Scholarships for International Students from Government of Malaysia

Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia invites applications from international students for the scholarships from Government of Malaysia for academic session 2009/2010. The scholarships are as follows:

• MTCP Scholarship
• MIS Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies
• MIS Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies
• Commonwealth Scholarship (Comprehensive information is provided in the brochure)

A panel established by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia will finalise the selection.

Deadline: 31th December 2008

For further information about the scholarship contact: Ms. Norkamilah Zanial
e-mail: norkamilahz@mohe.gov.my

Download brochure and application form:

• Scholarships For International Students 2009 Brochure
• Malaysian International Scholarship (MIS) Application Form
• Commonwealth Scholarship Application Form
• Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) Scholarship Application Form
• Medical Form

PhD Studentships in Ultra High-Speed Mobile Information and Communication:Germany:

Germany: PhD Studentships in Ultra High-Speed Mobile Information and Communication, RWTH Aachen University

Our pro?le
The research group Information Theory and Systematic Design of Communication Systems has been established in context with the Cluster of Excellence, “UMIC - Ultra High-Speed Mobile Information and Communication” and is associated with the Chair for Theoretical Information Technology. The main research areas of the group are in the ?eld of information theory, game theoretical applications in communication systems and modelling, planning and optimisation of modern wireless networks. A new ?eld of the research group is the application of information theory to molecular biology, e.g., gene mapping. A survey of current pro jects is given on the web at http://www.ti.rwth-aachen.de and http://www.umic.rwth-aachen.de

Your pro?le
The ideal candidate will have an excellent degree (Diploma, MSc or equivalent) in electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science, or physics. A strong background and special interest in information theory, analytical modelling, and engineering applications is expected. Fluency in English is required, in German bene?cial. Interested candidates are invited to send their complete application (including motivation letter, curriculum vitae, score records and, if available, a recommendation letter or names of two references, and their TOEFL or GRE score) by email or post.

Your duties and responsibilities
Willingness to assist in research projects and teaching is expected. The candidate’s work should lead to a Ph.D. degree in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of RWTH Aachen University.

Our o?er
The position is to be ?lled as soon as possible and is for a ?xed term initially for 1 year. An extension is possible. Regular working hours are 39.83 hours a week. The option of undertaking a PhD is provided. The pay scale classi?cation complies with the labour agreement TV-L.

The RWTH Aachen is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from women. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Your contact person
For further information, please contact Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Schmeink, Tel.: +49 (0) 241 8020658,
Fax: +49 (0) 241 8022640, E-mail: schmeink@umic.rwth-aachen.de

Please send your application to
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Schmeink, UMIC Research Centre, RWTH Aachen University, Templergra-
ben 55, 52056 Aachen, Germany

Postdoctoral Fellowships in in Economics and Management

Portugal: Postdoctoral Fellowships in in Economics and Management, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)

CEFAGE-UE offers two research positions in Economics and Management, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Successful candidates will integrate one of the following CEFAGE-UE’s research groups:
- Econometrics and Finance
- Industrial, Labour and Spatial Economics
- Management.

The hired researchers would join CEFAGE-UE’s ongoing research projects and are expected to develop independent research aimed at publication in leading international scientific journals. The contract offered will have the duration of up to 5 years, renewed yearly based on mutual agreement and subject to FCT approval. The annual income, before taxes, will be around 43,500 Euro.

To obtain more information about these job openings, please visit CEFAGE-UE’s website at http://www.cefage.uevora.pt/ or contact CEFAGE-UE by e-mail (cefage@uevora.pt).

Application deadline: 30 September 2008

PhD Studentship in Physics, Lancaster University

Lancaster University invites applications for a fully-funded PhD position in its Department of Physics.

The successful applicant will join the largest low temperature group in the UK in one of the best physics departments in the country, graded 5*A in the last national Research Assessment Exercise. He/she will participate in topical studies of critical phenomena in and on liquid helium, including studies of quantum excitations and capillary turbulence on the surfaces of both liquid 4He and liquid 3He in the ultra-low-temperature limit. The work has wide interdisciplinary implications, including e.g. to space science and the mysterious creation mechanism of the giant rogue waves that occasionally appear on the ocean and endanger shipping.

The project involves collaborative research with ISIS at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. It is based on the unique combination of neutron reflection, ultralow temperature sample environment, and the deeply quantum nature of the helium isotopes. The PhD student will be based in Lancaster, but will participate in and help to develop the experiments at ISIS. Thus he/she will conduct low and ultra-low temperature experiments, work with quantum fluids and neutron facilities, gain wide experience in cryogenic engineering, learn the diverse experimental and theoretical methods required by the professional physicist, and be a part of a multidisciplinary research team. There will be opportunities to visit our collaborators at the ISSP in Chernogolovka, near Moscow, and for participation in international conferences.

This studentship, for up to four years, will be available from 1 October 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter. It provides a stipend at the standard EPSRC rate of GBP 12,600 per annum. Full funding is available for UK or EU nationals. Applicants should have a first degree in physics at the 2(i) level or above, or equivalent qualification in physical science.

For further information, contact:

Professor Peter McClintock (p.v.e.mcclintock@lancaster.ac.uk) or
Dr Andrei Ganshyn (a.ganshyn@lancaster.ac.uk)

Please include a CV with your enquiry.

Abe Fellowship in Policy-relevant Topics

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The Abe Fellowship Program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics.

The Abe Fellowship Research Agenda
Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social sciences and related fields relevant to any one or combination of the following three themes:

1) Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to Security and Diplomacy
Topic areas include transnational terrorism, internal ethnic and religious strife, infectious diseases, food safety, climate change, and non-proliferation, as well as the role of cultural initiatives in peace building.

2) Global and Regional Economic Issues
Topic areas include regional and bilateral trade arrangements, globalization and the mitigation of its adverse consequences, sustainable urbanization, and environmental degradation.

3) Role of Civil Society
Topic areas include demographic change, immigration, the role of NPOs and NGOs as champions of the public interest, social enterprise, and corporate social responsibility.

Research projects should be policy relevant, contemporary, and comparative or transnational.

Fellowship Terms
Terms of the fellowship are flexible and are designed to meet the needs of Japanese and American researchers at different stages in their careers. The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 months of full-time support over a 24 month period. Part-time residence abroad in the United States or Japan is required.

Eligibility

• This competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan as well as to nationals of other countries who can demonstrate strong and serious long-term affiliations with research communities in Japan or the United States.
• Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field, or equivalent professional experience. Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are encouraged.

Contact Details
For further information and to apply, go to:
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/abe

Contact SSRC staff at
abe@ssrc.org
212-377-2700 x423

Deadline: September 1 annually

Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research : PhD Studentships

PhD Studentships at the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research

Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH is one of the largest natural science and engineering research institution in Europe. Our Atmospheric Environmental Research Division (IMK-IFU) of the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research has a long tradition in atmospheric environmental research, with its main emphasis on studying the impact of anthropogenic activities on the interactions between atmosphere and biosphere, air quality, regional climate, and hydrology. Studies in these research fields are characterised by an interdisciplinary and integrated approach involving field measurements, process studies and numerical modelling. Results obtained in these research fields are used for defining reliable and efficient mitigation and adaptation strategies.

For numerical modelling tasks within the project “Verification of the turbulence parameterization and the description of the vertical structure of the marine atmospheric boundary layer in numerical simulation models for wind analysis and forecasts (VERITAS)” we offer a position for a

PhD student
for a three year term as soon as possible. We seek a person who is interested in numerical simulation strategies in atmospheric environmental research and who has a master (Diplom) degree preferably in meteorology, flow engineering, mathematics or physics. Experience in numerical modelling would be an advantage but is not required. The work will comprise running mesoscale numerical models and the evaluation of offshore turbulence data.

The remuneration will be in accordance to the German public service regulations (TVöD 13/2).

The position is open immediately. Please send as soon as possible (but not later than September 30, 2008) applications with the usual documents to the address below (preferably by e-mail), from where you can get also additional information.

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Stefan Emeis
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research
- Atmospheric Environmental Research –
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

stefan.emeis@imk.fzk.de

http://kit.gap.fzk.de/

PhD Research Opportunities in Micro- and Nano- Engineering

PhD Research Opportunities in Micro- and Nano- Engineering, University College Cork

The International Centre for Graduate Education in Micro- and Nano-Engineering (ICGEE) is an inter-university, inter-disciplinary and international organisation providing a student-centric doctoral
research and education experience with a unique international flavor and perspective.

It brings together nine Irish partners, including:

Eight third level higher education institutions
Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT)
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)
National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG)
Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
University College Cork (UCC)
University College Dublin (UCD)
University of Limerick (UL)

One professional engineering accreditation body
Engineers Ireland

Five international partners
Chalmers University of Technology (CTH), Sweden
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), France
Northwestern University, IL, USA
University of Edinburgh, UK.

The ICGEE offers:
A global curriculum with a wide spectrum of specialist academic courses from leading experts in Europe, the US and Asia World-class research opportunities. The opportunity to build an international peer network amongst the next generation of young internationally focused global engineering leaders.

Information for Applicants
Currently we are recruiting 1st and 2nd year PhD students. The application procedure and financial support available is different depending on which year of your PhD programme you are in. Please select the appropriate option:

1st Year PhD Candidate
2nd Year PhD Candidate

Information for 1st Year PhD Candidates
ICGEE Scholarships
An ICGEE scholarship of €24,000 per year over 4 years will be offered to all successful applicants to include a stipend (€16,000), travel and the equivalent of an EU Higher Education Institution (HEI) fee.

Application
An application may be submitted to any of the Irish partner HEI’s within the ICGEE. Institutional affiliation is compulsory for admission to the ICGEE programme and the ICGEE admissions process
will run in parallel with that of the selected host institute. The PhD research must fit within the ICGEE key research areas: Micro- & Nano-Engineering Design and Materials & Manufacturing. Potential candidates should have a first class primary degree or a Masters level education. For students whose first language/mother tongue is not English, an IELTS score of minimum 6.0 is required. Your application dossier must contain the following documentation:

• A signed ICGEE cover sheet (download the cover sheet here)
• Copy of Host University application form

A Personal Statement describing yourself, your scientific interests and why you want to join the ICGEE programme (max 1 page). Your application package should be scanned and emailed to info@icgee.ie

Information for 2nd Year PhD Candidates
ICGEE Scholarships
Students studying in an Irish HEI can avail of a scholarship of €6000 from the ICGEE programme that will provide for costs relatedto travel over the remaining three years of study for the PhD.

Application
Potential candidates should have a 1H or MSc-level education They must have completed their first year of their current PhD in an Irish HEI. Institutional affiliation is compulsory for admission to the
ICGEE programme. The PhD research must fit within the ICGEE. For students whose first language/mother tongue is not English, an IELTS score of minimum 6.0 is required. Your application dossier must contain the following documentation:

• A signed ICGEE cover sheet (download the cover sheet here)
• A Personal Statement describing yourself, your scientific interests and why you want to join the ICGEE programme (max 1 page)
• A CV
• Reference letter from your supervisor.

Your application package should be scanned and emailed to info@icgee.ie

DEADLINE
Only applications received before 1 September 2008 will be considered.

MORE INFORMATION
For any additional queries, please contact:

Patricia Hegarty,
ICGEE Administrator,
Department of Microelectronic Engineering,
University College Cork,
Ireland
Tel:+ 353 21 490 4575