Uppsala University Masters Degree Deadline: 15 Jan 2016 (annual) Study in: Sweden Course starts August 2016 Brief description: Uppsala University will award several scholarships for fee-paying students applying for Master’s programmes commencing in the autumn of 2016.  One of these scholarship programs is the Uppsala IPK Scholarships.

PhD studentship in Evolution within the discipline of Plant Evolution and Systematics With placement at the Department of Ecology, Section for Plant Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Science, Lund University. Project title: Allelic variation and protein function in a plant community context This interdisciplinary project represents a collaboration between the Section of Plant Ecology and Systematics, and the Section of Microbial Ecology within the Department of Ecology, Lund University. The project will focus on genomic ecology and community genomics and will develop a novel system for the study of gene variation and function in the context of natural plant communities. Molecular differentiation will be investigated at a pair of loci coding for a key metabolic enzyme, phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), in the wild plant Festuca ovina, and the distribution and function of individual PGI alleles will be explored in natural populations within grassland plant communities on the Baltic islan...

PhD Positions in Privacy, IT Security and in Computer Networking, Karlstad University, Sweden Karlstad University invites applications for: Two Ph.D. positions in Computer Science with specializations in Privacy & IT Security and in Computer Networking 1) PhD position in Privacy & IT Security, 100% , Reference FAK1 2008/176 The Ph.D. position is available within the Privacy & Security Group at the Department of Computer Science at Karlstad University.The Privacy & Security Group is focusing on privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), network and operating system security, as well as usability of security & PETs. Qualifications: Qualified for this position are candidates with a University degree of 240 ECTS, from which at least 60 ECTS were awarded for courses at advanced level and have a Master’s degree or the Swedish Magister or Civilingenjör Degrees in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent. Qualified are also those candidates who have achieved corr...

PhD Position on Isotopomer Studies of Plant-climate Interactions, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umea University, Sweden Little is known on interactions between plants and atmospheric and climate change on time scales of centuries. The goal of the project is to deduce separate climate and physiological signals from tree rings, to be able to detect these interactions. We have developed an approach to measure isotopomer abundances (i.e. the intramolecular distributions of stable isotopes in metabolites), by NMR spectroscopy. Isotopomers turn isotope abundances into multiple information channels, as basis for parallel reconstruction of climate and physiological signals. The PhD project will focus on the deuterium isotope, applied to tree ring series and material from annual plants. The research environment includes chemists, earth scientists, and forest ecology. Qualifications: Applicants must have a master’s degree in chemistry, earth sciences or a related field. We s...

PhD Studentships in Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden A new National Graduate Dental Research School has been established at four Institutions in Sweden, funded by the Swedish Research Council, with approximately 2.5 MSEK per year for five years. Dental research will be supported within the Graduate School to create a network between the four Institutions, and research from medical and other faculties. A key aim is that graduate students will gain insight into both biomedical and clinical research, which will contribute to the establishment of a translational research environment. Within this framework 2 PhD studentships are available at the Center for Oral Biology, to investigate; Nerve-target interactions in teeth and bone. Neural growth factors and mineralization Project 1: Nerve growth factors and mineralization This project will test the hypothesis that neurotrophic factors, in addition to their roles in innervation, influence mineralization during dentinogenesis and osteog...

4-6 positions within the areas of accounting and marketing at Stockholm University School of Business. Reference No 617-0529-08. Deadline is 17 March 2008. To qualify for the positions applicants should have a solid educational background in accounting or marketing. They are also expected to hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or marketing. This should include an independent research project, such as a thesis. Selection criteria Selection is made on the basis of 1. the applicants’ documented knowledge in the relevant subjects, linguistic skills in English (both spoken and written), and analytical, critical, thinking ability and creativity; 2. a letter of intent outlining applicant’s planned research topic; 3. a personal interview; and finally, 4. two academic references. To be included in the application are a short presentation of yourself, the reasons why you think you are suitable for the position, curriculum vitae, and copies of all certificates and the inde...

Reference FAK 1 2007/223 A Ph.D. position is available within the IT Security Group at the Department of Computer Science at Karlstad University. The IT Security Group is focusing on privacy-enhancing technologies, network and operating system security. Qualifications: Qualified for this position are candidates with a University degree of 240 ECTS, from which at least 60 ECTS were awarded for courses at advanced level and have a Master’s degree or the Swedish Magister or Civilingenjör Degrees in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent. Qualified are also those candidates who have achieved corresponding degrees and/or knowledge in Sweden or abroad. Knowledge or experience in some of the areas of IT security, wireless communication security or privacy enhancing technologies is desirable. Admission: On the basis of individual assessment of the candidates’ abilities to successfully pass the research education. The earliest date for filling the position is the 1st April 20...

PhD Positions in Parallel Programming and Algorithms for Interprocess Synchronization of Multicore Systems Department of Computer Science and Engineering Chalmers Technical University Application deadline March 11, 2008 . Reference nr 2008/34 The Department provides strongly international and dynamic research environments with 76 faculty and 75 PhD students from about 30 countries. For more information, see www.chalmers.se/cse/EN/ Knowledge of Swedish is not a prerequisite for application. English is our working language for research. Both Swedish and English are used in undergraduate courses. Half of our researchers and PhD students are native Swedes; the rest come from more than 20 different countries. Applicants must have a very good undergraduate degree in Computing Science or in a related subject with a strong Computing Science component. They must also have a strong, documented interest in doing research. You may even apply if you have not yet completed your degree, but expect to...

Örebro university, Sweden, is now accepting applications for our Master Programme in Electronic Government, for start September 2008. We can now offer a few scholarchips for master students from developing countries who apply to our eGov master program (see below). Grants are subject to competition. To be eligible the students must: 1. Provide a recommendation letter from her/his university 2. Apply before February 1st, 2008, providing information as of below. 3. Grants are subject to the student going back to work isn her/his home country after graduation. The application deadline for Non-EU Applicants is February 1, 2008 . Further information is given by Dr. Anders Avdic: anders.avdic[ at ]esi.oru.se For more information, please visit the official announcement .

Departments of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut) and Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Two 2 year postdoctorial positions: (with possibilities for extensions) are available at the beginning of 2008 in a basic research project at the interface between endocrinology and immunology. The project is jointly run by professors Sam Okret (BioNut) and Mikael Jondal (MTC). It concerns the role of glucocorticoids (GC) in two basic areas: the involution of the thymus gland and the development of autoimmune diseases, in particular atherosclerosis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The project: requires competences in (1) molecular genetics and animal care for the generation and characterization of transgenic mice, and (2) cellular immunology, in particular in AS and/or RA models in mice, and/or the generation of dendritic cells for the use in cellular immunotherapy. The project is supported by the EU and will be performed in context of a ...

2 PhD Candidate Positions Division of Machine Elements Department of Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering. Closing date: 12-August-2007 1. JOB DESCRIPTION: One of the positions is within the project Dynamic behaviour of low viscosity fluid film bearings with compliant linings The second position is within the project Determination of dynamic characteristics of hydrodynamic journal bearings Journal bearings are used to transmit loads from rotating shafts to surrounding structures in most medium to large rotating machinery such as electric motors, generators, turbines, pumps etc and thus in many aspects define the dynamics of the machinery. The high demand for journal bearings is due to their long term performance, quietness of operation, exceptional damping properties, smaller outside diameter compared to rolling element bearings and low cost. Nowadays, many power plants operate in harsh conditions with regular stops and start-ups, a factor brought about by the deregulation of the...

The Department of Environmental Assessment is a centre for freshwater and forest soil research with a special focus on environmental monitoring and assessment. The department also performs teaching and gives expert support to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA. At present the department consists of some 65 employees; ca 25 of which are senior and post-doc scientists and some 10 PhD students. The department is divided into four research sections: geochemistry, biodiversity, organic environmental pollutants and modelling, and covers program areas such as (i) environmental monitoring and assessment, (ii) environmental pollutants, and (iii) integrated catchment monitoring. We now would like to enlarge our research group by announcing a Ph D Student position in aquatic ecology. Applications are encouraged for a 4-year Ph D position focusing on atmospheric deposition and climate effects on the nitrogen cycling and on the biota in aquatic ecosystems. Aided with extensive long-t...

The Department of Environmental Assessment is a centre for freshwater and forest soil research with a special focus on environmental monitoring and assessment. The department also performs teaching and gives expert support to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA. At present the department consists of some 65 employees; ca 25 of which are senior and post-doc scientists and some 10 PhD students. The department is divided into four research sections: geochemistry, biodiversity, organic environmental pollutants and modelling, and covers program areas such as (i) environmental monitoring and assessment, (ii) environmental pollutants, and (iii) integrated catchment monitoring. We now would like to enlarge our research group by announcing a Ph D Student position in aquatic biogeochemistry. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a key determinant of water quality that is strongly influenced by climate. The doctoral student’s research will seek to bridge the gulf between a high-resoluti...