Post-doctoral Fellow Positions in Bioinformatics and Neuronscience

Applications are invited for two post-doctoral fellow positions in Bioinformatics and neuron science in the National Cheng Kung University Medical College (NCKUMC), TAIWAN. Highly motivated individuals will join a growing team of molecular geneticists/biologists using state-of-the-art technology in the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics Center. The appointments are full time research jobs and will work on studying transcriptome regulation in neuronal models. We are looking for individuals with a strong interest in understanding the genome-wide regulation for the maintenance of serotonin homeostasis in neurons.

The successful candidates will have excellent communication and writing skills and excel at working collaboratively with the principal investigator and other staffs and students in a team environment. Candidates are expected to have experiences in programming, database management and microarray/high throughput sequencing data analysis. Knowledge in molecular biology and statistics will be an advantage. Candidates for neuron science are expected to have knowledge in neuron and molecular biology, and experiences in primary cell culture. Familiarity in bioinformatics will be a plus. The candidates will be responsible for writing the results from this study as manuscripts in leading scientific journals. To apply, please send a curriculum vitae including list of publications, one page summary of research experience/expertise, and contact details of three professional referees (name with address, phone and fax number and e-mail) to Dr. Sunny Sun, Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Medical College, 1 University Road, Tainan, Taiwan 70101. Email: hssun@mail.ncku.edu.tw

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Stavros Costopoulos Fellow in International Relations/Political Economy or European Integration

ELIAMEP (Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy ) is looking for a qualified Research Fellow in the fields of International Relations/ Political Economy or European Integration, broadly defined, for a one-year, renewable appointment. The appointee will contribute to refining and implementing a research agenda and link up with areas of related research at ELIAMEP. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a portfolio of work that will include initiating new research, forming partnerships with other institutions and producing policy relevant outputs. Salary is competitive and will depend upon the successful candidate’s qualifications.

Candidates should have a PhD or an equivalent level of experience and possess the following attributes:

• Sound knowledge of key issues in current debates in his/her area of expertise

• Proven ability to implement independent and/or collaborative research projects

• Excellent research and writing skills, ability to work with researchers from a variety of backgrounds, ability to produce policy relevant outputs

• Fluency in English; Knowledge of Greek desirable but not essential; Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

Applications should include curriculum vitae, samples of written work, a concise work plan proposal and the names of two referees. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

Applications and requests for further information should be addressed to:

by e-mail to elizabeth@eliamep.gr or by mail to ELIAMEP, 49 Vasilissis Sofias, 106 76

Athens, to the attention of Ms. Elizabeth Phocas.

website: www.eliamep.gr

Deadline: 26 June 2009

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Research Fellow in Petroleum Engineering, The University of Stavanger [Norway]

The University of Stavanger invites applications for a three-year doctorate scholarship in petroleum engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology in the Department of Petroleum Engineering.
The title of the project is “Frontier petroleum geology exploration”.

Accretionary prisms are large wedges of sedimentary rocks that have been scrapped off the top of the descending oceanic plate along convergent plate margins. These sedimentary wedges have complex tectonic and infill history and are not well understood because they are located mostly under water with little subaerial exposure.

Most geological data is limited to marine seismic. Few commercial hydrocarbons are produced from these tectonic settings, even though they are located in the proximity of large giant oil and gas fields. Therefore these regions are underexplored for hydrocarbons and may hold large quantities of reserves. The aim of the PhD research project is, by compiling and analyzing surface and subsurface data along accretionary prisms worldwide (e.g. Barbados, northern Australian shelf, Offshore Colombia, among others), to understand the different geologic processes that control their petroleum systems. Some specific geologic problems include: interaction between tectonics and sedimentation, source and reservoir rock distribution, preservation potential of hydrocarbon traps, etc. The project will develop from interpretation into classification schemes dependant on geologic processes that will have an impact on the understanding of the petroleum system and their economic importance for hydrocarbon exploration and production.

Applicants must have a Master degree in a geosciences related field related to petroleum. Previous experience in seismic and well interpretation using computer software, structural restorations, stratigraphy, and plate tectonics is desirable, but not necessary.

Applicants must have earned a Master of Science/-Technology degree. It is necessary to have obtained an average grade of B or better in order to qualify. The appointee must be able to work independently and as a member of a team, be creative and innovative. The research fellow must have a good command of both oral and written English.

The selected candidate will be admitted to the PhD program at the University of Stavanger with an agreement to complete the PhD within the duration of the scholarship.

The program will mainly be carried out at the University of Stavanger, apart from a period of study abroad at a recognized and relevant centre of research.

The research fellow is salaried according to the State Salary Code, l.pl 17.515, code 1017, LR 20, ltr 45, of NOK 353 200 per annum.

The position provides for automatic membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which guarantees favourable retirement benefits. Members may also apply for home investment loans at favourable interest rates.

Project description and further information about the position can be obtained from associate Professor Alejandro Escalona, telephone +47 51 83 22 59, e-mail alejandro.escalona[ at ]uis.no

Information about appointment procedures can be obtained from Senior Executive Officer Kathrine Molde, telephone +47 51 83 17 44, e-mail kathrine.molde[ at ]uis.no

The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in its employment practices. The University currently employs few female research fellows within this academic field and women are therefore particularly encouraged to apply.

The application must contain the following documents and material and be submitted in three copies:

• A curriculum vita; including educational background and employment history
• The form Utvidet søkerskjema (Information to be made available to the applicants)
• Diplomas and certificates (certified by the educational institution)
• References
• List of publications
• Any other documentation that the applicant considers relevant

addressed to:

University of Stavanger
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Petroleum Engineering
N-4036 Stavanger

Or to be sent to jobb-tn[ at ]uis.no

The application should be marked st.id 30029987.

Closing date for applications is July 31, 2009.

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PhD Studenthip in Gene Identification, The Institute of Human Genetics, Munich [Germany]

PhD Student - Gene Identification [3 y; degree in Biology or Biochemistry; exp in laboratory techniques; strong background in genetics; TVöD] / Helmholtz Center Munich; Neuherberg

We are a member of the Helmholtz German Research Community, a leading association Europe-wide, focusing on “Environmental Health”. The aim of our research is to proactively detect health risks for both humans and the environment, decoding the mechanisms of pathogenesis and developing concepts for prevention and therapy of diseases.

The Institute of Human Genetics is working on the identification of genetic dispositions for rare and common disorders and the characterization of functional consequences of mutations and variations. Techniques for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function are available at the Institute.

The Institute invites applications for a PhD Student - Gene Identification (D01)

Job Description
* Disease gene identification
* Copy number variations
* High-throughput sequencing Your Qualifications
* Degree in Biology or Biochemistry
* Strong backgrouind in genetics
* Experiences in laboratory techniques

Our Offer
* Working in an innovative, well- equipped and scientifically stimulating surrounding
* Further training opportunities
* Initial short-term employment contract for three years and a standard public service salary (TVöD)

The Helmholtz Center Munich as holder of the Bavarian Advancement of Women Prize and of the Total E-Quality Certificate is striving to increase the overall proportion of women on its staff and thus expressly urges qualified women to apply.

We look forward to receiving your application online.

Dr. Tim M Strom
e-mail: TimStrom[ at ]helmholtz-muenchen.de
phone: 089 3187-3296
Helmholtz Center Munich
German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH)
Institute of Human Genetics
Ingolstädter Landstr. 1
85764 Neuherberg

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Postdoc Position, Models and Semantics for Product-centric Systems Interoperability, Université Henri Poincaré – Nancy I [France]

POST-DOC Position available in Nancy (France)
Period: October 2009 – September 2010
Research Director: Prof. Hervé Panetto (Herve.Panetto[ at ]cran.uhp-nancy.fr)
Title: Models and Semantics for product-centric systems interoperability

The objective of this work is to test the scientific interest of making the product, beyond the whole process, interactive (this means that the product information may participate to the decision process), to organize then a more collaborative interoperability of different heterogeneous systems (APS, ERP, MES, SCM). Companies are interested as much in the design of systems (production, information, decision-making …), and their interoperations even their integration in a given context.

This problem only makes sense in the context of evolution of organizations and their environment, or when a company provides engineering methods and tools that facilitate the decision making of complex processes. Given this context, an approach for the engineering of these interoperable systems with a particular view of their product information, possibly embedded into the product itself, is to rely on different types and levels of abstraction or model of information systems, centred on the information related to the products or the services to be produced.

Job description:
These models must express not only the “structural” components of the products but also their behaviour, which may be constrained by the specific requirements to the systems itself (business rules). The candidate will study this problem, both at a technological and a semantic level, through their information systems. The particular objective is to propose mechanisms and modelling invariants restricting or at least identifying the semantic loss that may arise when interoperation between these systems, including the product information, takes place.

This research proposal, involving both theoretical and applied research, is strongly related with the research focused on interoperability of heterogeneous distributed systems that fall within the themes, at the international level, of the Virtual International Laboratory in Enterprise Interoperability (INTEROP-VLab1) whose members “cover” a large part of Europe and China.

Candidate profile:
A Ph.D. thesis in Computer Science or Production Engineering with solid background in Mathematics is required. The candidate to this Post-Doctoral position must have knowledge in information systems modelling (using languages such as UML) and some knowledge in product information modelling and production planning by means of an ERP system. The theoretical part of the formalisation will apply 1st order logics and set theory. Experience in modelling concepts with Description Logic would be a great advantage.

Deposit of candidature:
Please send your CV and a cover letter by e-mail to: Herve.Panetto[ at ]cran.uhp-nancy.fr
For more information regarding the CRAN: www.cran.uhp-nancy.fr. Applications will be considered from now until this position is filled.

Employer: Université Henri Poincaré – Nancy I,

duration: 12 months fixed-term.

From now the annual salary is: 22 000 Euro Net. Working language is English.

This 12-month position is open only to candidates with no French Ph.D.

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PhD Student Positions within Data Communications and Networking at SimTel Innovation [Norway]

Fully financed PhD student positions within data communications and networking at SimTel Innovation, Norway
We are looking for skillful and hard working candidates with high academic credentials/results for PhD student positions within the area of data communication, computer networks and distributed systems at SimTel Innovation, a joint research project between Simula and the telecom operator, Telenor.

The PhD positions are targeted at the following research topics:

• Peer-to-Peer (P2P), overlay networking
• Multi-link access
• Cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access, with focus on higher layers

Applications should be submitted by July 31st 2009. The applications must follow the guidelines described at http://simula.no/jobs/SimTel09 .

We offer a competitive salary that reflects that we are hand-picking only top candidates. The successful candidate should not need additional funding.

SimTel Innovation holds office at Simula Research Laboratory, a 15 minutes drive from the center of Oslo, Norway. The chosen PhD candidates will be enrolled in the 3-year PhD-program of the Simula School of Research and Innovation. The PhD degrees will be awarded by the University of Oslo.
More information about the positions can be found at http://simula.no/jobs/SimTel09 .

Closing date: July 31st 2009

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PhD Scholarships in Economics, The University of Siena [Italy]

Siena PhD in ECONOMICS - 2009

The University of Siena invites applications for the Graduate Program in Economics. The University and the city offer a unique environment for study and research in Europe.
Scholarship: A maximum of 16 students will be admitted. The 8 most qualified candidates will be awarded a four-year scholarship of about €10,500 ($16,500) per year, after tax, for a total of about $42,000 ($67,000), plus tuition remission. A limited number of students can take advantage of lodging offered by the University of Siena in the Post-Graduate College “S. Chiara”
(http://www.unisi.it/santachiara/homeEn.html) sited in the historical centre of Siena.

The Graduate Program.
The goal of the program is to train professional economists. Former students hold positions as economists in the academia, in consulting businesses, and in national and internationals economic institutions, such as central banks and regulators.

The first two years of the Program are devoted to full-time courses. All of these are taught in English, the official language of the Program. After fundamental training in Mathematics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics, a full menu of specialized courses is offered. Students are exposed to different theoretical and methodological points of view, in order to be able to explore the frontier of economics in an original way. Students are also required to participate in research activities, such as economics seminars and workshops. Admission to the second year is conditioned on the results of all first year final exams. Starting from the second year, students will develop their own research, under the supervision of a faculty member.

While working at their dissertation, students are encouraged to undertake periods of research in foreign academic institutions. In this case the scholarship is increased by 50%. The doctorate is awarded after discussion of an original piece of scientific work (which can be written in Italian or in English). For further information about the Program, please visit http://www.econ-pol.unisi.it/dottorato/

Application process.
Applicants must hold, or obtain by September 30 2009, an Italian “laurea specialistica” or a “4-years laurea” or equivalent 4-5 years foreign degree. There are no limitations on the nationality of candidates.
Prospective students are required to apply using the on-line procedure at the following website.

The deadline for application is June 22, 2009. In addition to the on-line application, the following documentation is required (either in Italian of in English):

1. Curriculum vitae

2. Academic transcripts. These must contain a full list of courses taken and grades obtained.

3. Two letters of reference, in sealed envelopes. These must assess the student’s aptitudes towards research, competence, scientific potential and maturity, in comparative terms.

4. A research statement, not exceeding 1000 words.

5. (OPTIONAL) A short scientific essay, not longer than 5000 words, resulting from independent research by the candidate.

All required documentation must be sent by June 22, 2009 to the following address:

Ufficio Formazione e Post-Laurea
DOTTORATO IN ECONOMIA POLITICA
c/o Collegio Santa Chiara
Via Valdimontone n. 1
53100 Siena, Italy.

Selection of Students.
The selection of candidates will be based on an evaluation of their aptitude and competence to research. To this purpose, the examination commission might ask some of the candidates to sit for a written exam and an interview, to be held in Siena in the late-Spring or early-Summer of 2009; in this case, the candidates will be notified by email a couple of weeks before (however, the University cannot be held responsible for failed communications due to the candidate supplying late or incorrect information regarding his/her address). The exams will be in Italian or in English. The University reserves the right to exclude from the selection process, at any time, candidates who do not meet the admission requirements.

Further information
For further information, please contact the secretariat of the graduate program: Francesca Fabbri, fabbri16[ at ]unisi.it

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Republic of Korea: Master / PhD Positions in Mechanic of Materials Lab, Chonnam National University

Opening position for M.S./Ph.D. students in Mechanics of Materials Lab. at Chonnam National university in Republic of Korea

We are looking for prospective M.S./Ph.D. students who has interests in nondestructive evaluation using X-ray system and could be joined with a project entitled ‘Construction of an Optical X-ray System’.
Students who have knowledge in Solid mechanics, Finite element method, and Characteristics of X-ray will be welcomed.

Also, some experiences in X-ray mirrors, tomographic images, 3D reconstruction using the tomographic images, geometric modeling, biomechanics related to biological materials will be helpful for this research.

Scholarship is 900,000 Korean Won for Ph.D. and 600,000 Korean Won for M.S., respectively.

Depending on the TOEIC score (Minimum PBT 527), tuition fee can be exempted.

Depending on the publication results and coursework grade, BK21 Scholarship (900,000 Korean Won for Ph.D. and 600,000 Korean Won for M.S.) is additionally awarded (need to overcome the harsh competition).

The application semester will be spring 2010.

Interested students are encouraged to apply their Curriculum Vitae to the email address below:

Insu Jeon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical Systems Engineering
Chonnam National University
300 Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

Tel. : +82-62-530-1688
Fax. : +82-62-530-1689

e-mail : i_jeon[ at ]chonnam.ac.kr, i_jeon[ at ]naver.com

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Worldwide: Scholarships in Distance Education, Postgraduate Certificate in Dutch Cultural Studies at University College London (UCL), UK

The Dutch Department of University College London (UCL) aims to reward academic excellence among new students of the Postgraduate Certificate in Dutch Cultural Studies. The Postgraduate Certificate in Dutch Cultural Studies, which is taught entirely online as a distance learning programme, offers a unique opportunity to study the modern society of the Netherlands and Flanders. Course topics range from in-depth study of Dutch and Flemish culture, to project management and language learning at different levels.

Up to seven scholarships are available for students starting the Postgraduate Certificate in September 2009. The scholarships cover full tuition fees. For more information on the fees of the programme, click here.

Eligibility
Candidates must have been formally admitted to the Certificate in Dutch Cultural Studies.

Deadline
Candidates (UK/EU and Overseas students) must have received a formal offer letter from the UCL registry dated no later than 31 August 2009.

Selection Criteria
Scholarships are awarded exclusively on the basis of academic excellence, achievement and potential. Financial circumstances of the candidates are not taken into account.

Procedure
There is no formal application procedure. All prospective students who have been offered a place on the programme will be considered. Decisions about awards will be made by a selection committee consisting of academic staff from the UCL Department of Dutch.

Notification of Results
Results will be announced to successful candidates by 15 September 2009.

For more information, go to our website @ http://www.dutch.ac.uk/ or contact the Director of the online programmes, Prof Theo Hermans (ucldthe[ at ]ucl.ac.uk).”

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Full Scholarships for East African Students in ITC, The Netherlands

FULL SCHOLARSHIPS: FIVE (5) Ph. D. AND ONE (1) POST DOCTORAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR
NATIONALS FROM EAST AFRICA

These scholarships are offered under the research project “EOIA: An Earth Observation? and Integrated Assessment approach to the Governance of Lake Naivasha” is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research under the WOTRO ?Global Science for Development Programme.

The project will be implemented jointly by Egerton University (Kenya), and the International Institute of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC, The Netherlands) and the University of Twente (The Netherlands). Collaborating partners are the University of Nairobi (Kenya), University of Leicester (UK) and the University of Bournemouth (UK). The main stakeholders in the project are Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA), Lake Naivasha Growers Group (LNGG), Lake Naivasha Riparian Organisation (LNRA), World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and the World Wildlife Fund - East Africa Regional Programme Office (WWF-EARPO), all based in Kenya.

The research aims at enhancing sustainability in management of water resources and the environment using Lake Naivasha as a pilot case and adopting Integrated Assessment approach to generate lessons and best practices which can be replicated in other catchments in Kenya and in the East Africa region. Major inputs to the assessment include participatory processes and physical and economic models combined with data derived from remote sensing techniques.

In the framework of this project 5 PhD candidates will be recruited for the following projects.

1. Quantifying the effect of landuse change in upper catchments of Lake Naivasha on water quantity and quality of the Lake - Tenable at ITC/Twente

2. Impact of exogenous and endogenous changes on limnology, fisheries and piscivorous birds – Tenable at Egerton University Kenya

3. Hydrological impacts on terrestrial fringe biodiversity-Tenable at ITC/Twente

4. Water governance – Tenable at University of Nairobi

5. Socio-economic linkages – Tenable at ITC/Twente

For a detailed description of the project interested candidates may consult www.itc.nl/EOIA

The project also offers 1 Post Doctoral Position

The candidate for this position will take up the challenge to integrate the results from the five subprojects and build the Integrated Assessment framework. Applicants, not necessarily African, with a strong background in multidisciplinary modelling and systems integration may contact the PI’s /coordinators on this position.
Requirements and modalities.

The positions 1, 3 and 5 are PhD positions for 4 years at ITC with a Doctoral Degree awarded by the University of Twente.

Position 2 entails a PhD position for 4 years at Egerton University with an internship at ITC. Doctoral degree awarded by Egerton University.

Position 4 entails a PhD position for 4 years at University of Nairobi with an internship at ITC. Doctoral degree awarded by University of Nairobi.

Candidates should be nationals of East Africa and hold a Master of Science/Arts degree from a recognized university. All candidates will spend approximately two years in the Netherlands and two years in Kenya and are co-supervised by the research consortium. Candidates who are below 45 years are preferred. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

From all candidates a broad and multidisciplinary attitude is required.

Candidates for position 1,2,3 should have a strong background in Engineering and Environmental Sciences, and preferably with knowledge of modeling and earth observation as well as earth sciences.

Candidates for position 4 should have a strong background in (environmental/ecological) economics.

Candidates for position 5 should have a strong background in public policy and administration, and capable of closely collaborating with more technical and economic researchers.

Candidates have a period of 6 month to fully develop their research proposals and qualify for the graduate programme.

The appointment will be for a period of four years and the fellowship awarded to the successful candidates comprises:
- Medical insurance.
- Waiver of tuition fees.
- Limited resources for research materials and logistics.
- Monthly Personal Maintenance Allowance
- While at ITC, The Netherlands: Single, status hotel accommodation will be provided

All candidates interested in the announced positions have to apply online at http://www.itc.nl/research/phd/graduate_registration_application.aspx

The closing date of the application is 15 June 2009.

ONLY shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview either in Kenya or by teleconferencing.

Further information can be obtained from the PI’s: veen@itc.nl or mathookoj@yahoo.com / Coordinators: becht@itc.nl or jonyando@yahoo.com

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Almende Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships

Almende BV is a high-tech commercial research company (SME) researching advanced hardware and software-agent technology. Almende in particular investigates self-organized critical agent-based network solutions to sustain and improve the coalition formation and coordination of communication and collaboration across evolving networks of humans and existing ICT infrastructures. The methods studied and developed for building those solutions are based on principles of synergetics, i.e., interaction, self-organization and cooperation amongst human and/or artificial networks, and principles of multi-scale physics renormalization, - and applies and evaluates those agent-based solutions in many classical and novel problem domains ranging from software engineering; health- and home-care; logistics; warehousing; road, air, energy and ICT network management; data, information and knowledge management; grid and cloud computing to swarm robotics.

The technology and knowledge that Almende develops are further commercialized in spin-off companies. Currently, Almende has four daughter companies among which there are ASK Community Systems, DEAL Services and Luna.nl. ASK Community Systems provides its customers intelligent communication and collaboration systems connecting different servicing groups of users depending on their needs. Deal Services markets robust agent-based logistics management solutions. Luna.nl is Rotterdam’s largest Internet Service Provider for the business customer. ASK Community Systems has offices throughout Europe, US and China.

To advance science and technology Almende strongly fosters close collaboration with universities, knowledge institutes, large industrial R&D groups and other SMEs in the Netherlands and Europe. In respect to the Marie Curie Actions - International Dimension; International Incoming Fellowships Programme Almende is willing to serve as hosting organization for experienced researchers as IIF fellows for 12-24 months in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. For the IIF Programme, Almende is inviting experienced researchers to set up in liaison an application on either of the following subjects:

• Scalable Networked Social Media Indexing, Querying, Search and Retrieval
• Contextual Personalized Networked Social Media Indexing, Querying, Search and Retrieval
• Ambient Intelligent Service Robotics for Elderly Home- and Health-Care
• Emerging self-organized control of swarming intelligence or robotics
• Multi-scale purposeful synergetics amongst unmanned aerial vehicles and terrestrial robots
• Energy-aware and other QoS-aware grid and cloud management
• Simulation techniques for verification of large scale networked embedded system properties
• Formal and system engineering methodologies, techniques and tools for virtualization of (legacy) multi-core and/or reconfigurable systems.

Eligible candidates are welcomed to write and send a two-to-three pages application letter together with their CV to the contact person below (Deadline July 1 2009); for eligibility conditions please consult and check the Information Package. In the application letter attention should be paid to the subject that the candidate would like to work on. In particular, the research problem / question, approach, methods and techniques should be mentioned and related to the current or past work experiences – it should be evident how the state of the art in the specific research field is advanced. After a short internal selection, all candidates will be notified about the outcomes of the selection procedure (Deadline July 14 2009). Successful candidates will be further assisted to define, set up and submit their applications (Deadline August 18 2009).

Please send your applications to

Dr. Alfons H. Salden

Almende BV, Westerstraat 50, 3016 DJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands

alfons@almende.org

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Saw Centre MBA Finance Scholarship - Singapore 2009

Saw Centre MBA Finance Scholarship

To recognize the academic excellence of students who are pursuing full time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme at the NUS Business School, the Saw Centre for Financial Studies will award the Saw Centre MBA Finance Scholarship to outstanding students twice a year; in Semester 1 and Semester 2, beginning in Academic Year 2009/2010.

If you are a Singapore Citizen, and full time MBA student at NUS Business School, and meet the following criteria.

a) Good academic results based on award of first degree

For applicants approaching their final one or two semesters, the additional criterion of good academic results achieved in their previous semesters will be considered.)

b) Keen interest in finance
c) Relevant work experience in finance
d) Strong referral letteres
e) Family’s financial background

(This criterion of financial needs will be considered if there are two or more applicants of equal standing.)

Prospective applicants

You are eligible to apply for the Saw Centre MBA Finance Scholarship!

To help the Centre maintain contact with propective applicants for the Scholarship, please click on the following link.

Yes, I am ELIGIBLE to apply for the Saw Centre MBA Finance Scholarship!

About the Saw Centre MBA Finance Scholarship

Scholarship recipients in the first year of their MBA programme will each receive a monthly stipend of S$1,000 for 12 months starting from August, the beginning of each academic year.

Scholarship recipients in the final semester or last two semesters of their MBA programme will each be awarded a monthly stipend of S$2,000, up to 6 months and 12 months respectively, or up to and including the month of graduation, whichever is earlier.

There is no bond attached to the scholarship.

In addition to the above listed criteria, scholarship recipients in their first year of the MBA programme, must commit to read “Financial Management” as a core module, and “Investment Analysis and Management” as an elective. Scholarship recipients in their final semester or last two semesters must have completed at least 24 modular credits under the Finance Specialization either at the time of application or by the end of the tenure of award.

You are encouraged to learn more about the Saw Centre MBA Finance Scholarship so as to plan your coursework and scholarship application. Please click on the following attachments for more information.

Attachments

Details on the Scholarship
Click to download ‘About the Scholarship’.

Application Form

Click to download Application Form.

Agreement Form

Click to download Agreement Form.

The scholarship will be open for application before the beginning of each semester.

For applicants beginning their first year in Semester 1, the closing date for application is 30 June for award starting from Semester 1 in August.

For students approaching their final one or two semesters, the closing date for application is 31 May for award starting from Semester 1 in August and 31 December for award starting from Semester 2 in January.

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International Ph.D. Programs in the Life Sciences [Switzerland]

The Life Science Zurich Graduate School consists of nine highly competitive Ph.D. programs, run jointly by the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. Each program offers research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a Ph.D. degree. Accepted students perform their research project in one of the participating research groups of their favorite program, according to their scientific interest. Advanced teaching and training courses are offered throughout the curriculum. The program language is English throughout. Ph.D. studies usually last 3-4 years.

Education: Applicants must hold or anticipate receiving a Master’s degree or equivalent from a university in a relevant field before starting the Ph.D. program. Applicants accepted for the program will have to register with either the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich, depending on the affiliation of their future research group.

Application: Our web pages provide detailed information for submission of application. Please refer to the guidelines as we only take into consideration applications received in the required format: http://www.lifescience-graduateschool.ch/index.php?id=108

Application deadlines are July 1 and December 1

Contact details:

Dr. Susanna Bachmann
Life Science Zurich Graduate School
University of Zurich
Institute of Molecular Biology
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich

Email: gradschool@lifescience.uzh.ch

http://www.lifescience-graduateschool.ch/

Please refer to the following page for details about the funding in Switzerland:

http://www.lifescience-graduateschool.ch/index.php?id=263

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Call for Applications 2009/2010 - PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change [Italy]

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), launched a 3-year PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change, organised in two Streams: Dynamic Climatology at CMCC in Bologna; and Climate Change Impact and Nanagement, at the Department of Economics of the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.
There are 6 places in total with 3 scholarships - funded by CMCC - available for the successful candidates.

The PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change was established in 2007, through an agreement between the Universita’ Foscari in Venice (Unive) and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC), a consortium comprising several Italian public and private Research institutions.

Objectives of the PhD
Unive and CMCC joined their efforts to launch a joint PhD Programme in order to provide the job market with experts with a broad, in-depth, scientific and socio-economic background, as well as with a sound and innovative research experience focusing on the dynamics of climate change and the methodologies and techniques for evaluation and management, in terms of mitigation and adaptation measures and policies.

Organisation of the PhD Programme
The Programme is organised in two Streams:

• Dynamic Climatology, at CMCC in Bologna
• Climate change impact and management, at the Department of Economics of the University Ca Foscari in Venice

Twelve 5-credit courses are planned for the first academic year, in order to provide students with the state of the art of the scientific findings related to the two disciplinary streams. These also foresee common activities with the objective of offering tools to build a sound scientific, managerial and economic base for the general comprehension of the broader theme of climate change, with the opportunity for in depth studies of specific issues and for experiencing a multidisciplinary approach.

The second year is aimed at providing the PhD candidates with an experience of research in a foreign institution, while the third year is mainly devoted to the preparation of the thesis.

Application information and forms

There are 6 places in total with 3 scholarships - funded by CMCC - available for the successful candidates.

The deadline for the applications is 23rd June 2009.
For further information please visit: http://venus.unive.it/phd-climate-change/

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