Fully Funded 3 yrs Collaborative Melbourne- Singapore PhD scholarships available in Bio synthesis of sphingolipids

Fully Funded 3 yrs Collaborative Melbourne- Singapore PhD scholarships available in Bio synthesis of sphingolipids.

Collaborative Melbourne-Singapore 3-years PhD Scholarship:

Biosynthesis of Sphingolipids

One fully funded project on biosynthesis of sphingolipids is available. This Joint PhD project will be primarily based at the University of Melbourne with a minimum 12-month stay at A*STAR. This project will begin earliest in January 2024.

Project description: Sphingolipids are a class of amphipathic lipids with beneficial and healthful properties which made them highly desirable for food and health related applications. As sphingolipids occur naturally in low concentrations, this PhD project aims to develop a scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable process to produce sphingolipids for food and health applications. This PhD project will be jointly conducted at the University of Melbourne and at A*STAR in Singapore. As there is a lack of knowledge on efficient production pathways for high yielding synthesis of sphingolipids, this project will uncover translational pathways of sphingolipids. Breakthroughs in this project will have significant reach into local and global markets with widespread healthful impacts. Supervision team: The University of Melbourne Supervisor: Prof. Ling-Zhi Cheong Co-Supervisor: A/Prof. Kate Howell

Details:

• Agency for Science, Technology and Research Singapore (A*STAR) Supervisor: Dr Melanie Weingarten Co-Supervisor: Dr. Christoph Ottenheim Joint affiliation at The University of Melbourne, Australia and the Agency of Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
• Joint affiliation at The University of Melbourne, Australia and the Agency of Science, Technology and Research, SingaporeThe successful candidate will be academically based at University of Melbourne

• Target to submit thesis within 3 years with the possible extension of two times 6 months, if needed, to a maximum of 4 years
  
• 12-24 months stay at each institution depending on project needs
  
• Start can be as early as beginning of 2024 and as late as 2024, depending on the candidates and the administrative requirements in Melbourne and Singapore 12-24 months stay at each institution depending on project needs
• Start can be as early as beginning of 2024 and as late as 2024, depending on the candidates and the administrative requirements in Melbourne and Singapore
• Scholarship has been secured already and a suitable candidate needs to be identified

Your Profile/Requirements: · Australian / Australian domestic or international student · Interest, knowledge and first laboratory experience in one or several of the following areas: Microbiology, Fermentation, Downstream Processing, Biocatalysis Willing to stay in Australia and Singapore · Fluent in English
Your Profile/Requirements: · Australian / Australian domestic or international student · Interest, knowledge and first laboratory experience in one or several of the following areas: Microbiology, Fermentation, Downstream Processing, Biocatalysis Willing to stay in Australia and Singapore · Fluent in English

Scholarship benefits:

• Scholarship benefits listed below are subject to occasional review and underlying T&C

Australia:

1. Full fee offset for up to four years
2. Living allowance: 37,000 AUD / year
3. (Allowance includes limited paid sick, maternity and parenting leave)
4. Relocation grant: 2,000 AUD (Australia) / 3,000 AUD (International)
5. Overseas Student Health Cover Single Membership (International students)

Singapore:

1. Monthly stipend: 2,700 SGD
2. Housing subsidy: 600 SGD
3. Settling-in allowance: 1,000 SGD
4. Medical insurance
5. Airfare grant: 1,500 SGD
6. IT allowance: 800 SGD
7. VISA financial and administrative assistance

Conference allowance: up to 5,000 SGD (one local, once overseas)

The PhD position is vacant until filled or latest open by the deadline of 30th Oct 2023, therefore interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application as early as possible. The minimum application to be considered for a quick, initial 1-on-1 interview is a curriculum vitae, preferably supplied with a cover letter and reference letters. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a second interview soon after. All unsuccessful applicants will be notified with in November.

Contact Email: Dr. Christoph Ottenheim, ottenheimc@sifbi.a-star.edu.sg

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Contact email: ottenheimimc@sifbi.a-star.edu.sg

Christoph OTTENHEIM | Junior Principal Investigator | Dr. rer. nat. (Biology) | Biotransformation | Research profile (researchgate.net)