MSc Fellowships Program, The Hartmut Hoffmann-Berling International Graduate School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Germany The Graduate School offers three fellowships for outstanding students from Africa, per year, enabling them to enroll in one of the Masters programs at the Faculty of Biosciences. Each fellowship amounts to € 8000 p.a. and can be granted for up to two years to candidates who have a Bachelors degree in Biosciences and who wish to obtain their Masters degree in Molecular Biosciences or Molecular Biotechnology, respectively, in Heidelberg. To apply for one of the fellowships, please, include a separate letter with your application form in which you explain your financial situation. The fellows are expected to reach the international education standard either within one year of Masters training to compete in the integrated MSc/PhD track, or after two years to compete in the “normal track” for a PhD position offered by the Graduate School. The Faculty of Biosciences

Postdoctoral Position in Geophysics, University of Stavanger, Norway The University of Stavanger (UiS) invites applications for a two-year post-doctorate position in geophysics at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology in the Department of Petroleum Engineering. The position is funded by StatoilHydro. The position is in the field of geophysics st.id. 30027403. The main goal is to impulse research in the area of geophysics applied to exploration and production of hydrocarbons at the University of Stavanger in an integrated team. The objective of the position is to strengthen geosciences research and academic activities in the field of geophysics within the petroleum engineering department and to give researchers/scholars with doctorates within relevant academic field(s) opportunities for further qualification toward full professorship. The applicant must submit a description on how the project offered will add to the applicant’s competence. The applications will be assessed in rela

PhD Positions in Molecular Life Science, Vienna Biocenter, Austria Highly qualified applicants from all over the world are invited to apply, provided that they are not older than 30 years. All applicants must hold or anticipate receiving a university degree within the first half of 2009. This university degree should qualify for the start of a doctorate thesis in their home country and ideally should be equivalent to a European university diploma / degree. Reapplications will not be considered Application: Application forms can be downloaded directly from this website or are available together with the relevant brochures from the address below. Please complete the application form carefully and return it as soon as possible to: Prof. Dr. Andrea Barta Vienna Biocenter Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9/3 A-1030 Vienna, Austria Fax: +43-1-4277-9616 or send an email to: PhD office Online Submission: You can send us an online form by clicking here ! Note: Therefore you will need a l

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Hybrid Solar Cell Characterization, Aix Marseille University, France Reference: SPI-05-AMII-MA-2008-4 Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Centre interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille (CINaM) at the Campus of Luminy to lead research efforts in the optimization of electronic interfaces in hybrid solar cells. The post-doc position is available from November 2008. Description: The CINaM is looking for a creative and experienced individual to perform experimental investigations in the research field of hybrid solar cell characterization. The applicant will contribute to a regional founded solar cell project, which is focusing on the development of new hybrid solar cells based on coaxial p-n heterojunction nanorods. The applicant is expected to study the photovoltaics properties of the nanomaterials in detail and to optimize the electronic interfaces of the solar cells. The project involves a strong interdisciplinary collabo

University of Edinburgh PhD Studentship in Computational Models of Visual Processing School of Informatics The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for a three-year PhD studentship on the project “Synchronous Linguistic and Visual Processing” funded by the European Research Council. The aim of this project is to investigate the cognitive processes that unfold when humans view a visual scene and listen to a speech stimulus at the same time. The project encompasses both experimental research using eye-tracking and computational work using machine learning and probabilistic modeling. The successful candidate will have a have a good honors degree or equivalent in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computer science, or a related discipline. He/she will have strong programming skills and previous experience in image processing, computer vision, or computational models of perception and attention. Experience with machine learning and probabilistic

PhD Student in Systems Biology (M/F), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg 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 2-year contract, renewable starting December 2008 (or later) (M/F). Reference: F1-080017 Research area: Systems Biology - Life Sciences Systems biological methods shall be used to investigate the systemic properties of inflammatory signaling networks in mammalian cells. Therefore a Boolean (logical) model of inflammatory signal transduction pathways shall be developed to predict and verify experimental data, to examine the structure and hierarchy of the networks and to analyze the relevance of the contained components. Application: For further information and to apply, please contact: Thomas Sauter University of Luxembourg 162a, avenue de la Faïencerie L-1511 Luxembourg Office: Campus Limpertsberg Tel: +49 711 6856 6611 Email: thomas.sauter