Overview
The fellowship will be part of a larger, international research project focusing on the development of a cost-effective vaccination strategy against poultry being colonised by Campylobacter using different vaccine candidates and delivering systems. The project consists of four work packages, where the first three focus on experimental challenge trials with three different vaccine candidates in three different countries. The fourth work package, which mainly involves this PhD program, deals with the biostatistical design and analysis of the challenge trials, design of field studies and the development of a decision tool based on commercial interface software for design of a vaccination strategy. The software work will be done by a commercial company as collaborator. The decision to use a vaccine will be based on assessment of the efficiency of the vaccines as well as management factors in different poultry industries. Field studies will be main part of the PhD work.
The project will be carried out in cooperation with Utrecht University (the Netherlands), University of Arizona (USA), University of Copenhagen, and the private company Hugin Expert A/S. A 3-months stay for the PhD student at University of Arizona is planned. Besides this, the student should visit the laboratories of the international partners and participate at relevant international congresses. Therefore, you should be quite mobile and able to travel to other laboratories and pay frequent visit to chicken production sites for sampling and so on.
Eligible Candidates
We expect that you have knowledge of infection biology with an interest in patterns of infections under field conditions and the influence of various factors on the frequency and distribution of infections in animal populations. Basic knowledge of risk assessment or epidemiology is an advantage, however, an interest in biostatistics is highly favourable. We are looking for a student that is interested in working in an international research environment and like to communicate scientific results.
You need to have a master’s degree in natural science, veterinary or human medicine, and you have to fulfill the requirements as set by the Danish Technical University: http://www.dtu.dk/English/education/Phd_Education
Approval and Enrolment The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide
Salary and appointment terms
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students.Further informationFor more information contact Håkan Vigre on tel: +45 4060 1303 +45 4060 1303 or Laurids Siig Christiansen on tel: +45 2284 4762 +45 2284 4762 . ApplicationWe must have your online application by 28 February 2010.
How to apply
Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV.Applications must include documentation of a completed master's degree.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
The fellowship will be part of a larger, international research project focusing on the development of a cost-effective vaccination strategy against poultry being colonised by Campylobacter using different vaccine candidates and delivering systems. The project consists of four work packages, where the first three focus on experimental challenge trials with three different vaccine candidates in three different countries. The fourth work package, which mainly involves this PhD program, deals with the biostatistical design and analysis of the challenge trials, design of field studies and the development of a decision tool based on commercial interface software for design of a vaccination strategy. The software work will be done by a commercial company as collaborator. The decision to use a vaccine will be based on assessment of the efficiency of the vaccines as well as management factors in different poultry industries. Field studies will be main part of the PhD work.
The project will be carried out in cooperation with Utrecht University (the Netherlands), University of Arizona (USA), University of Copenhagen, and the private company Hugin Expert A/S. A 3-months stay for the PhD student at University of Arizona is planned. Besides this, the student should visit the laboratories of the international partners and participate at relevant international congresses. Therefore, you should be quite mobile and able to travel to other laboratories and pay frequent visit to chicken production sites for sampling and so on.
Eligible Candidates
We expect that you have knowledge of infection biology with an interest in patterns of infections under field conditions and the influence of various factors on the frequency and distribution of infections in animal populations. Basic knowledge of risk assessment or epidemiology is an advantage, however, an interest in biostatistics is highly favourable. We are looking for a student that is interested in working in an international research environment and like to communicate scientific results.
You need to have a master’s degree in natural science, veterinary or human medicine, and you have to fulfill the requirements as set by the Danish Technical University: http://www.dtu.dk/English/education/Phd_Education
Approval and Enrolment The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide
Salary and appointment terms
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students.Further informationFor more information contact Håkan Vigre on tel: +45 4060 1303 +45 4060 1303 or Laurids Siig Christiansen on tel: +45 2284 4762 +45 2284 4762 . ApplicationWe must have your online application by 28 February 2010.
How to apply
Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV.Applications must include documentation of a completed master's degree.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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