3 PhD positions in Medicine, Tallinn Univ of Technology, Estonia

The Institute of Clinical Medicine in Tallinn University of Technology is looking for two Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships and three Doctoral Students.
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The Institute of Clinical Medicine (ICM) was established as part of the Technomedicum of Tallinn University of Technology in 2007. The Institute operates as a science-, study- and development establishment in the medicine sphere. Clinical medicine is an area that builds a competence bridge between biomedicine and the clinical manifestation of diseases. Our institute adds the missing expertise to the development of the preferential areas in TUT (such as chemistry- and biotechnology, biomedicine), filling an important link in the "Program for scientific-and developmental actions in chemistry, biotechnology and biomedicine for the period of 2005-2015" (TUT, 2005).


ICM is looking to fill the following research positions:

Post-doctoral (1) Experimental Human Pathology.

Research subject: Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive lung disorders.

Post-doctoral (2) Biomarker Discovery.

Research subject: Proteomic characterization of biomarkers in chronic obstructive lung disorders.

PhD Student (1) Experimental Human Pathology.

Research subject: Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive lung disorders.

PhD Student (2) Biomarker Discovery.

Research subject: Proteomic characterization of biomarkers in chronic obstructive lung disorders.

PhD Student (3) eHealth.

Research subject: eHealth applications in Estonian health care system.

The ICM supervisors of the positions include:

Experimental Human Pathology

Professor Ruth Sepper, MD Tallinn University of Technology

Docent Kaiu Prikk, MD Tallinn University of Technology

Professor Thomas Fehniger, Tallinn University of Technology

Professor György Marko-Varga, Lund University

eHealth

Associate Professor Hanna Pohjonen, Aalto University School of Science and Technology & Tallinn University of Technology

Dr. Peeter Ross MD,

Please send your CV with Cover Letter to kmi at ttu dot eekmi at ttu dot eekmi@ttu.ee.

Additional information:

Mariliis Sepper

The Institute of Clinical Medicine

+3726204460

kmi at ttu dot eekmi at ttu dot eekmi@ttu.ee

www.ttu.ee/kmi

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10 PhD positions in Mathematics, Regensburg, Germany

The DFG-Graduiertenkolleg GRK 1692 "Curvature, Cycles, and Cohomology" at the Department of Mathematics of the University Regensburg announces the opening of

10 PhD positions and 2 postdoc positions

starting October 1, 2010. Its areas of research focus on the interaction of arithmetic geometry, global analysis, and geometric PDE. The prospective applicant should have a Diploma or Master degree and seek to finish a PhD project within 3 years.


Applications are to be sent to

Prof. Ulrich Bunke
NWFI-Mathematik

Universität Regensburg
93040 Regensburg
GERMANY

Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

For further information see www-gkmathematik.uni-regensburg.de

European PhD School in Smart Electric Grid and Storage

Talents for Innovation
Positions at the EIT Ph.D. School in
Smart Electricity Grid and Storage


The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected the InnoEnergy consortium to form a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in the field of sustainable energy. The InnoEnergy consortium is part of the strategic initiative of the European Commission, to bridge the innovation gap in Europe and secure a competitive European leadership in the sustainable energy sector. Our mission is to:


- Address long term challenges and identify new opportunities for innovation in Europe
- Transfer higher education, research and innovation activities to the business context and their commercial application (create spin-offs, start-ups and SMEs)

More information about the consortium can be found at the EIT website (http://ping.fm/pPpAX) and at (http://ping.fm/qOkIQ)

The Swedish co-location centre of InnoEnergy is responsible for Smart Electricity Grid and Storage. The Ph.D. School in Smart Electricity Grid and Storage is coordinated by the Colocation Centre Sweden and placed at the Royal Institute of Technology - KTH in Stockholm. Students can be enrolled and placed at any of the InnoEnergy degree issueing academic partner institutions in the eight countries participating in the KIC. When fully operational by 2014, around 80 Ph.D. students of the school are expected to be the prime developer of the smart electricity grid and storage systems of the future. The Ph.D. Program runs over four years, with the first year mainly devoted to specialized courses in subject areas and including course modules on management and entrepreneurship. A minimum of 6 months exchange at another partner organization and internships at sponsoring companies are some of the features of the Ph.D. School. All Ph.D. Positions are fully financed by InnoEnergy partners and the EIT. Admission is open to excellent students worldwide through a competitive selection process. Official language of the Ph.D. School is English.

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Opportunity for Indonesians: Legislative Fellows Program in Washington, D.C.

The American Council for Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) is soliciting applications from young Indonesian professionals interested in participating in ACYPL's Legislative Fellows Program.

The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) Legislative Fellows Program will provide international participants with an in-depth, hands-on exploration of the vital role that a diverse civil society plays at all levels of our country’s political processes and how this involvement informs and enhances American democracy. In doing so, foreign participants will strengthen their understanding of American governance, politics, and the legislative process. The American program participants will gain knowledge and insight into the government and political dynamics of the country in which their hosted fellow lives and works. By traveling overseas, they will gain personal insight into the challenges and opportunities of local political and government systems and share professional perspectives, strategic advice, best practices and shared aspirations. These exchanges will serve as a foundation on which to establish sustainable two-way partnerships between the young professionals from East Asia and the Pacific Rim and their American counterparts, with the goal of promoting and strengthening civil society, transparent politics, good governance, and mutual understanding and trust.


The Legislative Fellows Program is divided into two cycles, with two phases to each cycle. During the first phase of the cycle Fellows from Indonesia will travel to the US for a week of meetings in Washington, DC, a month long legislative fellowship in a pre-determined U.S. state and a week of wrap up and State Department meetings in Washington, DC. The American mentors will then travel to Indonesia for two weeks during the second phase of the cycle.

Legislative Fellows Program applicants must be:

*University Graduates

*Age 25-35

*Fluent in English

*Professionally engaged in politics, elections, policy-making, civic education or grassroots advocacy

*Possess demonstrated leadership abilities and a commitment to public service

*Committed/ able to organizing a program in applicant’s country for American mentor that includes joint outreach and capacity building activities

The application deadline is July 16. The application form is attached. Please email it to applications@ usindo.org by July 16, 2010

TWAS Fellowships 2010

TWAS Fellowships: Call for applications now open

Postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholar and advanced research fellowships available to scientists from developing countries. Deadlines vary.

TWAS is now accepting applications for its postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholars and advanced research fellowship programmes. The fellowships are offered to scientists from developing countries and are tenable at centres of excellence in various countries in the South, including Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Thailand and Kenya. Eligible fields include: agricultural and biological sciences, medical and health sciences, chemistry, engineering, astronomy, space and earth sciences, mathematics and physics.


Please see www.twas.org > Programmes > Exchange for the latest information regarding all these programmes, including eligibility criteria, deadlines, etc, and to download the application forms. Women scientists are especially encouraged to apply.

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PhD Studentship in Web Technologie - De Montford University

PhD Studentship
De Montfort University

WEB COLLIDER (Keywords: Semantic Web, Internet, Search Engine, Creative Computing and Future Computation)

Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University, Leicester, England

STARTING OCTOBER 2010

A PhD research studentship at the Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT), De Montfort University (DMU) is available to suitably qualified students.


The next generation of the web is known as Semantic Web, or Web 3.0. Here, users’ search intentions are interpreted semantically by search engines, so that search results returned will, in theory, be closer to what they wanted. However, as the web becomes better at understanding and steering user intentions, much of the more serendipitous and creative aspects of surfing will be lost.

This PhD project aims to provide users with a 'breadcrumb trail' of unique navigations through tagged content of all types: text, images, sounds and media. These navigations will provide creative stimulation and offer new insights into relationships between information that is not based simply on chance or even oppositional encounters, but rather on a more poetic sense of unity. To achieve this kind of result the tool will interrogate the way in which current search algorithms distinguish 'positive' and 'negative' information in order to achieve a new system of values for the classification of data. The supervision team will include Professor Hongji Yang, Professor Andrew Hugill and Professor Jim Hendler. For more information please contact Professor Hongji Yang by email: hyang@dmu.ac.uk or call +44 (0)116 250 6398.

This research opportunity is one of 15 scholarships funded by DMU in 2010/11 to build on our excellent achievements in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. It will develop the University’s research capacity into new and evolving areas of study, enhancing DMU’s national and international research partnerships.

Applications are invited from UK or overseas students with a good first degree (First, 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant subject and a keen interest in computer science. Doctoral scholarships are available for up to three years’ full-time study starting October 2010 and provide a bursary of £13,500pa in addition to University tuition fees.

Applicants should contact Lisa McNicoll at lmcnicoll@dmu.ac.uk to receive an application pack.

Please quote ref: DMU Scholarships 2010

CLOSING DATE: Monday 2 August

PhD Studentship in Computing - Goldsmiths College, University of London

Three 3-year full-time PhD Studentships in Computing
Goldsmiths, University of London - Department of Computing

The Department of Computing at Goldsmiths is pleased to announce up to three 3-year full-time PhD studentships, available from October 2010.

The Department of Computing is a leading centre for the study of computer science within creative, cognitive and social contexts. Research groups within the Department include Intelligent Sound and Music Systems, and Narrative and Interactive Media. In addition, the Department is an integral part of two College-wise research centres: the Centre for Cognition, Computation and Culture, and the Goldsmiths Digital Studios.


The Department offers two PhD programmes:

* PhD in Computing (covering all aspects of computer science, and examined by thesis and viva)
* PhD in Arts and Computational Technology (containing a practice-led component, and examined by thesis, viva, and a practical component in a form appropriate to the artistic and technical project)

Studentships, consisting of awards covering fees (home or overseas) and a stipend of £13,590 per annum, will be awarded to exceptional candidates with the potential to enhance the Department's overall research, and/or to make a significant contribution to the work of a research group or centre. Individual staff research expertise can be viewed at http://ping.fm/T3Ow8

Applicants should hold, or expect to have obtained, a Master's degree in a relevant discipline by the time the studentship starts. As part of the studentship, the successful candidates will be expected to carry out light teaching or administrative duties within the Department. Applications should be sent by e-mail to Dr Christophe Rhodes (c.rhodes@gold.ac.uk), and should consist of a covering letter, a research proposal (a maximum of 2,000 words) and a full CV, giving contact details for two academic referees.

Application deadline: 23 July 2010

Interviews: week commencing 2 August 2010

For informal enquiries or any more information, please contact Professor Mark d'Inverno (dinverno@gold.ac.uk).

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PhD Studentship in Health Education - University of Hull

PhD Scholarship in Education
Improving the health and wellbeing of Middle Eastern children and young people by addressing the determinants of obesity
University of Hull

To celebrate the University's research successes, the University of Hull is offering one International PhD fee bursary for candidates applying for the following project

Improving the health and wellbeing of Middle Eastern children and young people by addressing the determinants of obesity

Closing date 16 July 2010; Studentships will start in September 2010


Supervisors: Professor Derek Colquhoun (d.colquhoun@hull.ac.uk), Jo Pike

Visit www.hull.ac.uk/phd to download a copy of the application form.

This scholarship will build on successful research initiatives in the Institute for Learning. Shape Up, funded by DG Sanco for 3 years, focused on how children and young people could address the determinants of obesity. Hull City Council has extended Shape Up in all primary schools for a 2 further years. As part of the development of Shape Up we are looking for the PhD to investigate the appropriateness of the project in other parts of the world including Australia, and in this case, the Middle East. The project will be conducted in collaboration with Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.

The successful applicant will need an understanding of the education systems of the Middle East and Oman and Jordan in particular. They will also be skilled quantitative and qualitative researchers who are comfortable researching across education organisations and health promotion in school communities.

Supervision will be by Professor Derek Colquhoun, Jo Pike and at this stage we envisage additional supervision by staff at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

Applicants will be expected to hold a minimum of a UK upper second class Honours degree, or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline.

The International PhD Fee bursaries will cover full tuition fees for full-time overseas students for three years, depending on satisfactory progress.

PhD Studentship in Sociology - Goldsmiths College University of London

3-year full-time PhD Studentship in Sociology
Goldsmiths, University of London - Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths is pleased to announce one 3-year PhD studentship in sociology, available from October 2010 or January 2011.

The studentship is open to home and overseas applicants, and covers fees and an annual stipend at the standard UK Research Council level (currently £13,590 per annum).

The studentship will be awarded to an exceptional candidate whose profile has the potential to enhance the Department's overall research and/or make a significant contribution to the work of a research group within the Department. Research in the Department is focused in six clusters:


* Race, Religion, Ethnicity and Nationalism
* World Cities, Economies and Social Exclusion
* Culture
* Gender and Social Life
* Politics, Rights and Globalisation
* Life-sciences, Medicine, Technology and Health.

You are advised to consult our staff pages to identify a potential supervisor whose research is closely relevant to your area of interest. For individual staff expertise, please visit the staff web pages at http://ping.fm/OpIA8

Applicants should hold, or expect to have attained, a Master's degree (distinction or merit) by the time the studentship commences. A Master's degree in methods of social research is not a requirement, but would be particularly desirable. As part of the studentship, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out light teaching and/or administrative duties, normally in years two and three.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to Dr Monica Greco, Postgraduate Convenor (m.greco@gold.ac.uk), and should consist of a short covering letter, a research proposal (maximum 2,000 words) and a full CV, including the names of two academic referees.

Application deadline: 21 July 2010
Interview date: week commencing 2 August 2010

For more information, please contact our Postgraduate Secretary, Bridget Ward (b.ward@gold.ac.uk).

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Doctoral - Public infrastructure projects: a qualitative management study of open innovation systems

Public infrastucture project PhD scholarship

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a significant player in the Australian higher education sector, and its rapid growth in research performance has cemented its position as one of the nation’s top universities for quality and teaching in internationally significant, high-impact, leading edge research.

QUT is offering an Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) PhD scholarship, with a top-up from our Project Management Academy.

You will study within QUT’s School of Urban Development in the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering alongside a dynamic, friendly and supportive team working on a landmark ARC research project.


The title of the project is “Maximising diffusion of innovative products on public infrastructure projects: a qualitative management study of open innovation systems”.

Study topic

The area of study is management in project-based industries, and you will choose a specific topic within this field. Possible study options include motivation of stakeholders, client leadership, innovation adoption, procurement systems, project management, relationship networks, knowledge management or related topics.

Term of study and remuneration

This is an opportunity for full-time study and the degree is to be completed within three years. The successful applicant will receive a scholarship worth $39,375 per year (tax exempt) which equates to a taxable income of around $56,000.

The scholarship will provide support for the three-year candidature of the successful applicant. In addition to the scholarship, QUT will provide up to $10,000 for research expenses over the course of your study (including international conference travel), with the possibility of undertaking part-time tutoring work.

Eligibility

To be eligible you will need an Honours 1 or 2A degree within the broad fields of business, civil engineering or urban development. Equivalency may be granted for a two-year masters degree by research or a two-year masters degree by coursework with a GPA of 5 on a 7 point scale (with at least 33% research component). In judging equivalence, QUT may also consider other studies, other research experience, research publications, referees’ reports and relevant work experience.

Application closing date

Applications close at 12pm on Friday, 30 July 2010.


How to apply

To apply, please email your CV to Dr Karen Manley (k.manley@qut.edu.au) and Dr Tim Rose (tm.rose@qut.edu.au) by 12pm on Friday, 30 July 2010.