EPSRC Research Studentship Community Resilience To Extreme Weather Events Through Improved Local Decision Making Research Centre for the Built and Human Environment / School of the Built Environment Applications are invited for a PhD research studentship at the Research Institute of the Built and Human Environment, School of the Built Environment University of Salford. This project offers an exciting opportunity to work in the 6* RAE rated research institute of the Built and Human Environment. The 3 year doctoral studentship (funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - EPRSC) will provide a maintenance grant and cover all approved tuition fees. The research will focus on the coping strategies of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in responding to extreme weather events. This will involve literature reviews, surveys, case studies and contributing to action research studies with SMEs to understand the characteristics of SME coping strategies, their adaptive

UQ Business School and School of Tourism Four one-year scholarships, each valued at $1500, are available from the UQ Business School and School of Tourism to be awarded to outstanding Australian and International students who are admitted to the Bachelor of Business (BBus) at the UQ Ipswich Campus in 2008. Eligibility & Benefits * Four one-year scholarships are available, each worth $1500 Basis of Award * Criteria based on Year 12 Overall Position, or international equivalent. Interviews may be required; * Personal statement regarding high school involvement and community involvement; * Personal reference from Principal, Head of Year, or other teacher; and * Previous study of business, business communication, commerce or computing, hospitality, sport, travel, tourism at school or college is not a requirement for enrolment in the Bachelor of Business, nor for application for the scholarships. Application Procedures * Download Application Form or visit the UQ

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. and Post-doc program. The program is funded by the German Excellence Initiative and will commence in September 2008. BIGSSS is an inter-university institute of the University of Bremen (UB) and Jacobs University. BIGSSS builds on the experience and institutional structure of both UB’s Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) and Jacobs’ interdisciplinary social-science graduate programs at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development (JCLL). The program provides close supervision of dissertation work within a demand-tailored education and research framework. BIGSSS is part of an international network of strong graduate programs. It supports its Ph.D. and Post-doc Fellows in achieving early scientific independence, providing funds for conducting, presenting and publishing their research. The language of i

PhD SCHOLARSHIP CO-SPONSORED BY SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND WOODSIDE ENERGY LTD.: PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY TITLE: Wave Modelling within Extreme Tropical Cyclones BACKGROUND: Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) and Woodside Energy Ltd (WEL) are seeking a suitably qualified student to undertake post-graduate study to develop a wave forecast model suitable for extreme tropical cyclone conditions. About Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology is a large multi-sectoral and multi-campus institution with a stated mission to be a pre-eminent entrepreneurial university from the Asia-Pacific, thriving on new ideas and knowledge and exploiting its intersectoral heritage to create value for its stakeholders. The Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences is host to most of the engineering activities at Swinburne as well as key programs in aviation and photonics. The Coastal Engineering and Physical Oceanography group of the Faculty specialises in res

The alliance brings together internationally leading physics research across Scotland to form the largest physics grouping in the UK. Major research themes being pursued are astronomy, condensed matter and materials physics, nuclear and plasma physics, elementary particles, photonics and physics and life sciences. The Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) is offering up to 8 fully funded PhD studentships for outstanding students from anywhere in the world. These prestigious and competitive awards are intended to attract outstanding students to study for a PhD in Scotland. Applicants will be registered for a PhD in physics at one of the participating Universities namely Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Glasgow, Paisley, St Andrews and Strathclyde. An excellent training environment will be provided by the SUPA Graduate School, giving candidates access to a wide range of courses across Scotland. The online SUPA Prize Studentship is looking to recruit the best early stage researchers from a

Auckland University of Technology PhD Scholarship in Software Engineering Research Laboratory School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences A fully funded PhD position is available in the Software Engineering Research Lab at Auckland University of Technology and applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates. The scholarship is tenable for up to four years to support work in the area of stochastic and fuzzy modelling in the management of software development projects. Successful candidates will have an Honours (or more likely a Masters) degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline. They will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the software development lifecycle and have an interest in software project management. Strong development skills, preferably in Java or C++, will be required. Applications are invited from potential international students as well as New Zealand citizens, Permanent Residents and Australian citizens. Applicants with interests in t

The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE) is an education and research consortium involving five leading institutions in Thailand , KMUTT, KMITNB, PSU, CMU and SIIT-TU as collaborating partners. We have a number of highly qualified academic staff and offer the graduate programs leading to the degrees of International research-based Doctoral and Master Programs (PhD. MPhil., MSc.) Energy Technology & Environmental Technology and International professional-oriented Master Programs (MEng./MSc.) Energy Technology and Management & Environmental Technology and Management. All students are provided with research expenses. A number of full and partial scholarship is granted to highly qualified candidates. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a completed application form and a research topic in English by E-mail: academic[ at ]jgsee.kmutt.ac.th or Post: King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Acad

School of Chemistry The University of Melbourne Victoria, Australia. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for a postdoctoral position in the research group of Dr Colette Boskovic. The project will involve the synthesis and investigation of novel polynuclear complexes of paramagnetic transition metals. The successful candidate will have a PhD in inorganic chemistry and experience in the synthesis and characterisation of polyoxometalates or transition metal complexes with redox-active ligands. Expertise in one or more of the following physical techniques is highly desirable: X-ray crystallography, electrochemistry, magnetic measurements, spectroelectrochemistry, NMR, EPR and electronic spectroscopy. This is a full-time (fixed-term) position available for 1 year in the first instance from mid 2008. Salary: $61,009 - $65,488 p.a. (Research Fellow Grade 1, Level A) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9 percent. For f

The University of Manchester PhD Studentship Zebrafish As A Model Organism To Study Lowe Syndrome Faculty of Life Sciences Dr Martin Lowe Project to start September 2008 Lowe syndrome (LS) is an X-linked disorder affecting the brain, kidneys and eyes. It is caused by mutation of OCRL1, an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase localised to the Golgi apparatus, endosomes and lamellipodia. OCRL1 appears to regulate actin dynamics and membrane traffic, but the mechanisms involved are poorly defined, and consequently we do not understand how loss of OCRL1 brings about the symptoms associated with LS. Progress in this area has been hampered by the lack of a model organism that recapitulates the syndrome pathology. This project aims to utilise zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model to investigate the role of OCRL1 in development, and to gain insight into how loss of the protein brings about the defects associated with LS. During the first part of the project ablation of OCRL1 by morpholino injecti

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. and Post-doc program. The program is funded by the German Excellence Initiative and will commence in September 2008. BIGSSS is an inter-university institute of the University of Bremen (UB) and Jacobs University. BIGSSS builds on the experience and institutional structure of both UB‘s Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) and Jacobs‘ interdisciplinary social-science graduate programs at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development (JCLL). The program provides close supervision of dissertation work within a demand-tailored education and research framework. BIGSSS is part of an international network of strong graduate programs. It supports its Ph.D. and Post-doc Fellows in achieving early scientific independence, providing funds for conducting, presenting and publishing their research. The language of in

Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) - Human Oöcytes (ova) for Stem Cell Research: Donation and Regulation in Australia This scholarship is funded by an ARC Linkage-Projects grant and will provide support for 3 years on a full-time basis for a research project leading to a PhD. The objective of the research project is to explore the bioethics of research oöcyte donation for Australian stem cell research. Research will involve policy analysis, interviews with oöcyte donors, clinical and scientific staff and other stakeholders as well as bioethically informed social analysis of the issue. The aim of the project is both to produce scholarly research and to develop a socially sustainable, bioethically sound approach to somatic cell nuclear transfer research in Australia. The successful applicant will be supervised by A/Professor Catherine Waldby, International Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy and A/Professor Ian Kerridge, director of the Centre for Value

College of Computer & Information Sciences (CCIS) has a number of positions for full-time researchers (Male/Female) in Computer Science, Information Systems and Computer Engineering to participate on scientific research projects in information, computer sciences and related areas. Candidates from all areas of computer science, Information systems and computer engineering are welcome to apply. Areas of research interest in CCIS include: 1. Software Engineering 2. Database Systems 3. Distributed Systems 4. Image Processing 5. Simulation & Modeling 6. Artificial Intelligence 7. Arabic Computational Linguistics 8. Object Oriented Technologies 9. Networks & Internet Technologies 10. Computer Architecture & VLSI 11. Computer Security 12. E-business / ERP Systems The positions are available for juniors and seniors researches. Journal publications in computer science and/or related fields are required for senior researchers. Eligible researchers will be awarded scholarships to

NIWA is a leading environmental research institute and a key provider of atmospheric, freshwater and marine research in New Zealand. This is an exciting opportunity to undertake research on a two year Post-doctoral grant on the modelling of diffuse pollution from catchments. You will join an active team of researchers in this area, within a multi-disciplinary work environment. Your work will involve development and testing of new models and applying existing models, to complement our existing catchment modelling of nutrients, microbes and sediments. The Post-Doc provides funding for research projects, and in addition provides the opportunity to contribute to NIWA research programmes and high-level consulting activities. You must have a PhD in a relevant field such as applied mathematics, hydrology, or environmental engineering. You will need to have strong mathematical/computer modelling skills, and preferably will have experience with computer programming languages, GIS, and water qua

Örebro university, Sweden, is now accepting applications for our Master Programme in Electronic Government, for start September 2008. We can now offer a few scholarchips for master students from developing countries who apply to our eGov master program (see below). Grants are subject to competition. To be eligible the students must: 1. Provide a recommendation letter from her/his university 2. Apply before February 1st, 2008, providing information as of below. 3. Grants are subject to the student going back to work isn her/his home country after graduation. The application deadline for Non-EU Applicants is February 1, 2008 . Further information is given by Dr. Anders Avdic: anders.avdic[ at ]esi.oru.se For more information, please visit the official announcement .

The Vision & Robotics Research Group (VIROB) is the expertise centre -at the Faculty of Engineering, National University of Malaysia - for machine vision technology. VIROB possesses comprehensive knowledge in the area of system integration and technology development and has product- and process knowledge to implement innovations together with industries. In addition, it has good networking with universities, knowledge organizations and engineering companies within and outside Malaysia. VIROB therefore plays a pivoting role in the coordination of supply and demand of such knowledge and technology. Our research areas range from fundamental computer vision methodologies to machine vision applications. PhD details The candidate will be required to carry out international level research in image analysis, features extraction and classification. This will involve developing a novel and robust technique for automated vision recognition for data collection in precision farming technology.