Germany : PhD Position in Economics at Hertie-School of Governance, Berlin

The Hertie-School of Governance (HSoG) is a partner in the collaborative research center SFB 700: “Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood”, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinsch aft (DFG). We invite applications for Doctoral Researcher – Economics or Political Science within a research project directed by Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein. The project analyses financial crises in developing countries, in particular sovereign debt crises and related creditor litigation.

For a detailed description of the project, see http://www.sfbgovernance.de/psi

Job profile:

• An excellent university degree in economics or political science.
• A strong background and interest in project-related research (e.g. development economics, international political economy, macroeconomics, international finance and law).
• Good knowledge of applied empirical methods. Skills in econometrics and statistical software such as Stata would be an asset.
• An excellent command of English; command of German would be an asset.

The position involves research at the intersection between economics and political science. You would become part of a motivated team of researchers working in an interdisciplinary environment with excellent resources and strong exposure to relevant international organizations (e.g. IMF, IADB, World Bank).

Contract duration and remuneration:

From early 2010 until end 2013. The positions is part-time (50%), remuneration is according to DFG guidelines.

To apply:

Please send your application (including a CV, letter of motivation, and grade-listings) by 31 December by email to enderlein@hertie-school.org and christoph.trebesch@fuberlin.de

Please indicate your availability for an interview in the period 17.12.2009 – 09.01.2010.

The Hertie School of Governance is a project of the Hertie Foundation (www.ghst.de)

For further details please open the following page:

http://www.sfb-governance.de/teilprojekte/projektbereich_d/d4/DFG_Ausschreibung.pdf

French : PhD Program in Accounting and Auditing ESSEC Business School Paris

Deadline: May 15, 2010

We would like to invite academically excellent Masters students/graduates to apply to the PHD Program in the areas of Accounting and Auditing at ESSEC Business School Paris.

ESSEC is one of the leading European Business Schools. It has campuses in Paris and Singapore, offering mostly graduate level training in business administration (MBA, Exec MBA, specialized masters, PhD). It became the first AASCB accredited business school outside the United States and Canada in 1997. It is also accredited by EQUIS.

ESSEC has developed a strategic alliance with Université Panthéon-Assas, the University of Mannheim in Germany, Keio Business School and many academic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide (Kellogg, Chicago, Berkeley, Tuck, Instituto de Empresa, IIM Ahmedabad, Tsinghua, etc.). The MBA program was ranked number seven in the 2007 Wall Street Journal world ranking. In addition to its regular research activities, our department hosts a company sponsored chair, the KPMG Chair in Financial Reporting.

Students can specialize in one of the following subfields:

• Empirical financial accounting
• International financial reporting
• Auditing
• Financial statement analysis
• Organizational and social aspects of accounting

The ESSEC PhD program in accounting and auditing is devoted to training doctoral candidates to conduct research at the highest level on questions dealing with the role of accounting information in an ever changing economic environment. The PhD program in accounting and auditing is broadly based and offers interdisciplinary training in order to apply basic knowledge from the various fields of business studies to address a variety of accounting and auditing issues.

Ph.D. students may be eligible for financial aid according to need and merit:

• Tuition fees waiver;
• Tuition fees waiver plus a living allowance (currently 15,000 euros for a full year of study).

These financial aids are available during the four years of study.They are conditional upon students’ progress and performance, which are reviewed annually.

• External aid (e.g. French Government scholarships for foreigners, foreign government scholarships, CIFRE agreements).
• Bank loans.

To find out more, please visit our web pages at: http://www.essec.edu/phd or contact:

ESSEC Business School Paris

Ph.D. Program
Avenue Bernard Hirsch - BP 50105
95021 Cergy Pontoise Cedex
France
Tel:+ 33 (0)1 34 43 30 85 / 32 50
Fax:+ 33 (0)1 34 43 30 01
Email: phd@essec.fr

Candidates wishing to be considered for our PhD program in Accounting and Auditing are strongly encouraged to apply or enquire before 15th February 2010 (1st round) or at the latest 15th May (2nd round).

Professor Chrystelle Richard, Accounting & Auditing PhD coordinator: richard@essec.fr

Europe : AstroMundus Master Course in Astronomy

AstroMundus is a 2-years Erasmus Mundus Master course (120 ECTS) in Astronomy and Astrophysics offered by a consortium of 5 partner universities in 4 different countries: Austria, Italy, Germany, and Serbia.
Its main objective is to provide top-ranked students with an excellent background in Astrophysics, to introduce them to the world of modern astrophysical research, and foster their future career in this field. At the same time, in the spirit of the Erasmus Mundus programmes, we promote cultural exchanges between Third Country and European students and academic.

AstroMundus students carry out their master studies in at least 2 and up to four of these countries, in a stimulating and scientifically excellent international environment.

The official language of the course is English, but students are given the possibility to learn the languages of the host countries by attending language courses at the partner universities.

Successful students will be awarded a Joint Master degreeby all partner universities they have visited during the Master studies.
In addition they will obtain a Diploma Supplement to facilitate the recognition of their degree in other universities/countries.
At the end of each 2-years cycle of the Master Programme the best master thesis of the cycle will be awarded a prize.

Please, download the AstroMundus Brochure.

A limited number of scholarships will be funded by the Erasmus Mundus 2009 - 2013 cooperation and mobility programme, under Action 1.

Applicants that wish to apply also for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship will have to state so in the application form. No additional application is required. Students that already received in the past an "Erasmus Mundus" scholarship are not eligible for a new one. Also, a student can apply for a maximum of 3 different Erasmus Mundus Master Courses starting in the academic year 2010/2011. Students that apply for more than 3 EM Courses will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.

There are two categories of scholarships :

• Category A: They are intended as full scholarships and are reserved to Third Country students. Category A scholarships cover the registration fees (including the insurance), include a contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs of 8000 €, and a monthly allowance of 1000 €/month for the whole duration of the Masters Course (22 months).
• Category B: They are intended as a financial contribution for European students or for students that have carried out their main activity in one of the European or associated countries for more than 12 months during the last 5 years. Category B scholarships cover the registration fees (including the insurance), include a contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs of 3000 €, and a monthly allowance of 500 €/month for the whole duration of the Masters Course (22 months).

Third Country students that satisfy the eligibility criteria are invited to send their applications in electronic form by December 31st 2009. The final result of the selection of students is expected to be known at latest by early March 2010.

European students and Third Country and European academics that satisfy the eligibility criteria are invited to send their application in electronic form by April 30th. The final result of the selection of students is expected to be known at latest by early July 2010.

Source : http://www.astromundus.eu/

UK : 3 Studentships - Wellcome Trust Combined Training Programme The Immune System & its Regulation in Health & Disease

University of Birmingham - College of Medical & Dental Sciences

The College of Medical & Dental Sciences is pleased to announce the availability of 3 studentships on The Immune System and its Regulation in Health & Disease programme, endorsed and funded by The Wellcome Trust.

Find out more

For full details visit our website: www.wellcome-phd.bham.ac.uk

An established MRes programme in the first year will train and enhance laboratory skills and scientific understanding. More details at: http://www.mds.bham.ac.uk/mcm Students will have the opportunity to select from a wide supervisor pool to undertake two varying twelve-week projects over the course of their first year. PhD projects will be developed through interaction and discussion with supervisors to ensure the optimum balance between student and supervisor strengths.

The studentships are available for admission in October 2010 and are open to all Home/EU and overseas students. A starting stipend of approximately £18,685 per annum will be provided. Tuition fees will be paid at the Home/EU rate.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve at least a good upper 2nd class degree in a relevant subject

If you would like to apply, please submit an up to date CV along with 2 academic referees and a personal statement detailing your research experience to Nicola Windridge (n.j.windridge@bham.ac.uk)

Closing date for applications will be Monday 25^th January 2010.

UK : Wellcome PhD Studentship Historical Influences on Psychiatric Diagnosis

King's College London - Centre for the Humanities and Health

The Centre for the Humanities and Health at King’s College London has been created with the help of a £2 million Strategic Award from the Wellcome Trust and offers unparalleled opportunities to develop a wide ranging interdisciplinary interface between health sciences and the humanities. More information about the Centre and its strands of research can be found here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/groups/chh/

The Centre invites applications for a PhD Studentship commencing in 2010. This studentship offers an opportunity to work within the Historical Influences on Psychiatric Diagnosis strand of research. This project is led by Edgar Jones, Professor of the History of Medicine and Psychiatry in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry. The candidate will register for a PhD research degree in the History of Psychiatry.

The Award

The studentship is funded full-time for 3 years and may be held full-time or part-time, though not beyond the end of 2013. The award covers Home/EU postgraduate fees of £4,600 per year, and includes a stipend of c.£21,000 per annum (tax free), plus an annual travel allowance for attending conferences.

Although the award only covers Home/EU fees, applicants from outside the UK/EU are also invited to apply for the studentship on the understanding that the difference in cost of tuition fee is payable by the candidate. The tuition fee for full-time international postgraduates is currently £14,100 per year.

A full description of the project plus details of how to apply can be downloaded from the King’s College London Graduate Funding Database, here:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=315

Any other queries can be directed to the Centre Manager, Abi Matthewman at abigail.matthewman@kcl.ac.uk

Interviews will be held on 23rd February 2010.

UK : PhD studentship University of Cambridge

CBR/JBS/UK~IRC

Studentships: up to £12,000 pa

Deadline: Early January 2010 (or 15 December, see below)

Start date: October 2010

Duration: 3 years

A PhD studentship in the area of Open innovation is offered jointly by CBR (www.cbr.cam.ac.uk), UKIRC (www.ukirc.ac.uk), and Judge Business School (www.jbs.cam.ac.uk) to candidates with an excellent first degree, and with a Research Masters degree by September 2010, who wish to advance their academic, or professional, career. Awards are open to UK/EU/International students.

Research Areas: Open Innovation

You will have an interest in gaining a better understanding of the nature of open innovation. This project will seek to explore the antecedents, processes and consequences of firm’s adoption of open innovation strategy and practices. For instance, how do we explain the variance of firm’s behaviour in adopting OI practices in the UK? How does OI practice effect firm’s innovativeness? And how does the use of open innovation affect internal organization design and IP strategy? The person appointed will become an active, contributing member and colleague in the group and apply rigorous social science methods, build on theoretical insights and collaborate closely with industry to produce high quality research.

Please see http://www.ukirc.ac.uk/research/article/?objid=3201 for further details.

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit a research proposal (no more than 2000 words excluding appendices), together with a CV to Dr. Andy Cosh (adc1@cam.ac.uk) by 8th Jan 2010. In addition, candidates must apply to the Board of Graduate Studies by Monday 4th January 2010 following the procedures explained on the following website: http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/phd/applying/direct/index.html On page 3 of the form state Dr Cosh / Dr Zhang as your supervisors and put UK~IRC studentship applicant on page 6.Any candidates who are also seeking funding from the Cambridge Trusts must apply by 15th December 2009.

Shortlisted candidates are expected to be interviewed before the end of Jan. 2010. Please contact Dr. Andy Cosh (adc1@cam.ac.uk) or Dr Joanne Zhang (jz318@cam.ac.uk) if you have any questions.

Frence : PhD Program in Accounting and Auditing ESSEC Business School Paris

Deadline: May 15, 2010

We would like to invite academically excellent Masters students/graduates to apply to the PHD Program in the areas of Accounting and Auditing at ESSEC Business School Paris.

ESSEC is one of the leading European Business Schools. It has campuses in Paris and Singapore, offering mostly graduate level training in business administration (MBA, Exec MBA, specialized masters, PhD). It became the first AASCB accredited business school outside the United States and Canada in 1997. It is also accredited by EQUIS.

ESSEC has developed a strategic alliance with Université Panthéon-Assas, the University of Mannheim in Germany, Keio Business School and many academic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide (Kellogg, Chicago, Berkeley, Tuck, Instituto de Empresa, IIM Ahmedabad, Tsinghua, etc.). The MBA program was ranked number seven in the 2007 Wall Street Journal world ranking. In addition to its regular research activities, our department hosts a company sponsored chair, the KPMG Chair in Financial Reporting.

Students can specialize in one of the following subfields:

• Empirical financial accounting
• International financial reporting
• Auditing
• Financial statement analysis
• Organizational and social aspects of accounting

The ESSEC PhD program in accounting and auditing is devoted to training doctoral candidates to conduct research at the highest level on questions dealing with the role of accounting information in an ever changing economic environment. The PhD program in accounting and auditing is broadly based and offers interdisciplinary training in order to apply basic knowledge from the various fields of business studies to address a variety of accounting and auditing issues.

Ph.D. students may be eligible for financial aid according to need and merit:

• Tuition fees waiver;
• Tuition fees waiver plus a living allowance (currently 15,000 euros for a full year of study).

These financial aids are available during the four years of study.They are conditional upon students’ progress and performance, which are reviewed annually.

• External aid (e.g. French Government scholarships for foreigners, foreign government scholarships, CIFRE agreements).
• Bank loans.

To find out more, please visit our web pages at: http://www.essec.edu/phd or contact:

ESSEC Business School Paris

Ph.D. Program
Avenue Bernard Hirsch - BP 50105
95021 Cergy Pontoise Cedex
France
Tel:+ 33 (0)1 34 43 30 85 / 32 50
Fax:+ 33 (0)1 34 43 30 01
Email: phd@essec.fr

Candidates wishing to be considered for our PhD program in Accounting and Auditing are strongly encouraged to apply or enquire before 15th February 2010 (1st round) or at the latest 15th May (2nd round).

Professor Chrystelle Richard, Accounting & Auditing PhD coordinator: richard@essec.fr

Singapore : Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre Fellowship Program 2010

The Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore, which pursues research on historical interactions among Asian societies and civilizations, is accepting applications from scholars who wish to undertake research and writing in the area of intra-Asian historical interactions during 2010. The areas of particular interest to the Centre are detailed on the NSC website:

http://www.iseas.edu.sg/nsc/

Preference will be given to scholars who have completed their Ph.D. degree within the last ten years. The fellowship will be for a period of up to six months and can be commenced any time between April and December 2010.

While in residence in Singapore, the fellow is expected to complete a paper on the proposed topic, organize or contribute to a workshop, and give a public lecture at ISEAS. The fellowships include a monthly (all-inclusive) stipend of SGD $6,000, and a one-off payment of SGD $1500 to cover research costs. In addition, a round-trip economy airfare between the home country of the researcher and Singapore will be provided.

Applicants should include with their applications a cover letter, a full CV, two letters of reference, and a research proposal of approximately five pages (double spaced). The proposal should discuss the issue to be examined, a review of the relevant literature, plans for any fieldwork, and project time frame. The preferred period for the fellowship should also be advised.

The deadline for applications is 15 February, 2010 and should be directed to the following address:

Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119614

Electronic applications can be submitted to: programfellowships@iseas.edu.sg

Enquiries on the program should be directed to Geoff Wade, gwade@iseas.edu.sg

UK : PhD Research Studentship Modelling and Validation of Retrofit HGV Hybrid System

University of Glamorgan - Centre for Engineering Research and Environmental Application, Faculty of Advanced Technology and Connaught Engineering Ltd

Programme Outline

A 3 year PhD studentship is being offered for a researcher to work on the following programme of work:-

'Modelling and Validation of Retrofit HGV Hybrid System'

The primary aim of the research programme is to model, simulate and finally implement within an actual HGV application a retrofitable hybrid system which will return improvements on fuel economy and reductions in CO₂ emissions.

During the initial phases of the programme the student will develop an overall system model of the HGV vehicle, namely the Volvo FM12 and FH12 variants. Then using the industrial partners existing hybrid vehicle models for the commercial 3.5 ton vehicle market, develop an overall hybrid system model for the HGV application. With this model, the successful applicant will then perform various simulations of the overall vehicle to develop the necessary control strategies, energy management structure and hardware systems to allow an actual real world demonstration system to be prototyped firstly on a test rig and finally within an actual HGV.

The outcome of the research will be a set of novel models and control strategies for improvements in diesel engine based fuel economy for the HGV and wider industrial market. The student will also receive a PhD by thesis based on the research outcomes and the industrial partner company will have a prototype product which they will then look to commercialise post studentship, as part of a follow on R&D programme of work.

Student Information

The studentship is full time for 3 years and has a bursary of £19,000 per annum and will be paid monthly. Additional UK/EU research fees of £3,390 will be paid. However international student fees of £10,600 per annum will not be covered above the £3,390 limit and will mean the bursary in this case will be reduced to £11,790 per annum.

In addition to the bursary the student will have an additional equipment budget and a reasonable travel budget to allow him/her to represent the University of Glamorgan and Connaught Engineering at one international conference per annum.

The student will also be based at the industrial partner headquarters at Technium PE, Llanelli and therefore should also consider the cost of accommodation locally if commuting long distances. Connaught Engineering who has several staff in digs within the area will be able to assist with this.

Applicant Profile

The applicant should be an undergraduate with a 1^st class honour, 2.1 degree in an automotive/engineering related field with a good background in modelling of both mechanical and electrical systems. He/she should have a positive attitude to practical and applied research with a good level of previous hands on work experience as well as formal academic teaching. Connaught Engineering is a progressive green technology company with aspirations to become the UK's leader in retrofitable hybrid systems and therefore the applicant should consider that beyond the successful completion of this PhD studentship there is the potential for long career with the company.

Further Information

For further PhD studentship information please contact Mrs Jenny Andrews, Research Office, J430, Faculty of Advanced Technology, University of Glamorgan, Treforest, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, Tel: 01443 482546, Email: jandrews@glam.ac.uk or atresadmin@glam.ac.uk

For further PhD programme of work information please contact Prof Guoping Liu, Faculty of Advanced Technology, University of Glamorgan, Treforest, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, Tel: 01443 484023 Email: gliu@glam.ac.uk

UK : Research Studentship Opportunities (Starting February 2010 or September 2010)

Social Sciences: 3 fees-only studentships

Anglia Ruskin University

In the recent Research Assessment Exercise the Faculty of Arts Law and Social Sciences achieved outstanding success, with four subject areas rated as having ‘world leading’ research, five subjects as having ‘international’ level research and History and English being rated among the best in the country. As a result the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to be able to offer studentships in the following areas:

Social Sciences: 3 fees-only studentships

Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin is delivered by an expanding, multidisciplinary team of criminologists, sociologists and public service specialists. We host the Justice and Communities Research Unit and have strong links with our University’s new Cultures of the Digital Economy Research Institute.

We invite applications for studentships to support PhDs in Sociology and/or Criminology, particularly in the following areas: trans-national crime; race and racism; diaspora including the Irish Diaspora; policing; the social, legal and political aspects of forensic science; surveillance, privacy and security.

The studentship funds three years’ full-time fees. Holders of studentships in social sciences may have the opportunity to work as graduate teaching assistants on an hourly paid basis.

Application forms should be downloaded from www.anglia.ac.uk/researchjobsacand completed quoting ‘HR online studentship’ on the application form. Applications must be submitted to the Admissions Office: E-mail: Admissions@anglia.ac.uk

Or Address: Admissions Office, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ with a covering letter, no later than 4th January 2010.

Queries to Helen Jones, Research Administrator, 0845 196 2475, helen.jones@anglia.ac.uk or Dr Alison Ainley Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, 0845 196 2314 alison.ainley@anglia.ac.uk.

Note:

• Applicants should hold a first or upper class degree in a cognate area. Successful applicants would typically hold a Masters degree in a cognate area awarded by a UK university or an overseas Masters of an equivalent standard, provided the Masters is in a cognate area.
• Students for whom English is not their first language must meet our required minimum level of English proficiency (IELTS 6.5 in all skills, or equivalent).
• Previous applicants who have been formally declined should not reapply.

UK : PhD studentships in Materials Engineering Open University - Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology

Based in Milton Keynes

Three-year PhD studentships

The Materials Engineering group has vacancies for PhD studentships in the general fields of mechanics of materials, joining technologies, residual stress characterisation, structural integrity and high temperature behaviour. Some studentships are available with full stipend and fees, for UK, EU and international applicants.

Precise research topics will depend on the expertise on the student recruited and the source of funding for the particular project. Likely areas include the validation and accuracy of residual stress measurement techniques applied to welds, including neutron diffraction and the newly-developed contour method; high-temperature microstructural evolution in materials for aerospace applications; and creep of materials for power plant applications.

You should have or expect to gain a good Materials Science, Engineering or Physics degree.

Further details can be obtained from Paul Courtnage, p.j.courtnage@open.ac.uk. Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Michael Fitzpatrick on 01908 653100 or by email: m.e.fitzpatrick@open.ac.uk.

General information on the group can be obtained at http://materials.open.ac.uk.

Closing date: 28 February 2010 although the studentships will remain open until filled.

Equal Opportunity is University Policy.

UK : Doctoral Studentships 2010

The University of Manchester - Manchester Business School

Closing Date: 25 February 2010

The projects

We are seeking applicants with outstanding academic performance in both their undergraduate and Masters degrees who wish to pursue PhD studies in any area of research expertise within the School:

• Accounting
• Decision Sciences
• Finance
• Financial and Digital Innovation
• Healthcare and Public Sector Management
• Human Resource Management
• Employment Relations & Law
• i-Gov
• International Business
• Information Systems and Interactive Systems
• Marketing
• Organisation Studies
• Organisational Psychology
• Project Management
• Services Systems Design
• Technology & Entrepreneurship
• Management & Policy

These studentships are for candidates commencing full-time doctoral programme in Manchester Business School in September 2010. The awards offer up to four years funding, including tuition fees and approx £13,000 annual stipend. These are open to UK, EU and international students.

The posts consist of teaching and/or research duties. The post holders will benefit from career development in all aspects of academic work including attendance at development sessions for junior faculty, mentoring and training, working closely with supervisors and research groups to develop publication opportunities and involvement in other School research activities.

Enquiries

Anusarin Lowe T: +44 (0) 161 275 0784

E: anusarin.lowe@mbs.ac.uk

More information: www.mbs.ac.uk/postgraduateresearch

Applications:

1) Complete an application for the doctoral programme. We must receive all the following before an application for funding can be considered: an application form, previous degree certificates and transcripts, references, TOEFL/IELTS test result (if applicable) and a 3,000-word research proposal.

Please see http://www.mbs.ac.uk/postgraduateresearch/make-application.aspx for the application process.

2) Send a covering email to Anusarin Lowe at anusarin.lowe@mbs.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of complete applications is 25 February 2010.

Provisional arrangements for the interview

• Interviews will form part of the selection process and are to be held on 19 and 20 April 2010 via web conference

• Candidates are expected to give 15-minute PowerPoint presentation, followed by a question session

UK : PhD Studentship A study of the lives of Paralympic athletes

University of East London - School of Health & Bioscience

Available for February 2010

Applications are invited for a PhD research studentship funded by the School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London. Our vision is to deliver excellent research and research training that makes a difference to health and wellbeing in the local, national and international context and successful applicants will become members of an active and dynamic academic community. Successful applicants will work on a research project of strategic importance and associated with established research groups within the School.

Project Title: A study of the lives of Paralympic athletes.

Director of Studies: Professor Keith Gilbert (k.gilbert@uel.ac.uk)

The project will investigate how Paralympic athletes lead their lives in the constant shadow of their disability and the pathways and the processes of athlete’s involvement from initial involvement in grass roots disability sport through to elite disability sport. The lives of Paralympians will be explored along with the demands on their families, partners, hurdles, medical problems, training regimes, support mechanisms, marginalising effects, traumas, mentors, personal triumphs, and difficulties that confronted the athletes along the life’s pathway to the top of their chosen sport. This project will map and highlight significant milestones of the lives of a cross section of Paralympic athletes.

The Award

The studentship is for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides an annual stipend of £13,000, payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and research costs. Applicants from outside the UK/EU are eligible to apply for the studentship on the understanding that the difference in the cost of tuition fee is payable by the candidate. Current full time UK/EU and International fees are £3,390 and £9,380 respectively.

Requirements

Applicants must have a good honours degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) or hold an MSc in an appropriate discipline relevant to the research project outlined above. Applicants should have good communication skills and a high level of written and spoken English (where English is not the applicant’s first language, a minimum IELTS Academic English score of 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all components is required)

The holder of the studentship will be expected to:

• Complete their doctoral studies and submit their dissertation in a timely fashion
• Prepare papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals
• Participate in and contribute to research activities of the School
• Undertake up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week.

Application Procedure

Informal enquiries about the studentships should be addressed to the Director of Studies, Professor Keith Gilbert (k.gilbert@uel.ac.uk). To apply, applicants should contact Ms. Krys Gunton (k.m.gunton@uel.ac.uk or 020 8223 4015) or Dr. Mary Cramp (m.c.cramp@uel.ac.uk) to obtain an application form.

The closing date for completed applications is 4th January 2010. Interviews will be held in the week of 18th January.

UK : PhD Studentships University of Leeds

LIMM is a research institute dedicated to understanding the molecular basis of human diseases and to translational research to couple molecular biology to clinical practice.

Research in the institute spans cancer biology, molecular genetics, neuroscience, molecular haematology, musculoskeletal disease and pathology.

Further information about LIMM can be found at http://www.limm.leeds.ac.uk

Studentships are available from October 2010 for a fixed term of 3 years. Each studentship will fund EU/Home studentship fees, a stipend at MRC rate and laboratory consumables. Non-EU applicants would be required to obtain additional funding to cover the overseas component of the registration fee. A wide range of projects are available.

Details of all the projects offered can be found at: http://www.limm.leeds.ac.uk/studentships2010.htm

Applicants should have, or be expecting to obtain, a relevant first degree at a standard of 2:1 or above and are encouraged to contact the appropriate supervisor to discuss the project before submitting their application by the 4 January 2010 closing date.

Interviews will be held on 29 January 2010 when applicants will be shown around the Institute and be able to meet staff and see the facilities. Candidates invited for interview will be informed by 15 January 2010.

Applications should include a covering letter choosing up to 3 projects the applicant may want to be considered for, a full CV and full details of 2 academic referees.

These should be sent or emailed to: Dr Rashida Anwar, Lead Postgraduate Tutor, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Level 9, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, tel: 0113 206 5645 email: r.anwar@leeds.ac.uk.

Towards Equality and Diversity www.leeds.ac.uk

UK : PhD Studentship Development of a Mechanistic Wear Model for Analysing the Performance of Total Knee Replacement

University of Southampton - School of Engineering Sciences

A PhD studentship is now available in the Bioengineering Sciences research group, School of Engineering Sciences (SES), which fully covers University tuition fees (at EU/UK level**) and provides a tax-free bursary of £13,290 per year, rising annually in line with the UK Government (EPSRC) recommended rate, for a 3-year duration. **EU/UK fees £3390 p.a., Overseas fee £13,885 p.a. (figures subject to annual increase).

The project is open to UK/EU and overseas applicants. However, there is NO additional funding available for overseas fees. We regret it will not be possible to consider your application unless you can provide funding from other sources to pay the fees difference (£10,495 for 2009/10).

Project description:

Wear of polyethylene is the limiting factor influencing the longevity of total knee replacement (TKR). Currently wear of TKR designs is assessed through experimental tests, but these are expensive, time consuming and as a consequence are only able to assess a limited range of activities. Recently, computational tools have been developed to simulate wear and the initial results look promising. These fast and efficient tools provide greater flexibility and allow more rigorous analysis of the wear potential for new implant designs. However, the wear model used in the computational studies is relatively simple, based around an adaptation of a wear algorithm which does not adequately capture the physics of the wear process.

The aim of this project is to develop a mechanistic model of the wear process and to validate this against experimental data from simplified pin-on-disk machines through to knee wear machines. The project will involve close interaction with the sponsoring company (DePuy International) and requires a person with a background/interest in computational modelling techniques, particularly multi-body dynamics or finite element analysis.

Entry requirements: The studentship is available to candidates with the equivalent of a first class or upper second class degree in relevant disciplines, e.g. mechanical engineering, biomechanical engineering. The studentship is at the standard EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) rate, commencing 1 February 2010. Closing date for applications: 10 January 2010.

If you wish to discuss any details of the project informally, please contact Dr Georges Limbert, Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, SES, University of Southampton, Tel: +44-(0)23-8059-2381. Email g.limbert@soton.ac.uk

How to apply: An on-line application form (or hard copy version) with guidance notes can be accessed here: http://www.soton.ac.uk/ses/courses/pg/pgapply.html

Please read the notes carefully before applying. Applications will only be considered on receipt of a completed application form.

You can attach your supporting documents to the on-line application. If you are unable to do this, please send by email to Julia Zimbler jfz@soton.ac.uk (or send by fax or post if you are unable to send them electronically):Julia Zimbler, Postgraduate Admissions, Graduate School Office, School of Engineering Sciences, Room 4009, Lanchester Building, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.

Fax: +44 (0) 2380 59 5167.

Please ensure you include a personal statement in your application, stating why you particularly want to do a PhD, why you think you are suited to a research degree and what particularly attracts you to this project.

Please also visit www.soton.ac.uk/ses for further information about the School and its research activities.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY ONLINE BELOW. THANK YOU.

UK : Five PhD Studentships

University of Reading - Henley Business School, The School of Management

Study in the School of management, part of the triple-accredited Henley Business School at the University of Reading. We are ideally located, just 25 minutes by train from central London, in our new £35million pound building, home to cutting-edge facilities. The University itself is world-ranked by The Times and consistently rated among the UK's most research intensive institutions.

PhD FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The School of Management is offering five studentships for full-time PhD students enrolling in October 2010. These will cover tuition fees at the home/EU rate and pay an annual maintenance stipend of around £15,290 for three years. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply, but will need to pay the balance between overseas and home/EU fees. Continuation of the stipend will be subject to a progress review.

For further information on studentships and funding please see: http://www.henley.reading.ac.uk/management/pg-research/mgmt-pgrfunding.aspx

To be considered for a studentship you must undertake a PhD project specified by our faculty members. You will benefit directly from your supervisor's expertise in this research topic, as well as their wider network of national and international collaborators. Projects currently available span areas including:

• Business history
• Human resource management
• International business
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Organisational behaviour
• Strategic marketing

For detailed information on available projects in each of these fields please see: http://www.henley.reading.ac.uk/management/pg-research/mgmt-phd-projects.aspx

We also welcome applications from self-funded students to work on these projects and may offer fee remission at the home/EU rate for strong candidates who come with their own funding.

Please visit our website or contact us for further information: management@henley.reading.ac.uk

The Emerging Markets Scholarship 2010

As a long-term sponsor of business education, HRH Prince Michael of Kent has partnered with LSBF to create the Emerging Markets Scholarship. This specialised scholarship scheme recognises LSBF’s understanding of social–economic responsibility, by giving candidates from emerging markets the chance to study a degree in London with funding ranging from £1000 - £8000.

Applicants must demonstrate how they will contribute to the economic development of their emerging market should they be awarded this scholarship.
Eligibility

To be eligible for the Emerging Markets Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria:

* Show a proven history of academic excellence.
* Meet the English requirements of the programme they are applying for.
* Provide proof of sufficient funds to pay the remaining course fees.
* Applicants must have already applied for a programme at LSBF.
* Applicants must be classified as an international student and not residing in the UK
* Applicants must be a national of one of the emerging markets listed below:
o Argentina o Armenia o Belarus o Brazil o Chile o China o Colombia o Czech Republic o Egypt
o Georgia o Hungary o India o Indonesia o Israel o Jordan o Kazakhstan o Kyrgyz Republic o Malaysia o Mexico o Moldova o Morocco o Pakistan o Peru o Philippines o Poland o Russia
o South Africa o South Korea o Taiwan o Tajikistan o Thailand o Turkey o Ukraine o Uzbekistan

Awards available:
Programme Fees
Int’l students Emerging Markets Scholarship
BIB ( Bachelor in International Business) £ 9,000 from £1,000 up to £3,000
MBA £17,750 from £1,000 up to £7,000
MBA + Professional Qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CFA, CIM) £20,750 from £1,000 up to £8,000
MIB (Master in International Business) £12,750 from £1,000 up to £4,000
MIB + Professional Qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CFA, CIM) £15,750 from £1,000 up to £5,000
MSc in Finance £13,750 from £1,000 up to £4,000
MSc in Investment Banking & Securities £13,750 from £1,000 up to £4,000
MSc in Finance & Investment Management £13,750 from £1,000 up to £4,000
MSc in M&A and Corporate Restructuring £13,750 from £1,000 up to £4,000
MSc in Pension & Fund Management £13,750 from £1,000 up to £4,000
MSc Digital Marketing £12,500 from £1,000 up to £5,000

Deadlines:

Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis, but you will have to ensure your application has been received by LSBF before the deadlines below:

For Autumn Intake, 2009: 28th August 2009
For Spring intake, 2010: 29th January 2010

Please note: The Emerging Markets Scholarship are awarded only in the form of a reduction in tuition fees payable to LSBF and do not include a contribution towards living costs, travel or other expenses.

Source : http://www.lsbf.org.uk/students/fees-funding/scholarship-programmes/emerging-markets-scholarship.html

USA : Tuscarora Nation Scholarship Program 2010-2011

Deadline: April 30, 2010

The program will provide, on an annual basis, two undergraduate full tuition scholarships to Nation citizens matriculating at any community college or university in the State University of New York System. The student shall receive tuition for the fall and spring semesters for four years.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the Tuscarora Scholarship; 1) the student must attend a SUNY school as a matriculating student; and 2) be enrolled at Tuscarora.

Obligation
The recipient of the Tuscarora Nation Scholarship must fulfill a Community involvement obligation within the four years in which the scholarship award is received. Also, the recipient must remain a matriculated, degree seeking student at a college or university in the State University of New York system to continue to receive the award.

Application Instructions
In order to be considered for the scholarship, you need to complete the following:

1. Fill out the application.
2. Write an essay of 200-300 words.
3. Submit two Letters of Recommendation from two different people with the application materials. The people who write your letters of recommendation are the advocates. The advocate may be a teacher, supervisor, co-worker, advisor, or someone who has known you for at least a year. This person should NOT be an immediate relative. The letter and Form 1 should be completed, sealed in an envelope, and signed by the advocate when you submit them with the rest of your materials.
4. Propose a Community Involvement project using guidelines on Form 2. If you are awarded the scholarship, this is the community involvement project you will perform.
5. Submit high school transcripts or GED scores. High school transcripts must be sent directly to the Scholarship Committee from the high school.
6. Return the application materials by April 30, 2010 to the Tuscarora Elementary School, Attention of Tuscarora Nation Scholarship Committee. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please retain a copy of your submission for your records.

All applications sent to:
Tuscarora Nation Scholarship Committee
Attn: Jamie Gilbert
Tuscarora Elementary School
2015 Mt. Hope Road
Lewiston, NY 14092

All questions sent to: Jamie Gilbert
Niagara Wheatfield School District
(716) 215-3652
jgilbert@nwcsd.org

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UK : Research Positions in Agricultural Innovation Processes and Policies

RIU is a research and development programme designed to put agricultural research into use for developmental purposes and to conduct research on how to do this. The programme is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). It follows earlier investments by DFID in agricultural and natural resources research supported through its renewable natural resources research strategy (RRNRRS). While this strategy delivered high quality research the uptake of this research and its impact on social and economic progress was modest.

RIU has appointed the LINK programme of UNU-MERIT to act as its Central Research Team (CRT) with overall responsibility for designing and implementing its research. The CRT is headed by Dr. Andy Hall. Research in Africa is coordinated by Dr. Jeroen Dijkman. Research in Asia is coordinated by Dr. Rasheed Sulaiman.The CRT now wishes to appoint up to 6 research fellows from Asia and Africa to help study RIU’s portfolio of activities in these regions.

These positions would suit junior to middle-level research professionals who are interested in undertaking and publishing empirical research on agricultural and rural innovation. Research fellows will need to be able to work with a large degree of independence and deliver high quality written output. Support and mentoring will be provided by the CRT. Positions could be full or part-time.

Candidates should have:

• Research experience on agricultural and rural innovation policies and processes
• A recent relevant PhD is desirable, but candidates with a strong relevant publication record would also be considered
• Positions could be full or part-time

These positions will be located in the regions where RIU works. Appointments will be made as personal services agreements (PSA) with UNU-MERIT. RIU is sponsored by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) until June 2011.

Candidates should submit a CV and covering letter to Christine Wheeler (c.wheeler@nrint.co.uk) from whom further details are available on request.

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UK : PhD Studentship Imperial College London

Deadline: Friday 19th February

Start date: October 2010

Imperial College Business School has a global reputation for academic excellence and provides the opportunity to learn from world-class faculty and cutting edge research. The recent RAE 2008 assessment places the Business School joint first for the percentage of activity assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

PhD studentships are offered by Imperial College Business School to students with an excellent Masters degree who wish to advance their academic or professional career.

We have a number of awards offered by the EPSRC and ESRC in the following areas:

• Finance & Accounting
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Studentships: up to £18,000 pa plus payment of fees

We also have a number of Imperial College Business School Awards available in the form of fee remission, part funding or a grant towards living expenses. Study can be in any of our areas of expertise and the awards are open to UK/EU/International students.

Click here for detailed information on each studentship, please visit

For any queries, please email doctoral@imperial.ac.uk or call + 44 (0)207 594 9608

Switzerland : 2 PhD Positions in Soil Environmental Chemistry

We are inviting applications for two PhD student positions in the Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics at ETH Zurich. The successful candidates will investigate the physicochemical structure and biogeochemical reactivity of nano-crystalline Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides formed in the presence of natural organic matter.

In natural environments, the precipitation of Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides is often influenced by dissolved or particulate organic matter such as humic substances or polysaccharides originating from microorganisms and plants. The structure and reactivity of such Fe(III)-precipitates containing significant amounts of organic carbon are of fundamental importance for understanding many biogeochemical processes, including contaminant behavior, carbon sequestration, weathering and soil formation.

One subproject will focus on the molecular and microscopic level characterization of such precipitates and their interactions with trace metals in abiotic systems. In the other subproject we will study their dissolution behavior in abiotic and biotic systems using Shewanella and Geobacter strains, and track speciation changes of trace metals associated with these solids. Both students will apply state-of-the-art analytical techniques, including synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The two sub-projects will be strongly linked and international collaborations are planned.

We are seeking highly motivated candidates with a strong interest in detailed laboratory research. Previous experience in the fields of mineralogy/crystallography, microbiology, and inorganic chemistry would be beneficial. Applicants should hold a MSc degree (or equivalent) in soil chemistry, environmental geochemistry, mineralogy, microbiology or a related basic science discipline. Good knowledge of spoken and written English is essential. Female and male candidates are equally invited to apply. Employment will be according to standard regulations of ETH Zurich (funding secured for 3 years). Start from March 2010 or upon mutual agreement.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, CV, statement of research interests, copy of certificates, and addresses of 2-3 potential referees to Prof. Ruben Kretzschmar, ETH Zurich, CHN F23.1, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (paper copy by mail or single pdf-file by e-mail to christian.mikutta@env.ethz.ch). For further details on the project please contact Dr. Christian Mikutta.

Evaluation of applications will start 15.01.2010 until the positions are filled.

More information on our research group can be found at www.soilchem.ethz.ch.

Finland : 2 PhD Positions at VTT Graduate School

Deadline: December 31, 2009

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is an impartial and multitechnological R&D organisation that provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services. VTT promotes the development of industries and public services, the wellbeing of society, the health and safety of the environment, and improves the knowledge base for political decision-making.

From its wide knowledge base, VTT can combine different technologies, create new innovations and a substantial range of world-class technologies and applied research services, thus improving sustainable development in the society and competitiveness and competence of industries world-wide.

VTT is launching an international graduate school in the beginning of 2010 to attract new, motivated researchers. We are looking for 12 new PhD students that are expected to contribute to development of our prominent technological competences.

Job description
PhD students participate in high level research work at VTT on selected strategically relevant topics within a collaborative project environment. PhD work is done for four consecutive years under professional scientific supervision by highly experienced and competent senior researchers. The PhD thesis should be finalized within the four-year period and fulfil high level scientific standards. The open positions are related to applied materials, bio and chemical processes, energy, information and communication technologies, and microtechnologies and electronics.

Expectations

• a solid academic background with an MSc in relevant fields
• scientific ambition, motivation and strong interest in cutting-edge research
• team working skills in an international working environment
• inventiveness and initiative personality
• good analytical and problem solving skills
• excellent English language skills

We offer you

• an opportunity to contribute to the strategic capabilities of a world-class research organization
• outstanding PhD supervision by top research scientists of your field
• excellent prospects for personal development
• an innovative work community for aspiring researchers
• a work contract for 1 + 3 years
• assistance with housing and other relocation issues

Schedule

Please apply before the 31st of December 2009. PhD positions can be started flexibly during spring 2010.

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Germany : 8 Ph.D. Scholarships from German Institute of Global and Area Studies

Deadline: January 3, 2010

Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers Fundamental shifts within the global and regional architecture of power are expected in the coming decades. However, the new global and regional configurations of the twenty-first century are currently only partially understood.

The newly established Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers analyzes the emerging power shifts among non-European regions and states, related conflicts with respect to regional leadership within these regions as well as competition for spheres of influence, and the global formation of governance structures among new regional powers and the "old" powers of the OECD world. Within the school, applications are being invited for

8 Ph.D. scholarships

starting 1 April 2010, for a duration of three years. The programme is open to young academics in the fields of international relations/international political economy and comparative area studies. Applicants must have an excellent M.A. or equivalent degree in hand by the time of appointment. We strongly encourage young candidates from abroad to apply.

Interested persons should send a letter of interest, their CV, an abstract and the table of contents of their M.A. thesis or diploma, a longer (max. 10 pages) outline of their planned Ph.D. project, copies of all relevant academic certificates (M.A., B.A., etc.), and two letters of recommendation to the following address: Regional Powers, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20354 Hamburg

The GIGA promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women. Among equally qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those areas in which they are underrepresented.

Further particulars can be found here .

For informal inquiries, please contact PD Dr. Dirk Nabers (nabers@giga-hamburg.de), Head of Research Programme 4: Power, Norms and Governance in International Relations

Screening of applications will begin on 03 January 2010.

Microsoft College Scholarships

We’re making it easier for future computer scientists to excel in what they love to do. A Microsoft scholarship provides an advantage so you can pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. You’ll join other scholarship recipients from the United States, Canada, and Mexico who share the passion for software and academic excellence. It all adds up to achieving your primary goal—to make a real difference in the software industry.

Microsoft is offering four different types of technical scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year to current undergraduate student: General Scholarships, Women's Scholarships, Minority Scholarships, and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities.

Requirements
Basics
If you’re interested in applying for the 2010-2011 academic year scholarships, make sure you postmark your application by February 1, 2010 in order for your application to be considered. Microsoft selects final candidates based on the following criteria:

Eligibility
Quality of application
Displayed interest in the software industry
Commitment to leadership
Financial need

Please check your e-mail on March 19, 2010, the day we notify all rewarded scholarship recipients. We will strive to contact all applicants about their status, however please note that due to the high number of scholarship applicants, we may only be able to contact candidates who were awarded scholarships.

Diversity at Microsoft
We encourage student populations currently underrepresented in the field of computer science to pursue technical degrees. All candidates who meet the criteria for eligibility described below may certainly apply, while we do award a large majority of our student scholarships to women, minorities, and the disabled. Minority applicants must belong to one of the following groups underrepresented in the software field: African-American, Hispanic, or Native American.

Provisions
As a recipient of one of our scholarships, you’ll enjoy the benefits for one academic year. You may receive either a full or partial scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Full tuition scholarships will cover tuition for the 2010-2011 academic year as posted by the financial aid office at your college or university. Microsoft will make payments to the designated school, and they’re not transferable to other academic institutions. You may use the funds for tuition only—not for other costs listed on your bursar bill, such as room and board.

You’ll also need to apply for a summer internship and if offered an internship, you must complete the salaried summer internship of 12 weeks or more at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. (Microsoft reserves the right not to offer an internship position to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.)

Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be enrolled full time in a Bachelor's degree program at a 4-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time you submit the application. Plus, we’ll need to see that you’re making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics—and that you demonstrate an interest in computer science. Because the scholarship is merit based, you must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0. For more detailed information regarding eligibility, please read our FAQ.

Source : https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship.aspx

The 2010 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Anita Borg devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology.

In her honor, Google is proud to honor Anita's memory and support women in technology with the 2010 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Google hopes to encourage women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders in the field.

Google Anita Borg Scholarship recipients will each receive a $10,000 award for the 2010-2011 academic year. A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's academic background and demonstrated leadership. All scholarship recipients and finalists will be invited to attend the Annual Google Scholars' Retreat in Mountain View, California in 2010.

The 2010 Google Scholars' Retreat is tentatively planned for June 2010.

Who can apply?
Applicants must satisfy all of the following criteria to be eligible:

be a female student entering her senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program in the 2010-2011 academic year at a university in the United States;
be enrolled in Computer Science or Computer Engineering program, or a closely related technical field as a full-time student for the 2010-2011 academic year;
maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or 4.5 on a 5.0 scale or equivalent in your current program.
Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply. Past applicants and finalists are also encouraged to re-apply. If you have any questions, please email anitaborgscholars@google.com.

The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship is a global program. If you are a student who will not be enrolled at a university in the united state for the 2010-2011 academic year, please visit the Google Scholarships Homepage to learn more about our scholarship opportunities for students around the world.

Application process
Please complete the online application. If you are a first time user, you will need to register; if you are already registered, simply login!

You will also be asked to submit electronic versions of your resume, essay responses, transcripts, and name and email of your referrers. Please scan your transcripts and enrollment confirmation into electronic format (PDF format preferred for all requested documents).

Deadline to apply: Monday, February 1, 2010.
Source: http://www.google.com/intl/en/anitaborg/

UK : Research Studentships English

English

Anglia Ruskin University - Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences

In the recent Research Assessment Exercise the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences achieved outstanding success, with four subject areas rated as having 'world leading' research, five subjects as having 'international' level research and History and English being rated among the best in the country. As a result we are pleased to be able to offer the following studentship:

1 fees-only studentship.

Any area of English Language or Literature including: Renaissance Drama, Romantic poetry, Nineteenth-century literature, Classical reception, Science Fiction, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Modernism.

Application forms should be downloaded from www.anglia.ac.uk/researchjobsac

and completed quoting 'HR online studentship' on the application form. Applications must be submitted to the Admissions Office:

E-mail: Admissions@anglia.ac.uk

Or Address: Admissions Office, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ with a covering letter, no later than 4^th January 2010.

Queries in the first instance to: Helen Jones, 0845 196 2475, helen.jones@anglia.ac.uk

Notes:

• The start date is February or September 2010.
• Overseas applicants are welcome to apply but are required to pay the difference between the Home//EU fees and the overseas rate.
• Applicants should hold a Masters degree awarded by a UK university, or an overseas Masters of equivalent standard, provided that the Masters degree is in an appropriate cognate area and that the Masters degree includes training in research and the execution of a research project. Applicants who hold a first or upper second class degree may also be considered.
• Students for whom English is not their first language must meet our required minimum level of English language proficiency (IELTS 6.5 in all skills, or equivalent).

UK : PhD Studentship Improving health in the London borough of Newham

University of East London - School of Health and Bioscience

Available for February 2010

Applications are invited for a PhD research studentship funded by the School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London. Our vision is to deliver excellent research and research training that makes a difference to health and wellbeing in the local, national and international context and successful applicants will become members of an active and dynamic academic community. Successful applicants will work on a research project of strategic importance and associated with established research groups within the School.

Project Title: Improving health in the London borough of Newham

Director of Studies: Professor Angela Harden (a.harden@uel.ac.uk)

This studentship will develop a research project within one of Newham’s key priorities areas for health improvement. Newham is a place of exceptional complexity with high levels of socioeconomic variation, deprivation and ethnic and cultural diversity. Topics for consideration include infant and maternal health, equity in access to health care, and the development of healthy environments. The candidate will engage with local stakeholders to review relevant research in a systematic way, develop a research question, and conduct a new primary study which will directly inform policy and practice to promote health and reduce inequalities in Newham. Valuable insights into the relationship between research and policy and practice are expected outcomes as well as a greater understanding of the health topic under study.

The Award

The studentship is for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides an annual stipend of £13,000, payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and research costs. Applicants from outside the UK/EU are eligible to apply for the studentship on the understanding that the difference in the cost of tuition fee is payable by the candidate. Current full time UK/EU and International fees are £3,390 and £9,380 respectively.

Requirements

Applicants must have a good honours degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) or hold an MSc in an appropriate discipline relevant to the research project outlined above. Applicants should have good communication skills and a high level of written and spoken English (where English is not the applicant’s first language, a minimum IELTS Academic English score of 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all components is required)

The holder of the studentship will be expected to:

• Complete their doctoral studies and submit their dissertation in a timely fashion
• Prepare papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals
• Participate in and contribute to research activities of the School
• Undertake up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week.

Application Procedure

Informal enquiries about the studentships should be addressed to the Director of Studies, Professor Angela Harden (a.harden@uel.ac.uk). To apply, applicants should contact Ms. Krys Gunton (k.m.gunton@uel.ac.uk or 020 8223 4015) or Dr. Mary Cramp (m.c.cramp@uel.ac.uk) to obtain an application form.

The closing date for completed applications is 4th January 2010. Interviews will be held in the week of 11th January.

UK : PhD Studentships Space Advanced Research Team

University of Glasgow - Department of Aerospace Engineeering

Annual stipend + tuition fees

Applications are invited from exceptional candidates of any nationality, across Engineering, Science and Mathematics to take advantage of an outstanding opportunity to become involved in exciting groundbreaking research in the field of Space Systems Engineering. Several research topics are possible, including: NEO missions, lunar missions, orbital dynamics, trajectory optimisation, formation flying, spacecraft attitude and control, autonomous systems, concurrent engineering and surface robotics. The studentship is tenable for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides payment of tuition fees (Home/EU or overseas) plus a generous annual stipend. The successful candidate is expected to undertake up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week, starting from September 2010.

Entry Requirements: Applicants should have a First Class UK Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline such as mechanical or aeronautical engineering, mathematics, physics and astronomy or computer science. Experience of mathematical modelling, numerical methods and Matlab programming is also desirable.

Application: each application should consist of Curriculum Vitae including names and contact details of two referees, academic transcripts and list of publications (if applicable). We will confirm receipt of all applications and will endeavour to respond to all, but students who do not hear back before 31^st January 2010 should assume that they have not been successful.

Further information from Dr Radice, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. Tel: 0141-330 4068 or email: gradice@aero.gla.ac.uk. Closing Date: 25^th January 2010.

UK : Research Studentships Communication, Film and Media

Anglia Ruskin University - Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences

In the recent Research Assessment Exercise the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences achieved outstanding success, with four subject areas rated as having 'world leading' research, five subjects as having 'international' level research and History and English being rated among the best in the country. As a result we are pleased to be able to offer the following studentship:

1 fees-only studentship.

Any area including: Digital and Network Culture, Media Archaeology, Technoculture, Violence and Contemporary Cinema, Horror film, Spectatorship.

Application forms should be downloaded from www.anglia.ac.uk/researchjobsac

and completed quoting 'HR online studentship' on the application form. Applications must be submitted to the Admissions Office:

E-mail: Admissions@anglia.ac.uk

Or Address: Admissions Office, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ with a covering letter, no later than 4^th January 2010.

Queries in the first instance to: Helen Jones, 0845 196 2475, helen.jones@anglia.ac.uk

Notes:

• The start date is February or September 2010.
• Overseas applicants are welcome to apply but are required to pay the difference between the Home//EU fees and the overseas rate.
• Applicants should hold a Masters degree awarded by a UK university, or an overseas Masters of equivalent standard, provided that the Masters degree is in an appropriate cognate area and that the Masters degree includes training in research and the execution of a research project. Applicants who hold a first or upper second class degree may also be considered.
• Students for whom English is not their first language must meet our required minimum level of English language proficiency (IELTS 6.5 in all skills, or equivalent).

UK : D.Phil Studentship Query-Driven Data Acquisition from Web-based Data Sources

University of Oxford - Oxford University Computing Laboratory

The Information Systems Research Group is offering a fully funded D.Phil position in Oxford University's Computing Laboratory. This position is associated with the EPSRC project Query-Driven Data Acquisition from Web-based Data Sources, under the supervision of Professor Michael Benedikt. The project deals with gathering data from the "hidden Web", exploiting knowledge about the queries and datasources involved.

The studentship is fully funded (at Home/EU fees level - overseas candidates will need supplementary funding) for 3½ years from 1^st October 2010. It includes a stipend of at least £13,290 per year as well as provision for travel to conferences.Candidates must satisfy the usual requirements:

http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/prospective/dphil/dphil-criteria.pdf

for studying for a doctorate at Oxford. In addition, the student should be skilled in theoretical computer science. For this position it would be particularly useful to have a strong background in logic.

Preferences will be given to applications received by 15^th February, 2010 but applications received after this date may still be considered.

Applications are made online and information about how to apply, including requirements and links to the online prospectus, colleges and university funding, is available from:

http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/admissions/dphil/

Please quote the following studentship codes on the application form:

10-COMP-MB-JOBS (If you are applying from jobs.ac.uk)

UK : Fully Funded Studentships For Autumn 2010 Entry

The University of Manchester - Sustainable Consumption Institute

Closing Date: Friday 26^th February 2010

Applications open for SCI DTC 4 year fully funded PhD Studentships for autumn 2010 entry.

These scholarships cover tuition fees), plus a UKRC equivalent maintenance stipend, for a period of 4 years.

Around 5 UK/EU and 5 international scholarships are expected to be awarded on a competitive basis to candidates holding 1^st Class Bachelors and/or Distinction at Masters, or equivalent.

The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) at The University of Manchester is an innovative research institute where scholars are working at the interface between the worlds of business and society.

PhD studies are central to our research capacity building. SCI doctoral graduates will be uniquely qualified to make contributions in many emerging areas of activity aligned with the challenges of sustainable development.

Our doctoral students receive four full years of funding and the opportunity to work across disciplines with world class researchers at The University of Manchester. DTC students will become a member of a global community of early career researchers in the growing field of sustainable consumption.

Entry requirements Candidates must hold a 1^st Class Bachelors and/or Distinction at Masters, or equivalent.

Enquiries and Applications

Option 1: Open Applications:

Applicants submit their own outline research proposal which should fit broadly with one or more of the SCI's research themes. The Institute's research includes the following cross-disciplinary themes in the context of sustainable consumption:

1. Sustainable Consumer Behaviours and Lifestyles
2. Sustainable Production and Distribution Systems - technologies, skills and resources
3. Climate change and carbon - mitigation, adaptation and vulnerability
4. Making development more sustainable - synergies with other issues (eg. poverty, energy, water, food, environment, health, and others).

Option 2: Applications for Outline Research Proposals:

Alternatively you can apply for one of the 22 outline research proposal listed on the website.

Full details of how to apply for either option are available at:

http://www.sci.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/

If you have any questions please contact

Jane RafteryEducation & Outreach Development ManagerSustainable Consumption Institute188 Waterloo Place Oxford RoadManchesterM13 9PL0161 2757864

Jane.Raftery@manchester.ac.uk

New Zealand : PhD Studentship Semiconductor Growth, Device Fabrication and Characterisation

University of Canterbury, New Zealand - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Christchurch, New Zealand

Duration: 3 years

Requirements: A Bachelors degree (1st class honours) and/or Masters degree, in either Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Condensed Matter Physics.

Closing Date: 15 January 2010

Start Date: ASAP

See http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/people/durbin.shtml for further details

P-Type In-rich Indium Gallium Nitride for Optoelectronic Device Applications

Indium gallium nitride is the semiconductor which enables a range of short wavelength optoelectronic applications, from solid state lighting to Blu-Ray consumer products. All of this is accomplished using relatively gallium-rich alloys. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the binary endpoint InN has an infrared bandgap, and some unusual properties including a quantum-confined surface electron accumulation layer. Doping this material p-type is non-trivial but has been demonstrated.

In this project, plasma-source molecular beam epitaxy - an important industrial semiconductor thin film crystal growth technique - will be used to explore more fully the potential for p-type doping, and a variety of characterisation techniques including photoluminescence, electro-chemical capacitance, and variable magnetic field Hall effect will be applied to both as-grown and surface treated samples in an effort to realise device-quality material.

To apply for this position, please send a CV to the following email address - phdstudentships@elec.canterbury.ac.nz

USA : Tuscarora Nation Scholarship Program 2010-2011

Deadline: April 30, 2010

The program will provide, on an annual basis, two undergraduate full tuition scholarships to Nation citizens matriculating at any community college or university in the State University of New York System. The student shall receive tuition for the fall and spring semesters for four years.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the Tuscarora Scholarship; 1) the student must attend a SUNY school as a matriculating student; and 2) be enrolled at Tuscarora.

Obligation
The recipient of the Tuscarora Nation Scholarship must fulfill a Community involvement obligation within the four years in which the scholarship award is received. Also, the recipient must remain a matriculated, degree seeking student at a college or university in the State University of New York system to continue to receive the award.

Application Instructions
In order to be considered for the scholarship, you need to complete the following:

1. Fill out the application.
2. Write an essay of 200-300 words.
3. Submit two Letters of Recommendation from two different people with the application materials. The people who write your letters of recommendation are the advocates. The advocate may be a teacher, supervisor, co-worker, advisor, or someone who has known you for at least a year. This person should NOT be an immediate relative. The letter and Form 1 should be completed, sealed in an envelope, and signed by the advocate when you submit them with the rest of your materials.
4. Propose a Community Involvement project using guidelines on Form 2. If you are awarded the scholarship, this is the community involvement project you will perform.
5. Submit high school transcripts or GED scores. High school transcripts must be sent directly to the Scholarship Committee from the high school.
6. Return the application materials by April 30, 2010 to the Tuscarora Elementary School, Attention of Tuscarora Nation Scholarship Committee. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please retain a copy of your submission for your records.

All applications sent to:
Tuscarora Nation Scholarship Committee
Attn: Jamie Gilbert
Tuscarora Elementary School
2015 Mt. Hope Road
Lewiston, NY 14092

All questions sent to: Jamie Gilbert
Niagara Wheatfield School District
(716) 215-3652
jgilbert@nwcsd.org

Click here to download information about the scholarship (PDF)

UK : PhD Studentship Ethnomedical Approaches to Discovering Novel Antimicrobials from England's Cultural Anglo-Saxon Heritage

University of East London - School of Health and Bioscience

Available for February 2010

Applications are invited for a PhD research studentship funded by the School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London. Our vision is to deliver excellent research and research training that makes a difference to health and wellbeing in the local, national and international context and successful applicants will become members of an active and dynamic academic community. Successful applicants will work on a research project of strategic importance and associated with established research groups within the School.

Project Title: Ethnomedical Approaches to Discovering Novel Antimicrobials from England’s Cultural Anglo-Saxon Heritage

Director of Studies: Dr. Alberto Sanchez-Medina (a.sanchezmedina@uel.ac.uk)

This PhD project will focus on the phytochemical literature to select plants from British Cultural Heritage and the bio-guided isolation of antibacterial metabolites. Six plants used as antibacterials in Anglo-Saxon Medicine, of under-reported phytochemical composition, will be tested for their antibacterial activity against representative Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Promising plants will be selected for further bio-guided isolation using chromatographic methods and structural elucidation of antibacterials will be carried out using spectroscopic methods. Valuable insights into the history of English medicine are expected outcomes.

The Award

The studentship is for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides an annual stipend of £13,000, payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and research costs. Applicants from outside the UK/EU are eligible to apply for the studentship on the understanding that the difference in the cost of tuition fee is payable by the candidate. Current full time UK/EU and International fees are £3,390 and £9,380 respectively.

Requirements

Applicants must have a good honours degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) or hold an MSc in an appropriate discipline relevant to the research project outlined above. Applicants should have good communication skills and a high level of written and spoken English (where English is not the applicant’s first language, a minimum IELTS Academic English score of 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all components is required)

The holder of the studentship will be expected to:

• Complete their doctoral studies and submit their dissertation in a timely fashion
• Prepare papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals
• Participate in and contribute to research activities of the School
• Undertake up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week.

Application Procedure

Informal enquiries about the studentships should be addressed to the Director of Studies, Dr. Alberto Sanchez-Medina (a.sanchezmedina@uel.ac.uk). To apply, applicants should contact Ms. Krys Gunton (k.m.gunton@uel.ac.uk or 020 8223 4015) or Dr. Mary Cramp (m.c.cramp@uel.ac.uk) to obtain an application form.

The closing date for completed applications is 4th January 2009. Interviews will be held in the week of 18th January.