Sunday, May 24, 2009

PhD position at LIRMM, Université Montpellier, France

PhD position available at LIRMM, Université Montpellier, France
Title : Prolonged Functional Balanced Standing in paraplegic patient

The standing posture in paraplegic patient can be obtained by knee joint locking. Different approaches are possible: verticalizing wheelchairs, orthosis, Vanini boots, functional electrical stimulation (FES).

Orthoses and Vanini boots allow to lock the knee and the ankles and in some cases to free one or two hand. A visual feedback is necessary for the patient to ensure his vertical alignment.

Electrical stimulation is interesting as it would allow to have in a longer term a completely implanted version of the system and therefore largely more acceptable by the patient. The electrical stimulation of biceps femori allows to lock knee joint but involves high current intensity levels which fatigue quickly the muscles and lead to early joint unlocking. conduisent trop rapidement à un déverrouillage de l’articulation. We propose here to explore orthoses, Vanini boots and FES solutions and combine them if necessary to achieve long term functional balanced standing (allowing to free one hand to grasp an object).

More precisely, we will study :

1) Knee locking under surface FES
Several strategies will be considered : 1) moving from continuous stimulation to intermittent one , 2) alterning stimulation on the two sides, 3) optimizing stimulation patterns (frequency, amplitude, …), 4) involving frontal plane movements (lateral oscillations) and stimulating other muscles. (lateral oscillations controlled by verticality of the trunk), 5) bifocal stimulation of thigh muscles, 6) matrix stimulation to modify the localization of stimulation point.

2) Balance control
We will propose strategies to ensure balance by combining different solutions (orthoses, Vanini boots, FES)
Keywords:
- musculo-skeletal modelling
- involvement in clinical experiments
- analysis of experimental data

This PhD thesis will be co-supervised by PhD Christine AZEVEDO, PhD David GUIRAUD, MD PhD Charles Fattal (PROPARA) and Pr. P. Fraisse.

Contact: fraisse@lirmm. fr, azevedo@lirmm. fr

10 PhD scholarships in Economics & Business Management, Univ.

website link:
http://venus.%20unive.it/%20sse/pag/applicat%20ions2009.%20html

Admission 2009 - 2010

The School offers two doctoral programs: Economics (DEC) and Business Management (DEA). They cooperate and share most activities.

There are 5 three-year fellowships available for DEC and another 5 for DEA.

Classes start on September 1st, 2009. Most first-year classes are common across the two programs.

The general application procedure is similar for the two programs, with minor differences. Please make sure to carefully read the relevant information for the program you wish to apply for: DEA or DEC.

Separate applications are required for either program. Simultaneous applications to more than one program are possible.

An application must abide by the statute of their respective "Bando" (Official Advert) as published on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. The official version of each Bando is available from the website of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice following the path Offerta Formativa -> Dottorati di Ricerca -> Scuola Superiore di Economia - SSE. (With a bit of luck, this dynamic link should get you there in one click.) Links to the necessary documents are in the grey box on the right-hand column. You can also download a copy of each Bando using the links posted in the admission page of the program you wish to apply for.

Brief GUIDELINES ON HOW TO APPLY - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS A:Y 2009/2010 These are guidelines to assist you in making your application to the SSE Doctorate programs 2009 and should be considered as informal information and are in no way legally binding.
1- Read official announcement carefully
2 – Download attachments A, B & C
3 – Read all attachments carefully
4 – Compile attachment B (application form)
5 - Ensure you have the obligatory documents to include with the application formAttachment B - see list below
6 – Where necessary (original foreign qualifications without legal translation) fill out attachment C
7 – You should put your application and all attachments in an envelope and put the following phrase on the envelope:
Domanda di ammissione alle Scuole di dottorato di ricerca 25° ciclo (A.A. 2009/2010)
(Application for admission to Research Doctoral schools 25th cycle – AY 2009/2010)
Dottorato di ricerca in
(Research doctorate in) [please indicate the doctoral course]

8 –Deadline: Ensure that your application arrives by and not after June 23rd, 2009 at 12.30. Applications arriving after this time will not be accepted.

You can hand deliver your application to e Accoglienza studenti, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venice (1st floor), during opening times to the public:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9.30am to 12.30pm; Wednesday also from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
or
you can send it via express/registered mail (with note of receipt) or by private courier to Università Ca' Foscari
Ufficio Protocollo Informatico, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venezia, arriving no later than Tuesday 23rd June 2009 at 12.30pm. It must arrive by this time and not sent by this timeYou must attach a photocopy of your identity card (or other proof of identity) to the application form.

Obligatory attachments to the application form:
Statement of purpose written in English language -The candidate should describe his/her professional goals and research interests, as well as providing any information useful to evaluate him/her (but not implied by the other attached documents) (no more than 15.000 characters)
Curriculum Vitae
Degree Certificate –or equivalent qualification: Grade/marks of degree, title of the dissertation and a dissertation abstract of no more than 30.000 characters.

At least two letters of recommendation from university professors or scientific researchers (one letter has to attest the candidate's adequate knowledge of English language) Please use the online form. LINK

Foreign academic qualifications: if you have foreign academic qualifications you are required to attach the following:
o the academic qualification certificate including the list of exams taken, with sworn translation into Italian and Apostille;
o a "statement of value", issued by the Italian embassy/consulate in the country where the institution issuing the academic qualification is based certifying that the qualification is valid for registration at a university course – in that country - equivalent to the Research doctorate in Italy.
If you are unable to provide the "statement of value" document within the application deadline, you must fill in attachment "C".
In this case candidates will be admitted to the competitive examinations "under reservation" . Therefore, if they qualify for admission as winners, they will have to submit the required original documents at the time of enrolment

All candidates must be in possession of the qualifications requested at the time of applying for the doctoral program, 23rd of June 2009, otherwise they will be excluded from the competitive examination.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/ DOCUMENTS to include with your application – not obligatory
• Curriculum studii (w.marks)
• Publications consistent with the Doctoral program aims, including working papers
• Masters and other advanced courses
• Research experiences with university or research institutions
• Prizes, grants
• Score in GRE, GMAT, TOEFL or similar standard tests

Please note:
You can not apply electronically
All applications must be sent to address stated above
Al documentation must be in English (preferred) or in Italian

For more information about applications to DEA and DEC, please contact
(http://us.mc434.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scuoledottorato%40unive.it); tel.: +39-041-234- 7962).

10 PhD positions, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy

SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE, PISA, ITALY

ANNOUNCEMENT OF DOCTORAL (PhD) POSITIONS RESERVED TO CITIZENS OF NON-EUROPEAN UNION NATIONS
Academic year 2009/2010

http://www.sns. it/en/scuola/ ammissione/ corsodiperfezion amento/bandounic o

Art. 1
Number of positions

The Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa announces a competition based on candidates' degrees and work to date for the academic year 2009/2010 for 10 doctoral (PhD) positions, reserved to university graduates from non-European Union nations.

Applications are invited for the following subject areas in the Faculty of Arts: Modern Languages and Linguistics; Classical Languages, Linguistics and History; Philosophy; History (from Medieval to Contemporary) ; Art History.

Applications are invited for the following subject areas in the Faculty of Sciences: Molecular Biophysics; Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Mathematics; Mathematics for Industry and Finance; Neurobiology.

Art. 2
Admission Requirements

University graduates from non-European Union nations, born after 31 December 1977, who have attained a 2nd- cycle university degree or equivalent or who will complete it by 30 September 2009 for candidates to the Faculty of Arts or by 30 November 2009 for the Faculty of Sciences and who have not been the object of the disciplinary measure - provided for by the academic and internal Regulations - of expulsion from the Scuola Normale Superiore can compete for positions in the doctoral programs.

Evaluation of the equivalency of the degree is entrusted, for the purposes of the competition only, to the Selection Committee as described in art. 3.

It is strongly recommended that candidates to PhD programs in the Faculty of Sciences take the "GRE – Subject Test" administered by the ETS (see www.ets.org/ gre/), within the application deadline indicated in this announcement, in the subject area corresponding to the PhD for which they are applying, as outlined below:

PhD in Mathematics or Mathematics for Technology and Finance: Subject = Mathematics;
PhD in Physics or in Condensed Matter Physics: Subject = Physics;
PhD in Chemistry: Subject = Chemistry;
PhD in Neurobiology: Subject = Biology;
PhD in Molecular Biology: Subject = Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology.

Candidates who take (or have taken) the GRE must explicitly indicate to the ETS that the Scuola Normale Superiore is (one of) the institution( s) to which results are to be sent. The Committee will evaluate whether the candidates have passed the test or not, and the score received. Candidates who obtain a position in the PhD program at the Scuola Normale will be reimbursed the application costs of the Subject Test.

Art. 3
Application and deadline

Application for admission to the competition can be made for only one subject area and can be presented no more than twice.
The application, written out as per the attached facsimile (Attachment A), addressed to the President of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7 – 56126 PISA, must arrive to the Scuola Normale no later than 30 June 2009.
Late arrival of the application and related materials, no matter what the cause, even if posted by the deadline, will result in non-admission to the competition.

4 PhD positions, ICT & Robotics, Scuola Sant'Anna, Italy

Call for application A.Y. 2009-10 - Non EU citizens
http://www.sssup. it/context. jsp?ID_LINK= 473&area= 46

Online application
http://www.sssup. it/domandeSifur/ index_perf_ phd.jsp

Selection schedule

Assessment of the Titles: 25 June '09, 9.00 a.m.

Selection overview

The Ph.D. in Innovative Technologies of Information & Communication Engineering and Robotics is a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary connotation, where students can specialize in one of the following curricula:
- Embedded Systems, with emphasis on real-time systems and resource management.
- Telecommunications, especially referring to networks and photonic technologies.
- Biorobotics, including micro-engineering, biomedical engineering, biomimetic robotics, rehabilitation technologies and computer assisted surgery.
- Perceptual Robotics, with emphasis on telerobotics, cognitive robotics and virtual environments.

Admission Requirements:
- Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree or equivalent title;
- they should not be older than 35 years on June 18, 2008; older than 35 may be exceptionally admitted by the Examination Committee;
- the candidates whose native language is not English should hold an internationally acknowledged certificate specifying their intermediate- level of English knowledge.

Positions and grants:
- 4 positions with 4 fellowships (amounting to € 14.500 per year + free meals at school's canteen + Campus facilities): 1 position for each curriculum

Deadlines:
- Candidates are requested to apply online at: www.sssup.it/ phdapplicationon line by June 11, 2009, 12.00 pm GMT.
In case of problems with the online application, please contact the PhD Administration Office (tel. +39 050 88.33.36-88. 33.83), e-mail: techschool@sssup. it).
- An hardcopy of the application (signed by the candidate), together with the enclosures requested, must reach (regardless of forwarding date) by June 18, 2009:

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Divisione Formazione Universitaria e alla Ricerca
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
56127 PISA, Italy

"Application PhD in Innovative Technologies" must be written on the envelopment.

Application and attachments:
Enclosures to the hard copy of the applications:
a) a copy of their passport;
b) two copies of their Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum. Please, use the EU model
c) photocopy of Candidate's University Master Degree (to be translated in Italian or in English except those written in French, German, Spanish);
d) detailed list of academic courses taken. This list should contain information regarding credits, units (or equivalent) received, the grades received for each class taken, and the date when the final (or semester) examination was taken;
e) a copy of their degree thesis (or two abstracts in English) and a copy of any other publication that they deem suitable;
f) the certificates of knowledge of the English language;
g) two copies of a detailed Research Project, of no more than 3,000 words, which will describe the research activities that applicants would like to perform during the PhD course.
The Research Project will include:
- a title;
- the scientific premises and the relevant bibliography;
- the aim and expectations of the research;
- the experimental methods and data analysis methods which will be used, where required;
h) at least two Reference Letters written by Faculty Members who have supervised the applicant's work during his/her university studies;
i) a numbered list of documents attached

Selection of applicants:
- Assessment of the Titles: assessment of all the submitted documents and publications, including the CV, and the Research Project.

Beginning of the PhD Programme
The PhD Programme will start on November 3, 2009

Information:
techschool@sssup. it
tel. +39 050 88.33.36, +39 050 88.33.83

Attached documents:
Call for applications- Non EU Citizens (file pdf, 60 Kb)
CV European template (file doc, 113 Kb)

46 PhD Studentships/Bursaries at Bangor University, UK

Bangor University 125th Anniversary Research Scholarships
http://www.bangor. ac.uk/scholarshi ps/apply. php.en

We are pleased to announce the next stage of our major postgraduate expansion campaign, 125th Anniversary Research Scholarships. A huge number of people have responded to our announcement, so we apologise for the slight delay in moving forward.

At this point, we are offering around fifty PhD studentships and bursaries, spread across all six of our Colleges. They are open to Home/EU and International students. Whilst some are targeted at particular research specialisms, there are flexible opportunities in a very wide range of subject areas. Further opportunities will be announced later in the year.

The scholarships provide opportunities to the very best students, nationally and internationally, to work with the University's leading academics and rising international research stars. They also provide opportunities to develop a variety of both academic and transferable skills, which should substantially enhance your career prospects.

Successful applicants for the prestigious 125 Studentships receive a maintenance grant and pay no fees. The bursaries provide a lower level of support.

How to Apply and Further Information

Bangor University will allocate studentships based on the strategic needs of the University as well as the relative academic merit of the candidates. Colleges will inform applicants of the outcome of their applications, but may not be able to give specific individual feedback.

*Please note - In addition to the particular College's specific requirements, all applicants should complete the university monitoring form, which is downloadable here. Please return this with your application.

Please visit the Colleges' designated 125th Anniversary Scholarships webpage (link below) to find out full details about which research areas are eligible, the value of the studentships and bursaries, and how to apply.

College of:

Arts and Humanities

The College of Arts and Humanities is offering 5 Anniversary PhD studentships and 5 Anniversary PhD bursaries. Deadline for applications - 5pm on 12 June 2009.

Business, Social Sciences and Law

The College of Business, Social Sciences and Law is offering at least 3 of the Anniversary PhD studentships and at least 7 Anniversary PhD bursaries, together with a range of other awards. Deadline for applications - 5pm on 12 June 2009.

Education and Lifelong Learning

The College of Education and Lifelong Learning is offering 2 of the Anniversary PhD studentships. Deadline for applications - 5pm on 12 June 2009.

Health and Behavioural Sciences

The College of Health and Behavioural Sciences is offering 8 of the Anniversary PhD studentships and 7 Anniversary PhD bursaries. Deadline for applications - 5pm on 19 June 2009.

Natural Sciences

The College of Natural Sciences is offering 4 of the Anniversary PhD studentships and 1 Anniversary PhD bursary. Deadline for applications - 12 June 2009.

Physical and Applied Sciences

The College of Physical and Applied Sciences is offering 4 of the Anniversary PhD studentships. Deadline for applications - 5pm on 19 June 2009.

http://www.bangor. ac.uk/scholarshi ps/apply. php.en

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

4 PhD scholarships in Economics at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy

website link:http://www.luiss. edu/dptea/ doctoral- programs/ economics/ application- and-admission

Positions available for enrollment in the PhD in Economics, academic year 2009-2010
For the academic year 2009-20010, eight positions are available. All positions are tuition free. Four positions come with a scholarship.The deadline for submitting an application is May, 29, 2009. Courses start October 2009.

* Requirements: Students applying for the Doctoral Program must have completed a Laurea Magistrale or a Laurea (vecchio ordinamento) or any other equivalent foreign (bachelor) degree. If you hold a bachelor degree granted by a foreign institution, you have to obtain a legal transcript translated in Italian along with a certificate of validation (dichiarazione di valore) issued by an Italian diplomatic office in the same country where the degree was granted.

* Deadline: May 29 2009. Applications from students who will complete their degree by July 31 2009 will also be considered. Along with the application form, students must provide:
1. one reference letter,
2. a transcript showing exams passed, date of completion and marks awarded.

* Admission procedure. Based on the above documents, the personal resume and any other academic degrees and certificates that the candidates may want to submit along with their application (such as the GRE, GMAT or certificates of English proficiency) , a subset of candidates will be selected for a colloquium to be held at LUISS G. Carli (viale Romania 32), July 3, at 9am. In the colloquium, the Selection Committe will test the candidate potential and ability to carry out academic research in economics.

* Notification of the colloquium. By June 18 we will notify by certified e-mail the applicants who are admitted to the final colloquium.

* Download the official call.

Summing-Up
Deadline for application May 29, 2009
Notification of the adimission to the colloquium June 18, 2009
Colloquium July 3,2009
Notification of admission July 3, 2009
Course starting Mid-September

Applications must be sent to:
Ricerca e Didattica - Dottorati di Ricerca - LUISS Guido Carli - Viale Romania, 32 - 00197, Rome.

For additional information and enquires, write to phd.economics@ luiss.it

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

PhD position in FOod Science

Applications are invited for a PhD position at the University of Aarhus, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (DJF), Department of Food Science. The position is available for three years beginning as soon as possible.

Research area and project description
The current knowledge of how dynamic processes during manufacturing affect crystallisation is limited especially when the milk fat is present in both a continuous phase and as milk fat globules, like in butter. An improved knowledge will help solve certain problems about instability of milk fat-based products. Furthermore, it is desirable to add vegetable lipids to milk fat which renders a softer and "healthier" spread product. Again, knowledge is lacking of how this will affect polymorphic transition of the lipids, and how the processes will affect this.

We are looking for a skilled PhD-candidate to study how heating, cooling and shearing of cream, butter and anhydrous milk fat affect the transition of polymorphic crystal forms and the final solid fat content of the products. In addition, the effects of mixing vegetable oils into milk fat on the polymorphic transitions will be studied.

The PhD candidate for this project must have a general background in food science, physical chemistry or biotechnology. A study visit abroad is anticipated during the PhD.

Qualifications
Applicants to the PhD position must have a relevant Master´s degree (or graduate in the very near future - documentation for final thesis and date of examination must be enclosed in the application) or equivalent.

Place of Employment and Place of Work
The place of employment is the University of Aarhus, and the place of work is the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Blichers Allé 20, DK-8830 Tjele.

The PhD-student will be enrolled in the faculty´s Graduate School of Agriculture, Food and Environment (SAFE) and associated with the Danish Food Research School (FOOD Denmark).

FOOD Denmark is a Danish research school with more than 140 PhD students affiliated from the University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Aarhus, University of Southern Denmark and the Technical University of Denmark. FOOD Denmark has close collaboration with some of the most advanced Danish producers of food or food ingredients. The present scholarship is co-financed by Arla Foods, Food Denmark and the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.

Salary and Terms of Employment
Salary and terms of employment are according to current agreement for state-employed academics and government circular from the Ministry of Finance regarding PhD students as well as the appointment structure of 2007 for scientific personnel at universities.

Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact: Senior scientist Lars Wiking, +45 8999 1569, e-mail: lars.wiking- at-agrsci. dk

Application
A written application should be marked "IFK-09-12". Four copies of the application including: motivation letter, curriculum vitae, diplomas, references, and other relevant material should be sent to:

University of Aarhus
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Food Science
P.O. Box 50
DK-8830 Tjele
Denmark

Alternatively, applications may be sent by e-mail to ifk.djf-at-agrsci. dk .

The deadline for applications is 26 May 2009 at 12.00 noon.

Applications received after the deadline for applications will not be considered!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Imperial College London SOF Masters Awards 2009-2010

The Fund will provide partial funding for overseas (non-EU) and UK-home candidates to undertake a one-year Masters course at Imperial College on a full-time basis commencing in October 2009. Selection will be based on a combination of academic excellence and financial need; for this reason applicants must summarise their financial circumstances clearly in Section 7 of the application form which follows these notes.

Please note that the quality of applications is always very high and there are only a small number of awards available; just four were awarded to overseas students and three to UK-home students in 2008-09. We are also unable to offer a non-faculty award at this time to UK-home students: your course must be based within the Engineering, Natural Sciences or Medicine Faculty to be eligible for an award.

Value of the award

The award will provide a minimum maintenance allowance of £12,000 to be paid out in twelve monthly instalments of £1,000 over the academic session. The award does not cover tuition fees and cannot be used to remit them.

How to apply

The application process for a scholarship is separate to that for academic admission to the College; please use the application form that follows these notes to apply for a SOF award. To make your application for admission to the College, please follow the online link at:

    http://www3. imperial. ac.uk/pgprospect us/applicationfo rms

Making your scholarship application

The SOF application deadline is Monday, 01 June 2009. Please note that only candidates who hold a formal offer of admission to Imperial College by Friday, 29 May 2009 will be considered for the next stage of selection. Incomplete applications and those without offers at this date will not be eligible for further consideration.

Please complete the Student Opportunities Fund application form and return it by e-mail to: scholarships@ imperial. ac.uk or post to:

    Registry: Student Financial Support (SOF Application)
    Imperial College London
    Level 3, Sherfield Building
    South Kensington Campus
    London SW7 2AZ

This form should be completed using typewrite or black ink and returned by e-mail not later than: Monday, 01 June 2009

Selection process

    * Early June 2009 - departments/ divisions are asked to nominate one candidate for the award
    * Late June 2009 – applications are shortlisted by Heads of Faculties.
    * July 2009 - final decisions are made by the Student Opportunities Fund Committee; applicants and departments are notified of outcomes.

SOF-MSc Application Form and Guidance Notes 2009

PhD Position in Mechanical Engineering

The PhD stipend is available within the general study programme “Mechanical Engineering”. The study will be conducted in close cooperation with researchers at the Department of Health Science and Technology.

The stipend is affiliated with the research project AnyBody Inside, co-financed between the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation, AnyBody Technology A/S and Aalborg University. The purpose of the project is to investigate and develop reliable methods for prediction of natural postures and movements by means of musculoskeletal models of the human body. The project is therefore inter-disciplinary in nature comprising elements from mechanics, numerical mathematics, software development and physiology.

The hypothesis of the project is the idea that voluntary postures and movement strategies in humans are guided by a desire to optimize performance according to some criteria. It is the purpose of the project to identify these criteria, cast them into a mathematical form and implement them in musculoskeletal models using the AnyBody Modeling System.

The study programme will likely contain the following items:

    * Literature review of state-of-the- art in the field.
    * Biomechanical analysis of the problem resulting in candidate criterion functions and constraints.
    * Innovation of models and examples suitable to investigate different formulations of the optimization problem.
    * Experiments and simulation.
    * Conclusions and final implementation of the methods.

Key topics: Musculoskeletal simulation, posture and movement prediction, optimization.

Applicants for the PhD position should hold a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, mathematics, numerical methods, software engineering (or a related field) and should have an interest in physiology and biomechanics. A good command of oral and written English is also required.

Qualification requirements:
PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree. PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 18 of January 14, 2008 on the PhD Programme at the Universities. According to the Ministerial Order, the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The qualifications of the applicant will be assessed by an assessment committee. On the basis of the recommendation of the assessment committee, the Dean of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine will make a decision for allocating the stipend.

Appointment and salary acc. to the Ministry of Finance Circular of January 11, 2006 on the Collective Agreement for Academics in Denmark, Appendix 5, regarding PhD fellows, and with the Ministry of Finance Circular of June 13, 2007 on the employment structure at Danish Universities.

For further information about stipends and salary contact Ms. Tine Lützhøft, The Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, email:tl@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 7380.

The PhD application form can be downloaded from the following address:

    http://www.phd. ins.aau.dk/ get-a-phd/ 3591832

The faculty has a research school, The Doctoral School of Engineering, Science and Medicine: http://www.phd. ins.aau.dk and a Network for all PhD students: http://pau.aau. dk

You may obtain further information from Professor John Rasmussen, phone: +45 9940 9307, email: jr@me.aau.dk concerning the technical aspects of the stipend.

Application marked with the PhD stipend No. 562/06-15-29129, should include in four copies: the PhD application form, the Masters diploma including grades, publications, Curriculum Vitae and any other material, as well as a list of submitted material. Due to legal constraints electronic applications will not be accepted. The application must arrive at Aalborg University with the morning post by the 30 June 2009.

Application is to be forwarded to :

Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabel ige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

PhD Oposition in Planning and Development

The PhD stipend is available within the general study programme “Planning and Development”.

The PhD project is a part of a larger research project entitled “Uncertainties in Transport Project Evaluation” carried out by Aalborg University and Denmark’s Technical University in cooperation with few universities and research institutes in other countries. The political goals within the transport sector often conflict with the general trend development, e.g. the increasing transport demand and volumes that lead to increasing congestion and CO2 emissions. The users’ responses to policy initiatives and the derived impacts can be difficult to forecast due to complex causal relationships. Traffic forecast models and socio-economic cost-benefit analyses have been increasingly applied as tools for decision support, and they are often used to justify new transport infrastructure projects.

However, experience from a number of large-scale investment projects has shown that the traffic forecasts on which decisions to implement the projects were based, have often been insufficient and sometimes misleading.

The purpose of the PhD project is to investigate why traffic forecasts are wrong, and how they can become significantly more accurate. To understand this, forecasted versus actual traffic are studied: How do traffic volumes after project opening compare to the forecasts? Is there any systematic pattern in deviations between forecasted and actual traffic volumes? How is this explained? What are the consequences? The aim is to show whether decisions to build are well-informed or not. Therefore the forecasts available to decision makers at the time of making the decision to build are compared to actual outturn traffic.

Organizational affiliation:
The PhD fellow position is organizationally anchored in the Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, where some teaching will occur and the research project to which the PhD stipend is connected will be carried out. The PhD fellow will be a member of the Research Group for Urban Planning and Mobility Studies.

Qualification requirements:
PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree. PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 18 of January 14, 2008 on the PhD Programme at the Universities. According to the Ministerial Order, the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The qualifications of the applicant will be assessed by an assessment committee. On the basis of the recommendation of the assessment committee, the Dean of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine will make a decision for allocating the stipend.

Appointment and salary acc. to the Ministry of Finance Circular of January 11, 2006 on the Collective Agreement for Academics in Denmark, Appendix 5, regarding PhD fellows, and with the Ministry of Finance Circular of June 13, 2007 on the employment structure at Danish Universities.

For further information about stipends and salary contact Ms. Tine Lützhøft, The Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, email:tl@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 7380.

The PhD application form can be downloaded from the following address:

    http://www.phd. ins.aau.dk/ get-a-phd/ 3591832

The faculty has a research school, The Doctoral School of Engineering, Science and Medicine: http://www.phd. ins.aau.dk and a Network for all PhD students: http://pau.aau. dk

You may obtain further information from Professor Petter Næss, Department of Development and Planning, phone: +45 9940 8373, email: petter@plan. aau.dk concerning the technical aspects of the stipend.

Application marked with the PhD stipend No. 562/06-20-29124, should include in four copies: the PhD application form, the Masters diploma including grades, publications, Curriculum Vitae, proposal for a PhD study plan and any other material, as well as a list of submitted material. Due to legal constraints electronic applications will not be accepted. The application must arrive at Aalborg University with the morning post by the 1 July 2009.

Application is to be forwarded to :

Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabel ige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

MSc Public Health scholarships - University of Salford

MSc Public Health scholarships
Centre for Public Health Research, University of Salford

The Centre for Public Health Research at the University of Salford (http://www.ihscr. salford.ac. uk/CPHR/) will provide two scholarship awards to well-qualified applicants to the MSc Public Health programme for the September 2009 entry. These scholarships cover tuition fees for either home (UK/EU) students or international students for the whole duration of the programme. Travel and living costs are not covered in this scholarships.

This Masters course provides core skills and knowledge in the field of Public Health and put an emphasis to social determinants of health. The programme is relevant to both UK and international students who wish to develop the skills and knowledge to take a lead role in areas such as prevention, promotion, protection and international health. 

More details of the course and scholarships available can be accessed on our website: http://www.chssc. salford.ac. uk/postgraduate/ publichealth. php To be considered for the scholarships, applications should be received by the end of June 2009. 

For further information, please contact:
Dono Widiatmoko
Programme Leader, MSc Public Health
University of Salford
Salford M6 6PU
United Kingdom
d.widiatmoko@ salford.ac. uk

Fellowships in Development Economics University of Warsaw, Poland

Fellowships in Development Economics

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economics (Poland)

Master of Arts in Development Economics (MADE) at Warsaw University, Faculty of Economics is a two year programme of 800 hours of teaching offering a high quality degree in development economics.

What is it?

MADE is a full time two-year graduate programme, offering 800 hours of high quality courses. Its aim is to provide necessary foundations in economics and policy design to future development specialists and advisors in international and governmental development agencies as well as non-governmental organisations. MADE is supported by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Poland, and meets educational standards of teaching development economics at European and American universities. Our international economics and development programmes attract students from a diverse range of backgrounds and countries (including many of the African states, South-East Asia and Latin America).

Why do we do it?The demand for experts in the field of development will be growing in the coming years, as the understanding of the important role of institutions dealing with international development organisations is growing in both aid receiving and aid providing countries. Highly qualified professional staff is needed everywhere where aid strategies are being developed, where reforms in market organisation and social policies are implemented, while within the local authorities there is growing recognition of the role external advisors can play in these processes.

Who do we do it for? Graduates of the MADE acquire a thorough knowledge in the field of economics and development policies and hands-on experience with various analytical tools for project analysis in the field of infrastructure development, education, healthcare and social policy. Graduates learn how to make individual decisions and solve problems associated with identification of development goals and their management, as well as assessment, by using quantitative and qualitative analysis. These skills are essential while working for both international institutions (United Nations and its agendas, World Bank, OECD, European Commission etc.), as well as public administration and research centres in particular countries. MADE also constitutes a very good starting point for Ph.D. studies.

What does quality mean to us? We are more than committed to high quality teaching, creating conditions for a stimulating and international environment. Professors teaching in MADE come from widely recognised universities and research institutes throughout Europe. They all have diverse background and outstanding record of publications in the field. And they really are available! Every student has access to growing on-line resources of the programme as well as receives personalised teaching materials. We also organise international research seminars and meetings with successful economists and development experts. Students are invited to participate in research projects as well as supported in developing their own. We also provide a space for scientific publication and creative discussions.

Admissions Candidates are selected on the principle of academic excellence as shown by their transcripts of records. Recruitment Committee carefully reviews all applications assuring individual attention.

Prospective students are requested to submit complete applications till May 31st.

An application file consists of an application form (to be downloaded from the website), official transcript of records, two letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose detailing research interests, professional goals, and reasons for applying to the program as well as a certified copy of the degree (which can be delivered later). If any of the above listed documents will be made available to you after the application deadline, contact us for specific instructions. MADE is designed for students, who majored in economics, mathematics, business, or social sciences and want to make Development Economics their main fields of study. Candidates should hold an undergraduate degree (Bachelor or equivalent degree).

All information is available http://www.developm ent.wne.uw. edu.pl.For further information, please contact MADE Team at e-mail:development@ wne.uw.edu. pl

Information package may be downloaded from http://www.developm ent.wne.uw. edu.pl/uploads/ Main/flyer. pdf.

Application has to be received by 31. May 2009.

ADB - Japan Scholarship Program, School of Design and Environment NU

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) was established in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan. It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB's developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. The ADB-JSP enrolls about 300 students annually in 20 academic institutions located in 10 countries within the Region.

School of Design and Environment is one of institution participating in this ADB-JSP scholarship program.

Below is program offered:

  • Master in Environmental Management

scholarship description

The ADB-JSP provides full scholarships for one to two years.

  • full tuition fees
  • a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
  • an allowance for books and instructional materials
  • medical insurance
  • travel expenses

The scholarship is for one year with an extension to the second year of study, as appropriate, which shall be conditional on the scholar maintaining a satisfactory level of performance as determined by the institute. The maximum duration of scholarship award is two years for masters and doctorate programs.

eligibility requirements

  • A national of an ADB borrowing member country (applicants from countries that are no longer borrowing from ADB are not eligible for the ADB-JSP Scholarship).
  • Gained admission to an approved post graduate course in any of the participating academic institutions. (School of Design and Environment)
  • A bachelor's degree or its equivalent with superior academic record.
  • At least two (2) years of full-time professional working experience
  • Proficiency in oral and written English communication skills to be able to pursue studies.
  • Not more than 35 years old at the time of application.
  • In good health.
  • Should agree to return to his/her home county after completion of studies under the Program.
  • Staff of participating academic institutions are not eligible for the Scholarship.
  • Executive Directors, Alternate Directors, management and staff of ADB, consultants, and relatives of the aforementioned are not eligible for the Scholarship.
  • Executive Directors, Alternate Directors, management and staff of the other international organizations are not eligible for the Scholarship.
  • Applicants living or working in a country other than his/her home country are not eligible for the Scholarship.

Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute to the economic and social development of their home countries.

more information

ADB-JSP Coordinators

School of Design and Environment
Email: sdelvlc@nus.edu.sg

School of Design and Environment
School of Design & Environment (Dean's Office)
4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117 566

Or you can also visit ADB- Japan Scholarship Program's website at www.adb.org/jsp for more detail information about this program

Penawaran beasiswa Advanced Diploma / Certificate II di Australia

Australia Scholarship Pty Ltd menawarkan beasiswa penuh untuk belajar di
Aces Centre CollegeSydney, Australia dan meraih gelar Advance Diploma in
Accounting / Information
 Techonology / Certificate II in Information
Technology
. Batas waktu pendaftaran : 20 Juli 2009.

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