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A Wellcome Trust PhD Training Programme
Five studentships are available on this prestigious Wellcome Trust supported PhD training programme in "Combating Infectious Diseases". This programme provides a unique opportunity to conduct interdisciplinary research at the interface of theory and experiment in the area of infectious disease. A first year of cohort-adaptive group and individual training is followed by a 3 year PhD with cross-disciplinary supervision.
Applicant profile
- You have a keen interest in biological problems
- You are excited at the prospect of impacting on our knowledge and treatment of infectious diseases
- You have excelled in your undergraduate degree in any of these or closely related disciplines: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Engineering, Biology
- You appreciate the importance and demands of interdisciplinary research.
Research themes
The programme is developed around inter-related research themes that are central to our ability to combat infections:
- Drug Target Identification and Development of Novel Therapies
- Predictive Modelling of Pathogenesis and Treatment Response
- Development of Novel Tools for Complex Data Analysis
Interdisciplinary research environment
The programme is led by the Department of Biology with training and research supervision provided by staff from Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, and the Hull York Medical School. Our research centres provide the strong interdisciplinary research and training environment: Centre for Immunology and Infection (CII), York Structural Biology Lab (YSBL) and York Centre for Complex System Analysis (YCCSA).
Studentships
Five 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships are available on this prestigious programme for entry in October 2015. The studentships are funded by The Wellcome Trust and cover a generous tax-free stipend (around £21,000 per year), research costs and tuition fees. Overseas students are welcome to apply.
Academic background
We aim to recruit a cohort of exceptional students with a broad and complementary range of backgrounds e.g. biological science, biomedicine, chemical and physical sciences, engineering or mathematics. Applicants will be able to communicate a strong motivation for impacting on infectious disease and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary research.
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified students with, or expecting to gain, at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, irrespective of their nationality.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 January 2015 at 23h59min.
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