Various Positions related to Hydrology

Researcher Positions

1. Griffith University, Centre for Coastal Management, Australia
Two Research Fellow positions at Griffith University, Centre for Coastal Management, Australia
We are looking for two highly-qualified research fellows who are going to work on an upcoming project on a coastal and emergency management decision support system.We are looking for two highly-qualified research fellows who are going to work on an upcoming project on a coastal and emergency management decision support system.
1. Coastal dynamics and computational modelling (storm surge inundation)
The Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow will implement a state of the art coupled wave/hydrodynamic model to establish the platform of a real-time high resolution multi-regional storm surge forecast and distribution system for more efficient and effective management of extreme weather. The Fellow will work closely with the partner organisations to set up the forecast system on high performance computers. Duties will include development of a coupled wave/hydrodynamic model to simulate storm surge inundation, establish a storm surge forecast on HPC, data analysis and the preparation of scientific publications. A detailed position description can be obtained here. .
2. Data visaulization and management on HPC
The Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow will carry out research in the establishment of a real-time coastal management decision support system for more effect coastal and emergency management. The Fellow will work closely with eResearch analysts to set up and maintain the system on high performance computers. Duties will include development of a centralised information system with research partner organisations, creation of 2D/3D visualisation tools for the system, archiving of existing data relevant to storm surges and disaster management, and the preparation of scientific publications.. A detailed position description can be obtained here.
For those who want to apply for the positions, please send (1) Cover letter, (2) Full CV, and (3) Response to the selection criteria (which can be obtained in the PDF files on the above links) to Professor Rodger Tomlinson (preferred) or by mail to the following address. References may also be requested when needed.
(Source: Coastal-List)

2. University of Hawaii, Manoa
Faculty Position Announcement, the Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii, Manoa
Applications for a full-time tenure-track position, at the rank of assistant or associate professor, in the field of coastal engineering. Ocean and Resources Engineering is a graduate department offering MS and PhD degrees with strong commitment to teaching and mentoring graduate students, conducting extramurally funded research, and publishing scholarly materials. The ABET-accredited academic program includes coastal engineering, offshore engineering, and ocean resources engineering.
The successful candidate is expected to teach graduate courses and develop funded research projects in topic areas such as littoral processes, sediment transport, ocean observing, structural mechanics, and environmental fluid mechanics. In addition, the selectee will also have the opportunity to further develop the Kilo Nalu Nearshore Reef Observatory.
Applicants must have a PhD degree in Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics or a closely related discipline received no later than June 30, 2012. Other requirements include excellent communication skills; demonstrated capability for creative, high quality research; and the demonstrated capability/experience and desire to contribute to teaching and mentoring of students. At the associate professor level, applications must have four years of experience at the rank of assistant professor or equivalent. Practical experience in design of ocean structures and marine systems is highly desirable.
Interested applicants should submit a detailed resume, teaching and research plans, copies of three relevant publications, transcripts (copies acceptable with application, official document upon hire) and names and address of three references to orejob@hawaii.edu. Questions regarding the position may be directed to Dr. K.F. Cheung, Chair of Search Committee, Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering. This position will be available on August 1, 2012.

3. College of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), Arab Emirates
World-class researcher in the field of water and environmental engineering, the College of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), Arab Emirates
The Chair has been established through the generosity of University Trustee Riad Sadek for the purpose of advancing the theory and practice of water and environmental engineering, particularly in the context of the Gulf of Arabia and the GCC. The successful candidate will head efforts underway at the University to establish a Gulf Coastal Ecosystem Research Center for the study of water and environmental resources. The incumbent must hold a terminal degree and qualify for appointment as a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering. The new Chair will have research and instructional responsibilities, as well as some administrative duties associated with the Center.
The successful candidate will be a leader in the field of coastal ecosystem, environmental science and engineering or water resources engineering, as demonstrated by a solid record of research, substantial publications and peer recognition worldwide. The successful candidate will also have a strong record of acquiring external resources to support research. We are looking for someone with a history of collegiality and team building who, likewise, has a successful record of mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. The successful candidate must be a visionary, who can lead the University's efforts to build an internationally recognized research center in coastal ecosystems.
Candidates seeking either a visiting appointment or a regular appointment will be considered for the inaugural appointment to the Riad Sadek Chair.
Screening will begin upon receipt of applications and will continue until the position is filled.
A curriculum vita and the names and contact information of at least three references should be submitted via email.
For more information, visit the website.
Applicants must have earned doctorates in Civil Engineering or closely related fields. Strong preference is given to candidates with teaching experience in an American model/s of higher education and having experience in managing a research center/s. Work experience in North American industry or higher education is highly desirable.

4. University of Kurdistan Hewler, Iraq
Lecturers/Senior Lecturers in Natural Resources Engineering,University of Kurdistan Hewler, Iraq Closing date: May 20, 2012
The University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH) is a public university funded by the Kurdistan Regional Government within Iraq (www.KRG.org). It is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research. The medium of instruction, communication and administration is exclusively English and the University follows the British Quality assurance system.
The University is seeking enthusiastic and well qualified academics to fill in a number of vacant Lecturer/Senior Lecturer posts in the following areas of Natural Resources Engineering:
1. Water Resources Engineering.
2. Sedimentation and Stratigraphy, Geomorphology, Petrology and Hydrogeology, Geophysical Analysis and Formation Evaluation;
3. Mineralogy, Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Structural Geology and Analysis, Remote Sensing and GIS, Seismic Methods and Interpretation;
4. Drilling Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Reservoir Geosciences, Well Completion and Production, Well Logging and Testing, Enhanced Oil Recovery;
5. Fluid Mechanics, Petroleum Fluids, Environmental Hydrology ;
6. Petroleum Engineering, Natural Gas Engineering.
The University offers an attractive remuneration package which includes:
Generous tax-free salary in US$;
Free furnished accommodation;
Round-trip travel to home destination;
Contribution to relocation expenses;
Medical allowance;
Child education contribution.
For an informal discussion regarding these positions, please contact Dr. Tahseen Rafik, Pro Vice Chancellor Learning and Teaching. For detailed job description, person specification and application form, please visit the University's website via Apply Online. To apply, please complete the Application Form - Academic which can be downloaded from our website and email it together with your extended CV (including list of publications and copies of qualification transcripts) to: jobs@ukh.ac. Please include in your application a Personal Statement highlighting the post(s) you are applying for and a mapping of your skills and experience onto the requirements of the post, a list of modules that you are able to deliver at access, undergraduate and postgraduate levels and your research interests.

5. CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico
Postdoc Opportunity at CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico
Closing date: May 18, 2012
The Waves Group of CICESE, as part of the Physical Oceanography Department is seeking candidates for a three-year postdoc position. As part of a recent CONACYT-funded project, the postdoc will work with the Principal Investigator (F. J. Ocampo-Torres) and colleagues in the Waves Group at CICESE (P. Osuna and others), along with several outside collaborators (from UABC in Ensenada, U.Marseilles in France, and Met Institutt in Norway).
Some of the effects of the sea surface in the marine-boundary layer has already been documented. Moreover, detailed aspects related to the presence of swell in opposing direction to the wind generated waves is still a subject of further research.
Understanding the process by which the marine-boundary layer is influenced by combined swell and wind-sea is necessary to constrain the description of its future behavior in coupled models. Within this broad context, the specific purpose of the project is to acquire detailed observations in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, hindcast the wave spectrum in the interest region, study air-sea interaction under accelerating-decelerating winds in the laboratory, and determine ocean-atmosphere fluxes of CO2, heat and moisture under the presence of mixed seas.
We seek for a recent PhD graduate interested in approaching these challenging problems.
Essential qualifications include: PhD in Oceanography, Applied Math, Physics or related field, a strong math and physics background, and the ability to gain insight from observational data. Knowledge of Fortran and model development experience is desirable. She/He is also expected to actively collaborate in writing and submitting scientific manuscripts and proposals for funding, as well as to collaborate in other research activities within the Waves Group in CICESE.
Please send a CV along with the names and contact information of three references to F. J. Ocampo-Torres and Pedro Osuna. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Inquiries regarding further details about the position are welcome.

6. University of Queensland – School of Civil Engineering, Australia
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Civil Engineering, University of Queensland – School of Civil Engineering, Australia
Closing date: May 16, 2012. Ref. nº 493224
The School of Civil Engineering has a long and proud record of academic achievement and involvement with the profession and industry and is among the leaders in civil engineering education and research in Australia and has world standing in several research areas. Its mission is to provide a cohesive learning environment enabling quality education, leadership with a desire to meet technological challenges and an ability to work with a wide range of people. The School has extensive concrete, steel and soils laboratory facilities that are used for teaching, research and commercial testing. The School is located at the St Lucia Campus and has offices and facilities in the Hawken Engineering Building and the Seddon Buildings. The School will be moving into a new state of the art Advanced Engineering building in 2013.
Further information and details of the research interests of academic staff may be accessed on the school's website.
The successful appointee will work with a multidisciplinary team on an Australian Research Council Linkage project titled: "Multi-scale, two-phase flow in complex coal seam systems"
Applicants should possess PhD qualifications in Hydrogeology or Civil/Environmental Engineering (with a strong hydrogeological background). You should also have a strong desire to develop a successful and highly-productive research career, have good general research skills, a strong methodological background, excellent statistical and analytic skills, very good writing abilities, and the capacity to work with multidisciplinary research teams.
To discuss this role please contact Professor Ling Li. To submit an application for this role, visit the website and use the Apply button. All applicants must supply the following documents: Cover letter, Resume and Selection Criteria responses.
Source jobs.ac.uk

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PhD Positions

1. ETH Zurich, Switzerland
PhD position in the modeling of step formation in steep streams at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Closing date: June 1, 2012
Research is on the critical state at which steps are formed with the toolbox of self-organized criticality and cellular automaton modeling of step formation by grain blocking and hydraulically-driven step collapse in a 1-d and 2-d channel. Field work in Alptal is involved (in collaboration with WSL).
For more details contact: Dr Peter Molnar.

2. Grenoble, France
PhD, Discrete Element Modelling of Bedload Sediment Transport, Grenoble, France
Transport of bedload, the larger material that is transported in stream channels, has major consequences for public safety, for the management of water resources, and for environmental sustainability. Most particularly, in mountains, steep slopes drive intense transport of a wide range of grain sizes. As discussed recently (Frey and Church 2009)*, an important reason for our limited ability to predict sediment flux is that we have no general understanding of grain-grain interactions in stream channels,
especially due to a very wide range of grain size leading to grain size sorting or segregation (Fig.A). Movement of beads on a mobile bed in a turbulent supercritical flow on steep slopes has been studied at Cemagref in a two-dimensional channel. A high speed camera and image analysis allow us to measure variables at the particle scale such as positions, instantaneous velocities, trajectories, states of movements.
Two datasets are available, one relative to a uniform size of particle, the other pertaining to a segregating binary mixture (Fig.B).
This PhD subject is about discrete element modelling of bedload. In this type of modelling, each individual particle (sand grain, rock, …) is taken into account and intergranular interactions are modelled with simple laws (e.g. Coulomb friction). Gravity and contact forces permit to solve the dynamical behaviour of the system. The main issue will be to couple an existing discrete element model (yade-dem.org) with the fluid,
taking into account hydrodynamic forces. Calibration and validation will be performed with the help of both the uniform and binary datasets.
A. River armoring B. Segregation in a Flume
This PhD located in Grenoble, in the French Alps, will benefit from a collaboration with the laboratory 3SR, sols, solides, structures risques (discrete element modelling and fluid/grain coupling) and the laboratory LEGI, écoulements géophysiques et industriels (Turbulent flow modelling with particles).
Cemagref (Irstea), the National Institute in Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture, is a public research organisation depending on the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Research of the French Government. It employs over 1000 scientists and technicians specialising in interdisciplinary research in the field of environmental sciences, natural risks, rural life, agriculture, soil conservation, water
quality, vegetation and wildlife. The Grenoble centre is specialised in mountain-related issues. It conducts research in analysis and modelling of physical processes involved in the initiation and flowing of bedload transport, debris flows and snow avalanches, and their interactions with protective structures. Contact here or visit the website.

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12th Summer School on Image and Robotics (SSIR'12)

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

12th Summer School on Image and Robotics (SSIR'12)
June 25th to July 6th 2012

Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE)

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

Web Site: http://www.image-and-robotics.org/SSIR-2012

Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), The French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA Rhône-Alpes), The French-Mexican Laboratory of Informatics and Automatic Control (LAFMIA), and the Mexican Network on Robotics and Mechatronics (RobMec) invite you to take part in the 12th Summer School on Image and Robotics (SSIR'12) to be held in Ensenada Baja California Mexico.

CICESE is one of the 27 research centers coordinated by Mexico’s National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) and is a recognized scientific institution at a national and international level. It's main goal is to generate knowledge that may contribute to the solution of problems that affect Mexico’s social and economic environment. Its graduate programs rank among the best in the country, and some programs are leaders in Latin America.

SSIR'12 will be a 2 week-long residential summer school. The courses on this school are primarily aimed at last-year engineering, master and PhD students on image and robotics related programs abroad.

SSIR'12 will be hosted this year by the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Baja California,

This summer school is the twelve in the series organized in the framework of the very active cooperation between French and Mexican researchers and institutions developing computer science.

The courses include general and fundamental knowledge for robot control and perception system design. This includes scene identification and modeling, robot localization, pattern recognition, path planning and execution and robot physical interactions. The formation will be articulated along four principal subjects:

• Perception: image processing and computer vision.
• Algorithmics: motion generation, execution and control.
• Mobile robotics.
• Learning and Bayesian methods.

No prior high knowledge of robotics nor computer vision will be required. Participants will attend to general lectures and talks on more specialized research areas, making it possible to concretely cover both research and practical subjects. Workshop sessions has been introduced in the program to allow a higher degree of interaction between students and instructors. In workshops, voluntary students are invited to present the projects they are working on or they have already participated. Please check details for workshop proposal in the Summer School Web site.

The participation cost for the summer school are

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• Students: $4,000 mexican pesos (MXN)
• Academics (non students): $8,000 mexican pesos (MXN)
• Industrial: $10,000 mexican pesos (MXN)

This cost will cover:

1. tuition,
2. study materials,
3. coffee breaks,
4. one meal on school days (Monday to Friday).

Students lodging will be provided by the SSIR 2012 organizing committee. A limited amount of rooms have been booked.

Please note that the maximum Summer School attendance is restricted to 60 participants. Selection of participants will be carried out by a Scientific committee.

A limited number of scholarships will be granted to students. The application form can be found on the Summer School web site.

http://www.image-and-robotics.org/ssir-2012

Impotant dates

Registration deadline. Please note that, if the number of registered participants reaches 60 (payment received) registrations could be closed before that date:

• June 17th if room is NOT booked
• TBA if room is booked

Scholarship application deadline

• students from foreign (non-Mexican) institutions: May 11th
• students from Mexican institutions: May 18th

Scholarship assignment:

• students from foreign (non-Mexican) institutions: June 4th
• students from Mexican institutions: June 4th

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Mexican Government Scholarships 2010

Scholarships are awarded for specialization studies, master’s degrees, doctorates, and medical specialties, postgraduate research and postdoctoral visits, visits for artistic creation and for visiting professors and experts, high-level lecture visits, professional internship programs for visiting professors and postgraduate mobility.

This Call for scholarships and grants shall be open from April 22 through August 31, 2009, and online registration of candidatures shall be done from July 15 to August 15, 2009, with the exception of the following Programs: “Genaro Estrada” Program for Specialists on Mexico; High-Level Lecture Program; Special Internship Program; Studies on Mexican Independence and the Mexican Revolution; Program of Visits for News Media Collaborators; the Mexican Program to Improve the Quality of Mexico’s Higher Education Institutions; and the “Daniel Cosío Villegas” Programs of El Colegio de México. The foregoing shall remain open until October 30, 2010. Online registration for these programs is not required..

The general conditions of the scholarships offered by the Foreign Ministry through its General Directorate for Academic and Cultural Cooperation are contained in the Rules Applicable to Foreign Grantees of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarships, the text of which can be found at the end of this Call.

Scholarships or grants are not open to persons residing in Mexico nor are they available to foreign diplomats accredited in Mexico or members of their families. Persons who have acquired dual nationality through naturalization will not qualify as eligible candidates.

Scholarship Characteristics

Scholarships are awarded for specialization studies, master’s degrees, doctorates, and medical specialties, postgraduate research and postdoctoral visits, visits for artistic creation and for visiting professors and experts, high-level lecture visits, professional internship programs for visiting professors and postgraduate mobility.

Scholarships are not granted for preparatory courses, distance studies (virtual mobility), supported open learning, or for Direct Doctorates (Master’s and Doctorate integrated programs).

The vast majority of the supply offers come from Mexican public institutions and some private institutions are likewise participating in this Call, including: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey [Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education]; Universidad de las Américas, Puebla [University of the Americas, Puebla]; Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana [Claustro de Sor Juana University]; Universidad Iberoamericana [Ibero-American University]; and Universidad La Salle [La Salle University].

Scholarships are offered in the disciplines stated in this Call, except for odontology, plastic surgery, marketing, accounting, advertising, and business administration. In the field of medicine, scholarships are granted only in the public health institutions, hospitals and institutes established under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Ministry of Health cooperation program.

Scholarships are granted for a period of up to one year. In the case of masters’- level studies, scholarships may be renewed for up to 12 months while doctorates and medical specialties and subspecialties, scholarships may be renewed for up to an additional 24 months, in accordance with what is established in the scholarship award. The postgraduate mobility scholarships are granted for a maximum period of 6 months in school system..

Scholarships or grants for postgraduate research and postdoctoral visits shall have a maximum duration of one year and under no circumstances will they be extended beyond that period.

Scholarship grantees must ensure the conclusion of their theses within the regular period of their study programs since no additional extensions are granted for concluding theses or for taking final examinations once the program has been completed.

Scholarships may begin on the date authorized by the General Directorate for Academic and Cultural Cooperation.

Types of Programs in the Call

Of the programs offered by the Mexican receiving institutions, in collaboration with the SRE, there are three types: Bilateral, which stem chiefly from Agreements and Programs signed between the Government of Mexico and the government of another country; Multilateral, originating from Mexican Government commitments assumed with international bodies or under multilateral mechanisms; and, Special, which encompass topics of considerable importance for Mexico’s international agenda.

The institutions and programs which comprise this Call can be viewed at the following webpage:

http://becas.sre.gob.mx

Candidate Profiles

Preference will be given to persons who:

* Intend to take studies which focus on themes of priority for their country’s development.
* Will work in areas of particular importance for the institutional development of their country.
* Will take postgraduate studies that are registered in the Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad (PNPC) (National Quality Postgraduate Program).
* Will take postgraduate studies not available in their own countries.
* Will take studies or conduct research at institutions located in states throughout the Mexican Republic.
* Are professors or researchers at public higher education institutions and scientific research centers in their own countries.
* Are government officials in charge of areas or programs of special interest to their countries.
* Work on projects for human, social, or economic development that target marginalized groups or areas which are socially or economically depressed.

General Requirements

* Submit candidature on the corresponding application form (Application Form A or B) within the specified deadline. Both forms are included in this Call. (1)
* Have the official proposal from the government of the candidate’s country that forms part of Application Form A.
* Have a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or doctorate, depending on the type of studies for which they are requesting the scholarship or grant.
* Have a minimum GPA of 8, on a scale of 1 to 10, and in the event of a different scale, they must submit the equivalent.
* Have the academic acceptance of the receiving Mexican institution. (2)
* Meet the requirements specified in this Call. Neither incomplete dossiers nor original documents shall be received.
* Return to their home countries upon termination of the scholarship and remain there for at least a time period similar to the duration of the scholarship in Mexico.
* For postgraduate-level research scholarships, the candidate must submit the letter of acceptance issued by the Mexican institution with curricular credit acknowledgement.

The specific requirements are established in each of the Programs. It is recommended that they be very carefully read. (2)

(1) These Application Forms can be found at the following website:

http://becas.sre.gob.mx

(2) It is possible to receive a letter of contact from an institution at the time of applying for the scholarship or grant and then to later continue with the processing and requirements of the receiving institution. Once the latter have been met and the letter of academic acceptance has been obtained, it must be signed by the Head of the School Services Department, the Coordinator of Postgraduate Studies, and/or by the Head or Academic Secretary of the Faculty, School, Institute or Center selected. In the case of medical areas or fields, the acceptance letter must be signed by the Head of the Specialty and the Head of Teaching at the hospital or institute of the Ministry of Health. It is important to mention that the definitive letter of acceptance must be sent – through the receiving institution and/or the respective Mexican Consulate or Embassy – to the SRE at least one month prior to the date the studies are to begin.

In the case of postgraduate studies, the document must indicate the study program in which the candidate was accepted, as well as the program duration and the starting and finishing dates, according to the school calendar, and program modality (six-monthly, four-monthly, or quarterly). In addition, in the case of research visits, the document must specify the name of the academic tutor of the project, the place where it is to be conducted, and the time period it will take.
Regardless of the opening of the Call, applicants must establish contact with the academic institution in order to process their acceptance.

Reception of Dossiers

All scholarship processing formalities must be expedited before the Mexican Embassy in the applicants’ home country or before the concurrent corresponding Embassy, through the applicants’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Education and/or the local governmental institution designated for said purpose. When the application calls for the official proposal signature of the government of the applicants’ country by virtue of being an intergovernmental offer and generally reciprocal, the documentation must carry said signature, otherwise the application shall not be taken into consideration.

Dossiers shall be received at Mexican Embassies between April 22 and August 31, 2009.

Candidatures must be submitted, as required, on either Application Form A or B, properly filled out, together with copies of the documents stipulated. Only applications fully completed and meeting all requirements will be processed. Original documents will not be received.

Documents will need to be notarized or carry an apostil if so requested by the receiving Mexican academic institution as a condition for accepting an applicant.

Candidates must conduct the necessary formalities directly with the Mexican institutions of their interest and must have the latters’ acceptance before candidatures can be officially considered. If at the time of handing in a dossier an applicant does not yet have academic acceptance, said candidature shall only be received conditionally.

Selection Criteria

* Academic excellence of the candidate in the area intended to be studied at a Mexican institution.
* A congruent relationship between candidates’ academic and professional backgrounds and the area in which they wish to specialize in Mexico.
* Importance of the studies and their direct influence on the development of the candidate’s country.
* Reintegration of candidates into their countries’ labor market on completion of the scholarship.
* Connection between the studies and specific projects underway or already approved, as well as their impact on the development of candidates’ countries.
* A projection of the specific application of the knowledge acquired.

Applications meeting all requirements shall be reviewed by a Preselection Committee in the applicants’ respective country.

The final decision regarding scholarship awards rests with the Government of Mexico and shall not be open to appeal.

Scholarship Benefits

* Enrollment and school fees, where applicable.
* Monthly allowance, equal to:
1) 4 D.F. (Federal District-Mexico City) minimum wages for a specialty, Master’s or Master’s-level research, as well as for studies in the Spanish language and Mexican culture. This currently amounts to $6,576.00 pesos.
2) 5 D.F. (Federal District-Mexico City) minimum wages for a doctorate or doctoral research, as well as postdoctoral visits, medical specialties or subspecialties, and expert and artistic visits. This currently amounts to $8220.00 pesos.
* Medical insurance coverage from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), effective as of the third month of the scholarship, as long as scholarship grantees comply with the delivery of the documentation requested in due time and manner in order to proceed with their admission into the IMSS system.
* At the beginning of the scholarship, transportation from Mexico City to the location of the academic institution where the grantee is to study, and transportation from there back to Mexico City upon termination of the scholarship.
* International air travel costs will only be paid to nationals of countries with which Mexico has a reciprocal agreement covering the international air travel of scholarship grantees, and, to grantees whose program in this Call includes said benefit.

Any expenses not stipulated in the foregoing shall be payable by the scholarship grantee, including: costs involving study incorporation and revalidation costs; costs for printing of the thesis; graduation and degreeprocurement processing fees; costs of registration in the National Register of Foreigners; and visa renewal fees.

Scholarship Awards

The scholarships for 2010 will be awarded by the SRE, through its General Directorate for Academic and Cultural Cooperation. Scholarship grantees shall be notified between December 1 and 17, 2009. The results will be delivered in writing at the corresponding Mexican Embassy.

The terms and conditions of the scholarship awards shall be made known to applicants through the Mexican Embassy in their countries.

Scholarships are non-transferable to other individuals and may not be deferred for any school years other than those for which the scholarship was originally granted.

Persons granted a scholarship from this Call must sign a written pledge to return to their native countries upon completion of their scholarship studies.

Regulations for Scholarship Grantees

Scholarship grantees shall be documented as non-immigrant students at the Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy in their countries. They must not travel to Mexico as tourists.

Scholarship grantees who hold dual nationality must enter Mexico as scholarship grantees and accredited citizens of the country which proposed their candidature.

Scholarship grantees must agree to sign the document entitled “Rules Applicable to Foreign Grantees of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarships”, which is included in this annual Call. Signing this document, as well as the Award Contract, constitutes acceptance of the scholarship and of the conditions governing the grantee’s stay in Mexico.

Once a scholarship is awarded, no changes of either educational institution or studies will be permitted. In the event a scholarship grantee were to abandon his/her studies, become involved in activities contrary to the provisions of Mexican law, fail a subject or unjustifiably obtain grades below a GPA of 8.5 (eight-pointfive), on a scale of 0 to 10 in each study period, the scholarship shall be cancelled.

Scholarship grantees must abide by the rules of the Mexican academic institution where they are studying. Should they directly or indirectly participate in any hostile movement or act, inside or outside their academic surroundings, or should the academic institution discharge or expel a grantee, the scholarship shall be cancelled automatically.

Scholarships are granted to pursue studies in Mexico, therefore, candidates may not be absent from the country for a period exceeding 30 days per scholarship year. Should this occur, the scholarship allowance shall be suspended but may be reinstated and/or cancelled definitively.

Permits to leave the country cannot be accumulated from one year to another. The year shall be counted as of the date on which the scholarship begins. Those grantees receiving a scholarship for a period of less than 12 months shall be analyzed on case-by-case basis.

Preference shall be given to candidatures whose thesis or research can be done in its entirety in Mexico, to prevent setbacks for students who, because of their chosen subjects, might need to return, halfway through studies, to their native countries to gather information. When this occurs, the scholarship shall be temporarily suspended upon the students’ departure from Mexico and reinstated upon their return, in accordance with the timeline granted by the Directorate for Academic Exchange (DIA) of the General Directorate for Academic and Cultural Cooperation.

Formalities

a) Immigration
Once candidates have received official written notification of the scholarship award, they must then proceed with all formalities stipulated before the corresponding Mexican Embassy or Consulate. Grantees must be documented as scholarship students with Immigration Form 3 (FM3) not as tourists.
Scholarship grantees may not travel on diplomatic or official passports. The costs of registration and visa renewal shall be borne by the scholarship grantees.

b) Travel to Mexico
If international air travel forms part of the scholarship benefits, the airline ticket will be arranged by the Directorate for Academic Exchange. The Mexican Embassy in the respective country shall notify grantees of the flight and ticket details. In the event international air travel is not included in the scholarship benefits, grantees must travel to Mexico at their own expense.
Before the trip to Mexico, grantees must be sure to have international medical insurance to cover their expenses in the event of illness, accident, or hospitalization for the first three months of their stay in Mexico, given that the IMSS medical insurance does not come into effect until the third month of the scholarship.

c) Arrival in Mexico
Upon arrival in Mexico City, scholarship grantees must report in person to the offices of the Directorate for Academic Exchange of the General Directorate for Academic and Cultural Cooperation located at: Plaza Juárez N°20, Piso 4 (Fourth Floor), Col. Centro, 06010, México, D.F. between 09:00 and 13:30 hours, Monday thru Friday, to complete the necessary formalities for their registration as SRE scholarship grantees. We recommend that you consult your scholarship grantee guide.

d) First Allowance Payment
The first allowance will be paid to scholarship grantees during the last days of the month in which the scholarship begins and in accordance with the annual calendar they will be given by their local Mexican Embassy before traveling to Mexico. Consequently, it is essential that grantees bring enough living expenses to last for at least the first 30 days. Scholarship grantees who fail to report to the DIA and be documented within the first ten days of the month in which the scholarship begins shall forfeit the first allowance payment.

e) Payment of Monthly Allowance
In the annual calendar schedule, the monthly-allowance payment day and the payroll-list signing dates are stipulated. Scholarship grantees accredited with institutions in the metropolitan area (Mexico City) must go to sign the corresponding payroll list at the offices of the Directorate for Academic Exchange. Scholarship grantees studying in the interior of the Republic must send – via e-mail – confirmation of receipt of their allowance payment. For said purpose and at the moment of being documented, they will be given a simple form prepared by the Directorate for Academic Exchange.

f) Intermediate Formalities
Scholarship grantees must familiarize themselves with the document entitled Rules Applicable to Foreign Grantees of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarships, as well with the processes they must observe as grantees during their stay in this country so as not to omit any formality.

g) Final Formalities
Upon completion of their studies or research, scholarship grantees must hand in to the Directorate for Academic Exchange of the General Directorate for Academic and Cultural Cooperation a copy of the graduating-exam proof document, as well an electronic version of their thesis or final paper and a letter signed by the tutor confirming attainment of the objectives of the project. If applicable, they must also request the airline ticket for return to their home country and be informed of the departure date.
In the event of failing to comply with the foregoing requirements, the last monthly allowance payment and the airline ticket shall be cancelled, if applicable.

Obligations of Scholarship Grantees

These can be found in the document entitled Rules Applicable to Foreign Grantees of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarships, which grantees must sign at the moment of receiving the scholarship award and thereby promise to abide by its provisions and respect its contents

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PhD and Masters studentships PhD and Masters studentships

PhD and Masters studentships [2+y; university degree in
Math; Non-Spanish speakers are expected to become proficient in Spanish
within two years; 535+$ per month] / National Autonomous University of
Mexico and the Michoacan University of San Nicolas of Hidalgo; Morelia
/ deadline June 6
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PhD and Masters studentships
A number of fully funded PhD and Masters studentships for students outside
Mexico are available within the Joint Postgraduate Program in Mathematical
Science of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Campus Morelia, and
the Michoacan University of San Nicolas of Hidalgo (UNAM-UMSNH), Morelia, Mexico.
The PhD studentships are tenable for up to 3 years and have a stipend of
9,466.00 Mexican Pesos per month (714 US Dollars, equivalent to six Mexican
minimum wages). The Masters studentships are tenable for up to 2 years and
have a stipend of 7,100.00 Mexican Pesos per month (535 US Dollars,
equivalent to four and a half Mexican minimum wages). Health coverage will be
provided by the Mexican social security system.
Applicants should have or expect to gain a university degree in Mathematics or
related discipline with an average of 8 in a scale from 0 to 10. Non-Spanish
speakers are expected to become proficient in Spanish within two years.
The preferred starting date is 17th August 2009. Deadlines for applications
is 6th June 2009. Applications received after the deadline will be considered
for the Spring 2010 semester. The entrance exam is scheduled for 13th June
2009. Foreign students should arrange for a faculty member to supervise the
exam at their home institution.
A complete application includes a covering letter addressed to the Comité
Académico del Posgrado en Matemáticas specifying contact details, CV, copies
of university degrees, a copy of an identity document (passport, driving
licence, etc), and contact details of two academic referees. Applications
should be send electronically to posmat@ifm.umich.mx.
For further details visit: posgrado.unam.umich.mx/
Application forms can be found here: www.fismat.umich.mx/posgradoUNAM/formas/registroNuevosAspirantes.php
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Elmar Wagner, phone: +52 443 322 3500, ext. 4127, email: elmar@ifm.umich.mx.
"Morelia, a city of about 1 million, rests on a gentle sloping hill
overlooking the Valley of Guayangero and is another of Mexico's colonial gems.
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Artistic sight. At an elevation of 6,399 feet
above sea level, Morelia's climate provides spring-like days throughout the year."
(www.mexonline.com/michoacan/morelia-info.htm)

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2009 Mexican Government Scholarship for Foreigners

Scholarship Description
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico has officially opened its Call of Scholarships to receive applications from Non-Mexican citizens interested in applying for any of the following types of activities for the calendar year 2009: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree, medical Specialization; Research Fellowships; Post-doctoral Study; Visiting Professors; Specialization; Artistic Fellowships; Expert Conferences; Research on Mexican Studies; Research on the Mexican Revolution; Research on the Mexican Independence. Please refer to PDF for further details. Other information websites about Mexican educational institutions are: www.anuies.mx; www.conacyt.mx; and www.edumexico.org.

Availability
This scholarship is offered to an unspecified number of people. Open for applications until August 7, 2008.
Payment Information
The value of this scholarship is unspecified (total may vary). This award is to be used for research. This scholarship is paid unspecified.
Research Information
This scholarship is for any field of research.
Application Details
You can download a PDF with more information about about the scholarship here. Terms and conditions are subject to change.
Web Address: http://becas.sre.gob.mx

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