UK : PhD Studentship

False performance: unethical behaviour in performance evaluation and work relationships

University of Worcester - Centre for People at Work

Worcester Business School

Applications are invited for a fully-funded, full-time, three year studentship to undertake research examining false performance as an unethical behaviour in varied work settings across differing levels of organisations. False performers or organisational charlatans are individuals who seek to improve their perceived performance at the expense of their actual performance. Such individuals would attempt to disguise their behaviour to obtain positive advantages from the organisation via their superiors in terms of performance evaluation, work performance and general positive image which is often beyond their actual delivery.

The specific aim of the research will be to investigate (a) the extent to which this behaviour is widespread, (b) produce an instrument to measure it and (c) assess the potential challenges it poses for performance evaluation and other work relationships.

The student will carry out a research project that will lead to the award of a higher research degree (MPhil/PhD) and will be expected to conceptualise and research an individual study under the direction of Dr. Gbola Gbadamosi.

Detailed information about the Worcester Business School and the Centre for People at Work can be found at:
http://www.worc.ac.uk/departments/655.html
http://www.worc.ac.uk/departments/1022.html.

Applicants must possess at least an upper second class honours degree in Business or relevant area of Applied Psychology. An MA or MSc. qualification will be advantageous.

The successful applicant will receive a tax free bursary of £12,300 per annum plus an expenses budget. Fees will be paid in full at the UK/EU rate for home and EU citizens. Overseas students are welcome to apply but will need to fund the balance of fees for Overseas Research Students.

For further details and an application form visit: http://www.worc.ac.uk/research/studentships

For an informal discussion about the studentship please contact Dr. Gbola Gbadamosi on +44 1905 855358 or preferably by email to: g.gbadamosi@worc.ac.uk.

For questions regarding the application process contact Mrs Helen Tabinor, Graduate Research School Manager (tel: 01905 855012, email: h.tabinor@worc.ac.uk).

Closing date for applications is 5 November 2009. Candidates will be invited for interview on 30 November 2009.

UK : PhD Studentship Sustainability and Sport

University of Central Lancashire - School of Sports, Tourism and the Outdoors

The Greening of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012

Reference No RS/08/23

Applications are invited for a full-time studentship available in the School of Sports, Tourism and the Outdoors. The studentship is tenable for up to 3 years for the MPhil/PhD (subject to satisfactory progress). The studentship will cover the cost of tuition fees at UK/EU rates plus a stipend (currently £13,290 for 2009/10) per annum. International applicants may apply but will be required to pay the difference between UK/EU and international fees. The successful applicant will start on 1st January 2010.

Project outline:

In 1996 the Olympic Charter was amended and sustainable development became one of the fundamental objectives of the Olympic Movement. In 1999 the International Olympic Commission adopted its own version of ‘Agenda 21' (the action plan that followed the UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992) with three core goals of: moving socio-economic conditions, conservation and management of resources, and strengthening the role of women, young people and indigenous populations. Despite adopting respect for the environment as a core part of its mission there are continuing debates about exactly how this can be achieved. With London staging the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2012 a critical investigation of Olympic host initiatives to date and those being undertaken by the London organisers in light of the IOC Agenda 21 is timely. Sociological theoretical and methodological approaches to the environment underpin this PhD, however applicants with other relevant degrees (e.g. ecology, geography, sociology of sport) may also apply.

Candidates should write a brief proposal (1000 words) to explain how they interpret the research topic and how they would research it and submit it with their application.

Prospective candidates will have a very good Upper Second Class Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant social science subject (especially sociology/ sociology of sport).

Informal queries about the project may be directed to Professor John Horne (+44 1772 894235, or email jdhorne@uclan.ac.uk ).

Requests for an application pack (quoting the reference number RS/08/23) should be directed to the Graduate Research Office. Tel +44 (0)1772 895082 or e-mail researchdegrees@uclan.ac.uk .

Note: Previous applicants need not apply.

Provisional Interview Date: 16 November 2009

Closing Date for Applications to the Graduate Research Office:
28 October 2009

UK : EPSRC/DSTL Funded Full PhD Studentship

Real Time Model Adaptation for Non-Stationary Systems

University of Reading - School of Systems Engineering

Full-time, fixed-term for 3 years

Description

The research aims to investigate new approaches of on-line modelling for the non-stationary data sets, which are commonly generated in many systems including Radar, Sonar, communications, instrumentation, seismic exploration, speech processing and recognition, etc. This topic falls into the general area of "non-stationary signal processing" and particularly addresses the challenges that signals are to be extracted from non-stationary, spatially and temporally correlated noise, which also relates to the issue of "low size, weight and power". As a very important topic in the area of signal processing, this project focuses on not only theory but also practical implementation.

This project, together with other 18 projects in several leading UK universities, are co-funded by the EPSRC and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) aiming to investigate the current challenges in signal processing. There will be an annual conference every year organized by the Dstl for publishing/sharing results, which will provide very good chances for the researcher to communicate with other colleagues in this area.

The project will start in 2 January 2010, but can be extended to a later time depending on the application. For more information, please contact Dr. Alex Y. Gong at y.gong@reading.ac.uk.

Applicant's Profile

We require a highly motivated PhD student with undergraduate/MSc qualifications involving signal processing and/or communications. Strong mathematical skills in statistics and linear algebra are essential for this post. Knowledge in the following topics would be useful: sensor network, control theory, coding, programming in Matlab and C.

Funding
Funded by EPSRC and DSTL, the studentship covers both academic fees (UK/EU home fee) and full living subsistence for three years. Applicants from outside UK/EU are also welcome, though the applicant is expected to top up the tuition fee from the UK/EU home fee, which effectively means an equivalent deduction in the living subsistence.

Applications
Application forms are available from Mrs Nellie Round (n.round@reading.ac.uk), School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AY, UK. Application forms are also available in Word/PDF format from http://www.sse.rdg.ac.uk/prospective_students/postgraduate.htm

An application should include a CV, two sealed reference letters, copies of academic transcripts and degree certificates, English certificate if English is not your first language. All the application documents should be sent to the address given above.

Please quote Reference: AYG09

The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Closing date: 30 October 2009

UK : PhD Studentship in Models for Engineering Change

Design Group, DDEM

Open University - Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology

Many engineered products are designed by modification from previous products. Further, designs change frequently through the design process. This PhD will investigate the role that past products and their descriptions, as well as the emerging properties of the current design, play in making engineering changes. The ways that different models of products and processes are used during engineering change processes will be identified through empirical studies. In particular the project will analyse the information that models convey as well as how designers perceive these models and their roles. The research will develop guidelines for effective use of models during engineering change.

You will have a keen interest in design and industrial practice with excellent people skills. A relevant degree at 2(1) or 1 level is essential and an interest in the philosophy and psychology of design would be an advantage.

The PhD is available immediately and will run for three years. Potential applicants should contact Claudia Eckert (c.m.eckert@open.ac.uk) or Chris Earl (c.f.earl@open.ac.uk) for informal discussions or enquiries.

The studentship will provide a living stipend and will cover University fees. Non–EU candidates are eligible but may need to fund the difference between Home and Overseas fees.

General information about studying for a PhD at The Open University, including an application form and details of fees, is available at: http://www.mct.open.ac.uk/studentships Application forms can be downloaded on http://www.mct.open.ac.uk/studentships

Please send your application to: Paul Courtnage, Department Secretary, DDEM Venables Post Point D; Walton Hall; MILTON KEYNES, MK7 6AA. p.j.courtnage@open.ac.uk. Closing date : 16 October 2009.

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USA : Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowships

The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program provides opportunities for graduate students and professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan for one-year non- degree, one-year degree or two-year degree study in the United States.

Eligible fields of study for the Muskie Program are: business administration, economics, education, environmental management, international affairs, journalism and mass communication, law, library
and information science, public administration, public health, and public policy.

Deadline : November 2, 2009

http://www.irex.org/programs/muskie/muskie_info.asp

USA : Boren Scholarships and Fellowships

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to become more proficient in the cultures and languages of world regions critical to the future security of our nation, such as in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Boren Scholarships, for undergraduate students, provide up to $20,000 for an academic year's study abroad.
Deadline: February 10, 2010

Boren Fellowships, for graduate students, provide up to $30,000 for language study and international research.
Deadline: January 28, 2010

Click here for further scholarship information and application

Mongolia : Global UGRAD Scholarship 2010-2011

The UGRAD Scholarship program provide a diverse group of emerging student leaders with a substantive exchange experience at an American college or university. Students both from rural and urban areas are encouraged to apply.

The Global UGRAD Program offers one-semester and one-academic year scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students for non-degree study at accredited American institutions.

To qualify, the students must:

1. Be a second or third year student of a university in Mongolia
2. Have a GPA of no less than 3.0. Please attach your academic transcript in English
3. Provide a valid IBT score of 61 or Institutional TOEFL of 520 (If you don’t have the TOEFL score yet, please contact Educational Advising and Resource Center at 319016 immediately, to register for ITP. Registration deadline is September 30th and please note that seats are limited.)
4. Three reference letters
5. Be 24 years old or younger at the time of application
6. Be motivated, have a record of leadership through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.

Global UGRAD Participants must return to their home country upon completion of the program and may not stay on for degree study in the U.S.

Please note that majors such as Medicine, Law, TESL and Pharmaceutical Studies are typically offered as graduate level degrees at U.S. Universities. At the undergraduate level, TESL is usually offered as a minor within the Education Major, Medicine is Pre-Medicine and Law is Pre-Law.

The GLOBAL UGRAD application must be received before COB November 6, 2009.

Download Application forms (DOC).

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Netherlands : Virtual Knowledge Studio Postdoctoral Fellowship for Spring 2010

General Information
VKS is eager to cooperate with individual scholars and research groups interested in studying the interactions between information and communication technologies and knowledge practices. We moreover wish to offer research opportunities for students, both PhD and Masters.

If you are interested in exploring this area, you may consider the following possibilities:

• Write your Masters thesis with one of us as your first or second supervisor. We have experience in supervising students from several universities, both in the Netherlands and from abroad. In each case we set up an agreement of cooperation with your university.
• Develop your PhD project in one of the themes of our research programme. We can offer you expert supervision in collaboration with your professor.
• Visit us for an extended period of research. We provide an exciting intellectual environment, which offers possibilities for focused research. This may vary from a weeklong visit to an extended sabbatical leave. Usually these visits result in common projects or co-authored articles.
• Write a project with us over the Web or participate in one of our current projects. (We think that also in the social sciences and humanities, cooperation often results in better and more interesting research results.)
• After collaboration has proved mutually beneficial and you would like to work with us in a more intensive form, we can offer you a position as Associate Fellow with VKS.

Virtual Knowledge Studio, 3-month Postdoctoral Fellowship, KNAW, Amsterdam

Applications are invited for three-month fellowships within the Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences (VKS), a programme funded by the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences). The VKS aims to support researchers in the humanities and social sciences in the creation of new scholarly practices, termed here e-research, as well as in their reflection on e-research in relation to the development of their fields.
A core feature of the VKS is the integration of design and analysis in a close co-operation between social scientists, humanities researchers, information technology experts, and information scientists. This integrated approach aims to provide insight into the ways in which e-research can contribute to new research questions and methods in the humanities and social sciences.

The Virtual Knowledge Studio has the following goals:

• to contribute to the design and conceptualisation of novel scholarly practices in the humanities and social sciences;
• to support scholars in their experimental play with new ways of doing research and emerging forms of collaboration and communication;
• to facilitate the travel of new methods, practices, resources and techniques across different disciplines;
• to contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of knowledge creation.

The fellowship is designed for junior scholars who have recently received their PhDs in order to provide the following: experience of working within an interdisciplinary research group, an opportunity to prepare material for publication and to develop new research ideas. During the three months of the fellowship, a senior member of the VKS staff will act as mentor.

Expectations:

• Deliver research seminar within internal VKS research meetings during first month.
• Prepare at least one publication (in which VKS should be acknowledged upon publication). A draft of the publication should be circulated no later than 2 weeks before the end of the fellowship in order to enable feedback to be given before the end of the fellowship.
• Prepare outline proposal for new research project.
• Attend all research meetings (held every week) during period of fellowship and be present at the VKS on a regular basis

Qualifications:

• PhD in relevant field, from a university in the Netherlands or abroad.
• In most cases, the PhD should have been awarded no more than 12 months prior to the application deadline. The PhD should be completed by the time of application, thought applicants who have not yet had their ‘graduation ceremony’(promotie)also eligible if all other requirements for the degree have been met.

Compensation:

• You will receive a total of 10,000 euro to cover your accommodation and other costs.
• You will be expected to cover most travel as well as insurance and other costs yourself.
• You will be reimbursed for the costs of one return trip (economy/2nd class) between your main place of residence and Amsterdam.
• You will be provided with shared office space and a PC.

There is no formal application form. Applications are welcome in any area of the work of the VKS. Applications are welcome from both Dutch and non-Dutch candidates. To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, a 2-page statement outlining what you will work on while at the VKS and why you want to be based at the VKS, a copy of a publication or dissertation chapter, and the names and addresses of two referees.

Two fellowships will be awarded each year. The next fellowship will be in Spring 2010 (deadline for applications: 15 November 2009). Exact dates of the fellowship will be negotiated with the sucessful candidate.

Application materials should be sent to: Jeannette Haagsma, VKS, Cruquiusweg 31, 1019 AT Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel: +31 (0)20 850 0270, email: jeannette.haagsma@vks.knaw.nl

You can consult the website to see the range of VKS acivities (www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl).If you require further information, contact Paul Wouters (paul.wouters@vks.knaw.nl).

For further details go to:
http://www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl/opportunities.php

Belgium : PhD Positions on Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and GHG Fluxes at Université Catholique de Louvain

3 PhD positions are available within the project « Soil organic matter dynamics and GHG fluxes in relation to landscape scale processes: linking process understanding to regional scale carbon mass-balances ». This is a collaborative project (2009-2014) between the Department of Geography (B. van Wesemael and K. Van Oost) and the Department of environmental sciences and land use planning (S. Lambot, M. Vanclooster and P. Bogaert) at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium. The positions involve a 4 year PhD program and are available from September 2009. They will remain open until suitable candidates are found. Applications should include the names and addresses of three referees.

For further information on the research groups go to our websites (www.uclouvain.be/geo and http://www.uclouvain.be/mila.html)

PhD1: Characterization and modeling of emergent spatial variability in soil organic matter storage and key soil properties at the regional scale.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic PhD-researcher to develop and integrate remote sensing, geomorphological and soil analysis techniques to monitor and model the spatial and temporal variability of soil carbon pools at large spatial scales. A key area of interest will be the linkages between lateral fluxes of C in relation with sediment transport and the spatial variation in carbon storage at multiple spatial scales. The measurements include radioisotopes for erosion rates and airborne imaging spectroscopy for high resolution/full coverage sampling at larger spatial scales. The Phd will be responsible for helping to coordinate the field campaign in Belgium and will lead the data analysis, modelling and preparation of publications. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic physical geographer, earth scientist or engineer. A commitment to field-based research is essential. For information and application contact Kristof Van Oost (kristof.vanoost@uclouvain.be) or Bas van Wesemael (Bas.vanwesemael@uclouvain.be) or go to our website

PhD2: Characterizing and modeling soil carbon dynamics from the laboratory to the hillslope scale using advanced hydrogeophysical methods.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic PhD-researcher to characterize and model soil carbon response at the local and hillslope scales in terms of soil physical attributes (soil moisture, temperature). The characterization at the local scale will be based on detailed and controlled column experiments in the laboratory, which will be subject to different hydro-thermal regimes. Laboratory and hillslope scale characterization will be based on advanced hydrogeophysical techniques such as GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar), EMI (Electromagnetic induction), ERT (Electrical Resistivity Tomography), FDR (Frequency Domain Reflectometry)and near surface thermometry. Collected data will be processed with advanced geophysical inversion and data mining tools. Data will allow to calibrate/validate a hillslope scale physically based model of C pool response. The Phd will be responsible for the execution of the experimental and modeling program and publish the obtained results jointly with members of the project team. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic earth scientist or engineer (geophysisist, agricultural and environmental engineer, civil engineer, etc.). A commitment to experimental and modeling work is essential. For information and application contact Marnik Vanclooster(marnik.vanclooster@uclouvain.be) or Sebastien Lambot (sebastien.lambot@uclouvain.be)

Ph.D. 3 : Coupling the lateral fluxes of sediments, carbon and water along the hillslope : towards a characterization of the spatial pattern of CO2

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Ph.D. researcher to model the distribution of sediment, water, carbon and energy fluxes along the hillslope since the hillslope is often an elementary unit in large scale terrestrial ecosystem models. As these masses and energy fluxes are closely coupled, they induce structured spatial and temporal patterns with non negligible attached uncertainties. A key area of interest will be the characterization of these linkages and uncertainties in order to obtain a reliable model at the hillslope level, with possible extensions at the regional level. The Ph.D. will lead the statistical/physical data analysis and modeling ; he/she will also be responsible for the preparation of publications. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic physicist, civil/environmental engineer, bioengineer or equivalent diploma. Sound knowledge in physical and statistical modeling for environmental sciences is a clear benefit. For information and application contact Patrick Bogaert (patrick.bogaert@uclouvain.be).

Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarship 2010 at The European master programme in System Dynamics

The European master programme in System Dynamics is the first international master programme in System Dynamics in Europe. It builds on the strengths of four leading universities: the University of Bergen (Norway), Lund University (Sweden), the University of Palermo (Italy) and Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands). The programme is specifically designed for students who are interested in learning how to initiate strategic change in organisations throughthe use of computer simulation models.

Admission

If you wish to enrol in the European Master programme in System Dynamics, you should meet the following requirements:

• you should hold a BSc. degree in social sciences, management sciences, natural sciences or engineering sciences. Students from other disciplines but with a strong interest in System Dynamics are also invited to apply.
• your average grades must be between A and B.
• you must be able to hand over proof of proficiency in English

The language requirements for admission to the programme are: TOEFL > 575 (paper based), > 233 (computer based), IELTS > 6.5 or previous degree in English, for example CAE/CPE (copy of degree required). If your first language is English, you will not be required to provide an English language test score. You are considered to be a native speaker of English if you are from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, USA or South Africa, and if English was the language in which you gained all your qualifications.

Application Procedure

*** Deadline for applications postponed until: 1 February 2010 ***

If you think you meet the conditions for following the European Master in System Dynamics, you can send us the application form together with:

• your CV, including a short summary of your thesis
• legally certified copies of your diplomas and transcripts
• legally certified translations of your diplomas and transcripts by an officially recognized translator
• a copy of your passport
• a letter of motivation, describing why you think you should be admitted to the programme
• 3 letters of recommendation
• a copy of IELTS, TOEFL or CAE certificate

If you want to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship you can indicate this on the application form.

Questions about the application procedure can be sent to:

info@europeansystemdynamics.eu

Send your application form to:

ERASMUS MUNDUS EUROPEAN MASTER IN SYSTEM DYNAMICS

c/o Radboud University Nijmegen
Student Affairs Office
Postbus 9102
6500 HC Nijmegen
The Netherlands

Students from China need a NESO certificate before their application will be processed.

Deadline for applications is 1 February 2010. It is important to allow enough time for both the visa application process and the grant / scholarship application process. For this reason we ask you to send us your application form before 1 February 2010. We will need up to six weeks to process your application.

The admission decision

The preliminary admission decision will be based on the information provided in the application form. If the information is incomplete, we reserve the right to reject an application.

After receipt of your application form and the necessary documents, one of the student counsellors will check to see that the application is complete and will evaluate your preliminary education.

The student counsellor will submit your application to the Examining Board of the programme recommend that you either be admitted, conditionally admitted or denied admission. The Board of the programme will assess your application and will make a recommendation to the University Board. Within six weeks after 1 February 2010 you will receive the admission decision. In case you are selected for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, the admission decision is accompanied by a separate letter on behalf of the consortium.

Scholarships

The Erasmus Mundus programme supports high-quality European Masters Courses, by providing attractive grants for students having excellent academic results from around the world and who have been accepted to the to engage in the European Master in System Dynamics. For more information about Erasmus Mundus, see the EMA website. If you want to apply for a scholarship, you can indicate this on the application form (see “Application procedure”).

Third country (i.e. non-European) students

For each Third-Country student, the scholarship amounts to € 24.000 per year, for a maximum of two years. This includes a contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs to a maximum of € 8.000; a contribution to participation costs (including insurance coverage) to a maximum of € 4.000/semester and a monthly allowance of € 1.000/month.

Third-country nationals, eligible for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, are Citizens from all other countries than: the 27 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Nederlands, Portugal, the UK,Sweden,Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) and the EEA-EFTA states (Norway, Lichtenstein, Iceland ) who are not residents of any of the above countries, and who have not carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the above countries.

European students

For each European student, the Erasmus Mundus scholarship amounts to € 10.000 a year, for a maximum of two years. This includes a contribution to the participation costs (including insurance coverage) to a maximum of € 4.000/semester and a monthly allowance of € 500/month.

European nationals, eligible for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship are citizens from the 27 EU Member States (Austria,Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,Italy, Luxembourg, the Nederlands, Portugal, the UK,Sweden,Cyprus,Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) and the EEA-EFTA states (Norway, Lichtenstein, Iceland).

Please note that the number of applications must be limited to three Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses maximum per student. In the case you apply to more than three Courses you will automatically be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

Students with special needs may receive an increased monthly allowance.

UK :MSc Conservation and Biodiversity University of Exeter

Programme code: C717C

Duration: 12 months full-time

Start date: October

Location: Cornwall Campus

Programme Director: Dr Brendan Godley

Phone: +44 (0)1326 371801

Email: b.j.godley@ex.ac.uk

Programme information

Visit the Conservation and Biodiversity MSc webpages at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/biosciences/conservationmsc/ and http://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/conservation/

2009/10 Fees UK/EU £7,500 (full-time); International £12,250 (full-time); pro-rata credit-based for part-time. The fee includes costs of all field trips including 2-week residential course to Africa.

This is a 1-year full-time degree with a significant research component. This has proven to be a very popular choice and class size is limited to 25 graduates. Within modules there is considerable scope for students to choose topics they wish to pursue. All material is specifically designed for Masters level and will be based at the University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus in new buildings with state-of-the-art facilities. Integral to the whole programme will be extensive liaison with conservationists from a wide range of collaborating governmental and non-governmental organizations, these include: Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Eden, Marine Conservation Society, National Marine Aquarium, National Seal Sanctuary, Natural England, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Parrot Trust. Key individuals from some of these organizations will contribute to classes and field visits and it is expected that a number of our project students will be placed with such organizations.

Entry requirements: At least a 2:1 Honours degree in a relevant subject.

Modules

1. Professional Skills Development
2. Field Course based in Africa: includes visits to some of Africa's largest and most important game reserves, as well as introducing day-to-day problems facing conservation biologists in developing nations.
3. Biodiversity: covers a range of biodiversity issues including the loss of biodiversity and its generation.
4. Conservation: deals with issues that range from policy to specific conservation problems at a local level.
5. A substantial research project is undertaken under supervision to include a literature review of an area of interest, plus a long-term research project to be chosen by the student.

Assessment: Half the total assessment will be based on the long-term research project and associated items (literature review, oral presentation). The remaining credit points will come from combined continuous assessment of material in course modules.

Funding: A limited number of partial scholarships will be available for excellent students from the UK or overseas on our Masters programmes. The costs of all field courses are included in the course fee.

For more information please contact:

Claire Guy

Phone: +44 (0)1326 254334

Email: bs-mscadmissions@exeter.ac.uk

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UK : MSc Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology University of Exeter

Programme code: C793C

Duration: 12 months full-time

Start date: October

Location: Cornwall Campus

Programme Director:

Dr Nina Wedell

Phone: +44 (0)1326 371863

Fax: +44 (0)1326 370721

Email: n.wedell@exeter.ac.uk

Programme information

Visit the Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology MSc webpages at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/biosciences/evolutionmsc/ and http://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/evolutionary/

2009/10 Fees UK/EU £6,500 (full-time); International £12,250 (full-time).

This new programme, which started from 2006/07, is taught by leading international researchers in the field of evolutionary and behavioural ecology, and has a significant research component combined with taught modules that provide the theoretical background, methodological techniques and practical skills to prepare you for professional research. Within modules there is considerable scope for students to choose topics they wish to pursue. All material is specifically designed for Masters level and will form an ideal grounding for future research careers. The programme will be based at our Cornwall Campus in new buildings with state-of-the-art facilities.

Entry requirements At least a 2:1 Honours degree in a relevant subject.

Modules

1. Core modules in Professional Skills Development
2. Field Course based in Africa; includes visits to some of Africa's largest and most important game reserves, as well as introducing day-to-day problems facing conservation biologists in developing nations.
3. Biodiversity and Evolution: studies biodiversity at the gene, individual, population and ecosystem levels and covers a range of biodiversity issues including the loss of biodiversity and its generation.
4. Behavioural Ecology: covers specific skills that relate to evolutionary and behavioural ecology including life history and mating system evolution, sexual selection and sexual conflict, population, quantitative and conservation genetics, communication and information processing, and population ecology.
5. A substantial research project is undertaken under supervision to include a literature review of an area of interest, plus a long-term research project to be chosen by the student.

Assessment Half the total assessment will be based on the long-term research project and associated items (literature review, oral presentation). The remaining credit points will come from combined continuous assessment of material in modules.

Funding: A limited number of partial scholarships will be available for excellent students from the UK or overseas on our Masters programmes.

For more information please contact:

Claire Guy

Phone: +44 (0)1326 254334

Email: bs-mscadmissions@exeter.ac.uk

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Spain : The CNIO-Caja Navarra International Postdoctoral Programme 2010

CNIO-CAJA NAVARRA INTERNATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMME 2010 CALL
The CNIO-Caja Navarra International Postdoctoral Programme 2010 is calling for highly motivated individuals interested in carrying out their postdoctoral training within the CNIO’s research programmes on Molecular Oncology, BBVA Foundation – CNIO Cancer Cell Biology, Structural Biology and Biocomputing, Molecular Pathology or Human Cancer Genetics.

The CNIO-Caja Navarra International Postdoctoral Program is possible thanks to the generous support of the ‘You choose: you decide’ initiative of Caja Navarra.

ELIGIBILITY

• Applicants must hold a PhD or MD degree before the start of the fellowship but not necessarily when applying. Candidates may also apply if they will obtain their degree before May 2010.
• The date when the degree was awarded must be no more than 3 years prior to the deadline of this call.
• Applicants must have a proven record of research accomplishments and at least one original first author publication (including joint authorship), either published or accepted, in an international peer-reviewed journal with a high impact factor at the time of application.
• The upper age limit for eligibility is 35 years.
• This call is open to applicants from all nationalities. We particularly encourage applicants who have obtained their PhD or MD degrees outside Spain to apply.
• Candidates must have a solid working knowledge of English.
• Researchers who have carried out their doctoral thesis (or any part of it) at the CNIO or who are already working at the CNIO as postdocs are not eligible for the programme.

If you have any doubts about your eligibility for the programme, please contact the Training Office (postdoc@cnio.es) prior to submitting your application.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

• Selected candidates will be employed by the CNIO in accordance to Spanish laws and regulations.
• Accepted applicants must start working at the CNIO within six months after they have been offered the position.
• The position will be awarded for a period of up to 2 years, depending on a positive evaluation by the supervisor at the end of the first year.
• During the duration of the contract, postdoctoral scientists must work full time at the CNIO and may not be the beneficiary of any other fellowship, grant, stipend or other regular income.
• Employees will be included in the Spanish Social Security system, which entitles them to a pension, unemployment benefits, sick pay, maternity pay and free healthcare.
• At the end of the two year contract, the postdoctoral scientist may continue working at the CNIO provided additional funding from other sources can be secured.
• This contract does not imply any obligation on the part of the CNIO regarding further employment.
• This programme will fund only one postdoctoral researcher per group per year.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Postdoctoral scientists hired under the CNIO-Caja Navarra International Postdoctoral Programme will receive a gross annual salary of 32,000 to 36,000 Euros (depending on marital status, children, etc., this salary corresponds to a net income of approximately 2,000 – 2,250 Euros per month). The starting salary will depend on the applicant’s experience at the time of the application. The salary will be adjusted to the next level at the end of the first year.

CNIO-Caja Navarra postdoctoral scientists will be entitled to all benefits available to CNIO employees, including subsidized meals, childcare etc.

Postdoctoral scientists will also be offered free, in-house Spanish classes.

EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERVIEW

Applicants invited for an interview will be sent an APEX fare air ticket. The CNIO will also arrange overnight accommodation as well as cover most local meals. In addition, each invited applicant may request an allowance of 100 Euros for any additional expenses they may incur.

HOW TO APPLY

Application is only possible online. A link to the online application form can be found at http://www.cnio.es/postdoc

At the end of this document you will find a copy of the application form. We suggest you prepare all texts (statement of purpose, list of publications, …) in a text processor and paste them into the application form.

• Application form must be completed in English.
• In the application form you will be asked to select, in order of preference, a maximum of three research groups from the list of CNIO groups that are accepting applications in the 2010 call. These groups belong to five of the research programmes at the CNIO: Molecular Oncology, Structural Biology and Biocomputing, BBVA Foundation – CNIO Cancer Cell Biology, Molecular Pathology and Human Cancer Genetics. Summaries of their research interests and lists of publications can be found in the CNIO’s 2008 Scientific Report.
• Use the “Publications” text box to list all of your publications. Publications should include the complete title and author list (as published) in standard PubMed format. If there are more than six authors, an abbreviated author list is acceptable but your position in the list of authors must be clearly identified.
• Use the “Statement of purpose” text box to outline your current research interests and address your skills, knowledge, and other relevant abilities. Also, briefly state the reasons that have led you to choose the CNIO for your postdoctoral training.
• In the application form you will have to give the names and email addresses of three referees. Your three referees must submit scanned signed letters of recommendation directly to postdoc@cnio.es, stating the applicant’s name in the subject line. Alternatively letters may be also faxed to +34 912246980, attention Dr. Mar Perez. It is your responsibility to ensure that all reference letters are sent to the CNIO before the application deadline.
• Use the “Comments” text box to include any information you consider relevant for your application and which you have not provided elsewhere. Also, use this space to make any comments you may have. You can also leave it blank.
• At the end of the application process you will be asked to upload a file containing your CV in doc, pdf or rtf format (maximum size 1MB).

After having entered all required information you can submit your application by pressing the “Submit” button. Immediately after submission of the electronic application form you will receive an automatic e-mail acknowledging receipt of the application. However, remember that your application will not be considered complete and will not be reviewed until all reference letters have been received.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only one application per candidate will be accepted.

For more information or if you have any question about the application process, please email postdoc@cnio.es

DEADLINE

Applications are considered at regular monthly or bi-monthly intervals. Yet, no application will be considered after December 31st, 2009, the closing date of this call.

For information on this new programme and on the different groups at CNIO, please follow the links below:

• Call (89 KB)
• List of participating groups (53 KB)
• Poster (287 KB)
• Advertisement (New Scientist, September 26, 2009 issue and Nature, September 24, 2009 issue) (540 KB)
• 2008 Scientific Report
• Application form

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION

Applications will initially be screened by CNIO’s Training Office to ensure they are complete and eligible.
All eligible applications will be reviewed by an ad hoc selection committee, formed by CNIO faculty members, which will evaluate candidates based on the following criteria:

• The candidates’ research track record during their graduate work and their potential for successful research while at the CNIO
• The letters of recommendation.
• The information given by the candidate regarding his/her motivation and goals.

The ad hoc selection committee will select a number of candidates for interviews at the CNIO. Interviews are tentatively scheduled to take place on February 22-23, 2010. Selected candidates will be asked to give a presentation on their current research topic and to discuss their research interests.

Spain : La Caixa – International PhD Programme 2010 Call

During 2010, the Fundación “la Caixa” will provide support for ten highly qualified graduate students to carry out their experimental work towards obtaining a PhD degree at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) within an International PhD Programme.

In the context of this “la Caixa”/CNIO International PhD Programme, we are seeking exceptional and highly motivated PhD students interested in receiving ample cross-disciplinary training in state-of-the-art basic and applied cancer research.

WHO CAN APPLY?

• This call is open to applicants from all nationalities.
• Students holding a university degree (BSc, MSc, Diploma, DEA, Licenciatura, Laurea or equivalent) in biomedical sciences, or who expect to be awarded with such qualification during the first half of 2010, are eligible to apply to the Programme. This university degree should qualify for the start of a PhD thesis in the student’s home country. Non-European university degrees should be equivalent to a European diploma or degree.
• Studies should have been completed no more than two years ago.
• Applicants must have an excellent academic record and previous research experience during their undergraduate period.
• Candidates must have a solid working knowledge of English.
• Co-authorship of publications in MedLine-listed journals will be positively considered.
• Participation in the CNIO Summer training programme will be positively evaluated.
• Individuals may not have worked at the CNIO, at any time, for more than three months before being hired as part of the “La Caixa”/CNIO International PhD Programme. The earliest date of incorporation into the Programme is September 1st of each year.
• The upper age limit for eligibility is 30 years.

Applicants having doubts about their eligibility should contact the Training Office (PhD@cnio.es) prior to submitting their application.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

• Students who gain a place in our PhD programme will obtain full financial support, including tuition, regardless of nationality. During the first two years, students will receive a total annual gross stipend of 18,069 Euros plus an annual allowance of 1,500 Euros to cover miscellaneous expenses, such as university fees, expenses derived from international congress attendance and/or stays in international research centres. During the third and fourth year, the graduate students will receive an employment contract with a gross annual salary of 26,700 Euros (depending on marital status, children, etc., this salary corresponds to a net income of approximately 1,700 Euros/month) plus a one time annual allowance of 1,700 Euros. This employment contract will be prepared in accordance to Spanish laws and regulations, and employees will be included in the general Spanish Social Security System.
• Monthly rates of the fellowship will be paid at the end of each month through a bank transfer to a Spanish bank account.
• The fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis and will be renewable annually for up to four years, depending on a positive evaluation by the supervisor.
• All students will receive full health and occupational insurance coverage.
• Graduate students will also be entitled to social benefits such as holidays, subsidized meals and aids for studying Spanish or English.
• Doctoral students at CNIO usually have their doctoral degree awarded by a Madrid university. However, international PhD students may also choose to have their doctoral degree awarded by a university of their home country.
• During the duration of the fellowship the students must devote themselves entirely to research at CNIO and may not be beneficiaries of any other fellowship, grant, stipend or regular income.
• This fellowship does not imply any obligation of CNIO regarding further incorporation of the employee.
• Expenses associated with the interview: Applicants invited to CNIO for interview will be able to claim for travel expenses (including air fares) together with overnight accommodation.
• This programme will fund only one PhD student per group per year.

DEADLINES

The deadline for the receipt of complete applications (including reference letters) will be March 15th, 2010.

All candidates must be selected by the end of July 2010.

Fellowships must be started in September-October 2010. The PhD thesis has to be completed within 4 years, without exceptions.

For further information on this programme and on the different research programmes and groups at the CNIO, please follow the links below:

• Call (full text; 107 KB)
• List of participating groups (55 KB)
• Poster (201 KB)
• Advertisement (New Scientist, September 26, 2009 issue) (521 KB)
• 2008 Scientific Report
• Application form

HOW TO APPLY

Application must be submitted exclusively through the web site. A link to the online application form can be found at http://www.cnio.es/PhD. The application form must be completed in English.

In the online application process you will be asked to enter your personal data, information regarding your education, your scientific interests and names/contact details of two referees. Moreover, you will be asked to upload all required documents, including your CV and academic certificates. We advise you to prepare all texts (motivation letter, list of publications, etc.) in a text processor and paste them into the application form.

• In the application form you will be asked to select, in order of preference, a maximum of three research groups from the list of CNIO groups that are accepting applications in the call. These groups belong to five of the Research Programmes at the CNIO: Molecular Oncology, Structural Biology and Biocomputing, BBVA Foundation – CNIO Cancer Cell Biology, Molecular Pathology and Human Cancer Genetics. Summaries of their research interests and lists of publications can be found in the CNIO’s 2008 Scientific Report.
• Use the “publications” text box to include all of your publications (if any). Publications should include the complete title and list of authors (as published) in PubMed format.
• Use the “motivation letter” text box to outline your research interests as well as your skills and knowledge. Also state the reasons why you would like to do your PhD at the CNIO.
• Use the “additional information and comments” text box to include any additional information you consider relevant and you have not provided elsewhere. Also, use this space to make any comment you may have.
• In the application form you will have to give the names and email addresses of two scientists who will write letter of reference on your behalf. You will have to download the “reference letter” form from the web site and send it to two people who have agreed to act as referees on your behalf. Your two referees must submit their scanned signed letters of recommendation directly to PhD@cnio.es Alternatively, letters may be also faxed to +34-912246980, attention Mar Perez. It is your responsibility to ensure that all reference letters are sent to CNIO before the deadline.
• After you have filled out all the required fields on the online application form you will be asked to upload a file containing your CV in doc, pdf or rtf format (maximum size 1MB). You will also be asked to upload an official transcript of records, i.e. your academic certificates (in doc, pdf or rtf format and with maximum size of1MB).

After having entered all required information you can submit your application by pressing the “Submit” button. After submission you will receive an automatic e-mail confirmation acknowledging receipt. However, remember that your application will not be considered complete and will not be reviewed until all reference letters have been received.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only one application per candidate will be accepted.

For more information, or if you have any question about this application, please e-mail PhD@cnio.es

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION

Admission to the programme is on a competitive basis. All applications are evaluated solely on the basis of academic qualifications and scientific potential.

Applications will be screened initially by the CNIO’s Training Office to ensure that they are complete and eligible. All eligible applications will be reviewed by an ad hoc Selection Committee, formed by CNIO faculty members, which will evaluate candidates based on the following criteria:

• The candidate’s academic merit and potential for successful research while at the CNIO, as evidenced by their qualifications and grades, and previous research experience.
• The information given by the candidate on the application form, and in particular the motivation letter.
• Recommendation letters.

The Selection Committee will consider all the applications and select a number of candidates to visit the CNIO in Madrid where they will be interviewed by potential supervisors and discuss their research interests. Interviews are tentatively scheduled to take place on May 17-19, 2010. Original documents, such as academic certificates or certified translations will have to be presented at this time.

Shortlisted candidates will be selected by the Selection Committee on the basis of this personal interview. Candidates may be allocated to a research group different from that selected by the applicant at the discretion of the Selection Committee. The final selection of candidates requires approval by the Direction of the CNIO.

Applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee’s final decision by e-mail and the list of successful candidates will be published on the CNIO’s web site.

Successful candidates are requested to inform CNIO whether they accept or decline the offer within 2 weeks after being notified. The offer is considered declined if the applicant does not respond during this time.

RESIDENCE PERMIT/STUDENT VISA

To stay in Spain, foreign students from non-EU countries need a residence permit or a student visa. The Training Office will provide administrative support in visa formalities to such students.

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses: International Master Scholarship 2010 in Digital Library Learning (DILL)

DILL is a two-year Master Programme for information professionals who intend to work in the complex world of digital libraries. DILL is offered in cooperation between Oslo University College (Norway), Tallinn University (Estonia), and Parma University (Italy). Students will spend at least one semester at each institution.

Learning Objectives

• To gain knowledge of digital librarianship through studying the cutting edge of digital library research as well as real world applications and best practices.
• To develop research skills through supervised independent research projects within the digital environment, using relevant methods and analytical approaches.
• To understand the impact of digital environments on the role of information professionals in the knowledge society.

The students will acquire a joint Master Degree (120 ECTS), recognised by the Consortium partners.

Prospective Students

European/Third-Country Students

Dill will admit both European and so-called third-country (i.e. non-EU/EEA-EFTA) students. However, only third-country students can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship. More information about the scholarship and the definition of third-country students is found under Scholarship.

Admission Criteria

Requirements for all DILL students:

• A degree in Library and Information Science (based on no less than three years of full-time study – 180 ECTS) or equivalent qualifications, such as a degree in another relevant subject.
• English skills. Students from non-English speaking countries must have passed:
  • either IELTS (International English Language Testing System) (minimum score: 5.5 points)
  • or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (minimum score: 550 on the paper based test, 213 on the computer based test, or 79 on the Internet based test).
  • Not all applicants need to submit a TOEFL or IELTS test certificate. If you are in doubt as to whether or not you may be exempted, please contact the DILL Administration for more information.
• Knowledge and skills of computers for information use.

Please note: the maximum number of Erasmus Mundus Master Courses for which students can apply is 3. The commission will verify if students have been selected on more than one course.

Application to international master in DIGITAL LIBRARY LEARNING 2009

Application deadline:

Third-country students: 1 December 2009
European students:15 April 2010

To apply for this programme go to:
http://dill.hio.no/application/application/

Admission

The final selection of students to DILL is made by the DILL Selection Committee, which consists of representatives from all three partner institutions.

The criteria for evaluation of the applications include:

• Relevance and excellence of academic background.
• Relevant experience and professional training.
• The submitted statement of purpose.

A maximum of 30 students are admitted to DILL each year, 20 from so-called third countries and 10 from EU/EEA-EFTA countries.

The selected students are proposed for Erasmus Mundus scholarships, subject to the decision by the European Commission’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency.

Australia : Griffith University International Postgraduate Research 2009

The GUIPRS is designed to attract and support highly ranked international applicants during the University's annual postgraduate research scholarship round. The scheme extends the provision of tuition fees scholarships beyond the University's allocated International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS).

The GUIPRS covers tuition fees for the student and overseas student health cover (OSHC) for the student and ependant(s). No other expenses are paid by this scheme, but award recipients may seek additional funding from alternative sources.

Eligibility

The IPRS is available to international students only. Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, four years of higher education studies at a very high level and be intending to enrol full-time in an approved doctoral or research masters program.

Part-time awards may be offered to students who, for social or medical reasons, are unable to study full-time.
Duration

The IPRS may be held for up to two years for a research masters program and up to three years for a doctoral program. A six month extension may be granted to doctoral students in certain circumstances.
How to apply

Applicants must submit the following to the Griffith Graduate Research School1.
New applicants

New applicants must submit:

• a research higher degree and scholarship application form2 (includes two academic referee reports)
• certified or original transcripts
• 500 word statement
• curriculum vitae (CV)

Current students

Current students must submit:

• a covering letter
• a research higher degree and scholarship application form2 (includes two academic referee reports)
• updated research outline
• copies of publications (where applicable)

Closing date

Applications for the Annual Scholarship Round must be submitted by 31 October. Applications may be submitted at anytime before this date, however cannot be considered until after 31 October.

Click here for further scholarship information and application

UK : PhD Studentship Title: Methodologies for the development of plastic electronics

Ref: VAR0909
Teesside University is offering a Research Doctoral Scholarship, funded by One North East in Year 1, and by Teesside University in Year 2 and Year 3. Successful applicants should be in a position to take up the scholarship by not later than December 2009.

Title: Methodologies for the development of plastic electronics

The proposed project is to investigate the three key aspects of this research:

1. Understanding Charge Transport Mechanisms
As part of the project we will analyse and model how charge transport mechanisms on organic semi-conductors occur in order to gain an improved understanding which will be helpful for designing new organic semi-conductors.

2. Device Fabrication
This aspect of the work will develop a novel highly replicable nano-microfabrication workflow for the manufacture of organic based electronic circuits.

3. Developing Organic Semi-conductors
We will investigate the use of novel organic materials in combination with thin silicon, which allow processing in solution and simultaneously are able to achieve a high OFET mobility.

The work has potential to improve significantly the performance of emerging organic electronic products, thereby promising to make contributions to the research and innovation of this area.

Conditions

This studentship will involve a one to three month placement (in Year 1) with a company in the North East of England. Due to the funding being from different sources, the funding and conditions are different in each year. The Terms and Conditions governing the scholarship will be sent to you in the Application Pack and you should read these very carefully to ensure you can agree to and meet the different conditions before sending in the application.

Research Doctoral Scholarships applicants should have at least an upper second class honours degree, preferably a first and ideally a postgraduate qualification. The minimum English language entry level is IELTS 6.5 with no grade below 6.0 or equivalent.

To apply for a scholarship you must contact the Graduate Research School for an application form:

Teesside University Research Doctoral Scholarships
Graduate Research School
Teesside University
Middlesbrough
Tees Valley
TS1 3BA
UK
E-mail: graduateresearchschool@tees.ac.uk or tel: +44(0)1642 738033

Closing date: 30th October 2009 4:30pm

UK : PhD Studentship Title: Innovation in Science – using SMEs

Ref: VAR0908
Teesside University is offering a Research Doctoral Scholarship, funded by One North East in Year 1, and by Teesside University in Year 2 and Year 3. Successful applicants should be in a position to take up the scholarship by not later than December 2009.

Title: Innovation in Science – using SMEs

The project will focus upon science-using SMEs to answer the following sorts of questions:

1. Are they members of any social, economic and technical/scientific networks, and if so, which ones? If not, why not?
2. Why are they members of these networks and what do they get out of them?
3. What forms does innovation take in these companies?
4. What spurs and progresses innovation in these companies, and who (individuals and organizations) is involved in the creation and shaping of innovations?
5. What role does technology per se play in all the above?
6. What forms of internal expertise do they possess?
7. If they recognise that they need external expertise, where do they turn?

The project will research, survey and evaluate current network models/practices and varieties of innovation, particularly in these science-using SME contexts. The Science to Business Hub will be the main source of case material and will also be used to evaluate and test the models arising from the research. Gaps and opportunities will be identified in relation to SMEs, and information and recommendations for addressing them will be fed back to participant organisations and institutions/funding bodies (including the local Regional Development Agency, One North East). The findings will also be disseminated via practitioner and refereed journal/conference papers.

Conditions

This studentship will involve a one to three month placement (in Year 1) with a company in the North East of England. Due to the funding being from different sources, the funding and conditions are different in each year. The Terms and Conditions governing the scholarship will be sent to you in the Application Pack and you should read these very carefully to ensure you can agree to and meet the different conditions before sending in your application.

Research Doctoral Scholarship applicants should have at least an upper second class honours degree, and preferably a first, and ideally a postgraduate qualification. The minimum English language entry level is IELTS 6.5 with no grade below 6.0 or equivalent. Ideally, candidates will have a bachelors degree in the behavioural social sciences and a masters degree in Technology Management or similar.

To apply for a scholarship you must contact the Graduate Research School for an application form:

Teesside University Research Doctoral Scholarships
Graduate Research School
Teesside University
Middlesbrough
Tees Valley
TS1 3BA
UK
E-mail: graduateresearchschool@tees.ac.uk or tel: +44(0)1642 738033

Closing date: 30th October 2009 4:30pm

UK : PhD Studentship Applications 2010

Fish Biology

The Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) offers up to two competitively awarded MPhil/PhD studentships annually. FSBI Studentship awards are based on PhDs funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (www.nerc.ac.uk) and cover the costs of the stipend (NERC rates plus £1000, London weighting of £2000) and of the annual registration fees (at EU citizen rates), with a small annual contribution (£1,250) towards project expenses. Research projects are proposed by the candidate and may be in any field of study relevant to fish biology and the aims of the Fisheries Society, as stated in the Journal of Fish Biology. This includes projects in which fish are the study species as well as those that examine the influence of non-fish taxa on fish biology, e.g. the effects of infectious agents on fish health, of fish-eating birds on fish populations, of invasive crayfish on fish behaviour. However, the focus of the research must be fish biology, and the FSBI reserves the right to decide on the suitability of proposed research topics for its awards.

Applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree, with first or upper second class Honours, in a subject relevant to fish biology, normally in the biological sciences. An alternative combination of qualifications and experience that clearly demonstrates equivalent knowledge and ability may be considered at the discretion of the FSBI Studentship Committee.

Applicants should develop the proposal in consultation with the proposed supervisor(s), one of which must hold an academic position at any institution of higher education in the British Isles (including the Republic of Ireland). However, the application form and project proposal MUST be written and completed by the APPLICANT, not by the proposed supervisor(s). Applicants may hold any nationality, but FSBI Studentships are fixed at rates applicable to UK/EU citizens, and any registration fees above the base rate (currently about £3,750 per annum) must be justified in the application. The FSBI Studentship Committee will consider applications from non-UK/EU applicants, but the FSBI will cover the fees at the UK/EU rate only, so the application must include proof in the application that the financial means are available to cover the additional registration fees charged to non-UK/EU citizens.

The closing date for applications is 15th January 2010. Selected applicants will be interviewed in mid-February.

For further details and a downloadable application form, please refer to the FSBI's studentship webpage http://www.fsbi.org.uk/studentships.htm. Please note that applications are limited to one per applicant.

Informal queries about the application submission process may be addressed to Rosemary Taylor (grants@fsbi.org.uk), with subject-related queries directed to the Committee Chair, Dr. Rob Britton (rbritton@bournemouth.ac.uk).

UK : Postdoctoral Researcher in Electrocatalysis University of Liverpool

Department of Chemistry

£30,594 pa (under review)

You will join an international industrially funded project to study the properties of nanoparticulate electrocatalytic materials for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen. You should have a PhD in physical chemistry/electrochemistry, experience in experimental electrochemical research and a good knowledge of electrocatalysis. The post is available for 1 year initially.

Job Ref: R-569833
Closing Date: 15 October 2009

For full details, or to request an application pack,visit www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/
or e-mail jobs@liv.ac.uk Tel 0151 794 2210 (24 hr answerphone), please quote Job Ref in all enquiries

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Singapore : Gita Wirjawan Master Scholarship 2010-2011 ain International Studies at Nanyang Technological University

Scholarship is offered each year for a one-year masters program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

The RSIS has acquired a reputation as a leading research and graduate teaching institution in strategic and international affairs in Asia. It offers masters programs in international relations, international political economy, strategic studies and Asian studies. Each program is research-focused. Students will find the courses useful for diplomacy and policy-making.

The school has been successful in attracting top students, including many holding key government positions. These include promising diplomats and military officers from Indonesia, China, Vietnam and other regional countries.
Selection Criteria

Applicants should have

• (a) a confirmed acceptance at the RSIS
• (b) an excellent academic record with a first degree equivalent to a good Second Class (Upper) Honors or higher or a GPA of at least 3.5;
• (c) a very good command of the English Language;
• (d) at least five years full time relevant work experience; and
• (e) assessed to have outstanding potential for leadership in government, business, or civil society after graduation.

The application deadline for the 2010-11 program is March 1, 2010. More information about the program and application process can be obtained from the following website: http://www.rsis.edu.sg/teaching/MSc_admission.html.

Terms and Conditions

Each fellowship is tenable for one year only for full-time students on the Master of Public Administration program. The successful candidate is expected to complete his/her studies within the tenable period.

Each scholarship will cover the following:

• Tuition and other compulsory fees (as specified by NTU);
• Monthly stipend; and
• Return air-ticket (economy class)

Please open the webpage below for more details:
http://www.ancorafoundation.com/programs/ntu/

USA : The 2010 NASA Scholarship Awards for Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Aeronautics or Related Fields

NASA Accepting Applications for Aeronautics Scholarship Awards : NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will begin accepting scholarship applications on Sept. 1, 2009, for the 2010 academic year.
The application deadline is Jan. 11, 2010

“These scholarships are a fantastic way to support our brightest students and encourage them to finish their education, expose them to NASA’s research programs and inspire them to pursue a career in aeronautics,” said Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

NASA expects to award 20 undergraduate and five graduate scholarships to students in aeronautics or related fields. Undergraduate students entering their second year of study will receive up to $15,000 per year for two years and the opportunity to receive a $10,000 stipend by interning at a NASA research center during the summer. Graduate students will receive up to $35,000 per annually for up to three years, with an opportunity to receive a $10,000 stipend interning at a NASA research center up to two consecutive summers.

Students who have not committed to a specific academic institution or program still may apply. However, if accepted, they must be admitted by fall 2010 into a suitable aeronautical engineering program or related field of study at an accredited U.S. university. All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Scholarship money may be used for tuition and other school-related expenses.

NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate conducts cutting-edge, fundamental research in traditional and emerging disciplines. The intent is to help transform the nation’s air transportation system and to support development of future air and space vehicles. Goals include improving airspace capacity and flexibility; aviation safety and aircraft performance; reducing overall noise, engine emissions and fuel usage.

For details about this scholarship program, including how to apply, visit:

http://asee.org/nasaasp

For more information about NASA’s aeronautics programs, visit:

http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

USA/Canada : Google Lime Scholarship 2010 – 2011 for Students with Disabilities

Google Lime Scholarship 2010 – 2011 for students with disabilities in USA and Canada. International students with disabilities studying at universities in the US or Canada are also encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 15 December 2009

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Belgium : EC-JRC PhD Position 2009 on Neutron Induced Fission of Minor Actinides

Reference number: Cat. 20.3 D05-NP

The Neutron Physics Unit of JRC-IRMM operates a 150 MeV electron linear accelerator serving as strong white neutron source for high-resolution neutron time-of-flight measurements and a 7 MV van de Graaff accelerator for production of quasi-monoenergetic neutrons. The Unit offers advanced and comprehensive training in nuclear physics and engineering through cross-disciplinary research based on neutron physics applications. Minor actinides (Cm and Am) are important isotopes in waste transmutation and Generation IV advanced reactor systems.

In order to be able to model burn up scenarios and calculate the impact on the waste handling one needs to know the fission fragment mass and total kinetic energy distributions of those minor actinides. Hence, the program foresees to measure those fission fragment properties using an ionisation chamber and digital acquisition electronics. Also fission cross section measurements are planned.

The ideal candidate has a university degree in nuclear physics and at least 6 months of experience. She/he should be acquainted with various radiation detectors and related electronics as well as some theoretical aspects of nuclear physics.

Selection criteria:

University degree in nuclear physics with minimum 6 month of experience, knowledge of fast electronics, knowledge of PC and Unix computing environment. Good command of English is required.

Duration: Up to 36 months

Deadline: 31 October 2009

Scientific JRC Contact

Mr. Peter RULLHUSEN
E-mail: peter.rullhusen@ec.europa.eu

Mr. Franz-Josef HAMBSCH
E-mail: franz-josef.hambsch@ec.europa.eu

Conditions

Grantholders will be offered a contract that conforms with the Belgian national legislation, in particular with regard to social security contributions and taxation. The gross monthly salary of the PhD grantholder (category 20) 2.816,67 EUR. In addition to this payment, the JRC may pay a monthly mobility allowance of 500 or 800 EUR (without or with family respectively) and the annual travel allowance (up to 2.500 EUR), depending on the distance between the place of origin and JRC-IRMM. A generous holiday scheme, family benefits, health care, maternity and parental leave are also applicable, as described in the conditions for grantholders.

(Please note that these figures are only for guidance and do not constitute a commitment on the employer’s part).

Employment Contract under Belgian Employment Law:

• Specimen fixed-term duration employment contract
• Employment regulations

How to apply

Please read carefully the eligibility criteria before applying. All eligibility criteria must be fulfilled at the date of reference (deadline for applications).

Candidates must complete the PhD application form, and send it, together with:

• an up-to-date curriculum vitae
• a motivation letter, preferably in English
• a copy of the diploma
• a copy of documents proving that the eligibility criteria regarding age and nationality are met (e.g. copy of the passport)

by registered mail by the deadline (postmark serves as reference date) to:

JRC IRMM FELLOWS
Personnel Office – Management Support Unit
European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
Retieseweg 111
B-2440 GEEL, Belgium
Tel.: +32 (0)14 571321 or +32 (0)14 571757
Fax: +32 (0)14 584273

Only applications using the given form can be accepted. Please indicate the reference number of the project you are applying for. In case you want to apply for several projects, please submit different application forms and clearly indicate your order of preference in your motivation letter. Applications are only valid for one specific deadline. You may not refer to documents or applications submitted previously. None of the papers in the application file will be returned. For any enquiries concerning the application procedure, please contact jrc-irmm-fellows@ec.europa.eu.

Selection Procedure

The call for proposals for PhDs is permantly open in 2009. It is foreseen that a selection committee will meet in principle three times per year to assess applications. Proposals submitted prior to the above application deadlineswill be evaluated in the subsequent selection committee. The selection committee makes a list of candidates and based on the needs and on the financial constraints, the Director of the institute decides on granting a contract, and will inform candidates accordingly.

Other information

The European Commission is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without distinction on the grounds of race, political, philosophical or religious conviction, sex or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities, marital status or family situation.

Specific privacy statement

Further details please go to:
http://www.irmm.jrc.be/html/job_opportunities/PhDs/index.htm

Erasmus Mundus 2010 Master Scholarship in Animal Breeding and Genetics

The European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics (EM-ABG) offers high quality training, both in terms of scientific knowledge and didactic skills, provided by six excellent university groups within the EU. The EM-ABG is a response to the need for highly qualified graduates in the internationally operating area of animal breeding and genetics.

Universities Involved
University groups on Animal Breeding and Genetics within Europe have a long tradition of collaboration. The consortium consists of:

• Wageningen University (WU) (the Netherlands) as co-ordinator
• University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
• Christian-Albrechts-Universität (CAU), Kiel, Germany
• Agro ParisTech, France
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
• The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Aas, Norway.

The partner universities together form a consortium with a high level of expertise in every core subject in animal breeding and genetics through which EU can provide leadership for the development of a global training program. Moreover, representatives of seven international organisations have joined the International Advisory Board which advices the Consortium on the development of the course.

Fees and Scholarships

The subscription fees are the same, irrespective of the chosen study track

• EU students: € 2,000 per academic year / € 4,000 for the whole master course
• Non-EU students: € 8,000 per academic year / € 16,000 for the whole master course

The subscription fees include the following costs:

• Registration in two universities
• Costs of the orientation period and accommodation of the students during this event
• Allocation of a research grant to every student for direct costs related to thesis research and internship
• Participation in the summer activity at the end of the first year

The subscription fees do not include the living expenses or the travel costs to and within Europe.

Scholarships

The EM-ABG course is supported by the Erasmus Mundus Programme of the European Union:

• Scholarships for third-country (non-EU) selected students are offered. The amount for academic year 2010/2011 is € 21,000 per year which should cover the living costs, insurances, travel costs and subscription fees
• Scholarships for third-country (non-EU) selected scholars are offered as well.
• The scholarship application is included in the application form (application deadline 15th of January 2010).

For the EM-ABG program starting in August 2010, scholarships for EU students are available:

• The consortium has some scholarships for EU students covering fees.
• Some scholarships covering fees and living expenses are available for EU-students that spend one year at Wageningen University.
• European students can make use of existing Erasmus-Socrates exchange programmes.

If you wish to apply for the program and/or a scholarship for EU students, please fill in the EM-ABG application form that can be found on this website and write a motivation letter for the scholarship.
Application deadline EM-ABG program and scholarship for EU students: 1st of May, 2010.

Contact

For more information and application:

EM-ABG Secretary
Animal Breeding and Genomics Center
Wageningen University
PO Box 338
NL 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands

Phone: +31 (0) 317 482 335
Email: emabg@wur.nl
Web: www.emabg.eu

Coordinator: Prof. Johan A.M. van Arendonk
Animal Breeding and Genomics Center
Wageningen University

For further details please go to:
http://www.emabg.eu/

Germany : RUB-Grants 2009 for PhD at the Ruhr-University Research School

RUB-Grants 2009 awarded within the framework of the Grant-Programme of the Ruhr-University Research School
Scope of the programme

Promotion of early stage researchers by awarding grants to highly qualified doctoral candidates realising an ambitious and innovative research project in one of the research areas of Ruhr-University Bochum. We also encourage all doctoral candidates to apply with an interdisciplinary research project. The application is open for candidates from every scientific discipline and nationality intending to realise their research project at the Ruhr-University Bochum (you have to submit your doctoral thesis at Ruhr-Universität Bochum).

The application must be completed by the confirmation of a first supervisor at RUB – please build up contacts to one of the scientists at RUB and ask for supervision. We would like to encourage you to take your time for your orientation within the research area you are interested in and which might be subject of your Ph.D. You know best about your scientific main focus and in which special research field you want to obtain your doctorate. Please act independently and identify at an early stage a potential supervisor by your own

The earliest start of funding will be March 1, 2010.

Guidelines

Target Group

Graduates of all disciplines with a university degree qualifying for doctoral studies.

Requirements

• we expect your research project to give an important contribution to the corresponding research field (please outline this in a research exposé of 5 pages)
• clearly above average university degree
• uninterrupted studies (in case your total study took more than 13 semester/ 6,5 years please give an explanation)
• as a rule the university degree qualifying for doctoral studies has to be obtained not longer than 12 months ago with reference to the application deadline for the grants – we concede reasonable exceptions (please give an explanation)
• the university degree qualifying for doctoral studies has to be submitted at the latest until November 13, 2009 before the application will be given to the faculties for further survey and expertise (Bachelor degree in case of fast track procedure plus information about grades already obtained in the master studies)
• candidates who have to fulfil additional requirements are also allowed to apply for a grant (first supervisor is responsible for compatibility between fulfilment of requirements and successful doctorate)
• candidates with a Bachelor degree involved in the fast track procedure are also allowed to apply for a grant; the official admission to doctoral studies from the faculty has to be submitted before the funding will start
• if you are already admitted to doctoral studies at Ruhr-University Bochum please enclose the official admission statement of the faculty to your application
• if you are not admitted to doctoral studies at Ruhr-University Bochum we need a statement of the faculty that you will be admitted to doctoral studies in case of funding (at the faculty you will realise your research project) if you are invited to the second stage of the admission process

Application

The application form “Grant-Programme” of the Research School has to be used for application. The application form and the corresponding notes for guidance will help you through the application process.

Admission process and decision (2 stage process)

• a hardcopy of the application form with 2 letters of reference and all necessary documents have to be sent to the Central Coordination Office until October 31, 2009
• on the basis of the application the faculties and rapporteurs will generate a preliminary ranking of the candidates
• on the basis of this preliminary ranking the Executive Board will invite the best candidates (end of January 2010) for a research colloquium
• research colloquium and the ensuing choice and recommendation by the rapporteurs will take place on February 8, 2010
• the final decision of the Executive Board will be made on Feburary 10, 2010

Type of funding and amount

The grant amounts to 1.000,- Euro per month, children`s allowance amounts to 100,- Euro per month in addition.

Period of funding and of approval

Max. 36 months of funding are provided, whereas the period of first approval comprises 12 months. We offer 2 times for prolongation – each comprising 12 months – after having reviewed your progress report.

Interruption

In case of illness the grant will be paid for further 6 weeks. In case of pregnancy the grant payment will be intermitted for a time period of 14 weeks (6 weeks before and 8 weeks after childbirth). The approval may be extended for this period of time respectively.

Secondary employment

During the funding period a short-time work of max. 6 hours per week is allowed

Duties of the grantee

• participation in the structured doctoral training programme of the Research School, follow the Individual Training and Supervision Plan of the Research School, take actively part in the Research School
• communicate immediately all important changes of the personal conditions as well as interruptions, changes or abandonment of the research project
• * adequate use of the grant

Download

• Application_Form_Research_School_Grant_Programme_2010.pdf
• Reference_Letter_Grant_Programme_2010.pdf

You can fill out all forms on your screen.

For further details please go to:
http://www.research-school.rub.de/rub-grants.html