url: http://www.zmt-bremen.de/Binaries/Binary2883/2011_Ausschreibung_Doktorandenstelle_EN.pdf

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The Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology in Bremen GmbH seeks, at the earliest possible date, to fill a position of
Research Assistant (50%)
for three years. The appointee will be expected to work towards completion of a Ph.D.

Employment terms and conditions are governed by the provisions of the German TV-L, EG 13 for a part-time position. Salary is according to salary grade 13; the working week is 50% of full-time load (currently 19.6 hours).

We are looking for someone with appropriate qualifications in anthropology to conduct one year of field research in the Pacific within an interdisciplinary research project on perceptions of environmental change in the context of debates about global warming.
The field research will be conducted in cooperation with a geologist / sedimentologist; it will be supervised by the recently appointed Leibniz Professor at the ZMT, Prof. Dr. Bettina Beer (University of Lucerne).

Applicants should have completed a university degree (Master) in anthropology with a science minor. Other prerequisites are familiarity with anthropological field methods, knowledge of the Pacific and a special interest in either Psychological / Cognitive Anthropology or the anthropology of human-environment relationships. In addition to a commitment to teamwork and an interest in interdisciplinary research the applicant should have good English skills. The appointee will work with an enthusiastic international team of scientists, offering collegial patterns of work, a cooperative spirit and the opportunity to pursue new ideas.

All other things being equal, preference will be given to female. Disabled applicants whose personal and educational qualifications are the equal of those of others will also be given preference.

Applications (in German or English) should include a complete CV, a short description of your research interests and experience and two letters of reference; it should be sent, by February 1, 2012, as a PDF file to isabel.sanz.jannke@zmt-bremen.de
or in written form to:
Mrs. I. Sanz Jannke
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology GmbH.
Fahrenheit Straße 6,
28359 Bremen,
Germany.
For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Bettina Beer (Bettina.Beer@unilu.ch) or
Mrs. I. Sanz Jannke.

PhD Studentships
Edinburgh Napier University - Institute for Sustainable Construction and the School of Engineering and the Built Environment

An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertake a funded three year full-time PhD studentship within the Institute for Sustainable Construction and the School of Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. The studentship will cover tuition fees to home/EU level, and will provide a standard living allowance (stipend), currently £13,590 per annum. Overseas students are eligible to apply, but will be liable to pay the difference between home/EU and overseas fees. Note that fees are subject to change annually throughout the programme of study.

The Research Institute is currently offering four full-time studentships across a number of its main research groups:

• Scottish Energy Centre

• Centre for Geotechnics

• Centre for Infrastructure Research and the Centre for Offsite Construction & Innovative Structures

Details of the research themes being supported by each of the Centres is available by clicking on the `Research Studentships' button on the Institute website:

http://www.napier.ac.uk/instituteforsustainableconstruction/Pages/home.aspx

These positions are available to start in January 2012.

Information on the wider activities of the Research Institute, its Centres and the School can be found at:

http://www.napier.ac.uk/instituteforsustainableconstruction/Pages/Home.aspx

http://www.napier.ac.uk/sebe/

Financial Support

Financial support will be awarded competitively on a merit basis.

Closing date: Friday 21st October 2011

For further details and information on how to apply, please visit www.napier.ac.uk/vacancies