Master Informatics Scholarships 2009/2010 at the City University London

Master Informatics Scholarships 2009/2010

The School of Informatics offers a number of scholarships of £2,000 for both home and overseas well-qualified postgraduate students on the following one year full-time master’s courses:

# Software Engineering
# e-Business Systems
# Information Systems
# Human-centred Systems
# Geographic Information Systems
# Information Systems & Technology
# Business Systems Analysis & Design
# Information Science
# Information Management
# Library Science
# Geographic Information Management
# Information Management in the Cultural Sector
# Electronic Publishing
# Health Informatics
# Healthcare Technologies

Scholarships will be offered to both home and overseas well-qualified applicants wishing to take up a place on any of the above courses in September 2009. The scholarships, each valued at £2,000, are intended to assist students to pay the fees for their chosen course of study. They will be awarded on a competitive basis to the most promising applicants.

How to apply

Complete an application form for your chosen programme of study, attaching a letter stating that you also wish to be considered for an Informatics Scholarship. Exceptionally well qualified applicants will be offered a scholarship at the time we make an offer of a place on the programme.

Deadlines for application

We will consider applications at three points in the year. If you wish to be considered for a scholarship, please make sure we receive your COMPLETE application form ( complete references, transcripts etc) and letter by one of these dates.

# Round 1: 1 January 2009
# Round 2: 30 April 2009
# Round 3: 30 June 2009

Terms and conditions
1. Scholarships are awarded at the sole discretion of the Course Director. Course Directors may require applicants to submit an assignment or an essay, for example, as part of the selection process.
2. Scholarships are only available to students paying the full fee on one of the participating courses.
3. The scholarship is intended to assist the student meet the cost of the fee payable in respect of the course and will be deducted from the fees charged to the student or the student’s sponsor.
4. The scholarship will not be recorded on the degree certificate from the University. However, references for students who have successfully completed the course may refer to the scholarship.
5. Applicants may only apply for a scholarship once, but if a deadline is missed it will automatically be considered for the next round.

Note that anyone who applied for the scholarships under previous rules will automatically be considered under the new rules.

Tel: 020 7040 0248
Email: pginfo@soi.city.ac.uk

http://www.city.ac.uk/studentcentre/support/scholarships/postgrad.html

YGGDRASIL mobility programme 2009-2010 Norway

The YGGDRASIL mobility programme offers funding for international Ph.D. students and younger researchers for research stays in Norway.

Personal mobility grants
As from the academic year 2009-2010, the Research Council of Norway is offering mobility grants to highly qualified, international Ph.D. students and younger researchers from 25 countries in connection with research stays in Norway of one to ten months through the YGGDRASIL mobility programme.

The mobility programme encompasses all subjects and disciplines and takes its name from Yggdrasil, the immense ash tree from Norse mythology whose branches extend throughout the world and into the heavens.

Countries covered under the programme
The programme offer grants to the following 25 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Application deadline
Applicants must submit a personal mobility grant application via the Research Council's eSøknad electronic submission service.

The deadline for applying for grants under the YGGDRASIL mobility programme is in the spring for the following academic year.

In 2009, the application deadline is 22 April for the academic year 2009-2010.

Further information on the website.
Email: mej@forskningsradet.no This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

PhD Scholarship and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available University of Texas San Antonio Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics

Position Open

PhD Scholarship and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available
University of Texas San Antonio
Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics

Position Open Until Filled

For further information, please contact:
Steve Ackley
Phone: 210-458-6793
Email: Stephen.ackley@utsa.edu

Or Hongjie Xie
Phone: 210-458-5445
Email: hongjie.xie@utsa.edu

Or visit the Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at: http://www.utsa.edu/LRSG/

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The Department of Geological Sciences and Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellow and a PhD scholarship in remote sensing, spatial analysis, and modeling of Antarctic sea ice. The
project is funded by the new NASA research project "Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness from Space: Validating Estimates from the Laser and Radar
Satellite Altimeters with Ship-Based Measurements."

Both positions have the possibility to participate in field experiments. Each will be part of a multi-disciplinary research team of collaborators
working on the characterization of sea ice thickness and extent, snow-ice interface temperature, ice concentration, sea ice related bio-geochemistry and ecosystems from both satellite remote sensing and in situ measurements, as well as ice, ocean, and atmosphere interaction and modeling. Satellite data to be used includes, but is not limited to, ICESat, AMSR-E, RADARSAT, MODIS, EnviSAT, and QuikSCAT.

Candidates for the PhD scholarship must hold a Master's or equivalent degree in science (remote sensing, geophysics, physical geography, or
geology). Candidates for the Postdoctoral position must hold a PhD degree in science or engineering (remote sensing, geophysics,
atmosphere, civil engineering). For both positions candidates should have a strong background in research, image processing and analysis, and
spatial data analysis. Strong programming skills and modeling experiences are a plus. The advisors to this position expect a general
interest in climate studies and the Antarctic. Applicants must have good written and verbal communication skills.

To apply, please email an application to Professors Ackley and Xie, including:
1) A short description of qualifications and research interests
2) A curriculum vita that provides relevant academic, employment, and personal details
3) Authorized transcripts of course work and authorized copies of university diplomas and degrees, all translated into English
4) Three letters of support from previous employers or supervisors
5) English proficiency certification, if applicable
6) For the postdoctoral position, at least one peer-reviewed journal publication relative to the research project is required.

The position is available immediately and will be open until it is filled. The PhD candidate will be required to apply for enrollment as a
PhD student at the Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program at UTSA. Please mention this PhD scholarship announcement in your graduate school application and notify the advisors, by email, of your application.

For further information, please contact:
Steve Ackley
Phone: 210-458-6793
Email Stephen.ackley@utsa.edu

Or:
Hongjie Xie
Phone: 210-458-5445
Email: hongjie.xie@utsa.edu

Or visit the Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at: http://www.utsa.edu/LRSG/

Nottingham University Business School Phd Scholarships

PhD Funding and Scholarships 2009-10

Nottingham University Business School Scholarships

The School is offering the following scholarships to full time Doctoral students for the 2009/10 session:

• Seven full Scholarships covering full tuition fees as well as tax-free living expenses of £13,290 per year (estimate at ESRC rate). Two of these scholarships are being offered by the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) and another is being offered by the Christel DeHaan Travel and Tourism Research Institute (TTRI). All scholarships are available to both Home/EU and overseas students. Students who want to be considered for the scholarship competition should submit their application by 24th April 2009 at the latest.

Please note that applications for Nottingham University Business School Scholarships will be disregarded unless you have indicated, in the personal details section of the online application form or section 3 on the hardcopy postgraduate application form, where it asks 'how do you expect to pay for your studies' that you wish to be considered, i.e. you need to state 'NUBS Scholarship applicant'. School Scholarship applications will be evaluated on the basis of former qualifications, academic background, references and research proposal. All of the required documentation in relation to this must be submitted to us by the deadline.

Austria : OMV Scholarship for innovative master program

MSc Program
Renewable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe

OMV, Central Europe's leading oil and gas company, deals in context of research projects with improvements in energy efficiency, greenhouse gas minimisation as well as economical use of biogenous fuels. Furthermore OMV awards two scholarships to the outstanding MSc Program "Renewable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe" to participants from Hungary and Slovakia. These two grants to participants from Hungary and Slovakia in the amount of EUR 13,000 each will be awarded by a jury. The participation of the scholarship holder is EUR 4,500. Any recourse of law is excluded. The winner will be informed.

Application:
Please send your complete Grant Application consisting of application form, CV and motivation letter to newenergy@tuwien.ac.at by June 26, 2009 the latest.

Information:
Technische Universität Wien
Continuing Education Center
DI Andrea Würz
Tel: +43 / (0)1 / 58801-41721

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UK : IMSAS PhD Studentships

The closing date for IMSAS PhD studentships for this year will be 26 June.

IMSAS PhD studentships are open to candidates applying to the PhD programme in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or Pure Mathematics.
Applicants must have a good Honours degree (either first or upper second class) or a Masters degree, in a relevant subject. Please indicate in your PhD application that you wish to be considered for available studentships.
It is not necessary to provide a detailed research proposal but
applications should include a research topic. Please consult the IMSAS web pages to review the research interests of staff members. Applicants are encouraged to contact staff regarding research topics.

Statistics: http://www.kent.ac.uk/ims/statistics/index.html ^[1]
Applied Maths: http://www.kent.ac.uk/ims/applied-maths/index.htm ^[2]
Pure Maths: http://www.kent.ac.uk/IMS/groups/puremaths/index.htm ^[3]
Actuarial Science: http://www.kent.ac.uk/ims/actuarial/index.html ^[4]

Online application form:

Queries: imspg-admiss@kent.ac.uk

UK : Robust navigation and path planning for ExoMars rovers

PhD Description: Cranfield University

Under the Aurora Exploration Program, the European Space Agency (ESA) developed the concept and lunched the preparation activities of the ExoMars mission. This mission will start in 2013 whereas the flight will last nearly one year and has as objectives the following:

• To search for signs of past and present life on Mars;
• To characterize the water/geo-chemical environment as a function of depth in the
• shallow subsurface;
• To study the surface environment and identify hazards to future human missions;
• To investigate the planet’s subsurface and deep interior to better understand the evolution and habitability of Mars.

ExoMars will consist of an orbiter, a descent module and a six wheeled rover. The first European rover on Mars will carry a drill that can burrow up to 2 m into the Martian surface allowing its scientific instruments to analyse and sample the soil and search for mineral content, composition and traces of past and present life. Once the descent module carried out by the ExoMars spacecraft achieves landing on Mars surface safely, the rover, which will carry, in addition to the drill, Pasteur scientific instruments along with a sample processing system, will be responsible of the navigation and the exploration of Mars planet.

ExoMars is not the first planet robotic deployment mission since eight successful rovers have been deployed on the Moon and Mars over the previous space experiences, including crewed vehicles as well as remote controlled and autonomous robots. The Lunar Roving Vehicle developed by USA for the Apollo missions and the two Lunokhod lunar rovers developed by USSR were used to explore the Moon. The Mars Pathfinder was used the first Mars rover experiment, and the Mars Excursion Rovers Spirit and Opportunity continue to perform well. are two twin rovers landed on the opposite sides of Mars to search for rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activities on Mars. Future rover missions currently being planned include NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (launch in 2009) and the ESA's ExoMars mission (launch in 2013). Spirit and Opportunity neede to be told by human operators which moves to make next. Because each signal takes half an hour to be relayed to Mars and the results take half an hour to come back, this has made progress on the red planet very slow.

One major advantage that the ExoMars rover will have over Nasa's rovers is that it will be doted with enough intelligence to operate autonomously, making its own decisions about picking the best routes on his way of surface exploration.

Cranfield University, and EADS-Astrium have defined a program of research on "Robust navigation and path planning for ExoMars rovers". This is a three-year program undertaken by a PhD student, and involves original research work either developing entirely new techniques of study, or concerned with the application of novel and existing ideas in new ways.

The area of work proposed by EO group, DCMT, Cranfield University and EADS-Astrium is to be based around the increase of the rover mission autonomy for the ExoMars mission under the Aurora program. It concerns the investigation, the design and the validation of solutions to autonomous robotic navigation and trajectory planning using visual sensors with the affordable minimum of power.

The PhD project has the ambition to tackle autonomy issues, for the ExoMars rovers (and other future robotic exploration missions), in terms of accurate visual navigation and robust path planning concept by proposing innovative integrated methodologies able to be validated with space mission constraints. We will opt for approaches that look into how to improve the localization of the rovers by using robust visual natural features from the environment and then plan robot efficiently online trajectories which full fulfill mission requirements. These approaches will be linked to a robust optimization framework that will be applied to vision, path planning, low level control and estimation strategies guaranteeing the precision of the vehicle localization and motion with safe and power optimal trajectories and fault tolerance to navigation systems issues. The produced position estimates and generated robot trajectories will be robust to outliers and faults. The produced strategies will make sure to take robot kinematics and dynamic constraints in addition to the nature of the terrain where the rovers is progressing in his task. The concept and solutions proposed in this work will be useful not only for the ExoMars rover mission but also for all other missions where autonomy of deployed robotic systems is of crucial importance.

The research work will involve the development of (i) a framework (algorithms and associated design and analysis tools) for the development of robust navigation and path planner of the ExoMars rover, and (ii) a software validated prototype of the robust navigation and path planner.

The research work will incorporate aspects of the following areas of interest:

• Robotic Kinematics and dynamic modeling

• Navigation and robust estimation (based on Linfinty optimization)

• 3D vision (Robust stereo vision) and robust image processing

• Path Planning and decision making of autonomous agents.

• Fault diagnosis and reconfiguration.

• Real time validation taking into account space mission requirements.

Entry Requirements:

For this research studentship, we are seeking a talented graduate, having (or be expected to obtain) at least an upper second class honours degree (first class honours preferred), MSc or equivalent in electrical engineering or computer science. Good mathematical background and experience of robotics, vision, control and path planning, data/information fusion and real time systems would be most desirable.

Eligibility:

We are looking for a high quality European student. The studentship is for three years and provides payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate plus a £13,000 per annum (normally tax free) contribution to living expenses. For exceptionally good international students only fees will be considered for payement with no stipend allowed.

To apply send a CV and a covering letter by email as soon as possible to: Dr Aouf n.aouf@cranfield.ac.uk

Europe : The European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies

The European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies

The European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies is an international, interdisciplinary graduate programme in which eight partner universities are cooperating. After the completion of the programme the doctoral degree Doctor Europaeus is awarded.

Profile

The objective of the European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies is the scientific training of scholars who intend to dedicate themselves to academic careers or to serve as experts in national or international organisations where they are called to analyse and cope with social issues in an encompassing perspective. Didactic principle and explicit scientific aim is the development of knowledge regarding the interplay of economic and social phenomena based upon empirical research, adopting the most appropriate and advanced statistical methods. Sess.EuroPhD is thus guided by the socio-economic paradigm, as first proposed by Max Weber, and its application to empirical social science research. Disciplinary specialisation in the social sciences on the one hand and economics on the other tends to disregard the coherence underlying the structure and functionality of modern societies. The socio-economic paradigm is focussed on overcoming this disciplinary fragmentation when studying societies and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.

Programme Structure, Requirements, and Degree

The Sess.EuroPhD is directed towards analysing the interplay of economy and society in various research fields. As dissertation projects seven major areas of research, to be pursued in an interdisciplinary approach, are favoured:

1. The interrelationship between economic and social structure
2. Processes of change of economic organisations and institutions
3. Markets understood as social structures and networks
4. Labour markets, employment, and conflict
5. Welfare state analysis and social security
6. Economic and social inequality and perceptions of social justice
7. Social ethics of the market in face of globalization

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Denmark : PhD scholarship at the University of Copenhagen

Mechanisms of dendrimer uptake by cell membranes

Deadline: 03-04-2009
Publisher: University of Copenhagen
Address: Nørregade 10
City: 1017 København K
Phone: 353 20479
Fax: 35322628
WEB address: www.ku.dk
E-mail: cardenas@nano.ku.dk

Job description

The PhD project is within the area of membrane biophysics mainly the study of uptake mechanisms into the cell. Dendrimers are a unique class of nanostructured vehicles for drug and gene delivery into intracellular targets. They are unique given their monodispersity and multivalency, and can be used both by covalently attaching or encapsulating drugs.

Dendrimers produce high intracellular drug release and target efficiently tumors for

therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The surface chemistry of dendrimers influence their transport across epithelial and endothelial barriers. Dendrimer endocytocis via caveola/lipid rafts is markedly dependant on the dendrimer surface chemistry. The aim of this project is to gain information on why the surface chemistry of the dendrimer is so important for raft mediated endocytosis. In this project we will use both vesicles and supported bilayers as a simple model for cell membranes. We will combine various techniques, mainly dynamic light scattering and fluorescence microscopy, to unravel the mechanisms of dendrimer interaction with lipid bilayers. Changing the lipid composition we will be able to create domains similar to those in the cell membrane.

These techniques will allow us not only to visually inspect but also to quantify the motions of individual molecules within the lipid domains as they interact with dendrimers. The project will be a close collaboration between groups at the Faculties of Science with complementary expertise in surface chemistry and

biophysics.

Qualifications

We seek a talented and dedicated student with a M.Sc. degree of relevance to the project (chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, biology or similar). Candidates should have some experience/in depth knowledge in at least one of the techniques below:

• Membrane biophysics
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Light scattering

Salary and employment

Salary is according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the respective host organizations. For Ph.D.students presently about DKr. 22.345,17 per month before pension contribution, subject to change depending on qualifications.

The Ph.D. employment will be for a total period of 3 years.

The Ph.D. student will be enrolled at Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. The project involves collaboration with research partners at Faculty of Life Sciences.

Application

The application should contain a motivation letter, CV, letter of recommendation, copy of Master of Science diploma or transcript.

Deadline for application including all material is 3. April 2009 at 12:00 (noon).

Applications should be sent as a single pdf file to cardenas@nano.ku.dk.

Further information:

Please contact Dr Marit Cardenas Gomez cardenas@nano.ku.dk, phone (+45)

353 20499 and/or Prof. Dimitris Stamou stamou@nano.ku.dk, phone (+45) 353 20479.

Australia : Endeavour Awards 2010

Endeavour Awards 2010

Applications for the 2010 round for all Endeavour Awards will open from 6 April to 31 July 2009.

Endeavour Awards for international applicants

Through the Endeavour Awards, the Australian Government provides opportunities for high achieving international students, researchers and professionals to undertake short or long term study, research and professional development in Australia in a broad range of disciplines.

For details of awards available by country of residence, please go to the participating countries page

To read about the experiences of past Award Holders, please visit the testimonial stories page.

Research

Endeavour Research Fellowships provide financial support for postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows from participating countries to undertake short-term research (4-6 months), in any field of study, in Australia. Aimed at building international linkages and
networks, these Awards provide opportunities for award holders to further develop their knowledge and skills.

Endeavour Research Fellowships

Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Research Fellowships

Postgraduate study or research

Endeavour Postgraduate Awards provide full financial support for international students for up to 3 years to undertake a postgraduate qualification at a Masters or PhD level either by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia.

Endeavour Postgraduate Awards

Endeavour Europe Awards (for European candidates only)

Vocational education and training

An Endeavour Vocational Education and Training (VET) Award enables you to study a vocational course at the Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree level in any field of study in Australia.

Vocational education and training provides occupational or work-related knowledge and skills. The courses are directly related to the trade, occupation or `vocation’ in which you participate and exclude degree and higher level programs normally delivered by universities.

Endeavour Vocational Education and Training (VET) Awards

Professional Development

Endeavour Executive Awards provide professional development opportunities for high
achievers in business, industry, education or government from participating countries.

This award provides you with the flexibility to design a program that advances both your professional and personal goals. In consultation with your host organisation, the one to four month program may include activities such as a shadowing program, work placement, attendance at a conference, participation in a short course, or peer-to-peer learning.

Student Exchanges

The Australian Government recognises the many enduring benefits of international exchanges undertaken during the years of undergraduate education. To encourage greater student mobility, the Australian Government funds Australian higher education providers to subsidise the costs to students participating in student exchanges which include tuition fee waiver and credit transfer.

Only Australian higher education providers are eligible to apply for funding for international student exchange programmes.Students (Australian and international) wishing to apply for student subsidies available under these international student exchange programmes should contact the International Office of their institution.

International Student Exchange Programs

Find more information: http://endeavour. deewr.gov. au/