PhD Studentship
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences

Faculty of Medicine & Health

PhD Studentship

Value of Award: One studentship - Fees paid at international rate,
plus £13,290 maintenance for up to three years full-time study. We
would particularly welcome applications from candidates from low to
middle income countries

Closing Date: 31 March 2009

Minimum Academic Requirements:

A good first degree or post graduate qualification in a relevant
discipline. The studentship will be awarded to the strongest candidate
by merit.

Content Area:

The Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) invites applications for
a PhD Studentship in one of the following areas:

* Piloting MDR-TB treatment in the community in Bangladesh
* Is a community-based intervention 'Smoke Free Homes' successful
in the implementation of smoking restrictions at homes?
* Understanding and facilitating health decisions in individuals
with a family history of cancer
* Evaluating Artificial Intelligence methodologies used to create
individualised interventions in healthcare.
* Assessment of age-inequalities in cardiac care across England and Wales

For further particulars about these projects, look at
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/lihs/jobspostgrad2.html

Application Procedures: Two application forms (Institute and
University) must be completed:

The LIHS Application Form is available at
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/lihs/jobspostgrad2.html or by post from the
Research Support Secretary, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences,
Charles Thackrah Building, University of Leeds, 101 Clarendon Road,
Leeds LS2 9LJ

Tel: +44 (0)113 34 37354 Email: k.weston-garcia@leeds.ac.uk

A University of Leeds Application Form for undertaking postgraduate
study is available at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/appfmweb.doc

All enquiries about the application process are to be made to:
Claire Walton, Postgraduate Research Student Co-ordinator, Faculty
Graduate School Room 10.110, Level 10 Worsley Building, University of
Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL Tel: +44 (0) 113 34 37497 Email:
hcscw@leeds.ac.uk

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UN Journalism Fellowships

Posted: 07 Mar 2009 02:08 AM PST

United Nations is pleased to announce that the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2009 Fellowship Program. The deadline for submission of application is March 22, 2009. (Please allow sufficient time for your application to arrive by Friday, 20 March , 2009)

The Fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web journalists, age 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Fellowships will begin in mid-September and extend to late November and will include the cost of travel and accommodations in New York, as well as a per diem allowance.

The Fellowship Program is open to journalists who are native to one of the developing countries in Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean, and are currently working full-time for a bona fide media organization in a developing nation. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to international affairs and to conveying a better understanding of the United Nations to their readers and audiences. They must also have approval from their media organizations to spend up to two months in New York to report from the United Nations.

The journalists who are awarded Fellowships are given the incomparable opportunity to observe international diplomatic deliberations at the United Nations, to make professional contacts that will serve them for many years to come, to interact with seasoned journalists from around the world, and to gain a broader perspective and understanding of matters of global concern. Many past Fellows have risen to prominence in their professional and countries.

This is the 48th year the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund has sponsored the Fellowship Program for Journalists. The program is administered on a volunteer basis by journalists at the United Nations, who raise money from foundations, corporations and diplomatic missions.

Eligibility and documentation requirements and Fellowship application form are available at: http://unjournalismfellowship.org

Questions about the program, eligibility and application process can be directed to info@unjournalismfellowship.org.

NCCR Democracy
Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century

Open positions: Two Ph.D. students
NCCR project “Civil Society – Government Interactions in Global Governance”

The NCCR Democracy is an interdisciplinary research program on the
challenges to democracy in the 21st century funded by the Swiss
National Science Foundation and the University of Zurich. In the
framework of the NCCR project “Civil Society – Government Interactions
in Global Governance” we are seeking two Ph.D. students. The
appointment is for four years and will begin on October 1, 2009.

Project description: The project will study how civil society groups
(NGOs and business groups) and government representatives interact in
the context of global environmental policy making. It will concentrate
on developing a formal (game theoretical) model to explain government
and civil society groups behavior. It will also use a combination of
qualitative case studies and statistical analysis to test hypotheses
generated by the theoretical model. The empirical work will mainly
cover global climate change and ozone layer policy as well as policies
pertaining to trade in hazardous wastes and endangered species.

Position / Profile: We are looking for two PhD students with a strong
interest in analyzing global environmental issues from a political
economy perspective. We expect you to hold an MA/MSc in political
science and/or economics, to have strong methodological skills, a keen
interest in questions of political economy, a good knowledge of
political science and political economy theories, and a strong command
of English. Expertise in formal modelling (game theory) is not
necessary, but will have to be acquired during the first year.

Terms of employment: We offer the successful candidates an
intellectually challenging position in one of the leading political
science research centers in Europe and the prospects of obtaining a
PhD from ETH Zürich (http://www.ib.ethz.ch/phd/index). Your employment
and workplace will be in the International Political Economy research
group at the CIS, which is led by Prof. Thomas Bernauer
(http://www.ib.ethz.ch). The salary will be according to the pay scale
of the Swiss National Science Foundation (ca. CHF 3’000.- /month,
which is sufficient to support a modest one person household in
Zürich). The employment is for four years. Applications: Applications
should include a letter of motivation, a detailed curriculum vitae,
two letters of recommendation, copies of all academic
degrees, the MA/MSc thesis or two recent seminar papers. Please submit
your application in two Pdf files, the first containing all parts of
the application except the MA/MSc thesis or seminar papers, to Ms
Claudia Jenny at cjenny@icr.ethz.gess.ch.

The deadline for applications is May 15, 2009.

--
ETH Zurich
Dr. Michael M. Bechtel
Center for Comparative and International Studies
WEC C 25
Weinbergstrasse 11
CH-8092 Zurich
michael.bechtel@ir.gess.ethz.ch
www.ib.ethz.ch/people/mbechtel
+41 44 632 62 68 phone
+41 44 632 12 89 fax

researcher with a university degree in engineering, life or computer sciences without PhD

Medical University of Gdansk is seeking enthusiastic researchers willing to participate in the TEAM project: "Integrated measurement of arterial function and sympathetic nervous system activity: development, validation and application of a new method"

We are seeking a highly motivated research scientist with interest in molecular biology, who would like to work in an interdisciplinary environment on the development and application of methods assessing vascular and autonomic function in humans.

Website
http://www.amg.gda.pl/attachment/attachment/4917/TEAM_project_-_recruitment.pdf

How To Apply
e-mail

Application Deadline
23/03/2009

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm?l1=1&l2=1&l3=1&idjob=27877289&CFID=5461111&CFTOKEN=896d96a62f55b215-DD901D4B-E236-8A5D-0EB96183BCBC2937

Please take a look at the following very interesting compilation of financial aid for international students attending US universities from 2006:

http://www.oacac.com/docs/IntlFinAid.xls
http://www.oacac.com/docs/IntFinAid.pdf

I would like to point out again my frequent claim that many of the top-tier schools in the US are very aggressive and generous with financial aid (at least prior to the economic downturn).

Here is a snapshot of the top-ranked places:

MIT, int'l students: 305, w/aid: 261, avg award: US$ 33,057.
Harvard, int'l students: 585, w/aid: 437, avg award: US$ 36,705.
Yale, int'l students: 452, w/aid: 237, avg award: US$ 29,843.

And as usual, please keep the discussion related to beasiswa on this mailing list and don't email me personally.

Regards,
Julius

website link:
http://www.jobs.sdu.dk/vis_stilling.php?id=4962&lang=eng

2 PhD Scholarships at the Integrative Innovation Unit, Department of Marketing and Management

Job description:

Two PhD Scholarships within the Integrative Innovation Management unit are vacant from 1 June 2009 or soon after for a period of three years. Integrative Innovation Management is a cross-disciplinary research group that bridges two faculties: Social Sciences and Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark. These positions are anchored at the Department of Marketing & Management in Odense and require enrolment in the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Applications are invited from candidates with a Master's Degree.

The vision for Integrative Innovation Management is to integrate the partial approaches to innovation management by developing new methods and producing scientific insights into the innovation process by applying a theory-driven approach to support empirical results. The approach is founded on engineering perspectives combined with marketing and management aspects.

To exemplify, the group is developing research projects within the field of sustainability and innovation and open innovation. One proposal could be to develop a framework for supporting integrative and methodical product development in the renewable energy sector. Another proposal could be to study open innovation practices, in particular emphasising value co-creation among interrelated actors utilising network and learning theories. However, these suggestions are only indicative of possible PhD proposals.

We therefore invite project proposals within the broad field of integrative innovation management. Especially, we encourage project descriptions from the perspectives of marketing and management as well as integration with engineering aspects on integrative innovation management. The research unit welcomes applicants with background within engineering, business economics (especially marketing and management) and economics.

As part of the PhD programme, an individual education programme within the field of business administration has to be completed. You will be expected to complete a six-month stay at a research institution abroad and, over the period of the programme, to acquire experience of teaching or other types of presentation. You are also expected to participate in the various activities within the research units and – apart from your stay abroad – to be routinely present at the unit.

Further information can be obtained from the director of the research group Integrative Innovation Management: Professor Mette Præst Knudsen, tel. +45 6550 7455 or mpk@sam.sdu.dk.

Information about the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, can be found at the homepage

The application should include a detailed description of the PhD project. Besides a general problem formulation it should discuss relevant theory, research design and methods, and include a work schedule. The project description must not exceed 8 pages.

Read more:
PhD programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Application, salary, etc.:

Your employment as a Salaried PhD Research Fellow is regulated by the agreement of 1 October 2008 on Graduate Employees in government appendix 5 – protocol on PhD Research Fellows.

Fill in the application form available on our homepage or call the Social Science Faculty secretariat, Dorte Cohrt Nebel, phone +45 6550 3895, dcn@sam.sdu.dk.

All interested persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please submit 5 copies of the application including curriculum vitae, project description, certified master degree certificate, publications if any, marked nr. 351/527-095620, before 17 April 2009 at 12.00 to the University of Southern Denmark, The Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.

Read more:
Application form

Closing date 17 April, 2009 at 12 noon
Location: Odense

Mark application Job ID 351/527-095620 and send it to:

University of Southern Denmark
Faculty of Social Sciences
Campusvej 55
DK-5230 Odense m

website link:
http://sbloc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=29

The International Leibniz Graduate School Systems Biology Lab on a Chip admits five students once a year. Applications for the program starting at September 1, 2009 should be posted by May 1, 2009 (delivery date).

The program is open to qualified young science and engineering graduates. Applicants must hold a Masters, Diploma or equivalent degree in sciences or engineering with excellent student records. The degree should include an experimental research experience of at least four months. Applications are welcome even if the required degree has not been awarded by the time of the application. It only has to be conferred before entering the program.

A foreign diploma or degree conferred may not always be recognized as equivalent to its German pendant. Admission to doctorate studies in Germany with a foreign degree requires that the foreign degree qualifies the holder for direct admission to doctorate studies in the country where the degree was obtained.

After a selection process including interviews and presentations in June the candidates will be informed of the final decision by mid of July.

Research Fellowships for 2009-10

· Social and Cultural Change in Muslim Contexts
· Knowledge Construction in Fields Related to Understanding Cultures

Programme Description

The research fellowship programme at AKU-ISMC commences in September and offers a unique opportunity to pursue research within an intellectually stimulating and supportive environment. Fellows play an active role in the intellectual life of the Institute, participating in a wide range of seminars, workshops, and conferences. They also enjoy the opportunity of interacting with distinguished faculty at the Institute and from other academic institutions in the United Kingdom. The duration of each fellowship is one year. During this time, candidates explore and shed new light on a specific dimension of one of the Institute’s two major research themes: social and cultural change in Muslim contexts or knowledge construction in the fields related to understanding cultures. These two themes are deliberately open ended and broad in their scope to enable a diverse range of research topics. One example of a research topic that has been derived from the first theme as an area of specific interest at the Institute is the idea of cities as environments for social and cultural change.

The present cohort of fellows (2008/2009) is working on various aspects of social change by examining the dynamics of networks and institutions in Muslim contexts. During the course of this academic year, the Institute will facilitate scholarly dialogue among the research fellows and senior academics who have contributed to the discourse related to civil society and social change within Muslim contexts.

The fellows are expected to produce a research paper on the theme of their fellowship topic, to a standard that is publishable by a quality academic journal, and that can be published in the Institute’s academic publications series. During the course of their fellowship they are required to participate in the educational programmes of the Institute by delivering lectures and seminars as required. Fellows will also contribute to the Institute’s various seminar and discussion series by giving lectures and presenting papers to faculty, students and staff.

Research fellows are also expected to contribute the Muslim Civilisations Abstracts (http://www.aku.edu/ismc/abp.shtml) project by writing abstracts and editing papers.

Requirements:

Candidates should have
- A PhD in the Humanities or Social Sciences;
- A high degree of interest and competence in one of the above research areas;
- A high level of proficiency in communication skills, written and verbal;
- An International English Language Testing System (ELTS) score of at least 6.5 or equivalent is essential.

Funding

The gross fellowship stipend is GBP20,000. In addition to the stipend, Fellows from outside the UK will receive a reimbursement of travel expenses for a one-way restricted economy class ticket from their home base to London and single accommodation or a contribution of GBP800 per month towards a rental accommodation. Other benefits and facilities include: a research grant of up to GBP500, office space, access to AKU-ISMC’s library and the libraries of neighbouring academic institutions, and access to computer facilities.

Application Procedure

Candidates should complete the Fellowship Application Form (available at www.aku.edu/ismc) and submit it along with an updated list of publications and result of their IELTS test.

E-mail: ismc.personnel@aku.edu (preferred)
or
Human Resources Department
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
4 Bedford Square
London, WC1B 3RA
United Kingdom

Closing Date
Closing date for applications for the 2009/10 programme is 27th March 2009 (post-mark, fax/email date)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview, to be held in May/June 2009.
Successful candidates are expected to take up their post on 14th September 2009.


By submitting an application to AKU-ISMC you agree to revoke your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 thereby permitting ISMC to share the contents of your application with relevant colleagues at our headquarters institution AKU Karachi, and with its nominated agents for the purpose of completing this recruitment exercise. AKU-ISMC does not communicate with candidates unless they are to be short-listed for interview.

website link:
http://wwwen.uni.lu/offres_d_emploi/assistant_doctorant_assistant_chercheur_postdoc/assistant_phd_student_in_finance_m_f__1

Assistant (PhD Student) in Finance (M/F)
Application End : Friday 10 April 2009

The University of Luxembourg has an opening in its Faculty of Law,
Economics and Finance for
1 Assistant (PhD student) in Finance (M/F)
With a specialisation in empirical finance

* Ref: F2-060009 (to be mentioned in all correspondence)
* 2-year fixed-term contract, 40h/week, renewable once
* Employee and student status

The assistant will be working within the Luxembourg School of Finance.
The assistant is expected to contribute to research projects in the
area of empirical finance.

Tasks
* The assistant's main task will consist of contributing to the
research within the Luxembourg school of Finance and preparing a
doctoral thesis in the field of empirical finance. The thesis is to be
prepared at the University of Luxembourg.
* Contribute to the teaching at the rate of one to three hours per
week of small group teaching and tutorials.

Profile
* Master's degree in finance or econometrics.
* Have the linguistic skills to evolve in a multilingual environment:
fluency in either English or French, good understanding of the second
language and possibly a third language, German in particular, will be
considered an advantage.

Offer
* Personal work space at the University (full-time contract requires
the assistant to work on the University premises).

Applications should be submitted in English, and must include the
following:
* If possible, a transcript results of university studies.
* The name, current position, and relationship to the applicant, of
one referee.

Applications must be sent by post as well as electronically to the
following address before April 10th, 2009 : ¨

fdef-recutement@uni.lu

Université du Luxembourg
Faculté de Droit, d'Economie et de Finance
162a, av. de la Faïencerie
L-1511 Luxembourg


The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunity employer.

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Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict
resolution

http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/educationalprograms/RotaryCe
ntersForInternationalStudies/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Overview

Rotary World Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and
international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of
conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through
service activities. Fellows can earn either a master's degree in
international relations, public administration, sustainable
development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field,
or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict
resolution.

Each year, up to 110 Rotary World Peace Fellowships (60 master's
degree fellowships and 50 professional development certificate
fellowships) are offered on a competitive basis at seven Rotary
Centers, which operate in partnership with eight leading universities
(centers offer master's degree unless noted otherwise):

Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok, Thailand (professional
development center)
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , USA
International Christian University , Tokyo, Japan
Universidad del Salvador , Buenos Aires, Argentina
University of Bradford , West Yorkshire, England
University of California, Berkeley , USA
University of Queensland , Brisbane, Australia

Fellows are chosen from countries and cultures around the globe based
on their ability to have a significant, positive impact on world
peace and conflict resolution during their careers. Learn more about
program eligibility and deadlines .

To find out more about the Rotary Centers program, contact your local
Rotary club or the Rotary Centers Department at The Rotary
Foundation.

Get to know program alumni and read more about the centers that are
transforming the world. (PDF)

Download the application:

Rotary World Peace Fellowships Application 2010 (Word)

Rotary World Peace Fellowships Application 2010 (PDF)
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/083en.pdf

Dear rekan,

Seoul National University (SNU) kembali membuka peluang beasiswa untuk mahasiswa Indonesia untuk tahun masuk Fall 2009 (September 2009). Informasi selengkapnya, silakan dilihat pada link di bawah ini.

http://kaku3.snu.ac.kr/news/news0201_view.jsp?idx=1221457&DI=EMP

Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS) Program for 2009 Fall Semester
FEB 24, 2009

SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES
GSFS Program aims to recruit excellent foreign students from universities in East, Southeast, and Central Asia to help them achieve their dream of continuing graduate studies. After collecting different ideas from all the departments of the university, we finalize the GSFS Program for every semester. Therefore the period of scholarship, eligible countries and universities, number of students per major and information on financial support can change. Please refer to attached guideline for GSFS.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- International applicants who are currently enrolling or who graduated from the eligible universities of Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Graduate Students Program
- Students who applied for the designated department which participate with the GSFS Program for the fall semester 2009
- Demonstrate financial need

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
- Apply for international admission online at http://admission.snu.ac.kr by April 9, 2009.
- Submission of Documents to the SNU Office of Admissions by April 10, 2009.
- Submission of Scholarship Application to the Office of International Affairs by April 17, 2009.
- Mail the completed form with the official document indicating your financial status to the following address:
GSFS Coordinator, Office of International Affairs, Seoul National University, Bldg.152, 599 Gwanangno, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, KOREA
Tel +82 2 880 8635
Fax +82 2 883 8632

SELECTION RECEIPIENTS
Selections will be based on student’s overall academic progress, records of past studies, study plan, personal statement, other achievement records and financial needs.

NOTICE OF AWARDS
Students will be notified by e-mail individually in the end of June, 2009.

RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP
- Scholarship may be renewed on an academic semester basis; the recipients must maintain an average grade point level of 3.0/4.3.
- Please note that the recipients of GSFS Program might be restricted of taking leave of absence.

Please refer to the attached guideline for GSFS.

Semoga sukses.

Salam,
Cahyo Nugroho

Doctoral Scholarship at Victoria University : The Discourse of
Negotiation in Professional Workplace Contexts

The role of effective workplace communication skills for achieving
transactional objectives can be considered fundamental to workplace
success for most organisations.

While important in all aspects of workplace interaction, these skills
are crucial in the negotiation of complex and potentially conflictual
agreements which potentially carry far-reaching consequences (Norisada
2007, Prego-Vazquez 2007, Pavlenko and Blackledge 2004, Locher 2004).
The negotiation process is a communicative endeavour with discourse as
the tool by which participants achieve (or fail to achieve) their
intended outcomes. A detailed analysis of discourse in social
interaction can thus throw valuable light on the range of strategies
which may contribute to resolving disputes and disagreements in
problematic and challenging negotiations.

The research objective is to identify the discursive characteristics of
effective negotiators and negotiations in potentially conflictual
situations in professional workplaces. The specific workplace(s) to be
the focus of the research, including industry/sector, will be negotiated
with potential applicants.

The deadline for applications is *15 May, 2009*. Application forms are
available from

*www.victoria.ac.nz/scholarships*

Further information is available from the contacts below.

* *

*Application contact:*

Philippa Hay

Scholarships Manager

Victoria University of Wellington

PO Box 600 Wellington

New Zealand

Telephone: +64 4 463 7493

Email: Philippa.hay@vuw.ac.nz

* *

*Research contact details:*

Professor Janet Holmes

School of Linguistics and Applied

Language Studies

Victoria University of Wellington

PO Box 600 Wellington

New Zealand

Telephone: +64 4 463 5614

Email: Janet.holmes@vuw.ac.nz

Vice Chan cellor’s Strategic Research Doctoral Scholarship

School of Linguistics and Applied Lan guage Studies

The link to these scholarships is currently
http://www.fis.org.nz/BreakOut/vuw/schols.phtml?detail+600425
including
application forms etc .