The Nestl� Scholarship for Women, Worldwide

The Nestl� Scholarship for Women was first awarded in 1997 and was initiated by a group of IMD MBA participants who wanted to encourage women to take the MBA.
Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application.
Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features:

* Relevance to the essay title
* Organization and structure
* Fully developed arguments
* Persuasiveness
* Personal element and/or passion

IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury/sponsors.
Number of scholarships: One
Amount: CHF 25,000
Geographic region: Worldwide (with preference given to developing countries)

Who can qualify: Accepted women candidates who demonstrate financial need. Employees of Nestl� and its subsiduaries are not elegible.

Criteria: Submitting an essay discussing the issue: �Does diversity in management impact the bottom line? If so, how?� (maximum 750 words)

Deadline: September 30

Contact: Scholarship essays, or questions, should be sent to mbafinance[at]imd.ch

http://www.imd.ch/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Nestle.cfm

Faculty of Humanities
Doctoral research fellowship

Up to 20 Ph.D. positions are announced at the Faculty of Humanities. The positions announced are open to all disciplines at the Faculty.

The Faculty has approximately 130 Ph.D. students divided into seven departments and one center:
•Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History
•Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages
•Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
•Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
•Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
•Department of Media and Communication
•Department of Musicology
•Centre for Ibsen Studies

The advertised positions are open for all research fields at the Faculty of Humanities. In the actual processing of the applications, however, strategic considerations may be applied in the selection process, such as imminent need for recruitment within certain disciplines or subjects. Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may also be given preference.

The person who is appointed will be enrolled in the Faculty's organised researcher training. The academic study will terminate in a doctoral thesis which will be defended at the Faculty, leading to a Ph.D.-degree. The successful candidate is expected to contribute into a research group or network, and for a professional development in the environment.

The appointment is for a duration of 3 years. Any previous employment as a research fellow or appointment to another position will in whole or in part be deducted from the appointment time.

Qualifications and personal skills
In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the quality of the project description and on the assumed academic and personal ability on the part of the candidates to complete the dissertation within the given time frame. The short-listed candidates may be called for an interview at the University of Oslo.

Qualifications
A Master degree or equivalent in an area relevant to the topic of the doctoral dissertation. The masters degree or equivalent has to be achieved by the time of application.

We offer:

•Pay grade 48-55 (NOK 383 900 – 433 400 per year), depending on qualifications
•Academically stimulating working environment
•Good pension benefits under the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund scheme
•Good welfare benefits

Submissions

Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application:

•letter of application
•list of publications
•Curriculum Vitae including grades
•project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions)
Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

See also Guidelines for pertaining to the applisation asessment prosess for doctoral research fellowships and About the doctoral degree/Ph.D. at The faculty of Humanities.

Admission to the Ph.D. programme requires that faculty has the necessary supervision capacity.

The faculty has one Ph.D. programme with seven Ph.D. fields. The applicant must choose which field to be associated with. Selection of field determines which Ph.D. committee will consider the application.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/416842/61723?iso=gb

Public Competition Announcement for PhD courses - 26th cycle

Published in the "Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Trentino Alto-Adige" no. 24/IV, 21/06/2010.
Published in the "Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubbli­ca Italiana, IV Serie Speciale Concorsi ed Esami", no. 53 del 06/07/2010.

Admission to the public competition
Deadline: 18th October, 2010

Application form for the Ph.D programme in "General Pedagogy, Social Pedagogy and General Education"
Application form for the Ph.D programme "Computer Science"
Application form for the Ph.D programme in "Management of Mountain Environment"

For more information about the content of the Ph.D programme, please visit the faculties' websites:

PhD in General Pedagogy, Social Pedagogy and General Education
PhD in Computer Science
PhD in Management of Mountain Environment

http://www.unibz.it/en/public/research/phd/prospectivePhdstudents.html

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM



Working hours : 8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday



A company in capital market industry - subsidiary company of Indonesia Stock Exchange,

urgently needs some candidates to fill position at:







1. Accounting Department (4 months)

Minimal D3 in Economy





2. IT System Development Department (3 months)

S1 in Technology Information or Computer Science

1 year as a developer in .NET







General Qualification:



· From reputable university

· Min. GPA 2.75 (scale: 4.00)

· Age max. 25 years old

· College in last semester are welcomed to apply









Please send your comprehensive resume and recent photograph to:



HR Dept.

PT. Kliring Penjaminan Efek Indonesia

Indonesia Stock Exchange Building Tower I, 5th Floor

Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Jakarta 12190

Or by email: recruitment@kpei.co.id (code: Internship)

You can find out more details of us on www.kpei.co.id

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.

http://twas.ictp.it/news-in-home-page/programmatical/twas-fellowships-call-for-applications-now-open
http://twas.ictp.it/prog/exchange/fell

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.