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  <id type="integer">119249</id>
  <reference-id></reference-id>
  <requisition-number>TMD82033</requisition-number>
  <source>Naturejobs.com - Ecommerce</source>
  <company-url>http://www.brunel.ac.uk</company-url>
  <employer-url>http://www.brunel.ac.uk</employer-url>
  <application-email>bj.jones@brunel.ac.uk</application-email>
  <application-url></application-url>
  <employer-name>Brunel University</employer-name>
  <company-name>Brunel University</company-name>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[*Brunel University* and *TMD Technologies Ltd* are pleased to announce a vacancy for a PhD studentship, funded via the EPSRC CASE scheme, investigating nanostructured carbon-based field emission devices for X-ray sources.

This collaborative project will investigate the production of stable, high current-density, field emission devices from nanostructured carbon materials – for example carbon nanotubes – with the ultimate aim of producing high-resolution, high-speed, low energy-consumption X-ray sources.  The research will combine Brunel University’s expertise in carbon based materials and field emission with TMD’s knowledge in microwave and x-ray devices and electron emission.  

The student will receive a minimum stipend of *£13,290pa* (tax-free), be based at Brunel University, and cooperate substantially with TMD, including a possible period of secondment.  TMD Technologies Limited (TMD) is among the world’s leading manufacturers of electron tubes, high voltage power supplies, and transmitters for radar, communications, and other laboratory applications.  Brunel University is an internationally recognised research intensive institution, long established in engineering and industry-focused research. The recent, national research assessment exercise ranked Brunel 5th in the country in the area of general engineering.  

Applicants should have a good honours degree (first, upper second, or lower second class with MSc) in physics, chemistry, materials science or electronic engineering. Candidates for this position should apply by sending a CV and cover letter to Dr Benjamin Jones, bj.jones@brunel.ac.uk  to be received by *6th December 2009*.

This position is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and supported by the London Development Agency.  *Candidates must be UK or EU citizens with a relevant connection with the UK* eg by having lived here for 3 years not wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full time education, in order to meet the EPSRC eligibility criteria for funding of an award.

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  </description>
  <location>Uxbridge, London, UK - UB8 3PH</location>
  <title>PhD Studentship: Nanostructured Carbon for X-ray Sources</title>
  <created-on type="datetime">Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:03:31 -0500</created-on>
  <expires-on type="datetime">Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</expires-on>
  <url>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/119249-PhD-Studentship-Nanostructured-Carbon-for-X-ray-Sources</url>
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