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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

French & Text Linguistics, New Media: PhD Student, University of Louvain, Belgium

Institution/Organization: University of Louvain
Department: Language and Communication
Web Address: http://www.uclouvain.be/valibel

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Required Language(s): French (fra)

Description:

Dans le cadre d'un projet pluri-disciplinaire "Transformation du rapport à
l'information en communication multimédia", l'Institut Langage &
Communication
de l'Université catholique de Louvain offre un mandat de doctorat (Ph.D.)
pour
une recherche portant sur "L'étude de l'impact linguistique de la mise en
ligne
de la presse écrite". L'objectif de la thèse est de mettre au jour l'impact
des
nouvelles formes de communication écrite utilisées dans les média en ligne
sur
les usages langagiers. Sur la base d'une analyse contrastive entre la presse
quotidienne traditionnelle et la presse en ligne d'une part, et d'une
analyse
comparative des différents types de presse en ligne (journalisme citoyen,
journalisme de réseau, presse quotidienne) d'autre part, les questions de
recherche suivantes seront abordées :
- Les nouvelles technologies mass média ont-elles un impact sur les usages
écrits ?
- Quelles (micro et macro) dimensions linguistiques sont affectées lors de
la
production de textes à mettre en ligne ?
- La presse en ligne peut-elle être décrite comme un nouveau genre et/ou
conduit-elle au développement de nouveaux types de textes ?
- Une nouvelle "norme langagière des productions en ligne" émerge-t-elle ?

Profil recherché
- Master en linguistique (ou équivalent)
- Spécialisation ou intérêt prononcé pour l'analyse de corpus quantitative
et/ou l'analyse de contenu
- Une connaissance approfondie des techniques d'analyse et de fouille de
textes est un atout
- Maîtrise des outils de statistique linguistique, ou volonté de les
acquérir
- Connaissance native (ou quasi-native) du français, bonne connaissance de
l'anglais
- Dynamique et motivé, prêt à travailler en équipe

Le/la candidat(e) s'engage à réaliser une thèse de doctorat en 4 ans dans le
cadre du projet susmentionné, sous la codirection des professeurs Liesbeth
Degand et Anne Catherine Simon.

Nous offrons un cadre de travail pluridisciplinaire motivant garantissant
des
interactions avec d'autres chercheurs dans le même projet. Le salaire
consiste
en une bourse de doctorat avec couverture sociale (+/- 1350? net/mois). Plus
d'information sur http://www.uclouvain.be/9950.html.
Entrée en fonction prévue le 1er octobre 2008 (le candidat ne peut pas avoir
atteint l'âge de 30 ans à cette date).

Intéressé(e)? Envoyez un dossier de candidature comprenant :
- un CV
- la table des matières et un résumé du mémoire/travail de fin d'études
- une lettre de motivation
- deux lettres de recommandation

Application Deadline: 01-Sep-2008

Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Prof Liesbeth Degand
FLTR/CETIS
Place B. Pascal 1
Louvain-La-Neuve 1348
Belgium

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PhD Scholarships at Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

http://pcsiwa12.rett.polimi.it/~phdweb/eng/ammissione_borse/fr_ammissi
one_borse.htm
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Notice of competitive examination XXIV cycle for Italian and foreign
nationals, with written and oral tests
(Decree Rep. n° 1861 Prot. n° 14907)
Notice of competitive examination published in the Official Gazzette
N. 58, 25th July 2008

- Download the notice of the competitive examination (XXIV cycle,
Expiring September 1st 2008): ( .pdf )
http://pcsiwa12.rett.polimi.it/~phdweb/eng/ammissione_borse/bandoprove
Eng24.pdf

-Application form: http://www.phd-admission.polimi.it

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Notice of competitive examination XXIV cycle for the admission of the
foreign nationals only, based only on an assessment of their
curriculum vitae
(Decree Rep. n° 1862 Prot. n° 14908)
Notice of competitive examination published in the Official Gazzette
N. 58, 25th July 2008

- Download the notice of the competitive examination (XXIV cycle,
Expiring September 1st 2008): ( .pdf )

http://pcsiwa12.rett.polimi.it/~phdweb/eng/ammissione_borse/bandostran
ieriEng24.pdf

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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Ocean and Coupled Modelling and Data Assimilat

Canada. Dalhousie University.

2 years postdoctoral position is currently available within the Global Ocean-Atmosphere Prediction and Predictability (GOAPP) Network. The GOAPP network is funded by the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. The network which is headquartered at Dalhousie University, will bring together 16 principal investigators from nine universities across Canada.

The successful applicants will have a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, Physical Oceanography or related discipline. Experience in running and developing state-of-the-art ocean and/or atmosphere models is required. Knowledge of data assimilation is desirable.

The successful candidate will collaborate with researchers at Dalhousie University and other universities in the network, and with scientists from Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, on pre-operational, data assimilative modeling of the North Atlantic and the coupled atmosphere-ocean system. Overall duties include the implementation, operation and evaluation of existing data assimilation and model codes.

The overall goal of the network is to improve forecasts of the ocean and atmosphere on time-scales of days to decades, and space scales of tens of km (e.g., ocean eddies) to global.

The specific duties of postdoc fellows include:
1. Optimization of the codes for operational use.
2. Definition of the metrics to be used in the evaluation of the forecast systems.
3. Generation of products to be placed on the GOAPP webpage.
4. Coordination of activities with government partners and the transfer of GOAPP research to operations.
5. Presentation of progress at meetings including the annual GOAPP Workshop.

The appointment can start as early as September 1, 2008 and the position will terminate at the end of August 2010. The annual salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer.

The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women. The competition will remain open until suitable candidates are found.

Applicants should send a statement of interest, curriculum vitae including a list of publications, and the names and addresses of three references to:

Ms. Susan Woodbury, ACM, FCMOS
GOAPP Network Manager
Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography
Room 5660A LSC
1355 Oxford Street
Halifax, NS B3H 4J1 Canada
Email: swoodbury@dal.ca Submission by e-mail is encouraged.
Fax: (902) 494-2885
www.goapp.ca

Closing date of application will be on 31 August 2008 or as soon as the position is filled.
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Monday, July 28, 2008

PhD student positions at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

PhD assistantships are available to study DNA repair mechanisms in eukaryotic cells. All tuition fees and a
stipend for living expenses will be paid. Candidates with experience in the fields of microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry or related areas are encouraged to apply. Minimum criteria for admission include >3.0 GPA, and a combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of >1100. For international students, a minimum TOEFL score (computer version) of >250 (or >100 internet version or >600 paper version) is required. Please send CV and address enquiries to:

Dr. Shisheng Li
Assistant professor
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
Phone: 225 578 9102
Fax: 225 578 9895
Email: shli[ at ]vetmed.lsu.edu
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NOHA Mundus Scholarships in International Humanitarian Action

NOHA Mundus Scholarships
International Association of Universities

Deadline: 15th December 2008

The NOHA European Master's in International Humanitarian Action has been selected by the European Commission among the first Erasmus Mundus masters courses for five years. This implies that the European Commission will grant scholarships to highly qualified third-country graduate students and scholars to students to follow the NOHA Mundus Masters Course, to scholars to carry out teaching and research assignments and scholarly work in the NOHA universities participating
in the Course.

Third-country graduate student

Third-country graduate student means a national of a third country other than those from EEA-EFTA States and candidate countries for accession to the European Union; who has already obtained a first higher education degree; who is not a resident of any of the Member States or the participating countries (EEA-EFTA States and EU candidate countries for accession); who has not carried out his or her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the Member States or the participating countries.

The amount of the student grant is EUR 35, 600. Each grantee will receive EUR 1,600 each month for living costs during the 16 months duration of the program plus a fixed amount of EUR 10,000 to be paid in two instalments of EUR 5,000 each per year.

Third-country students eligible for receiving an Erasmus Mundus scholarship fall into two different categories: one general category in which grantees can come from any third country and one specific category ("Asian windows") in which funds are earmarked for nationals from specific Asian countries.

With regard to the general category NOHA consortium will reserve a 13 to 18 places for third-country students and 3 to 4 places for third-country scholars every year.

With regard to the specific category ("Asian windows") the NOHA consortium will have the possibility to select 8 or 9 additional Asian students every year.

Third-country scholar:

Third-country scholar means a national of a third country other than those from EEAEFTA States and candidate countries for accession to the European Union; who is not a resident of any of the Member States or the participating countries as provided for in Article 11; who has not carried out his or her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the Member States or the participating countries; and who has outstanding academic and/or professional experience.

The amount of the scholar grant is EUR 13,000. Each scholar will receive EUR 4,000 each month for a period of 3 months and a fixed amount of EUR 1,000.

Third-country scholars eligible for receiving an Erasmus Mundus scholarship fall also into two different categories: one general category in which scholars can come from any third country and one specific category ("Asian windows") in which funds are earmarked for a scholar from China.

Please read more information at
http://www.nohanet.org/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=10
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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Post-Doc Position: Center for Tropical Marine Ecology

The Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), an associate member of the Leibniz Society, addresses ecological and socio-economic issues related to the sustainable use of tropical coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs and sea grass beds. Research and teaching at the Center are devoted to the structure and functions of these ecosystems, their resources and their vulnerability to human interventions and natural changes. The research is conducted within interdisciplinary partnership projects with institutions and universities in the tropics.

The social-ecological systems (SES) analysis group at the ZMT investigates human-nature relations. Participatory approaches to the generation of social-ecological system understanding and to the identification of ways to steer coastal change into more desirable directions are major foci. The SES group operates a research programme in three coastal regions of Indonesia (SPICE Cluster 6). We are now looking for a social or natural scientist with a strong interdisciplinary research orientation. The post is embedded in the two key research themes of SPICE Cluster 6 (Social-ecological systems analysis and Governance). The research under this post should provide new insights on the potentials of alternative livelihood options (e.g. marine polyculture) as socially, economically and ecologically sustainable income sources for Indonesian coastal communities. A focus on innovations is encouraged. The field focus of this post is in the Spermonde Coral Archipelago but the research should provide results of wider relevance.

The position is at the level of E13 and initially funded from 1.10 2008 until 30.8 2010. Further work is envisaged. The ZMT is interested in increasing the number of women in the field of science and encourages qualified women to apply. Given similar levels of qualification, physically handicapped applicants will be given preference. Interviews will be held in the period August 28 th until September 5th .

Please apply by e-mail (CV with current address and phone number, statement of interest, work proposal of 2-4 pages and names of two referees) by August 25th to zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de.


Deadline: 25 August, 2008
Contact: zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de
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PhD Studentships in Aeronautics and Automotive Engineering - Loughborough University

PhD Research Studentships
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/

Applications are invited for PhD research studentships within Loughborough University's Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering for the 2008-2009 academic year. Studentships will be paid a tax-free stipend of at least £12,000 p.a. for 3 years, plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. For well-qualified overseas graduates studentships will cover the overseas fees. Applicants should be highly motivated and have (or expect to obtain by October 2008) a minimum of an upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in the appropriate engineering discipline.

Loughborough University's research has a strong industrial and commercial dimension that is at the forefront of many technological advances. Research studentships in the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering are available in a number of key areas:


* Acoustics and Vibration link to
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research/acoustics-vibration-background.html
* Applied Aerodynamics link to
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research/aerodynamics-background.html
* Combustion and Energy Conversion link to
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research/combustion.html
* Dynamics and Control link to
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research/dynamics.html
* Structures and Materials link to
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research/material-structures-background.html
* Risk and Reliability link to
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research/risk-reliability.html

Further details of research areas for each group can be found in our Research Guide which can be downloaded from the department's website: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/research.html

Eligibility:
Candidates should hold, or expect to receive, a first or upper second degree in a relevant engineering or science subject. In addition applicants whose first language is not English English will require a language qualification, full details can be found at:

http://lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/international/prospective/englishlang/pgr/index.htm

Additional Information:
Applicants should complete the standard PhD application form available from:-
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/prospectus/pg/apply/index.html. Further information about the studentship can be obtained by contacting:- Jackie Green, Research Administrator, Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, E-mail: J.A.Green@lboro.ac.uk

For informal enquiries contact the relevant academic, details are available on the website: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/tt/dept_research.html

Closing Date for Applications: Friday, 15 August 2008
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PhD Scholarships: Asymmetries in Cultural Information Flows - University of Heidelberg

University of Heidelberg
2 PhD scholarships

The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" at the University of Heidelberg is offering
2 PhD scholarships within the Junior Research Group "Asymmetries in Cultural Information Flows: Europe and South Asia in the Global Information Network since the Nineteenth Century".

The PhD students will be expected to develop a PhD project with the Junior Research Group's research focus. The research group primarily examines how the emergence of a global telecommunication network in the late nineteenth century altered information flow patterns between South Asia and Europe and transformed action and event horizons on both sides of the communication process.

The PhD students will work within the framework of these subprojects:

* "‘Telegram Style': Shifts in Transcultural Knowledge and Colonial Decision-Taking" (British colonial history, South Asian history and/or communication studies)
* "Shifting Horizons: The Local Impact of Telegraphy in Nineteenth-Century South Asia" (History, South Asian Literature/). Mastery of a local language will be necessary.

General information on the Cluster of Excellence can be found at http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de. It is highly recommended to contact the JRG leader, Roland Wenzlhuemer, to obtain further details about the research design of the Junior Research Group and the subprojects.

Applicants will have an excellent academic standing and be interested in completing a doctoral degree at the University of Heidelberg. Applicants are required to hold a Masters degree or equivalent by 1 October 2008. The positions available are open to both EU and overseas students.
The scholarships will start on 1 October 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter. They are awarded for two years with a possible renewal for another year after successful evaluation. The scholarship includes a stipend of EUR 1.000 per month and access to travel funds. Applications from women, ethnic minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged. For further information please contact roland.wenzlhuemer@staff.hu-berlin.de.

Please send a CV, copies of university degrees, two letters of recommendation and a short PhD project outline of no more than 1.000 words to the address below. Electronic applications are welcome. Interviews will begin on 18 August 2008 and continue until the positions are filled.

Contact details for enquiries and submission of application:
Dr. Roland Wenzlhuemer
Centre for British Studies
Mohrenstrasse 60
10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 30 2093 5330
Email: roland.wenzlhuemer@staff.hu-berlin.de
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Dorothy Hodgkin Postgrad Award in Transport Studies - University of Leeds

Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award
Institute for Transport Studies

Value of Award: Maintenance Stipend for a maximum period of 3 years (£12,940 for Session 2008/09), full overseas rate fees and a Research Training Support Grant

Number Available: One
Closing Date: Extended to 12 September 2008
Minimum Academic Requirements: A very good first degree (equivalent to a UK first class honours degree) from a prestigious institution (a lower rated BSc with a Masters will not normally be accepted as the equivalent of a UK first class honours degree). Candidates must also meet the University's English language requirements.

Additional Information: The Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards are a national initiative to bring outstanding students from India, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Russia, South Africa and the developing world to the UK to study for PhD degrees in top-rated research environments. The eligible countries are those listed in Part 1 on the OECD website: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/9/2488552.pdf

This award is provided by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (www.epsrc.ac.uk) and Jaguar (www.jaguar.com) and is available in for a research project in the area of 'driver distraction/vehicle automation/human-machine interface'.

Further information on the background to the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards Scheme can be found at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/hodgkin/

Application Forms: Application forms and guidance notes are available from http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rds/schol/dhpa-forms.html and should be returned to the Scholarships Office, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT

Contact Details: Please contact Dr Samantha Jamson for enquiries about the project area.
Email: s.l.jamson@its.leeds.ac.uk
Tel: + 44 (0)113 343 6606
Fax: +44 (0)113 343 5334



Applicants should also complete an application form for research degree study, which is available at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/appfmweb.doc or online at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/apply_research.htm
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Asian Graduate Student Fellowships

The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites applications from ASEAN citizens enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an ASEAN country (except Singapore) for consideration as Asian Graduate Student Fellowships (formerly ASEAN Research Scholars). These fellowships are offered to *current graduate students doing their Master's or PhD degrees and working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Asian topics*, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for an 'in residence fellowship' for a period of three months. The aim of the fellowship is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Scholars will be expected to commence on 1 May 2009, and to make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies at the end of July 2009.

Successful candidates can expect the following benefits:
1) A monthly allowance of SGD$1,750 (inclusive of housing allowance).
2) A one time round trip travel subsidy by the most economical and direct route on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
3) Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Applicants are invited to *e-mail/facsimile/mail* their curriculum vitae, a 2-page outline of their research proposal in English (this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a Southeast Asian language) to the address below by *15 November 2008*. Arrangements should also be made by which at least two letters of reference, one of which is from your principal supervisor, are sent confidentially to the same address by the same deadline.

The 2-page research proposal must include the following details:
1) Whether the data collection or fieldwork stage of the research has already been completed;
2) how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
3) the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore;**
4) proposed work plan during the fellowship.**

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

Selvi
Asia Research Institute
NUS Bukit Timah Campus
469A Tower Block #10-01
Bukit Timah Road,
Singapore 259770
E-mail : arikk@nus.edu.sg
Fax: 65 67791428
Website: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/
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Studentships in UK (7)

Two EPSRC-funded Doctoral studentships
"From Reasoning Principles for Function Pointers To Logics for Self-Configuring Programs"
Department of Informatics
University of Sussex
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CI363/

PhD Studentship on Human-Robot Interaction
Centre for Interactive Intelligent Systems (CIIS)
School of Computing, Communication and Electronics
University of Plymouth
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP724/

PhD Studentship on Cognitive Robotics
Centre for Interactive Intelligent Systems (CIIS)
School of Computing, Communication and Electronics
University of Plymouth
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP725/

Research Programme Manager
Department of Sociology - General
University of Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/SL792/

Senior Bioinformatics Project Officer
Sydney Bioinformatics
The University of Sydney
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/SL793/

Full-funded EPSRC PhD Studentship
Department of Communication Systems
Lancaster University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/SL798/

Learning Researcher (Bristol)
Futurelab Education
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP744/

Research Fellowships
Gonville and Caius College
University of Cambridge
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP745/

Remote Sensing Scientists
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP752/

Software Developer
University of Reading
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/RN502/

Computational Biologist / Bioinformatician
SimuGen Ltd
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP761/

Research Fellow
Context-sensitive information retrieval models based on quantum theory
School of Computing
Robert Gordon University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/UD419/

Research Fellow
automatic adaptation of domain knowledge for information seeking applications
School of Computing
Robert Gordon University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/UD420/

Imperial College Junior Research Fellowships
Imperial College London
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/NN100/

CRANE Fellow
Clinical Effectiveness Unit
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CI381/

Research Associate Full and/or part-time
Centre For Behavioural And Experimental Social Science
University of East Anglia
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/FI489/

Research Associate / Research Fellow
Marine Based Recreation Modelling
School of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Western Australia
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Studentships in UK (6)

Senior Lecturer
In Journalism
Staffordshire University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/LT499/

ESRC/EPSRC Research Associate: The Semantic Web for Education
Centre for Applied Research In Educational Technologies
University of Cambridge
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/SL785/

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Games Technology
Bristol Institute of Technology
University of the West of England, Bristol
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/RN477/

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Computer Vision
Department of Computer Science
Aberystwyth University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/UD398/

Post-doc: Design of Service Architectures for E-Government
Delft University of Technology Technology, Policy & Management
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE094/

PhD student PEARL project
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Mathematics and Computer science
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE096/

Researcher (postdoc) Socially Interactive Robots
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Industrial Design
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE101/

PhD Student Radio over Fibre Techniques
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Department of Electrical Engineering
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE102/

PhD student STRESS project
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Department of Mathematics and Computer science
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE103/

Scientific Programmer / Researcher (LOFAR)
University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE107/

PhD student for 'Hybrid dependency parsing of technical texts'
Radboud University Nijmegen Faculty of Arts
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE111/

PhD student for 'Topic and Speaker Tracking in Broadcast Archives'
Radboud University Nijmegen Faculty of Arts
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE112/

Postdoc (programmer) position in Federated Proteomics Pipelines
University of Groningen
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE114/

Software Engineer position in Biobank Federation
University of Groningen
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE115/

PhD position in Design of Genetical Genomics Experiments
University of Groningen
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE117/

Senior postdoc position in Microbial Systems Biology
University of Groningen
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE119/

Assistant Professor
University of Twente Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE126/

Knowledge Based Partnership Graduate
Cyclone Technology Ltd
Birmingham City University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS110/

Research Associate
Hybrid Organic Semiconductor/Gallium Nitride/CMOS Planar Light-Wave Circuits
University of Edinburgh
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/VB269/

PhD Studentship
Explore game based technology to support construction design and engineering
School of the Built Environment
University of Salford
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/VB273/

Key Skills Lecturer
Thames Valley University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/LT502/

Senior Research Associate
"Data Provenance" project
UCL Department of Computer Science
University College London
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/UD400/

Bioinformatics/Statistics Project Leader
Institute for Animal Health
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP700/

Software Development Officer
University of Wolverhampton
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/UD403/

PhD Studentship
Pads v. Claws in Arboreal Locomotion: Mechanics of Predator-Prey Relationships
Faculty of Life Sciences
The University of Manchester
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/RN494/

PhD projects in computational systems biology
Chemical and Process Engineering
University of Sheffield
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/ZJ957/

Research Associate, Design of Learning Spaces in 3-D Virtual Environments
Faculty of Mathematics, Computing & Technology
Open University
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Studentships in UK (5)

Research Assistant
Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
University of Oxford
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS069/

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Microscopy Image Analysis
Department of Engineering Science
University of Oxford
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS078/

Research Associate Information Retrieval Techniques
"Finding Needles in (Hierarchical) Haystacks"
Department of Civil and Building Engineering
Loughborough University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP627/

Graduate/student internship opportunity
Ordnance Survey
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/MC889/

COSMIC Web Developer
Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/TP959/

Senior Lecturer in Animation/Creative Technologies
Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries
School of Creative Technologies
University of Portsmouth
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS101/

Research Assistant
Health Information Research Unit
Centre for Health Information, Research and Evaluation (CHIRAL)
University of Swansea
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CI347/

Post Doctoral Fellow
School of Computing
University of Leeds
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/YA096/

Associate Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
Graphic Design/Digital Media
School of Arts & Media
University of Teesside
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/UD373/

0.6 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in CG Animation
BA (Hons) Digital Animation
University College Falmouth
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP650/

Researcher/Software Developer
Irish Centre for High-End Computing
National University of Ireland, Galway
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/MC892/

Researcher/Support Scientist (capability computing)
Irish Centre for High-End Computing
National University of Ireland, Galway
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/MC893/

PhD studentships in biophysical science
School of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Manchester
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/GH205/

The Master of Enterprise (MEnt) Postgraduate Degree
The University of Manchester
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/VB265/

Lecturer
Computational Imaging Sciences
School of Computer Science and PSIBS Biomedical Imaging Centre
University of Birmingham
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/BM686/

Research Associate - Instrumentation
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The University of Manchester
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP663/

Research Associate - Communications
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The University of Manchester
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP664/

Research Assistant/Associate
School of Computing Science
Newcastle University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/BM690/

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer
Computer Security
Faculty of Computing Sciences & Engineering
De Montfort University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/NN067/

Post doctoral research associate
Organizational memory and ubiquitous computing
Management Science
Lancaster University
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Thursday, July 24, 2008

6-Month Fellowship - Washington, D.C. - National Complete Streets Coalition

COMPLETE STREETS FELLOW

The National Complete Streets Coalition is seeking a Complete Streets Fellow to work with a diverse coalition of prominent national organizations working for the adoption of complete streets policies across the country. This is an tremendous opportunity for a recent graduate to take on significant responsibility while learning about transportation reform issues and working directly with a variety of well-known leaders and organizations in the field.

The National Complete Streets Coalition is working for adoption and implementation of Complete Streets policies at the federal, state, and local level. Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street. Active Coalition members include Smart Growth America, AARP, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the American Planning Association, the League of American Bicyclists, the American Public Transportation Association, and many others (see the 'Who We Are' page). To find out more about complete streets visit www.completestreets.org. The Coalition shares office space and is staffed by Smart Growth America.

Responsibilities will include:
* Research and analysis of current and forthcoming complete streets policies around the country
* Assist with local workshops to help communities across the country develop and implement complete streets policies
* Research and write fact sheets and other material on the benefits of complete streets
* Assist in writing editing and disseminating the monthly newsletter
* Development of content and maintenance of the website and web-based resources
* General administrative tasks including mailing, event planning, database management, etc.
Requirements: The candidate should have a strong interest in smart growth, transportation issues, or related areas. Candidates should have at least a bachelor?s degree and either and educational background or work experience in urban planning, environmental studies, public policy, or a related field. This position requires a self-motivated and detail-oriented person with excellent organizational skills. The candidate should be able to work independently with minimal supervision. Candidates must have exemplary research and writing skills, and an ability to synthesize diverse material. The candidate should be highly computer literate with specific experience in website maintenance, web research, database management, and using the Microsoft Office suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of InDesign or graphics software, html, css, Joomla! and/or other open source web interfaces are a definite plus.

Compensation: The Fellowship comes with a stipend of $1,800 per month. He or she will receive five days of paid sick leave or vacation and will have paid leave on all federal holidays that occur within their tenure at SGA. Health benefits will not be offered.

Timeframe: Full-time, forty hours a week for six months. This position will very likely lead to full-time, permanent employment with the National Complete Streets Coalition.

How to Apply: Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, short writing sample and 3 references to Stephanie Potts at info@completestreets.org. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so it's best to get your application in early.
Equal Opportunity Employment: SGA is an equal opportunity employer.
People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
National Complete Streets Coalition
1707 L St NW, Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-3355
info@completestreets.org
www.completestreets.org
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Post-Doc Position: Center for Tropical Marine Ecology

Post-Doc Position: Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Deadline: 25 August, 2008

The Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), an associate member of the Leibniz Society, addresses ecological and socio-economic issues related to the sustainable use of tropical coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs and sea grass beds. Research and teaching at the Center are devoted to the structure and functions of these ecosystems, their resources and their vulnerability to human interventions and natural changes. The research is conducted within interdisciplinary partnership projects with institutions and universities in the tropics.

The social-ecological systems (SES) analysis group at the ZMT investigates human-nature relations. Participatory approaches to the generation of social-ecological system understanding and to the identification of ways to steer coastal change into more desirable directions are major foci. The SES group operates a research programme in three coastal regions of Indonesia (SPICE Cluster 6). We are now looking for a social or natural scientist with a strong interdisciplinary research orientation. The post is embedded in the two key research themes of SPICE Cluster 6 (Social-ecological systems analysis and Governance). The research under this post should provide new insights on the potentials of alternative livelihood options (e.g. marine polyculture) as socially, economically and ecologically sustainable income sources for Indonesian coastal communities. A focus on innovations is encouraged. The field focus of this post is in the Spermonde Coral Archipelago but the research should provide results of wider relevance.

The position is at the level of E13 and initially funded from 1.10 2008 until 30.8 2010. Further work is envisaged. The ZMT is interested in increasing the number of women in the field of science and encourages qualified women to apply. Given similar levels of qualification, physically handicapped applicants will be given preference. Interviews will be held in the period August 28 th until September 5th .

Please apply by e-mail (CV with current address and phone number, statement of interest, work proposal of 2-4 pages and names of two referees) by August 25th to zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de.

Deadline: 25 August, 2008
Contact: zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de
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Three (3) Sanitation Related PhD Positions

http://www.unesco-ihe.org/about/news/phd_positions_available_at_unesco_ihe


PhD positions available at UNESCO-IHE in collaboration with Makerere University and the Kampala City Council in Uganda

An interdisciplinary research program entitled "*Integrated approaches and strategies to address the Sanitation Crisis in Unsewered Slum Areas in African mega-cities (SCUSA)*", funded by the UNESCO-IHE Partnership Research Fund (UPaRF), will be carried out by UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (Delft, The Netherlands), Makerere University, and the Kampala City Council, both in Uganda.

The SCUSA research program addresses one of the most relevant developmental issues worldwide: a reduction of under-5 child mortality rates due to water-borne diseases, and malnutrition in low-income unplanned urban settlements. As such, the project will contribute to the realization of Millenium Development Goal 7, Target 10 (i.e. to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water). The SCUSA research program has identified three projects, centered around a slum area of Kampala. To carry out these research projects, three strongly interdisciplinary PhD positions are vacant. Project description

The development and expansion of informal settlements in the peri-urban areas of African cities is widespread, while these cities harbour the majority of the urban population. Peri-urban areas, or slums, are characterized by, among other things, poorly constructed houses, poor water supply and sanitary conditions, and lack or inadequate support services.

Besides the spreading of diseases related to surface water (e.g. malaria), one of the main problems associated with sanitation and water in peri-urban areas is related to the pollutant load entering and leaving the peri-urban catchment, either as surface water or groundwater. This water is polluting drinking water (with increased incidence of cholera and diarrhoea) or eutrophying surface water, due to extremely high nutrient fluxes discharged from the surrounding catchments. As a result, the main research question of the SCUSA research program is: *How to improve sanitation in peri-urban urban slum areas?*
Ph.D. project
1: Wastewater and solid waste treatment and reusePh.D. project
2: The socio-economic aspects of improving sanitation Ph.D. project
3: Hydrology and contaminant transport*The following applies to all 3 Ph.D. positions:*

- All topics will be carried out in a so-called sandwich construction with different phases at UNESCO-IHE in the Netherlands and field research in Uganda (with regular contacts with Ugandan and Dutch supervisors).
- PhD positions are funded with a fellowship for which NUFFIC regulations apply.
- Starting date: January 1, 2009, for 4 years.
- Qualifications: MSc degree (average mark: 80% or above) in a discipline relevant to the topic, e.g. environmental engineering, sanitation, socio-economics of the water sector, water resource economics, hydrology and water resources.
- The applicant must demonstrate a strong interest and experience in conducting interdisciplinary research.
- The applicant must be willing to do research in a team, share his results with the SCUSA research team and advise fellow Ph.D. researchers when necessary.
- The applicant should be willing to co-supervise MSc research projects.
- The applicant must be fluent in English (e.g. TOEFL paper based score of at least 550).
- Excellent reporting skills and shown ability to publish in the scientific literature.
- Knowledge of the African sanitation field is desirable.
- Age: 40 years and below.

For questions, please mail Prof. Dr. Frank Kansiime (fkansiime@muienr.mak.ac.ug) or Dr. Jan Willem Foppen of UNESCO-IHE (j.foppen@unesco-ihe.org).

Applications, including curriculum vitae, a motivation letter and 2 letters of recommendation, as well as the names and contact details of three contactable referees, all in one pdf file, should be sent by email to t.morgenstond@unesco-ihe.org before *September 1st 2008*.

Please mention in the subject heading "PhD application SCUSA project *x*", where *x* refers to the Ph.D. projects mentioned above. Short-listed candidates will be contacted before October 1st 2008 to set a date of an interview, possibly via video-conferencing.
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PhD Scholarships at Zhejiang University, China

Graduate Scholarships for International Students

I. Basic Information on the Scholarships
The scholarships are provided by the Chinese Government and Zhejiang University jointly for prospective international students to study for Ph.D. Degrees at Zhejiang University.
1. 60 scholarship students will be accepted for the fall semester of 2008 and spring semester of 2009;
2. Details:
Awardees will be exempt from tuition and fees for registration, laboratory experiments, internship, basic learning materials, and intramural accommodation;
- Living allowance: CNY 1,400 per month for doctoral students;
- Fee for outpatient medical services and Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China: CNY 600 per person per annum;
- A one-off settlement subsidy for new students after registration: CNY 600 per person.
3. Duration:
The duration of the scholarship for all programs with English as the media of instruction is the same as the normal length of the specific programs.

II. An Overview of Zhejiang University:
Zhejiang University is located in the coastal city of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, which lies 180 km away from Shanghai, a metropolitan city in China. As one of the China's Seven ancient capitals, Hangzhou is a world-famous tourist resort praised as "a paradise on earth", boasting very favorable natural conditions, with a mild climate, convenient transportation systems, picturesque scenery and rich cultural heritage.

The university is one of the few top-ranking research institutions of higher learning in China. It has a full coverage of disciplines in 11 major branches of Learning, Namely Philosophy, Literature, History, Education, Sciences, Economics, Law, Management, Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine. With a history of more than 80 years of graduate education, the university now offers 331 academic and professional Master's Degree programs and 283 Doctoral programs. Under its administration there are 14 Nation Key Laboratories, 2 National Engineering Research Centers and 3 National Engineering Technology Centers and 43 post-doctor stations. At present, the university has a full-time student body of over 39,000, with 22,900 undergraduates, over 15,700 Master's Degree students and over 6,600 Ph.D. candidates, and the university also has about 1,700 international students coming from over 100 countries.


A truly comprehensive institute with developing into a world-class institution as its goal, Zhejiang University aims to provide an outstanding education that will enable its students to build a future of professional, intellectual and personal success, capable of leadership in different areas. Equally important, however, is the role the university has been playing in research. With a faculty capable of top-level and large-scale research and a high proportion of graduate students, the university has been undertaking projects, both basic and applied, to address pressing issues of today and the future.

III. Application
l Eligibility
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals and in good health.
2. Applicants must have a Master's Degree.
3. Applicants must be under the age of 40.
4. Applicants should have a competitive academic record.
5. Applicants should have strong scientific research ability.
6. Applicants must NOT be beneficiaries of any other kinds of sponsorships.

l Language Used in Teaching
- English is used as instructional language for programs in Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Economics, Business, and Medicines.

l Application Materials
All applicants must fill in and provide the following materials truly and correctly.
1. The Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (Download) in Chinese or in English.
2. Highest diploma (notarized photocopy). If applicants are university students or already employed, they should also provide documents of being university students or on-post employees. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with translations in Chinese or English.
3. Applicants for doctoral studies need to provide notarized copies of their undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with translations in Chinese or English.
4. A photocopy of the passport and a recent photo (white background, 35mm × 45mm in size).
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 (in Chinese or English).
7. Published academic papers or other academic achievements (if applicable).
8. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (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. The 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.

Applicants should submit the above materials to the International College of Zhejiang University before May 30, 2008 for the programs starting in fall 2008 and before Sept. 20 2008 for those starting in spring 2009. Application materials will NOT be returned regardless of the result of application.

l Choices of Programs
Please check the Major Doctoral Programs. Applicants are encouraged to contact their prospective supervisors at Zhejiang University prior to application and are expected to enclose in their application package the relevant recommendation letters written by those supervisors.

l Approval and Notification
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 and otherwise. The name list of the scholarship awardees for programs starting from the fall semester of 2008 will be publicized before July 31, 2008 after it is reviewed by China Scholarship Council. Admission Notices and other relevant documents will be sent to the awardees afterwards.

Contact Information
International College of Zhejiang University:
Mr. YI Honghui Tel: +86 571 87953101 Email: zjuyhh@zju.edu.cn
Fax: +86 571 87951755
Office of Degree Student Affairs, International College
Room 229, No. 31 Dorm, Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University

Postal Address:
P.O. Box W-99, International College, Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China 310027

Note:
1. Awardees must go through the Annual Review of the Chinese Government Scholarship Status.
2. The duration of the "Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Zhejiang University for International Students" is not to be extended if the awardees fail to finish the studies due to personal reasons.
3. Scholarship students who have to suspend their studies because of illness should return to their home country for further treatment and rest. 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.

Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship.rar
http://iczu.zju.edu.cn/uploadfile/200804/20080429134234856.rar
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Irelands : MSc/PhD Scholarships

MSc/PhD Scholarships (second call) from IRCSET, Ireland The Embark Initiative's Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme is designed for either Masters or Doctorate level researchers in the sciences, engineering or technology.

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology invites applications for funding from intending postgraduate researchers under the Embark Initiative Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (2008).

The 2008 programme will fund approximately 80 new entrant Masters or Doctorate level researchers in the sciences, engineering and technology.

A number of additional scholarships will be jointly funded by industry as part of IRCSET's Enterprise Partnership Scheme (see below for details). This scheme fosters mutually beneficial collaboration between the academic and commercial research sectors.

The scheme is open to candidates worldwide with a small number of the scholarships available to exceptional candidates from non EU member states.

Under the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme, funding of €24,000 is provided for each of three years for Doctorate level research (total funding of €72,000) and one year (€24,000) for Masters level research.

The Closing Date for all applications will be 5.00pm, 20th August 2008.
The Closing Date for all references will be 5.00pm, 27th August 2008.
INTENDING CANDIDATES SHOULD READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.

Applications will only be received via the Online Grants Applications
System which will be available here from Thursday, 17th July 2008.

Eligible candidates will be proposing to commence a research based degree in October 2008. Only candidates with academic records at higher honours level are likely to be successful in receiving funding.

An Online Grants Applications System will be in operation here from 17th July 2008.
The closing date for all applications is 20th August 2008.
http://www.ircset.ie/grant_schemes/postgrad.html
Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme 2008 [Second Call]
http://www.ircset.ie/grant_schemes/postgrad.html
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PhD Position in Probability and Mathematical Statistics

PhD Position in Probability and Mathematical Statistics Tilburg, June 30, 2008

Applications are invited for a PhD position in probabilistic and statistical aspects of extreme value theory and its applications in insurance and finance. The position may be taken up as early as 1 September 2008.

The PhD candidate will work under the supervision of Prof. Dr. J.H.J. Einmahl and Dr. R.J.A. Laeven.
Positions are for three years and are open to candidates with a two year research master¢s (MPhil) or equivalent. Candidates with a one-year master¢s degree may be requested to complete a tailormade one-year MPhil program before entering into the PhD program.

Applicants should have a strong background in mathematics with an emphasis on probability theory and mathematical statistics. The PhD candidate will be affiliated with the CentER Graduate School, which forms part of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The PhD program provides students with opportunities to participate in research seminars and to interact with the leading scholars from all over the world.

According to the December 2003 ranking by the Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA), Tilburg University's CentER is the best research institution in Europe. For more information on CentER, please visit www.center.nl. For further information on the Graduate School please visit www.center.nl/gs. The salary for a full-time appointment increases from 1867 Euros per month in the first year to 2394 Euros per month in the final year. Applicants should send a full CV including the names of TWO references to Dr. Roger J.A. Laeven (R.J.A.Laeven@uvt.nl). Applicants must ask their referees to write directly to Roger Laeven by the closing date of 15 August 2008.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Fellowships in Washington (USA)

Fellowships at Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington (USA)

The Woodrow Wilson International Center invites applications for (approximately 20-25) residential fellowships for the year 2009-10, from individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the historical and/or cultural framework to illuminate policy issues of contemporary importance.

Deadline: 01 Oct 2008
For more details about the program and how to apply
Please visit:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=fellowships.welcome
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Open PhD positions at University of Insubria, Italy

Concorso XXIV ciclo - A.A. 2008-09
Dottorati di Ricerca

Bando per l'ammissione ai dottorati di ricerca XXIV ciclo (in attesa di pubblicazione sulla G.U. - IV serie speciale "Concorsi ed Esami")

http://www.uninsubria.it/pls/uninsubria/consultazione.mostra_pagina?
id_pagina=3788

http://www.uninsubria.it/uninsubria/allegati/pagine/3788/bando_XXIV_cicl
o.pdf
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PHD Position in The ORSTAT (Operations Research & Business Statistics), Faculty of Business and Economics of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Bel

PHD Position The ORSTAT (Operations Research & Business Statistics) group of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, has announced a research position for the period of October 1, 2008 until September 30, 2009 (possibly until 2013). The research should lead to a Ph.D. degree on the "Efficient measurement of willingness-to-pay using conjoint experiments" which involves both experimental design aspects and estimation issues. You will find a dynamic and pleasant working environment, in a group which conducts research at the highest international level.For more information you can contact the promoter, professor Martina Vandebroek at martina.vandebroek@econ.kuleuven.be.

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PhD in Primary Care Unit Cambridge

PhD Research Studentship
General Practice And Primary Care Research Unit (GPPCRU)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care

Funds from The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research at the University of Cambridge are enabling us to offer a PhD studentship in the Department of Public Health for three years full-time, to include a stipend, associated support costs and all relevant University and College fees.

The student will be part of a growing number of PhD students who contribute to the intellectual community of the Unit and Department as a whole. They will draw on the larger on-going research projects in the Unit, and will be expected to embed their own research within existing initiatives. The student will be supervised by at least one member of the Unit.

Owing to the growing interdisciplinary nature of the research conducted at the GPPCRU, we are seeking the best overall candidate for one of three proposed projects relating to our core research strengths:

Behavioural Science (Psychology):
Developing and evaluating measures of implicit attitudes to taking medication

Quantitative Methodologies (Medical Statistics):
Understanding how complex interventions do or do not work

Social Science:
The Experience of Co-morbidity: a qualitative study

Applicants will be expected to elect which one of the three areas of research they wish to be considered for.

Stipend: £12,940 pa with discretionary increase based on age and experience

Period: Three years, full-time. This is likely to begin from October 1 2008, although in exceptional circumstances the successful candidate will be able to register at another other time in the 2008/9 academic year.

Closing date: Wednesday 23rd July

For further details including outlines of the three proposed topics and how to apply for the studentship, contact Helen Ludford, hml34@medschl.cam.ac.uk or Stephanie Vo, sv299@medschl.cam.ac.uk
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

General Linguistics: Post Doc, Universidade Nova de Lisboa - FCSH, Portugal

University or Organization: Universidade Nova de Lisboa - FCSH
Department: Centro de Linguística da UNL
Job Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Web Address: http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/clunl

Job Rank: Post Doc
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics
Description:
The Centro de Linguística da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (CLUNL) wishes to admit 4 researchers for a period of five years. The candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant post-doc research in the following areas:
- Psycholinguistics (Syntax);
- Lexicology, Lexicography and Terminology;
- Linguistics (Grammaticalization);
- Discourse Interaction.

The candidates will join an existing Research Unit at FCSH-UNL. CLUNL is a Research Unit that develops and promotes research in different areas of Linguistics (website listed above).
For more information, see:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=10327
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=10388
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=10390
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=10392
To apply, please send CV, research project (2 pages maximum), at least one recommendation letter and a motivation letter to the application email address listed below.
Application Deadline: 19-Sep-2008
Email Address for Applications: ciencia2008@fcsh.unl.pt
Contact Information:
Centro de Linguística Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Email: clunl@fcsh.unl.pt
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Studentships in UK (3)

Computational Biologist
The Agriculture and Food Development Authority - Teagasc
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/ZJ908/

Engineering Doctorate (EngD) Studentship in Wireless Communications
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Heriot-Watt University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/ZJ921/

Research Fellow
WMG
School of Engineering
University of Warwick
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP565/

Research Assistant
WMG
School of Engineering
University of Warwick
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP566/

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate - 2 year fixed term contract)
University of Gloucestershire
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/VB226/

MSc by Research
An intelligent cost modelling approach for production scheduling in the corrugated industry
Cranfield University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS024/

Lecturer
Networks and Communications Systems
Stoke Campus
Staffordshire University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/BM648/

Lecturer
Computer Security and Forensic Computing
Stafford Campus
Staffordshire University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/BM649/

Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Information Technology
Department of Information Technology
University of Kurdistan Hawler
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/QP584/

Supervisor
Information Technology
Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CI319/

Research Assistant
Lean Product and Process Development (LeanPPD)
School of Applied Sciences
Cranfield University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS033/

Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in E-Learning
School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Massey University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CI320/

Senior Computer Programmer – Lims Specialist
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/ZJ935/

Research Associate
MIMO Radar and Sonar Signal Processing
Engineering and Electronics
University of Edinburgh
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/BM657/

Doctoral Research Assistant Position
Context modelling and assessment of geographic relevance for mobile applications
Department of Geography, Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis (GIVA)
University of Zurich
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS050/

Doctoral Research Assistant Position
Representation of geographic relevance in mobile applications
Department of Geography, Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis (GIVA)
University of Zurich
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS051/

Doctoral Research Assistant Position
Development and Implementation of Geofoveation (GeoF)
Department of Geography, Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis (GIVA)
University of Zurich
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/JS052/

Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioinformatics (Two Year Contract)
National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology (NICB)
Dublin City University
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CI327/

Associate Professor
Department of Artificial Intelligence
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/MC879/

Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics
Institute of Cell and Molecular Science
Barts and The London
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CI335/

PhD Studentship
Computational Modelling of Indoor Air Pollution Exposure
National University of Ireland, Galway
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/LT461/

Lecturer/Researcher in Information Technology
British Institute of Technology & E-commerce
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Studenships in UK (2)

Researcher Plant Genome Analysis
Wageningen University and Research centre Bioscience
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE073/

Researcher Bioinformatics for Metabolomics
Wageningen University and Research centre Bioscience
Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/XE074/

PostDoc Key Management and Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks
University of Twente Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
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The way to AMINEF in Gedung Balai Pustaka

American Indonesian Exchange Foundation
Balai Pustaka Building, 6th. Floor
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
Jakarta 10720, Indonesia

1. The buses which goes to Senen Bus Station all of them pass through Gedung Balai Pustaka. Especially which route is through Pasar Baru .

2. Bus Transjakarta, from Blok M you have to change the bus 2-3 times.
Way 1 : from Blok M change the bus in Dukuh Atas bus stop to the bus towards Pulogadung, then take a bus in Pramuka bus stop towards Ancol, this bus pass through Gedung Balai Pustaka. The closest bus stop (Budi Utomo) is about 800 meters from Gedung Balai .
Way 2 : From Blok M take the bus in the Harmoni Bus Stop, the bus towards Pulogadung, get down in Senen Bus Stop and walk about 800 meters, or from this bus stop take the bus towards Ancol and get down as mentioned in way 1. About the distance, this two bus stops is about the same. (It is better if you take ojek or bajaj from this bus stop to Gedung Balai Pustaka)

3. If you take taxi with old tariff (TL=Tarif Lama) from blok M with no traffic jam is about Rp. 30.000,00.

4. From Blok M use bus Patas AC 76. Gedung Balai Pustaka is in the right side, after you pass through Depag, and say to conductor "Balai Pustaka"

5. Use a busway from Blok M towards Kota, get down in Sawah Besar bus stop. From here take a Mikrolet M12 towards Senen. After cross road Wahidin and before senen get down and cross the street.

Living Cost in Germany

Living Cost in Germany is vary from city to city, but this is th case if you stay in Aachen, Germany
Student accommodation or private sharing : 180 - 230 euros per month
Food : 10 - 12 euros per day (if eating outside)
Transport for students : free within Aachen and until Koln and Dusseldorf in regional trains)

Living Cost In Austria

Living Cost in Austria is depending on the city, for example the Capital of Austria, Vienna:
- Dormitory is about 250-400 euro per month.
- Living Cost 200-400 euro per month.
- Transportation 128 euro per 4 months (student and age < 26), or 49 euro per month (ordinary)

For visa, it has to be a letter from the University/Scholl in Austria. It takes about 2-3 months.

Where to do GMAT Test

GMAT Tests are held in Jakarta, Indonesia :
1. EEC Slipi +62-21 5320044 or +62-215323176
2. Kaplan GMAT Preparation +62-81388908450, +62-21 5211588, +62-215211701 (Information abaout this test can be asked in that number)
3. Or this number +62-213159225

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