Closing date for applications: 21/08/2008

The Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology at the Open University, UK is seeking a post-graduate researcher to work on a JISC-funded e-learning research project: “Design of Learning Spaces in 3-D Virtual Environments” ; Salary range: £25,888 – £30,912; 9 months contract available from 1st October 2008.

The aim of this project is to address: “How 3-D learning spaces should be designed for learner engagement? ” The project involves evaluation of learning spaces within Second Life, a 3-D virtual world (www.secondlife. com). You will gather data on a variety of learning spaces exhibiting different degrees of ‘realism’ within Second Life, and how these support varied learning-objectives . You will elicit perceptions of learners and educators about the spaces for teaching and learning.
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Department of Mathematics

Applications are invited for a number of PhD studentships in the Statistics Group, Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK. The Statistics Group has an international reputation for excellence in research and in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise it was awarded ratings of 5*A.

The studentships will be restricted to students of a high quality - the normal entry requirement is the equivalent of a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours at undergraduate level. Worldwide qualified students are encouraged to apply.

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At Department of Botany, plant physiology unit, Stockholm University. Ref.nr 617-1591-08. Deadline for applications: September 1st 2008.

Description:
One post doc position is available in a lab at Stockholm University, Department of Botany. The successful candidate will work in a group working on plant-microbe interactions in the plant physiology unit. The long-term goal of the group is to understand evolution, adaptation and gene regulation in symbiotic cyanobacteria through computational analysis of genomic data, with comparative and functional genomics in focus. Successful candidates should be highly innovative and motivated individuals with strong statistics background, and some programming skills. The ideal applicant would have already had some experience in above-mentioned research areas.
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At the Department of Physics and Materials Science. Starting date: September 2008.

The Ph. D. student will work on the current hot topics of condensed matter physics. These include spintronic materials, multiferroics and graphene. The major thrust will be to explore the complex magnetic interactions to understand the experimental phenomena and predict new materials with novel properties. He/She is expected to use extensively the existing computational codes as well as to take part in the development and implementation of numerical techniques. Besides ab-initio electronic structure calculations, the student will be trained in Monte-Carlo and atomistic spin-dynamics simulations.
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