The UTAustin|Portugal Program and the Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (under the project below) invite applications for an one-year Postdoctoral Position in Computational Mathematics, beginning October 2009. The focus of the research is on imaging sciences and scientific computing. It involves variational image processing, image analysis, partial differential equations, numerical analysis, optimization, visualization, and inverse problems in imaging, with applications in medicine and emphasis on endoscopic images. The UTAustin|Portugal Program and the Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (under the project below) invite applications for an one-year Postdoctoral Position in Computational Mathematics, beginning October 2009. The focus of the research is on imaging sciences and scientific computing. It involves variational image processing, image analysis, partial d...

PhD, Masters and Advanced Studies positions, MIT-Portugal Program, Portugal The MIT Portugal Program announces its call for applications for the 2009-10 academic year. Each program is offered in association by a consortium of Portuguese universities, with the participation of MIT (US) faculty. PhD positions Engineering Systems: Bio Engineering The Bio-Engineering Systems PhD program attracts the highest-performing students and involves exchanges with MIT faculty and their laboratories, curriculum development as well as teaching activities involving the Portuguese institutions as well as MIT faculty. Depending on student interest and expertise, other lab placements are possible on an individual basis. Portuguese and International students and/or faculty visitors may also be hosted at MIT to participate in joint research projects. For more information please consult the following link . Candidates may simultaneously apply for FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) scholarships. Degr...

Master and PhD positions in Engineering, MIT-Portugal Program, Portugal The MIT Portugal Program announces its call for applications for the 2009-10 academic year. Each program is offered in association by a consortium of Portuguese universities, with the participation of MIT (US) faculty. The Leaders for Technical Industries program will train a new generation of leaders for companies with a technological profile, and enable a new European paradigm in managing product development and production systems. Students participating in this program will have the ability to foster the innovative application of new knowledge in successful products and/or processes. LTI includes classroom curriculum, industrial internships, time at MIT, and a doctoral thesis. Students will have the opportunity to participate in applied research projects developed under the frame of the EDAM agenda in cooperation with MIT Portugal’s Industrial Affiliates program. For more information please consult the following...

PhD Research Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Laser Dentistry, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal The Laser Materials Processing Laboratory of the Technical University of Lisbon has one grant available for a PhD student. We are looking for candidates with degrees in materials science or applied physics, who wish to work in laser biomedical applications. The candidates are expected to develop research within an international project on minimally invasive dental surgery using femtosecond lasers. English or French may be used as the normal communication language at the University. The student will receive a 3-year grant with possible extension to a forth year. Application Application deadline is October 30, 2008. Applications including a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, and the names, phone numbes, and email addresses of potential referees should be addressed to: Prof. Rui Vilar Instituto Superior Tecnico Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal Tel.: 351-218418...

International competitions for doctoral and post-doctoral grants will be opened in the first semester of 2008. The grants are allocated to two research contracts supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal. The competitions are subject to the conditions publicly announced by the funding agency and by the host institution, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon. This preliminary announcement is published with the purpose of assessing the profiles of potential candidates and of increasing the period of information, as the eventual candidates may use this opportunity to contact the project leaders and obtain additional information prior to the formal application period. Information on the research projects The basic information on the supporting research projects (on hybrid-Trefftz and hybrid-mixed finite element modelling) can be accessed using the following addresses: http://www.civil.ist.utl.pt/HybridTrefftz/ http://www.civil.ist.utl.pt/~luis/proje...

Post-doc Fellowship on Motion Analysis in Biomedical Engineering (open until 15 th March, 2008) Ref.: INEB/Unidade 174/DSI_01/2008 We are looking for a post-doctoral computer vision researcher, particularly in the area of Motion Analysis in Biomedical Engineering. The project’s goal is the development of Image Processing and Computer Vision tools for analysis and tracking of human motion. The work will be developed in the Biomedical Imaging and Computer Vision group of the Biomedical Signal and Image division of INEB. The work program of the successful candidate will include: * Software development for image sequence acquisition and storage in a portable system. * Create an environment for human motion analysis, including o 3D motion analysis and 3D tracking o Models for human pose and motion o Activity monitoring Requirements * PhD degree on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Informatics, Computer Science or similar fields. * Advanced ex...

Ph.D Position in Wireless Communications Mobile Systems Communications Group (MOTION) Job Description The Mobile Systems Communications Group (MOTION) within the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) is seeking to recruit Ph.D candidates to conduct top-level research in the general area of wireless communication, specifically addressing one of the following themes: * MIMO signal processing techniques for wireless networks using Distributed Antenna Systems and Cooperative Diversity * Vertical Handover for heterogeneous systems. * Radio Resource Management for wireless networks using cooperative diversity. * Architectures and methodologies for system level simulations of wireless networks. Applicants should have a good honours degree in telecommunications, and must be fluent in at least C/C++, or Matlab programming. Creativity, independence and the ability of critical analytical thinking are essential. Organization You will join an established research group at the Instituto...

Centro de Fisica Teorica de Particulas (CFTP) http://cftp.ist.utl.pt of Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, offers four research positions in Theoretical Particle Physics (phenomenology) and related areas. The group includes thirteen Faculty Members, as well as a large number of Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students. Our research work covers the current main stream topics within Particle Physics, extending also to Astroparticle and Hadronic Physics. The list of topics can be found in the site given above and the list of publications produced in the last few years can be found in: http://cftp.ist.utl.pt/report/publications/ Our group has a lively programme of regular seminars. We have been part, already for many years, of different European Networks EU RTNs (Research and Training Networks), and have acquired a long experience in international collaborations and training through the organization of International Schools and Workshops, advanced graduate...

The University of Aveiro invites applications for one position of five-years research in Computer-Science, within the area of Internet Computing and Databases Integration. Useful skills should include knowledge in web crawling techniques, data integration and Java/JSP/Struts programming.Candidates must have a solid background in Web mining and Database integration, or related, with a research experience of at least 3 years after the PhD degree. The grant corresponding to this research position is 42.500 Euros per year , before taxes. The applications must be submitted until 30 of August 2007 , to José Luis Oliveira (Email: jlo@ua.pt). More information can be obtained in http://bioinformatics.ua.pt/positions and on http://www.ieeta.pt/ieetapub/edu/scholarships.htm (other 5 postdoctoral positions).

Job/Fellowship Reference: C2007-UMINHO-ALGORITMI-04 – Postdoctoral position in Global and Mixed Computational Optimization Main research field: Mathematics Sub research field: Computational mathematics Job summary: Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral contract for the development of a Global and Mixed Computational Optimization Tool. The position will be suitable for a Ph.D. holder in Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent with research experience in the areas of Nonlinear Optimization and Integer Programming. Excellent skills in programming (C or C++) and experience with different operating systems are required. Job description: Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral contract for the development of a Global and Mixed Computational Optimization Tool. The position will be suitable for a Ph.D. holder in Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent with research experience in the areas of Nonlinear Optimization and Integer Programming. Excellent skills in programming (C or C++) ...

The Multidisciplinary Centre for Astrophysics (CENTRA) at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Lisbon ( http://centra.ist.utl.pt ) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in the domain of high energy QCD, with particular emphasis on its relevance for heavy ion collisions (LHC) and cosmic ray air shower development (Auger). We encourage applications from candidates with a recent Ph.D. (no more than five years since completion) and with a strong background in QCD and/or phenomenology of heavy ion collisions and/or cosmic ray physics. The successful candidate will work closely with Professor Jorge Dias de Deus and Dr. José Guilherme Milhano and with the group at Santiago de Compostela (Professor Carlos Pajares, Dr. Néstor Armesto, Dr. Carlos Salgado and Dr. Elena Ferreiro). The fellowship will be awarded initially for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to three years. Financial support for these fellowships is available through the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnolog...

The Lisbon Epidemiology Consortium (CEL) has been recently formed by the University of Lisbon (UL) and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) to develop integrative approaches to epidemiology research, training and practice. Funded by a grant from the Portuguese Ministry of Science (www.eracareers.pt) complemented by funds from the European Commission, CEL invites applications for eight positions: Programme Manager - Contact: ggomes@igc.gulbenkian.pt Mathematical Epidemiology - Contact: ggomes@igc.gulbenkian.pt Evolutionary Biology - Contact: ggomes@igc.gulbenkian.pt Statistical Epidemiology - Contact: ceaul@fc.ul.pt Clinical Epidemiology - Contact: carmo.fonseca@fm.ul.pt Biomedical Informatics - Contact: carmo.fonseca@fm.ul.pt Statistical Physics - Contact: theresa@cii.fc.ul.pt Dynamical Systems - Contact: theresa@cii.fc.ul.pt The post holders will have the opportunity to initiate their own research projects while contributing to the establishment of solid bonds between consortium rese...