International Training Course on EFFECTIVE MEASURES FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION 24 August to 1 September 2009 Organized by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship, Japan Implemented by AIT Extension Asian Institute of Technology, and EBARA Hatakeyama Memorial Fund Rationale: Energies in various forms are indispensable for sustaining human life and pursuing development. Consumption of energy resources worldwide has increased conspicuously in the past decades along with economic growth and population increase, for which exhaustible fossil fuel resources are occupying majority of consumption. Such mass consumption has resulted in serious environmental impacts represented by emission of greenhouse gases. Energy efficiency is the cheapest, fastest and smartest strategy available for saving money and resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions around the world. To provide energy security and to preserve the environment for future generations, it is essential to be knowledgeable...

Rabindranath Tagore Centre For Human Development Studies (A joint initiative of University of Calcutta and Institute of Development Studies Kolkata) announces its full-time PhD programme with fellowship 2009-10. Eligibility: NET / SLET / M Phil qualified and or having exceptionally brilliant academic record at UG/PG level in any of the disciplines of Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, English Literature and Development Studies. Those who are awaiting NET/SLET results may also apply. * Applications are invited for seven full-time PhD fellowships; two of which will be for in-service college / university teachers. * Fellowship amount will be Rs 13,000-15,000 per month + contingencies as per rules of the Institute. * Full pay protection will, however, be given to in-service teachers. * Tenure of the fellowship will be for three years on the basis of annual appraisal. * Fellowship awardee is expected to research on any of the following themes related to human development: E...

Rabindranath Tagore Centre For Human Development Studies (A joint initiative of University of Calcutta and Institute of Development Studies Kolkata) announces its full-time PhD programme with fellowship 2009-10. Eligibility: NET / SLET / M Phil qualified and or having exceptionally brilliant academic record at UG/PG level in any of the disciplines of Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, English Literature and Development Studies. Those who are awaiting NET/SLET results may also apply. * Applications are invited for seven full-time PhD fellowships; two of which will be for in-service college / university teachers. * Fellowship amount will be Rs 13,000-15,000 per month + contingencies as per rules of the Institute. * Full pay protection will, however, be given to in-service teachers. * Tenure of the fellowship will be for three years on the basis of annual appraisal. * Fellowship awardee is expected to research on any of the following themes related to human development: E...

U.S.-Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) Initiative Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates making up to five awards of up to $300,000 each as part of the U.S.-Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) Initiative. These three-year partnerships will focus on strengthening higher education capacity in two areas: * Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change, and Competitiveness * Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Competitiveness These higher education partnerships include objectives to: * Strengthen curricula in the specified focus areas * Provide scholarships * Provide opportunities for exchange of Mexican and U.S. scientists and scholars * Help build the higher education capacity of Mexican partner institutions Application Deadline: September 10, 2009 Further Scholarship Information and Application

“International Ph.D. Program for Agricultural Sciences in Göttingen (IPAG)” at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany The PhD program emphasizes independent research on the part of the participants. The graduate program includes lectures, tutorials, seminars, and methods courses. In addition, IPAG provides training in oral and written communication skills, including scientific writing and publishing, elective courses, and participation in international conferences or workshops. IPAG also emphasizes soft skills like teamwork, problem solving and moderation techniques. The study advisory provides any necessary assistance with regards to courses and logistic matters. IPAG is designed to provide PhD candidates professional training in one of the following six majors: Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Agronomy Animal Production Management of Natural Resources Agribusiness Tropical and International Agriculture At the end of the PhD p...

Protein/Antibody Engineering for the Therapy of Autoimmunity (85) Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Prof. E. Sally Ward at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Projects will include the use of state-of-the-art approaches to generate novel antibody-based therapeutics for autoimmunity and cancer. The work will involve the engineering of antibody-Fc receptor interactions and the use of new transgenic mouse models. These studies are of considerable relevance to the rapidly expanding use of antibodies as diagnostics and therapeutics in the biopharma industry. The projects are supported by institutions such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the biopharma industry. In collaboration with Prof. R.J. Ober, the laboratory provides a unique inter- and multi-disciplinary environment. Students have the opportunity to work on challenging technological problems in the framework of a laboratory that is devoted to the study ...

PhD Studentship in Uncertainty Quantification project Subject: PhD Studentship at the Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Geological realism in reservoir models: uncertain data integration A PhD studentship is available in the Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, to work on an industry funded Uncertainty Quantification project. Improvement of geological realism in reservoir models is one of the ultimate goals in assessing uncertainty of production predictions. One of the ways to characterize realistic geology is to describe model components and relations in a form of prior distributions, which are based on relevant geological knowledge and data. For instance, a relation between curvature and widths for fluvial channels is supported by observation of contemporary river systems. The PhD work will be focused on integration of geo-data from different fields – geology, hydrology, paleo-geology, geography – into sub-surface rese...

Applications are invited for a three year PhD scholarship in the FEMTO-ST Institute (see www.femto-st.fr) at Besançon FRANCE. This PhD project will form part of a wider project which aims to develop new mathematical tools and a general software dedicated to Arrays of Microsystems. Arrays of Microsystems have been developed and continue their expansion in a number of scientific and technical fields. The research of the project will focus on deriving general multi-scale multi-physical models able to cover large classes of such systems. The multi-scale mathematical methods will be rooted in recently developed techniques by our group or collaborators. Part of mathematical modeling will be done in collaboration with a Laboratory of Mathematics. The scholarship is valued at about €1.000 net per month for three years. It will be available from 1 October 2009. Application to a room on the campus is possible for low rate. Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree and, preferably, a ...

The Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences (http://www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de/) at the University of Luebeck invites applications for 3-year PhD scholarships in the fields of Brain Imaging, Robotics, Brain Plasticity, Navigation Methods, Neuroanatomy, Human-Computer Interfacing, Minimal Invasive Interventions, Computing in Structural and Cell Biology. Project details can be found at: http://www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de/?q=node/5. Application deadline: June 30, 2009 . Requirements: Candidates are expected to have a master’s degree (or its equivalent) in computer science, mathematics or engineering. Prior experiences in scientific publishing (during the university study or industry employment) are of advantage. Please prepare all the necessary documents and submit your application online: http://www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de/?q=node/20 For further information, send email to: management[ at ]gradschool.uni-luebeck.de or visit our website at http://www.grads...

The University of Ferrara offers to international students several PhD positions, three of them with fellowships. The successful applicants will start their activity on January 1st, 2010. Winners of the fellowships will receive about 1000 Euro net per month and will be entitled to have a room at the Residential College of IUSS-Ferrara 1391 at half of the cost. Additional places without fellowship are foreseen. For international students, admission to doctoral programs and special fellowships is based on qualifications and letters of recommendation. The application has to be done on line, at http://studiare.unife.it by July 13 2009 and it should include: A photocopy of an identity document Certification of the University degree, including titles of the courses and marks obtained in the examinations. At least two recommendation letters. Curriculum vitae A research project of the applicant (max 3 pages) Any other document which can be useful for evaluating the attitude of the candidate ...