PhD Scholarships in Freshwater Ecology, the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Two PhD Scholarships in Freshwater Ecology at the University of Canterbury (a) Flow variation and threatened galaxiid fishes, and (b) influence of urbanisation on stream invertebrate populations. Two fully funded PhD studentships are available within the Freshwater Ecology Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury for freshwater ecology research. This is a chance for high calibre students to join a successful research team investigating a wide variety of issues in freshwater ecosystems. We are looking for students who can undertake innovative research that will both improve understanding of fundamental issues and enhance current management. There is an opportunity for students to develop their own research ideas as long as they fit within the overall focus of the research group. However, we would especially like to hear from students who wish to work on either (a) the effe

Postdoctoral Research Positions in Robotics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA At least two postdoctoral research positions are available in the Distributed Robotics Laboratory at CSAIL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA USA The PI is Prof. Daniela Rus. See URL: groups.csail.mit.edu/drl Each appointment duration is 12 months, with a possible extension of another 12 months. Position 1 The research will be focused on designing small soft robots capable of locomotion and internal deformation, in order to squeeze through holes narrower than the robot body. The research will investigate the role of new materials and non-traditional actuation in designing and controlling such machines. The research will also investigate control and planning algorithms for this type of system. This project is a collaboration between MIT, Harvard, and iRobot. For this position we are looking for applicants with robotics background. Applicants with chemical engineering

Siam Cement Group (SCG) Foundation – ASEAN Foundation Scholarship for Bachelor and Master, Thailand Scholarship Program for ASEAN Nationals: SCG Foundation provides scholarships for the government staff and general public in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Indonesia to pursue their studies in the Bachelor, Master or Doctoral level at the leading educational institutions in Thailand. “Concern for Social Responsibility” is one of the four principles long upheld by the Siam Cement Group (SCG) in doing business. Over the last 40 years, SCG Foundation was established to carry out activities dedicated to social contribution, human resources development especially of children and youth, creating sustainable benefits for all the communities and countries where SCG operates. SCG Foundation is committed to expanding educational opportunities to the Southeast Asian countries in the hope of helping to develop their human resources so they can contribute to the development of their own countries. At

MS / PhD Digital Signal Processing and Multimedia System Lab, Chosun University, South Korea Digital Signal Processing and Multimedia System Lab., Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea has 2 openings for foreign students to pursue MS or PhD. Students who are willing to do MS leading to PhD are more preferred. DSP & MM Systems lab. is researching on following topic: Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR)/Computer Vision,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBIR. Interested students can send email directly to this group. Use the following subject when you send emails: “MS-PhD opportunity DSP & MM Systems Lab.” Potential candidates should have following basic profile: 1. GPA 3 or higher (less GPA may also be accepted if one has good score in English Test i.e. TOEFL). 2. TOEFL iBT 80 or more. 3. Good programming skills, especially in Matlab. 4. Can do research without or with little guidance. Please also forward this information t

Postdoctoral Positions in NEMS, Nanophotonics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Quantum Measurement, Yale University, USA Here is an exciting opportunity for you to work at the boundary of two cutting edge fields - NEMS and silicon photonics. We invite you to join our group. You need to be an expert in at least two of the following fields (or bring in your unique expertise). You’ve done research in nanoelectromechanical systems. You’ve worked on silicon photonics or related photonic system. You’ve studied the nonlinear dynamics in nanoscale oscillators. You know noise well. You are good at RF, microwave and fiber-optics measurement, and know how to make sensitive classical or quantum measurements on nanostructures You are a fab guru. High precision ebeam lithography is your key technique. You are an innovative equipment builder. You are familar with machining. Cryogenics, vacuum system, fiber optic, you are expert in all or you learn from us. You know both finite element simulation and FDTD sim

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS / ICT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AGDER, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE Ref. 38/09 The University of Agder invites applications for a full-time, fixed-term appointment as Research Fellow in Mobile Radio Communications/ICT for a period of three years, at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Science. The position is currently located in Grimstad, Norway. The starting date is negotiable. The Faculty of Engineering and Science offers PhD and Master’s programmes in Information and Communication Technology. With more than 30 academic staff and an extensive network of Norwegian and international partner universities, the Faculty, with its regional industrial partners, constitutes one of the largest R&D environments within the field of mobile communications in Norway. The position belongs to the research project “Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communication Systems” funded by the Competence D

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL LAUREA MAGISTRALIS “ECONOMICS AND MARKET POLICY”, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, RIMINI CAMPUS The Polo Scientifico Didattico, Rimini Campus, of the University of Bologna, announces the opening of a competition for two scholarships for foreign students (EU students and non-EU students) enrolling at the Laurea Magistralis/Master Degree “Economics and Market Policy”, Faculty of Economics, Rimini Campus in the academic year 2009/2010. Information about the Laurea Magistralis are available at this page . The amount of the scholarships is the following: a grant of 4000 euros per year and a grant of 1700 euros. Foreign students applying to the Laurea Magistralis “Economics and Market Policy” can send their application to the following address: relazioni.internazionali[ at ]rimini.unibo.it The application must include: the application form (available below); cv in English; transcripts (list of exams and grades achieved i

Call for Admission of Candidates Educated Abroad to the Galileo Galilei Ph.D. School of the University of Pisa Year 2010 Art. 1 Announcement The University of Pisa announces a competition, based on academic qualifications, for 7 grants reserved for candidates educated abroad for admission to the “Galileo Galilei Ph.D. School”. The 7 grants are funded: 5 grants by the “Galileo Galilei Ph.D. School” 1 grant by Ministry for University and Research (budget of the 2009 call) will be assigned for study and research on the subject ‘’Innovative applications in Biomedical Industry’’ within the Ph.D. programme in Fisica Applicata (Applied physics), 1 grant by Ministry for University and Research (budget of the 2009 call) will be assigned for study and research on the subject ‘’Energy saving and small scale energy generation systems’’ within the Ph.D. programme in Fisica (Physics). If some public or private financing becomes available, within the expiry date of the call, additional study grants

NRF Clean Energy PhD Scholarships - CEPO, Singapore Support PhD studies in areas related to Clean Energy with major focus in Solar fields with other possible options in Fuel Cells, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies. Interested applicants can apply for Local Scholarships that support PhD studies in NUS/NTU, Singapore or Overseas Scholarships that support PhD studies in top notch overseas universities. Apply for the scholarships and you can contribute towards a greener future tomorrow. Homepage : NRF Clean Energy PhD Scholarships Category : PhD Scholarships in Clean Energy Contact address : My SingPost Box, 880108, Singapore 919191 Keywords : Clean Energy Scholarships Name : Wong Mee Kim Email : grantmanager@vendor.gov.sg

Full International Scholarships, University of Westmister Amount: Full tuition fee waivers, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London. The scholarship will be renewed each year, subject to satisfactory academic progress. Eligibility: You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University. Criteria:Academic excellence, development potential and financial need. Deadline: 31 May 2009. Further Scholarship Information and Application

International Business Transactions Ibrahim Shihata Fellowships As a tribute to the late Professor Ibrahim Shihata, Director General of the OPEC Special Fund, Senior Vice-president of the World Bank and General Counsel, Secretary General of ICSID and Professor of International Economic Law in the CEPMLP International Business Transactions Programme, the Centre has established a number of fellowship in his name: Value: £4,000 per fellowship Eligibility: Open to full-time prospective International Business Transactions/International Dispute Resolution and Management LLM students of all nationalities for the 2009/10 academic year Deadlines: All applications must be received by the 31 May 2009. To apply click on the relevant degree as shown above.

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) and Universita’ Foscari of VenicePhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2009/2010 The PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change was established in 2007, through an agreement between the Universita’ Foscari in Venice (Unive) and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC), a consortium comprising several Italian public and private Research institutions. Objectives of the PhD Unive and CMCC joined their efforts to launch a joint PhD Programme in order to provide the job market with experts with a broad, in-depth, scientific and socio-economic background, as well as with a sound and innovative research experience focusing on the dynamics of climate change and the methodologies and techniques for evaluation and management, in terms of mitigation and adaptation measures and policies. Organisation of the PhD Programme The Programme is organised in two Streams: Dynamic Cli