<div dir="ltr"><b>PhD
 position on "cryogenic processing of retinal tissue using computational modelling"</b><br><br>
<font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A PhD student position is available at
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">the Institute of Genetic Medicine at
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Newcastle University
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(<a class="m_-7945558579362537070m_-5487679513374906180gmail-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ncl.ac.uk/igm/" target="_blank">http://www.ncl.ac.uk/igm/</a>)</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.
 Dr Roman Bauer, </span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Prof. Lyle Armstrong and Dr Evelyne Sernagor are looking for a highly motivated student with an interest
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">in</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">studying and computationally modelling the freezing and thawing</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
 of retinal tissue.</span></font></font> <br>
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<font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The successful candidate will have (or be in the process of obtaining) a M</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">a</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">sters
 degree </span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">in neuroinformatics, computer science, engineering, computational biology or a related discipline. Basic experience in a programming
 language such as Java, C++ or Python is a requirement. The student position</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> will involve computational
 modeling as well as experimental work.</span></font></font><br>
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<font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">detailed
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">description of the PhD studentship project</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">,
 which is part of the DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership </span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(<a class="m_-7945558579362537070m_-5487679513374906180gmail-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.dimen.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.dimen.org.uk/</a>)</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">,</span></font></font>
 can be found at </span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://www.findaphd.com/search/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=93036" target="_blank">https://www.findaphd.com/searc<wbr>h/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=<wbr>93036</a></span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">,
 and information on how to apply is available here </span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="http://www.dimen.org.uk/how-to-apply/application-overview" target="_blank">http://www.dimen.org.uk/how-to<wbr>-apply/application-overview</a></span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.
 Informal email inquiries to Dr Roman Bauer are strongly encouraged (<a href="mailto:roman.bauer@ncl.ac.uk" target="_blank">roman.bauer@ncl.ac.uk</a>).
</span></font></font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The deadline for applications is the 22</span></font></font><font color="#333333">^{<font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">nd</span></font>}</font><font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
 of January 2018.</span></font></font><br>
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<font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Newcastle
 University is ranked within top 100 in the world for Life Sciences and 
Computer Science, and is top in the UK for computing
 science impact. It has more than 5,700 staff from more than 85 
nationalities, and more than 24,000 students.
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<font color="#333333"><font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Best wishes,
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Roman Bauer<br><div><br></div><div><pre class="m_-7945558579362537070m_-5487679513374906180gmail-moz-signature" cols="72"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-- 
Roman Bauer, Ph.D.
MRC Research Fellow
Institute of Neuroscience
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
tel: <a href="tel:+44%20191%20208%205685" value="+441912085685" target="_blank">+44 (0) 191 208 5685</a> </font></pre></div></div>