The Physics Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory invites applicants for two post-doc positions in the PHENIX team of the Subatomic Physics Group (P-25). The PHENIX team currently works primarily on RHIC spin and heavy ion physics, on the exploration of heavy-ion physics topics at the LHC, and on nucleon structure physics at Fermilab. The team also leads the construction of the two PHENIX muon trackers and is leading the upgrade project to install a forward silicon vertex tracker into the PHENIX detector. The successful candidate will participate in our spin and/or heavy ion physics program, working on a combination of physics analysis and hardware tasks. The candidate must have a Ph.D. in physics, preferably nuclear or particle physics, and it must be less than 5 years since the Ph.D. was granted. The post-doc term is for 2 years, with an option to renew for a third year. Application Potential candidates should submit a resume and three letters of reference to mbrooksatlanl.gov. ...

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...

Purdue University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, seeks a Department Head for the newly approved separate Department of Anthropology, to be established in Fall 2008. The position will be available July 1, 2008 with a five-year renewable term as Head reporting to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. We are expecting the founding Department Head to provide critical senior leadership and have a vision for developing the department, expand our current anthropology program, and increase our visibility in the discipline. Subfield, geographical and topical areas are open, but should complement existing faculty interest. Qualifications Qualifications include an earned doctorate in anthropology, a distinguished record of research and publication, and an appreciation of the four-field approach to anthropology, with administrative experience strongly preferred. The candidate must be qualified for appointment as a full professor. The Anthropology Department will be one of 12 depart...

The Scuola Interpolitecnica di Dottorato (Inter-Polytechnic Doctorate School) is managed jointly by the three Italian polytechnic schools (Institutes of Technology) –of Torino (PoliTO), Bari (PoliBA) and Milano (PoliMI), to realize a joint project of high qualification doctorate focused on the following scientific areas: * Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) * Biomedical and Biomechanical Engineering (BBE) * Environmental and Territorial Safety and Control (ETSC) * Innovation Management and Product Development (INN.PROD) * Nanotechnology and Nanostructured Innovative Materials (NANO) All the awarded positions are granted by specific scholarships; at least half of the scholarships are reserved to graduates from other universities, whether Italian or foreign. Participation in the competitive examination is open to candidates in possession of a Master of Science degree or of an analogous degree obtained abroad; participation is also open to students who wi...

Applications are invited for a Ph.D. position to work on Interacting stochastic models on complex networks. Complex networks with small-world properties occur in a multitude of real-world communication networks. In this project we shall investigate the nature of interacting systems on such networks and understand their phase-transitions. The student will be supervised by C. K ulske, A. C. D. van Enter (Groningen) and R. van der Hofstad (Eurandom, Eindhoven). The Ph.D. student will be based in Groningen with longer visits to Eurandom. The Groningen group working on the probability theory of interacting systems will consist of two sta members, two senior part-time positions and 4 Ph.D. students, and has strong international ties. The contract is for 4 years and the Ph.D. student will be a full employee of the University of Groningen, with monthly salary according to the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. This is at the moment 1956, 2279, 2387, 2502 Euro for the rst year u...

Job: Doctoral training in Electrical Engineering and Computational Science Research Field: Electrical engineering Job Summary: Marie Curie Fellowship for M.Sc. graduates intrested in a Doctoral program in the area of Electrical Engineering and Computational Science, in particular in a research project in nano-Electronic Design Automation (related to ENIAC). “Politehnica” University of Bucharest (PUB), the largest entity of engineering education in Romania offers opportunities of research-training at highest level for 8 PhD students (three years stay for each) and 12 short stays (four months each). The positions reserved for non-Romanian researchers are granted by European Commission, within following FP6 complementary projects: 1. Marie Curie Host Fellowship project, entitled “Early Stage research Training in an EaSTern European Site with Tradition in Computational Science and Engineering - EST3″. 2. Marie Curie Research Training Network in Coupled Multiscale Simulation and Opt...

The University of Naples Federico II, Italy, Research Doctorate Programs The Research Doctorate is the highest academic title that can be bestowed in Italy. It is equivalent to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Anglo-Saxon countries. The principal objective of a Research Doctorate Program is to educate graduate students on carrying out pure or applied scientific research, in the ambit of the chosen discipline. The University of Naples Federico II is a large research university and the oldest state university in the world. Its Research Doctorate Programs aim to train a selected number of young people, endowed with a high quality preparation and having the enjoyment for the research, to a high level of scientific, technical and professional qualification. The Doctorate Schools of the University promote advanced training in almost all the fields of the knowledge by organizing basic courses of wide and considerable scientific content both with the support of its own professors an...

Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowship positions for the 2008-2009 academic year. The (Fall) Thematic Program on Arithmetic Geometry, Hyperbolic Geometry and Related Topics will take place at the Institute July to December 2008 and the (Winter/Spring) Thematic Program on O-Minimal Structures and Real Analytic Geometry will take place at the Institute from January to June 2009. The fellowships provide for a period of engagement in research and participation in the activities of the Institute. They may be offered in conjunction with partner universities, through which a further period of support may be possible. List on the cover sheet of the application any faculty members, at universities affiliated with the Fields Institute, who you believe are appropriate. You are encouraged to apply directly to these other institutions as well. If applicants do not wish their application to be shared with affiliated universities, for this purpose, they should note this information i...

PhD Studentships TSSG (Telecommunications Software & Systems Group) Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland Duration: 3 years. There are two studentships available and they consist of a bursary of €16,800 (plus fees) per year for three years. Advisor: Dr. Huaiguo Fu The successful applicant will develop the novel algorithms, approaches and framework for distributed knowledge sharing, data mining, as well as trust and identity management. The work will also include development of the Grid-based or P2P-based system of data mining for Digital Ecosystems. The successful candidates will: * Possess a Master degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. * Have strong programming skills of Java, and experience of implementing numerical algorithms with Java * Have a good understanding or some experience in the following areas: database, statistics, machine learning, or data mining. * With good written and spoken English, and ideally some existing public...