Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Leeds

Job Description:
Leeds is one of Britain’s largest and most popular universities with more than thirty-three thousand students and just under 7,500 staff, including four thousand academic and academic-related staff.

The University has departments in all major disciplines and more than fifty interdisciplinary centres. Trinity and All Saints College and the College of Ripon and York are affiliated to the University. The University is also associated with Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s University Hospital, which together make up the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Yorkshire Cancer Research are funding a five year programme to support research to improve the outcome in bowel cancer. Overseeing theme 3 (identification of early molecular lesions and their role in pre-cancer).

For a fixed term of one year, the post holder will undertake high resolution parallel sequencing karyotyping and a CGH to identify important regions of deletion/amplification in early colorectal lesions.

In addition normal bowel mucosa will be screened by ultra deep sequencing for the presence of mutations prior to the development of macroscopic lesions.

Degree: Related to this area of research.

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary: £29,853 – £35,646

Application deadline: 12October2010

Further fellowship information and Application

PhD Studentship in Multimedia Studies - De Montford University black women scholarships

PhD Studentship in Multimedia Studies - De Montford University :

Beasiswa Scholarships : PhD Studentship
Low Complexity Multiview Video Coding
De Montfort University

Multimedia Communications and Signal Processing Group, Technology, De Montfort University, Leicester

Starting October 2010

A PhD research studentship within Technology, De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, is available to suitably qualified students. The aim of the project is to develop efficient solutions for low complexity multiview video coding. The project will be co-supervised by Professor Raouf Hamzaoui from DMU and Professor Pascal Frossard from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.


Candidates should hold a good first degree in electrical engineering, computer science or related fields. They should have excellent programming skills in C/C++ and good knowledge of video compression. For more information about the project please visit our website or contact Professor Raouf Hamzaoui by telephone +44 (0)116 207 8096 or email rhamzaoui@dmu.ac.uk

This research opportunity is one of 15 scholarships funded by DMU in 2010/11 to build on our excellent achievements in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. It will develop the University's research capacity into new and evolving areas of study, enhancing DMU's national and international research partnerships.

Applications are invited from UK or overseas students who should have a good first degree (First, 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant subject and a keen interest in video coding. Doctoral scholarships are available for up to three years' full-time study starting October 2010 and provide a bursary of £13,500pa in addition to University tuition fees.

Applicants should contact the Faculty Research Office to receive an application pack, which requires a full CV with two supporting references. Please email easpell@dmu.ac.uk or call +44 (0)116 207 8627 for further details.

Please quote ref: DMU Scholarships 2010

Closing Date: Monday 2 August