Applications are invited for an Ernest Oppenheimer Studentship to be held at Cambridge University in Colloid Science as broadly interpreted within the fields of biology, surface chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology. The Studentship is to support research projects directly leading to a PhD.
The application should be made by the designated research supervisor, on behalf of the named candidate. It should include:
(a) A brief description of the proposed research project, noting its relevance to colloid science, the starting date and the period of the award sought.
(b) The CV of the candidate (including research interests and academic performance to date as well as position in class as x/y) and two references, at least one of which should be external to Cambridge.
(c) A completed copy of the cover sheet form which accompanies this notice.
Please send this to physicalsciences@admin.cam.ac.uk by 17 January 2017.
The length of the Studentship is 3.5 years. The period of the maintenance grant is 42 months, and the contributions for consumables and for the Composition Fee are 36 months (three years).
The successful applicant will need to successfully apply to the PhD programme, which can be done via the website: http://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-do-i-apply. The applicant will have to pay the £50 application fee.
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