Kingston University
PhD studentship
Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture

The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture invites applications from outstanding postgraduate students for an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award starting in March 2009. The award is for a three-year full-time studentship, and is equivalent in value to a standard AHRC Doctoral Award.

Partner organisation: The Geffrye Museum

Project: Approaches to documenting the homes of the London middle classes in the 21st Century

The aim of this project is to examine domestic interiors from the standpoint of the householder/occupants, exploring the meanings and values placed on domestic spaces. The research will seek to understand the social, cultural and aesthetic contexts, which influence choice and taste

It is anticipated that the project would suit well-qualified postgraduates from the arts, humanities or social sciences, who are looking to research the visual and material contexts of contemporary family life, domesticity and home-making. The project sits across the fields addressed by the Design Research Centre and the Modern Interiors Research Centre in the Faculty, and the Geffrye Museum. It will involve developing research methodologies for this subject area and gathering material such as recorded interviews of householders and images of their homes, which will form part of the Geffrye Museum's archive collections.

Applications deadline Wednesday 14 January 2009. Interviews will be held in February.

For further details please contact Emerald Day, Research Administrator on:
Tel +44 (0)20 8417 4016 (voicemail)
Email e.day@kingston.ac.uk
Visit www.kingston.ac.uk/designpostgrad

Sukses selalu

3 PhD-students

The project "*Consequences of Phosphorus Reduction for the Dynamic Transfer
of Organic Matter between Primary Producers and Primary Consumers*" is part
of the Sea and Coast Programme of the Netherlands Organisation for
Scientific Research (NWO).

In this project, we will investigate how phosphate availability regulates
the productivity and composition of functional groups of phytoplankton and
microphytobenthos in the western and central Wadden Sea. The implications of
phosphate related species selection on the food web structure and the
carrying capacity of the Wadden Sea will be addressed by defining the
transfer of microalgal carbon to various development stages of selected
benthic primary consumers. New views on the functioning of the lower food
web are to be conceptualized in a biogeochemical model and provide essential
information on the direction and magnitude of change in Wadden Sea carrying
capacity as a result of management policies and global change.


*PhD-student 1* (vacancy number CEME-MM-08428) will study the primary
production and the group specific production by using a combination of
techniques making use of variable fluorescence and stable isotope labelling
of biomarkers and will also investigate the factors limiting algae growth.
Primary location: NIOO-CEME, Yerseke.


*PhD-student 2* (vacancy number NIOZ-08429) will investigate the production
of benthic microalgae (MPB) using oxygen microsensors and will investigate
the effect of MPB on sediment water exchange. These processes will be used
by the PhD-student to develop a biogeochemical model describing the
processes. Primary location: NIOZ, Texel.


*PhD-student 3* (vacancy number NIOZ-08430) will investigate the transfer of
primary organic carbon to various larval stages of marine bivalves as
representatives of primary consumers. This transfer will be studied for
various compositions of food (algae), and the consequences of P limitation
will be evaluated in terms of growth and development rates of the larvae.
Primary location: NIOZ, Texel.


*Appointment:
*The appointment will be initially for 1 year, which will be extended to 4
year provided that the applicant has proven to be well suited for the job.
The project will start in January 2009.


*Salary: *
The gross salary starts at approx. € 2.000,- per month in the 1st year, and
will gradually increase to a maximum of approx. € 2.600,- per month in the
4th year. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch
Universities (NIOO) or the Collective Employment Agreement for Research
Institutes (NIOZ).


*Information: *
More information and a complete project description can be obtained for PhD1
from the projectleader Dr Jacco Kromkamp (j.kromkamp@nioo.knaw.nl,
+31-113-577481), for PhD2 from Dr Eric Epping (epping@nioz.nl,
31-222-369444) or from Dr Karline Soetaert (k.soetaert@nioo.knaw.nl,
+31-113-577487), and for PhD3 from Dr Katja Philippart (katja@nioz.nl,
31-222-369563).


*Applications:
*Written applications including CV, reference list and vacancy number should
be sent to Prof. Dr C.H.R. Heip, director NIOO-CEME, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC
Yerseke, The Netherlands or by e-mail to j.kromkamp@nioo.knaw.nl*.*

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh

King Fahd university of petroleum and minerals (KFUPM) di saudi arabia saat ini sedang membuka pintu seluas-luasnya bagi mahasiswa muslim yang qualified untuk bergabung dengan KFUPM. KFUPM pada dasarnya adalah universitas yang fokus dibidang science&technology saja. Silahkan melihat profil jurusan-jurusan di www.kfupm.edu.sa. atau kontak saya via japri di faridfad@kfupm.edu.sa.

Mungkin bagi rekan-rekan muslim banyak yang meragukan kualitas universitas di timteng. Untuk memberi gambaran saat ini KFUPM duduk di posisi 320an daftar terbaru THE-QS yang dikeluarkan oleh Times higher education. (silahkan melihat di link berikut: http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2008/overall_rankings/fullrankings/ ) dan merupakan universitas terbaik di kawasan timteng. Dengan dukungan hampir 40% staf pengajar asing dan finansial yang tak terbatas, KFUPM saat ini mengembangkan banyak research center, yang tentunya menyedot banyak mahasiswa asing baik yang PhD dan Master. Melanjutkan pendidikan di saudi menawarkan banyak manfaat yang tidak mungkin didapatkan dengan mudah kecuali dinegara saudi sendiri seperti kemudahan beribadah dan haji/umroh. Mudah-mudahan ini menjadi pendorong bagi mahasiswa muslim indonesia untuk lebih banyak lagi bergabung lagi dengan mahasiswa manca negara lainnya di KFUPM.

Sebagai informasi saja yang sifatnya tidak resmi : seluruh aplikasi akan diterima dan diproses oleh deanship of graduate studies, jika applicant dinyatakan diterima berdasarkan transkrip yang mereka kirim maka mereka akan diminta untuk menyertakan int'l TOEFL dan GRE. Informasi lebih lanjut silahkan hubungi saya di faridfad@kfupm.edu.sa

wassalamualaikum

Junior research fellowship In philosophy
The Queen's College

The Governing Body proposes to elect to a Junior Research Fellowship in Philosophy tenable for three years from 1st October 2009.

The basic stipend of the Fellowship, which is pensionable under the Universities Superannuation Scheme, is £16,404, subject to adjustment in the light of any other emoluments enjoyed by the Fellow or in the light of any general alteration to University stipends. The Fellow will be entitled to free rooms in College (or in approved cases to an allowance of £3,285(in lieu), and to free meals in College. Other allowances are available. The Fellow may, with the leave of the Governing Body, engage in teaching up to a maximum of six hours weekly and, if teaching, would normally be expected to give priority to the College's own teaching needs.

Candidates must by 1 October 2009 have passed all the examinations required for a first degree at Oxford or another university, and must not have accumulated more than six years in full time postgraduate study or research (not necessarily continuous).

An application form may be obtained from the College Office, The Queen's College, Oxford OX1 4AW, (telephone: 018...); email: particulars@queens.ox.ac.uk, or at http://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/vacancies to whom applications (six copies) should be submitted not later than 19th December 2008.

Ph.D Positions in Marketing
Tilburg, 5000 LE, (Noord-Brabant), 38 hours per week Tilburg University



Job description
Tilburg University’s Ph.D. programme is among the most selective in Europe. It offers a full-fledged graduate programme, comparable to top schools in the U.S. Coursework and dissertation sum up to a four-year curriculum, divided into the 1-year M.Phil. programme (mostly coursework) and the 3-year Ph.D. programme (mostly dissertation work).

Coursework
Before embarking on their Ph.D., our students first enter a 1-year M.Phil (graduate) programme that prepares them for doing research in marketing. The MPhil programme offers one of the most complete sets of fundamental and advanced courses anywhere in Europe in preparation for a Ph.D., and is taught by professors who are top-notch researchers. Candidates who already possess an M.Phil. degree can apply for direct admission to the dissertation phase.

Requirements
University Graduate
All applicants must have a doctoral degree or be close to completion.

Dissertation
Students who have successfully completed the M.Phil. programme can transfer from M.Phil. to Ph.D. status. The dissertation phase takes three years and covers a specific research domain in quantitative marketing, consumer behaviour, or marketing strategy. While PhD students work in close collaboration with their thesis advisors, they also have plenty of opportunity to interact with the other faculty members.

Organization
Tilburg University
Tilburg University (the Netherlands) is a modern, specialized university. It is well known for its high standards in education and scientific research as well as its good support facilities. The Tilburg University campus offers both tranquillity and connectivity as it is situated in a wooded park, yet only five minutes away from the city centre, main highways, and railways. Located in Tilburg, a mid-sized city of 200,000 inhabitants in the south of the Netherlands, and in close proximity to cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and London, Tilburg University is situated in the very heart of Europe

The Marketing department is part of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The Faculty enjoys high rankings for its excellence in education and research. In Europe, it is the current number one research institute in economics and the number three in business. Members of the Marketing department are represented in the boards of all major marketing journals and have a strong publication record (please consult the personal web pages of our staff members on http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/marketing). We are committed to nurture this position further in the future by combining the strengths of three key research areas in marketing: quantitative marketing, consumer behavior, and marketing strategy. A warm collaborative atmosphere, strong team spirit, focus on cross-border research, and a shared ambition to excel are among the key drivers of the Marketing team.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 3000 - 3500
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1 and 3 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
The tuition fee for the 1-year M.Phil. programme is €1,597 for European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and €10,272 for non-EEA citizens. Due to generals subsidies, excellent students from non-EEA countries will receive substantial tuition fee waivers of up to €7,812 so that only the legal minimum fee of €2,460 has to be paid. During their M.Phil year, students are responsible for their own sources of income. However, for international students, several scholarships are available of €800 (full) or €400 (partial) net per month on the basis of educational merit. For Dutch students, a number of student assistantships are available. All candidates admitted to the Ph.D. programme will receive a starting salary of approximately €2,400 gross per month. This salary increases yearly to reach approximately €3,100 gross per month in the third and final year of the Ph.D. programme.

Additional Information

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.

* About the organization
* About the function
* Electronic application form
* GMAT score
* GRE score

Application
You can apply for this job before 01-04-2009 by sending your application to:

Tilburg University
A. Habraken
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
Netherlands
E-mail address: a.habraken@uvt.nl

You can apply for this programme by sending your application to Tilburg University CentER Graduate School Room K208 PO Box 90153 5000 LE TILBURG the Netherlands

Your application should comprise:

1. A filled out application form that can be found out http://studiegids.uvt.nl/it10.appl_form?bron=on&appl=CentER
2. A letter of motivation
3. Two academic letters of reference
4. An example of written work (e.g., bachelor thesis)
5. A transcript or certified copy of university grades (bachelor + master)
6. An overview of all quantitative courses taken at university level (e.g. statistics, mathematics, econometrics), including a brief description of the course contents and the handbooks used.
7. An IELTS or TOEFL English language test (unless you have studied or worked in an English language environment for at least three years)
8. A GMAT or GRE score. Applicants should perform in the top 10% on the quantitative part of either one of these tests. For more information about these tests, please see http://www.gmat.org and http://www.gre.org The code number for Tilburg University is VMV-LT-72 for GMAT and 0730 for GRE.
9. Those wishing to apply for a scholarship and a tuition fee waiver should include a written request with their application addressed to the Director of Graduate Studies.

The application deadline is April 1 2009 for all non-Dutch passport holders. Applicants who want to be considered for a scholarship/tuition fee waiver should have submitted their completed applications by February 1 2009. The application deadline for holders of a Dutch passport/visa is July 1 2009. The difference lies in the administrative procedures that we need to follow to enable non-Dutch passport holders to receive a visa, housing, etc. All applicants are advised to submit their application by the earlier deadline, because only a limited number of positions are available

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT 300.08.43.

The short URL code for this job opening is: 00343-756.
You can use this as a direct link to the job by adding the code to the URL www.academictransfer.org/

FELLOWSHIPS: Sustainability Science (Harvard)

URL: http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci/grants/fellows/09_fellows_RFP.htm

The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University's Center for
International Development invites applications for resident
fellowships in sustainability science for the University's academic
year beginning in September 2009.

This year we will give some preference to applicants who address the
challenges related to meeting human needs for water or
food/agriculture/land use in the context of sustainable development.
In addition to general funds available to support this fellowship
offering, special funding for the Giorgio Ruffolo Fellowships in
Sustainability Science is available to support citizens of Italy or
developing countries who are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

Applications are due January 15, 2009.