The Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo, Spain) is seeking for an outstanding postdoc candidate for a research project based on the use of ultrafast optical and spectroscopic techniques to interrogate mater at the atomic scale. For this purpose, our labs have femtosecond fluorescence up-conversion, transient-absorption and time-resolved single-molecule fluorescence microscopy techniques. In this project we wish to study at the femtosecond time scale and at single molecule level, the dynamics of confined nanostructures formed by organic molecules and several nanohosts. The project is linked to our on-going activities in the field of femtochemistyr and femtobiology + single molecule microscopy. We are looking for applicants with a solid background in ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy. The position is available for 2 years. Please submit: CV (Word or PDF format ), before May 9, 2008. Send the application to: Prof. Abderrazzak Douhal Phon...

At the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Côte d’Azur – France, in the Faculty of Chemistry, Parc Valrose, a motivated and competent Ph.D. student is required, capable to analyse the molecular ingredients in aromas and perfumes by multidimensional chromatographic techniques. Starting in October 2008, a BDO/BDI contract will be offered (brut: 1757,- EUR/month), including possibilities for a three-year extension. The ideal candidate will have a Master-2 degree in chemistry, a strong background in bioanalytical chemistry as well as in chromatographic techniques. English language skills are manda­tory. Apply with CV and letter of interest in English or French language to Pr. Uwe Meierhenrich, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, LCMBA, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, Uwe.Meierhenrich[ at ]unice.fr The closing date for applications is Thursday 22 May 2008 .

PhD in Bioinformatics [Honours in Stats, Maths, Computer Science or Molecular Biology, and knowledge of Bayesian Stats, Bioinformatics, and/or Computational Biology would be desirable] Australian National University, University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology PhD in Bioinformatics Several PhD scholarships are available in a newly funded ARC project for developing and applying computational/statistical methods for detection of non-coding RNAs in eukaryote genomes. This is quite a hot topic, so you will be working at the forefront of bioinformatics with leading experts in the field in Australia and internationally. You will be supervised by Prof Peter Adams (University of Queensland), Dr Jonathan Keith (Queensland University of Technology) and/or Dr Georg Weiller (Australian National University) and located at the university of your principal supervisor. We are looking for candidates with Honours in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Molecular Biology, and...

AL MAKTOUM FOUNDATION Open Scholarships Competition for Postgraduate Students Scholarships Opportunities for Postgraduate Studies Al-Maktoum Foundation offers an open scholarships competition for postgraduate students to study at Al-Maktoum Institute, Dundee (University of Aberdeen) in the following one year postgraduate programmes: * MLitt in Islamic Studies * MLitt in Islamicjerusalem Studies * MLitt in Multiculturalism * MLitt in Muslims, Globalisation and the West Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to outstanding candidates on the basis of academic distinction. Deadline for applications 16 May 2008 Further details are available from: www.almaktoumfoundation.com or: The Secretary, Scholarships Committee, Al-Maktoum Foundation 124 Blackness Road, Dundee DD1 5PE, Scotland, United Kingdom Tel:01382 908074 Fax: 01382 908077 email: info[ at ]almaktoumfoundation.com

Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (CGS), University of Cologne (Germany) Doctoral Program – funded by the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia - Scholarships available The Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo-Faculty) of the University of Cologne is the largest and best reputed faculty of its type in Germany. The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS) of the WiSo-Faculty offers a three-year doctoral program to outstanding students holding a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or German Diploma or equivalent) in Management, Economics and Social Sciences or related disciplines. The course program will start in October 2008. During the first year, students with a Master’s degree will take part in courses on multidisciplinary methods and theories and subject-specific courses. During the second and third year, students mainly conduct research and work on their thesis. Students are encouraged t...

The Colour and Texture Group of the Computer Vision Centre (CVC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) is offering a 3 years PhD studentship. The work will be within the general framework of Computational Colour Vision and will involve perceptual experiments with human subjects. The Colour and Texture Group offers a well funded, amicable and very creative environment not far from Barcelona city in Spain. Its main work is related to computational colour and texture representations. We focus on the basis of colour and texture perception in order to automatise the task of labelling the colours and the textures within an image (e.g. automatic image annotation, colour assessment of textured surfaces, illuminant estimation, etc). The CVC is located inside the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona campus in Bellaterra (beautiful land), some 15 Km (and a 30 min train ride) away from Barcelona city centre. The campus provides a diverse and stimulating scientific environment while th...

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Cognitive Neuroscience Department of Psychology ROYAL HOLLOWAY University of London Salary is in the range £24,466 to £26,537 inclusive of London Allowance. A 23 month, full-time postdoctoral research position is available to investigate the neural basis of learning in the human brain using functional MRI. The project will study the dynamic changes in activity that accompany the acquisition of cognitive and motor skills, and will focus on information processing in the prefrontal cortex, the cortical motor system and interconnected areas of the cerebellum (see Ramnani (2006), Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7(7):511-522). The project is funded by a BBSRC grant to Dr. Narender Ramnani. Facilities include an on-site, research-dedicated 3T Siemens Trio MRI scanner hosted by the Psychology Department at Royal Holloway (Surrey, 35 minutes to central London). Candidates should hold (or should expect to be awarded) a PhD in the behavioural or cognitive neuroscien...

The Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg) 1458 “Notational Iconicity. On the Materiality, Perceptibilty and Operativity of Writing” at Freie Universitaet Berlin, funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), is offering from 1st October 2008 12 Ph.D studentships (full-time) and 3 postdoctoral fellowships for a duration of 2 years (the Ph.D studentships are extendable for another year). Closing date for applications: 26th April 2008. The research training group is dedicated to investigating script/writing as a key subject in the humanities. Its aim is to contribute to a change of perspective from a phonographic, language-centred concept of writing to an iconographic, language-neutral concept of writing. The founding hypothesis is that both alphabetic and non-alphabetic scripts are hybrid forms that combine discursive and iconic components and that writing is therefore more than simply a medium used to record spoken language. The research training group investigates systematica...

Department: TSSG (Telecommunications Software & Systems Group) Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland Minimum Qualification Required: * 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 publications Major Duties: * Develop the novel algorithms and scalable software systems for Predictive Analytics and Web services based on Semantic Web mining. * Study novel techniques of distributed data mining. Applications should include: * a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, * a cover letter and a statement of research interests, * the names and e-mail addresses of two references. Applications should be sent by e-mail with ...