New Zealand: PhD Positions in Bioengineering, the Auckland Bioengineering Institute

PhD Positions in Bioengineering, the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, New Zealand

Fully-funded PhD Positions in Modelling and Mapping Gastrointestinal System in Health and Disease

Two fully-funded PhD student positions are currently available at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, New Zealand. The scholarships will fund a tax free stipend of NZ$25,000, travel fund of NZ$3000 and compulsory fees each year. A completion a bonus is available if the PhD completed within 4 years.

The students will join an established and multidisciplinary team of bioengineers, applied mathematicians, surgeons, gastroenterologists and physiologists in the Gastrointestinal Research Group. The research will be involved with the multi-scale modelling and experimental validation of the
electrical activity in the normal and diseased GI tract. We also have an interesting program investigating the design of new medical and surgical devices. You will have the opportunity to attend and present at international conferences annually, and to visit our collaborators at the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University and other leading centres.

We welcome applications from motivated and competent students with a bioengineering/applied mathematics/clinical or equivalent background. Experience in computer programming (e.g., matlab, C, C++, Fortan, scripting languages) is required. Previous research experience is preferred. Positions open until filled.

Please refer to our website for more details or contact Professor Andrew Pullan for more information (a.pullan[ at ]auckland.ac.nz) with the subject “PhD in GI Research”.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz/projects/digestive-system/