PhD Student in Economics The chair of “Macroeconomics: Innovation and Policy” has a job opening for a PhDposition. We are interested in candidates who have completed the equivalent of a Masters degree and whose interests coincide with ongoing research at our chair. We employ and develop macroeconomic, strategic and cooperative thinking to analyze short- and long-term economic and political problems. We suggest improvements, develop policy guidelines and design new institutions aimed at fostering the common welfare. Our?research can be subdivided into three areas: * Area M: Macroeconomic Thinking and Economic Policy, * Area I: Innovation, the Engines of Growth and Long-term Well-being, * Area P: Design of New Organizations/Institutions and their Foundations. Our chair is part of the CER-ETH (Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich), which belongs to the Department of Management, Technology and Economics. The PhDposition we currently offer is planned for research topics of

International Ph.D Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology The call for the Ph.D. Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology for the academic year 2008-2009, is now opened For details, please, contact Cristina Cerutti, Ph.D Office, at cerutti.cristina[ at ]hsr.it The International Ph.D. program in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Vita-Salure San Raffaele University and The Open University emphasizes a broad background in cellular and molecular biology, preparing for research careers in academia or industry. During a three to four year training programme, students participate to academic activities and develop an independent research project, within one of the affiliated research laboratories. The research staff of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University operates at DIBIT, which is part of the largest biomedical science park in Italy, including the Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, the Stem Cell Research Institute, and research units from major pharmaceutic

PhD position in Oklahoma State University nanoscience and engineering research group in Tulsa Focus is on developing nanostructured materials for: 1) Thermoelectric energy conversion 2) Multiferroics Both thin film and bulk synthesis methods are investigated. Duties include: * help to set up labs * work on nano particle synthesis, and materials alloying * measure their thermal and electrical properties * optical characterizations * device fabrication and testing Expertise expected: * Strong hand in electrical and mechanical tools * Familiar with the basics of the semiconductor physics Other expectations: * Interested in the nano material research * A careful person to handle contamination free processes * Creative, hard worker, and persistent Note: The student is located in Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Center (HATRC). HATRC is a new research center in Tulsa, Oklahoma that started its work in November 2007. It hosts specialized laborator

Ph.D. in the areas of catalysis technology and reaction engineering. Students with strong interest in the areas of catalysis and reaction engineering are encouraged to apply. Specific areas of interest include: a) Heavy oil/residual oil upgrading b) Fundamental catalysis research c) Reactor modeling and simulation Successful candidates will be fully funded. Interested students are invited to send your C.V. to Dr.Tye at chcttye@eng.usm.my http://chemical.eng.usm.my/notes/TYE/index.html

PhD student (assistant) in Systems Biology (M/F) The University of Luxembourg has a vacancy in its Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication for a Assistant- PhD student (Doktorand) in Systems Biology / Life Sciences 3-years contract, renewable starting October 2008 (or later) Research area: Systems Biology - Life Sciences Systems biological methods shall be used to investigate the systemic properties of inflammatory signalling networks in mammalian cells. Inflammation is a fundamental response of virtually all multi-cellular organisms to infection and injury. It is led on by a variety of signal transduction pathways tightly regulated and linked to other cellular events like apoptosis and proliferation. Strict regulation of this process is essential as errors can result in clinically relevant disorders like infection and sepsis, atherosclerotic disease and others. The large number of participating components, their dependencies and multiple stimuli make the analysis of this sign

Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia invites applications from international students for the scholarships from Government of Malaysia for academic session 2009/2010. The scholarships are as follows: * MTCP Scholarship * MIS Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies * MIS Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies * Commonwealth Scholarship (Comprehensive information is provided in the brochure) A panel established by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia will finalise the selection. Deadline: 31th December 2008 For further information about the scholarship contact: Ms. Norkamilah Zanial e-mail: norkamilahz[ at ]mohe.gov.my Download brochure and application form: Scholarships For International Students 2009 Brochure Malaysian International Scholarship (MIS) Application Form Commonwealth Scholarship Application Form Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) Scholarship Application Form Medical Form

The research group Information Theory and Systematic Design of Communication Systems has been established in context with the Cluster of Excellence, “UMIC - Ultra High-Speed Mobile Information and Communication” and is associated with the Chair for Theoretical Information Technology. The main research areas of the group are in the ?eld of information theory, game theoretical applications in communication systems and modelling, planning and optimisation of modern wireless networks. A new ?eld of the research group is the application of information theory to molecular biology, e.g., gene mapping. A survey of current pro jects is given on the web at http://www.ti.rwth-aachen.de and http://www.umic.rwth-aachen.de Your profile The ideal candidate will have an excellent degree (Diploma, MSc or equivalent) in electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science, or physics. A strong background and special interest in information theory, analytical modelling, and engineering applications is

The International Centre for Graduate Education in Micro- and Nano-Engineering (ICGEE) is an inter-university, inter-disciplinary and international organisation providing a student-centric doctoral research and education experience with a unique international flavor and perspective. It brings together nine Irish partners, including: Eight third level higher education institutions Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) Trinity College Dublin (TCD) University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD) University of Limerick (UL) One professional engineering accreditation body Engineers Ireland Five international partners Chalmers University of Technology (CTH), Sweden Fudan University, Shanghai, China Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), France Northwestern University, IL, USA University of Edinburgh, UK. The ICGEE offers: A global curriculum with a w