3 PhD Fellowships in Politics, Scuola Sant’Anna, Italy
The Ph.D. Programme in “Politics, Human Rights and Sustainability” is a three-year residential programme characterized by an interdisciplinary approach to the subject and by the emphasis placed on current problems defining the protection and promotion of human rights.); it consists in the following curricula (Research Areas):
- Identity, rights and conflicts in the political theory;
- Conflict and political systems in international relations;
- International and European political economy;
- Institutions and mechanisms for protecting Human rights: outlines of International Law;
- Rights and social capital in the regional development policies;
- Agrarian Law, Environmental Law and Sustainable Development of the land.
Admission Requirements:
- Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) or a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree or equivalent title;
- they should not be older than 35 years on September 30, 2010; older than 35 may be exceptionally admitted by the Examination Committee;
- they must hold of an internationally acknowledged certificate specifying their intermediate level English knowledge (as per art. 2, par. 3).
Positions and grants:
- 3 positions with 3 fellowships (amounting to € 14.500 per year + free meals at school’s canteen + Campus facilities).
- The School may also admit eligible candidates without grants up to a maximum number of 3 posts
Deadlines
- Candidates are requested to apply online at: www.sssup.it/phdapplicationonline by September 30, 2010 by 12.00 pm GMT. In case of problems with the online application, please contact the PhD Administration Office (tel. +39.050. 883.220/383, e-mail: infophd@sssup.it).
- An hardcopy of the application (signed by the candidate), together with the enclosures requested, must reach by October 11, 2010:
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Divisione Formazione Universitaria e alla Ricerca
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
56127 PISA, Italy
“Application PhD in Politics, human rights and sustainability” must be written on the envelopment.
Application and attachments
Enclosures to the hard copy of the applications:
a) a copy of the candidate’s passport;
b) two copies of their Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum. Please, use the EU model;
c) photocopy of Candidate’s University Master Degree (to be translated in Italian or in English except those written in French, German, Spanish);
d) two copies of the abstract of thir Master Degree thesis and a copy of any other publication that they deem suitable
e) detailed list of academic courses taken (written either in English or in Italian, French, German, Spanish). This list should contain information regarding credits, units (or equivalent) received, the grades received for each class taken, and the date when the final (or semester) examination was taken;
f) the certificates of knowledge of English language (as per art. 2, par. 3) and any certificate related to this Call that they deem suitable;
g) two copies of a detailed Research Project, of no more than 3,000 words, which will describe the research activities that applicants would like to perform during the PhD course. The Research Project will include:
- a title;
- the scientific premises and the relevant bibliography;
- the aim and expectations of the research;
- the experimental methods and data analysis methods which will be used, where required;
h) at least two Reference Letters written by Faculty Members who have supervised the applicant’s work during his/her university studies;
i) a numbered list of documents attached
Selection of applicants
- Assessment of the Titles: assessment of all the submitted documents and publications e submitted documents and publications, including the CV, and the Research Project.
Beginning of the PhD Programme
The PhD Programme will start on January 20, 2011
Information
email: infophd@sssup.it
tel.: +39.050.883.250/383
Attached documents:
Call for applications 2010-2011 (file pdf, 82 Kb)
http://www.sssup.it/context.jsp?ID_LINK=367&area=46
European PhD School in Smart Electric Grid and Storage
Talents for Innovation
Positions at the EIT Ph.D. School in
Smart Electricity Grid and Storage
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected the InnoEnergy consortium to form a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in the field of sustainable energy. The InnoEnergy consortium is part of the strategic initiative of the European Commission, to bridge the innovation gap in Europe and secure a competitive European leadership in the sustainable energy sector. Our mission is to:
- Address long term challenges and identify new opportunities for innovation in Europe
- Transfer higher education, research and innovation activities to the business context and their commercial application (create spin-offs, start-ups and SMEs)
The Swedish co-location centre of InnoEnergy is responsible for Smart Electricity Grid and Storage. The Ph.D. School in Smart Electricity Grid and Storage is coordinated by the Colocation Centre Sweden and placed at the Royal Institute of Technology - KTH in Stockholm. Students can be enrolled and placed at any of the InnoEnergy degree issueing academic partner institutions in the eight countries participating in the KIC. When fully operational by 2014, around 80 Ph.D. students of the school are expected to be the prime developer of the smart electricity grid and storage systems of the future. The Ph.D. Program runs over four years, with the first year mainly devoted to specialized courses in subject areas and including course modules on management and entrepreneurship. A minimum of 6 months exchange at another partner organization and internships at sponsoring companies are some of the features of the Ph.D. School. All Ph.D. Positions are fully financed by InnoEnergy partners and the EIT. Admission is open to excellent students worldwide through a competitive selection process. Official language of the Ph.D. School is English.
Complete info: http://www.innoenergy.se/web/page.aspx?pageid=170422
PhD positions in mobile networking, IIT-CNR, Pisa, Italy
The Ubiquitous Internet Group of IIT-CNR (Institute for Informatics and Telematics of the National Research Council), Pisa, Italy opens 2 fully funded PhD Student positions in the framework of the FP7 FET-AWARE RECOGNITION project due to start on 1st October 2010.
The PhD students will be supervised by Marco Conti and Andrea Passarella.
RECOGNITION aims to develop innovative, groundbreaking self-awareness
paradigms for the Future Internet, looking primarily at content-centric networking aspects. The massive scale of content the Future Internet will have to manage and the long tail of user interests require novel content management solutions. Specifically, RECOGNITION will identify, design and evaluate the self-awareness mechanisms to support a global network where the legacy Internet will be replaced by a more fluid content-centric infrastructure where data are often located on mobile users’ devices possibly disconnected from the network, and where content access, rather than connectivity, will be the key design goal.
The PhD thesis will focus on one or more of the following topics:
- definition of self-awareness mechanisms for heterogeneous (mobile/fixed) content-centric networks
- content dissemination in massive scale heterogeneous (mobile/fixed)
networks
- social/human inspired self-aware networking paradigms
- self-aware content management, indexing and acquisition in massive scale heterogeneous (mobile/fixed) networks.
The ideal candidate for these positions holds a MSc (or an equivalent
degree) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with a solid
background on computer networking and mobile computing. Experience either in systems design or in analysis (applied to mobile networks) will be positively considered. Experience in simulation of computer networks will be a plus. Good knowledge of English is also desired.
Closing date for applications: 15/09/2010 (or as soon as the positions are filled)
Expected start date: October 2010
Each application must contain the following documents:
- a detailed CV in English
- a list of relevant academic courses (with grades)
- a list of 1 or 2 references with contact addresses
- a 1-page research statement, indicating the experience/interest with
respect to the proposed topics
Applications should be sent electronically to
m.conti@iit.cnr.it and a.passarella@iit.cnr.it
with subject “application for PhD positions - RECOGNITION”.
DAAD Summer School di Yogyakarta
This summer school is an academic and cultural event sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) and Technische Universität Dresden, Germany and organized by the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Universitas Islam Indonesia.
The Summer School provides a good opportunity to learn an in-depth introduction into computational logic and its applications. The school is primarily intended for graduate students and researchers with interests in logical foundations of intelligent systems and related issues. The courses are conducted in English. The number of participants is limited. Additionally, the participants will be joining LPAR 17, which will be held at the Hyatt hotel, Yogyakarta. LPAR is a prestigious international conference on Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning.
School site
The school will take place in the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Jl. Kaliurang Km 14.5, Yogyakarta and the Hyatt hotel, Yogyakarta.
Hotel Information click here.
Application
Application is requested no later than 4 August 2010; please fill in the registration form and send to lpar@informatics.uii.ac.id. This is a very firm deadline, and applications submitted prior to this date will be much appreciated. Please make sure that you include a brief biography (not exceeding one page) stating your experiences, interests, personal home page (if available), etc. We select applicants in case of excessive demand. Admissions decision will be announced by 12 August 2010.
The participation is charged ($ 250 for local participants and $ 700 for Foreigner participants), but there will be limited number of grants that covers either fee or travel cost or accommodation; please indicate in your application if the only possibility for you to participate is by a grant. Applications for grants must include an estimate for economic travel costs and they should be sent together with the registration form. We also provide assistance in finding an accommodation in Yogyakarta.
Please remarks that the number of grants is limited and only applicable to Indonesian workers/students at University.
Postdoc in Biostatistics
Postdoc in biostatistics
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Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, offers a new position as postdoc. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Department of Biostatistics offers teaching for undergraduate as well as for postgraduate students at the Faculty of Health Sciences. The Department of Biostatistics conducts general biostatistical research and participates in research projects within epidemiological, clinical and health promotional research - in particular within methodological aspects of aging studies, twin- and family studies, fertility and human reproduction, human micro array expression, evaluation of clinical interventions, translational medicine, pharmaceutics, proteomics and sports science. Your job The applicant will be part of a research team in biodemographic studies of aging and longevity where the applicant will put special focus on biostatistical modeling of biomarkers of aging. Your qualifications Appointment as postdoc requires research and teaching qualifications corresponding to the level that can be achieved by a successfully accomplished appointment as PhD student, although it may be obtained otherwise. Appointees as postdocs are presumed to have a documented scientific production (at PhD level) as well as documented teaching qualifications. Application, salary, etc.: |
For further information, please contact Professor Torben Martinussen, e-mail: tmartinussen@health.sdu.dk, Associate Professor, Jacob Hjelmborg, e-mail: jhjelmborg@health.sdu.dk , or Professor Jim Vaupel, email: jvaupel@health.sdu.dk. We also recommend to visit our website – see the link below.
The position is limited to two years duration.
An expert committee, appointed by the university, will assess all applications, and the applicants will be individually informed of their assessment by the university.
Appointment will take place according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).
The application must contain
• A cover letter
• A CV including relevant personal data and formal qualifications
• A complete and numbered list of publications
• up to 5 publications considered as the most important for this application and marked in the list of publications
• A teaching portfolio (see the link below)
• A brief summary of the most important research achievements and visions and plans for research in the position applied for.
For particulars, please see the links below “Instruction for applicants for academic posts”.
The application – including relevant documents as mentioned above attached – must be marked “position no. 101058” and submitted as Word-doc.- or Adobe PDF-files to The Faculty of Health Sciences by e-mail to elohmann@health.sdu.dk, Attn.: Office Manager Elisabeth Lohmann Andersen.
Deadline for the application is August 16, 2010, at 12 am
The University encourages all persons interested in the position to apply, regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity.
Read more:
Department of Biostatistics
Instructions for applicants for academic posts at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Commets to instructions for applicants for academic posts
Closing date 16 August, 2010 at 12 noon
Location: Odense
Mark application Job ID 101058 and send it to:
Beasiswa Program Joint Program utk Master Degree (ITB-UGM-1 univ partner di LN)
Ada beasiswa Program Joint Program utk Master Degree yang merupakan kerjasama antara ITB-UGM-salah satu univ partner di luar negeri. Beasiswa tersebut berasal dari diknas.
Diutamakan utk alumni ITB dan UGM yang berprestasi dan beasiswa ini bukan untuk dosen.
Jurusan S1: Engineering ato Science
Syarat:
1. IPK >3.25
2. TOEFL > 500
3. TPA > 475
Intinya, beasiswanya mencakup SPP selama 18 bulan.. Skemanya:
1. UGM - 1 semester (klo ga salah 17sks :D)
2. ITB - 1 semester
3. Kalau beruntung atau mahasiswa yang terpilih, bisa joint research di luar negeri (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology [Jerman] atau Kumamoto University [Jepang] atau universitas partner lainnya)
Untuk pendaftaran dan pertanyaan, silakan datang ke Tata Usaha Program Studi Rekayasa Pertambangan ITB.
Pendaftaran sampai dengan pertengahan Agustus ini.
Position available - Lund University
PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science at the Department of Earth and Ecosystem Science, Faculty of Science Reference Number: NPA 2010/107 Last application date: 23 August 2010 Day of appointment: 1 October 2010 Information: Daniel Conley, tel. +46 46 2220454 E-mail: daniel.conley@geol.lu.se<mailto:daniel.conley@geol.lu.se> Worker's unions at Lund University: OFR, SACO, and SEKO Project description: Fluvial transport of amorphous silica The PhD project will investigate the transport of amorphous silica by rivers to the world's oceans. Amorphous silica (ASi) mostly originates from biological uptake by plants. Plants take up dissolved silicate and deposit it as an amorphous form of silica called phytoliths. Phytoliths and ASi formed in soils enters aquatic ecosystems through litterfall and erosion. In addition, diatoms in aquatic ecosystems also take up dissolved silicate and deposit it as ASi. There is a wide range of concentrations found in rivers depending upon the soils and vegetation in the watershed, and algal growth in lakes and rivers. The amount of ASi transported by rivers to the world's oceans is poorly known. The Ph.D. student will investigate the flux of ASi from some of the world's largest rivers. The student will participate in several expeditions to sample rivers for a variety of constituents, including ASi. Some of the expeditions will be carried out through collaboration in on-going studies. The goal of the project is to establish a global estimate of the amount of ASi inputs from rivers. This project is financed by the Faculty of Sciences at Lund University. Qualifications: The applicants are expected to hold a university degree (preferably MSc. or equivalent) in natural sciences. A degree in subjects like Geology, Geochemistry, Geography or Aquatic Ecology is preferable. Documented experience in field studies is an advantage. Experience of scientific publication in English is an asset. The position is guaranteed for four years. The starting date is negotiable, but the project should commence 1 October. Applications for this position should include a letter stating the reasons for applying and brief statements about ambitions in relation to the project. The application should also include a letter with motivation on why the student wants to undertake a Ph.D., a CV with general personal information and details of previous study/work record. Additional information: The position is restricted to four years. Formal regulations for postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Science are provided at: http://www.science.lu.se/o.o.i.s/11729 PhD studentships can only be offered to applicants who are granted admission to postgraduate studies. In the selection procedure, the ability to complete the education according to the study plan for postgraduate studies is considered. Apart from postgraduate education, the successful applicant may be assigned other duties within undergraduate teaching, research, and administrative work according to special regulations. The Faculty of Science considers gender and equity aspects in the recruitment process. Women are particularly encouraged to apply, as the majority of PhD students within the Faculty are men. Application forms for the announced position are provided at http://www.science.lu.se/o.o.i.s/2319 The application must reach the Registrator, Kansli N, Lunds universitet, Box 117, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden, not later than 2010-08-23 to be considered. All submitted documents must be attested as to their authenticity.
PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering - Imperial College London
PhD Studentship
Experimental Investigation of Fluid Flow and Mass Transport in Heap Leaching
Imperial College London - Department of Earth Science and Engineering
Starting between September - December 2010
A Rio Tinto studentship is being offered to an excellent student in Chemical Engineering, Minerals Processing or related disciplines. The studentship will cover all student fees, and also offers a tax-free stipend of approximately £15,590 per annum for the period 2010/2011. Applications will be considered from both local and overseas students.
Heap leaching is a process for extracting metals from ores. It is rapidly increasing in its usage due to lower operating and capital costs compared to more conventional extraction methods. Understanding the fluid flow and mass transport processes occurring within the heap is essential to improving its design and operation.
This project will be predominantly experimental and will involve the use of a variety of techniques to investigate fluid flow within heaps at both the laboratory and pilot scale. The candidate should have a good understanding of fluid dynamics and desirably some knowledge or experience of minerals processing.
For more information or to apply, please contact Dr Stephen Neethling (s.neethling@imperial.ac.uk). Details of the criteria required by Imperial College can be found at: www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/studyzone/registrationforhigherdegrees.
Application forms and instructions can be obtained from our website: (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/earthscienceandengineering/courses/phdopportunities/phdapplicationprocedure) or from Ms Samantha Delamaine (e-mail: sam.delamaine@imperial.ac.uk or Tel: +44 (0) 207 594 7339).
Applicants will be processed when received with the expectation that the post will be filled by September 2010 and no later than December 2010
PhD Studentship in Engineering - University of Cambridge
PhD Studentship
Modelling of ThermoAcoustic Instabilities
University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
Limit of tenure: 3 years
Lean premixed combustion are identified to be a potential candidate for environmentally friendly gas turbines. Because of the inherent instability issues in lean combustion, the use of partial premixing strategies is inevitable and is commonly used in industrial gas turbines to have smooth operating characteristics. The occurrence of combustion oscillations leading to thermoacoustic instabilities is also inevitable in large industrial gas turbine and these instabilities come into light at an advanced stage of new engine development programmes. Hence altering combustor design will be very expensive and these instabilities are usually controlled using sophisticated open or closed loop control strategies built based on experience. Thus, there is an attractive incentive to develop reliable methodologies and tools to predict combustion instabilities since there is a substantial economic gain in using reliable predictive tools in new engine development. This project is a first step towards this goal.
The main aim of the project is to simulate the thermoacoustic instabilities of lean premixed and partially premixed flames using the latest combustion models developed in the past few years at Cambridge University Engineering Department for turbulent premixed and partially premixed combustion. It is expected that one of the commercial CFD tools along with the CUED combustion submodels will be used to simulate turbulent combustion. These CFD results are to be analysed to obtain flame transfer functions which will be used in subsequent thermoacoustic simulations using loworder modelling methods. There is also a scope for developing a new modelling approach. These predictions are to be compared with published results on thermoacoustics and this project involves collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan.
The successful candidate will have a first class, at least 2:1 or equivalent, postgraduate degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/
engineering or any other relevant fields. A strong background in fluid dynamics, combustion, numerical methods and good analytical skills are desirable. Application from overseas student is welcome. Funding, covering all expenses, is available for three year doctoral study in thermoacoustic instability modelling and computations at Cambridge University Engineering Department. This studentship will commence from October 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter, but it should be before January 2011
Further details on this project may be obtained from Dr N. Swaminathan (ns341@cam.ac.uk). An application form for PhD study at Cambridge University can be obtained from the Board of Graduate Studies. On line applications must be submitted but 16 July 2010. Paper applications must be submitted by 31 July 2010. More information on the graduate studies at CUED is available here http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/graduate/postgrad/ . If you submit your application online via BoGS website, send a copy in pdf format to Dr N. Swaminathan (ns341@cam.ac.uk) before 31stst July 2010
Quote Reference: NA06893, Closing Date: 31 July 2010
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