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Feb 4, 2011

Ph.D. / post-doc position on sustainability assessment of bio-based materials

The Group Science, Technology and Society (STS; www.chem.uu. nl/nws) has a vacancy for a Ph.D. position (also suitable as post-doc position) on the sustainability assessment of bio-based materials. We recommend interested researchers to submit their CV and motivation letter and any relevant background information already now. Please send your documents as soon as possible to m.k.patel@uu.nl .

Background

In the last few years, sustainability issues have been receiving more attention than ever before among all stakeholders of the society including researchers, policy makers, companies and NGOs. Frontrunners in sustainable energy, in sustainable materials and manufacturing and in sustainable services are currently setting the stage. The range of (technology) options offering opportunities for sustainable development is rapidly expanding. The boundary conditions, including economic parameters such as the oil price and policy goals are subject to change. Methodologies for monitoring sustainability are being developed, tested and applied. STS is active in this dynamic field of research covering all all three areas of sustainability. The prime focus is on environmental aspects, followed by economic assessment and, to a limited extent, also social aspects are covered.

Job description

Bio-based materials represent a new, rapidly developing area which is seen as one of the cornerstones of a bio-based economy next to biofuels and other forms of bioenergy. The objective is to develop and to apply novel, bio-based materials with low environmental footprint, favourable economics and advantageous social effects. Companies of the chemical sector and the agricultural sector are teaming up to produce such materials which are expected to be used in large amounts in the consumer goods sector and the packaging industry. The developments have so far been limited to R&D and first stages of commercialization but given the very dynamic developments there is urgent need for a comprehensive assessment of the sustainability aspects.

The objectives of the project FEASIBLE (full title: Feasibility of End use Applications: Sustainability and techno-Economic aspects) closely link up to these needs. In the context of this project it will be your task to contribute to methodology development for the sustainability assessment of bio-based materials (esp. environmental and economic aspects) and to apply these methods to approximately four end applications of everyday life (e.g. injection moulded components and insulation materials). As part of your project work you will closely interact with researchers, developers and users of novel bio-based materials.

FEASIBLE is part of the large-scale project “Bio-based Performance materials” (BPM) which is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture.

Qualifications

You should have an M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in chemistry or physics, chemical/process engineering and/or environmental sciences. Experience with research on environmental issues (preferably LCA) and very good English language skills are indispensible prerequisites. Publications in scientific journals and experience in networking are considered as advantages.

Terms of employment

The candidates are offered a position for approximately four years. Next to research (90%) you will also contribute to teaching (10%).

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Feb 3, 2011

Ph.D. Position in Cardiology (Tubingen)

The research group Experimental Cardiology at the Clinic of Tubingen, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Eberhard-Karls University of Tubingen, invites applicants for a Ph.D. student position.

We are looking for an accomplished, highly motivated and career oriented young scientist, preferably with a strong interest in cell/molecular biology and biomedical research. Applicants should hold a Diploma / Master Degree in Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline.

Our areas of research are: Experimental angiology and cardiology, tissue regeneration, cell-cell interaction and signal transduction.

You will join a cooperative and stimulatory working atmosphere with excellent scientific equipment.

Handicapped applicants will be preferentially considered in case of equivalent qualification. Salary according to TV-L.

Please, send your application including a short statement of research interest, a full CV and the names and contact information of one or two references per e-mail to:

Dr. Margitta Elvers
Experimental Cardiology
Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
University Clinic of Tubingen
Otfried-Muller-Str. 10
72076 Tubingen
Germany

mail margitta.elvers@ med.uni-tuebinge n.de

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Doctorate Position in Stem Cell Biology (Koeln)

Doctorate position in Stem Cell Biology for 2 years with the possibility of extension

Our group is a part of the Institute of Neurophysiology (Director: Prof. Dr. Jurgen Hescheler) located at the University of Cologne (Germany). The Institute is part of the Medical Faculty and is traditionally involved in stem cell research.

Our group is engaged in the exploration of systems involve in mouse, rhesus and human embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell differentiation towards neural and myocardial lineages. More limited is the knowledge on the mechanisms for overall modulation and integration of signals which drive the specific activation of transcriptional systems at a certain differentiation stage.

We are seeking a highly motivated, independent thinking, team- and hard-working candidate with a solid understanding and practical experience in cellular biology and physiology.

The successful candidate will be responsible for determining the role of some specific selected factors in the differentiation and staging of ES and iPS cells of rodent and human origin, leading to a better understanding of the molecular networks and signals governing differentiation. Experimental approaches will include both classical cell and molecular biology techniques and advanced technology such as electrophysiology, calcium imaging and microarray.

The applicants must hold a Diploma/Master degree or equivalent in biology and must be fluent in English. The knowledge in the field of embryonic stem cells, molecular biology and electrophysiology is desirable.

The University of Cologne is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

The position is available immediately and will remain open until suitable candidates are found. The salary is according to TV-L.

Applications with Curriculum vitae including contact detail of references and a motivation letter should be sent per email to filo.nguemo@ uni-koeln. de

Filomain Nguemo, Ph.D.
Institute of Neurophysiology
Robert Koch Str. 39
50931 Cologne, Germany
Tel. 0221-478-6940
Fax 0221-478-3834

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Doctoral Positions in the Life Sciences (Giessen, Germany)

The International Giessen Graduate School for the Life Sciences (GGL) of the five Faculties above invites applicants for the

Doctoral Programs in the Life Sciences

The Doctoral Programs consist of a three-year interdisciplinary graduate course curriculum combined with an experimental project leading to a dissertation. Each doctoral researcher will be supervised by two professors from different faculties and will benefit from our Doctoral Researcher Development Programme. Seminars and courses are conducted in English; German language courses are offered for international students. Depending on the project selected and own qualifications students may receive a stipend and may be eligible to register for one of the doctoral degrees offered at the Justus-Liebig- University Giessen (Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., Dr. biol. hom., Dr. med. vet., Dr. biol. anim., Dr. rer. nat., Dr. agr. and Dr. oec. troph).

Applicants may choose between eight interdisciplinary research sections: Nutrition and Metabolism; Infection and Immunity; Heart, Lung and Blood Vessels; Protein and Nucleic Acid Interactions; Neurosciences; Reproduction in Man and Animals; Stress Resistance and Adaptation; Molecular Interactions at Natural Interfaces. A Master's degree or equivalent is required for admission.

Names of prospective supervisors and research projects as well as other information necessary for application can be found at:

http://www.uni-giessen.de/ggl/overview/application

Please submit your application using our online application system before February 28, 2011. Please direct any enquiries to office@ggl.uni- giessen.de

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Feb 1, 2011

12 PhD Fellowships in GMPF, Italy

General Information

Talented and motivated candidates who have, or are expecting to obtain a Master or equivalent degree in a field relevant to the research undertaken within the GMPF programme, are invited to submit their application on-line.

The on-line application is open from 20 January to 18 February (12 pm central European time)

Short listed candidates will be invited for an interview on 13-15 April

Candidates can postulate for one to three specific projects chosen among the 32 proposed ones. For this call, Fellowships are available to support 12 PhD students for 3 to 4 years. Each project is developed as collaboration between researchers at the Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM) and one or more GMPF partner institutions.

The official working language is English.

About the Fellowships

Fellowships include a salary of 20.000 Euro per year (before taxes), which is provided for 3 years with the possibility to extend it for 1 more year, pending the approval of the Tutor Committee. Students will also benefit of bench fees and reimbursement for travelling to the other partner institutions.

Note that the GMPF PhD programme does not handle requests for registration as PhD student. FEM is a research Foundation and cannot issue the PhD degree. Therefore successful candidates will have to register as PhD students with the University partner of the project or with another University.

Fellow students will have 1 year from when the fellowships starts to register as PhD students. If at the end of the first year the selected candidate is not yet registered as PhD student, the fellowship will stop.

The PhD curricula are carried out according to the rules of the University where the candidate is enrolled. In addition to the official graduate certificate issued by the University, the GMPF PhD Programme issues a specific certificate.

Application

The applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent from a university in the field of Life Sciences or Bioinformatics. It is also possible to apply when the Master's degree will be obtained after the application deadline. The fellowship can start as early as 1 June 2011 but no later than 1 November 2011, depending on the project.

To apply please fill in the dedicated webform . During the application process you will be asked to include the following documents:

1. Your CV (max. 1 page)
2. A scanned copy of your valid id card (EU citizens) or passport (non EU citizens)

Only applications accompanied by 2 letters of reference sent by the referees will be accepted. Please note that once you "submit" your application, the referees you have indicated will be automatically informed by email that you are applying to the GMPF programme and they will be asked to fill in the dedicated on-line referee form. Referee forms sent by the applicants will not be considered. Please inform your referees early enough to allow them to transmit the letter in time!

Referee form deadline submission: 20 February 2011 (12 pm central European time)

Assessment and selection procedure

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of their curriculum and of the letters of recommendation.

Short-listed candidates will be informed by 25 March and will be invited for a two-days interview to be held at FEM in San Michele all'Adige (Italy) on 13-14 April 2011.

http://www.gmpf.eu/index.php/eng/How-to-apply/Active-call

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Postdoctoral Associate – Behavioral Models for Land Use, Mobility and Energy and Resource Use (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre)

SMART is a major new research enterprise established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in partnership with the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF). SMART serves as an intellectual hub for international research collaborations, not only between MIT and Singapore, but also involving researchers from the region and beyond. At SMART, we identify and carry out research on critical problems of societal importance. SMART is a magnet attracting and anchoring global research talent, while simultaneously instilling and promoting a culture of translational research and entrepreneurship in Singapore. Four interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) have been established to date: BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSym), Centre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM), Future Urban Mobility (FM) and Infectious Diseases (ID).

Postdoctoral Associate – Behavioral Models for Land Use, Mobility and Energy and Resource Use (Ref: IRG_FM_2011_001)
Future Urban Mobility Interdisciplinary Research Group

Project Overview:

To plan sustainable future urban mobility systems, we need a set of forecasting tools to help make well-informed, consistent assessments of future conditions under various scenarios. Behavioral models are at the heart of the approach. The objective is to develop state-of-the-art models to understand and forecast different behavioral rationales of households and firms.

Job description:

The postdoctoral associate on this project will work on developing integrated behavioral models of human and commercial activities, land use (land and real estate development decisions and firm and household location decisions), transportation, environmental impacts, and energy use.

This will involve:
• Developing a full understanding of the transportation system and the real estate market context and related institutional structure (land ownership and sale, property ownership, etc.)
• Developing a full inventory of the data needs and availability, and designing appropriate survey instruments for the collection of such data; and
• Model specification, estimation, and validation.

The models will form the core of the simulation platform, SimMobility, that will allow the research team to simulate the effects of a portfolio of technology, policy, and investment options under alternative future scenarios. Hence, there will be close collaboration between researchers developing the behavioral models and researchers incorporating these models within SimMobility.

Requirements:

• PhD with a focus in: Transportation, Behavioral Modeling, Economics, and/or Statistics
• Strong background in discrete choice, statistical analysis, and survey design
• Prior experience with statistical estimation software such as Gauss or R is desirable

To apply, please visit our open positions website at: http://smart.mit.edu/jobs-at-smart/current-open-positions.html

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Postdoctoral Associate – Development and Testing of NCC-Enabled Data Collection Techniques (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre)

SMART is a major new research enterprise established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in partnership with the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF). SMART serves as an intellectual hub for international research collaborations, not only between MIT and Singapore, but also involving researchers from the region and beyond. At SMART, we identify and carry out research on critical problems of societal importance. SMART is a magnet attracting and anchoring global research talent, while simultaneously instilling and promoting a culture of translational research and entrepreneurship in Singapore. Four interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) have been established to date: BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSym), Centre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM), Future Urban Mobility (FM) and Infectious Diseases (ID).

Postdoctoral Associate – Development and Testing of NCC-Enabled Data Collection Techniques (Ref: IRG_FM_2011_002)
Future Urban Mobility Interdisciplinary Research Group

Project Overview:
The ubiquity technologies related to Networked Computing and Control (NCC) provides a range of new close-to-real-time data for urban mobility planning and management. The challenge rests in capturing and deploying the relevant information, using it for real-time control, improved user service, and longer-term strategic planning. The objective for this project is to implement a broad data collection effort using smart phones matched with web-based surveying tools to infer (through machine learning) household and firm activities, including mobility and location choices.

Job description:

The postdoctoral associate will coordinate and take part in the development of new data collection methods, including the use of smart phone platforms for data collection and surveying. New data fusion techniques will be developed to resolve the different types of data collected from a variety of sources. This data will be used to support the development of an integrated simulation model and behavioral models. The postdoctoral associate will work with behavioral modelers to develop new techniques to capture subjective well-being. The postdoctoral associate will oversee real-world and laboratory experiments to understand how behavior changes due to new information services.

Requirements:

• PhD with a focus in: Transportation, Data Fusion, Computer Science, and/or Behavioural Modeling
• Experience collecting data with mobile devices, web-based surveys, and/or passive sensors
• Knowledge of sensor capabilities and applications
• Experience programming on mobile platforms
• Knowledge of incentivized survey techniques
• Prior experience with transportation simulation software is desired

To apply, please visit our open positions website at: http://smart.mit.edu/jobs-at-smart/current-open-positions.html

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Postdoctoral Associate – Optimization for Real-time Feedback and Control (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre)

SMART is a major new research enterprise established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in partnership with the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF). SMART serves as an intellectual hub for international research collaborations, not only between MIT and Singapore, but also involving researchers from the region and beyond. At SMART, we identify and carry out research on critical problems of societal importance. SMART is a magnet attracting and anchoring global research talent, while simultaneously instilling and promoting a culture of translational research and entrepreneurship in Singapore. Four interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) have been established to date: BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSym), Centre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM), Future Urban Mobility (FM) and Infectious Diseases (ID).

Postdoctoral Associate – Optimization for Real-time Feedback and Control (Ref: IRG_FM_2011_003)
Future Urban Mobility Interdisciplinary Research Group

Project Overview:

To develop an integrated suite of models to estimate the impact of alternative interventions and support the real-time deployment of such interventions to mitigate urban mobility problems as they occur on a daily basis.

Job description:

The postdoctoral associate on this project will compile requirements and design architecture for the next generation real-time DTA simulation model. The postdoctoral associate will work on optimization algorithms for real-time calibration that take advantage of new data sources. The postdoctoral associate must coordinate and understand applications of the model in other research projects within the FM program. Prior to development of the model, the postdoctoral associate is expected to conduct research using the current DTA model, DynaMIT, on intermediate projects.

Requirements:

• PhD with a focus in: Transportation, Operations Research, Computer Science and/or Behavioural Modeling
• Experience in several programming languages, including C++
• Experience in developing and/or applying simulation models, preferably for urban transportation applications
• Strong background in optimization, discrete choice and statistical analysis
• Prior experience with transportation simulation software is desired

To apply, please visit our open positions website at: http://smart.mit.edu/jobs-at-smart/current-open-positions.html

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Postdoctoral Associate – SimMobility (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre)

SMART is a major new research enterprise established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in partnership with the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF). SMART serves as an intellectual hub for international research collaborations, not only between MIT and Singapore, but also involving researchers from the region and beyond. At SMART, we identify and carry out research on critical problems of societal importance. SMART is a magnet attracting and anchoring global research talent, while simultaneously instilling and promoting a culture of translational research and entrepreneurship in Singapore. Four interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) have been established to date: BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSym), Centre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM), Future Urban Mobility (FM) and Infectious Diseases (ID).

Postdoctoral Associate – SimMobility (Ref: IRG_FM_2011_004)
Future Urban Mobility Interdisciplinary Research Group

Project Overview:

SimMobility is an integrated system of mobility sensitive simulation models to evaluate future urban transportation scenarios. It aims to integrate and link together various mobility-sensitive behavioural models with state-of-the-art simulators to predict the impacts of mobility demands on transportation networks, services and vehicular emissions.

Job description:

The postdoctoral associate on this project will work on developing a simulation platform integrating mobility demands on transportation, vehicular emissions, land use and energy consumption.

This will involve:
 Software structure design for short-term, medium-term and long-term integrated simulator, based on the models developed for each module.
 Developing the agent-based simulation platform.
 Integrating the behavioural models and travel demand models into the platform.
 Link the short-term, medium-term and long-term simulation to form an overall simulator.

SimMobility will make it possible to simulate the effects of a portfolio of technology, policy and investment options under alternative future scenarios.

Requirements:

• PhD with a focus in: Computer Science, Transportation, Behavioural Modeling
• Highly conversant in C++ and/or C programming
• Prior experience in programming large software applications/simulators is required
• Prior experience with programming on Linux platform and Linux GUI development is desired
• Prior experience with transportation related software is desired

To apply, please visit our open positions website at: http://smart.mit.edu/jobs-at-smart/current-open-positions.html.

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USA: EU-US Atlantis Program Call for Applications

*Call for Applications: EU-US Atlantis Program*

In the context of the European Union - US Framework for Co-operation in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training (EU-US ATLANTIS Programme) a new call for proposals has been launched to fund innovative projects which are designed to develop and implement double or joint “transatlantic degrees” for students in the EU and U.S. It may also support projects to promote other forms of EU-U.S. cooperation in higher education and vocational training, including mobility projects and policy-oriented measures.

The funded activities, such as the development of curricula, joint study programmes, exchanges and study abroad with provision for mutual credit recognition and language and cultural preparation, will benefit to higher education students, vocational education and training learners and teachers/trainers/ administrative staff. The main focus of activities must be on transatlantic rather than intra-European or intra-American interactions.

Submission of grant requests under this call is open to higher education institutions and vocational education and training institutions.

Each project must have one lead institution in the EU and one lead institution in the US, responsible for submitting the common proposal and for the management of the project. These lead institutions must be higher education or training institutions.

*Background information about the programme:*
Directorate general Education and culture
http://ec.europa.eu/education/eu-usa/doc1156_en.htm

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/bilateral_cooperation/eu_us/funding/calls_2011_en.php#intro

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MS/PhD Scholarships in Agriculture from SEARCA

SEARCA Invites Applications for Graduate Scholarship in Agriculture for School Year 2012-2013

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) invites applications for its graduate scholarship (MS and PhD) in agriculture and related fields (including biological sciences, social sciences, economics and statistics, forestry and fisheries, environmental sciences, agro-industrial technology and engineering, biochemistry, and development management) for School Year 2012-2013. The scholarship is open to nationals of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam who are regular employees of academic or research institutions or government agencies and not older than 35 years old.

Applications may be submitted directly to the Ministry of Education/Higher Education, or to the Ministry where the applicant is employed for preliminary screening. The Ministry where the applicant is employed may conduct preliminary screening of applicants and submit their nominations and the application documents to the Ministry of Education/Higher Education, which will then include the nominees of other Ministries in the final list of candidates
accompanied by the complete set of requirements to SEARCA not later than 30 July 2011.

Applicants should inquire with their respective Ministries regarding the Ministries' deadline for receiving SEARCA applications.

SEARCA scholars may study at any of the following members of the University Consortium coordinated by SEARCA: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; Kasetsart University, Thailand; Institut Pertanian Bogor and Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia; and University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines. Other reputable universities outside the University Consortium but within the Southeast Asian region may also serve as study posts of scholars
under special arrangements and project agreements. Applicants may apply online via the SEARCA website, but original application documents must still be sent to their Ministry for official endorsement and submission to SEARCA. Applicants are required to submit to SEARCA applications for admission to the Graduate Schools of at least three universities in the list.

The application requirements and forms may study may be downloaded from the SEARCA website at http://www.searca.org.

The topic of the research that the applicants plan to conduct for their thesis must be in line with either of the priority thrusts of SEARCA, namely: natural resource management and agricultural competitiveness.

Interested parties may contact the Graduate Scholarship Department of SEARCA via email at gsd@agri.searca. org or ecc@agri.searca.org.

http://www.searca.org/web/scholarship/regular_scholarships/degree/searca-announcement-sy12-13.pdf

http://www.searca.org/web/scholarship/regular_scholarships/index.html

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Saarbrücken: Ph.D. Scholarships in Computer Science

High-Profile Research in Computer Science
Doctoral Studies at the Saarbrücken
Graduate School of Computer Science

Dear colleagues,

Last year we celebrated four decades of top-notch computer science, now we are ready for the next 40 years. Saarbrücken not only has a long tradition in informatics but is also recognized as one of the prime locations for computer science research in Germany and Europe today offering a perfect research environment for the top researchers of tomorrow.

To enable you to get your own impression we are happy to be able to share a new short video (in English) made for us by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The video is available here and gives a good idea of the goals and spirit of the Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science.

Are some of your Bachelor or Master students looking for close collaboration with dynamic faculty members in an excellent international research environment at the crossroads of European
culture?

Saarbrücken is their place to be. We offer a doctoral program in English supported by the German Excellence Initiative. The Department of Computer Science at Saarland University runs the Graduate School in close cooperation with the internationally renowned research
institutions:

- Max Planck Institute for Informatics
- Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
- German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)

all located in immediate proximity to each other on our Saarbrücken campus. This unique research environment gives our Ph.D. candidates the chance to collaborate with some 200 researchers at the postdoctoral or professorial level and over 250 doctoral students, covering virtually all areas of computer science.

Applicants should hold or be about to finish a Masters or an excellent Bachelor’s degree in computer science or in a related field. Doctoral candidates receive attractive scholarships and funding in all stages of the graduate program, which comfortably cover the moderate cost of
living in Saarbrücken.

The upcoming application deadline for entering the Graduate School in October 2011 is: April 29, 2011. Interested candidates are invited to apply online here.

Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who might be interested in applying and don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

With best wishes from Saarbrücken,
Dr. Michelle Carnell, Coordinator
carnell@cs.uni- saarland. de | Tel.: +49 681 302 5523
http://gradschool.cs.uni-saarland.de

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Tabara de psihosexologie

Tabara de psihosexologie
Sexualitate si tabu
Sinaia, 7-12 martie 2011

Tabara de psihosexologie din 2011 se centreaza pe aspecte legate de sexualitate si interdictii. Exista bineinteles tabu-uri sociale, dar cei mai multi dintre noi ne confruntam cu tabu-uri personale atunci cand vine vorba despre sexualitate. Incalcarea lor duce de multe ori la sentimente de rusine si vina. Lucrand din perspectiva integrativa, ne vom adresa prejudecatilor si timiditatii din perspectiva sexualitatii umane. Cursul este structurat pe o durata de 30 de ore, cuprinzand o scurta parte teoretica si aplicatii practice eclectice, incluzand elemente de NLP, imagerie ghidata, psihodrama, gestalt terapie si art-terapie.

Din tematica: evolutia psihosexologiei ca disciplina de studiu in decursul timpului, sexualitatea umana in istorie, adaptarea la schimbare, simbolistica in psihosexologie, interpretarea viselor.

Formator: Oana-Maria Popescu, formator si supervizor in cadrul European School of Integrative Psychotherapy

Locul desfasurarii: Sinaia

Cine poate participa? Studenti si absolventi de psihologie, medicina, asistenta sociala, psihoterapeuti, persoane interesate de dezvoltarea personala.

Pentru inscrieri si informatii suplimentare va rugam contactati:
Aurora Ardelean, coordonator programe de formare, centrul Psiho Blue Timisoara

aurora.ardelean@ gmail.com
tel: 0729.715.384

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100 PhD studentships, University of Exeter, UK

We are offering more than 100 funding awards for PhD students for 2011 entry to show our commitment to developing the next generation of researchers.

Ranked 12th in the Times Good University Guide 2011, we are a research intensive university with a strong reputation. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, all our 31 subjects were assessed as including world-leading (4*) research and nearly 90 per cent of our research was rated as being internationally recognised.

PhD funding is available in science, arts, humanities and social sciences subjects. Awards vary according to the subject area and range from full studentships covering all fees and a maintenance grant for three years to partial funding. Awards may be open to both UK/EU and international students*. We offer:

•a world-class research environment with £120 million being invested in our research infrastructure
•high rates of PhD completion with 92% of students completing within 5 years
•research which has an impact on the world and is engaged with the business sector, industry and communities
•strong interdisciplinary research culture with opportunities to work at the interface of science, humanities, arts and social sciences
•superb research and teaching training for PhD students through our Effective Researcher Development Programme and Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Programme
•Doctoral Training Centre for ESRC and AHRC

Please follow the links below to identify awards by subject area.

Subjects with funding
•Accounting and Finance
•Arab and Islamic Studies
•Archaeology
•Biosciences
•Business and Management
•Celtic/Cornish Studies
•Classics and Ancient History
•Climate Change
•Clinical Science
•Computer Science
•Dentistry
•Drama
•Education
•Engineering
•English
•Film Studies
•Geography
•Geology
•History
•International Relations
•Law
•Mathematics
•Medicine and Dentistry
•Mining and Minerals Engineering
•Modern Languages
•Philosophy
•Physics and Astrophysics
•Politics
•Psychology
•Renewable Energy
•Sociology
•Sport and Health Sciences
•Theology and Religion

*Check individual award details for eligibility.

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/money/2011studentships/

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PhD Studentships in Law, Queen Mary, Univ. of London, UK

The School of Law is offering a number of studentships for the 2011-12 academic year. We are now open to accept new applications for these awards. Please read the instructions below carefully before submitting your funding application and your main PhD application.

The Department of Law is particularly keen to support studentship applications in the following areas:

•Criminal Law & Criminal Justice
•Public Law
•Equality, Diversity and the Law (joint studentship with the Queen Mary Centre for Equality and Diversity).

This specific Studentship is for candidates wishing to develop a PhD of their own devising relating to the overlapping interests of the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED) at the School of Business and Management, and the School of Law, which include new developments in equality and diversity legislation, law enforcement, and organisational policy-making, and how they impact on a plethora of organisation stakeholders, including line-management, non-management employees, equality activists, diversity managers, and trade unions; equality and diversity in the legal profession. Read more about the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity.

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) is particularly keen to support studentship applications in the following areas:

•Creative Media & Commercial Law - a joint award offered with the School of Electronic Engineering & Computer Science (EECS). Research should focus on the legal implications of collaborative work in creative media, such as free sharing, open source and user generated content (UGC)

•Risk Assessment & Decision Analysis in the Legal Context - a Joint award offered with the School of EECS. Research should focus on the potential application of models of uncertainty or risk assessment and decision analysis in the legal context, including the areas of dispute resolution, finance and banking, intellectual property, tax and information technology law. Read more about the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science.

About the award

•The award is for full time postgraduate PhD research students only;

•The award will cover all tuition fees whether at the Home/EU rate or the overseas rate. It is therefore open to both UK and overseas applicants.

•Only applicants who have completed the online application process to the PhD programme prior to the funding submission deadline will be considered for funding. Find out how to apply for the PhD programme.

•Applicants should be aware that the School of Law PhD programme has various entrance requirements which applicants are expected to meet, including, for example, academic performance requirements relating to previously taken taught postgraduate degrees in a law or law-related subject. For applicants applying for a studentship jointly provided by another School within the University, a postgraduate degree in a topic relating to the specific subject area outlined for the award is required.

•In addition, an award of at least £15,590 per year (reviewed annually) will be paid to the recipient on a monthly basis throughout the calendar year starting from September 2011.

•The award is renewable over three years of study while in full time enrolment, subject to satisfactory annual progress reports;

•At the end of the three years, research students sometimes need further time to complete their research and thesis. This is known as `writing up' time. Students only move to writing up when their supervisor confirms that the student has submitted a satisfactory first full draft of the entire thesis for the supervisor's review and the Director of Graduate Studies is satisfied that the student can complete within the year. The writing-up period does not attract full tuition fees, although a reduced writing up fee may be payable. A student in writing up is responsible for his/her own living costs as well as for any writing up fee;

•The award is for new applicants looking to enrol at the beginning of the coming academic year, in September 2011 (or, in exceptional circumstances, the following January 2012 – for example, for current UK LLM students who will only graduate in November 2011). Therefore, existing PhD students who have already enrolled prior to September are not eligible to apply for the award.

•Successful recipients of this award may be required to undertake teaching and/or support duties within the School of Law (or the other School in the University involved, if it is a joint award) ;

•The studentships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. The application process for these awards is highly competitive.

•The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the body that awards the Studentships in the last instance, requires applicants to submit a 750-1000 word summary of their Research Proposal along with their funding application. This summary must address the following questions:

- What is the subject of your proposed doctoral dissertation? (500 words maximum). Please include a brief title
- Why is Queen Mary the right place for you to undertake this research?
- What ethical issues – if any – are relevant to your research?
- What research training and professional preparation have you already received?
- What further training and professional preparation will you need to complete the doctorate and being your career?
- The decision on award allocation will then be made no later than the end of April 2011
- If you have any queries relating to the funding application process, e-mail Mr Gareth Skehan, School of Law PhD Admissions Administrator on g.skehan@qmul. ac.uk

Deadline

The deadline for Studentship applications to the School of Law is Monday 21st February 2011.

You must have completed both the main PhD application process, including the submission of all required supporting documentation, along with your studentship application form by this date.

Following the deadline, we will shortlist a small number of applicants, who will then be interviewed during late February/early March. Following this, a final decision will be made and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be informed of the decision.

PhD Studentship Application Form
The PhD Studentship Application Form is separate from the main PhD application process.

Download the PhD Studentship Application Form - PDF format [PDF 40kb]
Download the PhD Studentship Application Form - MS Word format [PDF 27kb]

Important Notes on Applying

Please note applicants for funding will only be considered when accompanied by a full application to the PhD programme. This is because:

1. Many of the documents submitted with the main application, including the final research proposal, will be reviewed by the funding board when the final decision is made and
2. The School of Law will need to ascertain prior to the funding board decision if it is able to offer an applicant PhD supervision.

You should make sure that you read all the information on the PhD how to apply page before completing the online application process.

To apply online go to the PhD online application page, choose your entry date and follow the instructions.

Where to send your PhD funding application form

Send your completed paper-based funding application form only direct to the School of Law by

email to: g.skehan@qmul. ac.uk

by post to:

Mr Gareth Skehan, PhD Admissions Administrator,
School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London,
67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London WC2A 3JB
UK

http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees/PhDstudentships.html

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15 Doctoral studentships at BEEGS, Södertörn University

Call for applications for doctoral studentships at BEEGS, Södertörn University

A total of 15 doctoral studentships are available this year in the Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS).

Södertörn University invites applications within five disciplines: Business Administration, Ethnology, History, Political Science and Sociology. These disciplines belong to two research areas: Historical Studies, and Politics, Economy and the Organisation of Society.

Details on how to apply for doctoral studentships can be found on the University website:

www.sh.se/ledigajobb (for a Swedish-language version)

or Vacant positions at:

www.sh.se

See "In English/Vacant positions" (for an English version). More information can also be found at:

www.sh.se/beegs

Note that the application must reach Södertörn University by 1 March 2011 at the latest.

Contact at BEEGS:
Ann-Cathrine Jungar, Director of Studies, email: beegs@sh.se

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3-Year Oxford Doctoral Studentship Available

A 3-year DPhil studentship is available to support an Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford) doctoral student as part of a research programme on "The Internet, Political Science and Public Policy", commencing October 2011. There is flexibility for the student's thesis project to fall into either or both of the two main research themes of the programme: collective action or digital-era governance.

The studentship will cover an allowance for training / conferences, tuition fees and a tax-free stipend of £12,940 per annum, subject to satisfactory progress.

The application deadline for this studentship is Friday 18 February 2011. Interviews are planned for the week of 7 March 2011.

Details:
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/dphil/apply.cfm

Application pack (pdf, 100kb)
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/dphil/DPhil_IPS_Studentship_201101.pdf

Enquiries:
Laura Maynard, Graduate Studies Coordinator
mailto:teaching@oii. ox.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1865 87222

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12 PhD positions in BioTiNet Project

BioTiNet Network offers 12 PhD positions (ESR=Early-Stage Researchers) and 6 post-doctoral positions (ER= Experienced Researchers) coming under different disciplines (Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology etc.) over the 4-year project. These posts are spread over the BioTiNet partner organisations. The BioTiNet fellows will undertake a total of 18 research projects, embedded in a well-structured training and research programme.

http://www.biotinet.eu/vacancies.html

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200 Undergraduate Scholarships from Korean Government

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is recruiting '2011 Government Scholarship Students'. For more details, please refer to the following information.

1. Qualification : Applicants must meet all the following conditions:
a. Applicants must be 2nd or 3rd or 4th year undergraduate students.
b. GPA for the last semester must be over 80 out of 100.
c. Applicants must pass a minium fourth level in the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).

※ Students who have already received scholarships from the Government of Korea or other institutions are NOT allowed to apply. (ex. Students who have received scholarships from foreign governments or Il-Woo Foundation or 4 year scholarships are NOT allowed to apply)

2. Quota : Total 200 international students from all universities in Korea

3. Scholarship
a. Amount : Annually KRW 6 million per student (KRW 0.5 million X 12 months)
b. Winners of the Scholarhip will receive the money over an year.

4. Application
a. where to apply : International Center, Inha University
b. Application Deadline : 17:00 Mar. 2 (Wed) 2011
c. Application Documents :
1) Application Document
2) Copy of Passport
3) Certificate of Enrollment
4) Official Tran
※ Tran must be officially issued by Inha University. GPA should be converted into the percentage in the tran.
Transfer students must also submit trans of all universities attended.
5) a Proof of Proficiency of Korean (TOPIK) / It should be issue after Mar. 1 2009
6) a letter of self-introduction and study plan
7) a letter of recommendation
※ A letter of recommendation must include personal information of both recommender and recommendee and
a signature of the recommender. It should be sealed by the recommender.
8) Other Documents (ex. proof of English proficiency, proof of other achievements or awards)

5. Important Things
a. Applicant's English name must be identical to the one shown in the passport
b. All the application documents must be A4 size
c. tran must be officially issued by Inha University.
d. application documents must be properly sorted out and submitted.
e. If the application documents are false, the applicant is NOT eligible.
f. If an student wins the scholarship but later drop out of school, the scholarship is stripped off.
g. Application documents will NOT be returned

2011GKS.hwp
2011GKS.pdf

http://eng.inha.ac.kr/intro/notice_view.asp?pIdx=460&pGroup=01

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Indonesian Arts And Culture Scholarship Programme

2011 Indonesian Arts And Culture Scholarship Programme
Short Term Programme
The Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship
25 April - 29 July 2011

The Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship has been conducted since 2003 and was initially offered to and participated by member countries of the South West Pacific Dialogue (SwPD); Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and the host Indonesia.

Bearing in mind the significance and advantages obtained from the program, the offer was expanded over the years to include member countries of ASEAN, ASEAN+3, and PIF, as well as India and South Africa. In 2008, Indonesia welcomed the participation of Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since 2009, Austria has joined the program and in 2010 the Government of Indonesia has given the opportunity for participants from France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and Suriname. This year, Indonesia will invite participant from Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Turkey to join the program.

Due to the limited space and the vast amount of interest in the program, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in cooperation with Indonesian embassies and consulates overseas, hold a series of selection process. Taken into considerations are, among others, the participants' background, gender and regional representation. In order to deepen the participants' understanding of Indonesian arts and culture, and to enhance their skills for the final performance, participants will be divided and assigned by the organising committee to different arts centers for the duration of approximately two and a half month. The arts
centers are located in Bandung, West Java; Denpasar, Bali; Solo, Central Java; Surabaya, East Java; and Bandar Lampung, Lampung.

Participants will live within or around the arts centers, allowing for the chance to experience the local heritage and interact with the local community. Synergy between theory and practices shared inside and outside the art centers would undoubtedly become the driving force for shaping international cultures and norms, and will eventually strengthen regional as well as global
understanding and cooperation at a people-to-people level.

http://www.kemlu.go.id/Pages/InformationSheet.aspx?IDP=21&l=id

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PhD and Postdoc Positions, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

The Multimedia Signal Processing Group at Instituto de Telecomunicaçõ es, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, invites applications for PhD and Postdoc positions, with a yearly renewable contract, for a maximum duration of 4 years.

The PhD and Postdoc Research Grants are available in accordance with the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) regulations and payments for advanced training and qualification of human resources, see http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.

The Multimedia Signal Processing Group develops research in the areas of visual information analysis, modeling, processing, manipulation, representation, adaptation, coding and description for multimedia applications.

The current PhD and Postdoc grants are available for the following technical areas:

* Advanced video coding
* 3D video coding and processing, 3D holoscopic video
* Automatic metadata creation, mobile visual search
* Quality of experience, video quality and video segmentation quality
* Secure biometrics recognition

The candidates shall fulfill the following conditions:

* Strong motivation for research work
* Background on the relevant technical areas
* Strong publication record on the relevant technical areas (especially for Postdoc applications)
* Fluent in English and with good skills in technical writing and presenting
* Good programming skills

The applicants will be supervised by one or more of the following Professors: Fernando Pereira, Paulo Correia, Luis Ducla Soares, Paulo Nunes and João Ascenso (see http://www.img.lx.it.pt/Staff.html for details).

Please send your application by email to fp@lx.it.pt, including:

1. Detailed curriculum vitae;
2. Motivation letter;
3. Recommendation letter(s).

Selected candidates will be interviewed.

Applications shall be received no later than 31st March 2011.

For any clarifications, please contact Prof. Fernando Pereira at fp@lx.it.pt.

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30 MSc/PhD Scholarships at Zhejiang University, China

Chinese Government Scholarship- University Postgraduate Study Program (CGS-UPSP) is established by the Ministry of Education of China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) aiming to offer support in developing international high level universities and promote Chinese higher education brand. Entrusted by MOE, Zhejiang University recruits CGS-UPSP-supported international graduate students supported by CGS-UPSP across the world.

I. Basic Information and Duration of the Scholarships
1. Number of scholarship students to be admitted: 30
2. Coverage of the scholarship:
- Tuition and fees for registration, laboratory experiments, internship, basic learning materials, and intramural accommodation;
- Living allowance: CNY 2,000 per month for doctoral students; CNY 1,700 per month for master's degree students;
- Fees for outpatient medical services and Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China;
- A one-off settlement subsidy for new students after registration: CNY 1,500 per person.
Note: For more detailed information, please visit the website of China Scholarship Council: http://www.csc.edu.cn
3. Categories of Applicants and Duration of the Scholarship
Categories of Applicants Duration of the Scholarship
Master's Degree Students: 2-3 academic years
Doctor's Degree Students: 3-4 academic years
Note: In principle, courses will be taught in Chinese. Scholarship students without sufficient Chinese language proficiency are required to take one-year remedial Chinese language courses and pass the relevant test prior to the studies in their specialties. For those who take the one-year remedial Chinese language courses, the duration of the scholarship will be extended correspondingly.

II. When and how to apply
Application deadline: April 10, 2011.
Applicants can submit the application materials (refer section V below ) to Admission Office of the International College, Zhejiang University, by post mail or in personally.The application materials submit by email will not be accepted. Please make sure mailed materials arrive before the deadline.

III. Eligibility Requirements
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals and in good health.
2. Applicants are not currently studying in Chinese universities.
3. Education background and age limit:
- Applicants for master's degree studies must have bachelor's degree and be under the age of 35;
- Applicants for Doctoral studies must have master's degree and be under the age of 40.
4. Applicants should have a competitive academic record.
5. Applicants should have strong scientific research ability.

IV. Choices of Specialties
Zhejiang University offers graduate programs with Chinese or English as media of instruction. For more information of fields of Graduate Studies at Zhejiang University,please check Catalog of Master's Programs for International Students 2011 (Download) and Catalog of Doctoral Programs for International Students 2011 (Download).
Applicants are encouraged to contact their prospective supervisors prior to application and are expected to enclose in their application package with the Form for Provisional Acceptance of International Student by ZJU Professor (Download)).

V. Application Materials
Applicants must provide the following materials (in duplicate):
1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship, filled in Chinese or in English.
Applicants shall fill in and submit the application form online first and then print and sign the Application Form produced by the system. The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available on http://laihua.csc.edu.cn; Agency No. of Zhejiang University is 10335.
2. Photocopy of the applicant's passport.
3. Highest diploma (notarized photocopy). If applicants are university students or already employed, they must also provide documents showing their status as university students or on-post employees. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with translations in Chinese or English.
4. Applicants for doctoral studies need to provide notarized copies of their undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Applicants for master's degree studies need to provide notarized copies of their undergraduate transcripts. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with translations in Chinese or English.
5. A study or research proposal in Chinese or in English (no less than 800 words).
6. Two letters of recommendation from full professors or associate professors. The recommendation letter must be original documents either in Chinese or English and show referee's phone number and email address.
7. Published academic papers or other academic achievements (if applicable).
8. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (Download) (printed by Chinese quarantine authority. Applicants are expected to keep the original copies) filled in English. The medical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Medical examination results will be valid for 6 months. All applicants are kindly requested to take this factor into consideration as they plan to take the medical examination.

Note: Application materials will NOT be returned regardless of the result of application.

VI. Admission and Notification
1. Zhejiang University will review all the application materials. Decisions for admission and for granting the scholarships will be made on the basis of the applicants' competitiveness, academic record and otherwise.
2. The name list of the scholarship awardees for graduate programs will be sent to China Scholarship Council for review in April, 2011.
3. After the name list is reviewed and approved by China Scholarship Council, the scholarship awardees will be notified by the university in June 2011 and Admission Notice with other relevant documents will be sent to them in July 2011.

VII. Notes
1. Scholarship students' affairs are managed according to the relevant regulations of Chinese Government Scholarship. Scholarship students must go through the Annual Review of the Chinese Government Scholarship Status.
2. Scholarship students are not allowed to change their institutions as well as their academic programs or the duration of study specified in the Admission Notice.
3. Scholarship students who have to suspend their studies due to illness must return to their home country for further treatment and recovery. Expenses for the international travel to and from the university will be borne by the students themselves, and their scholarship status will be reserved for one year at most, with the monthly living allowance stopped during the suspension. Scholarships of the students who suspend their studies for reasons other than illness will not be reserved.
4. The International College of Zhejiang University is responsible for the interpretation of the scholarship granting procedures and regulations.

VIII. Contact Information
Admission Office,Internationa l College, Zhejiang University:
Tel: +86 571 87953101 / 879532848
Fax: +86 571 87951755
Email: zjuyhh@zju.edu. cn zzlu@zju.edu. cn
Postal Address:
P.O. Box W-99, International College, Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China

Note: The Distinguished International Students Scholarship is set up by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE) to sponsor outstanding international students who have finished their bachelor's education or above in China and have been enrolled by designated Chinese institutions for higher academic pursuits or are now carrying out their Master's or Doctoral studies in those institutions. For application details, please visit the web site of China Scholarship Council (Link).

http://iczu.zju.edu.cn/Eg_index_news_show.php?cate=36&xcate=36&id=226

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CfP: Diaspora: Religions, Science and Technology in Cultural Context: Dynamics of Change

International Association for the History of Religions Special Conference 2012

Religions, Science and Technology in Cultural Contexts: Dynamics of Change

Venue: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
1-3 March 2012

In current public and academic debates, the complex relationships between "religion" and "science" tend to be reduced into one between monolithic entities. By exploring historical and contemporary interactions between religions, science and technology, a more complex understanding may be reached of the areas and ways in which they overlap, correspond, challenge and conflict with each other.

This conference seeks to explore how religions, science and technology interact and generate change (progressive, reactive, regressive), particularly in relation to such issues as the environment and climate change; the economy; welfare; life expectancy; popular representation;
and sexual equality.

Of particular interest are explorations of dynamic relationships between worldviews/cosmolog ies, socio-cultural practices and technologies; and of "the politics of change", i.e. how different actors seek to convince the public of the benefits of their own approaches or of the detriment of "the others" approaches.

The conference is organized by the Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.

Registration fee until 1 December 2011 is 250 EUR, which includes conference materials, lunches and refreshments. There will also be bursaries for participants from lower income countries.

Abstracts of 200 words and affiliation details should be submitted by 1st August 2011. For submitting your abstracts and for any type of inquiries, you are welcome to contact the Conference secretary, Filip Ivanovic (filip.ivanovic@ ntnu.no).

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CFP. Conference: Studying Conflict and Violence in Central Asia: Academic Traditions and Interdisciplinary Challenges

Call for Proposals
Conference
Studying Conflict and Violence in Central Asia: Academic Traditions and Interdisciplinary Challenges
April 30, 2011
Bishkek, American University of Central Asia

Studying violence and conflict increasingly transgresses disciplinary borders and theoretical boundaries: the complexity of issues requires a dynamic combination of theoretical approaches, interpretative skills, and ways of collecting materials and sources. Analytical and historical interests in studying conflicts and violence, however, are quite different from traditional historical inquires in human behavior: by and large, studies of conflicts are motivated by a pragmatic desire not only to reconstruct the course of tragic events and their consequences but also to understand the causes of such conflicts in order to map out ways of their prevention in the future. It is hard to overestimate the role of the intellectual community in studying conflicts. Yet, predominantly, research on conflicts has been focused on documenting and reporting violent cases.

We would like to draw attention to a different -more self-reflexive - aspect of conflict studies: What are the forms, ways, and methods of problematizing the position of a scholar in studying a conflict? What kind of ethical dilemmas are involved in such a research? How do scholars mediate contradictions between the subjective involvement in studying a particular case, on one hand, and the requirements of objective detachment, impartiality, and objectivity, on the other? How the researcher's ethical position influences the study of a conflict? Is a systematic field-based study of conflicts possible?

We invite experts and scholars working on conflicts share their views, experience, and problems with studying violence.

Please submit your abstract (no more than 300 words) before February 15, 2011.

All proposals would be reviewed; the finalists will be asked to submit their essays by April 1, 2011. Selected articles will be published in Akademicheskii vestnik (Academic Review of AUCA).

Contact information:
Ruslan Rahimov, Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department
ruslanlyon@gmail. com
Elena Kosterina, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
elena.kosterina@ gmail.com
Azamat Temirkulov, Assistant Professor, International and Comparative Politics Department
temirkulov_a@ mail.auca. kg

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TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB-ETU), International Relations at TOBB-ETU

*TOBB** **University* * of Economics and Technology (TOBB-ETU), **Ankara**, **Turkey***

*Call for Applications*

The Department of International Relations at TOBB-ETU has openings for junior or senior faculty members in all fields of the discipline. PhD in Political Science, International Relations, or a related field is required at the time of appointment.

The department seeks applicants with an active research agenda and a strong publication record (or the potential to develop one). Applicants must demonstrate potential for and commitment to teach international relations courses in our undergraduate program. The primary medium of instruction is Turkish but the school offers many courses in English, as well as requiring its students to learn a second foreign language. The future Faculty members should also be ready to teach courses and supervise students in our graduate program that will be initiated in the near future.

TOBB-ETU was founded through an endowment very generously provided by the Turkish Union of Commodity Exchanges and Chambers of Commerce and Industry (shortly TOBB in Turkish). Salary is competitive and Faculty members are entitled to an annual research budget.

Applications will be reviewed as received and should be submitted by April 8, 2011. Informational interviews may take place at the 2011 Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in Montreal, Canada, March 16-19, 2011 and the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, USA, March 31-April 3, 2011. Those interested in informational interviews are asked to submit their application material by March 4, 2011 and schedule an
interview through the members of the admissions committee.

The application package should include a cover letter, a CV, two samples of research, description of current research agenda, a teaching statement including the list of courses the applicant has taught or can teach, three letters of recommendation and transcripts (an unofficial copy is sufficient for application) . Email applications are preferred.

Please send or email your applications to: Cengiz EriÅŸen, Department of International Relations, TOBB-University of Economics and Technology, Sogutozu Cad. No: 43, Ankara, 06560, TURKEY. Phone: +90 (312) 2924207, E-mail: cerisen@etu. edu.tr.

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CfP: 7th CEU Conference in Social Sciences, May 27-29, 2011

7TH CEU Conference in Social Sciences
"What Follows after the Crisis? Approaches to Global Transformations"
Central European University
May 27-29, 2011

The 7th Conference in Social Sciences is structured on 10 different panels. We encourage young faculty and graduate students to propose papers for the panels that still have available seats. The chairs are in charge of the selection for their panels and interested applicants should contact them directly. The standard application procedure requires an abstract of the paper (max. 250 words) and a short CV (max. 3 pages). Early applications are encouraged as panel chairs can decide to close the selection before the dead-line.

Dead-line for paper applications: March 1, 2011.

Panel 1: Representation in Comparative Perspective
Panel 2: Post-conflict democratization: What role for local actors?
Panel 3: (Neo-)Populism( s) in the Era of Crises
Panel 4: The Oscillant Paths of Extremist Parties in Post-Communist Europe
Panel 5: Before and after: The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the policy-making process and political dynamics of the EU
Panel 6: Challenges of the global financial crisis for migrant workers
Panel 7: Crisis and emergence: radicalization, institutionalization, and generation of social movements
Panel 8: The Normative Significance of the Crisis
Panel 9: Crisis and Its Management in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Times
Panel 10: Cross Border Management and Development in Eurasia: lessons learned from the EU experience

Details are available at: http://ceuconf2011.wordpress.com/panels/

The Editorial Board
CEU Political Science Journal
www.ceu.hu/poliscij ournal
Nador ut. 9, 1051 Budapest,
Hungary

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Sixth International Congress on: Electron Tomography, 5 - 8 May 2011

The programme for the Sixth International Congress on:

Electron Tomography, 5 - 8 May 2011

is now available on the conference website: www.embl.de/training/events/2011/TOM11-01.

The congress will take place in Heidelberg, Germany at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre.

Registration and abstract deadline: 18:00 CET on 1 March 2011
Please note that registration without an abstract submission is possible.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The conference will bring together researchers working on hardware development, software development, and applications of electron tomography, particularly in biology. It will address breakthroughs in biology derived from tomography studies, as well as recent and upcoming technical developments in electron tomography.

Topics covered will include:
- Cryo-electron tomograms at molecular resolution
- The future of cameras and correctors
- Correlative light and electron microscopy
- Cutting edge image processing algorithms
- High-throughput, large-scale reconstructions of plastic embedded samples
- Sub-tomogram averaging

There are a limited number of fellowships available, you will find further information on the website.

You are welcome to circulate this announcement to interested members and groups within your institute.

We look forward to welcoming you in Heidelberg, Germany.

John Briggs, EMBL, Germany
Achilleas Frangakis, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany
Andreas Hoenger, University of Boulder, USA
Grant Jensen, California Institute of Technology, USA
Ohad Medalia, Ben Gurion and University of Zurich, Israel

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ruth Hazlewood.

European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Email: ruth.hazlewood@ embl.de
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