.D. Student) Mathematical Biology

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Applications are invited for a three-year, generously salaried (39,983 Euro per annum), Ph.D. position in Mathematical Biology on the European Union Marie Curie Initial Training Network on Quantitative T Cell immunology (QUANTI).

The primary restrictions on candidature are: (1) to ensure the international character of the ITN project, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Ireland for more than 12 months in the last three years immediately prior to the date of selection; (2) candidates must not yet have been awarded the doctorate degree and must be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research career; (3) have a first class or higher second class degree (or equivalent) in a numerate discipline such as mathematics / statistics / computer science / engineering.

Formal details can be found in the official advertisment.

Informal inquiries should be sent to: Ken Duffy (ken.duffy@nuim.ie). The deadline for application is the 31st of October 2013, with an expected start date of 6th of January 2014.

Ian Dangerfield Lecture

Monday, September 16th, 2013

The 2013 Ian Dangerfield Public Lecture, will be given by Professor Phil Hodgkin on the topic:

The story of antibody: A scientific journey from vaccines to blockbuster new therapies

at 7pm, Friday October 4th 2013 in the Seminar Room, Hamiltion Instutute, NUI Maynooth. See the Flyer for more details. All are welcome, please contact David.Malone@nuim.ie if you plan to attend.

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FAME Project Meeting

Monday, September 16th, 2013

The FAME project’s face-to-face meeting will be held in the Hamilton Institute on Friday September 20th, 2013.