Beasiswa S3 Italia: 6 PhD Positions in Agrobiodiversity, SS Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

The PhD Programme in Agrobiodiversity is aimed at the enhancement of human resource capacities in the use and management of genetic variation in agricultural and natural systems, in order to improve the sustainability of agricultural systems and the conservation of genetic resources for the well-being of present and future generations.

The Programme is structured in the following curricula:
Curriculum A - Plant genetic resources: teaching and research activities take place in ENEA Research Center at "La Casaccia", a few kilometres from Rome;
Curriculum B - Functional biodiversity in agroecosystems : teaching and research activities take place in Pisa, at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.

Admission Requirements
- possession of a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree or equivalent title in Experimental Sciences, at an Italian or foreign university and ssession of a Degree awarded after, at least, a four-year course in Experimental Sciences;
- to be younger than 35 years (date of birth after 15 July 1974), older than 35 may be exceptionally admitted by the Admission Committee.

Positions and grants
6 positions with 6 fellowships (the net amount is € 12.500, all inclusive):
the first 4 (four) eligible candidates of Curriculum A and the first 2 (two) eligible candidates of Curriculum B will be awarded a scholarship. The School may also admit eligible candidates up to a maximum number of 2 positions.

Deadlines
applications must be submitted on line by July 15, 2009, 12 pm GMT at www.sssup.it/ phdapplicationon line
a hardcopy of the application (signed by the candidate), together with the enclosures requested, must reach by July 30, 2009:

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

The envelope must show the indication "Application International Doctoral Programme in Agrobiodiversity"

Application and attachments
Enclosures to the hard copy of the applications:
1.the copy of a valid identity document. Non Schengen area citizens will have to provide a photocopy of their passport
2.copy of their curriculum vitae et studiorum
3.photocopy of the candidate's university degree or equivalent. University degree and study certificates (except those written in English, French, German, Portuguese or Spanish) must be translated into Italian and legalized by an Italian Embassy or Consulate;
4.the results of the English language proficiency test (TOEFL or IELTS or CPE) or other documents certifying the knowledge of the English language;
5.copy of the proposed doctoral research project, including:
Title;
Rationale;
State of art with relevant literature (max 1 page);
General and specific research objectives (max 2 pages);
Materials and methods (max 2 pages);
Expected results (max 1 page);
Time schedule of activities;
6.The indication of candidate's major skills (choose maximum three fields, using numbers (1, 2, 3) to indicate the primary, secondary and tertiary fields) among the following:
Agronomy/cropping systems
Biotechnology
Breeding
Crop/Plant Ecology
Crop/Plant Physiology
Entomology
Genetics
Genomics and/or Proteomics
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Pathology
Weed Science
Other (specify)
7.at least two letters of presentation from former supervisors;
8.one passport-size photograph with the name printed on the back;
9.any document and/or publication that the candidate deems worthy of consideration, including any association with research institutions;
10.a numbered list of the documents attached.

Selection of applicants
Assessment of the titles: the submitted documents and publications, including the CV, and the Research Project.

Beginning of the PhD Programme:
The PhD Programme will start on 20 January 2010

Information:
agrobiodiversity@sssup.it

Attached documents:
Call for applications 2009/10 (file pdf, 224 Kb)


website link:
http://www.sssup. it/context. jsp?ID_LINK= 405&area= 46

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Beasiswa ke Jerman : PhD position in neuroscience

The Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) is a newly established interdisciplinary institution at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen funded by the German Excellence Initiative program.
Highly motivated and enthusiastic applicants are invited for PhD research positions in CIN to explore the molecular and cellular processes underlying senses of touch and pain.

Although mechanosensation might be the most ancient of our five senses, touch and mechanical pain remain the least understood of the vertebrate sensory transduction events both at cellular and molecular level. In order to investigate the molecular and cellular nature of mechanosensation, electrophysiology techniques, calcium imaging, cell culture techniques and immunofluorescence staining, confocal laser scanning microscopy, electron microscopy and standard techniques of molecular cell biology will be employed.

Applicants are expected to be enthusiastic about working in an interdisciplinary and challenging research area, and should be highly motivated. In addition, applicants with a background in neuroscience or biophysics are highly encouraged to apply.
Please submit your application including a detailed CV and names of up to two referees via e-mail (preferably as a single pdf file) to:

jinghu@mdc-berlin.de

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Info Beasiswa S3 2009 : PhD Position in Applied Mathematics at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

website link:
http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/news/jobs

PhD positions
on sparse tensor approximation methods for high-dimensional transport
problems

The Seminar for Applied Mathematics of ETH Zuerich
(http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/)offers a full PhD position in the
framework of a project on "Sparse Tensor Approximation Methods for
High-Dimensional Transport Problems".

Sparse tensor product approximations also known as sparse grids have
emerged as a powerful tool for the numerical treatment of
high-dimensional problems in areas as diverse as quantitative finance,
deterministic methods for stochastic PDEs, and data mining. The area
is still rapidly evolving and offers fascinating research
opportunities. Researchers at the Seminar for Applied Mathematics of
ETH Zuerich are among the leaders in the field.

In this project sparse tensor product approximation is to be explored
as a novel approach to kinetic equations, see
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2008. 02.025 . The PhD project will
have a focus on efficient algorithms and data structures, which is
an exciting challenge in its own right. The PhD work will be jointly
supervised by Prof. C. Schwab and Prof. R. Hiptmair.

The positions is temporary and limited to 3-4 years after a three
month period of probation. The holder will be regular ETH research
staff and receive a gross salary of roughly 66,000 Swiss Francs (about
EUR 41.000, USD 55.000). The positions will involve teaching of
tutorial lectures, supervision of undergraduate students, and grading
of examinations equivalent to a total workload of about 10h/week.

Candidates must have a master or diploma degree in mathematics, a
(computational) engineering discipline, or in (computational) science.
Their education record should indicate strong interest and exceptional
skills in computer simulation as well as familiarity with important
numerical methods for the approximate solution partial differential
equations (finite elements, finite volumes, etc.). Experience with
object oriented programming in C++ is essential.

Knowledge of German is not required, but the candidates must possess
good communication skills and should be fluent in English, both oral
and in writing.

Applications should be sent electronically (as PDF files) to Ms.
Ballarin (ballarin@sam. math.ethz. ch). They must include
* a curriculum vita complete with date of birth and family status
* a complete record of academic education including grades and all
achievements.
* abstracts of theses (master etc.) and descriptions of projects done
before graduation. (include theses, reports and papers, if possible)
* Complete addresses (including e-mail) of two established academic
researchers who can give an assessment of the candidate's skills.

Deadline: March 31, 2009 (position may be filled on a first come first
served basis)

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Beasiswa S2: Master Degree in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, AIT, Thailand

The objective of this new academic programme is to instil the necessary
capacity for interdisciplinary management and minimize the effects of
disasters and people in the front line of disaster preparedness and
response. At the end of the programme, graduates will have acquired a
deep understanding of scientific and natural disasters.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
* Professional Master’s Degree Program
* Master’s Degree Program
* Post-Graduate Certificate Program
COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS
* Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)
* And the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States of America
* International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Netherlands
* International Centre for Security Urban Engineering (ICUS), The University of Tokyo, Japan
* University of Washington (UW), Institute of International Education Tsunami (ITTI), USA
* Coastal Resource Center (CRC), University of Rhode Island, USA
* Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
* United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok
* Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan
SCHOLARSHIPS & assistantships
A limited number of fellowships and scholarships are available for
successful candidates with high school and / or experience in disaster
related activities.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Candidates with engineering, architecture, natural and social sciences,
management and backgrounds are eligible to apply for this program.
Those with backgrounds in relevant fields of study or work experience
will be given priority for selection. Application
must be submitted before June 15 for the month of August and half of
the intake air on November 15 for the month of January semester
recruitment. Application on-line can be made at: http://www.ait.ac.th/apply/
CONTACT ADDRESS
For more information, please contact:
Disaster preparedness, mitigation and management of the programme Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4 12120, Thailand
Tel: +66 2-524-6423
Fax: +66 2-524-6059
Email: dpmm@ait.ac.th
Website: http://www.ait.ac.th/dpmm

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