Open scholarships for PhD and Postdoctoral studiesThe graduate
school Biocatalysis in non-conventional media (BioNoCo) isoffering
scholarships to perform PhD and postdoctoral studies. The graduate school,which
is funded by the German Research Foundation (DeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft,
DFG), is located at RWTH Aachen University withForschungszentrum Jülich and
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf as associatedpartners.The graduate school
offers education and research in a stimulating environmentwithin the highly
competitive area of White Biotechnology. Joint supervision in atleast two
different teams, interdisciplinary research and close collaboration within
theinternational community promote high level qualification and open interesting
careeropportunities.The successful applicants are expected to hold a high level
Masters or Diplomadegree in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology,
(bio–)chemical engineering or aneighbouring area. Equal
opportunity is one of our aims. The following openscholarships are currently
available:• Ab initio investigation of the thermodynamics of monophasic
reactive systems(PhD)• Model-based analysis and optimization of immobilized
enzyme catalysis in apacked bed reactor (PhD)• Process optimization for
oxidoreductions in organic solvents (PhD)• Analysis of pressure and
immobilisation influence on the enzymatic gas phasereaction (PhD)• Molecular
modelling of enzymes in non-conventional media and prediction ofamino acid
substitutions for activity improvement (PostDoc).You will find more detailed
information on our
homepage, http://www.bionoco.org orhttp://www.bionoco.rwth-aachen.de. For
instructions regarding the applicationprocedure, please see the reverse side.
Instructions for applicationApplications for scholarships should address one of
the announced projects via thecorresponding e-mail address given below. All
documents should be in English.Obligatory for application are:• Covering
letter explaining in detail your interest in the chosen project and theoutcome
expected from participation in the graduate school.• Curriculum vitae,
including a photograph and specially answering thequestions:o Where and when did
you perform a scientific presentation, e.g. a posteror talk?o Are you the
author of a scientific publication? Describe your part inwriting and add a copy
of the publication(s).o Did you ever participate in organising an event, e.g. a
workshop,seminar, excursion or web presence?o Do you/ did you fulfil an official
position at work, during studies or inyour free time? Explain your duties and
responsibilities.o Do you have international experiences apart from holiday
trips?• School and university
certificates revealing marks for particular courses. Forreports from foreign
universities, an official, national ranking of the attendeduniversities will be
most welcome. Candidates with a degree from a Germanuniversity, please note that
in general only an average result of "very good"will be acceptable.• Short
abstract (one page at maximum) of your diploma or master thesis.A complete set
of the required documents should be sent to the following e-mail
address: bionoco.admin@... We are looking forward to receiving
your applications!
