Applications are invited for PhD scholarships at the Department of Psychology, UCPH. The chosen candidates will enrol at the Faculty of Social Sciences under Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences, Employment is to begin on 1 February 2016. Deadline for applications 1 November 2015. The PhD programme provides PhD students with strong research training which opens up a window of opportunity to a variety of careers within the private and public sectors. The programme includes the drafting of a PhD thesis, active participation in research networks, PhD courses, teaching and other forms of ...

The Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND), University of Copenhagen, Denmark is offering a PhD fellowship starting March 1st, 2016. Project description: In the atria vagal tone shortens AP duration and refractoriness due to increased IK,Ach through acetylcholine-mediated stimulation. However, shortening of AP duration during reduced vagal stimulation, reducing beating frequency, is counterintuitive. IK,Ach channels can also be activated by other Gi pathways, including adenosine - which is raised during increased work load. It is therefore likely that ...

The Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND), University of Copenhagen, Denmark is offering a PhD fellowship starting March 1st, 2016. Project description: SK channel inhibition has in short-term AF models been found to be antiarrhythmic. However, the role of these channels in healthy and AF atria is unclear and, importantly, the effect of vagal and sympathetic activation on the SK current has not yet been addressed. The aim of this project is to perform such investigations in both a rodent and pig model of vagal, and potentially sympathetic, induced AF ...

PhD fellowship in “Development and exploitation of atrial fibrillation in horses” The Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND), University of Copenhagen, Denmark is offering a PhD fellowship starting on March 1st, 2016. The application deadline is November 1st, 2015. Project description: Background Spontaneous atrial fibrillation (AF) is rarely observed in most animal species; however, in relatively young horses the AF prevalence has been estimated to be up to 4 %. For both horses and man, patho-physiological mechanisms leading to AF are not fully ...

PhD Scholarships in “Microbial growth-regulation of Abies nordmanniana” Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen is offering two to three PhD Scholarships in “Microbial growth-regulation of Abies nordmanniana” commencing January 1st 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. Project description The scholarships are attached to a new research project: Microbial growth-regulation of Abies nordmanniana. The project focuses on increasing plant productivity by manipulating plant-microbe interactions as well as abiotic conditions to alter the ...

Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen is offering a PhD fellowship starting on January 1st, 2016. The application deadline is 1st November, 2015. Title: Ontogenetical effects of enrichment on poultry welfare with a special reference to leg health Project description: This project is part of a large EU-project, ‘ProHealth’, which is currently running. The overall aim of the ProHealth project is to develop an understanding of the multi-factorial dimension of animal pathologies linked to the intensification of production and use this ...

A 2-year postdoctoral position is available in the group of Nadja Møbjerg at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), with start January 2016 or shortly thereafter. The position is part of the project “Advanced Life in Extreme Environments”, funded by the Danish Council for Independent Research. Area of research Advanced Life in Extreme Environments (ALIEN) uses tardigrades as a model to gain new insight into unique adaptations to extreme environments. This is done through a detailed investigation of molecular, microanatomical and physiological mechanisms underlying the ...

BestPass: Boosting plant-endophyte stability, compatibility and performance across scales The University of Copenhagen is offering a PhD scholarship in Plant-Microbe Interactions with expected commencement 1 February 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. Project title: ESR5: How does host plant genotype influence recruitment of endophytic microbes? Plant genotype is anticipated to play a key role in recruitment of endophytes to alleviate the effects of abiotic stress and resistance to plant pathogens through the action of phytohormones. The aims of the project are: •To characterise the ...

BestPass: Boosting plant-endophyte stability, compatibility and performance across scales The University of Copenhagen is offering a PhD scholarship in Plant-Microbe Interactions with expected commencement 1 February 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. Project title: ESR8: Plant-endophyte interactions as source for bioactive terpenes Objectives: Terpene specialised metabolites are a key to plant-microbe interaction as they play key roles in plant defence and in communication. The terpenoid biosynthetic pathway in plants colonised by mutualistic symbionts such as Piriformospora indica, is ...

The Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a number of PhD scholarships in the fields of public governance, management and organization. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2015. The successful candidate will be employed from February 1, 2016. The project Project descriptions are invited that focus on new trends in public governance, management and organization around key phenomena such as e.g. knowledge, risk, indicators, and forms of steering. Projects should be theoretically and empirically relevant in relation to public governance ...