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美国康奈尔大学 Clare Casteel 课题组全奖博士招生

PhD Fully Funded Position in Soil Microbiome at Cornell University in the United States

The Casteel lab at Cornell University is recruiting a PhD graduate student for Fall 2023! 

The student will develop independent research on soil microbiome-mediated resilience to climate change in organic farming systems. Competitive applicants will have a strong interest in microbial ecology, entomology, sustainable agriculture, soil health, climate change, and/or machine learning. Demonstrated prior research or extension experience involving public stakeholders is highly valued.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work directly with organic farmers, aid in the development of rapid microbiome sequencing platform, and to become proficient in molecular biology, chemical ecology, and field and/or laboratory experiments that quantify the function of microbes in plant-insect interactions and agroecosystems. This project is co-led by Dr. Elias Bloom, with support from Cornell Climate Smart Farming, the NE Climate Center, and the national farmer extension platform eOrganic.

The Casteel lab is located at Cornell University in gorgeous Ithaca, NY. Situated in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, Ithaca has an ample waterfront fed by over local 150 waterfalls, excellent fall color, hiking, and water trails. The downtown area of Ithaca boasts a pedestrian mall featuring locally owned businesses, world renowned vegan and vegetarian dining, and a year-round farmers market. The Cornell campus is serviced, free of charge to students, via public transportation.

Accepted candidates are guaranteed* financial support through a Research Assistant (RA) or Teaching Assistant (TA), plus additional summer salary, for 5 years. The minimum salary for RA and TA positions at Cornell University are currently $30,088 for the 9-month academic year and the salary is $10,029 for a full time appointment during the 3-month summer ($40,179 annually). RA and TA appointments include health insurance and tuition is paid by the lab.

*Students must be enrolled full time and maintain a 3.0 GPA

For questions regarding this position, contact Drs. Casteel and Bloom at clc269@cornell.edu andehb64@cornell.edu. Informal inquiries are encouraged!

I recruit students through the Plant Biology Graduate Program and the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe (PPMB) Biology Program currently. For August 2023 admission, applications are due November 15, 2022 for PPMB and December 1, 2022 for Plant Biology and Entomology.

Apply here (https://gradschool.cornell.edu/admissions/apply/). Candidates who identify with groups systematically excluded from basic or applied biology fields are encouraged to apply!

丹麦技术大学全奖博士招生

PhD scholarship in Conversion of Methanol to Jet Fuel

We offer you a unique opportunity to join DTUs Department of Chemical Engineering in the development and study of a process for conversion of methanol to jet fuel. The overall process involves conversion of methanol to shorter olefins followed by oligomerisation of these olefins to jet fuel range hydrocarbons. The project will be conducted in a close collaboration with the company Topsoe.

You will be based at DTU Chemical Engineering, at the CHEC research group in a dynamic international research environment. The project is part of a large project consortium funded by Innovation Fund Denmark with the objective of paving the path for green fuels for transport and industry in Denmark, for more information see https://missiongreenfuels.dk/.   

The aim of the PhD project will be to experimentally study the catalytic oligomerisation of lower olefins to jet fuel range hydrocarbons. The work will involve testing of various catalysts with respect to selectivity and stability, process optimization and kinetic modelling. The main part of the work will be done at the Department of Chemical Engineering using a fixed bed flow reactor setup.

More specifically the position will involve the following tasks:

• Literature study on olefin oligomerisation, relevant catalysts, and kinetics of the reaction

• Based on the literature study a suite of relevant catalysts should be identified and acquired, or synthesized if needed, for initial screening studies. The catalysts should be characterized by relevant methods to identify structure-activity relationships.

• Screening of the catalysts for their catalytic performance using a fixed bed flow reactor. The most promising candidates should undergo further detailed studies and optimization of reaction conditions.

• Development of a kinetic model for the reaction to predict the product composition. The model should also include catalyst deactivation as a function of operating conditions and its influence on the product composition.

• You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree. Knowledge and/or experiences in heterogeneous catalysis and mathematical modelling of reactions and parameter estimation will be an advantage.

The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education.  

The assessment of the applicants will be made by Professor Anker Jensen, associate professor Martin Høj and Martin Dan Palis Sørensen of the Topsoe company.

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information may be obtained from Professor Anker Degn Jensen: +45 4525 2841, e-mail：aj@kt.dtu.dk.

You can read more about DTU Chemical Engineering at www.kt.dtu.dk/english.   

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark. Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar “PhD relocation to Denmark and startup “Zoom” seminar” for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU.

Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 24 October 2022. (Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. 

The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)

• Curriculum vitae

• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale

• You may apply prior to ob­tai­ning your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

新西兰奥克兰大学全奖博士招生

奥克兰大学（The University of Auckland），建校于1883年，坐落于新西兰第一大城市奥克兰市，拥有7个校区，是新西兰最大的从事教学研究且拥有最多专业的综合性大学，是一所综合研究型大学。奥克兰大学在2022QS世界大学排行榜中位居世界第85。

Dr. Yuqian Lu 领导的工业人工智能课题组主要研究方向包括 smart manufacturing system control, industrial robotics and automation, industrial knowledge graph, human-robot collaboration. 课题组拥有世界先进的软硬件平台，充足的GPU训练平台。课题组现有9位博士，多位硕士和访问学者。入职奥克兰大学前，Dr. lu在新西兰高科技企业从事智能系统研发和管理工作4年，具有丰富的研发和科研经验。课题组课题已累计获得超过1200万元人民币的资助，多项研究成果已经在工业界成果转化。

陆玉前博士，本科毕业于大连理工大学，博士毕业于新西兰奥克兰大学。现为奥克兰大学机械工程系博士生导师、工业人工智能课题组负责人。主要从事智能制造系统、工业人工智能和共融机器人等方向的研究，在国际顶级制造和自动化期刊上共发表35篇SCI论文。其中JCR一区论文28篇，累计谷歌他引2300次。

2019年至今共发表ESI高被引文章7篇，ESI热点文章1篇。至今主持新西兰科技部及企业横向课题共7项。多项研究成果在制造和建筑等领域成功商业化。担任北美制造业协会(The North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI | SME)科学委员会成员，IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing杂志副主编。

个人主页：

https://yuqianlu.xyz/

1. 奥克兰大学博士：

时间：3-4年（不上课，直接进入课题），随时申请，随时入学

英语要求：雅思总分6.5， 单项不低于6.0；或托福90，写作不低于21；无GRE要求

CSC Scholarship: CSC提供生活费，奥克兰大学免学费，并且提供每年$2900科研经费用于购买科研耗品或者参加国际会议

其他fund提供的奖学金，teaching assistantship等

2. 联合培养博士：

时间：1-2年

英语要求：具体可联系Dr. Lu

奖学金：CSC或者其他经费支持

有意向的同学请发邮件至：

yuqian.lu@auckland.ac.nz。