PhD Positions in Computer Sciences, Economics, & Politics

PhD Positions in Computer Sciences, Economics, & Politics, IMT Lucca, Italy

Competitions for admission are open in the following PhD Programs at IMT:

Computer Science and Engineering
Theories developed within computer science have been, and still are, remarkably relevant not only for developing devices and tools which are commonly used in today society, but also for facing new theoretical problems of wide perspective. In particular, the study of models, algorithms and verification methods of distributed systems with shared resources, with attention to the problems of security, concurrency, real time, “open endness”, distributed decisions, etc. has fostered the development of the informatics of the new wide area networks. Students acquire extensive knowledge of the fundamentals and applications of architectures and languages for global and grid
computing, web systems and services, in particular for business applications, embedded systems, web data mining, wired and wireless networks, and mobile systems. In addition to offering broad scope for
basic research, these domains define a professional area where all the needs of computer applications on wide are networks can find their fulfillment.

Economics, Markets, Institutions
With its interdisciplinary (theoretical, quantitative and institutional) approach, the program aims at dealing with issues in political economy, applied public economics, and the functioning of industries and markets, the impact of macroeconomic impact on the functioning of markets, as well as on productivity and growth. A distinctive character of the PhD program is the strong integration of theoretical, technical and practical expertise, aimed to educate highly qualified professionals, who analyze, plan, and manage concrete interventions of political economy.

Theoretical methodologies and models will therefore tested through the methodical/systematic investigation of actual cases. At the end of the program, students will be able to catch commonalities as well as distinctive characters of the several markets, in reference to economic laws, market regulations, contractual, managing and organizational solutions.

Political Systems and Institutional Change
The PhD Program aims to make students familiar with analytical tools and methodologies of investigation elaborated within different contemporary traditions in social sciences, thereby providing the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to both evaluate comparatively the performance of institutional systems, and elaborate proposals for structural reforms. The courses will especially focus on the historical, political, institutional and economic dynamics that have been characterising the development of European and ex Soviet countries after the Second Word War. They will then consider among other topics: the institutional and decisional dynamics of European countries and the European Union including the trends towards multilevel governance both at the European and at the domestic level (federalisation, independent regulatory authorities, etc.); transatlantic relations EU-US; relations between politics, social processes and political economy decisions; paths of economic and political development; the institutional workings of international organisations; the characters of some geographical areas of special relevance.

Duration: 3 years

Language: Courses and seminars are held in English. Foreign PhD students are required to attend an Italian Language and Culture Course.

Classes begin in March 2009.

Tuition Exemptions :PhD students are exempt from tuition and fees.

Annual Scholarship: Annual scholarship amount is +/- 13.638,00 Euros gross, corresponding to +/- 2.270,00 Euros gross paid every two months. Scholarships are awarded for three years and are confirmed yearly.

Scholarships benefit from tax breaks.

One scholarship for each PhD Program is co-financed by European Union – European Social Fund; Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali; Regione Toscana and IMT.

Deadline
The deadline for applications is December 5, 2008 at 6:00pm (Italian time).

Via: Call for Applications

Sidney Myer Health Scholarship, Australia

Sidney Myer Fund: Sidney Myer Health Scholarship, Australia

Scholarship Type: Postgraduate Research,

The aim of the Sidney Myer Health Scholarship is to enhance the career development of allied and public health, medical, bio-medical science and nursing professionals, and address community and population health issues in local and regional communities across Australia over the period of three years.

A full Sydney Myer Health Scholarship Stipend is $37,500 each year for three years. The Stipend will pay for salaries and/or direct research costs. An additional $5,000 per annum will be made available to the scholar and their supervisor for research related travel.

Applicants must be: (a) full-time PhD students enrolled in an eligible Australian university or research institution; or (b) students who have applied for a full-time PhD at an Australian university or research institute. Applicants may be a recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Scholarship. In this instance applicants would be eligible for a Top-Up Scholarship. A Top-Up Scholarship will pay the difference between the NHMRC Scholarship Stipend and the Sidney Myer Health Scholarship.

To obtain further information and application form please contact Jodie Belyea on (03) 9207 3079 or via email.

Email address: jodie.belyea@mfo.com.au

Closing date: 10-10-2008

CWAJ Scholarship Program for Non-Japanese Women

CWAJ Scholarship Program -2008 Graduate Scholarship for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan (NJG)

Qualifications:
Self-supporting international students who satisfy all the following conditions;

• Applicants must be non-Japanese, non- permanent resident women, enrolled in a degree program with a graduate school of a Japanese university from April 2009 to March 2010.
• Applicants must be residing in Japan at the time of application for study purposes.
• Applicants must have adequate ability in Japanese and English.
• Former recipients of CWAJ awards, members of CWAJ, or recipients of scholarship amount greater than ¥1.0 million from any scholarship foundation or from any public institution are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship amount: 2,000,000 Yen, Number: 3

Application period:
Applications must be sent directly to the foundation by post mail and postmarked between October 1 (Wed) and October 28 (Tue), 2008.

Applicants are expected to abide by the deadline and submit application on time.

Applicants who pass the documents screening will have an interview in English and Japanese in Tokyo. Final result will be informed by postal mail. Send applications by regular mail.

Application forms are available on CWAJ website: http://www.cwaj.org .
Request for application forms by e-mail or phone will not be acceptable.

Application forms and details are available at the International Student Section in the Students Center.

For further scholarship information, please see the official announcement.

Master Degree in Disaster Preparedness : Thailand

Master Degree in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 caused more than 200,000 deaths and inflicted multi-billion dollar damage to infrastructure. The death toll of the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 is estimated at more than 70000. Asian countries are becoming increasingly vulnerable to various types of disasters including landslides, floods, droughts, forest fires, typhoons and man-made dangers. But are displayed very limited capacity in terms of knowledge of basic skills training, long-term planning, emergency preparedness and policy development to respond to such disasters.


The objective of this new academic programme is to instil the necessary capacity for interdisciplinary management and minimize the effects of disasters and people in the front line of disaster preparedness and response. At the end of the programme, graduates will have acquired a deep understanding of scientific and natural disasters. They will be able to properly assess the risks; disaster for the construction of management plans using appropriate tools and techniques, and to implement appropriate measures to reduce risks. They possess the skills necessary to manage complex emergencies and to communicate with various stakeholders and policymakers on issues related to disaster prevention, mitigation and management. Taking into account these skills and experience, the program graduates will be ready to play an important role in protecting Asia `s large populations of the whole strength of a growing tide disaster

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

• Professional Master’s Degree Program
• Master’s Degree Program
• Post-Graduate Certificate Program

COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS

• Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)
• And the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States of America
• International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Netherlands
• International Centre for Security Urban Engineering (ICUS), The University of Tokyo, Japan
• University of Washington (UW), Institute of International Education Tsunami (ITTI), USA
• Coastal Resource Center (CRC), University of Rhode Island, USA
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok
• Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan

SCHOLARSHIPS & assistantships
A limited number of fellowships and scholarships are available for successful candidates with high school and / or experience in disaster related activities.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Candidates with engineering, architecture, natural and social sciences, management and backgrounds are eligible to apply for this program. Those with backgrounds in relevant fields of study or work experience will be given priority for selection. Application must be submitted before June 15 for the month of August and half of the intake air on November 15 for the month of January semester recruitment. Application on-line can be made at: http://www.ait.ac.th/apply/

CONTACT ADDRESS
For more information, please contact:
Disaster preparedness, mitigation and management of the programme Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4 12120, Thailand
Tel: +66 2-524-6423
Fax: +66 2-524-6059
Email: dpmm@ait.ac.th
Website: http://www.ait.ac.th/dpmm

PhD Studentship in School of Applied Social Science:UK

PhD Studentship in School of Applied Social Science

, De Montford University, UK

Full-Time PhD Studentship
School of Applied Social Sciences
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences

Applications are invited for a fully funded three-year PhD studentship starting in October 2008. The studentship includes a bursary of £12,600 per annum (tax-free) for three years and all tuition fees.

Candidates should hold a good first degree (at least an Upper-Second Class or equivalent) in a relevant subject area.

The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences has made available a number of post graduate bursaries, one of which has been allocated to the social sciences. The bursary provides tuition fees and generous subsistence funding to support your PhD study. Bursaries are offered on a competitive basis and it is anticipated that the successful candidate would commence study as early as possible in the autumn of 2008.

Any area of social science study will be considered, however the strengthening of current strategic areas of importance and critical mass in research suggests the following are most likely to meet with
support:

• Social science and Disability Policy
• Social science, criminal/youth justice
• Social science and health (particularly health consumer diversity)
• Social science and youth/childhood

Any combination of underpinning social science disciplines would be acceptable, however we have the strongest supervisory standing in sociology, social policy, psychology and philosophy. We are an applied social science faculty and attention to the social outcomes of primary research would be welcomed. We do however value theoretical, epistemological and conceptual approaches to social and human science issues.

Applications are welcome from citizens from the EU and those with overseas status as well as those from UK. Candidates for whom English is not their first language should hold an English qualification at
least equivalent to IELTS 6.5.

Enquiries should in the first instance go to the Research Office, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH Telephone: 0116 2506309.

Web: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/index.jsp

Closing Date: 26th September 2008

An application form may be downloaded from:
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/degrees/procedure.jsp

Applicants are requested to contact the office to receive a hard copy admission pack and will need to provide a full CV with two supporting references.

Please e-mail: researchstudentsdmu.ac.uk or call (0116)2506309 to receive further details.