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Nov 6, 2009

PhD program, The Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies history

Call for Ph.D. Applications

The Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. seeks applications to its doctoral program in Holocaust History and Genocide Studies. The Center is a forum for education and scholarship about the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and other genocides around the world. Dedicated to teaching, research, and public service, the Center trains the Holocaust historians and genocide studies scholars of the future--the next cadre of professors, teachers, Holocaust museum directors and curators, and non-governmental organization and government agency experts-about genocide and genocidal situations. Applications from any country are welcome.

We also seek applications to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. stream in Psychology of Genocide offered by the Strassler Center and Clark's Psychology Department. Ideally, candidates for the Psychology of Genocide stream will have master's level (or equivalent) university education with basic background in psychology and demonstrated interest in the social and cultural studies of genocide, fluency in two languages in addition to English, and sufficient background in mathematics and sciences to deal with statistical methods.

The financial package we offer includes full tuition of $34,900, a fellowship package of $15,000 per year, and a yearly research bursary of $5,000. These terms hold throughout the five years of the Ph.D. program.

Deadline for applications is January 15, 2010. Please learn more about our
program through our website
http://www.clarku.edu/departments/holocaust/phd/index.cfm

Applicants interested in the Holocaust History and Genocide Studies history Ph.D. track: please contact Dr. Tatyana Macaulay at tmacaulay@clarku. edu.

Applicants interested in the Psychology of Genocide psychology Ph.D. track: please contact Peggy Moskowitz at pmoskowitz@clarku. edu.

Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Phone: 508-793-8897 Fax: 508-793-8827
E-mail: chgs@clarku. edu

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8 positions for post-docs (researcher, TV-L 13), Center for Area Studies

The Centre for Area Studies invites applications for 8 positions for post-docs (researcher, TV-L 13) for a period of 4 years.

The recently founded CAS focuses on the ways in which different world regions react to challenges of increasing global connectedness. The CAS invites applications for projects that take a comparative approach to analysing political and cultural changes in a globalising world since the late 18th century. Main research fields include: Popular culture and globalisation in East Asia; Migration flows and
commodity chains; Political organisation beyond statehood in Latin America and Eastern Europe; Forms of macro-regional integration in the Islamic World; South Asia and Latin America in International Organisations; Colonialism and postcolonial orders in Africa and Asia; the spatial turn and its impact on area studies.

Prerequisites
> doctoral degree in either an area study or in a social science or humanities subject with particular focus on the area to be investigated
> an excellent record of publications
> Willingness to engage in a highly interdisciplinary collaborative research centre
> a 1000-word project proposal fitting into the general research programme of the Centre (see for a detailed description www.uni-leipzig.de/cas)
> Proof of Proficiency in English and in main languages used in the regions under investigation.

Please send an application (CV, copies of degree certificates, proof of language proficiency, two letters of reference, a declaration of interest and the project proposal by November, 25, 2009 (postal date) to

Prof. Dr. Matthias Middell
Director of CAS
Emil-Fuchs-Straße 1, 04105 Leipzig
Email: cas@uni-leipzig. de

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MPIfG Postdoctoral Fellowships 2010, Max Planck Institute for talented postdoctoral fellows

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) provides an attractive research environment for talented postdoctoral fellows. It offers up to four postdoctoral fellowships a year, including one specially designated for researchers from Central and Eastern Europe. During their tenure fellows are expected to reside in Cologne and participate in the intellectual life of the institute. Postdoctoral
fellows may do research on a topic of their choice. Their projects should relate to the substantive concerns of the institute's research program.

Applicants must hold a PhD degree in political science, sociology, organization studies or related fields. Degrees must be received by September 2010 at the latest.

Fellowships will start on October 1, 2010, and will be awarded for one year. The deadline for application is January 31, 2010.

For more information see http://www.mpifg.de/forschung/postdoc_program_en.asp

With kind regards,

Jens Beckert
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Paulstr. 3
50676 Koeln

Germany

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JOB: Translational neuromuscular research, Newcastle, UK

An opportunity for training in translational medicine is available in the Newcastle Muscle Centre, UK, via an award scheme funded by the Wellcome Trust. The four-year training programme will include a year of taught courses around the many issues of drug development and trial design, followed by a three year PhD project. Industry and academic leads deliver the courses and the PhD programmes also have industry
components, providing a broad education in the field of drug development and translational medicine.

The successful applicant will be based in the Newcastle muscle team, and will be able to take part in clinical, research and TREAT-NMD activities within the centre. This is a full-time salaried position on a Clinical Research Associate salary scale (currently £27,523 - £46,426, although more senior candidates could be appointed to a higher scale). Applicants must be eligible for General Medical Council registration in the UK as well as being able to fulfill residency requirements.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/biomedicine/postgrad/clinical/wellcome/

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CfP: Traces of Empire: Cultural and linguistic contacts across Central and Inner Asia

A postgraduate symposium at the University of Leeds, Monday 7th June 2010

Keynote Speaker: Dr Alexander Morrison (University of Liverpool)

This gathering of postgraduates and early career academics is intended to combine historical depth with contemporary focus of anthropological and political approaches. It will consider the development and impact of political and religious ideology, patterns of exchange, travel and trade across the numerous polities, from the Türk to the Qing to the USSR, that have shaped the region over the centuries. Areas of discussion might include:

* Silk routes, caravans, and passes: travel and landscape
* Sedentary/nomadic contacts: trade, peace, war, and conflict resolution
* Linguistic diversity and homogeneity
* Performance and communication: music, film, new media
* Material culture, art, manuscript and textual traditions
* Religious orthodoxy, syncretism and spread
* Centralization, control and resistance
* Construction and transmission of images of gender and sexuality

Abstracts (of up to 300 words) should be submitted electronically to Geoff Humble g.f.humble@leeds. ac.uk by Monday the 18th of January 2010.

Geoffrey Humble
University of Leeds

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CfP: International Conference on Adult Education, Iasi, Romania

*PREPARING THE WORKFORCE FOR THE INFORMATION SOCIETY*

*The 3rd International Conference on Adult Education, 21st-25th of April 2010*

http://iec.psih.uaic.ro/conferinta21042010.php?language=en

*Lifelong Learning Institute - "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi - Romania.*

*Topics of interests:*
. New forms of continuing education;
. Learning and education regions;
. Continuing education networks;
. Specific methods and containments of the new communicating
technologies;
. Connection between New Information Technologies (NIT)
utilization and individual/communit y performance;
. Work motivation in terms of NIT;
. NIT and global workforce -- the management of workforce migration;
. Social and politic innovation brought by NIT;
. Social charge dimensions from NIT implementation perspective;
. Socio-cognitive impact and symbolic of NIT type e-learning,
e-government, e-democracy;
. Virtual communication reality.

*Key dates:*

1st December 2009: Deadline for abstract submission
1st February 2010: Deadline for paper submission through EasyChair
system. Registration confirmation
15th February 2010: Deadline for fees payment.

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CfP: Environmental Science and Technology, AAS, Houston, TX

The Fifth International Conference
on Environmental Science and Technology
July 12-16, 2010
Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA

The 5th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences will be held on July 12-16, 2010 in Houston, Texas, USA. The conference will provide a multidisciplinary platform for environmental scientists, engineers, management professionals and government regulators to discuss the latest developments in environmental research and applications. Please visit the conference Website at http://www.AASci.org/conference/env/2010 for more information or send email inquiries to env-conference@ AASci.org.

Best Regards,

The Conference Secretariat
International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2010

http://www.AASci.org/conference/env/2010/index.html
Email: env-conference@ AASci.org
Email: env-abstract@ AASci.org

Student Paper Award. The first author of the paper must be a full-time student when the paper is submitted for the student paper competition. Advisors and other co-authors may be listed, but the paper must be presented (either platform or poster) by the student. Student papers for the competition must be received by May 31, 2010. Winning papers will be selected in early July, 2010 and will be recognized during the
Plenary Session.

Young Scientist Paper Award. The first author of the paper must be a young scientist under 40 (born after 4/1/1969) when the paper is submitted for the Young Scientist Paper Award competition. Other co-authors may be listed, but the paper must be presented (either platform or poster) by the Young Scientist candidate. Young Scientist papers for the competition must be received by May 31, 2010. Winning papers will be selected in early July, 2010 and will be recognized during the Plenary Session.

Paper Award. Outstanding papers will be selected for the Excellent Paper Awards. Papers for competition must be received by May 31, 2010. International authors (non-North American) are especially encouraged to submit papers for the competition. Winning papers will be selected in July, 2010 and will be recognized during the Plenary Session.

Poster Award. Outstanding posters will be selected for the Poster Award during the poster presentations. Winning posters will be recognized after the Conference.

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CfA: NEW EUROPE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIPS

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

NEW EUROPE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIPS
(the academic year of 2010-11)

New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania - announces the competition for Fellowships for the academic year 2010-11 within the NEC International Program. The program targets young Romanian and international researchers/ academics working in the fields of humanities and social studies. Applicants must be doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D. title.

Duration of the Fellowship: a) a full academic year (10 months, October through July) or (only for the international Fellows) b) a one-term fellowship (October through February, or March through July).

Location: New Europe College in Bucharest, Romania.

The Fellowship consists of a monthly stipend of 600 Euro (tax free), accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship, as well as for season holidays. The Fellows who stay for the whole academic year are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2,600 Euro for transportation, accommodation, and per diem). The Fellows are expected to work on their own projects and take part in the scientific events organized by the New Europe College. At the end of their Fellowship, each Fellow is expected to hand in a research paper reflecting the results of his/her work over the duration of the Fellowship. The papers will be included in a NEC publication. Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of English is desirable.

The deadline (the arrival date, not the mailing date) for the international candidates to submit the application both by regular mail and e-mail is February 1, 2010. The applications will be evaluated by the Academic Board of the NEC. The applicants will be notified by e-mail and regular mail on the results of the evaluation process at the beginning of the month of March. The shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview organized at the NEC, in Bucharest, on April 9-10, 2010.

The application form, the instructions for the application and additional information on the New Europe College can be downloaded from www.nec.ro or requested by e-mail at applications@ nec.ro. Contact person: Irina VAINOVSKI-MIHAI.

Please include in the Subject line of your message the following: "NEC International Fellowships" .

Mailing address: New Europe College, str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest, Romania
Tel. (+4) 021 307 9910, Fax: (+4) 021 327 0774

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CfP: Economics, Business, and Entrepreneurship in Africa

Call for Papers

The 2nd Annual International Conference on Business & Public Policy
University of Uyo, Nigeria
February 3-4, 2010

THEME
Economics, Business, and Entrepreneurship in Africa

The Academy of Business & Public Policy, Rockford, IL, USA, in collaboration with the University of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria, is organizing the 2nd Annual International Conference on Business & Public Policy from Wednesday February 3, 2010 to Thursday February 4, 2010 in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria.

Proposals and/or papers should cover any related topic including Accounting, Agribusiness, Business, Business Education, Management, Marketing, e-Commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Technology, International Business, Non-Governmental Organizations, Public Policy, Small & Medium Size Enterprises, Technology, etc.

Deadlines
December 31, 2009: Submission of Proposals/Papers
January 31, 2010: Submission of Final Papers

Registration Fees
Before January 15, 2010 (Early-bird) : 15,000 Naira, US$100 or €70
After January 15, 2010 (Regular): 20,000 Naira, US$130, or €100

Publishing Opportunities
Conference Proceedings
Journal of the Academy of Business & Public Policy
Review of Accounting, Finance, & Economics
International Business & Technology Review
(All papers presented will be published in the Conference Proceedings, and selected papers in one of the journals.)

Submit your proposals and/or papers to Dr. Jude Edwards, University of Northern Virginia, at conference@irgbusin ess.com

For more information about the conference, visit
http://www.irgbusiness.com/irgb-conferences.html

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Asian Graduate Student Fellowships 2010, Singapore

The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites applications from citizens of Asian countries enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an Asian country (except Singapore) for consideration for the award of Asian Graduate Student Fellowships. These fellowships are offered to current graduate students doing their Master’s or PhD degrees and working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for an ‘in residence fellowship’ for a period of three months. The aim of the fellowship is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Scholars will be expected to commence on 3 May 2010, and to make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies at the end of July 2010.

Successful candidates can expect the following benefits:

1) A monthly allowance of SGD1,000.
2) A monthly housing allowance of SGD250.
3) A settling-in allowance of SGD150.
4) A sum of $100 on a reimbursement basis for miscellaneous expenses
5) A one-time round trip travel subsidy by the most economical and direct route on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
6) Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Applicants are invited to e-mail/facsimile/mail their application forms (CLICK HERE), a 2-page outline of their research proposal in English (this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a Southeast Asian language) to the address below by 15 November 2009. Arrangements should also be made by which at least two letters of reference, one of which is from your principal supervisor, are sent confidentially to the same address by the same deadline.

The 2-page research proposal must include the following details:

1) Whether the data collection or fieldwork stage of the research has already been completed;
2) how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
3) the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore;
4) proposed work plan during the fellowship.

You can look forward to excellent library and internet computer facilities at NUS’ main library (http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/), the library at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) (http://www.iseas.edu.sg/library.html) and the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library at the National Library (http://www.nlb.gov.sg) to facilitate your research for the dissertation. NUS’ main library has 2 million volumes covering all topics while ISEAS’ library has 200,000 on Southeast Asian topics, half of which are in Southeast Asian languages.

Selvi
Asia Research Institute
NUS Bukit Timah Campus
469A Tower Block #10-01
Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
E-mail : arikk@nus.edu.sg
Fax: 65 67791428
Website: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/

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Nov 5, 2009

35 PhD Studentships at City University, London, UK

35 University Research Studentships
Application Address: Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB

Location: LONDON
Start date: October 2010
Salary: £14,500 per annum
Contract type: Full time
Contract term: permanent

City University
London

The University for business and the professions

35 University Research Studentships

City University London's success in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) confirmed a major step-change in our research profile. World-class activity was recognised in many areas, leading to an increase of over 50% in our quality research funding. Based on that success, we have recently concluded a major review of research and knowledge transfer, which has allowed us to redefine our research as an all-inclusive set of activities comprising basic and applied research, policy-and practice-focused research, knowledge and technology transfer, entrepreneurship and consultancy. As we prepare for the future, our attention is focused on demonstrating the societal value of our research and the impact it makes on business, industry, government policies and the professions.

Our research and enterprise activities are more exciting and diverse than ever, with subjects ranging across business, social sciences, engineering and mathematics, informatics, law, music, journalism, cultural policy and a wide range of areas in the health-related domains.

We are now seeking to build on our success by offering 35 three-year, full-time doctoral university research studentships, available to both home and overseas fee-paying students. Applications can be made to undertake doctoral studies in any school of the University.

In addition, we would welcome applications from excellent candidates who are practising nurses and midwives who intend to use the degree to further their professional career. This follows the outstanding performance of our researchers in the Nursing and Midwifery areas in the 2008 RAE.

For entry in October 2010, the studentships will attract a bursary of £14,500 per annum in addition to payment of the tuition fees, plus an allowance of £1,000 across the studentship period for conference attendance, equipment etc. Successful candidates will usually be expected to undertake some teaching support activity in their second and third years, by agreement with the school concerned.

Full details can be found here: http://www.city.ac.uk/studentships

Closing date for applications: Monday 25 January 2010

City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB

0069B5-01

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/jobs_jobdetails.asp?source=jobalert&ac=72447

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Scholarships for Full-Time MBA, Berlin, Germany

* Special scholarships for outstanding female candidates
* Partner companies funding scholarships for applicants of exceptional merit
* 3 Corporate Fellowships with traineeships at international corporations for qualified candidates

ESMT

European School of Management and Technology is offering several
additional merit-based scholarships for applicants to the Full-time MBA program beginning January 2010 in Berlin. These scholarships have been made possible by ESMTâ€™s partner companies, who have donated to the scholarship pool. Outstanding female candidates may also apply for a limited number of full-tuition scholarships. ESMTâ€™s partners are a group of 25 global companies, such as Allianz, BMW, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, MAN, Siemens, The Boston Consulting Group, and ThyssenKrupp.

All accepted applicants to the ESMT Full-time MBA program are screened for scholarship selection. Applications will be accepted until early December 2009.

Contact

Kristin Dolgner, Tel.: +49 (0)30 21231-1066, kristin.dolgner@ esmt.org
Martha Ihlbrock, Tel.: +49 (0)30 21231-1043, martha.ihlbrock@ esmt.org

About ESMT

ESMT

European School of Management and Technology was founded in October 2002 by 25 leading global companies and institutions. The international business school offers Full-time MBA and Executive MBA programs, as well as executive education in the form of open enrollment and customized programs. The School also features in-house research-oriented consulting services in the areas of competition and regulation. ESMT is a private university based in Berlin, Germany, with an additional location in Schloss Gracht near Cologne.

http://www.esmt.org/sixcms/detail.php?id=260048

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Post-doc position available in Maastricht, the Netherlands

Dear fellow researchers,

We have a 2-year post doc position available in our lab in Maastricht, arguably one of Holland's finest cities. The position is full-time. We are interested in how connexin26 mutations cause skin disease and have state-of-the art facilities to answer our research questions, including modern fluorescent and confocal laser scanning microscopy, vital (calcium) imaging, electron microscopy, culture facilities and the latest equipment for quantitative PCR. Deep sequencing facilities will become operational next year. Our research centers around the effects of connexin mutations on protein transport and localization.

Our lab is well integrated with one of the foremost clinics for inherited skin diseases in Europe and thus has unparalleled access to patient material. The position could start per the 1st of January, 2010. If you are interested, or know someone who is, please contact me.

Regards,
Maurice A.M. van Steensel MD, PhD
Associate professor of dermatology
Department of dermatology
Experimental dermatology lab
University Hospital Maastricht
PO Box 5800
6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands

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BURSE: Programul regional de mobilitati academice CEEPUS [DL: 30 nov 2009]

CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) este un program regional de mobilitati academice care se deruleaza in Europa Centrala si de Est din 1993. Romania s-a alaturat acestui Program in anul 1998.

La Programul de schimburi pentru studii universitare in Europa Centrala (CEEPUS II) participa tari din centrul si sud-estul Europei: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia si Hertegovina, Cehia, Croatia, Macedonia, Muntenegru, Polonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia si Ungaria, precum si Universitatea din Prishtina, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo – MEST (nu este membru al acordului CEEPUS).

Finantarea activitatilor CEEPUS se realizeaza pe baza de reciprocitate. Tara gazda acorda o bursa lunara, conform legislatiei interne, iar cheltuielile de transport pot fi suportate de catre tara de origine a bursierului (decontarea transportului se face doar de o parte din tarile participante, iar conform reglementarilor interne in vigoare in Romania, cheltuielile de transport nu sunt suportate de statul roman pentru persoanele din institutiile romanesti care participa la mobilitati CEEPUS).

Pentru anul universitar 2009/2010 studentii si cadrele didactice din Romania vor putea beneficia de peste 650 luni-bursa.

Cine poate beneficia de burse CEEPUS?
Schimburile universitare CEEPUS se deruleaza in cadrul retelelor interuniversitare active in anul academic in curs. Astfel, toate bursele se acorda studentilor si cadrelor didactice din universitatile participante la o retea CEEPUS si care isi desfasoara activitatea in domeniul de studiu vizat de proiectul retelei respective.

Pentru studentii si cadrele didactice din universitati / facultati care nu sunt implicate in Program, singura posibilitate de a beneficia de o bursa CEEPUS este inscrierea in regim FREEMOVER.

Lunile de bursa care raman neocupate in cadrul retelelor CEEPUS pot fi redistribuite studentilor si cadrelor didactice din alte universitati.

Data limita pana la care se pot face inscrieri in regim FREEMOVER este: 30 noiembrie 2009

Mai multe informatii gasiti in documentul atasat si pe site:ul:
http://www.ceepus.info

Persoana de contact:
Anca Chimorgiachis - Coordonator
Ministerului Educatiei, Cercetarii si Inovarii
Directia Generala Afaceri Europene si Relatii Internationale
tel: 021-4055705, fax: 021- 3126614
email: anca.chim@medu. edu.ro

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Justice Initiative Fellows Program 2010-2012

The Open Society Justice Initiative joins with Central European University to announce the Justice Initiative Fellows Program for 2010--2012. The aim of the program is to support and further develop a network of lawyers and activists working on human rights-related issues internationally. More than 150 fellows have graduated from Justice Initiative Fellows Program, established in 1996.

Up to ten applicants will be selected in 2010 to participate in this two-year program of study and practical work experience. Applicants from the following regions and countries are eligible: Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Central/South America.

Applicants must be nominated by a national nongovernmental organization concerned with human rights. The applicant must demonstrate a strong commitment to human rights, and have a university degree and a high degree of proficiency in English. Criteria for selection will include the applicant's experience, his/her potential to contribute to the protection and promotion of human rights, and the suitability of the applicant's proposed role in the nominating NGO. Upon selection, fellows will be required to sign an agreement with the Justice Initiative committing themselves to the program for two years. The first year is spent at Central European University, the second in the applicant's home country, working with the nominating NGO.

Fellows will reside a total of one year in Hungary, at the Central European University's Legal Studies Department. They will undertake a degree program (MA or LLM in Human Rights, dependent on their undergraduate degree), in which they will be required to fulfill the requirements of the Human Rights Program at the Central European University. During their stay at the Central European University the
Fellows will also participate in a three-month internship placement with leading NGOs in Europe from January until March.

During the first year of the program, the fellowship will be administered by the Central European University's Legal Studies Department in partnership with the Justice Initiative. Financial conditions will be identical to Central European University policies for full scholarship students. Fellows will return to their local nominating NGOs after the first year, where they will spend at least one year
working in human rights advocacy on a nonprofit basis: providing legal services, undertaking human rights litigation, providing training and education, etc. The Justice Initiative will pay a local salary during this second year equal to an amount determined to be similar to equivalent work by the nominating NGO. This amount will be provided to the nominating NGOs in the form of a grant.

*Application Procedure *
Candidates must submit their applications online. They must meet the general Central European University Admissions requirement* s*, available at http://www.ceu.hu/admissions, as well as the Central European University's Legal Studies Department Requirements
(http://web.ceu.hu/legal/prosp_students.html). In addition, applicants must include with their applications:

1. A nominating letter from an NGO describing the reasons for nominating the applicant, the expectations the NGO has of the project, and contractually committing (to the Justice Initiative) to hire the applicant for at least one year after s/he returns from the twelve-month training program in Hungary. The nomination letter should also indicate a monthly salary gross rate in USD (including all taxes and fees) that will be offered to the applicant by the NGO in the event that s/he is selected for the program (provided to the NGO by the Justice Initiative in the form
of a grant).

2. Proof of English proficiency: For applicants from the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe, language tests will be carried out by local Soros foundation/Open Society Institute coordinators, the list of test sites is available at www.ceu.hu/admissions/contacts/localreps . The date of the centrally administered TOEFL and departmental tests can be found at www.ceu.hu/admissions/process
. Candidates residing outside of the testing region are required to submit official
score reports (see also: www.ceu.hu/admissions/requirements/language#ceutoefl).

3. A statement of purpose for applying to the Justice Initiative Fellows program.

4. A proposal of project activities that the candidate plans to work on with the nominating NGO during the second year of the fellowship.

*Deadline*
Applications must be received at CEU by *January 25, 2010.*

*Contact Information *
Regarding the *first year of the program*, please contact:
Katalin Horvath
Special Programs Coordinator
Legal Studies Department
Central European University
Nádor u. 9
Budapest 1051
Tel: +361 327-3205
Email: Horvathk@ceu.hu
Web: web.ceu.hu/legal

Regarding the *overall program and the second-year commitment*, please contact:
Anna Fischer
Fellows Program Coordinator at Justice Initiative
Oktober 6. u. 12
Budapest 1051
Tel: +361 327-3108
Fax: +361 327 3103
Email: afischer@osi. hu

For posted information regarding this program please visit
http://web.ceu.hu/legal/OSJI.htm
http://www.justiceinitiative.org/

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USA: Fellowships for Study Critical Languages

*KATHRYN DAVIS FELLOWSHIPS FOR PEACE: 30 FULL-TUITION FELLOWSHIPS TO STUDY CRITICAL LANGUAGES SUMMER 2010*

Deadline to apply, *February 1, 2010*

The Monterey Institute of International Studies is pleased to announce up to 30 full fellowships- -including tuition, room, board and books to attend Middlebury Language Schools, June - August 2010. These fellowships link two affiliated institutions known internationally for language and international study: the Monterey Institute and Middlebury College. To be eligible for fellowships, candidates must be admitted to
a degree program in international policy, international business, or teaching foreign language, for Fall 2010.

In the fourth year of this program, these fellowships are made possible by a $1 million gift from Kathryn Davis to address today's critical need for more effective language proficiency. The award covers the cost of tuition, room and board to attend the Middlebury summer Language Schools. Fellowship recipients will study Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Russian through the Language Schools' signature immersion model: "No English Spoken Here." This intense study, equivalent to a full year of college-level language learning, will allow students to enhance language skills to meet enrollment prerequisites at the Monterey Institute for Fall 2010.

"Fellowships for Peace" recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic credentials, experience, and commitment to building a more peaceful world.

Languages of Study at Middlebury College's Language Schools Fellowships are offered only for the following languages and levels:
* Arabic - beginning or intermediate
* Chinese (Mandarin) - intermediate
* Japanese - intermediate
* Russian - intermediate

AND

Programs at the Monterey Institute of International Studies Fellowships are offered only for students admitted to one of the following master's programs:
* International Business - MBA
* International Policy Studies
* International Environmental Policy
* Public Administration in International Management - MPA
* Teaching Foreign Language

Qualifications
By the time of enrollment at the Monterey Institute in Fall 2010, students must demonstrate that they meet the language proficiency requirements for their program of study. MBA, International Policy studies, International Environmental Policy and MPA students are required to be at the following levels by the time of enrollment at the
Monterey Institute:
* Arabic: Ready to begin studies at the second or third-year college level.
* Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Russian: Ready to begin studies at the third-year college level.

Teaching Foreign Language students must be at the minimum fourth year college-level in their desired teaching language. One summer of intensive immersion language at the Middlebury Language Schools is the equivalent of one full year of college language study during the regular academic year. Students who successfully complete their studies at Middlebury should meet the Monterey Institute entry requirements.

Contact Information
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Admissions Office
460 Pierce StreetMonterey, CA 93940 USA
831-647-4123
800-824-7235 (toll-free from inside the US)
admit@miis.edu
www.miis.edu

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USA: Scholarships for Fulbright Scholars at Ohio State University

*SCHOLARSHIP FOR FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ COLLEGE OF LAW*

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law's LL.M. program is pleased to announce a new scholarship initiative for Fulbright Scholars. Fulbright Scholars who are admitted to the LL.M. program will be granted partial tuition waivers reducing their tuition costs to in-state tuition levels (i.e., approximate value of $15,000 USD for the 2009-2010 academic year).

The Moritz College of Law is part of the largest university in the United States: The Ohio State University. The Ohio State University is located in Columbus, Ohio - the state capital and 15th largest city in the United States. Columbus is home to federal and state government and vibrant legal and business communities. Columbus is easy to
navigate, but offers big-city amenities like art galleries, professional sporting events, theater, and great restaurants. Columbus is centrally located, making it an easy flight or drive to many other major U.S. cities.

There are nearly 4,000 international students at Ohio State, hailing from 107 countries. More than 1,600 international scholars visit campus each year. The Moritz LL.M. Program is limited to just 25 students, which allows us to provide personal attention. The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law LL.M. Program: World-class education, small-town feel.

For more information, program description, and application information,
visit: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/programs/llm.

Contact information: Assistant Dean Jessica Richman Dworkin,
dworkin.12@osu. edu, 614-688-5328.

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USA: Scholarships at Ramapo College

*PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT RAMAPO COLLEGE, NJ - $20,000 PER YEAR*

Greeting from Ramapo College, NJ!

Ramapo College offers the most prestigious award the "Presidential Scholarship" to qualified international students which is a $80,000 award to be used over four years ($20,000 per academic year) commencing in Fall 2010. The criteria to be selected for this award are the following;

- Minimum of 3.5 GPA in high school
- SAT scores of at least 1230 in Critical Reading and Mathematics

Currently most of our international students are receiving the Presidential scholarship and I am very confident that many of your students will be eligible for this award which covers *all their tuition for the 4 years of their undergraduate degree*.

Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as fifth in the north in the Top Public Universities- Master's category, Ramapo College of New Jersey is sometimes mistaken for a private college. This is, in part, due to its unique interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of more than 5,660 students and its pastoral setting in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey/New York border.

Distinguished by its innovative mission, Ramapo College is supported by its Four Pillars of Learning - International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary, and Experiential. Ramapo College provides an International focus in nearly all fields of study, preparing students to become globally well-versed and to take advantage of new opportunities in an increasing interdependent world. Ramapo College of New Jersey is
listed in the December 2008 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine as among the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2009. This is the fourth consecutive year Ramapo has been included in the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges." The college was ranked #66 in the country, and one of two colleges in New Jersey in the Top 100. Ramapo College also is one of 212 institutions recommended by The Princeton
Review in the "Best in the Northeast" section in the 2009 edition of The Best Northeastern Colleges.

Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor's degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include nursing and social work. In addition, Ramapo College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. The College also offers three graduate programs as well as articulated programs with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New York Chiropractic College, New York University College of Dentistry, SUNY State College of Optometry and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.

Undergraduate students choose to concentrate their studies in one of five schools with more than 700 course offerings and 40 academic programs. Ramapo College boasts an average student/faculty ratio of 18:1 and average class size of 23, affording students the opportunity to develop close ties to the College's exceptional faculty.

For further information, please contact:

Rajesh Adhikari
Assistant Director for Int'l Students and Scholars
Roukema Center for International Education, ASB 123
Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430

Phone: +001 (201) 684-7567
Fax: +001 (201) 684-7989
Email: radhikar@ramapo. edu
www.ramapo.edu/international
www.ramapo.edu/academics

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USA: Scholarships at Rhodes College

*RHODES COLLEGE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - $5,000 - $32,000 PER YEAR*

Rhodes College is a small liberal arts and sciences college located in Memphis, Tennessee.

International students are eligible for scholarships at Rhodes valued at US $5,000 to $32,000 per year. There is no separate application process for these scholarships; students must simply submit the application and supporting documents for admission to be considered. Scholarship amounts are based on academic merit, standardized test scores, extracurricular accomplishments and letters of recommendation.

There are two additional fellowships for which international students may apply: The Taylor Fellowship for Physics, valued at up to US $15,000 per year, is designed for students who are passionate about physics (www.rhodes.edu/finaid/1413.asp) and the Bonner Service Scholarship, valued at US $12,500 per year, is designed for servant leaders and students excited about community service
(www.rhodes.edu/finaid/611.asp).

Please see www.rhodes.edu/ internationaladm issions or email Lauren Sefton at SEFTONL@rhodes. edu for more information about the admission process and scholarships at Rhodes College.

For additional information, please contact:

Lauren Sefton, Associate Director of Admissions: SEFTONL@rhodes. edu
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN USA / www.rhodes.edu

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USA: Scholarships at Roger Williams University

*INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AT ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY - UP TO $16000 PER YEAR*

Roger Williams University is a 53-year-old independent, coeducational liberal arts university that has quickly established itself as a leader in higher education. A dynamic educational environment in which students live and learn to be global citizens, the University is committed to its mantra of learning to bridge the world. With 40 academic programs and a robust array of co-curricular activities available on its waterfront campus in historic Bristol, R.I., RWU looks to a set of core values in
fulfilling its mission to prepare students for life as 21st century citizen-scholars. Under the leadership of President Roy J. Nirschel, Ph.D., the institution has achieved unprecedented academic and financial successes. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report named RWU the seventh-ranked baccalaureate college in the north.

International Presidential Excellence Scholarship $16,000 per year Minimum GPA required for consideration- 3.5

International Achievement Scholarship $10,000 - 13,000 per year
Minimum GPA required for consideration- 3.0

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Wesley Roy
Associate Director, International Admission
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road Bristol, RI 02809 USA
1.401.254.3500 / 1.401.254.3557
wroy@rwu.edu
www.rwu.edu

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CfA: Photo Competition "20 Years After..."

Transitions Online (TOL) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2009 TOL Photo Competition.

The topic is "20 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain", and TOL encourages participants to submit photographs that best capture the changes over the past 20 years in Central and Eastern Europe.

You can enter photographs in four categories:
- Everyday life
- Landscapes and cityscapes
- Democracy and politics
- Industry and economy

PRIZES - The winner will receive a EUR 200 first prize, and three runners up will receive prizes of EUR 50.

SUBMISSIONS - The TOL Photo Competition is open to anyone who wishes to enter. Each entrant may submit up to four photographs. They must be in JPEG format and no larger than 3MB each. Submissions should be sent to photo@tol.org and you should state your full name, address, email address and telephone number.

DEADLINE - The final deadline for entries is *December 13, 2009*.

COMPETITION WEBSITE - For more information go to our competition web page:
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=18&NrIssue=1&NrSection=70&NrArticle=20946

The organizer, Transitions Online (www.tol.org) is a website that covers social, economic and political developments in Central & Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the FSU. It is published by Transitions (TOL), a non-profit organization registered in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Nov 4, 2009

Oslo Peace Scholarship at ANU, Australia

Oslo Peace Scholarship ttp://rspas.anu.edu.au/gsia/scholarships.htm>

The International Peace Research Institute, Oslo and The Australian National University's Department of International Relations, in partnership with Bjørknes College, are offering a scholarship for Master of International Affairs specialising in Peace and Conflict.

The program brings together academics at the forefront of international relations, peace,and conflict research from two sides of the globe. Students spend one semester at Bjørknes College in Norway with faculty from the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) pursuing courses in Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building, Ethics of Peace and War, and Gender and War. The international relations coursesare taken at ANU in Canberra. Participants have full access to the specialist libraries of the Nobel Institute and PRIO.

The Oslo Peace Scholarship pays the tuition fee and provides a living allowance for both Oslo and Canberra. Full details available here
<http://rspas.anu.edu.au/gsia/oslops.htm>

Closing date for receipt of complete application for scholarship is 30 April 2010 for applications to start in August 2010 and 29 April 2011 for applications to start in August 2011.

Links:

Full details on award conditions
<http://rspas.anu.edu.au/gsia/docs/Oslo_Peace_Scholarship.pdf>

Admission and application procedures
<http://rspas.anu.edu.au/gsia/admissions.htm>

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Ph. D. student Traffic Safety within the Policy Research Center

Vacature 089/32/100-5e/ TRAN
Within the Policy Research Centre for Mobility and Public Works - track Traffic Safety of Hasselt University, the following position (m/f) is available:

Ph. D. student Traffic Safety (2x2 years)
(mandate BEDR/2009/011- HO)

Policy Research Centre for Mobility and Public Works - track Traffic Safety
The Policy Research Centre for Mobility and Public Works, track Traffic Safety (2007-2011) carries out policy relevant research on traffic safety under the authority of the Flemish Government. The activities of the Policy Research Centre include: collecting, analyzing and opening up traffic safety data, carrying out problem oriented and policy relevant scientific research into traffic safety and rendering scientific services. With reference to this, Hasselt University (Transportation Research Institute), also coordinator of the Policy Research Centre, whishes to recruit a fulltime Ph. D. student on traffic safety for a period of 2 x 2 years.

Job description
One of the research activities of the Policy Research Centre for Mobility and Public Works - track Traffic Safety, is to carry out research into the impact of traffic infrastructure and environment on traffic safety. This contains amongst others the setup of the so-called risk models for crossroads and the scientific evaluation of the reorganization of dangerous accident locations in traffic. The researcher will continue the research that already has been carried out into this topic.

Profile and diploma
He/she should have a Masters degree in Transportation Science, Business Engineering, Civil Engineering, Statistics or an equivalent academic college degree. He/she has a strong interest in traffic safety and disposes of knowledge and experience with quantitative research techniques. Senior students are encouraged to apply for this position.

Further information
* Content job responsibilities:
* Prof. dr. Geert Wets, 011-26 91 58, geert.wets@uhasselt .be
* Prof. dr. Tom Brijs, 011-29 91 55, tom.brijs@uhasselt. be
* Content terms of employment and selection procedure: Jef Vanvoorden, 011-26 80 80, jef.vanvoorden@ uhasselt. be

Application
Applicants must use the official application forms
* which are available at the Rectoraat of Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan - building D, B-3590 Diepenbeek (Belgium), phone +32 - 11 - 26 80 03
* or which can be downloaded here pdf-file / Word format.
The completed application forms must reach the above mentioned address no later than Friday, December 4th 2009.
Application by e-mail will only be taken into consideration when sent to the following address: jobs@uhasselt. be.

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PhD scholarship Flexible bioinformatics pipelines for the in

4 year PhD scholarship

Flexible bioinformatics pipelines for the integration of genotype-to- phenotype experiments
Where: Genetics department & Groningen Bioinformatics Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands
Apply: To m.a.swertz@rug. nl before November 6st, 2009
Start: Before December 31st, 2009

Summary:
Most (disease) phenotypes have a complex inheritance. Integrated analyses of (i) high-throughput sequencing, genotype, transcript, protein, metabolic and phenotypic/clinical profiling data, (ii) use of model organisms such as mouse and worm, and (iii) integration of background information from literature and public database show much potential to unravel these genome-to-phenotype trajectories.

This exciting project will (i) define minimal parameters, models, algorithms and tools for the efficient generation of (ii) flexible "cyber infrastructures" to pipeline far greater volumes of experimental, functional and network data on human and mouse than can be achieved using manual analysis (iii) to pinpoint genes and molecular networks underlying complex phenotypes at significantly increased accuracy and reduced effort. You will build on novel "model-driven strategies" to generate the necessary software efficiently (Swertz, Nature Reviews Genetics, 2007), minimal models and ontologies for integrated representation of all these types of data (e.g. http://www.xgap.org, http://www.ebi.ac.uk/EFO), and a suite of open source software for the integration of data and tools (e.g. http://www.molgenis.org).

The ideal candidate has an MSc in bioinformatics, computer science, molecular biology, computational biology, artificial intelligence or a related field, proven interest in biology and bioinformatics, a strong programming background and excellent English communication skills. This bursary grant is guaranteed for 4 years at approximate EUR 1500 euro/month with an evaluation after one year.

Find the complete vacancy at
http://www.rug.nl/biologie/onderzoek/onderzoekGroepen/bioinformatics/Internships/PhDVacancyG2Ppipelines.pdf

Organisation:
http://www.rug.nl/umcg/faculteit/disciplinegroepen/medischegenetica/
http://www.rug.nl/gbic

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Doctoral Research Fellowship (the New Media in Asia and/or the Middle East)

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

*Doctoral Research Fellowship (the New Media in Asia and/or the Middle East)*

***POSITION AS **DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SKO/post code 1017) *within the new media in Asia and/or the Middle East

is available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo.

The successful candidate is expected to study the use of new media and communication technologies (including the Internet, satellite TV, and mobile phones) in Asia and/or the Middle East and their impact in the social, political, religious and/or cultural domains. The fellowship is open to projects from a wide range of disciplinary and methodological approaches to the study of new media. Comparative and/or multidisciplinary projects will be considered positively. Projects grounded in fieldwork in the region will be considered favourably. It is expected that the candidate analyzes primarily data in one or several of the region's languages. Candidates must therefore demonstrate advanced active skills in at least one relevant Asian and/or Middle Eastern language.

The position is available for a period of three years.

The successful candidate is expected to affiliate with the existing research milieu or network and to contribute to the further development of this. For information about the department we refer to http://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/.

If the applicant has worked as a doctoral research fellow previously to being hired at the Faculty of Humanities, that period of time will be deducted from the allotted 3 year period.

Candidates who are accepted must participate in the Faculty of Humanities' researcher education programme (cf. regulations and supplementary provisions for the faculty's researcher education) and must also engage in the designated research activities on a 100 percent basis. The designated aim of the project is to complete a doctoral dissertation to be defended at a public disputation for the Ph.D.-degree.

*Requirements: *

· A 5 year Master degree, or equivalent, in an area relevant to the topic of the doctoral dissertation.

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the quality of the project description and on the assumed academic and personal ability on the part of the candidates to complete the dissertation within the given time frame. The short-listed candidates may be called for an interview at the University of Oslo.

Guidelines for appointments to research fellowships at the Faculty of Humanities may be obtained at http://www.hf.uio.no/english/research/doctor/index.html.

The University of Oslo has a goal of recruiting more women in academic positions.
Women are encouraged to apply.

The University of Oslo also has a goal of recruiting more immigrants to Norway in academic positions. Immigrants are encouraged to apply.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/

**

For further information, contact:
Research director IKOS: Rune Svarverud, tel: + 47 22 85 69 82, e-mail: rune.svarverud@ ikos.uio. no .
Research administration IKOS: Cecilie Lilleheil, tel: + 47 22 84 40 47, e-mail: c.w.lilleheil@ ikos.uio. no .

Closing date: December 15, 2009

Ref.no: 2009/16827

Government wage scale: 45-52 (depending on level of expertise, NOK 355 600 - NOK 401 500 per annum)

*Submissions: *
Applicants must email the following material in doc-, rtf- or pdf-format to stillinger@hf. uio.no/jobbsoknad@ hf.uio.no :

- Letter of application describing qualifications

- A list of published and unpublished works

- Curriculum vitae with grades

- Project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions: http://www.hf.uio.no/english/research/doctor/projectdescription.html)

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

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CfA: New Europe College Fellowships (NEC International Program)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

NEW EUROPE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIPS
(the academic year of 2010-11)

New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania - announces the competition for Fellowships for the academic year 2010-11.

The program targets young Romanian and international researchers/ academics working in the fields of humanities and social studies. Applicants must be doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D. title.

Duration of the Fellowship: a) a full academic year (10 months, October through July) or (only for the international Fellows) b) a one-term fellowship (October through February, or March through July).

Location: New Europe College in Bucharest, Romania.

The Fellowship consists of a monthly stipend of 600 Euro (tax free), accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship, as well as for season holidays. The Fellows who stay for the whole academic year are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2,600 Euro for transportation, accommodation, and per diem).

The Fellows are expected to work on their own projects and take part in the scientific events organized by the New Europe College. At the end of their Fellowship, each Fellow is expected to hand in a research paper reflecting the results of his/her work over the duration of the Fellowship. The papers will be included in a NEC publication.

Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of English is desirable.

The deadline (the arrival date, not the mailing date) for the international candidates to submit the application both by regular mail and e-mail is February 1st, 2010. The applications will be evaluated by the Academic Board of the NEC. The applicants will be notified by e-mail and regular mail on the results of the evaluation process at the beginning of the month of March. The shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview organized at the NEC, in Bucharest, on April 9-10, 2010.

The application form, the instructions for the application and additional information on the New Europe College can be downloaded from www.nec.ro or requested by e-mail at applications@ nec.ro. Contact person: Irina VAINOVSKI-MIHAI.

Mailing address: New Europe College, str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest, Romania
Tel. (+4) 021 307 9910, Fax: (+4) 021 327 0774

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CfP: Europe after the Lisbon Treaty, Skopje, Macedonia, 21.5.2010

Call for papers

University American College Skopje is proud to initiate the fifth annual academic research conference on European integration

EUROPE AFTER THE LISBON TREATY

Friday 21 May 2010

Skopje, Macedonia

Abstracts due Tuesday 22 December 2009

This inter- and multi-disciplinary one-day conference seeks to explore the controversy surrounding the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and its consequences for the future of European integration. The underlying assumption is that the Lisbon Treaty should be an important milestone of the EU institution- building in the years to come. It poses serious questions about the world's biggest economy and the most successful global paradigm of political integrations thus far.

Is Europe evolving into a federation of states as euro-sceptics persistently claim? What should be the contribution to the future shape of the organization by the various schools of thought and political orientations: so-called federalists, unionists and euro-sceptics, "wideners" and "deepeners", democrats and conservatives, liberals and greens. Could it become political and economic role-model for other regional organizations throughout the continents? Will Europe assume a bigger role in the world? Or the world affairs are to be decided largely within an emerging axe of power - G2, Washington and Beijing occupying the central spots? What will be the likely consequences of the Charter on Fundamental Rights which has not been accepted by all? The Lisbon Treaty broadens the scope of competencies of the European Parliament - the only EU institution enjoying direct electoral legitimacy. It also improves the EU's voting system, restructures EU external action services and creates a more permanent presidency of the European Council. The critical challenge now ought to be to make it all work.

As a hosting academic institution we aim to emphasise and explore the contribution that academia can make to catalyse an adequate response to the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.

Major issues to be addressed include:

- The impact of the Lisbon Treaty upon the procedural side of the European integrations, and upon the very substance of key European policies, as well. What are the real, not only preferred, benefits from the Lisbon Treaty in streamlining common European efforts in key areas - economy, energy stability, human rights, and well-being of the people? What are the strong and weak points of the document, and the dormant loopholes in the ratified solutions?

- What are the potentials of the post-Lisbon EU in forging more efficient common response to financial and economic recession of similar proportions as the last one?

- The Lisbon Treaty has removed formal impediments to enlargement, but can it really consolidate the political will to support this process and avoid enlargement fatigue? What does it foretell about the course that candidate and potential candidate countries could eventually take? The Western Balkans as the last EU integrational dilemma or forerunner for further enlargement? The Republic of Macedonia's eventual contribution to the multiethnic and multicultural European code of conduct.

- Are documents or political rationale of the EU more important pre-requisites for accepting a full membership of Turkey or Ukraine and for establishing a common economic and energy area with the Russian Federation?

- Is it possible for a multilateral treaty dealing primarily with procedural and normative aspects to alleviate the democratic deficit of European institutions (Commission, Councils, Committees)?

- Can America and Europe in the multi-polar world become a genuine force for change, or remain an alliance for hegemony, as some would claim? What are the potentials for global cooperation of post-Lisbon Europe and the USA under the Democrats? Are they irreversibly drifting apart or coming together again?

- Input of common European security and defence policy in balancing the world order and providing stability and prosperity for the European citizens.

- Doing business in Europe after the Lisbon Treaty. Legal framework for monetary policies, competencies and the status of corporate managers, fiscal adjustments and economic nationalisms as a prevailing long-standing doctrine.

- International and domestic marketing, regional and across the ocean associations versus or together with the EU (OSCE, NATO, CEFTA, EFTA, NAFTA).

- Building the pan-European identity after the Lisbon Treaty (constitutional patriotism, effects of educational processes, blending of cultures and architectural styles, multilingual societies and states, European Chapter of Human Rights).

By tradition, key speakers and high level officials from the country and from abroad are invited to address the conference.

Abstracts due Tuesday 22 December 2009

Notification of acceptance Tuesday 19 January 2010

Papers due Tuesday 30 March 2010

Review feedback Tuesday 20 April 2010

Revised papers due Tuesday 18 May 2010

Conference date Friday 21 May 2010

The working language of the conference is English. Looking to encourage an informed dialogue, we welcome papers (no less than 3000 words) by scholars and professionals from any discipline including but not limited to international relations, economics, law and political sciences, sociology, philosophy, and cultural studies. PhD students are also encouraged to take part. 300 word abstracts can be submitted by email to conference@uacs. edu.mk. Abstracts should be written in Word or RTF formats, font Times New Roman size 12, following this order: author(s), affiliation, email address, title of abstract, body of abstract, key words.

Due to overwhelming response to previous conferences, this year the number of participants presenting at the main sessions will be limited to those who submit papers of highest quality and relevance. In addition, short poster sessions may be organised for other selected participants. All papers need to be submitted and will be peer-reviewed prior to the conference. Selected papers will be considered for publication as conference proceedings in an ISBN e-book. To avoid copyright infringements, the organizing committee will review and publish original works which are not currently under consideration elsewhere. The papers that are accepted will require a release form in order to be published in the proceedings book. University American College Skopje will cover all costs for editing and publishing. No fees will be granted to the authors.

Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the University American College Skopje on as-needed basis only for a limited number of selected presenters who need to submit a bursary form.

For abstract & paper guidelines, conference programme and other updates please visit our web page: www.uacs.edu.mk/conference

Organising Committee:

Dr. Clarisse Molad, UACS Vice Dean, e-mail: molad@uacs.edu. mk

Dr. Stevo Pendarovski, e-mail: pendarovski@ uacs.edu. mk

Dr. Ivan Dodovski, e-mail: dodovski@uacs. edu.mk

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CfP: Ethno-politics and Intervention in a Globalized world, Exeter, UK

Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies International Conference:
‘Ethno-Politics and Intervention in a Globalized World’
27-30 June 2010
University of Exeter

Call for Papers

A cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary conference exploring the role of ethnicity and nationalism in the 21st century

Conference convenor: Professor Gareth Stansfield

Hardly a day goes by without a political or social manifestation of ethnicity crossing the headlines of international and national news. The conflict situations in Darfur, Iraq and Palestine; new state formations in the Balkans; issues of multiculturalism and security in Western cities; and the re-interpretation of historical memories and myths in places as far apart as Cornwall and Central Asia simultaneously point to the salience of ethnicity as a critical factor in today's complex world.

The Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies (EXCEPS) is an exciting initiative which was established in 2007 following the award of a grant by the Leverhulme Trust to the University of Exeter. EXCEPS examines the role of ethnicity and nationalism in politics and conflict via a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together academics and practitioners from an array of fields. We will be holding our first international conference from 27-30 June 2010.

The conference will be organized around seven sub-themes covering different aspects of the theme of ‘Ethno-Politics and Intervention in a Globalized World’. These sub-themes are:

Foreign Intervention in Ethnic and Ethno-National Conflicts
Regional Security Organisations and the Regulation of Violent Ethno-Political Conflict
Culture and Memory in Reconciliation Processes
Questioning Ethno-Politics: Diasporic Political Cultures, Subjectivities and Spaces
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Violent Radicalisation and Terrorism in the Ethno-Politicised World
Mechanisms for Managing Ethnic Conflict: Secession, Autonomy, Elections

For further information, please go to the EXCEPS conference website: http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/exceps/events/conference.html . Any questions can be directed to the sub-theme convenors. To submit a proposal for a paper or a panel, please send an abstract of maximum 500 words to exceps-conference@ exeter.ac. uk by 29 January 2010. Please indicate clearly in your application which sub-theme you would like it to be considered for. Successful applicants will be notified by 26 February 2010.

Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies (EXCEPS)

Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Stocker Road, University of Exeter
Exeter EX4 4ND, United Kingdom

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Nov 3, 2009

Bourses d’étude Aldo Cuzzer de Fondazione Lelio e Lisli Basso Issoco

BOURSES D’ETUDES ALDO CUZZER

Pour des mémoires de Master 2 sur les problématiques d’aménagement et d’Urbanisme en Afrique

Première édition
Année Universitaire 2009/2010

REGLEMENT

Art.1 - Objet
La Fondation Lelio e Lisli Basso – Section internationale (Rome) offre cinq bourses d’études pour l’année universitaire 2009/2010 afin d’encourager la recherche sur le thème de la planification territoriale durable dans les pays africains.

La bourse est dédiée à la mémoire du Professeur Aldo Cuzzer, Professeur Titulaire de la Chaire d’Urbanisme auprès de la Faculté d’Architecture de l’Université “La Sapienza” de Rome, disparu en 2009.

Art.2 - Partenariat
La Fondation Lelio e Lisli Basso – Section internationale est soutenue dans cette initiative par contributions privées. L’Université Ca Foscari (Centre Interuniversitaire pour la Recherche Didactique et la Formation Avancée), l’Université de Yaoundé 1 (Cameroun) et l’Université de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) collaborent également à cette initiative, à travers une collaboration dans le suivi des travaux des titulaires finaux de la bourse.

Art. 3 - Finalités
L’initiative a comme objectif de promouvoir des mémoires de fin d’études de niveau Master 2 et doctorat sur les problématiques de la planification territoriale dans les pays africains, notamment effectués auprès des Universités de Yaoundé 1 (Cameroun) et de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), ou dans d’autres Universités Camerounaises et du Burkina Faso. Le but est de sensibiliser les jeunes africains aux thèmes de la planification territoriale durable afin de promouvoir une acquisition de compétences professionnelles dans ce domaine.

Art. 4 - Thèmes
Le Cameroun et le Burkina Faso sont les pays prioritaires pour cette première session de bourses d’études Aldo Cuzzer. Le choix est lié au fait que ces deux territoires représentent ensemble la diversité, la richesse urbanistique et paysagère de l’Afrique subsaharienne.
L’appel concerne prioritairement les étudiants inscrits dans les facultés ou Ecoles d’ingénieurs, et dans les facultés de sciences sociales et humaines.
L’appel privilégie les thèmes de recherche ayant pour finalité la réduction des disparités territoriales et la promotion d’un urbanisme durable postcolonial dans les pays africains. Parmi les thèmes d’intérêt, sont privilégiés: planification urbanistique durable ; urbanisation participative; analyse et lutte contre les disparités territoriales; projets d’urbanisme participatif avec les enfants; développement urbain durable; agenda 21 local; mobilité durable; positionnement des décideurs locaux au regard de la planification territoriale; urbanisme vernaculaire ou traditionnel, architecture biologique en Afrique, le patrimoine culturel immobilier, architecture coloniale et patrimoine, architecture bioclimatique, éducation à l’environnement dans le cadre de la planification urbanistique; interaction culture et urbanisme.

Art. 5 – Montant de la bourse
La bourse d’études pour la première édition 2009 – 2010 consiste en un prix de 500 000 Fcfa (770 Euros) pour chacune des cinq meilleures propositions de mémoires de Master 2 ou de fin d’études d’ingénieur. Cette bourse permet de financer le travail de recherche dans le cadre d’un Master 2 ou d’un diplôme d’ingénieur. Les boursiers ont une obligation de présenter, auprès de leur université d’appartenance et de la Fondation Lelio e Lisli Basso – Section internationale, un mémoire d’étude au cours de l’année 2010.

Art. 6 – Commission d’Evaluation
La sélection sera faite par une Commission ad hoc, nommée par le Président de la Fondation Lelio Basso et par le Directeur du Centre Interuniversitaire pour la Recherche Didactique et la Formation Avancée de l’Université Cà Foscari de Venise.
La décision de la Commission est sans appel et sera communiquée aux candidats au plus tard le 31 janvier 2010 par courrier électronique.

La même Commission sélectionnera avant le 30 septembre 2010 les trois meilleurs mémoires de Master 2 ou d’ingénieur des 5 travaux initialement financés. Les étudiants sélectionnés pourront alors bénéficier d’une bourse supplémentaire de trois ans d’un montant total 4615 Euros (3 millions de FCFA), pour financer leur thèse de doctorat. Les boursiers devront approfondir les thèmes développés dans leur mémoire de master 2 ou de diplôme d’ingénieur en proposant des solutions pratiques et efficaces pour la résolution d’un problème réel d’urbanisme en zone rurale, urbaine ou périurbaine.

La Commission se réserve la possibilité de ne pas distribuer une partie des bourses, dans le cas où elle jugerait qu’aucune des thèses n’est valable.

Art. 7 - Conditions pour participer
Les personnes intéressées devront faire parvenir à la Fondation Lelio e Lisli Basso – Section internationale la demande de participation avant le 31 décembre 2009, exclusivement par courrier électronique. Les mémoires de fin d’études devront être terminés au plus tard le 30/08/2010 et envoyés par courrier électronique à la Fondation Basso au plus tard le 5 /09/2010 à l’adresse basso@fondazionebasso.it

Les concurrents doivent joindre à la demande un curriculum vitae contenant:_
1. Nom, prénom, date et lieu de naissance, numéro de téléphone, l’adresse complète, adresse mail;
2. Proposition du Titre de leur mémoire et une synthèse de leur problématique de recherche (maximum 2000 mots);
3. Une lettre de motivation
4. Une lettre attestant l’acceptation des conditions de l’appel et l’autorisation à la diffusion des résultats du concours
5. La preuve d’inscription dans une université camerounaise ou du Burkina Faso.
Une lettre de recommandation du directeur de mémoire

Art. 8 – Utilisation des données personnelles.
Sur la base du décret administratif 196/2003 les données personnelles seront recueillies et traitées au sein de la Fondation Lelio e Lisli Basso pour les activités décrites dans l’avis de concours, avec les limites et les modalités nécessaires pour poursuivre les objectifs prévus.
Les personnes intéressées jouiront des droits reconnus par l’art 7 du décret administratif 196/2003.

Art. 9 – Secrétariat
Pour des renseignements supplémentaires, prière de contacter la Fondation Lelio Basso au courrier basso@fondazionebasso.it ou filb@iol.it; tel.06-6879953-06.68801468; fax 06-68307516; via Dogana Vecchia 5 00186 Roma (Italia).

Rome, octobre 2009

La Présidente
(Elena Paciotti)

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CfA: Online cultural competence course for health/social care professions

This is an online course for people working in health and social care seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge and comply with national policies and the expectations of an ethnically diverse, multicultural population. Developed by Professor Irena Papadopoulos, an authority in the fields of transcultural health, nursing, and cultural competence studies, students will be able to utilise credits gained by successful completion of this course to progress towards advanced
studies/awards.

Further information and a registration form can be obtained from our website at http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/business.

You may wish to bookmark this URL and check it periodically for news of upcoming courses and events. Should you know of any colleagues or associates who would benefit from this course please make them aware of this opportunity. If you have any questions about the Health and Social Sciences School’s CPD activities, or prefer to have documents posted to you, by all means contact me.

Kind regards

Victor Galea-Borg
Research and Business Office
Middlesex University
The Burroughs
Hendon
London NW4 4BT

Tel: +44 (0)20 8411 4760
Fax: +44 (0)20 8411 4777
Email: v.borg@mdx.ac. uk

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CfA: European Doctoral Program in Human/Social Sciences, Italy

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN THE HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

CURRICULUM IN `EUROPE AND THE INVENTION OF MODERNITY'
http://www.sumitalia.it/ITA/bandi/documenti/scienzeumane/bando-en.pdf

http://www.sumitalia.it/ITA/bandi/d-bandi.php

deadline: 23 Novembre 2009

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PhD programs, University of Catania, Italy, DL 23.11.20091

INTERNATIONAL PhD XXV CYCLE
University of Catania

Activation

The University of Catania for the XXV cycle has activated the PhD Courses, included those of the Scuola Superiore di Catania, as shown below:

AGRICULTURAL FIELD
PHARMACY FIELD
LAW FIELD
ENGINEERING FIELD
MEDICINE AND SURGERY FIELD
MATHS, PHYSICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES FIELD
POLITICAL SCIENCES FIELD
SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI CATANIA

Admission Requirements

Italian University degree (old regulation, at least 4 yrs courses) or a specialist degree/master (new regulation 3+2 yrs courses) or with a foreign certifiably equivalent academic qualification. In case the academic qualification has not been certified equivalent yet, candidates must request a certification of suitability from the Doctorate Academic Board by attaching the appropriate documents (qualification type, name and duration, study programme specifying each single educational activity including a list of courses taken and their grades). These documents, translated and legalised, must be sent together with the application form.

Candidates must draft their admission separately for each competition in either Italian or English according to the facsimile accompanying this notice. It is also possible to participate for those regularly attending the last year of a degree course (Italian University degree old regulation or specialist degree/master or foreign certifiably equivalent academic qualification) and that are certain to obtain the diploma within the 31st December 2009. In the latter case admission will be conditioned by the production of the degree diploma before the 10th January 2010, otherwise candidates will lose the right to attend the course.

In any case, the selection Committees will take into account only the qualifications sent by candidates within the deadline of this call for admission.

Candidates must fill in the application form available at the website www.unict.it and complete the form with all requested information, following the on-line procedure, not later than the 23rd November 2009.

Information: http://unict.ugmanager.it
Call: http://unict. ugmanager.it/documenti/BandoXXVciclo_int_ENG.pdf
Application: http://unict.ugmanager.it/internazionale/login.aspx

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Postdoctoral Position at the Univ. of New Mexico School of Medicine

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

One postdoctoral position is immediately available to study vacuolar ATPase proton pumps in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Applicants would have a PhD in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, or a related field. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in yeast genetics. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with demonstrated ability to carry out independent
research and a record of peer-reviewed publications. The candidate will be expected to participate in and contribute to a highly interactive research environment involving students.

Applications should include a cover letter, CV, and the contact information for three references. Interested applicants should email materials to:

Karlett J. Parra, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
MSC08-4670,
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Email: kjparra@salud. unm.edu

link: http://www.ad-astra.ro/posts/view_post.php?post_id=1330

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Postdoctoral fellowship position, Endocrinology, Cardiology, or Nephrology

Two-three year research fellowship investigating interactions among hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and genetics is available at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

This is a laboratory-based position focused on molecular and cellular mechanisms of hormonally mediated cardiovascular disease. There are opportunities to interact with clinical scientists focused on the same area. This position is ideally suited for those interested in a career in bench research in Endocrinology, Cardiology, or Nephrology.

The earliest start date would be 2/01/10. Brigham and Women's Hospital is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer. Women and Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Candidates should have a M.D., PhD or M.D/PhD. and be a US citizen or permanent resident.

A letter of interest, CV, and the names of three references should be sent to Ms. Joyce Bonarrigo, Administrative Director, Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, jbonarrigo@partners .org.

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PhD position in ecological monitoring by satellite remote sensing and forest change modelling

The Research Laboratory in Environmetrics and Geomatics of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Land Use Planning, Université catholique de Louvain, is opening a PhD position in ecological monitoring by satellite remote sensing and forest change modelling (48 months)

The research will involve both processing 10-year SPOT-Vegetation time series
(satellite data) to derive and analyse the vegetation phenology trends at global scale, and developing a forest cover change model for Central Africa. The phenology results and the GIS model outputs will be used in the vegetation model ORCHIDEE to improve our understanding of the terrestrial carbon cycle and forecast its evolution under different land-use and climate change scenarios.

Supported by the Federal Science Policy Office, the PhD research will take place within the VEGECLIM project involving the Research Laboratory in Environmetrics and
Geomatics (UCL, coordinator) , the laboratory of Plant Ecology (UGent) and the
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE, Paris). The project
will provide quantitative estimates of the carbon stocks and fluxes in Africa and more particularly in central African forests.

The candidate will be :
- graduated as bioengineer or equivalent ;
- trained in remote sensing, geomatics and/or time series analysis ;
- fluent in french and english ;
- eligible and motivated to complete a PhD thesis ;
- able to actively contribute to an international research effort.

Additional experiences in remote sensing, image processing, land-cover change
modelling and travels in African countries are most welcomed. Regular visits to UGent
and LSCE are expected.

For any complementary information, please contact Pr. Emmanuel Hanert
(Emmanuel.Hanert@ uclouvain) or Pr. Pierre Defourny (Pierre.Defourny@ uclouvain. be).
The interested candidates are invited to send a detailed curriculum vitae and a
motivation letter in a paper format and by email before the 1st December 2009 to
Prof. P. Defourny

UCL – Dpt of Environmental Sciences and Land Use Planning
Croix du Sud, 2 bte 16
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium

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CfP: Int'l Conference on Business & Technology - Turkey

The 2nd Annual International Conference on Business & Technology
Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
Thursday May 6, 2010 to Friday May 7, 2010

The Academy of Business & Public Policy, Rockford, IL, USA, in collaboration with Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, is organizing the 2nd Annual International Conference on Business & Technology from Thursday May 6, 2010 to Friday May 7, 2010 in the beautiful city of Kayseri, near the world-renowned touristic sites in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Proposals and/or papers should cover any related topic including Accounting, Agribusiness, Business, Business Education, Management, Marketing, e-Commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Technology, International Business, Non-Governmental Organizations, Public Policy, Small & Medium Size Enterprises,
Technology, etc.

(There will be a bus tour on Saturday May 8, 2010 to world famous touristic sites including the Erciyes Mountain – old volcanic mountain, 3917 m. high – and the fairy chimneys in Cappadocia, among other attractions. There will be an additional fee for those interested in the tour.)

Deadlines
February 28, 2010: Submission of Proposals/Papers
March 31, 2010: Submission of Final Papers

Registration Fees
Before March 15, 2010 (Early-bird) : 200.000 TRY, US$150, or €100
After March 15, 2010 (Regular): 300.000 TRY, US$200, or €150

Publishing Opportunities
Conference Proceedings
Journal of the Academy of Business & Public Policy
Review of Accounting, Finance, & Economics
International Business & Technology Review
(All papers presented will be published in the Conference Proceedings, and selected papers in one of the journals.)

Submit your proposals and/or papers to Dr. Jude Edwards, University of Northern Virginia, at conference@irgbusin ess.com

For more information about the conference, visit
http://www.irgbusiness.com/irgb-conferences.html

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CfP: Int'l Conference on Accounting, Finance, & Economics - Columbus

Call for Papers

The 2nd Annual International Conference on Accounting, Finance, & Economics
Franklin University, Columbus, OH, USA
July 22-23, 2010

The Academy of Business & Public Policy (ABPP) in collaboration with the Department of Accounting at Franklin University, Columbus, OH, is organizing the 2nd Annual International Conference on Accounting, Finance, & Economics from Thursday July 22-Friday July 23, 2010 at the main campus of Franklin University in Downtown Columbus, OH.

Proposals and/or papers can cover any of these topics: Accounting, Finance, Economics, Education, Accounting & Financial Regulations, Business Cycles, Economic Indicators, Economic Development, Sustainability, Economic Systems, Ethics, Exchange Rates, Fundamental Defects of the Free Market System, International Productivity Comparisons, Labor Markets and Living Standards, Productivity and Technological Change, The Global Financial Crisis, & Any other related topic.

Deadlines: May 30, 2010: Submission of Proposals/Papers; June 30, 2010: Submission of Final Papers

Registration Fees:
Before April 15, 2010 (Early-bird) : $195.00
After April 15, 2010: $295.00
Students: $95.00

Publishing Opportunities: ICAFE Conference Proceedings; Journal of the Academy of Business & Public Policy; Review of Accounting, Finance, & Economics; and International Business & Technology Review (All papers presented will be published in the Conference Proceedings, and selected papers in one of the journals.)

Submit your proposals and/or papers to Dr. Jude Edwards at
conference@irgbusin ess.com

For more information about the conference, visit
http://www.irgbusin ess.com/irgb- conferences. html

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CfA: Graduate School of Global Politics (GSGP)

Searching for your own path in international academics?
The new Graduate School of Global Politics is your opportunity to set the course for a successful research-oriented career.

The Center for Global Politics, a distinguished Freie Universitat Berlin (FU) institution directed by Prof. Klaus Segbers, is now launching a call for applications for its Graduate School of Global Politics (GSGP). Offering a valuable combination of academic preparation, research and practical experience, the GSGP is the place to acquire knowledge in context and prepare for an outstanding career in research-oriented occupational fields. The integrated German-Chinese program is a cooperative endeavor between selected Chinese universities and Freie UniversitÃ¤t Berlin. It focuses on applicants with dissertation topics in the fields of IR and Global Politics and a regional focus on East Asia. The FU Berlin, which was successful in the federal and state "Initiative for Excellence", is now one of nine "universities of excellence" in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The GSGP is a 3-year PhD program and involves 8-10 outstanding PhD candidates from FU Berlin and selected Chinese partner universities. Special features include:
•Pioneer Concept: the first bi-national German-Chinese PhD program in the social sciences;
•Systematic coursework: in-depth knowledge of theories of International Relations (IR) and courses on various methodologies best suited for each PhD candidate's field of specialization;
•A 6-12 month research stay: an opportunity for detailed on-the-spot research and an intensive international academic experience;
•High-quality academic monitoring: consultation with two advisors, all renowned scholars, for the whole period of the dissertation;
•Practical experience: various courses in research management, projects with think tanks, and opportunities for internships;
•Joint certificate: award of a doctoral degree from the PhD candidate's home university and a joint certificate from both universities.

The Center for Global Politics is now inviting students to apply for the GSGP program through Freie Universitat Berlin. Those applicants will start in October 2010 and will complete their research stay at Fudan University in Shanghai. After successfully finishing the program and their dissertation, they will receive a doctoral degree from FU Berlin together with the joint certificate.

The following documents are required in order for an applicant to be considered by the selection committee:
•overview of all work, internship and academic experience relevant to the program, submitted in block form (e.g. CV);
•transcript of records from previous degrees, including proof of the successful completion of a Master's degree or equivalent;
•proof of English language ability at Level C1 of CEFR;
•statement of purpose that details the applicant's reasons for applying to the program as well as the applicant's future career plans (maximum two pages);
•dissertation proposal (maximum ten pages) Â– this should be a convincing, detailed and well elaborated plan for the dissertation and should provide proof that the candidate will be able to finalize the dissertation concept within three years;
•a written statement from the PhD committee (Promotionsausschus s) at FU Berlin that admission for the dissertation is possible; please contact our student advisor Bettina Rollow concerning this issue;
•two expert opinions (Fachgutachten) from professors on the dissertation proposal;
•basic knowledge of German and Chinese is advantageous.
For more information about the program, please visit our website www.cgp-phd.org or contact us at phd@global-politics .org.

The application deadline is February 1, 2010. If you wish to apply, please contact our student advisor Bettina Rollow. Contact details are listed below.

Bettina Rollow (Student Advisor)
Center for Global Politics | Freie UniversitÃ¤t Berlin
Garystrasse 55 | 14195 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-838-56021 | Fax: +49-30-838-53616
Email: bettina.rollow@ fu-berlin. de

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CfP: Civilacademy Journal of Social Sciences

CALL FOR PAPERS

Civilacademy Journal of
Social Sciences is calling for contributors to its 21th issue.

Civilacademy
Journal of Social Sciences is a peer reviewed interdisciplinary bilingual journal (both Turkish and English) and a student-based publication sponsored by Fatih University. The journal publishes manuscripts, works in progress and reviews in the fields of politics, international relations, management, economy, law, public administration, communication, anthropology, folklore, history, religion, sociology, literature (theory and criticism), media reviews (books, film, video, performance, art, music, drama, melodrama, etc.), linguistic, psychology, philosophy, media studies, women's or gender studies, cultural studies, working-class studies and ethnic studies.

Civilacademy Journal of Social Sciences is indexed and abstracted by `Gale Cengage Learning`.

The due date of sending papers for 21th issue is 15 December 2009.

Expected
Publication Date: February 2010

Contact addresses are indicated below:

civilacademy@ gmail.com, gneslihandemir@ gmail.com

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CfP: Technology and East-West relations: Transfers, parallel histories, and the European laboratory

Call for papers for the

4th Tensions of Europe Plenary Conference

&

Closing ESF Inventing Europe Conference

June 17-20, 2010

at Sofia University (Bulgaria)

Technology & East-West relations: Transfers, parallel histories, and the European laboratory

Deadline paper abstracts: December 18, 2009

The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the Foundation for the History of Technology in the Netherlands are jointly organizing the final and closing conference of the ESF EUROCORES program Inventing Europe and the bi-annual conference of the Tensions of Europe network (ToE). Inventing Europe and ToE strive, through collaborative research and coordinating efforts, to promote studies of the interplay between technical change and European history. Instead of focusing on national histories, the emphasis of both initiatives is on transnational technological developments that have shaped and are shaping Europe.

We encourage scholars from all disciplines who study subjects related to the overall conference theme or the Inventing Europe/Tensions of Europe intellectual agenda to submit abstracts for the research sessions, roundtables and research collaboration sessions.

Overall Theme of the Conference

The main theme of the conference applies to papers, which treat processes of circulation and appropriation of technologies between Eastern and Western Europe as an entry point into the contested practice of Europeanization. During the Cold War, for instance, Europe has been one of the central laboratories for the experimentation with ideological and political regimes, which deeply infected traditional paths of knowledge and technology transfer in Europe. While the history of the Cold War has mainly been told as a history of discontinuity and fragmentation, we would especially welcome papers and sections dealing with examples of successful co-operation or "hidden continuities" in inter-European technology transfer during the 20th century.

Despite the fact that the focus of the conference will be on the post-World War II period, we will welcome session proposals and individual papers referring to the practices of appropriation and circulation of ideas, skills and people in Europe from the mid-19th century onwards - thus from the period before the notions of Eastern and Western Europe were coined. This results from our conviction that one should look for the roots of the European integration and fragmentation in a "longue duree" perspective.

General areas to be explored are:

- Changing times: Continuities and discontinuities in the transfers of knowledge and technology between Eastern and Western Europe from the mid-19th century to the present.

- Negotiating identities: spaces and places of co-operation or confrontation before, during, and after the Cold War.

- Parallel histories: alternative processes of European integration and fragmentation in Eastern and Western Europe.

- Blurred boundaries: spill-over effects and holes in the Iron Curtain

- Europe as a trading zone, a symbolic battle field, and the diplomatic playground for world hegemony.

- Chilling effects: Technologies at war & wartime technology

- Contested approaches: the merits and pitfalls of concepts like Americanization, Sovietisation, Westernization for European historiography.

In addition, the program committee welcomes papers that want to contribute to the general Inventing Europe/Tensions of Europe intellectual agenda. This agenda treats technological change as an entry point into the contested practice of Europeanization.

Five general areas to be explored are:

- Building Europe through Infrastructures, or, how Europe has been shaped by the material links of transnational infrastructure.

- Constructing European Ways of Knowing, or, how Europe became articulated through efforts to unite knowledge and practices on a European scale.

- Consuming Europe, or, how actors reworked consumer goods and artefacts for local, regional, national, European, and global use.

- Europe in the Global World, or, how Europe has been created through colonial, ex-colonial, trans-Atlantic, and other global exchanges.

- Synthetic methodological or historiographical explorations of the role of technology in transnational European history.

Sessions formats

The Program Committee welcomes proposals that address the overall conference themes in the following four formats:

* Individual paper proposals.

* Research sessions with three papers based on original research, and an invited commentator. Because the conference encourages debate, appropriate time for discussion should be allocated to the commentators as well as the members of the audience. The papers will be pre-circulated to all conference participants. Conference participants are expected to have read the papers thus presentations should be brief.

* Roundtable sessions with an open agenda or one paper to start-off the discussion. The sessions will host no more than six discussants including the organizer and the chair. The organizer is responsible for preparing a dialogue paper to stimulate debate, and if relevant, supplementary material. Ideally, the dialogue paper will be a brief piece that poses a number of historical problems and/or questions related to the conference theme that will be addressed in the debate. While the organizer should propose discussants, the Program Committee may make additional suggestions. The chair may decide either to limit the conversation to invited roundtable discussants or to allow the audience to ask questions and enter the debate.

* Research collaboration sessions which are meant to present results of a specific project to the conference. The session could be paper based, but could also focus on a discussion of the framing and wider implications of the specific project. The Program Committee may make additional suggestions for commentators.

Research sessions and research collaboration session will be allotted a minimum time slot of one and a half hours, and roundtable discussions one hour.

Deadlines and Time-line

The deadline for proposals is DECEMBER 18, 2009. The research session abstracts (maximum 600 words) should be submitted by the organizers together with the abstracts for the individual presentations (maximum 500 words each). To propose a roundtable, please submit a list of invited participants and an abstract (maximum 600 words). Note: When giving the proposal a digital file name, please include the organizer's last name, and either RS for research session, RT for round table or RCS for Research Collaboration Session. So Fickers_RS for example.The abstracts should be sent to the Program Committee by email to TOE@tue.nl.Please direct queries to the Program Committee Chair, Andreas Fickers (A.Fickers@maastrich tuniversity. nl).

The Program Committee will inform the session organizers about its decisions no later than February 15, 2010. Inventing Europe & Tensions of Europe programs are seeking to provide a contribution towards travel and/or accommodation costs for those who have no opportunity to participate otherwise.

Papers and roundtable discussion texts must be submitted to the Program Committee by May 1, 2010 because they will be distributed to all conference participants before the conference on a CD and made available on the website.

For the Program Committee for the Fourth Plenary Conference of Tensions of Europe,

Andreas Fickers, Chair, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Helena Durnova, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic

Valentina Fava, Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland

Ivan Tchalakov, Plovdiv University & Institute of Sociology, BAS, Bulgaria

Sponsors

This conference is made possible by:

European Science Foundation

Foundation for the History of Technology

Technical University Eindhoven

University of Sofia

Bulgarian Academy of Science

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