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Friday, November 28, 2008

master scholarship in semiotics

Master’s Scholarships, Semiotics, Estonia

Description : 15 scholarships are available for foreign students to enroll in the newly created Master’s program in Semiotics at University of Tartu, Estonia. The program is fully taught in English and lasts for 2 years. In addition to the theory of semiotics student can specialize in three core modules - cultural semiotics, biosemiotics and sociosemiotics. All accepted students to this program will receive a tuition waiver scholarship that will cover their tuition fee for the whole two years of the program. Additionally a stipend of 200 EUR/month will be granted in the course of studies to students with the best academic results. Applications are now welcome and will continue to be welcome until May 2009 for the academic year starting in September 2009. Please consult the program’s website for details on eligibility, deadlines and application process. UT Department of Semiotics is one of the most important centres of semiotics in Europe, and the
birthplace of the world-renowned Tartu-Moscow school of semiotics which was founded by prof. Juri Lotman.

Homepage : www.ut.ee/semioticsma
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PhD in Brain Science, Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica (Taipei)

Research team at the Institute of Statistical Science, Academia
Sinica
seeks applicants for graduate research assistantship. Research
opportunities are in different areas of brain science -- EEG/MEG data
processing and source localization, structure images, functional MRI
and PET image analyses.
Ideal candidates will need a strong background in computer sciences,
statistics or numerical methods, and be really interested in doing
research in brain science or related areas. Applicants must have a MS
degree in computer sciences, applied mathematics or related areas.
Research assistantship includes a monthly stipend, health benefits,
scientific supervisor and tuition remission. Please email your vitae
and plan of study to michelleliou@ gmail.com.
Michelle Liou
Research Fellow
Tel: (886)2-27835611 X206
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Chinese Government Special Scholarship - Postgraduate Program

Fudan University Detailed Implementation of the 2009 “Chinese Government Special Scholarship - Postgraduate Program”

In order to increase the cooperation and understanding between the people of China and other countries, develop outstanding international talent and improve the perception of China’s higher education, under the mandate of the Department of Education, Fudan University is opening application for full-time postgraduate studies under the 2009 Chinese government scholarship program.

In order to facilitate the implementation of the Chinese Government Scholarship, the following detailed implementation has been issued in accordance with the “Chinese Government Scholarship Application Method”

I. Scholarship scope and distribution

1. The Scholarship is aimed at assisting Master’s and Doctorate candidate students who apply for Fudan University in 2009.

2. 30 Scholarships are available for 2009.

3. Scholarship scope:

- Students are exempt from registration fees, tuition, laboratory fees, internship fees, study materials and accommodation costs;

- A living stipend is provided (Masters Students 1700RMB/month, Doctorate Students 2000RMB/month)?

- New arrival one time set up subsidy 1500RMB/person;

- To provide out-patient medical fees and Chinese Government Scholarship Foreign Students Medical Insurance 600RMB/person/year.

Note: For details?please consult Chinese Government Scholarship Council Webpage at www.csc.edu.cn

II. Qualifications for Scholarship Application

1. Applicants must be foreign nationals, and in good health;

2. Education and age requirements:

Applicants for doctorate studies should have obtained a master’s degree and not be older than 40; applicants for master’s studies should have obtained a bachelor’s degree and not be older than 35;

3. Applicants should be graduates of internationally known overseas universities, or those universities that have established exchange programs with Fudan University. Applicants should have excellent grades; or should be a student from overseas university recommended by a Fudan University postgraduate advisor;

4. Applicants should not be holding scholarship of any other category.

III. Application for area of study

All Chinese-taught and English-taught programs open to international students. (Not including MBA, IMBA and all cooperation programs with foreign universities or institutions.)

For more information, please consult http://www.fso.fudan.edu.cn

IV. Application materials

1. Two copies of the Chinese Government Scholarship Application Form, can be downloaded from http://www.csc.edu.cn/uploads/forms/6-????????.pdf or www.fso.fudan.edu.cn/downloads/cscform.pdf

2. A copy of Application Form for Foreigners Wishing to Study at Fudan University can be downloaded from

http://www.fso.fudan.edu.cn/downloads/application.doc

3. A certified copy of the certificate for the highest education level attained. If the applicant is still in school or working, evidence of studies or current position should be provided. Non English or Chinese language documentation requires a certified English or Chinese language translation;

4. Complete original or certified Undergraduate or Master’s transcripts. Non English or Chinese language documentation requires a certified English or Chinese language translation;

5. Personal Statement. Masters applicants should write no fewer than 1000 Chinese words, and Doctorate applicants no fewer than 1500 Chinese words, when applying for courses given in Chinese. Applications for courses given in English require a 2000 word personal statement in English. The content should include education and work experience, results of academic research, research plan, and personal goals and plans after graduation, etc.

6. If the applicant has published a paper, received an award or scholarship or any other evidence of academic ability, the title, abstract and publication or any other valid documentation should be provided.

7. Two recommendation letters from professor or associate professor, written in Chinese or English.

8. A copy of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners can be downloaded from Chinese Government Scholarship Council web page http://www.csc.edu.cn/uploads/forms/foreinphy.pdf and should be printed double-sided.

Note: 1. Please provide a valid email address in the application form for good contact.

2. Whether or not the application is successful, the application materials will not be returned.

V. Application time and approval process

Application is open until the 15th of April, 2009.We will count on the postmark.

1. Applicants should send the application materials to the Fudan University Foreign Students Office. The Foreign Students Office will pass the application materials of qualified applicants to the relevant department;

2. After inspection and comment, the departments will return the materials to the Foreign Students Office within the allocated time.

3. The final results will be made by the Review Committee of Fudan University for International Students Scholarships. Fudan University will report the results to the Chinese Government Scholarships Council for approval.

4. Fudan University will send the admission notice and Visa Application Form (JW201) to the successful applicants right after the results are approved by the Chinese Government Scholarships Council

VI. Scholarship recipients must go to Fudan University to register on the date stipulated by the university. Students who have not received permission and arrive late for this process will have their Scholarship status automatically cancelled.

VII. Foreign Students who have received scholarships should participate in annual scholarship evaluation. Scholarship holders who fail to meet the requirements will have their scholarship cancelled.

VIII. Fudan University reserves the final right of interpretation of these detailed implementation regulations.

IX?Contact

Address: Foreign Students Office,Fudan University

No.220 Handan Road,Shanghai,China 200433

Tel?0086-21-55664568 Fax?0086-21-65117298

E-mail: xr_zhang@fudan.edu.cn; lei_wang@fudan.edu.cn

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PhD positions in intercultural management

At Aalborg University, The Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business Studies several positions as PhD Scholarships within the field of Inter-cultural Management (positions no. 2008-562/05-0240 & 241) are open for appointment from 01.02.2009.

Job description: The two positions are part of a new Grundfos Programme in Inter-cultural Management at Aalborg University and cover the following topics: Position no 2008-562/05-0240 Cross-border Organisation and Management of R&D Activities: The Case of Grundfos A/S Position no 2008-562/05-0241 Managing Networks of Relations Between Global Production Subsidiaries of Grundfos A/S - From Culture as a Barrier to Culture as Synergy The two PhD positions will have Grundfos A/S as their empirical basis. The first position will focus on the global R&D subsidiaries of Grundfos with a particular emphasis on how to organize and manage global innovation centres. Specifically, the study must include the following issues:
• How to move from a centralised to a global strategy and organisation
• How to enhance customer driven R&D within Grundfos A/S, and
• How to utilise inter-cultural synergies between the R&D centres located in different parts of the world.

The second position will study the integration and coordination of the global production subsidiaries of Grundfos A/S, focusing particularly on how to build a global management model. Specifically, the study must include the following issues:
• How to enhance global efficiency and process innovation at the production level of the company.
• How fare can you go in the traditional team approach when the team daily are working in different cultures and several different destinations.
• How to utilise inter-cultural synergies between the production subsidiaries located in different parts of the world.

For more information on Grundfos A/S, see www.grundfos.com.

The applicants will be enrolled as PhD students at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Aalborg University and will be attached to the Centre for International Business, Department of Business Studies. (See www.business.aau.dk/ibe for detail information about the Centre for International Business). The two positions aim to strengthen the research and teaching capacities within the field of inter-cultural management. One of the two candidates will be employed by Aalborg University, and the other by Grundfos A/S. Applicants are expected to have strong analytical abilities and exhibit high degrees of independence and maturity in their research work. They are also expected to be capable of collaborating closely with industry and managers.
Qualification requirements: The PhD scholarship has a duration of three years. Applicants to the PhD scholarship must hold a Masters degree or graduate with a Masters degree in the very near future (documentation for final thesis and date of examination must be enclosed the application). The completion of the scholarship will be in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the PhD Course of Study and on the PhD Degree no 18 of 14 January 2008, and it is a prerequisite for allocation of a scholarship that enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences takes place. Application requirements: Applications for enrolment and allocation of a scholarship must be submitted in three copies and contain the following:

• A personal statement, including the motives for the application, the ability to carry out the project (scientifically and personally) as well as ability to integrate theory and practice in research work.
• An indication of which of the two positions the applicant is applying for. (Applicants are legible to apply for both positions as well)
• A preliminary project description (max 3 pages) giving a brief reflections over how the applicant would address the issues outlined under the topic (s) chosen.
• Applicants curriculum vitae
• A copy of the applicants Masters degree certificate
• A copy of the applicants Masters degree thesis and published articles (if any)
• Two references informing about the applicants personality, and professional capabilities.
• documentation for and information on activities regarding credit transfer with a view to reducing the enrolment period
• information on previous enrolment as PhD student If publications that have been written in cooperation with others are submitted, a declaration from each of the authors must be enclosed. The declaration must state the extent of the applicants contribution to the total work and be signed by the
authors.

Appointment and salary acc. to Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities of 25 April 2008 and The Ministry of Finance Circular concerning the job structure for academic staff at universities of 13 June 2007. Salary will be acc. to the agreements in force.

You may obtain further information from Professor John Kuada (kuada@buisness.aau.dk) or Professor Olav Jull Sørensen (ojs@business.aau.dk).

Application marked PhD scholarship no. 2008-562/05-0240 & 241 and title, including diploma and other material for assessment must be submitted in three copies, compiled in sets, and must arrive at Aalborg University with the morning post by the 10.12.2008.

Application is to be forwarded to :
Aalborg Universitet Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet Fibigerstræde 5 DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

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13 PhD positions in Biomedical Sciences,Leuven

Leuven International Doctoral School Biomedical Sciences
13 Fully-funded PhD Positions available
The mission of the Leuven International Doctoral School Biomedical Sciences is to train young biomedical researchers to explore the fundamentals of living systems at all levels - from gene to cell to body and mind - and to leverage that knowledge to improve human health.

For 2009 we can offer up to 13 fully-funded PhD positions in the following doctoral school programs:
• Cancer (2 fellowships)
Cell Signaling and Therapeutics (3 fellowships)
Drug Design and Development (2 fellowships)
• Emerging Concepts in Cardiovascular Medicine (4 fellowships)
Immunology and Microbiology (1 fellowship)
• Molecular and Stem Cell Medicine (1 fellowships)

Successful applicants will perform doctoral research under the supervision of a promoter who is affiliated to one of the doctoral school programs. In addition, the doctoral training includes thematic education and encourages PhD students to develop transferable skills.
PhD students are expected to finalize the doctoral training and research within a period of four years.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic (under)graduates in any relevant biomedical area with an excellent study track record.
Please consult our website for further information on the projects and the application procedure:
http://gbiomed.kuleuven.be/phd/recruitment/recruitment2009.html

Deadline for application is January 5, 2009.
Doctoral school website: http://gbiomed.kuleuven.be/phd/

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

PhD scholarship in humanities

13 PhD Fellowships at the Faculty of Humanities in University of Copenhagen

* Scandinavian studies in literature, language or media, or ideally across the boundaries of these areas

(Subject area 1: Nordic Philology, General and Applied Linguistics)
* IT and communication (Subject area 2: Education, Philosophy and Rhetoric, Film and Media Studies)
* Themes within European culture and history in a global context (Subject area 3: History, Archaeology and Ethnology, Greek and Latin)
* Cultural memory and migration: The construction of nation, religion and history as rendered through exhibition, writing, canon, schoolbooks or other media (Subject area 4: Middle Eastern Studies, Asian Studies, Eskimology, History of Religion, native American Languages and Cultures, Eastern European Studies, Minority Studies, Comparative Cultural Studies)
* Globalization and transnational studies (Subject area 5: English, German and Romance Languages and Literature)
* Forms of cultural attention (Subject area 6: History, Theatre Research, Dance, Comparative Literature, Musicology)
* Medieval and/or early-modern Scandinavian textual studies (Subject area 7: Old Norse, Dialect Research, name Research)
* Language technology, preferably within the strategic fields: language resources and tools (research infrastructure), cognitive science, knowledge systems and tools for multilinguality (Subject area 8: Language Technology)

Application procdure

Applicants need to hold a two-year Master’s degree (120 ECTS) or the equivalent, or expect to receive such by 31 August, 2009. Applicants shall have submitted their thesis at the time of application, to the extent the thesis forms part of their Master’s programme.

Applicants with a non-Danish Master’s degree will have their degree assessed by CIRIUS to establish, if their Master’s degree of the applicant is equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree. More information about CIRIUS is available at: http://www.studyindenmark.dk/
Employment as a PhD fellow occurs pursuant to the applicable rules of the Faculty of Humanities, as well as between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Under this agreement, the PhD fellow is obliged – without further remuneration – to carry out allotted work to an extent corresponding to a total of 840 working hours in the case of a three-year contract. Enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities’ Graduate School is a precondition for employment as a PhD fellow. A description of the PhD study programme is available at: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/ Til toppen

Applications must be submitted on the appropriate form, which also stipulates the required enclosures to attach. Do not submit any written work. Application form and application guidelines are available at: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/fellowships/

A certified copy of the applicant’s Master’s Degree diploma needs to be submitted as an enclosure to the application. Certification shall be by a public authority such as the institution having issued the diploma or a public bureau specialising in diploma certification. The applicant may be asked to submit the originally certified copy of the Master’s Degree diploma after the application deadline.

The application including all enclosures is to be submitted as a single pdf-file to phdcenter@hum.ku.dk. Please write “PhD Fellowship 20090209” in the subject area of the email.

Application deadline is 9 February, 2009 at 12 noon Central European time. No supplementary documents will be considered after this deadline.
As an equal opportunity employer, the Faculty of Humanities invites applications from all interested candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin or religion.

For any further questions contact the PhD Centre, tel. +45 35 32 92 23, e-mail: phdcenter@hum.ku.dk, Room 10.1.22, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark.

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Postdoc: Schrödinger Fellowship @ Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies

Schrödinger Fellowship
School
of Theoretical Physics
Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies

Two Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship positions are currently
available in the School of Theoretical Physics at the Dublin Institute
for Advanced Studies
. These are dedicated research positions for up to
five years and do not involve any teaching or administrative duties.
Candidates must have a proven record as independent researchers in one
of the following fields of study: Quantum Field Theory, String Theory,
Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Information and Quantum Computing.

Further details on the positions together with the application
procedures are available on the School's website at www.stp.dias.ie.
Enquiries should be directed to the School Director, Prof. Werner Nahm
at wnahm@stp.dias.ie. Appointments will be on the basis of a
fixed-term contract up to five years. The attaching salary is €54,124
per annum increasing by annual increments up to €60,379.

Applicants should submit a CV, a list of publications together with a
research proposal and should arrange for three letters of
recommendation
to be sent to: The Registrar's office, DIAS, 10
Burlington Road, Dublin 4 to arrive before 12 December 2008.
Electronic applications should be sent to
registrarsoffice@admin.dias.ie. The search for a suitable candidate
may be widened beyond the applications received.

DIAS is an Equal Opportunities employer.

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Postdoc researcher Immunopharmacology

Postdoc researcher Immunopharmacology (1.0 fte)
(Utrecht), 38 hours per week Utrecht University

Job description
Postdoc researcher Immunopharmacology
Chemokines and their receptors are the key mediators involved in the infiltration of leukocytes at sites of inflammation. In this Postdoc project we describe two new promising approaches to arrest and even prevent IBD by tackling: 1. the infiltration of innate immune cells: neutrophils via CXCR2 and 2. the infiltration of adaptive immune cells: Th1 lymphocytes via CXCR3. Translational medicine experiments will be performed in vivo and in vitro on immune cells in close collaboration with a PhD researcher:
Validating of role of CXCR2 and CXCR3 in in vivo models for IBD using available and newly designed CXCR2 or CXCR3 antagonists or siRNA approach.
Determining of elevated CXCR2 and CXCR3 and their ligands in IBD (human fluid/tissue samples)
Validating of effects of (newly designed) tools targeting novel chemotactic receptor target in in vivo models for IBD.
You will work as a team member of the TI Pharma project T1.103 CXC chemokine receptors: potential targets for chronic inflammatory diseases. The project team comprises academic and industrial partners. In this case, the partners are: Free university of Amsterdam (VU) and the biopharmaceutical companies Danone and Schering Plough. You will attend a unique drug discovery education and training program offered by TI Pharma.

Requirements
Doctorate
We are looking for a candidate with
a PhD degree or an equivalent in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medical Sciences;
experience with cell culture, RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, FACS analysis and ELISA;
affinity with in vivo disease models;
permission to work with laboratory animals (Artikel 9 bevoegdheid; Wet op de Dierproeven or an equivalent);
established and relevant research focus and continuing research plan;
international experience and willingness to build a Dutch and international network;
ambition and creativeness;
an interest in performing research in a unique multidisciplinary setting.

Additional information about the job:
Research at the Division of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology deals mainly with the immunopharmacology of the respiratory and gastrointestinal system. The objective of this program is to gain deeper insight into the ways in which cells and mediators of the immune system contribute to the malfunctioning of the respiratory and gastrointestinal system in animals and humans. A better understanding may lead to improvement of current therapy and to new therapy strategies. The program takes an integrative approach from ‘molecular’ to ‘in vivo ’research.

The division Pharmacology & Pathophysiology is participating in a TIPharm-funded platform “CXC chemokine receptors: potential targets for chronic inflammatory diseases”. This TLR-project joins top scientists and industry, working together on CXC chemokines.


Postdoc researcher Immunopharmacology

Organization
Utrecht University
Faculty of Science
The new Faculty of Science consists of six departments: Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information and Computing Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Mathematics. The Faculty is home to 3500 students and nearly 2000 staff and is internationally renowned for the quality of its research. The Faculty's academic programmes reflect developments in today's society.

The Pharmaceutical Sciences are concerned with the discovery, development, and use of medicines. The mission of scientists working in the field is to ensure that new medications are both better and safer than our present pharmacotherapeutic arsenal for life-threatening diseases such as cancer and AIDS but also chronic illnesses that affect the quality of life, such as asthma, arthritis, and mental or psychiatric disorders.
The Pharmaceutical Sciences are multidisciplinary in nature. They draw upon work in the fields of molecular biology and biotechnology, genomics, (bio)chemistry, analytical chemistry, and the (veterinary) medical sciences. These contributing disciplines are now in a dynamic phase, generating new insights and a wealth of new technologies as they grow.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 3500 - 4000
Salaryscale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 3755
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 2 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
The candidate is offered a full-time position for 2 years.

The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges between € 2861,- to € 3755,- per month. (Salary scale 10).

The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition we offer: a pension scheme, a partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions in which you may trade salary for vacation days or vice versa. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities. The research group will provide the candidate with necessary support on all aspects of the project.

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr. Aletta Kraneveld
Telephone number: +31 (0) 30 253 4509

Prof Dr Gert Folkerts
Telephone number: +31 (0) 30 253 7353

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.

* About the organization

Application
You can apply for this job before 13-12-2008 by sending your application to:

Faculty of Science
Personnel department
PO Box 80010
3508 TA Utrecht
The Netherlands
E-mail address: Science.Peno@uu.nl

Please send your application including a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae and contact details of at least two references.

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number 67808.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00351-1774.
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PhD researcher Immunopharmacology

PhD researcher Immunopharmacology (1.0 fte)
(Utrecht), 38 hours per week Utrecht University

Job description
PhD researcher Immunopharmacology
Excessive innate immune responses might be responsible for exacerbations of disturbed adaptive immunity associated with COPD and asthma. The targets in this PhD-project entitled “TLR–expression, stimulation and inhibition in asthma and COPD” are Toll like receptors, since they are the sentinels of the innate immune system. In these diseases impairment and polymorphisms of TLRs have been described abundantly. The main goal will be to unravel the importance of TLR in asthma and COPD. Translational medicine experiments will be performed in vivo and in vitro on immune cells in close collaboration with a Post Doc.:
optimizing different in vivo models for COPD and asthma
assessment of TLR expression in airways and inflammatory cells in health and disease
testing of pre- and probiotics and new chemical entities interfering with TLRs.
You will work as a team member of the TI Pharma project D1.101 Exploiting Toll like receptors for drug discovery. The project team comprises academic and industrial partners. In this case, the partners are: universities of Leiden, Utrecht, Maastricht and Nijmegen, the institute TNO and the biopharmaceutical companies Danone, Schering Plough and ISA Pharmaceuticals. You will attend a unique drug discovery education and training program offered by TI Pharma.

Requirements
University Graduate
We are looking for a candidate with
a master's degree (MSc) or an equivalent in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medical Sciences;
experience with cell culture, RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, FACS analysis and ELISA;
affinity with in vivo disease models;
permission to work with laboratory animals (Artikel 9 bevoegdheid; Wet op de Dierproeven), or the willingness to acquire the necessary qualification;
excellence in intellectual curiosity and a results- and performance-driven mind-set;
ambition and creativeness;
an interest in performing research in a unique multidisciplinary setting.



Additional information about the job:
Research at the Division of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology deals mainly with the immunopharmacology of the respiratory and gastrointestinal system. The objective of this program is to gain deeper insight into the ways in which cells and mediators of the immune system contribute to the malfunctioning of the respiratory and gastrointestinal system in animals and humans. A better understanding may lead to improvement of current therapy and to new therapy strategies. The program takes an integrative approach from ‘molecular’ to ‘in vivo ’research.

The division Pharmacology & Pathophysiology is participating in a TIPharm-funded platform “Exploiting Toll like receptors for drug discovery”. This TLR-platform joins top scientists and industry, working together on TLRs.


PhD researcher Immunopharmacology

Organization
Utrecht University
Faculty of Science
The new Faculty of Science consists of six departments: Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information and Computing Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Mathematics. The Faculty is home to 3500 students and nearly 2000 staff and is internationally renowned for the quality of its research. The Faculty's academic programmes reflect developments in today's society.

The Pharmaceutical Sciences are concerned with the discovery, development, and use of medicines. The mission of scientists working in the field is to ensure that new medications are both better and safer than our present pharmacotherapeutic arsenal for life-threatening diseases such as cancer and AIDS but also chronic illnesses that affect the quality of life, such as asthma, arthritis, and mental or psychiatric disorders.
The Pharmaceutical Sciences are multidisciplinary in nature. They draw upon work in the fields of molecular biology and biotechnology, genomics, (bio)chemistry, analytical chemistry, and the (veterinary) medical sciences. These contributing disciplines are now in a dynamic phase, generating new insights and a wealth of new technologies as they grow.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salaryscale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2612
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
The candidate is offered a full-time position for 4 years.

Gross salary starts with € 2,042 per month in the first year and increases to € 2,612 in the fourth year of employment.

The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition we offer: a pension scheme, a partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions in which you may trade salary for vacation days or vice versa. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities. The research group will provide the candidate with necessary support on all aspects of the project.

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr Aletta Kraneveld
Telephone number: +31 (0) 30 253 4509

Prof Dr Gert Folkerts
Telephone number: 31 (0) 30 253 7353

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.

* About the organization


Application
You can apply for this job before 13-12-2008 by sending your application to:

Faculty of Science
Personnel department
PO Box 80010
3508 TA Utrecht
The Netherlands
E-mail address: Science.Peno@uu.nl

Please send your application including a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae and contact details of at least two references.

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number 67807.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00351-1775.
You can use this as a direct link to the job by adding the code to the URL www.academictransfer.org/
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PhD Position in History and Philosophy of Logic, Semantics and Axiomatics

PhD Position in History and Philosophy of Logic, Semantics and Axiomatics
VU University Amsterdam
Amsterdam, 1081 (Noord-Holland), hours per week

Job description
Tasks
The PhD student is expected to:

* carry out Research Project I;
* take part in the activities of the research team, including (co-)organizing and participating in international meetings, joint editorial projects and grant applications;
* take on a small amount of teaching as part of the PhD training (?10%);
* present papers at international meetings, submit articles to international peer-reviewed top scientific media and write a dissertation in English.

Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Requirements
The candidate must have a two-year master’s degree or equivalent (e.g. a one-year master’s degree and academic training and skills demonstrably comparable to a two-year master’s degree) in Philosophy, knowledge of German, a background in logic and its history, have demonstrated aptitude for combining theoretical and historical research and have good ICT skills. The candidate must also be highly motivated, ready and able to work in a team and possess excellent social and communicative skills. Having worked previously on Bolzano’s thought, a history-of-ideas-approach or a background in mathematics are advantages, but not pre-requisites. Candidates who are about to receive their MA degree are also welcome to apply. As part of an equal opportunity scheme, women are particularly encouraged to apply for this position.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)

Organization
VU University Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has been a renowned cultural, scientific and commercial centre for many centuries. It was here, in 1880, that the VU Amsterdam first opened its doors to students. Throughout the past century, the university has continued to expand. It now comprises twelve faculties (Arts, Earth- and Life Sciences, Dentistry, Human Movement Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Psychology and Education, Sciences, Social-Cultural Sciences and Theology) and has teaching facilities for 15,000 students.

The university campus and university hospital are situated in the south part of Amsterdam, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands. The international airport of Schiphol-Amsterdam is 10 kilometres away, just 8 minutes by train.

With more than fifty undergraduate (or bachelor's) programmes and almost a hundred postgraduate (or master's) programmes, the VU Amsterdam offers a wide choice of study options. The programmes are of a high quality, the atmosphere is very conducive to study, and the teaching staff is easily accessible.

Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: temporary
Additional conditions of employment:
The appointment will be available initially for 12 months and following positive evaluation will be extended with 36 months based on a fulltime employment. We aim to start the PhD position in March 2009. The appointment must result in a dissertation at the end of year 4.

Salary
The salary is € 2.042,- gross per month in the first year to € 2.612,- in the fourth year based on a full-time employment. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment (child care, savings schemes, excellent sports facilities, participation in the VU University pension fund and a holiday allowance of 8% and an end year allowance of 4,9% of the yearly salary) at www.vu.nl/vacatures (in Dutch; English version available on request).

Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

* About the organization (http://www.vu.nl)
* About the function (http://www.vu.nl/vacatures)

Application
You can apply for this job before 08-12-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Faculteit der Letteren
M.G.H.M. Dijcker, Director of Operations
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: secretaresse@ph.vu.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber 1.2008.00340.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Fujitsu Scholarship for Advanced Management Studies at JAIMS

Fujitsu Scholarship for Advanced Management Studies at JAIMS

The deadline for submitting your completed application for the 25th
Fujitsu Scholarship is January 31, 2009

The Fujitsu Scholarship provides full financial assistance for
postgraduate education and cross-cultural management training in the
East-West Knowledge Leaders Program (EWKLP) to participants from the
Asia-Pacific region. Fujitsu Limited established the Fujitsu
Scholarship Program in 1985 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its
founding.

The EWKLP has a three-month curriculum, which synthesizes the best
practices of both the East and West. You will sharpen your global
management knowledge and skills, and build the confidence necessary
for success in global business situations.
EWKLP is run by JAIMS, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Fujitsu established JAIMS
as a nonprofit postgraduate institute in 1972. Many Fujitsu
Scholarship recipients are now working for corporate and
social-service organizations across the globe. As a EWKLP graduate,
you too will become a member of a vibrant global alumni network.

Qualifications

In addition to qualifying for the Fujitsu Scholarship, you must also
qualify for admission to JAIMS' EWKLP. For complete EWKLP information,
refer to the EWKLP Application Packet contained at the bottom of the
Application Checklist section. Fujitsu Scholarship qualifications
include the following:
A bachelor's degree or a degree equivalent to a four-year standard
baccalaureate degree in any discipline from a regionally or nationally
accredited institution.
Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
A minimum TOEFL score of 577/233/90 (paper/computer/Internet), TOEIC
score of 750, or IELTS overall band test result of 6.5 or higher from
tests taken between January 2007 and January 2009. Applicants who
received a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree with at least two
years of full-time coursework within the last five years from a
regionally accredited institution in the United States, Australia,
United Kingdom, or New Zealand; or from a university in Canada, Africa
or Singapore, where English is the language of instruction are exempt
from taking the TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS.
A minimum of three years of relevant full-time work experience (five
years preferred) at the time of application.
To qualify for the Fujitsu Scholarship, applicants must be a resident
of the state of Hawaii, U.S.A., or a citizen of one of the following
countries: Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore,
South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam.
Proceeds & Conditions

Benefits

The Fujitsu Scholarship benefits include tuition and fees for the
EWKLP program. Other benefits, which vary in amount each year, are
also included.
Tuition and Fees for the EWKLP
Stipend Toward Living Expenses *
*Applicants from the following countries/areas are not eligible to
receive the monthly stipend: Australia, Hawaii, Hong Kong, New
Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
Airfare:
Fujitsu Ltd. will provide a round-trip air ticket to cover
transportation from the participant's home country to Honolulu, and
back. The selection of the air carrier and travel agent, including
itinerary, is at the discretion of Fujitsu Ltd. In the event the
participant wishes to change and/or expand the route and/or the period
of stay, Fujitsu Ltd. reserves the right to withhold the original ticket.
Health Insurance:
Fujitsu Ltd. will provide medical insurance that covers a portion of
the participant's medical expenses during the program period. The
participant pays all medical expenses not covered by the medical
insurance. The selection of the medical insurance plan is at the
discretion of Fujitsu Ltd.
Housing Arrangements:
JAIMS will assist in locating appropriate housing in Honolulu for all
participants. Fujitsu Ltd. will provide and pay for participant
accommodations in Japan.
Visa Arrangements:
When applicable, participants will be assisted in obtaining the F-1
Student visa to enter the U.S. EWKLP participants will be assisted
with the appropriate visa to enter Japan, if necessary. The expense of
obtaining the visa is the financial responsibility of the participant.
Conditions

The Fujitsu Scholarship is offered with the expectation that the
following conditions will be met by the recipients.
Scholarship Report
Upon EWKLP completion, all participants must submit a formal report
that describes their learning experiences during the program.
Absence During the Fujitsu Scholarship Period
Should an emergency occur that requires travel to the participant's
home country, such travel shall be the participant's personal expense.
For the period of absence, the stipend will be prorated and subtracted
from the applicable amount(s) set forth in the stipend toward living
expenses.
All requests for absence should be submitted in writing to Fujitsu
Ltd. (through JAIMS while in Hawaii) in advance, and should be
addressed to the Fujitsu Scholarship Program in Japan.
Fujitsu Scholarship Termination
All selected scholars are required to participate in good faith, work
diligently, and complete the EWKLP during the program period. Selected
Fujitsu Scholars must understand and agree that any serious misconduct
in this regard shall warrant immediate termination of the Fujitsu
Scholarship without notice and at Fujitsu's sole discretion. The
following are some examples of misconduct that could result in such
termination:
Absence from or failure to complete the EWKLP without Fujitsu's or
JAIMS' permission.
Noncompliance with the regulations, policies, and other instructions
of Fujitsu and/or JAIMS.
Immoral, disorderly, indecent, or violent conduct.
Falsification of, or misstatement in any student or program
application or other records and/or at any interview.
Failure to maintain good academic standing; unsatisfactory work
performance.
If Fujitsu terminates the Fujitsu Scholarship for the participant
pursuant to the above, the participant shall return to his/her home
country immediately. The participant shall inform Fujitsu and/or JAIMS
in advance of the date of his/her return and the address and phone
number in his/her home country after return. The participant agrees
that, effective as of the termination date, Fujitsu shall have no
obligation to pay or provide anything under the Fujitsu Scholarship to
the participant. Nonetheless, Fujitsu may at its sole discretion
provide the participant with the appropriate air ticket for his/her
return.
The participant agrees that if his/her conduct which has resulted in
termination of the Fujitsu Scholarship pursuant to the above, in
Fujitsu's sole judgment, was made fraudulently, with malice or
conscious disregard or otherwise in bad faith, the participant shall,
upon Fujitsu's request, immediately refund all the benefits and awards
paid by Fujitsu and/or JAIMS hereunder to, or on behalf of him/her, to
the date of the termination.

Application & Selection Process

To apply for the Fujitsu Scholarship, follow the steps listed below:
Application Process
Download the Fujitsu Scholarship Application Packet from the bottom of
the Application Checklist.
If you are unable to do so, please request the application packets
through your local Fujitsu Limited affiliated office. You can find
your local affiliate from this list here.
Complete and submit all documents listed on the Application Checklist.
Deadline for submission: January 31, 2009
Applicants who fail to submit all documents by the due date cannot be
considered.
Submitted application documents will not be returned to applicants.
Submit all application materials to:
Fujitsu Hawaii Representative Office
c/o JAIMS
6660 Hawaii Kai Drive
Honolulu, HI 96825
U.S.A.
Selection Process
Initial Screening
Initial screening is based on the strength of the application, which
includes meeting the admission qualifications.
Interview
Applicants who pass the initial screening will be contacted for an
interview at a designated date in April or May 2009. Applicants should
be residing in their respective countries of citizenship (or in Hawaii
for Hawaii residents) at the time of their interview.
Selection of recipients

Final selection will be determined by Fujitsu Limited.
Selection is based on English proficiency (for non-native speakers of
English), work experience, motivation, goals as expressed in the essay
and interview, academic performance, and test scores. A key factor is
the individual's commitment to contributing to the mutual
understanding and cooperation between countries and to the development
of his/her home country. However, no single attribute outweighs others
in the selection process, and strengths in one area may be used to
offset weaknesses in another.

Local Contact Information

For questions about the Fujitsu Schollarship Program, please contact
your local Fujitsu Limited affiliated office. Find your local
affiliated office from the pull-down menu below.
Indonesia
Mr. Raditya Padmawangsa and Ms. Erni Rahmawati
PT Fujitsu Indonesia
Tel: +62-21-570-9330
Fax: +62-21-573-5150
E-mail:scholarship@id.fujitsu.com

Address:

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

PhD Experimental Psychology-Ghent

Three four-year positions are available for students who want to pursue a PhD degree in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Ghent University (see expsy.ugent.be). The Department consists of a young and multidisciplinary research group.

The broad topic is cognitive control; we are particularly interested in how cognitive control can be flexibly recruited to current task demands, and the relation between emotion and cognitive control.

The research will be supervised by Wim Notebaert or Tom Verguts. The methodology that will be focused is dependent on the student's interests; possibilities include neuroimaging (fMRI), EEG (ERP), computational modeling, and behavioral (e.g., clinical-neuropsychological) measures. Salary is according to standard Belgian regulations. The starting date is flexible, ranging from January to December 2009. For more information, please contact Wim Notebaert (Wim.Notebaert@ugent.be) or Tom Verguts (Tom.Verguts@ugent.be).
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PhD perceptual organization and learning in the human brain-KU Leuven

We have open positions available for one PhD student and one postdoc to start anytime between 1 January 2009 and 31 October 2009. The research will be centered on the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying perceptual organization and learning in the human brain, under the supervision of Johan Wagemans and Hans Op de Beeck.

The PhD position is for a period of 4 years. Starting salary will be in the range of 1500 euro per month after taxes. The main assignment of the PhD student is to conduct and publish research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI; possibly combined with EEG) related to the topics of the project and to complete a PhD thesis. Teaching and administration load will be minimal. Candidates should have a Master degree in one of the many sub-disciplines of cognitive neuroscience. They should have experience in conducting fMRI research, preferably on topics related to the research program described below.

The postdoc position is for a period of one, two or three years, depending on the candidate's preference and on our evaluation of the candidate's capacities (funding is secured for 7 years and can even be extended afterwards). More senior postdocs with academic ambitions are also encouraged to apply. They can be given professorial rights, including the right to be co-supervisor of PhD students and the right to apply for grants as principal investigator. Starting salary depends on prior academic experience, but will probably range between 2000 and 2700 euro per month after taxes. The main assignment of the postdocs is to conduct and publish research using fMRI (possibly combined with EEG) related to the topics of the project and to co-supervise the work of PhD students. Teaching and administration load will be minimal. Candidates should have a PhD in one of the many sub-disciplines of cognitive neuroscience. They should have published fMRI research in international journals on topics related to the research program described below.

The vision group in our laboratory already includes several researchers working on fMRI of visual perception (2 postdocs and 2 PhD students) and combined fMRI-EEG measurements (1 postdoc), in addition to vision researchers applying psychophysical and modeling approaches. There are collaborations with several other fMRI labs in our university.

Research program

The positions are funded by a large and prestiguous grant (Methusalem program of the Flemish Government), awarded to Johan Wagemans for research on "Perceptual organization in the context of a dynamical and hierarchical visual brain" It involves projects in collaboration with Ralf Krampe, Hans Op de Beeck, Gert Storms, and Karl Verfaillie, all colleagues at the Department of Psychology at the University of Leuven.

The general aim of our research program is to understand the processes and mechanisms of perceptual organization in the context of what we know about the dynamical and hierarchical way in which the brain functions. More specifically, we want to understand (1) the different processes and representations involved in the formation of groups, patterns, shapes, objects, and events, by means of a systematic and thorough study of the many different ways in which multiple elements interact in space and time; (2) the mid-level processes and representations involved in perceptual organization in relation to low-level and high-level processes and representations; and (3) the dynamics of perceptual organization at different time scales, incl.the interactions between different processes and representations during on-line stimulus processing, developmental questions, and plasticity issues.

The major focus is on perceptual Gestalts but in some cases they are studied in close interaction with sensorimotor behavior like multi-finger sequencing and postural control, and with cognitive tasks like category learning and categorization. The application of advanced fMRI techniques and combined fMRI-EEG measurements is an important part of the project, in addition to experimental psychology, psychophysics, and quantitative modeling.

The majority of the research topics address basic research questions but we will also devote considerable time and effort to three diverse applications with high societal or cultural importance. More specifically, we will study (1) the nature of visual processing in autism, with a special emphasis on deficits in automatic Gestalt formation and on enhanced processing of visual details; (2) the interactions between perceptual and motor processes in the elderly, to understand better how we can reduce or prevent decline in cognition and action with age; and (3) the spontaneous and subtle use of perceptually appealing Gestalt phenomena and the relation to aesthetic pleasure in visual arts.

Leuven: the city and the university

The city of Leuven is an agglomeration of five communities (Leuven, Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Wilsele, and Wijgmaal) with around 90,000 inhabitants. Add to this 35,000 post-secondary and 11,000 high-school students and it should come as no surprise that the streets are filled with young faces and that the city lives at a student's rhythm: hectic weeks at the beginning of the academic year and relative calm during vacation and examination periods. The city is an old, medieval city with many colleges, cosy squares, shopping streets, and lots of restaurants and cafes. The city center is quite friendly for pedestrians and cyclists. Leuven is at 25 km from Brussels, with frequent direct train connections, also to the international airport at Zaventem and to the TGV station of Brussels South (Midi).

The university of Leuven is one of the oldest in the Low Countries (founded in 1425) and ranked amongst the best in Europe. International PhD students and postdocs have regularly acclaimed it one of the best places in the world to live and work. For example, our university was listed fifth in this year?s ranking of international institutions as Best Places to Work for Academia (source: http://www.the-scientist.com/bptw/).

Some useful links to find out more about the city and university of Leuven:
http://www.kuleuven.be/english/living.html
http://www.kuleuven.be/vesta/
http://www.kuleuven.be/about/history.html

More information about our research can be found at http://ppw.kuleuven.be/labexppsy/newSite/. Questions and applications should be sent to johan.wagemans@psy.kuleuven.be before 15 December 2008. All applications should include a full CV and the names of at least two academics who can be contacted for a reference. Feel free to forward this message to anyone who might be interested in applying for one of the positions.
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PhD-Berlin School of Mind and Brain

Berlin School of Mind and Brain
<www.mind-and-brain.de>

APPLY NOW!

Three-year Doctoral Program
Deadline: 15 January 2009

The Berlin School of Mind and Brain is an international graduate school offering a three-year doctoral program in English. The school is based in Berlin and part of an extensive neuroscience landscape.

The focus of the school's research is on the interface of humanities and behavioral sciences with neurosciences (philosophy, social sciences,linguistics, behavioral and cognitive psychology, neuro-physiology, psychiatry, neurology, computational neuroscience, neurobiology).

All doctoral students will receive supervision by two professors, one from the `mind sciences', and one from the `brain sciences'.

The school's main research areas are: `Conscious and unconscious perception', `decision-making', `language', `brain plasticity and lifespan ontogeny', and `mental disorders and brain dysfunction'. The school especially welcomes applications for the research areas `brain plasticity & lifespan ontogeny', `mental disorders & brain dysfunction', and `philosophy of mind'!

Scholarships
The school offers a number of scholarships. Scholarships are generous, and they will cover university enrolment fees and living expenses in Berlin (including accommodation, subsistence, insurances, public transport).

Tuition Fees
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin does not charge tuition fees for this program!

Requirements for Applications
We are looking for students with a Master's or Diploma degree (research degree) in philosophy, lin-guistics, psychology, neurology, psychiatry, computer science, biology, law, economics, or another field relevant for mind/brain research. Students can apply to the doctoral program while completing their Master's course!

APPLICATIONS: www.mind-and-brain.de/63.0.html

CONTACT
Berlin School of Mind and Brain
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Germany

Phone +49 30 2093-1706
Fax +49 30 2093-1802
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PhD positions in EE, University of Ghent, Belgium

University of Ghent
Department of Information Technology
http://www.chita.be/vacancies.html

Fully paid 4 years Ph.D. positions within the Electromagnetics Group At present several fully paid 4 years Ph.D. positions are available within the Electromagnetics Group of the Dept. of Information Technology. Apart from a Master's degree in Electrical or Physical Engineering and good knowledge of English, basic (graduate) knowledge in Electromagnetics and high-frequency electronics is sufficient. The Ph.D. candidate will be provided with all guidance and hardware and software tools necessary to perform state-of-the art research in one of the following fields:
• High-frequency behavior of Integrated Circuits (ICs) with a special focus on ICs for the automotive industry. This research will be conducted in cooperation with Flemish industry partners, such as Melexis and ON Semiconductor, and also within a consortium of well-known European electronics manufacturers, such as Philips, NXP, Bosch, Infineon, ...
• Flexible and implantable antennas (in cooperation with Recticel and Flanders' Drive)
• Design and modeling of advanced submicron interconnect technologies of ICs (in cooperation with Agilent Technologies)
• Advanced time-domain (FDTD) and finite element (FE) techniques for the simulation of antennas for usage within the ADS-framework of Agilent Technologies
• Detection of concealed objects with millimeter waves (within a Strategic Basic Research project of the IWT) and early detection of breast tumors
• Fast Maxwell solvers for very large and complex structures in cooperation with foreign research groups in the USA, Finland, Italy, Turkey, and Israel.

As a researcher within the Electromagnetics Group, you will be part of a team that has reached the top of the international scientific community for more than 20 years and this will allow you to fully develop your creative abilities. During these four years, you will regularly take part in international congresses and upon your request an internship in a foreign research group can be arranged. The Ph.D. research itself can be focused on more fundamental investigations as well as on innovative applied research in close collaboration with industry.

Through intensive coaching by senior researchers and professors and through cooperation with the Electromagnetics Group's academic and industrial partners, the candidate will be trained as a highly skilled scientist and design engineer. Upon completion of the four years program, the Ph.D. graduate will be ready for a successful academic career or to hold an important position in a high-tech company.

Interested candidates are requested to send their curriculum to Dr. D. Vande Ginste (dries.vande.ginste@intec.UGent.be), Prof. H. Rogier (hendrik.rogier@UGent.be), or Prof. D. De Zutter (Fellow IEEE) (daniel.dezutter@UGent.be). Please provide sufficient details on the Electromagnetics and high-frequency electronics courses in your curriculum.

Department of Information Technology – Electromagnetics Group
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B - 9000 Gent, Belgium
www.intec.UGent.be
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Monday, November 24, 2008

PhD position in Economics at University of Queensland, Australia

A three-year PhD position in Economics funded through an ARC Discovery
Grant is available (aprox. A$20K p.a.). The position's focus will be
to undertake survey work of employers and workers related to the
project in regional and urban areas in Australia. The successful
candidate will also use the survey data to analyse the patterns and
determinants of remittances among different categories of migrant workers.

The study will form a central part of the candidate's PhD thesis at
The University of Queensland. The project team consists of Associate
Professor Richard Brown
and Dr. Gareth Leeves and will include others.

Commencement
The candidate is expected to start in early 2009

Eligibility
The candidate should have a minimum of an Upper Second Class Honours
in Economics or a closely related field of studies (a good background
in econometrics/statistical analysis is required). Some
knowledge/experience of survey work would be desirable and an interest
in labour and/or development economics.

Closing Date
For expressions of interest with resume including academic record is
Friday 28 November 2008.

Further information
Assoc. Prof. Richard Brown r.brown@economics.uq.edu.au
Dr. Gareth Leeves g.leeves@economics.uq.edu.au
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PhD Position in Agricultural Economics at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

The Agri-food & Agri-environmental Economics Group of ETH Zurich
(www.afee.ethz.ch) invites applications for a Ph.D position.

The Ph.D. student will work in the project "Climate change and
agricultural production risks – AGRISK" in the framework of the
National Centre of Competence in Research on Climate (NCCR Climate),
which is an interdisciplinary scientific network bringing together
researchers from various partner institutions
(www.nccr-climate.unibe.ch). The goal of AGRISK is to investigate the
prospective role of climate-related risk management in Swiss
agriculture. To this end, relevant future climate-related risks (for
instance, droughts, heavy rainfalls, and hail) will be identified and
potential risk management strategies will be derived and analyzed. The
particular focus of the project will be the evaluation of financial
market instruments (such as index based insurance schemes) and
agronomic measures to manage future climate related risks in agriculture.

The candidate is expected to hold a Diploma or Master degree in
agricultural economics, economics or a quantitative discipline by
spring 2009. Profound knowledge in economic theory, mathematics,
statistics, and econometric analysis is expected. In addition,
candidates must have excellent writing and communications skills. Very
good language skills in English are required.

Knowledge of German is not a prerequisite but would be an advantage.

Please send applications per post, including a cover letter, a CV, and
two letters of recommendation to: Robert Finger, ETH Zürich,
Sonneggstrasse 33, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.

Applications have to be received by the 6. January 2009.
JEL Classification(s): A, C, D, G, Q
Application has to be received by 6. January 2009.
The preferred starting date is April 01, 2009.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

12 PhD Studentships at University of Leeds, UK

University of Leeds

Fully-Funded International Research Scholarships (FIRS)
Session 2009/10

The University of Leeds is pleased to offer at least twelve Fully-
Funded International Research Scholarships (FIRS), which are
available for high quality international students who will be
commencing PhD research study from Session 2009/10 for study in any
Faculty at the University. The Scholarships may be held for up to
three years, subject to satisfactory academic progress. The
Scholarships will provide full international fees together with a
maintenance grant of £13,290 for Session 2009/10.

Eligibility Criteria - Applicants must:

be liable to pay academic fees at the full international fee rate;
have an offer of an academic place for PhD research study at the
University of Leeds;
be commencing PhD research study for the first time in Session
2009/10;
not already hold a doctorate or equivalent qualification;
not hold another Scholarship;
Successful candidates are likely to hold qualifications and
experience that are equivalent to a UK First Class Honours Degree.

Application Process:
Application forms, regulations and guidance notes for completion of
applications are available from the web address:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rds/postgraduate_scholarships/irs-info.doc

Application forms are also available from the Postgraduate
Scholarships Office or by email request (scholarships@leeds.ac.uk).

Completed application forms should be returned to the Postgraduate
Scholarships Office by 31 January 2009.

Postgraduate Scholarships Office
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Tel: +44 113 3434007
Email: scholarships@leeds.ac.uk
http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

URL of this page: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/BN473
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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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