Villa I Tatti Fellowships in Italian Renaissance Studies, Harvard University

Villa I Tatti Fellowships in Italian Renaissance Studies, Harvard University

Application Deadline October 15

Villa I Tatti in Florence offers up to fifteen fellowships each academic year for advanced research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance. Each Fellow is offered a place to study, use of the Biblioteca and Fototeca Berenson, lunches on weekdays, and various other privileges, the most important of which is the opportunity to meet scholars from a variety of countries working in related fields. The Fellowship is open to scholars of any nationality. On the average, over more than forty years of operation, about half the Fellows have been North American and half from Europe and the rest of the world, though the proportion changes in any given year.

Due: Thursday 15^th October 2009
Organisation: Harvard University
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Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program 2010-2011

Georgetown University Law Center

Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program

Application for 2010-2011 Fellowship Year

Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Goals of the Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program

1. Provide a unique opportunity for African lawyers to learn about legal, public policy, and human rights issues affecting women;
2. Expose African lawyers to different legal, leadership and advocacy skills that may be implemented or adapted for use in their home countries to advance women’s human rights;
3. Expand the pool of lawyers in Africa who are concerned with laws and public policies affecting African women, and whose skills enable them to advocate more effectively for women’s human rights in their home countries;
4. Forge new links between those working on the similar women’s human rights issues in Africa and Washington, DC, consciously coordinating efforts and sharing information;
5. Enable African lawyers to perform meaningful work during the Fellowship with public interest organizations in Washington, DC;
6. Demonstrate to women’s rights lawyers the intimate connection between policy-making and lawyering;
7. Contribute to the crucial work being done in African countries to improve the status of women;
8. Increase the understanding of women’s rights as legal and public policy issues of equal importance to women and men;
9. Spark effective research, writing and advocacy initiatives to improve enforcement of laws and regulations designed to improve the status of African women; and develop a forum for leaders and other prominent policy makers in Washington, DC, to address legal, public policy, and human rights issues relating to African women.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program

Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave NW, Suite 336
Washington, DC 20001

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Military Road School Preservation Trust Scholarship

The Military Road School Preservation Trust (the Trust) awards a scholarship annually as an incentive to one or more local students in need of financial assistance for college. The Trust’s Board of Directors is pleased to honor the memory of Mrs. Donnessa Hill Lucas in the naming of this scholarship.

Mrs. Lucas attended the Military Road School from 1921-1929. The school provided an environment that fostered a premier education for African American children throughout the Washington area from its establishment out of the Fort Stevens Army barracks in 1865 until its closing as a public school in 1954. Mrs. Lucas was a founding member of the Military Road School Alumni Association, formed in 1997 with the expressed and successful goal of securing
historical status for the school building located at 1375 Missouri Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

Application Process

A brief application form is attached.

1. Review these Application Guidelines paying particular attention to qualification and selection criteria, eligibility and requirements.
2. E-mail a brief note to Mrs. Theresa Saxton, MRSPT Scholarship Committee, at Thelasax@MRSPT.org stating your intent to apply.
3. Complete the application form with requested contact information and collect all supplementary materials (i.e. high school transcript, etc.).
4. Sign and/or secure your parent(s) signature (if under 18 years of age) as applicable.
5. Submit completed application with all supplementary materials postmarked by August 5, 2009 to MRSPT at the following address:

Military Road School Preservation Trust
ATTN: Scholarship Committee
P. O. Box 56425
Washington, DC 20040-6425
MILITARY ROAD SCHOOL PRESERVATION TRUST
Further Scholarship Information and Application (pdf)
(www.mrspt.org)

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Research Associateship Programs, USA

Research Associateship Programs

The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.

In these programs, prospective applicants select a research project or projects from among the large group of opportunities listed on this website. Prior to completing an application, prospective applicants should contact the proposed Research Adviser to assure that funding will be available if their application is recommended by NRC panels. Once mutual interest is established between a prospective applicant and a Research Adviser, an application is submitted through the NRC WebRap system. Reviews are conducted four times each year and review results are available approximately 6-8 weeks following the application deadline.

Application Deadlines

August 1
November 1

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MS Graduate Assistantship, University of Missouri, USA

M.S. GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP - A M.S. graduate student is sought to study demography and movement in Missouri’s declining greater Prairie Chicken population. Working in collaboration with Missouri Department of Conservation biologists and University of Missouri scientists, the student will undertake a radio tracking project to study movements and demography of resident and translocated birds in multiple landscapes. Using existing information and population data collected through this study, the student will develop demographic and movement models that will serve as foundations for future management. Candidates must have a B.S. in wildlife science, biology, or a closely related discipline, a GPA > 3.0, and combined verbal and quantitative GRE scores > 1100. Ability to work with a diversity of natural resource professionals, and an interest in wildlife/habitat relationships, conservation of declining populations, and quantitative techniques are essential. Position is available immediately, and applications will be accepted until a qualified candidate is identified. Position includes annual salary, a tuition waiver, and research funds. Application reviews are underway, and they will continue until the position is filled. Submit a cover letter that includes why you are interested in this position, and a short description of work experience and career goals. Please also send a resume, copies of transcripts and GRE scores (unofficial are acceptable), and the names and contact information (phone and e-mail address) of 3 references to Dr. Dylan Kesler, University of Missouri-Colombia (grpc2009-at-picra.net).

Application Deadline: 5 Aug 2009

For more info, contact:

Dr. Dylan Kesler
303N Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
1105 E. Rollins
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211 (grpc2009-at-picra.net).

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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology, USA

The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology to recent recipients of the doctoral degree for research and training in selected areas of biology supported by BIO and with special goals for human resource development in biology. The fellowships encourage independence at an early stage of the research career to permit Fellows to pursue their research and training goals in the most appropriate research locations regardless of the availability of funding for the Fellows at that site. For FY 2010, these BIO programs are (1) Broadening Participation in Biology and (2) Biological Informatics. In future years, these areas will change as new scientific and infrastructure opportunities present themselves; and this solicitation will be changed to reflect the areas being funded. The fellowships are also designed to provide active mentoring of the Fellows by the sponsoring scientists who will benefit from having these talented young scientists in their research groups. The research and training plan of each fellowship must address important scientific questions in contemporary biology within the scope of the BIO Directorate and the specific guidelines in this fellowship program solicitation. Because the fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their careers, doctoral advisors are encouraged to discuss the availability of BIO fellowships with their graduate students early in their doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.

• Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time):
  

  October 14, 2009

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Wildlife Biologist/Zoologist (Aquatic Researcher)

Conduct research on and management of New Mexico nongame fishes. Position conceives, implements, and reports on aquatic research and management activities, as outlined in NM Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, for Pecos River drainage; assists with accomplishment of research and management activities for San Juan and Gila drainages; represents NMDGF on multi-agency committees involved with aquatic resource issues in Pecos drainage; and collaborates with stakeholders and resource partners on identification and implementation of natives fishes conservation strategies for Pecos River drainage. Position produces agency reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and general media articles on life history, habitat associations, community dynamics, distribution, and conservation of native fishes of each drainage. Additional information and application instructions available at www.state.nm.us/spo.

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Semantic Information Mining, Ireland

Postdoctoral Researcher in Semantic Information Mining
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI),
National University Of Ireland, Galway
Ref. No. NUIG-057-09

The DERI Semantic Information Mining stream (http://sim.deri.ie/) invites applications for a postdoctoral position on mining organisational structure (expertise, communities, etc.) from organisation-specific textual and semi-structured data sets and social and collaborative interactions.

Candidates should have a PhD degree in a relevant field of study, e.g. computer science, natural language processing, data mining, machine learning, etc. with an emphasis on areas such as text & web mining and semantic analysis. Selected candidates are expected to have the willingness to combine formal scientific work with application-oriented research and development in projects funded by national and international (EU) funding agencies. The position is for a fixed period of 18 months with the possibility of extension, depending on successful acquisition of project funding in which the selected candidate will be expected to actively participate.

Essential skills:

• A PhD, typically in a computing-related discipline, with a strong empirical and analytical component
• A PhD with substantial components in natural language processing, machine learning and data mining
• Research experience in the analysis of large text collections such as digital libraries, web corpora, etc.
• An ability to develop and manage their own research agenda
• An ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Good interpersonal skills and a commitment to working collaboratively in a research team and delivering on team goals

Desirable skills:

• A record of published research in areas such as contextualized and personalized search
• Familiarity with current research on Social Network Analysis and Semantic Web
• Experience in developing an effective working relationship with researchers from other disciplines and industrial collaborators
• Experience in the preparation of research grant proposals
• Experience in the development of research software
• Some experience assisting in the supervision of research students

DERI is a leading research institute in semantic technologies that offers a stimulating, dynamic and multi-cultural research environment, excellent ties to research-groups worldwide, close collaboration with industrial partners and up-to-date infrastructure and resources. The DERI Semantic Information Mining stream is a collaboration between the DERI units for Natural Language Processing (http://nlp.deri.ie/) and Information Mining and Retrieval (http://uimr.deri.ie/). The DERI Unit for Natural Language Processing has a focus on applied research in ontology-based information extraction, semantic-level text mining and the use of linguistic and semantic methods in information retrieval. UNLP develops methods for the efficient application of NLP tools in combination with domain semantics as specified in ontologies, thesauri and other knowledge organisation systems for relevant use cases. The DERI Unit for Information Mining and Retrieval focuses on methods to harness the massiv!
e amounts of dynamically-produced, semi-structured data produced by Web communities. UIMR examines techniques for the selection and combination of features in collaborative information spaces. Another focus is the analysis and modelling of the dynamics of online communities in order to understand the structures and behaviours which underlie topic development and diffusion. Applications of this work lie in the development of richer personalisation, filtering and recommendation techniques using user preferences, constraints and context, content analysis, content semantics and collaborative and social relationships.

Salary range: €40,578 - €49,341 per annum, (commensurate with qualifications and experience)

For informal enquiries about this post please contact Dr. Paul Buitelaar paul.buitelaar-at-deri.org and/or Dr. Conor Hayes conor.hayes-at-deri.org

To apply:
Interested candidates should send a detailed CV with cover letter, names and addresses of at least three and not more than five referees, and a statement of research interests, summarising how their experience and expertise will contribute to a research program in semantic information mining. Applications may be sent via e-mail (in PDF only) to paul.buitelaar-at-deri.org
Please put ref.no. NUIG-057-09 in subject line of e-mail application.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on Monday September 14th 2009.

National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunity employer.

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African Students Postgraduate Scholarship for 2010 - Canon Collins Trust

2010 Canon Collins Trust Scholarship

Application Deadline: Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Post graduate scholarship for 2010

Canon Collins Trust provides scholarships to students from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola and Mozambique who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree (mainly Master’s degrees of one or two years) in either the United Kingdom or South Africa.

The key aim of the Scholarships Programme is to help build the human resources necessary for economic, social and cultural development in the southern African region and to develop an educated and skilled workforce that can benefit the wider community. Canon Collins Trust scholarship holders are thus expected to use the knowledge, training and skills acquired through their studies to contribute positively to the development of their home country.

The main application process for scholarships in South Africa opens in April and closes in August, for study the following year. A panel of academics and others consider the applications.

To qualify, you must have completed either a university degree or a three year post-matric diploma at a recognised training college or a B.Tech at a former Technikon. We fund both full-time and part-time study.

For further information about the scholarship, visit our website at www.canoncollins.org.uk

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Cambridge University 800th Anniversary Scholarship for Pakistan students

he University of Cambridge 800^th Anniversary Scholarship Programme has been created with funding from Cambridge Assessment, the parent organisation of University of Cambridge International Examinations, the awarding body that offers Cambridge O Levels and International A Levels.

The scholarships provide full funding, covering fees and means-tested maintenance, for undergraduate study at the University of Cambridge. As the programme develops there are expected to be up to fifteen undergraduate scholars from Pakistan studying at the University at any one time.

School-leavers from Pakistan who meet the usual examination qualifications for admission to Cambridge may apply for the scholarships.

Applications for the 2010 academic year must be received by 20 September 2009. Applicants for the scholarships will be interviewed in Pakistan in October/November 2009.

Watch a video of the launch

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Oxford University Rhodes Scholarship 2010 for Zimbabwe

THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIP 2010 ZIMBABWE

Application Deadline: 14 August, 2009

General Regulations

A Rhodes Scholarship is tenable at the University of Oxford. After election to a Scholarship the successful candidate has still, however, to obtain admission to the University of Oxford and one of its constituent Colleges. There is no guarantee of a place and the award of the Scholarship is not confirmed by the Rhodes Trustees until the Scholarelect
has obtained such admission. The Scholarship once confirmed may be held for one or, more normally, two years and may, at the discretion of the Trustees be extended for a third year.

A Rhodes Scholar receives an annual stipend of £11,500 pa (£958 per month) over the duration of his/her course to cover living expenses, including accommodation in Oxford University and College fees are paid by the Trust to the College direct The Rhodes Trust will meet the cost of a Scholar’s air travel, economy class, to the United
Kingdom.

Tenure of other awards in conjunction with a Rhodes Scholarship is not permitted without prior consultation with the Secretary of the Trust in Oxford.

Distribution of Scholarships

For the elections for the year 2009 two scholarships are available for competition in Zimbabwe.

Conditions of Eligibility

(1) Candidates must be residents of Zimbabwe and, unless in any particular case there are circumstances in which the Trustees, on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, are prepared to authorise an exception, they must by 1 st October, 2009 have had at least five years’ residence in Zimbabwe in the last ten years and must appear in person before the Selection Committee if required to do so.

(2) Candidates must have passed their nineteenth birthday and must not have passed their twentyfifth
birthday by 1 st October, 2010.

(3) Candidates must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a Bachelor’s degree by 1 st October, 2010.

Subject to ratification by the Rhodes Trustees the Committee of Selection for Zimbabwe is responsible for deciding whether candidates comply with the foregoing conditions and for making nominations. In any case of doubt the Trustees reserve complete discretion to determine the eligibility or otherwise of the candidate.

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Durham University, Interdisciplinary Scholarship, School of Medicine & Health

Durham University Interdisciplinary Scholarship School of Medicine & Health

Lanterns events and the ritual construction of community

The Centre for Medical Humanities, School of Medicine and Health, and the Department of Anthropology offer a fully funded three year interdisciplinary PhD scholarship to investigate the role of ritual as a regenerative force in community arts and health projects in the North of England, focussing on schools-based lanterns projects at different stages of development. The project will be jointly supervised by Prof Jane Macnaughton in the Centre for Medical Humanities, School of Medicine and Health, and Dr Andrew Russell and Dr Sue Lewis of the Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology.

Rituals are recognised in social anthropology as having important social, psychological and symbolic dimensions for participants. While the role of festive or celebratory rituals in the constitution, validation and contestation of public culture has been examined, rarely, if ever, has the creative, regenerative and health promoting potential of rituals constructed with the intention of enriching the social fabric of the community been considered. The community arts and health movement is a significant force for change in the field of health promotion, community capacity building and the (re-)generation of social capital and civic society. This research will thus contribute not only to research relevant to the medical humanities, but to the further development of cutting edge theory in the anthropology of ritual. The research will be of value to communities and community artists seeking to develop other examples of performative rituals for social ends, and to scholars and policy-makers working in the field of ritual studies, arts, health and social care.

Further details about this research opportunity are available from either Prof Jane Macnaughton (jane.macnaughton@durham.ac.uk) or Dr Andrew Russell (a.j.russell@durham.ac.uk). Further information about the work of the Centre for Medical Humanities and the Medical Anthropology Research Group is available on www.dur.ac.uk/cmh and http://www.dur.ac.uk/anthropology/research/marg/
respectively.

Applications must be made on line. Full details available from: http://www.dur.ac.uk/school.health/postgraduate/apply/

Closing date for receipt of applications: 14th August 2009

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MBA Bursaries on offer from University of Bedfordshire Business School

MBA Bursaries on offer from University of Bedfordshire Business School

The University of Bedfordshire Business School is offering up to five bursaries of £5,000 to prospective students from across Europe, applying for its full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme to start in September this year.

The £5,000 bursaries will part-fund the one-year programme which costs £10,950.

The University of Bedfordshire Business School MBA is a rigorous and intellectually demanding masters level programme which offers a wide-ranging exploration of business theories and strategies, while at all times linking back to real-life business problems and current issues.

Full-time students enjoy a diverse curriculum of core modules such as strategy, operations management, marketing and finance, with innovative subjects including entrepreneurship and small business management, e-business management, change management and leading and managing people.

Mr Tim Priestman, MBA Programmes Director, said: “This is a difficult time in business, so an MBA qualification can really put someone ahead of the pack. By embarking upon a course of MBA study, the student signals to an existing or future employer a commitment to taking charge of their career and to building strategic skills in readiness for increased management responsibility.

“In the current economic climate studying for an MBA also offers an opportunity to those suffering redundancy or seeking a change of direction to focus on their personal and professional development.

“We are delighted to be able to offer bursaries for the full-time programme to students from outside the UK who would like to study with us.”

The bursaries are available to students living outside the UK, but elsewhere in Europe.

Thirty-year-old entrepreneur Biao Wang, originally from China, completed the MBA at the University of Bedfordshire Business School and is now founder and CEO of Luton-based Camellia Universal Ltd, advising companies on how to do business in his home country.

“During my studies, I became fascinated as to why many British companies were not doing very well in China. I did a lot of research and discovered the significance of the proud nature of the Chinese nation. Many Western business deals fail at the outset due to fundamental misunderstandings.

“I saw a new and fantastic business opportunity in the UK, bridging the gap between the two cultures. Hence, I set up a China-related business consulting company with my English business partners in the UK after I completed my MBA degree.”

Biao Wang chose the University of Bedfordshire Business School as he felt it was an ideal environment in which to study, offering the professional development he was looking for.

“I greatly improved my language skills and have acquired the best of western culture combined with the best of eastern culture. I also feel I developed a good level of interpersonal skills, creativity and motivation. The course developed my effective planning, organisational and team management skills. As a result, I feel much more confident in the business world.”

The University of Bedfordshire Business School is a member of the UK Association of Business Schools (ABS) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). It also offers a part-time MBA which is studied by 400 students across seven countries.

For more information about the Bedfordshire Business School MBA, or to request information about the bursaries, please visit the school’s website at www.beds.ac.uk/bedsmba

There is an MBA Open evening on Wednesday, 9th September 2009, 17.30 - 20.00, at the Putteridge Bury Campus. It includes presentations by the MBA team and the chance to talk to MBA alumni about their experience.

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PhD position in numerical linear algebra, Switzerland

PhD position in numerical linear algebra

The Seminar for Applied Mathematics of ETH Zuerich (http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/) offers a full PhD position on “Robust numerical methods for solving nonlinear eigenvalue problems”, a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation in the framework of the SNF Pro*Doc NUMPDE (http://www.zgsm.ch/?numpde).

Nonlinear eigenvalue problems (NLEVPs) arise in a variety of applications, including Micro- Electro-Mechanical-Systems, electronic structure calculation, nonlinear viscoelastic models, fluid-structure interaction and dynamical systems with time delays. Developing an efficient and robust solver for a decently general class of NLEVPs is a challenging task and offers fascinating research opportunities.

The position is temporary and limited to 3-4 years after a three month period of probation. The holder will be regular ETH research staff and receive a gross salary of roughly 66,000 Swiss Francs (about EUR 41.000, USD 55.000). The position will involve teaching of tutorial lectures, supervision of undergraduate students, and grading of examinations.

Candidates must have a master or diploma degree in mathematics, a (computational) engineering discipline, or in (computational) science. Their education record should indicate strong interest and exceptional skills in numerical analysis as well as familiarity with numerical linear algebra and numerical methods for the approximate solution of partial differential equations.

Knowledge of German is not required, but the candidates must possess good communication skills and should be fluent in English, both oral and in writing. Applications should be sent electronically (as PDF files) to Ms. Wolf
(hwolf@sam.math.ethz.ch). They must include • a curriculum vita;
• a complete record of academic education including grades and all achievements;
• abstracts of theses (master etc.) and descriptions of projects done before graduation
(include theses, reports and papers, if possible);
• complete addresses (including e-mail) of two established academic researchers who
can give an assessment of the candidate’s skills.
Informal requests on the project may be sent to Prof. Dr. Daniel Kressner
(kressner@math.ethz.ch).

Deadline: August 31, 2009 (position may be filled on a first come first served basis).
http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/PhD_pos.pdf

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PhD Student Position in Evolutionary Biology , Switzerland

Eawag is the Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology, a Swiss-based and internationally operating aquatic research institutewithin the ETH domain.

The Department Aquatic Ecology (group of Piet Spaak) seeks a

PhD student in Evolutionary Biology

The PhD student will participate in a collaborative research project with Juliane Hollender (Environmental Chemistry, Eawag) and Flavio Anselmetti (Sedimentology, Eawag) to study the invasion of Daphnia during the past 100 years in lakes north and south of the Swiss Alps, using genetic information from diapausing eggs buried in lake sediments. Furthermore, by hatching Daphnia from past layers we want to study experimentally the role of contaminants on the success of Daphnia taxa (resurrection ecology). This study aims to blend the excellent research facilities both in environmental chemistry and evolutionary biology at Eawag. Another PhD student in the project studies the fate of pollutants over time in sediment cores of the same lakes. The focus of this project will be on
evolutionary aspects.

For this project, financed by the Swiss Science foundation, we are looking for a highly motivated candidate with interests in evolutionary biology, population genetics and environmental disturbance. Although field work is also involved, most of the work will be done in the lab (conducting experiments and screening diapausing eggs using molecular tools). Some of the work on lakes south of the Alps might be done in Italy.

We offer a stimulating research environment in a lively and social institute in Dübendorf (near Zürich) in a department with several other evolutionary and ecological research groups. The position will be for a period of three years, and should start as soon as possible (September 2009 or soon thereafter). The ideal candidate has both experimental as well as molecular skills (PCR, genotyping). A Diploma or Masters degree (or equivalent) in biology or related subject is necessary for admission. The working language in the group is English.

Applications should include a letter of interest with a description of pertinent experience, curriculum vitae, a list of publications (if any), the names (with e-mail addresses) of two potential referees, and copies of certificates of academic qualifications.

Please submit your application by 7 August 2009 as one single PDF file to Sandra Isenring, Eawag, Human Resources Department: recruiting-at-eawag.ch, indicating reference number 094402. For further information, consult www.eawag.ch or contact Piet Spaak (Tel. +41 44 823 5617) spaak-at-eawag.ch.

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Canterbury University , New Zealand

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN HEALTH GEOGRAPHY

GeoHealth Laboratory, Department of Geography
Closing Date: 2 September 2009

Christchurch

Reference Number: A191-09J

Review Date: 5 August 2009

Closing Date: 2 September 2009

The GeoHealth Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Canterbury invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship (research). This is a full time, three-year fixed term position and available immediately. The fellowship is intended for a recent PhD whose training and research is in health and medical geography, public health, social epidemiology and/or related a discipline. Good quantitative skills are essential and GIS expertise would be an advantage. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research program that is consistent with the research profile of the GeoHealth Laboratory. Potential research areas could include (but are not limited to):

• Neighbourhoods and health
• Environmental justice and health
• GISc and health
• Environment and health
• Impacts of urban environment on health
• Transport and health

The GeoHealth Laboratory is a joint venture between the University of Canterbury (UC) and the New Zealand Ministry of Health. The research facility is based in a well equipped and specifically designated facility on the UC campus in Christchurch. A number of academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, research fellows and postgraduate students who are based in or affiliated with the GeoHealth Laboratory help in providing a supportive research environment. The GeoHealth Laboratory staff are committed to undertaking policy-relevant health research and have a strong track record of publication in high quality peer reviewed journals, as well as regular contributions to various policy documents and media pieces.

For further information about the Geo Health Laboratory see: http://www.geohealth.canterbury.ac.nz/. And for further information about the role and to discuss possible research areas contact Associate Professor Simon Kingham, Co-Director of the GeoHealth Laboratory simon.kingham-at-canterbury.ac.nz; tel +64 3 364 2987 x 7936.

This is one of three current vacancies available in GeoHealth within the Department of Geography.

Applications for this position will be evaluated continuously from the review date and the University reserves the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

For detailed information and to apply on line, visit http://vacancies.canterbury.ac.nz.

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PhD Position, Prehistoric archaeology: Spatial Analysis of Late Neolithic settlements, The Netherlands

Prehistoric archaeology: Spatial Analysis of Late Neolithic settlements

Spatial analysis of Late Neolithic settlements in the province of Noord-Holland (The Netherlands) and interregional comparison

Available from October 1st, 2009, closing date for applications: September 1st, 2009.

Subject

Spatial analysis of Late Neolithic settlements in the province of Noord-Holland (The Netherlands) and interregional comparison.

This PhD position is part of the project Unlocking Noord-Holland’s Late Neolithic Treasure Chest. This project is co financed by the the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and administered by the State Service for Cultural Heritage (RCE). The project comprises five studies. Two PhD’s are based at the Groningen University (spatial analysis, ceramics), one PhD at Leiden University (flint). The studies on archaeobotany and archaeozoology are carried out by researchers from the state service and private firms.

Introduction

In the second half of the past century, and the 1970-1990’s in particular, excavations were conducted at a series of Late Neolithic settlements belonging to the Single Grave Culture (SGC) (c. 2900-2500 cal BC) in the province of Noord-Holland (Kop van Noord-Holland, De Gouw). These excavations have demonstrated the exceptional quality of the sites, especially thanks to the good preservation of organic materials. In significant contrast to the generally poor and heavily biased archaeological record of the SGC elsewhere in the Netherlands, the rich body of excavation data potentially permits the development of models about settlement variability, the use and role of material culture, as well as landscape use. So far, the excavation data from the various sites have never been analysed integrally. Hence, any ‘models’ of cultural dynamics in the SGC are based on very incomplete data. This project aims to unlock and integrate cultural/ecological information and research data in order to provide a sound basis for cultural modeling and development of heritage management strategies. We will thereby obtain a better understanding of site variability in relation to landscape use, subsistence strategies and the material world of the inhabitants. It provides an opportunity to study a micro-region within the wider SGC culture, so far largely known from its burial context. Its place in relation to the communities in the central and eastern parts of the Netherlands can be assessed and possible long-distance contacts with related Corded Ware groups elsewhere can be studied, addressing the debate on the apparent uniformity of the Corded Ware complex.

Research topics

The study of settlement variability focuses on the identification of functional differences between sites. For this it is necessary to characterise the sites in terms of settlement size, intra-site spatial organisation and functional variability, as well as the duration of occupation (permanent versus seasonal). Insight into these aspects will be obtained through the analysis of cultural and palaeoecological remains. Also, efforts will be made to draw inferences on group composition of settlement inhabitants (sex, age) from material remains and physical anthropological data. For the interpretation of spatial patterns in terms of behaviourally meaningful processes, data will be analysed in an interdisciplinary fashion, in relation to the spatially referenced excavation recordings of objects, features and lithological layers.

Spatial analysis will play a pivotal role throughout the project. The work will start with the digitising of excavation plans and linking of find numbers in order to provide for a spatially referenced environment for further analyses. The availability of such an environment is also of importance for the sampling of materials in other research modules. The analysis of spatial data will next focus on research at various levels: identification and characterisation of structures (e.g. house plans, barns, fences, pits, and wells), characterisation of spatial patterns in find distributions, and development of spatial models of site formation dynamics. This multi-level approach contributes to the evaluation and interpretation of research results in the other modules and provides a sound basis for syntheses at site level. It will also contribute to the compilation of models for site formation that are not restricted to the SGC sites in Noord-Holland, but extend to other Neolithic wetland sites in the Netherlands.

The candidate needs affinity with computer-based modelling, spatial analysis and site formation processes

More information

More information on the GIA and its research are to be found at http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/gia/index

The full project proposal may be acquired from the project supervisors.

Informal enquiries may be made to:

• Dr. H. Peeters (principal researcher) +31 33 421 77 655; h.peeters [at] cultureelerfgoed.nl
• Prof. D.C.M. Raemaekers: +31 50 363 6723; d.c.m.raemaekers [at] rug.nl

The closing date for applications is September 1st 2009.

Letters of application should be sent to D.C.M. Raemaekers, University of Groningen, Groningen Institute of Archaeology, Poststraat 6, 9712 ER Groningen, the Netherlands.

Letters should include a short curriculum vitae and 1-2 A4 research proposal.

This PhD is a four year full time position. The gross monthly salary increases from c. € 2042 (first year) to c. € 2612 (last year).

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PhD position in Imaging Genetics of Intelligence, The Netherlands

Application Deadline: 5 September 2009 , Understanding how genetic variation affects brain functioning related to general intelligence is one of the greatest scientific challenges of the 21st century.

Advances in both molecular genetics and functional and structural neuroimaging have provided the tools necessary to explore the effects of genetic variants on brain functioning. Identifying the brain mechanisms that underlie intelligence is paramount to our understanding of how individual differences in general intelligence emerge and how such differences may confer vulnerability to cognitive dysfunction. This project aims to identify these brain mechanisms by combining expertise from two excellent research groups, using an imaging genetics approach towards human intelligence.

This project is a collaboration between the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, and the Centre for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam. You will be based within the Cognitive Neurology group at the Donders Institute and will have frequent contacts with the genomics group at CNCR .

Requirements
You have a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a field related to cognitive neuroscience (e.g. experimental/cognitive psychology, biology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence). Excellent candidates from other scientific backgrounds will also be considered. Good programming skills (Matlab) are highly desirable. Familiarity with neuroimaging techniques (functional and structural) and in genetic statistics are certainly an asset. Proficiency in oral and written English as well as good social skills are also required.

Organization
The Centre for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR) was founded jointly by the VU University Amsterdam and the VU University Medical Centre.
At the centre, neurobiologists, clinical and preclinical neuroscientists and psychologists collaborate to contribute to the development of a new integrative neuroscience, rooted in molecular biology and genetics and extending all the way to behaviour and cognition in health and disease.

The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour comprises the Centres for Cognition, Cognitive Neuroimaging and Neuroscience. The mission of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging is to conduct cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience. Much of the rapid progress in this field is driven by novel neuroimaging techniques scanning the activity and structure of the human brain in vivo – a field of research in which the Centre plays a leading role. The research themes cover central cognitive functions such as perception, action, attention, cognitive control, memory, and language. The internationally renowned centre currently employs more than 100 PhD students and post-doctoral researchers of more than 20 nationalities. The centre is equipped with three MRI scanners (7T, 3T, 1.5T), a 275 channels MEG system, an EEG-TMS laboratory, several (MR-compatible) EEG systems, and high-performance computational facilities. English is the lingua franca at the centre.
Website: http://www.ru.nl/donders

Conditions of employment
Employment: 1,0 fte
Maximum salary, based on a fulltime employment: € 2,612 gross/month
The gross salary will be between €2,042/month and €2,612 plus two yearly 8% bonuses (holiday and end-of-year).
Duration of the contract: Initially 18 months with possible extension by 2.5 yrs.

Other Information
You should submit an application letter, a CV, and the names of two persons who can provide references.

Additional Information
Prof.dr. G. Fernández
Telephone: +31 24 3610749
E-mail: g.fernandez-at-donders.ru.nl

Dr. D. Posthuma
Telephone: +31 20 5982823
E-mail: danielle.posthuma-at-cncr.vu.nl

Application
You can apply for the job (mention the vacancy number 30.07.09) before 15 September 2009 by sending your application -preferably by email- to:

Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute, t.a.v. Ms. Stijns
Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN NIJMEGEN, NL
Telephone: +31 24 3610651
E-mail: neuroimaging-at-donders.ru.nl

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Scholarships for the PhD Program in Business Administration, University of Bologna, Italy

Scholarships for the PhD Program in Business Administration, University of Bologna

The PhD program in Business Administration of the University of Bologna trains brilliant researchers in the fields of management, by offering courses in several areas such as organization theory, business strategy, marketing, technology and innovation management, research methods, advanced statistics, econometrics. In addition to the courses, PhD students have the opportunity to attend seminars held by internationally renowned scholars, present their work at conferences, spend a research period of at least 6 months in international academic institutions. The courses are held in English. The PhD in Business Administration (3- year program) is organized by the Department of Management of the University of Bologna (www.sa.unibo.it).

In order to apply, a Master degree (laurea specialistica/magistrale) is required. The 2010 edition of the PhD in Business Administration (25th cycle) will start in January 2010. 10 students will be admitted to the program and 5 scholarships will be offered. The number of scholarship-assisted places may increase thanks to the financial support of public or private institutions. The net amount of the scholarship is around 1000 Euro per month, for a 3-year period. The amount of the scholarship can be increased during the research period spent abroad (+50%) and through assistantships in teaching or contract research activities.

Applications from foreign students are encouraged.

For further details on the PhD program in Business Administration, the admission requirements and the selection procedures, please visit the website:
http://www.sa.unibo.it/SA/Ricerca/Dottorati/Dottorato+in+Direzione+Aziendale/dottoratoinenglish.htm
or contact the PhD Coordinator, Professor Federico Munari (federico.munari@unibo.it).

The call for application will be published at the beginning of August 2009 on this website:
http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Ricerca/Dottorati+di+ricerca/default.htm

The deadline to submit all the application documents (approx. 14th September 2009) will be specified in the call.

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Villa I Tatti Fellowships in Italian Renaissance Studies, Harvard University

Villa I Tatti Fellowships in Italian Renaissance Studies, Harvard University

Application Deadline October 15

Villa I Tatti in Florence offers up to fifteen fellowships each academic year for advanced research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance. Each Fellow is offered a place to study, use of the Biblioteca and Fototeca Berenson, lunches on weekdays, and various other privileges, the most important of which is the opportunity to meet scholars from a variety of countries working in related fields. The Fellowship is open to scholars of any nationality. On the average, over more than forty years of operation, about half the Fellows have been North American and half from Europe and the rest of the world, though the proportion changes in any given year.

Due: Thursday 15^th October 2009
Organisation: Harvard University
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Several PhD Positions in DFG Priority Program, Germany - Open to Any Nationality

Several PhD Positions will be available from October 2009 within the recently started DFG Priority Program 1399 -Host-Parasite Coevolution - Rapid Reciprocal Adaptation and its Genetic Basis’

Research areas include Evolutionary Biology, Parasitology, Genomics, Immunology, Bioinformatics, and more.

The priority program offers cutting edge, cross-disciplinary research. Host-parasite coevolution is used as a powerful and versatile model for analysing the causes and processes of evolutionary adaptation across scales (from genomes to ecosystems).

The program is funded by the German Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) across various locations in Germany: Berlin, Bonn, Gießen, Halle, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kiel, Köln, Leipzig, München, Münster, Osnabrück, Plön, Regensburg.

We invite applications from highly qualified candidates of any nationality. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to disabled applicants in case of equivalent qualification.

The application deadline is August 15, 2009.

Information on the various projects and application procedure can be found at:

http://ieb.uni-muenster.de/spp/jobs

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2010 Google Anita Borg Scholarship for Female Students from Europe, Middle East, Africa

Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionising the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology.

As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, we are pleased to announce The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Through the scholarship, we aim to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders.

Multiple scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates’ academic performance, leadership experience and demonstrated passion for computer science. A group of female Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD student finalists will be chosen from the applicant pool. The scholarship recipients will each receive a €7,000 (or equivalent) scholarship.

In June 2010, all scholarship recipients and finalists will be invited to visit Google’s Engineering Centre in Zurich for a networking retreat. It will include workshops with a series of speakers, panels, breakout sessions and social activities, and will provide an opportunity for all finalists to meet and share their experiences.

Eligibility requirements

Candidates must:

• Be a female student entering her final year of a Bachelor’s degree, or enrolled in an a Master’s or PhD programme (or equivalent), in 2010/2011.
• Be enrolled at a University in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply.
• Be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics, or a closely related technical field.
• Maintain an excellent academic record (e.g. a First Class Honours degree).

Application Deadline: 1st February 2010.

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Junior Research Fellow Position, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, India

Applied Mechanics Department Advertisement for the Post of JRF- Application Deadline: before 28th August 2009.

Applications on plain paper with complete bio-data alongwith self-attested photocopies of candidate’s professional certificates are invited from Indian nationals for the post of Junior Research Fellow to work in research project entitled “Investigation of chemical gas sensors based on low cost thin films of metal-oxide semiconductors” sanction order no. SR/S2/CMP-41/2008 dated 27.01.2009 sponsored by Department of Science & Technology. The application completed in all respects should reach to: Dean (R&C), Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad-211004 on or before 28th August 2009. The envelope should be superscribed as “Application for the post of Junior Research Fellow in the Project: Investigation of chemical gas sensors based on low cost thin films of metal-oxide semiconductors”. A soft copy of the application should also be sent to the email address of the Principal Investigator ppsahay @ m n n it . a c . in . / dr_ppsahay@rediffmail.com.

Applications received late or incomplete may not be considered. The position is purely temporary and will be governed by the Administrative rules/service conditions of Research & Consultancy Cell, MNNIT.

Qualifications : 1st class M.Sc in Physics or equivalent. NET/GATE passed candidates will be preferred.

Fellowship : Rs.12,000 (Consolidated) + 15% HRA per month.

Other Benefits : Accommodation may be available as per the availability and Institutes norms.

Eligible candidate may be entitled to register for PhD/M.Tech. Program of the Institute. Facility of yearly leave, carryover leave, medical benefits etc. may be available as per the applicable rules for project staff.

Age Limit : 28 years.

Project Duration : About 3 years
Note: (i) No TA/DA will be paid for their appearing in the interview.
(ii) Candidates will be informed by e-mail about the interview date. So, candidate must provide valid e-mail IDs in their applications.
(iii) Mere, possessing the prescribed qualification does not ensure that the candidate would be called for interview.
(iv) The Institute reserves the right to accept application at any time, and consider candidates of exceptional credentials without applications. Qualification and experience may be relaxed by the Institute at any point of time for otherwise exceptional candidates.
(v) The applicant will be responsible for the authenticity of information, other documents and photographs submitted.

Name of Principal investigator: Dr. P.P.Sahay
Designation: Professor & Head
Department: Department of Physics
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Allahabad – 211 004

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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI), India

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI)-31 August 2009.

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the award of ‘DST-CSI-Postdoctoral Fellowship’ for pursuing
research in frontier areas of Cognitive Science. The fellowship is tenable in Research Institutions/
Universities/Non-profit R&D Institutions within India. The fellowships are awarded under a programme ‘Cognitive
Science Research Initiative (CSI)’ sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Eligibility: The applicants should hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Science and Engineering with research
interests in Cognitive Science and a good academic record. Those who have already submitted Ph.D. thesis are
also eligible to apply. The applicants should be below 40 years of age.

Details of the award: The postdoctoral fellowship is a purely temporary assignment and is tenable for a
maximum period of 2 years. In exceptional cases, depending upon progress of the research, the fellowship may
be extended for the third year. Each fellow would be entitled to a fellowship of Rs 20,000 per month and research
contingency grant of Rs 1,00,000 per year, payable to the host institution. The fellowships cannot be availed at
the same institution where the candidates have earned their Ph.D. degree.

Mode of selection: The candidates will be selected based on their bio-data and performance in the interview.
Applications will be evaluated by an expert committee. The key factors considered when assessing proposal are
the excellence of applicant’s academic/research record, the excellence of the proposed research and the
relevance of the host institution in the proposed research. If the candidate accepts the fellowship, he/she must
join the host institution within two month’s time.

Mode of application: Candidates may submit their application on plain paper along with bio-data, list of
publications (attach reprints of two important papers), one page synopsis of Ph.D. or equivalent degree’s thesis.
The applicant is advised to propose his/her place of work, name of the supervisor, enclose two page synopsis of
proposed research work which must be compatible with the ongoing research of the proposed supervisor, and
his/her consent of availing the fellowship. One should also enclose a declaration stating that if selected for the
fellowship, he/she will complete the tenure of the fellowship. However, they may be allowed to relinquish the
fellowship only if accepting permanent employment in India. The scientists are required to submit their
application in duplicate to Dr H. B. Singh, Scientist, SERC Division, Department of Science and Technology,
Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 016 (e-mail: haribsingh-at-nic.in).

Last date for receipt of applications 31 August 2009.

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60th International Astronautical Congress, Korea, funding for Indian Students

ISRO/ASI Sponsors Students to participate in 60th IAC at Daejeon, Korea

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space (DOS), Govt. of India jointly with Astronautical Society of India (ASI), intends to sponsor a few students to participate in 60th International Astronautical Congress (60th IAC) to be held in Daejeon, Korea during October 12-14, 2009. This annual global space event is organized by International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) with a theme “Space for Sustainable Peace and Progress”.

Students meeting the following two major criteria (both) are eligible for consideration of this sponsorship:

(i) Whose paper (as first author) is accepted for presentation in the 60th IAC.
(ii) Who has not been sponsored by ISRO/ASI for this purpose on earlier occasions.

The sponsorship includes to and fro excursion fare air ticket, shared accommodation and living expenses (a maximum of 150$ per day towards accommodation, living expenses and other incidental expenses). The sponsorship does not include expenditure pertaining to obtaining passport, visa and medical insurance.

Eligible students may submit the application in Format C enclosed for consideration. The filled-up application with necessary enclosures must reach Scientific Secretary, ISRO Headquarters, Antariksha Bhawan, New BEL Road, Bangalore – 560094 email: scientificsecretary@isro.gov.in; Fax: 080 – 2341 5298 by post/ email/ fax before 1700 hrs on August 12, 2009 (Wednesday).

The selected students will be individually intimated by email.

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Application for Junior Research Fellow/Lab Assistant in NFMC

NATIONAL FACILITY FOR MARINE CYANOBACTERIA
(Sponsored by DBT , Govt of India )
Department of Marine Biotechnology
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli -620024, Tamil Nadu
Application Deadline: 30th July 2009

Applications are invited from individuals who have high motivation to do the research with I Class M.Sc. Microbiology/Biotechnology for the following research projects

1. Department of Biotechnolgy, Govt. of India project titled “Repository of Marine Cyanobacteria as biodiesel feed stock.” For a period of TWO years period.

Principal Investigator - Dr. D. Prabaharan
Two Junior Research Fellow positions (Rs.12,000/- + 7.5 % HRA per month) and One
Lab Attendant position (Rs.8000/- per month)

2. Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India project titled “Marine Cyanobacteria a promising candidate for CO2 sequestration with multiple utilization.” For a period of Three years period.

Principal Investigator - Dr. L. Uma
One Junior Research Fellow positions (Rs.12,000/- + HRA per month) and One
Research Assistant position (Rs.8000/- per month)

Interested candidates can send their CV on a plain paper with a passport size photograph with details of marks secured in all subjects from plus two stage (with proof ), full postal and permanent address, sex, date of birth, community, etc. along with any additional qualification or experience and two addresses of referees who could be contacted (one from whom should be your PG teacher and another whom you have studied)

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION

Application should reach the Principal Investigator on or before 30th July 2009 by Email/Registered/Speed post in an envelope superscribed “Application for Junior Research Fellow/Lab Assistant in NFMC” Applicants will be communicated about the date of written test. After short listing, the qualifying candidates will have to appear for the interview on the same day.
No TA DA will be given for attending the return test or interview.

For more details visit us : www.bdu.ac.in / www.nfmc.res.in
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HIV SCIENCE 2009 - Second Annual Science Symposium on HIV/AIDS

We are pleased to announce that the Second Annual Science Symposium on HIV/AIDS, HIV SCIENCE 2009, co-sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, will be held in August 2009. This symposium will cover various topics encompassing HIV epidemiology, pathogenesis, host-virus interactions, immune responses to infection, disease progression, opportunistic infections, current treatment strategies, natural history of HIV disease in India, vaccines, sexually transmitted diseases, and co-infections with TB and hepatitis viruses.

VENUE: VIGYAN Auditorium, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Campus, Taramani, Chennai-600113

DATE: 28 & 29 (Friday and Saturday), August 2009

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: http://yrgcare.org/Science_symposium/index.html

REGISTRATION DETAILS: http://yrgcare.org/Science_symposium/registration.html

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: http://yrgcare.org/Science_symposium/abstract.html

SCHOLARSHIP: http://yrgcare.org/Science_symposium/scholarship.html

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CSIR Diamond Jubilee Awards for School Children - 2009

EIGHTH CSIR DIAMOND JUBILEE INVENTION AWARD FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN (CDJIA-2009)

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is the premier Industrial R&D Organisation in India. On the occasion of its Diamond Jubilee in 2002, CSIR initiated Invention Awards for school children to create awareness, interest and motivation for Intellectual Property amongst children.

On the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day which is celebrated through out the world on 26th April, CSIR invites applications for the ‘Eighth CSIR Diamond Jubilee Invention Award(CDJIA) for School Children-2009’. The first prize winner would also become eligible for WIPO’s Young Inventor’s Award carrying a medal and a certificate.
Applicant must provide the details of the invention submitted for the award in not more than 5000 words in English/Hindi including an abstract (in not more than 100 words), authenticated (by giving seal and date) and sent through the Principal/ Head of the School where the student is enrolled and personal details on a separate page as follows: Name, date of birth, school and residential address, class, telephone no. (residence/school), email
address.

In case of proposals already selected for state, national, international or equivalent awards, only the subject matter covering the improvements need to be submitted for consideration of CDJIA- 2009. Published inventions would be considered as per the provisions of the Patent Act.

The applications for the award not exceeding 5000 words in English/Hindi with requisite drawings will be considered. The write-up must describe the subject matter in a problem-solution mode and highlighting the novel and non-obviousness feature of the invention and its advantages.

Any Indian student enrolled in an Indian school below the age of 18 years as on 31st July 2009 can apply.

The invention submitted should be one that is globally novel, non-obvious and utilitarian. It could be a new concept or idea or a solution to an existing problem or completely a new method/process/ device/ utility. It is not essential/ necessary that the invention should have been worked, only the concept of the invention should have been proved through a model, a prototype or experimental data. Details of any assistance/ guidance provided by teachers/parents/friends or others must be appropriately mentioned and acknowledged.

Typed applications to be sent by Registered Post/Courier to: Head, Intellectual Property Management Division, CSIR, NISCAIR Building, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 067 with the envelope marked on top left hand corner ‘CDJIA-2009′. You may also send application through email addressed to head.ipmd@niscair.res.in. However, a hard copy should also follow through post with Principal’s authentication.
Applications received on or before 31st October 2009 will be considered for the Award.

Prizes : There are in all 60 prizes. Besides a certificate, the cash awards are:

First Prize (1 No.) Rs. 50,000/-
Second Prize (2 Nos.) Rs. 25,000/- each
Third Prize (3 Nos.) Rs. 15,000/- each
Fourth Prize (4 Nos.) Rs. 10,000/- each
Fifth Prize (50 nos.) Rs. 5,000/- each

The awardees will be selected by a high level Awards Selection Committee. If required, the short listed candidates may be called for Interview at Delhi or at any other appropriate place. The decision of the Awards Selection Committee / CSIR will be final and binding on the applicants and no enquiries/ correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

The Awards will be announced on January 1, 2010, at New Delhi and would be communicated to the Awardees only.

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PhD student position available in Neuroimmunology (Regensburg)

In a joint project at the University of Regensburg (Thomas Langmann, PhD), the Charité in Berlin (Klaus Rüther, MD) and the King´s College in London (Jon Cooper, PhD) financed by the National Contest for Life (NCL)-Foundation, a PhD Position is immediately available at the Institute of Human Genetics in Regensburg under the supervision of Thomas Langmann.

The aim of the project is to characterize the contribution of early neuroimmune responses in the development of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL) within the retina by studying microglial activity.

Impaired vision is the leading symptom and a long-term problem in juvenile NCL. Therefore, targeted immune-related therapies blocking retinal microglia activation and possibly retinal degeneration could be helpful to preserve vision in JNCL patients.

Please send your application (including CV) to:

PD Dr. Thomas Langmann
University of Regensburg
Institute of Human Genetics
Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11
93053 Regensburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)941 9445423
e-mail: thomas.langmann-at-klinik.uni-regensburg.de

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Several PhD Positions in DFG Priority Program, Germany - Open to Any Nationality

Several PhD Positions will be available from October 2009 within the recently started DFG Priority Program 1399 -Host-Parasite Coevolution - Rapid Reciprocal Adaptation and its Genetic Basis’

Research areas include Evolutionary Biology, Parasitology, Genomics, Immunology, Bioinformatics, and more.

The priority program offers cutting edge, cross-disciplinary research. Host-parasite coevolution is used as a powerful and versatile model for analysing the causes and processes of evolutionary adaptation across scales (from genomes to ecosystems).

The program is funded by the German Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) across various locations in Germany: Berlin, Bonn, Gießen, Halle, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kiel, Köln, Leipzig, München, Münster, Osnabrück, Plön, Regensburg.

We invite applications from highly qualified candidates of any nationality. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to disabled applicants in case of equivalent qualification.

The application deadline is August 15, 2009.

Information on the various projects and application procedure can be found at:

http://ieb.uni-muenster.de/spp/jobs

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PhD fellowships at Department of Chemistry, University Goettingen

PhD fellowships at Department of Chemistry, University Goettingen

Description : PhD fellowships (Lichtenberg-Stipendien) are available in the newly founded International PhD program Catalysis for Sustainable Synthesis (CaSuS) funded by the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony at Georg-August-University Göttingen. We are seeking highly qualified and motivated candidates for research projects in the Institutes of Inorganic Chemistry, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, and Physical Chemistry. The interdisciplinary program provides exciting research opportunities in the field of catalysis chemistry with main focus on molecular catalysis. The high-level teaching program contains lectures and courses in all relevant state-of-the-art technologies as well as excursions, conferences and secondary skill courses. The program is intended for selected applicants from all countries holding an excellent academic degree (Master degree, German Diplom or equivalent) in chemistry or closely related fields. It provides fellowships of Euro 1.500 per month for up to 3 years. The program starts in October 2009 and application deadline is 15th of August. For additional information please contact the CaSuS office (mail to: casus@uni-goettingen.de) and visit http://www.casus.uni-goettingen.de

Homepage : Homepage CaSuS
Category : PhD scholarships
Contact address : Dr. Hanna Steininger Georg-August-Universität Goettingen Institut fuer Anorganische Chemie Tammannstr. 4 37077 Goettingen
Keywords : PhD fellowships, PhD program, catalysis

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AFAS ACT Science Fellowships - Australian-French Association for Science and Technology

AFAS ACT and the Embassy of France in Australia are offering tertiary science students residing or studying in the ACT a unique opportunity to undertake training or a collaborative study with a French University or research body. The grant will provide a contribution to return airfares to France of up to $2500 and up to $2500 allowance towards the living costs for the duration of the stay (1 to 3 months).

Application Deadline: Monday 31^st August 2009
Organisation: Australian-French Association for Science and Technology
Further Scholarship Information and Application
www.afas.org.au/act

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Ph.D. fellow in Applied Microeconomics

Ph.D. fellow in Applied Microeconomics

Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Institute of Food & Resource Economics, Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen wishes to appoint a Ph.D. fellow in Applied Microeconomics for a period of three years starting from 1 November 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. The grant is connected to the Production and Technology Division at the Institute.

Job description

With reference to the project manager (main supervisor), the work of the Ph.D. fellow will consist mainly of applied microeconomic and econometric research in the agricultural and food sector. A part of the Ph.D. grant is covered by a research project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). This project aims at the quantitative analysis of Polish family farms with a special focus on labour use and labour market imperfections. This analysis includes the development and application of advanced microeconomic and econometric methods. The remaining part of the Ph.D. is not bound to a specific research topic, but can be discussed with the supervisor. However, it should be also in the area of applied microeconomics and applied econometrics in the agricultural and food sector.

The appointee should have qualifications within one or more of the following areas:

• agricultural economics (e.g. farm production, family farms, agricultural households)
• microeconomic modelling (e.g. farm household models, time allocation, market imperfections)
• econometric methods (e.g. system estimation, stochastic frontier analysis, non-parametric econometrics, Bayesian MCMC estimation)
• basic computer programming (e.g. in R)

Qualification requirements

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:

• Passed Master’s degree in relation to the above subject area(s)
• Good language skills in English

The Ph.D. fellow is also required to have research potential, to be enterprising, and to possess good interpersonal skills.

Terms of employment

The post will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The post is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

The position as Ph.D. fellow requires the applicant to be approved for admission to the Ph.D. programme at LIFE when accepted for the post.

Questions

For further information about the Ph.D. grant, please contact Assistant Professor Arne Henningsen, phone (+45) 35 33 22 74, email arne@foi.dk or Head of Division Mogens Lund (+45) 35 33 68 74, e-mail mogens@foi.dk, both at Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Rolighedsvej 25, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C.

General questions regarding Ph.D. programmes should be directed to Course Administration c/o special advisor Michael Cleve Hansen, tel. + 45 3533 2056 or head clerk Lillian Zeuthen Bjørnseth on tel. +45 3533 2172. Further information on Ph.D. programmes is available at www.life.ku.dk/English >Education > PhD Education > Regulations.

Application

The application should be submitted in 2 (sorted) copies; therefore it’s not possible to receive the application by e-mail. The application must include a reply e-mail address. Each application must include the following appendices marked with the stated appendix numbers:

Appendix 1: curriculum vitae with documentation of education.

• Appendix 2: material required for expert assessment.

In addition to the material the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, the Assessment Committee may include further material in their assessment of the applicant. In such circumstances, it is the responsibility of the applicant, on request, to send the material to the Committee.

Following processing of the application, any application material sent will be destroyed.

Receipt of the application will not be acknowledged, but the applicant will be kept continuously informed of the progress of the application.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation Executive Order no 284 of 25. April 2008.

The application, marked 625-167 should be sent to Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, where it must be received no later than 30 September 2009 at 12.00 noon. Applications received after the closing date for applications will not be considered.

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PhD scholarship in Lifelong Learning and the Social Psychology of Everyday Life, Denmark

PhD scholarship in Lifelong Learning and the Social Psychology of Everyday Life

A three-year PhD scholarship at the PhD School in Lifelong Learning and Social Psychology of Everyday Life at the Department of Psychology and Educational Studies (PAES),

The department has a special interest in PhD project proposals within the following areas:

• Work life studies, e.g. illuminated by individualization/collectivity, learning, or health promotion and strategies
• University studies, e.g. illuminated by processes of inclusion/exclusion, rethinking problem based project work, or university student’s everyday life

Furthermore applications within other research areas of the department are welcomed: Everyday life and learning of children and youth; gender, body, and learning; subject, technology, and social practice; social practice and healthcare, and social entrepreneurship. The department’s research groups and programs can be found here: http://www.ruc.dk/paes_en/

The Graduate School in Lifelong Learning and the Social Psychology of Everyday Life offers two graduate programs focusing on lifelong learning and everyday social psychology. The Stipend in question will be affiliated to the relevant program in accordance with the PhD application.

For more information please visit:
The Graduate School in Lifelong Learning and the Social Psychology of Everyday Life: http://www.ruc.dk/paes_en/phd/

For additional information please contact:
- Director of the PhD School, Linda Lundgaard Andersen, the Graduate School in Lifelong Learning, E-mail: lla@ruc.dk
- Program Director Charlotte Højholt, the PhD program in Social Psychology of Everyday Life, E-mail: charc@ruc.dk
- Academic Coordinator, Mikael Meldstad, E-mail: mdm@ruc.dk, tel. (+45) 4674 2732

The conditions of employment are in accordance with the agreement by the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.

The application must encompass:

• Application form: http://www.ruc.dk/paes_en/phd/info/application_form_PhD/
• Project description (4-6 pages)
• Schedule – time-frame of the PhD
• Budget (only if special costs are incurred due to particular empirical studies – or longer stays overseas)
• CV
• Copies of relevant diplomas and exam-papers
• Copies of relevant recommendations and dissertation statement/statements

The project description must describe the area of interest, the considered methods, and the theoretical approaches.

The purpose of the project description is to enable the PhD school to consider the relevance of the project, possible supervisors as well as the likelihood of completion with the timeframe and resources a three-year PhD scholarship provides.

In this aspect a time frame is of great importance. It serves as basis for assessing whether the candidate has a realistic estimation of what one is able to complete in three years.

The budget should not include own salary. It is solely a budget for special expenses either related directly to the project (interview transcriptions, advanced statistical analyses, etc.) or special expenses to study/travel abroad during the education.

Applications must emailed to mdm-at-ruc.dk as well as be submitted in 5 print copies to:

The PhD School in Lifelong Learning and Social Psychology of Everyday Life
Roskilde University
att. Mikael Meldstad
P10, Box 260,
4000 Roskilde
Denmark

Closing day: Monday, 3 August 2009, at 12.00 noon

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