The Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology at Gjøvik University College in Gjøvik, Norway, calls for applications to PhD student positions - Computational Forensics. Closing date: August 10, 2007 Computational Forensics is a primary area of research at the Norwegian Information Security Laboratory. It includes topics such as computer forensics, live incident response, and a broad spectrum of other forensic disciplines that use computer tools for crime prevention, investigation and the enforcement of law. Disciplines of particular interest are questioned document examination, forensic linguistics and forensic psychology. We expect some background in one or more of the following topics: * Pattern recognition and computational intelligence (fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks, evolutionary computing, probabilistic reasoning, machine-learning theory), * Computer vision (image enhancement, transformations, filtering, wavelet transform, color vision, registration),

This PhD course aims at realizing an international class of highly skilled scholars, having both scientific and philosophical competences. It is open to students having either a scientific or a philosophical career. Candidates with a philosophical career are requested to demonstrate basic competence in molecular biology. Working language: English Starting date: 1st January of each year The PhD program provides the opportunity for: * a strong training in molecular biomedicine in the light of the evolutionary theory; * a strong logical-philosophical training; * a strong connection between scientific and humanistic subjects; * a strong link between theoretical and empirical preparation; * a close contact with the international community working on the foundations of the life sciences, bioethics, and molecular biomedicine. Research topics: * philosophical foundations of biology and medicine; * ethical analyses of the consequences of the biomedical results; *

EPSRC PhD Studentship: Testing the dependability of large-scale architectures through the application of heuristic rules to automate fault injection Closing date: 31 August 2007 This project is appropriate for a software engineering graduate with a strong validation and verification background or a computer science graduate with a strong programming background. The student will join the Distributed Systems and Services research group located within the School of Computing at the University of Leeds (see http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/distsys/ ). Fault injection is an important evaluation tool but its use requires detailed knowledge of the system architecture, available fault models, and how and where they can be applied. This studentship will examine the application of heuristic rules to automate fault injection placement. A number of projects in recent years have noted that fault injection is a useful tool for assessing the dependability of systems. It is used in both academic circles an

Urbanbuzz - Mapping Change for Sustainable Communities, 2 MSc Student Bursaries Contract: Average of ½ day per week during taught course plus MSc project time from May to September (overall 1 year contract) Funding: £5,500 (Including MSc course fees) Supervised by: Dr Muki Haklay, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, UCL Location: University College London Number of Bursaries: 2 Eligibility: The bursaries are open to all UK and EU citizens Deadline for Applcations: 16th July 2007 The Project: Urbanbuzz Mapping Change for Sustainable Communities (MCSC) MCSC will work with 4 local communities to develop online local maps to reflect their issues and priorities. The project will develop an on-line interactive GIS-based map of East London and the Thames Gateway, highlighting development sites, environmental issues and projects, local issues and stakeholder groups. The map will be open to any registered users, who will be able to enter information on the map, add eve

The CIMeC-Center for Mind/Brain Sciences at the University of Trento is accepting applications for a 3-year PhD Program in Cognitive and Brain Sciences. The program seeks to provide students with high level skills in basic and applied research in cognitive neuroscience, and will encourage them to pursue innovative research projects that require expertise in multiple areas. The program has two main areas within which research can be conducted using behavioural, neuroimaging and computational methods: 1) Cognitive Neuroscience and 2) Language, Interaction & Computation. Courses officially commence November 1st, 2007. All courses will be given in English and are taught by a multi-disciplinary faculty with state-of-the-art facilities. 9 fellowships are available in the amount of ?12,350 which will be awarded to candidates based upon application and experience. Info: For more information about the School, or in order to download the official applications please visit the websites or con

Multiple postdoctoral positions are available immediately for recent PhDs with strong background in molecular neuroscience, electro-physiology, neuroanatomy, or mouse genetics & behaviors. The successful applicant must have completed a PhD degree within three years and have first author publication(s). Projects involve gene deletion or overexpression, synaptic plasticity, morphological changes, fear, anxiety and pain. Application Please fax or e-mail resumes to: Dr. Min Zhuo at The Department of Physiology, University of Toronto E-mail: min.zhuo@utoronto.ca Fax: 416-978-7398

New UCL Futures Master’s Scholarships for MSc Environmental Mapping UCL is offering two scholarships of £2000 each for the new MSc in Environmental Mapping. These scholarships are available on the basis of academic achievement and are open to students admitted to and registered on the programme in 2007/08 The successful candidates will be selected from those who have been accepted onto the course by 31 August. The new programme in Environmental Mapping is a development of the well established masters programmes in Geomatics at UCL. The programme takes elements of the courses in Remote Sensing, GIS, Surveying, Hydrographic Surveying and Photogrammetry and combines them into a coherent programme in Environmental Mapping. It provides students with the opportunity to study, at an advanced level, the ways in which spatial data can be collected, processed and analysed to map and understand the environment. Details and further information regarding the course can be obtained by emailing sec@g

ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Faculty of Asian Studies Lecturer / Senior Lecturer - Indonesian/Malaysian Studies The Faculty of Asian Studies seeks to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the field of Indonesian and/or Malaysian studies. Fixed Term 3 years Conversion to a continuing (permanent) appointment may be available upon application, after 12 months Salary Package: $AUD66,764 - $AUD93,181 pa plus 17% super 2% Salary Increase 15 November 2007 Reference: FAS4124 Applicants will possess a PhD relevant to our teaching and research missions. The successful applicant will be able to design and teach innovative undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Indonesian and/or Malaysian history and society and on the place of these two countries in regional security. He/she will have a solid publications record in Indonesian/Malaysian studies and a proven record of success in competitive research grants. He/she will be able to assist in the promotion of the field at the University a

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION available to study Pancreatic Beta Cell Biology and Diabetes. Beta cell death is a key factor in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but the mechanisms involved are not known. Our lab recently identified a novel target pathway of beta cell survival and diabetes prevention. Using cutting edge technology, projects now focus on apoptosis, oxidative stress, cell cycle, and the regulation of gene expression by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP). Studies also involve physiological and histological analysis of mutant and KO mouse models and generation of new congenic mouse lines. Strong molecular biology experience and interest in mouse studies are required. Development towards an independent research career is encouraged. Qualified candidates with a Ph.D. and less than 3 years of post-doctoral experience are invited to apply. The position is available immediately, but the start date is negotiable. Application Please send C.V. and 3 references to: Dr. Anath

The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano announces a public competition, by examinations and/or qualifications, for admission to the following PhD Research Programmes of the 23rd cycle, academic year 2007/2008. COMPUTER SCIENCE Duration: 3 years Scientific areas: INF 01 Computer science and ING-INF 05 Information Processing Systems Official language of course: English A public competition for the allocation of 14 places is announced of which 7 will be covered by grants of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. GENERAL PEDAGOGY, SOCIAL PEDAGOGY AND GENERAL EDUCATION Duration: 3 years Scientific areas: M-PED/01 General and Social Pedagogy and M-PED/03 Didactics and Special Pedagogy Official languages of course: Italian and German A public competition for the allocation of 8 places is announced of which 5 will be covered by grants of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. A further grant is financed by the Ministry of university and research according to the Ministerial Decree no. 362 of Septem

The Center for Tropical Forest Science at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama invites applications for a 2-year post-doctoral position with the possibility to renew and a start date of Sep 1, 2007. The minimum salary will be US$ 40k. Requirements: Ph.D. in spatial analysis applied to soils or hydrology, hands-on programming skills, fluency in English and Spanish. Desired qualifications: Experience with designing and implementing sampling strategies for monitoring spatial data, with relating spatial patterns of soilscape variables to runoff generation processes, and with upscaling issues; familiarity with the basics of hydrological modelling and field work under trying conditions. Responsibilities: Design and implement sampling strategies to monitor changes in soil permeability and throughfall due to reforestation at the watershed level; make innovative contributions to methodology for upscaling and to the development of hydrological scenarios under land-use change at

The Section of Medical Statistics at the Medical University of Vienna ( www.meduniwien.ac.at/medstat/ ) seeks to appoint a two year PhD or Post-Doctorial research fellow starting from October 2007. The department has a strong research record and a high international reputation in the fields of Adaptive Designs and Multiple Testing. Candidates should have a strong interest in methodologically statistical research. Applicants for the postdoctoral position must have a PhD degree, applicants for the PhD position a master degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Medical Informatics, Bioinformatics or a related field. Candidates should ideally have experience in statistical methodological research and with statistical and mathematical software. They should be willing to actively contribute to the department’s energetic and cooperative research on adaptive-sequential designs and multiple testing. Informal enquiries or applications can be emailed to Prof. Werner Brannat (werner.brannath@meduniwien.

Marie Curie Fellowship for M.Sc. graduates interested in a Doctoral program in the area of Electrical Engineering and Computational Science, in particular in a research project in nano-Electronic Design Automation (related to ENIAC). “Politehnica” University of Bucharest (PUB), the largest entity of engineering education in Romania offers opportunities of research-training at highest level for 8 PhD students (three years stay for each) and 12 short stays (four months each). The positions reserved for non-Romanian researchers are granted by European Commission, within following FP6 complementary projects: 1. Marie Curie Host Fellowship project, entitled “Early Stage research Training in an EaSTern European Site with Tradition in Computational Science and Engineering - EST3″. 2. Marie Curie Research Training Network in Coupled Multiscale Simulation and Optimisation in Nanoelectronics – RTN-Comson. 3. Specific Targeted Research Project entitled Comprehensive High-Accuracy Modelli

Call for applications to the International PhD Program on Infectious Diseases and Immunology (IDI-Berlin) which is a joint venture between DFG Graduiertenkolleg Genetic and Immunologic Determinants of Pathogen-Host-Interactions (GRAKO) and the International Max Planck Research School for Infectious Diseases and Immunology (IMPRS-IDI). IDI-Berlin provides a multidisciplinary approach to study the interaction of pathogens with their hosts. It is a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, the Humboldt University Berlin, the Charité, the Free University Berlin and other research institutes. This collaboration offers outstanding scientific training leading to the award of the degree of PhD (Dr. rer. nat.). The PhD program encourages independent research by students in a variety of different fields such as molecular, cellular, and organismal biology along with genetics, immunology and biochemistry. Students will investigate the biodiversity of infections includin

The Ph.D. in Innovative Technologies is a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary connotation, where students can specialize in one of the following curricula: * Embedded Systems, with emphasis on real-time systems and resource management. * Telecommunications, especially referring to networks and photonic technologies. * Biorobotics, including micro-engineering, biomedical engineering, biomimetic robotics, rehabilitation technologies and computer assisted surgery. * Perceptual Robotics, with emphasis on telerobotics, cognitive robotics and virtual environments. Admission Requirements: * possession of a Master degree (or equivalent); * to be under 35 years of age on July 25, 2007 Positions and grants: * 4 positions with 4 fellowships (amounting to € 12.500 per year + free meals at school’s canteen + Campus facilities) Deadlines: * applications must be submitted on line by July 25, 2007 at www.sssup.it/phdapplicationonline * hardc

EPSRC’s Physics, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), Mathematical Sciences and Life Sciences Interface (LSI) Programmes are offering Postdoctoral Fellowships to enable the most talented new researchers to establish an independent research career, shortly or immediately after completing a PhD. The Physics, Information and Communications Technologies Programme operates a Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for talented researchers working in the broad area of theoretical computer science. The fellowships are given to enable the most talented young researchers to establish an independent research career, shortly or immediately after completing a PhD. Fellowships may be held at any UK university or similar research organisation. A fellowship can provide an ideal opportunity to change organisation and gain wider experience, and applicants are advised and encouraged to do so unless there is a sound argument against such a move. It is expected that part of the fellow’s time, up to a

NIH- and DOD-funded postdoctoral positions are available in the area of tumor biology and vascular biology to study (1) the role of Angiopoietins (Ang1-4) and Angiopoietin-like proteins (Angptl-1-7) in tumor angiogenesis and the mechanisms underlying their involvement in the progression of human gliomas and melanomas; (2) the role of ADAMTSs (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin motifs) and ADAMs (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase) and the underlying mechanism of their involvement in angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis of human ovarian and breast cancers; and (3) the contributions of the signals derived from different isoforms of CD44 to the formation and maintenance of cancer stem cells and to the progression of carcinomas. The candidates must have a Ph.D. degree with a strong background in at least one of the following areas: tumor, vascular, cell, and/or molecular biology. A strong background in bioinformatics and/or chemical biology is a plus. Motivated indi

The Multidisciplinary Centre for Astrophysics (CENTRA) at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Lisbon ( http://centra.ist.utl.pt ) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in the domain of high energy QCD, with particular emphasis on its relevance for heavy ion collisions (LHC) and cosmic ray air shower development (Auger). We encourage applications from candidates with a recent Ph.D. (no more than five years since completion) and with a strong background in QCD and/or phenomenology of heavy ion collisions and/or cosmic ray physics. The successful candidate will work closely with Professor Jorge Dias de Deus and Dr. José Guilherme Milhano and with the group at Santiago de Compostela (Professor Carlos Pajares, Dr. Néstor Armesto, Dr. Carlos Salgado and Dr. Elena Ferreiro). The fellowship will be awarded initially for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to three years. Financial support for these fellowships is available through the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnolog

A postdoctoral position is available to understand the mechanisms by which natural killer (NK) cells lyse macrophages infected with M. tuberculosis (J Immunol 168:35203526, 2002, J Immunol 172:130137, 2004, J Immunol 175: 46114617, 2005 and J Immunol 2006 177:6192-8). This National Institutes of Health-funded project will involve identification of novel ligands for NK cell receptors and studying signaling pathways mediated through NK cells for the lysis of M. tuberculosis-infected cells. The other ongoing project in the laboratory is the role of regulatory T cells in human tuberculosis infection. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Ramakrishna Vankayalapati. Several well-funded investigators are engaged in studying the immunology and molecular pathogenesis of tuberculosis at the Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Control (CPIDC), working in brand-new state-of-the-art laboratories that include a large BSL-3 facility. Information on the research interests of CPIDC facult

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Statistical Genetics Genetic Epidemiology group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester. Available from 1st October 2007 for 3 years (Ref: R3329) Closing Date: 3 Aug 2007 A Research Associate position is available to work on a Medical Research Council funded project on "Inferring Epidemiological Causality using Mendelian Randomisation" which is a collaborative project between the Universities of Leicester and Bristol and is a topic that is currently very much at the forefront of biomedical and statistical research. The focus of the project is on developing methodology for inferring causes (e.g. effect of alcohol) for common diseases of public health interest (e.g. cardiovascular disease) from observational studies when there are many confounding factors (e.g. lifestyle) by exploiting a known genetic predisposition for the hypothesised cause (e.g. ALDH2, the gene that regulates alcohol metabolism). Such methods are called ins

Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of New South Wales, Australia, located near Sydney’s southern beaches. The person appointed will report to Professor Ian Sloan in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, and work on a research project that combines mathematical and computational techniques for high-dimensional numerical integration with financial applications. The position is funded by an ARC Linkage grant to UNSW and Macquarie Bank, for the project ‘Novel Mathematical Technologies for Financial Valuation and Risk’. This is a fixed term 2-year position, available from January 19, 2008. The salary (in Australian dollars) is $60,826-65,060 (plus 17% employer superannuation and leave loading), depending on experience and qualifications. The main duties are to carry out mathematical analysis and computations for the above project; to liaise with Professor Ian Sloan on priorities and future plans for the research; to liaise with Macquarie Bank Chief

The University of Milan has launched a call for application, based on qualifications and interviews, for admission to the Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences for the following Ph.D. Programmes: Ph.D. in Economics, Ph.D. in Labour Studies, Ph.D. in Political Studies, Ph.D. in Sociology. Ph.D. in Economics – Director Prof. Franco Donzelli (franco.donzelli[at]unimi.it) At least 11 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. programme, 6 of these with a scholarship. Ph.D. in Labour Studies – Director Prof. Ida Regalia (ida.regalia[at]unimi.it) At least 6 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. programme, 3 of these with a scholarship. Ph.D. in Political Studies – Director Prof. Paolo Martelli (paolo.martelli[at]unimi.it) At least 6 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. programme, 3 of these with a scholarship. Ph.D. in Sociology – Director Prof. Antonio Chiesi (antonio.chiesi[at]unimi.it) At least 8 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. programme, 4 of these with a s

A postdoctoral fellow position is available in cell biology at the University of Waterloo. The candidate will participate in a project to obtain a mechanistic understanding of programmed cell death (apoptosis) /and anticancer agents at the MOLECULAR level using biochemical methods combined with our state-of-the-art ultrafast (femtosecond) laser spectroscopic techniques. The latter is the most powerful method for real-time observations of biochemical reactions.Thus, we have unique techniques to discover the molecular pathways regulating DNA damage and cell death.The candidate must have a PhD in one or more of the fields of cell biology, medical biochemistry and medical biophysics, and is familiar with cell biology and molecular biology techniques. Experience with quantitative DNA damage and cell death assays (in vitro, cell-culture level, in vivo measurements) will be an asset. The candidate must have an excellent track record of original research, and the ability to work in a team envi

Applications are invited for 1 Ph.D. Studentship in the following area: Applied Numerical Analysis with Applications on Computational Sciences and Engineering. Position not funded The successful candidate must have a solid background in Mathematics, an experience in programming (particularly Fortran, Matlab, Mathematica and C) and a strong interest in Computational Sciences and Engineering. Background in Chemistry and/or Physics and/or Engineering is a plus. The Computational Sciences Laboratory in the Department of Computer Science and Technology of the University of Peloponnese is composed by 3 staff members (Prof. T.E. Simos, Dr. D. Vlachos and Dr. D. Sakas), 2 Research Fellows (Dr. Z. Anastassi and D. Xenides) and several Ph.D. students. It is highly active in various branches of Applied Numerical Analysis - Computational Science (please visit: http://www.uop.gr/~simos/). The position is available starting from September 1st, 2007 and the deadline for the applications is July 10th,

There are several open positions for PhD students within the PhD excellence programme Numerical Simulations in Technical Sciences hosted at Graz University of Technology and at the Karl Franzens University Graz. The Doctoral Program incorporates eleven interdisciplinary research projects headed by scientists from Mathematics, Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil Engineering. For more details see the project descriptions on the web page http://www.DK-NumSim.tugraz.at. We are looking for interested, ambitious and skilled students holding a diploma or master degree in Applied Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Physics, Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering. Salary follows the rules of FWF - Austrian National Science Foundation (approximately net EUR 17.500,- / year). FWF website: http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/index.asp Please send your application by email to DKNumSim[at]tugraz.at until July 31, 2007. Your email should contain a pdf file as an attachment with the following informat

Engineering Systems Department has several vacancies for a Research Studentships in a number research topics. Research Studentships in Engineering Systems £12600 p.a. for up to three years Cranfield University is the well-established academic provider to the Ministry of Defence at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham. Engineering Systems Department (ESD) within the Defence College of Management and Technology (DCMT) delivers education, research and consultancy in technology to the MoD and a much wider community of defence and security professionals in the UK and overseas. A number of studentships are available in ESD to support the Department’s strategic research interests. These studentships are initially for one year leading to the award of an MSc by research with the possibility of extension to three years and the award of a PhD. The Department has successfully supervised students in a broad spectrum of defence-related topics and its component groups and centres a