PhD Position in Financial Economics, University of St Gallen, Switzerland At the University of St. Gallen, Department of Economics, one 35% - 70% -POSITION IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS OR QUANTITATIVE FINANCE Starting in March 2009. The position is part of the Prof. Enrico De Giorgi’s research group. It is assumed that candidates for these position are willing to start a Ph.D. in Financial Economics or Quantitative Finance at the University of St. Gallen. Ph. D. topics for a thesis can cover both, theoretical or empirical methods in Finance and Economics. Examples of recent research articles that could be starting points for a Ph. D. thesis can be downloaded from the web address: http://www.people.lu.unisi.ch/degiorge/ The successful candidate will be integrated in a young, strongly research oriented team, with strong foundation in quantitative methods in Finance and Economics. The group will be located at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of St. Gallen. The ne

Postdoctoral Positions in Wireless Communications, University of Vigo, Spain The Signal Processing in Communications Group (GPSC), affiliated with the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at University of Vigo, Spain, invites applications for two postdoctoral positions in the field of wireless communications. The selected candidates will join GPSC to investigate fundamentals and algorithm design/evaluation for communication and sensor networks. Areas of particular interest include: - Sensor networks - Cognitive Radio - Compressed Sensing GPSC is formed by 5 faculty members from the University of Vigo as well as several MSc and PhD students, and participates in several research projects funded by the European Commission and the Spanish Government. Among these, the recently launched COMONSENS project ( www.comonsens.org ) integrates investigators from 10 different top research institutions in Spain. GPSC members also actively collaborate with the Galician R&D Center in Ad

PhD Scholarships in Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS) University of Cologne Offers Scholarships for its Doctoral Program 2009 The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS) of the WiSo-Faculty offers a three-year doctoral program to outstanding students holding a Master’s degree (or German Diploma or equivalent) in Management, Economics and Social Sciences. About the Program: The course program will start in October 2009. During the first year, students will take part in courses on multidisciplinary methods and theories and subject-specific courses. During the second and third year, students mainly conduct research and work on their thesis. Students are encouraged to spend one term abroad. Qualifications: The CGS is looking for excellent students who are close to finishing their Master’s degree (or German Diploma or equivalent) and who cou

2009 Scholarships for International Students, Smart Structures Lab, Chonbuk National University, South Korea Looking for Prospective Graduate Students We are building a research team of graduate students or post-doctorate for our laboratory. Our projects are related to the application of laser ultrasound technologies and fiber-optics sensors technologies to the non-destructive test and evaluation (NDT&E), and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of important engineering structures, such as wind turbine, space launch vehicle, nuclear power plant, and aircraft. All the projects are application based with supports from the industries or government and have great potential to be commercialized. If you are highly motivated, we want to invite you to join our research team. Basic Requirements: Mechanical / Aeronautics / Aerospace / E&E / Mechatronics engineering background Good English language proficiency. Financial Supports: Research assistantship will be provided. Starting pay is

11 Postgraduate postions in Plasma Technology for Nano Manufacturing At Dublin City University - NCPST/RINCE, Precision Cluster, Ireland Field(s): acoustics, applied physics, atmospheric physics, chemical physics, chemistry, computational physics, general physics, industrial physics, low temperature physics, material physics, measurement science technology, nanotechnology, plasma physics, semiconductors, surface physics, theoretical physics. A new SFI Cluster has been established by DCU and UCD. The Cluster aims to develop the scientific and technological knowledge needed for present and future manufacturing applications using plasmas, with a specific emphasis on nano-scale products, process reliability, manufacturing costs and advanced materials processing. For Information on positions please see www.ncpst.ie/precision . NOTE Applications will only be accepted when submitted with a CV and a fully complete University application form - Ensure you application has the appropriate referen

PhD Studentships on High Dimensional EntAngled Systems (HIDEAS), University of Strathclyde, UK Two PhD places are available for students eager to learn more about quantum phenomena, quantum and nonlinear optics and quantum communications. We are looking for PhD students to work in theoretical, computational or experimental aspects of this fascinating research field (or even in all three!). The project forms part of the EU network HIDEAS with collaborating groups in Italy, France, Denmark and The Netherlands and will include visiting and working with these groups. If you are interested then please contact: pgstudies[ at ]phys.strath.ac.uk Closing date: Mar 31 (Tue), 2009

Postdoctoral Position in Scientific Computing, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA The Scientific Computing Group in the Computational Research Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral fellow to work on the development of computational algorithms and their application to scientific areas that are of interest to the US Department of Energy and LBNL. The current emphasis is large-scale nuclear structure calculations. The research activities will include the analysis of the performance profile and algorithmic complexity of existing computational codes; the improvement of the efficiency and reliability of existing codes; and the development of novel algorithms on petascale high performance computers. More information is available at this page .

PhD Scholarship in Computer Science, La Trobe University, Australia One PhD scholarship is available in the area of database optimization for flash memory. Flash memory is a superior database storage medium than the hard disk drive(HDD). Flash memory can access data up to 100 times faster than HDD and currently can store more than 640GB of data. This means in the future flash memory is likely to replace HDDs for large database servers that require high performance. In addition flash memory is particularly suitable for small portable devices since it is small, shock resistant and uses little energy. This project aims to create and evaluate algorithms that take full advantage of the desirable characteristics of flash memory while overcoming its significant hardware constraints. Applicant must have strong programming capabilities. Eligibility: Applicant must have achieved at least an honours 2a or equivalent degree in computer science or similar discipline and fulfil other requirements fo

PhD Positions Synthetic Organic Chemistry, the University of Milano, Italy Two PhD positions for synthetic organic chemistry at the University of Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale - Milano, Italy Two PhD positions are funded in our laboratory (within the framework of the European Initial Training Network CARMUSYS - Carbohydrate Multivalent Systems as Tools to Study Pathogen Interactions with DC-SIGN - PEOPLE Programme of the FP7 PITN-GA-2008-213592) This multidisciplinary project intends to develop synthetic tools based on carbohydrates and carbohydrate mimics (monovalent and multivalent presentations) to unravel, understand and interfere in the recognition process of the dendritic cell receptor DC-SIGN during infection and immunological processes. In close contact with top European research institutes our laboratory will be responsible for the design and synthesis of sugar mimics capable of interacting with DC-SIGN. It will also collaborate with other network node

PhD Opportunity on Psychology, University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, UK Up to 10 PhD Studentships available for October 2009 The School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham is the 3rd highest ranking department for research in the UK. We seek excellent applicants for up to 10 University and Research Council funded research studentships for students wishing to start a research degree in October. The admissions process runs throughout the academic year, but we particularly encourage applications to be made by 16/03/09. These studentships are available in any of the areas covered by the School of Psychology’s three major subject groupings: (i) Behavioural Neuroscience (neuroimaging, neuropsychology, psychopharmacology, cognitive neurophysiology) (ii) Developmental, Social and Applied Psychology (developmental psychology, forensic, clinical, social cognition) (iii) Language, Cognition and Perception. (visual perception, reading, speech and gesture production) Further