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Mar 9, 2011

70 PhD Studentships, University of Sussex, UK

University of Sussex

Investing in the next 50 years of excellence

£3.3 million in funding to support up to 70 Doctoral Studentships

The University of Sussex has a long history of outstanding research. In this, our 50th anniversary year, we are investing in our continued academic excellence by offering up to 70 full and partial Doctoral Studentships across the University, worth up to £3.3 million. The studentships are available in all our subject areas across the arts, sciences and social sciences.

Our continued focus on research is reflected in our RAE results; Sussex has world-leading research in every department. And our commitment to our Doctoral students is demonstrated by our Doctoral School, a unique resource bringing researchers from across the University together in an interdisciplinary research community.

For further details of the studentships available, visit www.sussex.ac. uk/2011doctorals tudentships
019002-01

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/jobs_jobdetails.asp?source=jobalert&ac=83117

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10 PhD Scholarships, St. Marys University College, UK

St Marys University College, Twickenham, London

Ten Doctoral Scholarships

St Mary's has fostered the intellectual, physical and spiritual development of its students to assist them to have successful careers and flourishing lives since its foundation in 1850. Our beautiful campus is situated in the grounds of the historic Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, in close proximity to the National Archives in Kew and with easy access to central London.

Under its new Principal, Professor Philip Esler, St Mary's will strengthen its mission to create new knowledge and to engage in activities in support of social cohesion and economic development in this exciting period of change for UK higher education.

St Mary's provides a supportive and diverse environment for research students with a thriving postgraduate community and high levels of student satisfaction.

To strengthen that community we are now offering ten doctoral scholarships based in the following Academic Schools:

School of Education - three full-time scholarships in the areas of Religious Education, Physical Education, Sustainable Education, or Educational Leadership. School of Human Sciences - one full-time scholarship in the area of Physiology or Biomechanics of Distance Running.

School of Communication, Culture and Creative Arts - three part-time scholarships in the areas of: Second Language Acquisition; Anime/Animation Studies; Gender Representation in Visual Culture; Horror, Science Fiction and Cult Film and Television; Audiences and Fan Cultures; CCTV and Surveillance/ Crime and the Media; Popular Music and Counter Culture; Visual Culture in Ireland.

School of Management and Social Sciences - three full-time scholarships in the areas of Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, or Clinical Hypnosis.

These scholarships will cover full fees for UK/EU students or half-fees for international students for a three year period (or equivalent part-time), with the exception of the Human Sciences scholarship, which in addition will provide a living allowance for three years.

Applications are invited for students wishing to commence their research degree in October 2011-2012 (or immediate commencement if desired).

Further details on the application process, School research expertise and key contact information can be found at: http://www.smuc.ac.uk/research/index.htm

For additional information about the application process, please contact Claire Tapia, tapiac@smuc. ac.uk or telephone 0208 240 4164.

Application deadline: Wednesday 30 March 2011

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018H99-01

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/jobs_jobdetails.asp?source=jobalert&ac=83109

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17 PhD positions in GREENET Project

Greenet is an Initial Training Network (ITN) Marie Curie project that is focused on the analysis, design, and optimization of energy efficient wireless communication systems and networks.

It will create a fully-integrated and multi-disciplinary network of 17 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) working in 10 first-class institutions distributed in 7 European countries. The consortium is formed by 3 Universities, 3 Research Centers and 4 Private Companies. This Network will offer to a group of newly recruited ESRs a cross-sectorial environment to shape their long-term research view and get fundamental methodological tools on various research fields (such as, cooperative communications, cognitive networks and network coding).

Job Positions

The positions offered within the project are the following:

Universities

3 positions in the Technical University of Catalonia-UPC- BarcelonaTECH, Spain: UPC_1, UPC_2 and UPC_3.
2 positions in the University of Edinburg, UK: UEDIN_1 and UEDIN_2.
2 positions in the University of Trento, Italy: UNITN_1 and UNITN_2.

Research Centers

1 position in the Telecommunications Technical Centre of Catalonia (CTTC), Spain: CTTC_1.
2 positions in the Institute of Telecommunications, Portugal: IT_1 and IT_2.
2 positions in the NCSR Demokritos, Greece: DEM_1 and DEM_2.
Industrial partners
2 positions in WEST Aquila, Italy: WEST_1 and WEST_2.
1 position in Acticom, Germany: ACT_1.
1 position in CASSIDIAN, France: CASSIDIAN_1.
1 positions in Innoroute, Germany: INN_1.

Eligibility

�¡The recruited researchers should be, at the time of selection, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers (measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate).
�¡ESR should not already have a PhD and they should have the qualifications to embark on a PhD program.
�¡At the time of selection by the host organization, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.
�¡ESR (regardless of their nationalities) must not have resided or carried out their main activities (work, studies, etc.) in the host country for more than 12 months in the last 3 years.

Duration

The fellowship is awarded for a period 3 years.

The ESR will have a regular contract with the same rights and obligations as any other staff member of the host institution. Candidates should start within 3 months of the acceptance of the fellowship.

Training And Benefits

The Initial Training Network includes advanced scientific training, career development activities, workshops and other training initiatives for the initial research career of the involved ESRs. The ESRs will be committed to pursue the PhD degree during their work within the project, and they will have available all the doctorate program courses offered by the academic partners.

The training activities support the career development of new researchers by providing a variety of courses including project management, leadership skills, communications skills, grant writing, business development, intellectual property rights and others.

Marie Curie ITNs provide competitive financial support to the ESR including:
�¡a competitive monthly living and mobility allowance,
�¡a yearly travel allowance (i.e., a fixed amount of money based upon the direct distance between the location of origin of the researcher and the host institution) ,
�¡a career exploratory allowance (i.e., a single payment for attending job interviews, additional courses, job fairs, etc.), and
�¡coverage of the expenses related to the participation of the ESR in research and training activities (contribution to research-related costs, meetings, conference attendance, training actions, etc.)

How To Apply

Application Deadline: 15 March 2011

To apply, please send by email:
�¡a cover letter detailing your suitability for the position in question.
�¡detailed CV.
�¡student's record.
�¡the name and address of two referees to support your application.
All applications should be sent to:
�¡Technical University of Catalonia: greenet@cttc. es and luisg@tsc.upc. edu.
�¡University of Edinburg: greenet@cttc. es and h.haas@ed.ac. uk.
�¡University of Trento: greenet@cttc. es and granelli@disi. unitn.it.
�¡Telecommunications Technical Centre of Catalonia: greenet@cttc. es and cveri@cttc.es.
�¡Institute of Telecommunications: greenet@cttc. es and cbarbosa@av. it.pt.
�¡NCSR Demokritos: greenet@cttc. es and kkont@iit.demokrito s.gr.
�¡WEST Aquila: greenet@cttc. es and fabio.graziosi@ univaq.it.
�¡ACTICOM: greenet@cttc. es and gerrit.schulte@ acticom.de.
�¡EADS DSS: greenet@cttc. es and christophe.gruet@ cassidian. com.
�¡Innoroute: greenet@cttc. es and andreas@innoroute. de.

Candidates must ensure that all information is included before the deadline, including the reference letters. Incomplete proposals will not be considered eligible.

Once the application is submitted, an acknowledgement of receipt will be automatically sent by e-mail to the applicant. A reference number will be assigned, which should be included in any further correspondence.

http://www.fp7-greenet.eu/

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PhD position in Material Science, Luxembourg

The Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann, a public establishment for applied scientific research and technology transfer, has an opening on a temporary contract basis for its department "Science and Analysis of Materials" (SAM) that focuses in the following fields: characterization of materials, surface treatment and thin films, instrumental developments, nanotechnologies and nanomaterials.

Duties and responsibilities:
Plasma polymer thin coatings deposited by means of an atmospheric CVD plasma process is an innovative way to protect polymers and in particular biopolymers, against damaging from the environment. Furthermore, such a process can be adapted to be implemented into industry and is considered as a “green” process. In this PhD program, the development of multilayer coatings for particular protective application will be carried out. The link between coatings structure and their protective properties will be particularly emphasized. The PhD program will involve two different areas namely coating processing and material characterizations. The new category of protective coatings will be produced by plasma polymerization. Thus, this study will give us a deeper knowledge for the growth of plasma polymer films and also, on plasma nanocomposite coatings.

Description

Qualifications:
- The candidate should hold a Master degree in sciences, preferably in physics, chemistry, materials, surface sciences.
- The candidate has to be motivated, structured and self-responsible in young and diversified research departments. This PhD program will be carried out in Luxembourg.
- The applicant must show his/her willingness to develop good skills in the fields of experimental investigations and characterization techniques.
- The candidate must be fluent in English (scientific exchanges), French (administrative language) is considered as an asset.

Application details
Candidates who are interested in the above position should send their application (with the above reference) including CV, motivation letter and names of 1-2 referees either by e-mail to recrutement@ lippmann. lu (format: .doc or .pdf) or by regular mail to:

CRP - Gabriel Lippmann
Service Ressources Humaines
41, rue du Brill
L-4422 BELVAUX

Note: Application deadline to the PhD position in Material Science, Luxembourg is 01 April, 2011.

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Postdoc in in Polymer Sciences/Organic Chemistry

The Centre for Biomaterial Development of our Institute of Polymer Research in Teltow (Germany) is seeking a

Scientist Postdoc - Code-No. 2011/PB 1
in Polymer Sciences/Organic Chemistry

for activities in the Helmholtz-Programme "Regenerative Therapies and Active Biomaterials". This is initially a 3-years fixed term contract.

You will develop polymer libraries for biomedical applications utilizing combinatorial and high-throughput approaches by the application robotic synthesizers. You will be responsible for the benchwork and, furthermore, you will actively participate in the publication of the results, preparation of patents, and attracting additional funding. Depending on your performance, the position is designed to become a group leader position.

You have a strong background in both organic chemistry and polymer chemistry with a Ph.D. in Polymer Sciences, chemistry, or likewise and are familiar with state-of-the- art polymerization techniques. You possess practical experience in automated and combinatorial synthesis of polymers or organic molecules and are familiar with programming of such robotic setups. Beneficially you have experience with the screening and characterisation of such materials in high-throughput setups or are familiar with software for the statistical design of experiments (DOE). Applicants with a strong interest in translational research are especially welcome. You will work in an interdisciplinary team with chemists, material engineers, biologists, pharmacists and scientists of other disciplines in the field of regenerative medicine. You are speaking English fluently and can document your scientific experience with publications.

We offer an appropriate salary related to TV-AVH as well as the usual public sector social benefits.

As equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer we seek to increase the proportion of female faculty members. Qualified women are therefore especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped persons with equal qualifications will be preferred.

Please send your application indicating job offer code No. 2011/PB 1 to Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum fÃ¼r Material- und KÃ¼stenforschung, Institut fÃ¼r Polymerforschung, KantstraÃŸe 55, 14513 Teltow, or to the e-mail-address: personal.teltow@ gkss.de. Please include your CV, names and e-mail addresses of three academic referees, statements of previous research and future research plans including career goals.

Closing date for applications from 14.02.2011 until 14.03.2011

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Masters Degree Scholarships-Wageningen University

Masters Degree Scholarships for Students from Developing Country in Wageningen University

The Anne van den Ban Scholarship Fund, previously known as the "Stichting Redelijk Studeren" (Sharing Responsibility for Students), is named after Dr. Ir. Anne van den Ban, former Professor of "Voorlichtingskunde" (Rural Extension) at Wageningen University. The fund was founded in 1992 by two Wageningen alumni.

The scholarship fund enables promising students from developing countries and from countries in Middle and Eastern Europe to study at Wageningen University. As a result, it contributes to the education of competent and motivated local experts, who can then play a leading role in solving the structural problems of their country in agricultural production, rural development and the environment.

Every year, dozens of students apply to the fund. Your contribution can enable even more students to begin or complete a study at Wageningen University.

Eligibility:
* Applicant must already be accepted for their chosen study at Wageningen University.
* Applicant must have good academic result in their home country
* Applicant must intend to return to their own country at the completion of their degree.
* The fund also gives preference to Applicant who already receive some form of financial assistance

Application Procedure
Before applicants can apply scholarships, they must apply for admissions.

The deadline for admission for non EU students is around May 2011.

http://www.fondsen.wur.nl/UK/AvdB+scholarship+fund/About+AvdBan+Fund/

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2 PhD positions in US electronics at MI Lab

In the coming years breakthroughs in ultrasound technology will cause major improvements of ultrasound image quality, and MI Lab wants to be in the international research front in this research area. The MI Lab activity includes research on transducer arrays, ultrasound probe electronics, miniaturization/ pocket-sized ultrasound, software beamforming, parallel imaging & compressed sensing, minimum diffractive wave imaging, model powered acquisition and new technology for flow imaging/quantificat ion, and will also include a transducer workshop. In 2011 we want to strengthen this group with 2 PhD students.

The first PhD project will to some extent depend on the master background and special interest and competence of the best applicant. However, our main priorities are within the areas of transducer hard-ware, soft-ware beamforming and pocket-sized ultrasound.

The second PhD project will have a main focus on design of integrated circuits to help us solve the problem of how to move the main bulk of the signal processing from the console computer to the ultrasound transducer assembly.

The application is to be sent via an online portal where there is additional information on the 2 positions available:

Jobbnorge.no "DMF 29-11"

Jobbnorge.no "DMF 30-11"

Application deadline: March 10, 2011.
MI Lab jobs

Contact: Professor Olav Haraldseth: e-mail: olav.haraldseth@ntnu.no, Phone: +47 98 46 89 40

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Postdoc in the production, processing and characterisation of light metals

The Magnesium Innovation Centre at the Institute for Materials Research in Geesthacht (Germany) invites applications for a temporary

PostDoc position - Code-No.: 2011/WZ 1
for a 5 years period (starting as soon as possible)

Any applicant has to have a doctoral degree in materials science or related areas. If not he/she has to assure that he/she will obtain this degree latest after six month after starting to work at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht. Experiences in the production, processing and characterisation of light metals are required (ideally in the area of magnesium alloys). The knowledge in the cast shop technology of light metals, the influence of alloying elements and process parameters on the castability of metals is requested.

Content of work:
He/she is able to work independent and to apply standard methods to characterise microstructure and properties of magnesium alloys. Additional knowledge in the area of constitution of alloys is requested. Preferably the applicant is also having experience in modelling and simulation of solidification processes. The introduction of own ideas will be appreciated as long as they are covered by actual research topics.

The applicant is either a native English speaker or can prove his/her ability of the proper use of English by a TOEFL, IELTS or an equivalent test showing that the applicant is a competent user or better. Basic knowledge of German language would be appreciated. He/she has to be flexible, creative, self-organised and is able to work in an international team. An interest in the own professional training and further education is required.

We offer an appropriate salary related to TV-AVH as well as the usual public sector social benefits.

As equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer we seek to increase the proportion of female faculty members. Qualified women are therefore especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped persons with equal qualifications will be preferred.

Please send your application indicating Code-No.: 2011/WZ 1 to our personnel division preferably by E-Mail (as pdf-file including CV and copies of master/diploma university certificates) to personal@gkss. de.

Closing date for applications from 09.02.2011 until 09.03.2011

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84 PhD Positions in ICT at University of Trento, Italy

The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) at the University of Trento and its research and industrial partners have 84 open PhD positions in the broad ICT area, almost all of them covered by scholarship. Details on the PhD School and a link to the online application are provided at the bottom of this letter.

The deadline for applications is March 16, 2011, before 13:00, local time.

The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science is one of the leading and faster-growing research institutions, characterized by a young and international faculty and by a large, international student population. Indicators for scientific production put the department among the top in Europe. The department and the PhD school closely collaborate with - and operate in - a fertile and rapidly growing research and innovation environment characterized by top class research centers and industrial research labs, and by the participation to the European Institute of Technology via the newly formed "Trento RISE" association. The successful candidate will therefore have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting environment. ?

Trento is a vibrant city with a beautifully preserved historic center, consistently ranked among the best cities for quality of life in Italy. It offers a variety of cultural and sports opportunities all year around, as well as excellent food and wine.

Links:
[1] DISI web site: http://disi.unitn.it
[2] Research at DISI: http://disi.unitn.it/research
[3] PhD School: http://ict.unitn.it/
[4] Online application for PhD Positions: http://disi.unitn.it/edu/appform/login.xml

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Melbourne PhD Scholarship

THE PROJECT: The Circus Oz Living Archive: developing a model of online digital engagement for the performing arts.

The successful applicant will have demonstrated capacity in one or more of the following areas of computer science: information retrieval, image/video processing, web programming and database development. In addition, you will be excited by the prospect of contributing to a multidisciplinary team on a research project with a ‘real-world’ context.

The candidate will work closely with a PhD student in interaction design to cook up some innovative social media/computational outcomes for the project.

Plenty more at:

http://www.circusarchive.net/blog/2011/02/computer-science-phd-scholarship/

an appropriate closing
Adrian Miles
School of Media and Communication
Program Director B.Comm Honours
vogmae.net.au/research/contact-me/

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PhD Scholarships in ICS at Leeds University, UK

The Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds is offering a number of PhD Scholarships for study commencing in September/October 2011. The scholarships cover full maintenance and fees equivalent to the Home/EU rate, for a period of three years. They are
intended to support full-time study leading to a PhD in any area of the Institute’s research activities, and are open to both home/EU and international applicants.

Deadline for receipt of applications is 1 May 2011.

More details at: http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/sub1.cfm?pbcrumb=PhD%20Scholarships

Further information about studying for a PhD in the Institute can be found at: http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/sub1.cfm?pbcrumb=PhD%20Research

Other enquiries can be made to ics-phd-admin@leeds.ac.uk.

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32 PhD Positions in INRIA, France

Would you like to carry out rewarding research work in computer science and applied mathematics? Are you a young and talented scientist? INRIA can offer you a position in on one of its research teams to work on your PhD thesis. In 2011, 32 PhD positions are available within the Institute's priority research fields.

http://en.inria.fr/institute/recruitment/offers/phd-positions-offered/phd-positions-offered

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Post Graduate scholarships in Australian National University

The Australian National University (ANU) offers a range of one and two year Masters by Coursework programs in engineering, information technology and computing. Two of these programs include research. In most cases, two one-year programs can be combined. This enables international students to apply for a two-year visa. Students enrolling in a combined Masters (or double Masters as it is sometimes known)are awarded two separate degrees: the first at the conclusion of the first program, and the second at the conclusion of the second program.

You need to submit an application to study an ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science program before you can apply for a College scholarship. If you have not, your scholarship application will not be processed.

Scholarships
College Postgraduate International Award
Amount $AUD-$5,000
Closing Date-Semester One (Feb) Applicants:30 November
Semester Two (July) Applicants:29 May
Requirements- Excellent undergraduate degree from a highly regarded university

College Postgraduate International Honours Award
Amount $AUD-$5,000
Closing Date-Semester One (Feb) Applicants:30 November
Semester Two (July) Applicants:29 May
Requirements- Excellent results in an approved ANU or other Masters degree and subsequent enrolment in a Masters (Honours) degree in the College.

http://cecs.anu.edu.au/future_students/graduate/coursework/scholarships

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USA: UC Davis Summer Law Programs

For over 20 years, UC Davis School of Law International Law Programs at King Hall have provided exceptional academic educational opportunities for international lawyers, judges, scholars and JD students. Educational offerings include an academic year LL.M. program, a summer LL.M. program in International Commercial Law, Summer International Law Programs for foreign legal professionals, a Visiting Scholars program, a Licentiate in Transnational Law, online legal education, and a J.D. Exchange Program.

*Summer International Law LL.M.*
July and August of every summer
A part-time summer program designed for working legal professionals who wish to:

* Gain specialized knowledge in international commercial law
* Represent clients more effectively in a global commercial evnironment
* Complete a master's degree after two to five summers of study

Online application deadline is May 30 each year.
http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/prospective/LLM/summer-program-information.html

*Orientation in U.S.A. Law*
July 10 - August 6, 2011
This four-week program offers:

* More than 170 hours of classes, seminars and on-site observations about the fundamentals of the U.S. legal system
* Preparation for LL.M. studies in the areas of legal research and writing, oral presentations, participation in the Socratic method, LexixNexis and Westlaw computer training, briefing cases and how to succeed in law school
* Other areas of specialization in business and trade, the U.S. criminal justice system and judicial management

http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/prospective/international-program/orientation-in-usa-law.html

*Specialized Courses in International Commercial Law*
These two-week courses are for knowledgeable practitioners who wish to
gain familiarity with complex international and U.S. business and legal
transactions, as well as an understanding of international trade,
commerce, finance, and investments. Programs topics are offered in three
sequential years as follows

* Financing International Transactions, August 8-19, 2011
* Structuring na International Joint Venture, August 2012
* Global Trading System: Substance and Dispute Resolution, August 2013

http://www.law. ucdavis.edu/ prospective/ international- program/internat ional-transactio ns.html

*International Commercial Law Seminar in Cologne, Germany*
June 13 - June 24, 2011
The University of California Davis and the University of Cologne - in
cooperation with the German Bar Association, the German Institute of
Arbitration and the Arbitration Documentation and Information Center -
are proud to announce the thirteen annual International Commercial Law
Seminar. The seminar will be held at the German Institute of
Arbitration. The programs covers key topics in international commercial law.

http://www.law. ucdavis.edu/ prospective/ international- program/cologne. html

University of California, Davis - School of Law - International Programs
http://www.law. ucdavis.edu/ international/

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CfA: Conservation Beyond Borders: Exploring the Prospects for a Peace Park in the Balkans

May 29, 2011 - June 14, 2011

Registration Deadline 3/15/2011. Register today!

Through this sixteen-day accredited academic Expedition, you will create an opportunity to participate in a unique learning environment encompasing a cross-cultural experience, an direct introduction to your professional field, and an overview of the dynamics involved in community participation throughout stages of creating and managing an International Peace Park.

Course Instructors include: Saleem Ali, an expert in environmental conflict resolution and how ecological factors can promote peace. He is a Professor at University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Founder and Director of the Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security. Todd Walters, an expert in environmental peacebuilding and experiential learning; and the Founder and Executive Director of International Peace Park Expeditions.

You will be academically challenged through readings, journal entries, and a group project centered around this innovative experiential learning curriculum. Additionally, students will participate in meaningful cross-cultural interactions while cross-border trekking in the Balkans' remote alpine landscapes.

You will take part in lectures and discussions with guest lecturers ranging from experts, practitioners and professionals within fields of your interest - addressing issues of sustainable forestry management, biodiversity surveys, eco-tourism plans, development and infrastructure planning, environmental conservation, water resource management, peacebuilding initiatives, and cross-border projects.

At the culmination of the course, you will have established a strong understanding of the multi-disciplinary issues converging around International Peace Parks, and a working recognition of the interplay between local communities, broader culture, international development, environmental conservation and peacebuilding initiatives. Within this context, you will have an opportunity to build a professional network before graduation, making connections in government agencies, international development agencies, as well as international, national, and local NGO's working on the ground.

Course Objectives

1. Gain an understanding of International Peace Parks - how they are created, managed and utilized as a tool of environmental conservation, community based development and cross border collaboration.

2. Observe and interact with a cross-discipline field of professionals - the actors and their relationships.

3. Explore relationships between eco-tourism, community based development and environmental conservation, international development and conservation.

4. Experience the cultures of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro - through homestays, trekking on ancient trade footpaths, learning with local students, and through meals, music and the sports of indigenous communities.

Balkans Peace Park (Proposed)
Albania / Kosovo / Montenegro
May 29, 2011 - June 14, 2011

University of Vermont - In State 3 Credits $3,288
University of Vermont - Out of State 3 Credits $5,259
+ Airfare

Todd Walters
Executive Director
International Peace Park Expeditions
http://peaceparkexpeditions.org
978.270.9356
http://gist.com/todd_walters

http://peaceparkexpeditions.org/expeditions/conservation-beyond-borders

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CfP: Adjusting to Europe, Kaunas, Lithuania, 29-30 August 2011

European Centre for Minority Issues (Flensburg, Germany) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Baltic Office) are pleased to invite paper proposals for the conference
*Adjusting to Europe: Institutional Legacies of Communism and Ethnocultural Diversity*
on August 29-30, 2011 in Kaunas, Lithuania

The impact of the European norms, standards and policies of minority rights protection on the countries of Central Eastern Europe and in the states of the former Soviet Union have been intensely studied. However, the institutional dynamics inhereted from the Soviet nationalities policies have barely been in a focus of interest. The conference asks how institutional legacies of the past impact on policies supporting minority communities in the new Europe since a range of the formerly communist states have accessed the European Union. Much academic and policy-oriented research has been done on the impact of European norms and institutions on the post-communist democratisation, yet none on the reverse influence.

Now, 20 years following the demise of the Soviet states and its nationalities policies, we ask how the European political institutions reflect the experiences of the communist era and whether, and if so how, the institutional dynamics are reflected in the EU relations with its postcommunist neighbours. The issues to be addressed include - but are not limited to - interpretations of social equality, ethnocultural development, ethnic representation and autonomy, all addressing the "systemic hypocrisy" in coping with ethnicity-based claims. We are explicitly interested in contributions assessing the convergence and/or conflict between the communist ethnic policies and the minority protection standards in contemporary Europe.

The conference seeks to bring young and established scholars working on issues pertaining to contemporary ethnic policies in postcommunist states. The conference will feature the following panels:
1) Institutional support for cultural diversity;
2) Norms and policies of minority protection;
3) Practical challegenes in diversity management;
4) Nationalities policy and minority rights regime;
5) Territorialisation of minority: USSR vs EU;

The conference seeks to raise questions about the role of communist institutional and ideological legacies in contemporary European minority politics. Preference will be given to theory-driven papers that assess norms and policies of minority accomodation, non-discrimination and cultural diversity diachronically. A comparison of communist states' - understood here as republics of the USSR and SFR of Yugoslavia, as well as the European states, members to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance - "nationalities policies" with the instruments of minority proteciton in contemporary Europe is highly encouraged.

Please send your paper proposal of 500-600 words as an email (attachements will be discarded) to Timofey Agarin t.agarin@ecmi. de by April 4, 2011. Authors whose papers are selected will be notified by April 11 and will be receiving further particulars on the conference. All papers selected must be submitted in their draft version by July 31 to allow a prompt publication as a special issue of the ECMI's Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues (www.ecmi.de/publications/jemie) by the end of 2011.

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Mar 8, 2011

4 Scholarships for ASEAN undergraduate students in Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, is opening applications for One-Semester Exchange Student Scholarship program to study Communication Management (Bachelor of Arts, English Program). Please find the info as follows (copied-and- pasted from
http://www.inter.commarts.chula.ac.th/admission/asean_scholarship_application_package.htm).

One Semester Exchange Student Scholarship for ASEAN Students
Those who are interested to join this program can see the information about the 2011 recruitment below.

Scholarship Includes:
* Tuition 78,000 Baht
* Expense fee 50,000 Baht

Application Deadline: 31 March 2011
Download
* Application DOC, PDF
* Requirement DOCX, PDF

Requirements of Eligible Applicants
1. Applicants must be undergraduate students in an accredited university in an ASEAN country except Thailand.
2. Applicants must be a citizen of any member ASEAN country except Thailand.
3. All ASEAN students studying in Thailand are ineligible to apply.

Application Documents
1. Complete application form (download).
2. Statement of Purpose attached with the application form.
3. Official transcript with latest GPAX
4. One 1-inch photograph (face shot with no hat, sunglasses, or computer editing)
5. Two letters of recommendation from lecturers or advisors
6. University testimonial letter
7. Language requirement:
* TOEFL score: at least 90 (IBT) or higher, or
* IELTS score: at least 6 or higher, or
* CU-AAT score: at least 450 or higher (only verbal section), or
* SAT score: at least 450 or higher (only critical reading section)

Scores must be less than 2 years old based on the date of application.

Admission Criteria:
1. TOEFL, IELTS, CU-AAT or SAT score report,
2. Transcript,
3. Letters of Recommendation,
4. Interview (to be conducted online)

Scholarship Details
1. Four scholarships are available. The grant will be divided into 4 payments: the first month 20,000 baht, second month 10,000 baht, third month 10,000 baht and the fourth month 10,000 baht.*
2. The tuition fee of 1 semester worth 78,000 baht will also be provided.
3. The grant will cover only the first semester of 2011 (August to December 2011).

* Combined total of numbers one and two is equivalent to 110,000 baht.

Deadlines
Application Submission: February 1 - March 31, 2011
Interview Session: April 2011. Date to be announced.
Scholarship Announcement: April 30, 2011

Please note:
* The final decision for admission will be determined by the by Program's Administrative Board.
* Submit your application and all supporting documents to the following address:
Communication Management-English Program

Faculty of Communication Arts
Chulalongkorn University
Phayathai Road

Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand Student can select any subjects from program schedule at www.inter.commarts.chula.ac.th. Please note that some courses mignt not be offered in the semester you are coming, check with us whether the courses you are interested will be offered. The officer will help you with the registeration procedure after your arrival.

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PhD positions at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy

Call for applications for the Research Doctoral schools at Ca' Foscari University of Venice 27th cycle – Academic Year 2011/2012

http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=82531

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Summer Academy on Wireless Communications, Germany

Call for Applications

Annual Summer Academy on
"Wireless Communications: New Technologies and Research Challenges"
www.gs-mobicom.de/summer-academy

Time: July 18 to July 29, 2011
Location: Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany

The International Graduate School on Mobile Communications at the Ilmenau University of Technology invites students at the Master level or beyond to apply for its annual Summer Academy. The Summer Academy introduces into major research topics of self-organized networking and addresses students who want to deepen their knowledge to pursue their doctoral studies in this area. Participation in the Summer Academy is based on applications and is free of cost for successful applicants.

Lecturers

The Summer Academy includes talks from the following members of the Graduate School:

Prof. Dr. Martin Haardt,
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hein,
Prof. Dr. Andreas Mitschele-Thiel,
Prof. Dr. Kai Sattler,
Prof. Dr. Günter Schäfer,
Prof. Dr. Jochen Seitz and
Prof. Dr. Reiner Thomä.

Application

Prospective participants should complete, sign and send the application form per mail to gs-summeracademy@ tu-ilmenau. de before February 28, 2011. The application form can be found on
www.gs-mobicom.de/summer-academy-application.

Participants will be selected based on their background, working area and English skills. Initial notification of acceptance will be sent out on March 11, 2011. Selected participants will participate in an individual e-learning training course. This includes the study of e-learning materials and control questions to prepare for the Summer Academy. This individual training is scheduled March 28 to April 29, 2011. During this course, participants will be remotely supported by our tutors.

The e-learning training course provides participants with knowledge of current and future mobile communication networks focusing on radio transmissions, mobility management, Quality of Service (QoS) and self-organization principles. The e-learning course will end with an online test. Based on the activities of participants and on the online test results, the final selection of participants for the Summer Academy presence course at the Ilmenau University of Technology will be achieved. Official notification of acceptance will be sent out on March 30, 2011.

Cost and Financial Support

Participation in the Summer Academy is based on applications and is free of cost for successful applicants. Due to generous support from DAAD, the Academy provides financial support for 20 participants. This includes accommodation and an allowance to travel cost. The allowance follows the rules of DAAD travel grants, see http://www.daad.de/imperia/md/content/hochschulen/ deutschesommerakademie-programm/reisekostenpauschale_2011. pdf for details.

Certificate

Successful participants of the Summer Academy obtain a certificate (6 ECTS) issued by the Ilmenau University of Technology.

Important Dates

Application Deadline: February 28, 2011
Initial Acceptance Notification: March 11, 2011
Individual E-Learning Course: March 28 to April 29, 2011
Official Acceptance Notification: March 30, 2011
Summer Academy: July 18 to July 29, 2011

Organization

The Summer Academy is organized by the International Graduate School on Mobile Communications of the Ilmenau University of Technology. For more information on the School see www.gs-mobicom. de.

Contact

For questions related to the Summer Academy, please contact the coordinator, Dr. Mirko Kirschkowski.

Tel: +49-3677-691148
Fax: +49-3677-691614
Mail: gs-summeracademy@ tu-ilmenau. de

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13 PhD positions in TOPOMOD Project

TOPOMOD is a training project designed for a team of early-stage and experienced researchers to investigate and model the origin and evolution of topography of the continents over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales.

TOPOMOD will carrie out 15 cross-disciplinary research projects in well-chosen key areas from the Mediterranean, the Middle and Far East, west Africa, and South America, with new developments in structural geology, geomorphology, seismology, geochemistry, InSAR, laboratory and numerical modelling of deep mantle to surface process.

TOPOMOD involves 9 European research teams, 3 high-technology enterprises, and 1 large multinational oil and gas company.

TOPOMOD will provide to 13 early-stage researchers (ESRs) and 2 experienced researchers (ERs):

1.A state-of-the- art concepts and leading edge research techniques;
2.A strong career management skills;
3.Connections with industry;
4.Socially-oriented skill on environmental risks management.

TOPOMOD will create an internationally recognized leading European platform on advanced geodynamic modelling.

http://www.topomod.eu/

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Open Call “Peace and diversity” Video Art Exhibition

Deadline: 20 April 2011
Open to: all video artists and video creators (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality, sex, age and background.

Award: participation of artist’s project on first International Video Art Exhibition in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, in June 2011.

“Peace and diversity” Video Art Exhibition, is the first International video art exhibition presented in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. Video Art Exhibition invites all video artists and video creators to participate in this year’s exhibition, which will take place in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek in June 2011.

Theme
We defined theme of the exhibition as “Pease and diversity” as a reflection on the events happen in today’s world. Political, economic life influences on the changes in social behavior and the ways it influences are different as the results of it. As an act or reflection on the metamorphoses happen today we want to show how artist from different countries around the world perceive those events and world changes.

Eligibility
We are open to every creator (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality, sex, age and background.

Application

The proposed video can be of any genre (video art, experimental video, animation, photo presentation, short movie etc.). Duration under 35 minutes.

Applicants can apply their previous video-art works or create new original video composition.

There is no entry fee. Deadline: March 10, 2011.

Video submission

Video works should be sending by post or be downloaded to the any free upload/download service or via your personal website putting passwords and sending link and password to us by e-mail.

Accepted formats:
DVD
uncompressed movie files .avi or .mov (data DVD or CD)
Applicants need to send filled entry form in a Word file format, with a still image or a photograph for each video (tiff or jpg, 800x600pixels, 72 dpi) to the following e-mail address: bishkekemail@gmail.com or artfest@namba.kg.

After the deadline will be announced results of chosen works for exhibition.

Video requirements
· not less than two minute and not more than thirty five minutes long
· must be made by applicant
· be of good quality
· should include an intro screen that details the project name and author name

Contact
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva
E-mail: N.Dzhamanbaeva@gmail.com

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CFP: The Anatomy of Marginality, Special Issue of 'The European Legacy"

Final Call for Papers: THE ANATOMY OF MARGINALITY

A Special Issue of “The European Legacy”

Guest Editors: COSTICA BRADATAN (The Honors College, Texas Tech University) & AURELIAN CRAIUTU (Department of Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington)

“The European Legacy” invites contributions to a special issue devoted to the study of marginality, broadly defined. The issue will feature at the outset a conversation on marginality with WENDY DONIGER (Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of History of Religions, University of Chicago), RAMIN JAHANBEGLO (Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto), GORDON MARINO (Professor of Philosophy, St Olaf College) and GIUSEPPE MAZZOTTA (Sterling Professor of the Humanities for Italian, Yale University).

“The European Legacy,” published by Routledge, is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas:

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10848770.asp

This special issue is scheduled for 2012.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Academic disciplines have been routinely dominated, both in terms of research agendas and dissemination practices, by a concentration on a relatively small number of “canonical” thinkers and writings. A tacitly accepted “principle of economy” makes that, in our research, we (almost) always gravitate toward “canonical” authors, texts, and themes. Teachers, for instance, tend to persuade their students to pay attention to the “central” aspects of any given problem and stay away from the allegedly “marginal” or “peripheral” ones, which are thus deemed to be either too risky or otherwise unworthy of sustained consideration. Not surprisingly, we end up spending most of our time concentrating on what the academic community considers to be the “core-issues” in various academic disciplines, just as we tend to focus our projects on the study of various “mainstream” authors, “central” themes and “canonical” texts. As a result, our systems of reference – in scholarship, but also in every-day life, morality, art, politics and religion – have come to rely heavily on the assumption of an intrinsic superiority of the “center,” the “canonical” and the “mainstream,” to such an extent that “marginal” and “peripheral” are epithets customarily used with (and perceived as carrying) pejorative connotations.

This special issue of The European Legacy seeks to challenge this assumption. We surmise that there is a great deal of vitality and richness to be found both at the margins – wherever they may be and wherever they may be placed in relation to the centers of power – and in theorizing on marginality as a philosophical, literary, political, and hermeneutic trope. The center (or the core) exists only in relation to the margins: it is in fact from the margins that the center receives its recognition (there can be no center without margins), just as it is from the vitality of the margins that the center extracts its resources. Therefore, it is only by looking at things (events, cultures, ideas, texts, political and social processes) dialectically – that is, from both the perspective of the center and that of the margins, and especially as a result of the center-periphery dynamic – that we can better understand their role in the creation and dissemination of knowledge.

The central aim of this project is to offer a reconceptualization of marginality, by exploring how it is perceived, constructed, and deconstructed, and by examining the role it plays in the dynamic of knowledge production across humanistic disciplines. We propose to consider marginality in a broad sense, e.g., the marginality of an idea, of a scholarly topic or theme of research, of a methodology or way of thinking, as well as in relation to “marginal” thinkers, cultures and schools of thought. In proposing this reconsideration of marginality we also hope: 1) to cast new light on marginality as a philosophical theme in its in own right – that is, as a subject worthy of sustained theoretical reflection; 2) to revive interest in some key themes and authors of great merit whose rediscovery or retrieval from oblivion might enrich and enliven debates in fields such as philosophy, comparative literature, political theory, sociology, history, anthropology, and religious studies; and 3) to challenge the “centro-centric” obsessions and parochial self-sufficiency that sometimes creep into the academic literature produced within these fields.

We believe that a critical and interdisciplinary study of marginality (broadly defined) can contribute to the emergence of a new epistemic ecumenism allowing us to understand the multifarious ways in which our knowledge of the world is produced, structured and disseminated. The reconsideration of marginality – of marginal themes, authors and texts, of non-canonical ways of thinking, methodologies and epistemic cultures – can also help us better understand ourselves as members of various scholarly communities. Finally, in the long run, a sustained engagement with marginality can make us intellectually richer, culturally more open, and politically more tolerant.

Here are some of the questions that we invite potential contributors to consider: What is marginality and how should this concept be studied? How, and on what grounds, something comes to be considered “marginal” or “central”? Is marginality (or centrality, for that matter) some “quality” intrinsic to an idea, topic or author? If yes, what is it exactly? If not, is marginality (centrality) a matter of context and circumstance, or something else? How is it that an originally “marginal” idea, theme or author come to acquire mainstream status? Is it simply a matter of “passing the test of time,” of chance, a matter of “the right time and the right place”? Is the fact due to some form “epistemic luck”? Reversely, how exactly do ideas, topics, and authors go “out of fashion” and become marginal? How does one’s “anxiety of marginality” shape one’s thinking? What is the role of marginality in the formation of the epistemic canon? How do the center and the margin communicate with each other? How exactly does the periphery change, challenge and redefine the body of knowledge that is produced by/at the center?

We invite submissions addressing several modes of marginality:

• epistemic marginality (the marginality of an idea, concept, theory, methodology)
• auctorial marginality (marginality of an author in relation to the mainstream)
• cultural marginality (local research cultures, marginal research programs/agendas)
• geographic marginality (peripheral places/cultures and their relationship to the metropolitan centers).

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES:

Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2011

Length: 6000 words (including notes)

After an initial editorial screening, all articles and reviews submitted to “The European Legacy” will undergo a peer-review evaluation. Manuscripts, typed double-spaced, should be submitted to the Guest Editors as e-mail attachments. The author’s full address should be supplied as a footnote to the title page. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition.

Contributions should be submitted via e-mail to: bradatan@hotmail. com and acraiutu@yahoo. com (with “For the marginality special issue” in the subject line). Please allow approx. 4 months for the review process and editorial decisions. Receipt of materials will be confirmed by email. Unless otherwise noted in this Call for Papers, the Instructions for Authors on the journal’s webpage are adopted for this issue:

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1084-8770&linktype=44

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BA and MA Scholarships 2011 from Azerbaijan Government

Mission and Objectives

The world is shrinking fast, and social, economic and political interactions among countries and peoples are becoming more frequent. But meeting these challenges is both more complicated and requires greater skill than perhaps at any other time in human history.

At ADA, we are motivated by a need to establish an outstanding education and training for our own citizens in Azerbaijan, but we know that our growing nation also has a responsibility to bring first-class international education and leadership training for others in the region and the world, and to promote intellectual inquiry on many topics.

Hence, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy has launched Heydar Aliyev Fellowship. Named after Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan's national leader and visionary statesman, the fellowship is meant to prepare global leaders with strong commitment to serve public cause.

The purpose of the fellowship is to:

- prepare innovative leaders with vision and global perspective
- encourage commitment to public service and further contribute to its development
- actively participate in international human capacity enhancement efforts
- enhance diversity of student body at ADA
- promote further intellectual inquiry on international topics
- help to strengthen bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and friendly countries.

The Heydar Aliyev Fellowship is granted to international students to study at ADA's Master and Bachelor Programs.

Fellowship Information

ADA offers Heydar Aliyev Fellowship to international students applying for MA and BA programs starting as of the Fall of 2011. This fellowship covers full cost of attendance and cost of living*.

Fellowship Requirements

- Applicants should first be admitted into ADA. Only admitted and enrolled students in good academic standing are eligible for the Fellowship.
- Previous work experience in public sector and/or commitment to serve in public sector
- Minimum semester GPA level of 3.0 is required for continuation of fellowship
- Recipients are expected to actively engage in ADA community

For admission criteria and procedures, please, visit www.ada.edu. az/admissions

http://ada.edu.az/admissions/financial/fellowship/

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32 PhD Fellowships from FBK, Trento, Italy

Project Specific Grants - Fondazione Bruno Kessler 2011

FBK, in partnership with the University of Trento, is offering the following project specific grants for research activities to be carried out within our labs. Interested applicants are invited to get in contact with the reference person indicated for each grant, to know more about the research topic and the grant application procedure. Applications must be filled using the online application

The deadline for applications is the 16th of March, 2011, 13:00 (GTM+1)

Project Specific Grants 2011 Information Technology Research Units >> details

Acoustic scene analysis and distant-talking speech recognition (1)
Adaptation and Evolution of Service-Based Applications (1)
Algorithms and Cloud infrastructures for Semantic Search Engines (1)
Automatic Speech Recognition (1)
Combining ontological and process-based reasoning (1)
Content Processing (Textual Entailment, NLP technologies, Semantic Linking) (3)
Dynamic Wireless Sensor Networks (1)
Formal Requirements Engineering (1)
ICT for Development (2)
Intelligent Monitoring (1)
Internet of Services (1)
Mixing logical and statistical reasoning (1)
Multi-sensor acoustic processing for immersive audio applications (1)
Multiuser and tangible interaction devices (1)
Neuroinformatics: Machine Learning for Neuroscience (2)
Requirements Engineering (2)
Software Testing (1)
Social human behavior analysis and understanding (1)
Statistical machine translation (4)
Verification of Critical Systems (1)
Vision Based Scene Understanding (1)
Web Security (1)
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Project Specific Grants 2011 Materials and Microsystems Research Units >> details

CMOS Image Sensors for Advances Applications (1)
Sensors and Technologies for flexible electronics (1)

https://risorseumane.fbk.eu/it/node/235

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BSc Scholarships in Computer Eng, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Call for applications for the 2011/2012 academic year

Bachelor of Science

The project offers international students the possibility to receive a scholarship and other benefits to graduate from the Politecnico di Torino attending the Bachelor of Science program in Computer Engineering (Ingegneria Informatica) at the Verr¨¨s campus.

The initiative is promoted by the Politecnico di Torino and supported by Regione Valle d'Aosta.

General information on the Bachelor of Science program in Computer Engineering
Location: Verr¨¨s

Language in which the courses are held: Italian

Length: 3 years

The activities will begin in September 2011.

For more information on the university campus and on teaching methods, please visit the Verr¨¨s campus website.

The Verr¨¨s Campus is a Struttura Decentrata di Supporto agli Studenti (SDSS); for further information, please visit the SDSS webpage.

Requirements
-Being not an Italian citizen, or being an Italian citizen who is also in possess of another citizenship
-Being at least 18 years old (by 15/09/2011)
-Having successfully submitted a complete application for the Bachelor program in Computer Engineering (corso di Laurea in Ingegneria Informatica) of the Politecnico di Torino for the 2011/2012 academic year through our Apply@Polito website.
-Knowledge of the Italian language, preferably demonstrated by an international certification
-Not having enrolled at the Politecnico di Torino before the 2011/2012 academic year
-Not being the recipient of other scholarships, Italian or foreign.

http://international.polito.it/en/financial_aid/politecnico_international_scholarships/complete_list_of_scholarship_projects/verres_campus_project/call_for_applications_for_the_2011_2012_academic_year

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100 Elite Research Scholarships, University of Tasmania, Australia

The University of Tasmania has over 100 Elite Research Scholarships for PhD candidates in areas we excel in: the health and medical sciences, natural, physical and applied sciences, as well as business and management, regional development, education and the humanities.

Our Elite Research Scholarships are valued at $30k per annum tax-free, and are available for three years, with a possible six-month extension.

We also support our PhD candidates with a suite of practical resources throughout their Higher Degrees by Research including laptops, opportunities for performance- based scholarship top ups, cloud data storage, a conference support fund, generic skilling and supportive candidature management which help each candidate navigate their own research path.

If you have an outstanding academic record and a passion for research we probably have an Elite Research Scholarship for you.

Promising candidates within Australia and New Zealand are eligible for a return airfare to visit UTAS and their School of interest to help them decide. And if chosen, generous relocation support is available.

Applications remain open throughout 2011.

Eligibility

The Elite Research Scholarship is restricted to exceptional applicants whose research for their PhD will occur in a well-defined and managed (supervised) project (see http://www.utas. edu.au/graduate- research/ elite).

Elite Research Scholarships are open to both international and domestic applicants.

Applicants must have:

a minimum of first class honours (H1) degree or equivalent, or
a masters by coursework degree may be viewed as equivalent if the overall results are at distinction average and it contains a significant research project with a grade of H1 or equivalent, or
relevant and substantial experience in an appropriate sector may be viewed as equivalent, providing the applicant can demonstrate a level of experience commensurate with the skills required for research.

http://www.utas.edu.au/graduate-research/elite/home

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9 Doctoral Positions GIScience- Geographic Information Science

GIScience- Geographic Information Science
University of Salzburg, Austria
Doctoral College - DK-GIScience

9 Doctoral Positions

Geographic Information Science (GIScience) as an interdisciplinary field seeks to understand the nature of geographic phenomena and of geographic information. This doctoral college (DK for the German abbreviation used by the Austrian Science fund) advances formalized doctoral education and research training in GIScience at the University of Salzburg by integrating PhD students with focused research clusters. The DK seeks to conceptualize spatial principles and to explore scientific, educational, and policy-related uses of geographic information in order to analyze the complex relationships between individuals and society.

It provides a framework for explicitly spatial scientific studies of physical and social phenomena. Salzburg is an established hotspot for GIScience research and a well-known trademark in research and education, and combines University with non-university research (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Salzburg Research and research studio iSPACE). The Centre for Geoinformatics Salzburg (Z_GIS) is a flagship institution dedicated to research and postgraduate education. Since 1994, more than 750 students have graduated from the successful MSc program UNIGIS GIScience, the basis of a strong alumni culture.

Supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the program offers

9 scholarships for doctoral researchers at the Paris Lodron University Salzburg

The positions are in accordance with the regulations of the FWF (www.fwf.ac. at), the gross salary is 26278.- Euro per year, regardless of age and family situation. Contracts will be awarded for three years with an extension option. It is foreseen to spend one semester at one of 22 pre-selected partner Universities worldwide. Candidates need to choose from a list of 9 topics. Detailed descriptions can be found at http://www.uni-salzburg.at/giscience.

Requirements are the excellent completion of a degree at the Masters level in Geoinformatics, Geomatics, Geography, Computer Science or any scientific/technica l subject in a relevant field, and excellent English language (both oral and writing) skills.

Important dates:

First Application deadline: 20 April, 2011 (later applications may be considered if any positions remain open)
Start of the program: 01 October.
Further information will be forthcoming at http://www.uni-salzburg.at/giscience

For all inquiries, please contact giscience@sbg.ac.at

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Researcher doctoral student in biostatistics (2x2 year)

Hasselt University, in collaboration with the International Drug Development Institute (IDDI, Belgium), announces the following position (m/f): Researcher doctoral student in biostatistics (2x2 year) (mandate 101/32/101)

Job description
The candidate will conduct research within the framework of a project aimed at discovery and validation of biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. The project includes both metodological (development of novel approaches to validation of biomarkers by using historical data) and applied (application of the developed methodology to existing experimental and clinical data) aspects. The candidate will closely collaborate with researchers at CenStat and IDDI.

Profile
* You have a strong quantitative background;
* You are intrinsically motivated, think analytically and creatively, work in an organised and focused manner ;
* You enjoy working in a multidisciplinary environment (statistics, computer sciences, molecular biology, biochemistry) ;
* Experience in the use of statistical/ mathematical software such as SAS, R, Matlab etc., is strongly recommended.

Diploma
Licentiate, Master, or equivalent diploma in (bio)statistics, mathematics, bioinformatics, or a related field.

Offer
The appointment takes effect from 16.05.2011 for a period of 2x2 years. The candidate will be appointed at the Center for Statistics (CenStat), the UHasselt entity of the Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics.

Further information
* Content job responsibilities:
* Prof. dr. Tomasz Burzykowski +32 11-26 8243, tomasz.burzykowski@ uhasselt. be
* Prof. dr. Marc Buyse, marc.buyse@iddi. com
* Content terms of employment and selection procedure: Yves Soen, 011-26 80 85, yves.soen@uhasselt. be

Application
Applicants must use the official application forms. Please add a copy of your diploma, a list of courses and your results per course. Without these we cannot evaluate your application.
* can be downloaded here: http://www.uhasselt.be/download/APengelsUH.doc and sent by e-mail to: jobs@uhasselt. be
* or are available at the Rectoraat of Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan - building D, B-3590 Diepenbeek (Belgium), phone +32 - 11 - 26 80 10 The completed application forms must reach the above mentioned address no later than April 4th 2011.
Application by e-mail will only be taken into consideration when sent to the following address: jobs@uhasselt. be.

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Vacancy for PhD in Statistics KU Leuven

Vacancy for RESEARCH ASSISTANTS IN STATISTICS

We are looking for full-time research assistants for the period Oct. 1, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2015 to conduct research in statistics, which should lead to a Ph.D. degree.

The research will be conducted under a GOA research grant under guidance of Profs. Gerda Claeskens, Christophe Croux, Irène Gijbels, and Mia Hubert. A variety of research topics is possible; some key words are: econometrics, robust statistics, semi- and nonparametric statistics, smoothing and flexible modeling, variable and model selection, classification and clustering techniques,… You will find a dynamic and pleasant working environment, in a group which conducts research at the highest international level.

Candidates should have a very strong interest in statistics, econometrics, or mathematics and preferably have a background as Master of Science in Statistics, Mathematics, Applied Economics, Business Engineering, Economics, Civil Engineering or Computer Science. An average yearly result of “distinction” during the university education is required, as is a very decent knowledge of
written and spoken English. Master’s and undergraduate students in their last year are especially encouraged to apply.

For further information, please contact one of the following persons via email: gerda.claeskens@ econ.kuleuven. be, christophe.croux@ econ.kuleuven. be, irene.gijbels@ wis.kuleuven. be, mia.hubert@wis. kuleuven. be.

We expect an application letter with motivation and a detailed curriculum vitae (including exam results), sent either via email; or by regular mail to the following address: Prof. I. Gijbels, Leuven Statistics Research Centre and Dept. of Mathematics, Celestijnenlaan 200B, Box 2400, B - 3001 Heverlee, Belgium, and this before March 28, 2011.

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