PhD Scholarships at the University of Kuopio-Finlad

Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher (PhD student), University of Kuopio

Special emphasis of studies in field of genetics, stem cell studies and imaging. (Supported by Marie-Curie Early Stage Training program) See http://www.uku.fi/bind - click "Applying" for details

Deadline for applications June 15, 2006, 3. pm. CET

Program focus: To increase understanding of neurodegenerative diseases BiND ESR programme focuses on training by research on:

  1. identifying novel molecular pathways mediating neurodegeneration and repair
  2. developing novel in vitro and in vivo models of human neurodegenerative disease,
  3. identifying surrogate markers that predict the neurodegenerative process and its outcome, and
  4. searching for novel gene mutations linked to human neurodegenerative diseases and their function in the neurodegenerative process.

We aim at providing first-class training for our PhD fellows, serving as a source of experts for academic research, clinic, and industry, and emphasizing international connections and mobility.

Program includes 2-3 courses, seminar series, summer schools, international conferences annually, as well as weekly laboratory meetings and day-to-day personal supervising.

Language: English
Degrees offered: PhD
Program duration: 2006-2009
Tuition fee: No tuition fee.

Three Fellowships supported by Marie-Curie Early Stage Training Program with special emphasis of studies in field of genetics, stem cell studies and imaging.

Training Program for max 36 months.

Contact email:
Director Hilkka Soininen, Professor,
http:// hilkka.soininenuku.fi,
Coordinator Pauliina Korhonen, PhD,
http:// pauliina.korhonenuku.fi
Www site: http://www.uku.fi/bind

PhD Scholarships-University of Vienna-Austria

University of Vienna, Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, in cooperation with the Faculties of Life Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophy/Education and Physics

The Doctoral Program ("Initiativkolleg"-IK) "Naturwissenschaften im historischen Kontext/The Sciences in Historical Context" announces the award of up to 12 doctoral student positions beginning 1 October 2006.

For the first time the University of Vienna offers a Ph.D. program in this field, to be completed in six semesters. The aims of the program are: to offer a structured interdisciplinary curriculum in History and Philosophy of Science with the collaboration of international visitors, and to make possible the joint supervision of dissertations by historians/historians of science and natural scientists/mathematicians.

Participation in the study program is required; members of the IK must therefore reside continuously in Vienna. Participation in the annual "Vienna International Summer University" in the second half of July is also part of the program. Positions are funded for three years. Recipients are employed half time (20 hours/week) at the University of Vienna; this includes up to 10 hours/week in teaching and research tasks agreed individually. The total annual salary of 14,000 Euros is paid out in 14 instalments. Health and social insurance will be covered by the University. Tuition exemption, additional support for students with children, and travel funding for research or conferences are included.

Employment requirements: Completed advanced degree (Magister/Diplom/Master, in exceptional cases a relevant BA/BSc) in History, History or History and Philosophy of Science, a natural science or Mathematics.

Topics to be researched should be linked with one of the topic areas of the IK. Information on the topic areas can be found at one of the following web sites: http://univie.ac.at/geschichte/ash/initiativkolleg http://international.univie.ac.at/en/portal/initiativkollegs/i020/. For information about the "Vienna International Summer University," see the web site: www.univie.ac.at/ivc/VISU.

Application procedure:
The following documents should be submitted as part of an application for a studentship in the IK "The Sciences in Historical Context":
- A brief cover letter stating the reasons for applying
- Curriculum vitae
- Documentation of previous studies and copies of all university degrees received
- An expose of the proposed dissertation project (maximum 5 pages) with bibliography (maximum one page)
- Names of two references (with institutional affiliation and address)

In addition, a letter of recommendation from one of the named references (preferably the advisor of the latest degree thesis) should be sent separately by the deadline date either by Email or post.

Deadline:
Students will be admitted at the beginning of the winter semester (1 October 2006), in exceptional cases at the beginning of the spring semester (1 March 2007). Admissions will be announced during the first week of July 2006.

Applications are due by 14. June 2006 (postmark - air mail please! Simultaneous E-mail application recommended), addressed to the Speaker of the IK "The Sciences in Historical Context", o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mitchell Ash, Department of History, University of Vienna, Dr. Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Vienna, Austria.

Contact for inquiries:
Prof. Dr. Mitchell Ash: Tel.: +431 4277 40837 (Administrator: - 40803), Email: mitchell.ash@univie.ac.at.

Prof. Dr. Carola Sachse: Tel.: +431 4277 41207 (Administrator: - 41218), Email: carola.sachse@univie.ac.at.

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Stadler: Tel.: +431 4277 41209 (Administrator: - 41201), Email: friedrich.stadler@univie.ac

University of Liverpool Management School - Studenships Info

Stipend: The Studentships are funded at the standard University of Liverpool rates which includes full payment of fees and 3-year maintenance grant (in the region of £12,300 tax-free per annum).

Application by CV inclusive of two named referees, plus covering letter explaining why you wish to undertake work of this nature, sent for the attention of the named supervisor by the deadline of Friday 9 June 2006.

The studentships are available from 1 October 2006.Willingness to Pay for Cultural Events: Evidence from the European Capital of Culture 2008.

Research theme
Building on research currently underway in the University of Liverpool Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies this work will apply newly developed techniques to examine the value and economic impact of cultural and artistic events. This is relevant because of Liverpool's role as European Capital of Culture in 2008. Such a designation presents an unparalleled research opportunity to analyse the potential socio-economic and regenerative effects upon the City and its hinterland.
This position would suit those from a social science background with a 2:1 grade or higher. A postgraduate qualification would be an advantage.

Supervision
The successful applicant will be joint-supervised by Professor David Sapsford and Dr Alan Southern in the Management School.

For further details in the first instance contact Alan Southern on 0151 795 3820 or email: Alan.Southern@liverpool.ac.uk

Benchmarking Best Practice Business Continuity Management : A Cross Sectoral study

Research Theme
Using a combination of organizational learning and institutional perspectives, and exploiting significant industry contacts, the project will result in a model of Business Continuity Management (BCM) best
practice that can be applied across a range of business sectors such as food, retail and finance
This position would suit applicants with social science and/or organisational-managerial studies qualifications at 2:1 grade or higher. A postgraduate qualification would be an advantage.

Supervision
The successful applicant will be supervised by Professor Dominic Elliott

For further details in the first instance contact Dominic Elliott on 0151 795 7462 or email d.elliott@liverpool.ac.uk

Corporate Governance and Organizational Behaviour

Research theme
This project will investigate the practice of corporate governance and its relationship to matters of corporate strategy, structure and change. The research will focus on the UK context, with some possibilities for a regional focus.
This position would suit applicants with social science and/or organisational-managerial studies qualifications at 2:1 grade or higher. A postgraduate qualification would be an advantage as would a demonstrable interest in developing novel approaches to qualitative research.

Supervision
The successful applicant will be supervised by Professor Terry McNulty.

For further details in the first instance contact Terry McNulty on 0151 795 or email T.H.Mcnulty@liverpool.ac.uk

PhD Fellowships in Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr-Universität Bochum-Germany

The Faculty of Chemistry at RUB offers 8 fully-funded PhD fellowships, starting April 2006. These are financed by the European Commission unter Framework Programme 6, Marie Curie Actions for Early Stage Research Training (EST).

We are seeking applications from students who will be able to commence their research studies from April or October 2006 onwards. Applicants will preferably hold an M. Sc. degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physics, Material Science or any related subject.

Application and Selection Process

Requirements
Fellowships will be granted as employment contracts and include an annual travel allowance as well as a one-off carreer exploratory award. Net salary after tax and social contributions will be approx. 16'000 Euros per annum.

Students are expected to arrive as early as April 2006 with the remainder joining during the following 6 months, but no later than October 2006.

The selection of candidates will be made on the basis of aptitude to carry research projects, potential for excellence and scientific quality. Applicants who wish to be considered for INTCHEM projects must submit their application to the Graduate School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. This includes:

  • the fully completed GSCB application form for international students [doc, pdf]
  • two reference letters [doc, pdf]
  • transcripts of records
  • proof of English language proficiency

Applicants are advised to indicate the names of two potential supervisors (1st and 2nd choice) on the application form. Details regarding the general application procedure for international students are provided at GSCB admissions.

Deadline for application 31 May 2006

Selection Process
Incomming applications will be assessed on a contiunous basis. Preselected canditates will be invited for interview to Bochum.

Applications are welcome from non-German citizens with less than 4 years research experience (full time equivalent) who are:
Citizens of an EU member state (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom)

Citizens of an Associated Country (Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey)

Nationals of other countries (N.B: max 2 out of 8 fellowhips can be allocated for students from other countries)

You should have a thorough scientific background at M. Sc. level in:

  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Any related subject

You will be eligible provided that you have not lived, worked or studied in Germany for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. German citizens are eligible only if they have been resident outside the EU Member or Associated States for more than 4 years out of the last 5 years.

More info: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/gscb/intchem/application.htm

International Doctoral Scholarships in Information and Comunication: Italy

The Doctorate program is centered around three main areas of research, namely: Computer Science, Telecommunications and Electronics. The school publishes two calls per year, roughly speakup in the periods December-February and May-June. The last call for the Academic year 2006/2007 announces 12 positions, of which 8 have also attached a grant.

ICT AREAS:

The 14 research lines span several detailed topics as it can be seen in the table on the web page http://dit.unitn.it/research/index.xml

Applicants are encouraged to take into account the detailed topics above when selecting which of the three main areas they should apply.

Second call

English version:
ICT Computer Science
ICT Telecommunications
ICT Electronics
Italian version:
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ICT Telecommunications
ICT Electronics

  • ICT Computer Science:
    Number of Doctorate places: 36
    Number of grants: 18

    • Computer Networks and Mobility
    • Information and Knowledge Management
    • Software Engineering and Formal Methods
    • Bioinformatics
    • Distributed Systems and Service Oriented Computing
    • Data Mining and Learning Systems
    • Human Language Technology

  • ICT Telecommunications:
    Number of Doctorate places: 7
    Number of grants: 7

    • Pattern Recognition and Remote Sensing
    • Multimedia Communication and Networking
    • Wireless and Satellite Communication
    • Industrial Diagnostics and Monitoring

  • ICT Electronics:
    Number of Doctorate places: 9
    Number of grants: 6

    • Electronic Sensors and Microsystems
    • Embedded Systems and Pervasive Computing
    • Nanotechnology and nano-on-micro integration

Application deadline: July 11th, 2006

source of info:http://dit.unitn.it/edu/ict/calls.xml?lang=en

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