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Thursday, November 27, 2008

SCHOLARSHIPS: PhD in the areas of ecology, economics, and systems modeling

PhD Scholarships in Ecology, Economics, and Systems Modeling, Arizona State University, USA


SCHOLARSHIPS: PhD in the areas of ecology, economics, and systems modeling


The ecoSERVICES Group at Arizona State University welcomes applications from prospective PhD students interested in the resilience and sustainability of coupled human-ecological systems, the economics of (renewable) natural resource management and decision-theoretic approaches to the management and valuation of ecosystem services. This is an opportunity for students to develop competence across applied ecology, economics, and systems modeling.


Preliminary inquiries may be made to individual faculty, but applications need to be submitted through either the School of Life Sciences or the School of Sustainability.


For more information, please consult the following URL:


http://sols.asu.edu/grad/index.php
http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/degrees/program_PhD.php


The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008

European Universities,PhD Studentships in Computing, DESIRE Project

PhD Studentships in Computing, DESIRE Project, European Universities


DESIRE: CREATIVE DESIGN for INNOVATION in SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
Vacancies for Research Positions


Applications are invited for 13 studentships on creative design, 4 of which at Lancaster University, UK. Each position is funded for 36 months. The network requires expertise from various disciplines and the specific requirements as well as details about each individual projects can be found under Projects. To discuss project opportunities, please contact either the lead supervisor, for information on a specific project, or the Coordinator for general enquiries.



These 3 year positions are funded through the European Commission Framework 7 and are offered with excellent financial conditions including competitive salary, mobility and travel allowance, contribution to the participation expenses in research and training activities, as well as career exploratory allowance.


An attractive training programme will be offered to the successful candidates consisting in expert research supervision by world leading researchers, access to training courses on foundation and advanced topics in creative design, access to complementary training and industrial secondments within network’s over 10 industrial partners, as well as participation to networks’ summers schools and conferences.


Requirements: Aligned with the specific requirements of each project, the applicants should have a good degree in Computer Science, Psychology, Design or Arts. They should also have the ability to work independently and as part of a group, possess good communication skills, and be able to write high quality technical reports. The working language in this project is English. We encourage applications from all interested students, regardless of gender, race, disability, etc. The network aims to appoint women to at least 40% of the positions.


Eligibility: According to Marie Curie Actions, researchers to be appointed by DESIRE are those in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers, starting at the date of obtaining the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided. Positions are open to candidates of any nationality with the exception that the student may not have resided in the country of
the host institution for more than one year in the 3 years before appointment. For additional information on eligibility, please check Rules of mobility and conditions of nationality applicable to eligible researchers, page 13-14.


Applications: The closing date for formal applications is 1st of December 2008. Formal applications should be emailed directly to the project supervisor as outline on the Projects and should include:


  • Full CV. Please use the Europass CV template
  • Names of three referees
  • A statement of your academic interests, including the DESIRE projects in which you are interested (up to 3 in rank order) and the reasons for your preference. Please do not exceed 2 sides of A4.
  • Publication list


We expect successful candidates to join the network in January 2009.


Candidates interested in the first four positions, PhD1-PhD4 offered at Lancaster University, are invited to consult the Personnel Website for further details regarding the appplication process.


China: Chinese Government Special Scholarship, Postgraduate Program

Chinese Government Special Scholarship, Postgraduate Program (Master and Doctoral), Fudan University, China


Fudan University Detailed Implementation of the 2009 “Chinese Government Special Scholarship - Postgraduate Program”


In order to increase the cooperation and understanding between the people of China and other countries, develop outstanding international talent and improve the perception of China’s higher education, under the mandate of the Department of Education, Fudan University is opening application for full-time postgraduate studies under the 2009 Chinese government scholarship program.

In order to facilitate the implementation of the Chinese Government Scholarship, the following detailed implementation has been issued in accordance with the “Chinese Government Scholarship Application Method”


I. Scholarship scope and distribution


1. The Scholarship is aimed at assisting Master’s and Doctorate candidate students who apply for Fudan University in 2009.


2. 30 Scholarships are available for 2009.


3. Scholarship scope:


- Students are exempt from registration fees, tuition, laboratory fees, internship fees, study materials and accommodation costs;


- A living stipend is provided (Masters Students 1700RMB/month, Doctorate Students 2000RMB/month);


- New arrival one time set up subsidy 1500RMB/person;


- To provide out-patient medical fees and Chinese Government Scholarship Foreign Students Medical Insurance 600RMB/person/year.


Note: For details, please consult Chinese Government Scholarship Council Webpage at www.csc.edu.cn


II. Qualifications for Scholarship Application


1. Applicants must be foreign nationals, and in good health;


2. Education and age requirements:


Applicants for doctorate studies should have obtained a master’s degree and not be older than 40; applicants for master’s studies should have obtained a bachelor’s degree and not be older than 35;


3. Applicants should be graduates of internationally known overseas universities, or those universities that have established exchange programs with Fudan University. Applicants should have excellent grades; or should be a student from overseas university recommended by a Fudan University postgraduate advisor;


4. Applicants should not be holding scholarship of any other category.


III. Application for area of study


All Chinese-taught and English-taught programs open to international students. (Not including MBA, IMBA and all cooperation programs with foreign universities or institutions.)


For more information, please consult http://www.fso.fudan.edu.cn


IV. Application materials


1. Two copies of the Chinese Government Scholarship Application Form, can be downloaded from this link.


2. A copy of Application Form for Foreigners Wishing to Study at Fudan University can be downloaded from this link.


3. A certified copy of the certificate for the highest education level attained. If the applicant is still in school or working, evidence of studies or current position should be provided. Non English or Chinese language documentation requires a certified English or Chinese language translation;


4. Complete original or certified Undergraduate or Master’s transcripts. Non English or Chinese language documentation requires a certified English or Chinese language translation;


5. Personal Statement. Masters applicants should write no fewer than 1000 Chinese words, and Doctorate applicants no fewer than 1500 Chinese words, when applying for courses given in Chinese. Applications for courses given in English require a 2000 word personal statement in English. The content should include education and work experience, results of academic research, research plan, and personal goals and plans after graduation, etc.


6. If the applicant has published a paper, received an award or scholarship or any other evidence of academic ability, the title, abstract and publication or any other valid documentation should be provided.


7. Two recommendation letters from professor or associate professor, written in Chinese or English.


8. A copy of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners can be downloaded from Chinese Government Scholarship Council web page and should be printed double-sided.


Note: 1. Please provide a valid email address in the application form for good contact.


2. Whether or not the application is successful, the application materials will not be returned.


V. Application time and approval process


Application is open until the 15th of April, 2009. We will count on the postmark.


1. Applicants should send the application materials to the Fudan University Foreign Students Office. The Foreign Students Office will pass the application materials of qualified applicants to the relevant department;


2. After inspection and comment, the departments will return the materials to the Foreign Students Office within the allocated time.


3. The final results will be made by the Review Committee of Fudan University for International Students Scholarships. Fudan University will report the results to the Chinese Government Scholarships Council for approval.


4. Fudan University will send the admission notice and Visa Application Form (JW201) to the successful applicants right after the results are approved by the Chinese Government Scholarships Council


VI. Scholarship recipients must go to Fudan University to register on the date stipulated by the university. Students who have not received permission and arrive late for this process will have their Scholarship status automatically cancelled.


VII. Foreign Students who have received scholarships should participate in annual scholarship evaluation. Scholarship holders who fail to meet the requirements will have their scholarship cancelled.


VIII. Fudan University reserves the final right of interpretation of these detailed implementation regulations.


IX Contact

Address:
Foreign Students Office,Fudan University
No.220 Handan Road,Shanghai,China 200433
Tel: 0086-21-55664568, Fax: 0086-21-65117298

E-mail: xr_zhang@fudan.edu.cn; lei_wang@fudan.edu.cn
Web: www.fso.fudan.edu.cn

PhD Studentships in Mineral Surface (Geo)Chemistry and Catalysis, Umeå University, Sweden

Umeå University - with its 29,000 students and over 4,000 employees – is an organisation in constant change and development. The university’s researchers carry out excellence within several areas of research, and many of them are among the world’s elite. We are one of Sweden’s largest providers of education and offer a broad and attractive range of courses and programmes. Our campus constitutes an inspiring environment for everyone that studies and works here. We wish to co-operate with companies and organisations throughout the Umeå region and all over the world.


Two Ph.D. Studentships in Mineral Surface (Geo)Chemistry & Catalysis (4 years)

Minerals play a central role in regulating the composition of natural and contaminated waters in our environment. A fundamental understanding of the biogeochemistry of mineral surfaces is consequently essential to predict environmental processes. Our research activities are centered on resolving molecular-scale reactions at mineral surfaces and involve a variety of experimental (FTIR, TPD, XPS, electrophoresis, potentiometry) and computational (quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, chemometrics, thermodynamics, kinetics) methods. Two Ph.D. studentships are currently available on a choice of projects involving (1) the gas-phase reactivity of mineral surfaces, (2) mineral/water interface structure and electrochemistry, (3) isotopic fractionation and coordination chemical aspects of carbon sequestration, and (4) nanoparticle/oligomer chemistry. The successful candidates will have access to excellent research facilities that are supported by competent scientific staff and will benefit from pleasant working conditions.


For more information, contact Jean-François Boily, +46 (0)90 786 5270 or jean-francois.boily@chem.umu.se for further information. Union information is available from SACO, +46 (0)90 786 53 65, SEKO civil, +46 (0)90 786 52 96 and ST, +46 (0)90 786 54 31.


Applicants are required to have fulfilled one of the following prerequisites: (1) 240 ECTS-credits (swe. Högkloepoäng) of higher education studies, 90 points of which should be in (geo)chemistry and/or related subjects and 15 from advanced levels (Master), or (2) 120 Swedish (old) credits (swe. poäng; i.e. 180 ECTS-credits) if the studies were taken prior July 1, 2007, or (3) the equivalent of a Bachelors of Science with Honors (B.Sc., Hon.) and/or a Master of Science (M.Sc.).


The applications should include (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) names and contacts of 1-3 references and (3) a cover letter. Your complete application, marked with reference number 313-3990-08, should be
sent to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive January 15, 2009 at the latest.


Closing date: January 15, 2009

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

ERASMUS MUNDUS Network and E-business Centred Computing (NeBCC)

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships, MSc in Network and e-Business Centered Computing, Europe


ERASMUS MUNDUS Network and E-business Centred Computing (NeBCC)


This is a joint MSc programme to provide the students with an opportunity to study in a multi-cultural environment sharing knowledge with other students from different background.

Partner Universities:
University of Reading(UoR) - UK | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki(AUTh) - Greece University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M) - Spain | Trinity College Dublin - Ireland.


Objectives of the programme

  • To prepare the future professionals for the digital economy to be capable of understanding the technical underpinnings and business opportunities of the new economy.
  • To provide in-depth study and training encompassing state-of-the-art principles and techniques in students chosen specialist e-business route. This is provided through having a set of in-depth specialist modules.
  • To provide students with research and development skills through a substantial 6-month research and development project undertaken in one of the participating institutions.
  • To provide the students with an opportunity to study in a multi-cultural environment sharing knowledge with other students from different background.


Syllabus:
Term 1: University of Reading (UoR)

  • SEMC01: Advanced Operating Systems & Programming in Unix
  • SEMC02: Network Computing
  • SEMC03: Computer Architectures or SEMC05: Internet Software Environments
  • SEMC06: Transferable Skills


Term 2: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)

  • SEMC51: Human-Computer Interaction
  • SEMC52: Computational Intelligence and e-Business
  • SEMC53: Data bases and knowledge mining
  • SEMC54: Introduction to e-Business


Term 3: University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M)

  • SEMC61: Network Infrastructure
  • SEMC63: B2B Technologies
  • SEMC64: B2C Technologies
  • SEMC65: Network Security and Electronic Payment


Term 4: Trinity College Dublin
Project placement, which can take place in Trinity College Dublin or any of the other universities.


Admission/ Requirements
To be admitted to the MSC programme, the entry requirement is at least a 2.1 BSc degree or equivalent. For students whose mother tongue is not English, one of the following exams has to be taken: IELTS (score of 6.5) or TOEFL (score of 570; computer-based version 230; internet-based 88).


Studentships and application procedures
The deadline for application for scholarships is 31 January 2009.
Deadline for submission for self funding students is 30 June 2009.


Fees for EU students are €8000. For students who are not EU citizens, there is scholarship of around 35,000Euro in total. The fees are 14,000 Euro.There will be 18 places for General Category, namely non-EU students and 1-2 places for Western Balkans Window category.


The European Commission reserves the right to adjust the number of proposed studentships according to budget availability.To apply you have to submit filled in Application form with CV, proof of previous degree - transcript, or document stating expected results if you are finishing later this year, proof of English language test score of minimum IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent TOEFL) and two references (at least one academic). In order to be eligible you must not have spent more then a year during the last 5 years in any of the EU countries. The decision of the admissions body is final.


Nia Alexandrov
MSc Program Coordinator
ACET Centre,
School of Systems Engineering,
The University of Reading,
Whiteknights Campus,
Reading RG6 6AY

Tel : +44(0)1183787628
Fax : +44(0)1183785224
Email: nebcc@reading.ac.uk

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PhD Scholarships, Computational Analysis of RNA Structure, the University of Luebeck, Germany

The Graduate School of Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences (funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG, and the German Government within the German university excellence program) at the University of Luebeck is now offering a PhD scholarship for the project “Computational analysis of RNA structure “ in the research field of Computing in Structural and Cell Biology.
The Project: We propose to develop computer-based tools for the automated theoretical design of gene interruption and to implement suitable algorithms. The development will be based on novel machine learning methods for motif detection and classification.



PhD scholarship amounts to 1250 € per month. Students with a master’s degree (or its equivalent) in computer science, mathematics or engineering are invited to apply for admission. The application deadline is January 15, 2009. In certain cases, students must submit, as part of their application, the results of one of the acknowledged language tests to prove their English proficiency.


For further information, please visit our website at www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions via email: management@gradschool.uni-luebeck.de before sending your application.


Closing date: January 15, 2009