Postdoctoral Research Assistant Position in the Department of Engineering Science

EPSRC FundedPostdoctoral Research Assistant Position indeveloping control engineering-inspired design approaches for biological systems at University of Oxford, UK
Study Subject(s): Control Engineering
Course Level: Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: You should have a good first degree in Engineering or Mathematics and have completed or be about to complete a doctorate in Control Engineering/Dynamical Systems or a relevant subject. A good publication record commensurate with your stage of career is expected. You must have the organizational skills and initiative to carry out independent research; be able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team; and have the written and verbal skills necessary to present scientific ideas clearly.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Control Engineering group at the Department of Engineering Science (central Oxford). The position is funded by EPSRC under a three-institution partnership grant, held by the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. The position is fixed-term for up to 36 months with a start date of 19 September 2011.
This post will involve working in Synthetic Biology from a Control Engineering perspective and will be collaborative with two other postdoctoral researchers at the partner institutions. The project involves developing control engineering-inspired design approaches for biological systems and the position would suit a theoretician with a control engineering or mathematical background. The successful candidate will benefit from the international collaboration with MIT, ETHZ and Caltech on this project and will become part of the growing and flourishing interdisciplinary environment in Oxford, working in Systems and Synthetic Biology.
How to Apply: By Post and Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 17 June 2011
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