Two studentships in computational chemistry are available at up to 21,500 
(including fees - 5,500 for EU students) starting October 2008 funded through
a Science Foundation Ireland Principle Investigator award.

The project involves the investigation of defects in technologically relevant
wide band gap ceramics used in a range of applications including transparent 
conducting oxides and magnetic semiconductors. The successful applicant will 
receive training in and use state of the art computational techniques to 
investigate the effects that doping wide band gap ceramics have on relevant 
properties such as band gap, electron localisation, defect states and 
conductivity. The project also involves collaboration with experimental groups
in the UK and USA.

  
Applicants are invited from candidates with a 2.1 or better degree in 
Chemistry or related subjects. Please send a cover letter explaining your 
interest in pursuing a PhD is this field with a CV and the names of two 
academic referees to Prof. Graeme W. Watson, School of Chemistry, 
Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland (watsong{}tcd.ie). 
Telephone +353 1 896 1357. http://www.tcd.ie/Chemistry/ 
Informal enquiries to Prof. G.W. Watson through the email addresses above 
are welcomed.