ITTO Fellowship Programme

Further information: http://www.itto.int/en/feature20_01/
Deadline: 14 August 2009 for fellowship activities that will start after 1 January 2010.

Program objective

To develop human resources and enhance professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry, tropical timber industries and related disciplines, with a view to promoting sustainable management of tropical forests, efficient utilization and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information on the international trade in tropical timber.
Eligible activities

1. Participation in international/regional conferences, short-term training courses, training internships at industries, research and educational institutions, study tours, and lecture/demonstration tours;
2. Technical document preparation, publication and dissemination, such as manuals and monographs;
3. Small grants for post-graduate studies.

Award

The maximum amount for a fellowship is US$10,000. ITTO Fellowships provides tuition/training/conference fees, transportation fees, daily subsistence allowance, book allowance and other allowances. For post-gradate studies, only a partial tuition fee or a small research grant can be provided. Approved Fellowships are non-transferable to other programmes or institutions.
Eligibility

1. Only nationals of ITTO Member countries are eligible to apply.
2. Awards are to be made to individuals not to institutions.
3. Previous ITTO Fellowship awardees are not eligible to apply for another ITTO Fellowship within two years of receiving the first award and submitting to the Secretariat a final report on the activity for which the award was made.

Appraisal

Applications are appraised by a Fellowship Selection Panel, which meets during the sessions of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) twice a year(*1). The Panel comprises six individuals, three from producer member countries and three from consumer member countries, and is chaired by the Vice Chair of the ITTC.
Priority areas

Based on the goals and cross-cutting strategies identified in the ITTO Yokohama Action Plan 2002-2006, eligible activities will aim at developing human resources and professional expertise in one or more of the following areas (in no priority order):

1. Improving transparency of the international tropical timber market;
2. Promoting tropical timber from sustainably managed sources;
3. Supporting activities to secure the tropical timber resources;
4. Promoting sustainable management of tropical forest resources;
5. Promoting increased and further processing of tropical timber from sustainable sources;
6. Improving industry's efficiency of processing and utilization of tropical timber from sustainable sources;
7. In any of the above areas (a-f), the following are relevant:
(i) Enhancing public relations, awareness and education;
(ii) Sharing information, knowledge and technology; and
(iii) Research and development.

Selection criteria

Fellowship applications will be assessed against the following selection criteria (in no priority order):

1. Consistency of the proposed activity with the Programme's objective and priority areas;
2. Qualifications of the applicant to undertake the proposed Fellowship activity;
3. The potential of the skills and knowledge acquired or advanced under the Fellowship activity to lead to wider applications and benefits nationally and internationally;
4. Reasonableness of costs in relation to the proposed Fellowship activity.

Additional consideration will be given to:

1. Geographic and gender balance;
2. Balance among the ITTO priority areas;
3. Competency in the language in which the training will be given, where applicable (eg courses, conferences, study tours).

The ITTO Fellowships are awarded mainly to nationals of developing countries. However, ITTO may award Fellowships to nationals of consumer developed countries when: (a) the activities for which the awards are made are carried out in Producer Member countries and the activities tend to benefit Producer Member countries; and/or (b) there is evidence of technology transfer for activities to be carried out in developed countries.
Deadlines

Deadline for receipt of the completed applications are:

14 August 2009 for fellowship activities that will start after 1 January 2010.

Applicants are advised that fellowship activities should begin no sooner than 1 January 2010
*1: ITTO will hold only one Council Session in November this year. Therefore, the fellowship application received for the 14 August deadline will be considered through an on-line selection procedure by the Fellowship Selection Panel.
Application

Application forms and further instructions are available in English, French, and Spanish.

* General instructions for application

Contact

ITTO Fellowship Programme
International Tropical Timber Organization
Pacifico-Yokohama 5F, 1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-ku
Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN
Tel: (81-45) 223-1110 Fax: (81-45) 223-1111
E-mail: fellowship@itto.or.jp
Homepage: http://www.itto.or.jp

Pre Selection - 2009/2010

Admission to research doctorate programs: pre-selection reserved to non italian residents who have obtained abroad the required educational qualifications - academic year 2009/2010

Pre - Selection
Annex A - List of PhD programs
Annex B - Application form

http://www.unina.it/ricerca/scuoledidottorato/en/index.jsp

Informasi Program

Beasiswa
ini disponsori oleh Ford Foundation dan bertujuan untuk mendukung dan
memberikan penghargaan kepada mahasiswa program Doktor (S3) di
Indonesia yang proposal penelitiannya dinilai dapat memberikan
kontribusi untuk kemajuan Indonesia melalui pemikiran yang inovatif,
visioner, dan berdampak signifikan terhadap perkembangan dan kemajuan
masyarakat Indonesia serta masa depan Indonesia.

Beasiswa
ini disediakan bagi calon pemimpin bangsa yang dapat secara cermat
mengidentifikasi dan memformulasikan permasalahan serius yang dihadapi
oleh bangsa ini, serta menawarkan solusi inovatif dan praktis melalui
penelitian S3-nya. Nilai tambah akan diberikan kepada penelitian yang
dapat menerapkan pendekatan multi- atau antardisiplin.

Beasiswa
akan diberikan dalam bentuk dana untuk penelitian dan penulisan
disertasi sebagai bagian dari persyaratan penyelesaian studi S3
(termasuk pengumpulan dan pengolahan data). Beasiswa ini terbuka bagi
kandidat Doktor dari bidang studi apapun dengan prestasi akademik
cemerlang yang proposal penelitiannya sudah disetujui oleh promotor
dan/atau pihak perguruan tinggi.

Persyaratan

* Setiap pelamar beasiswa harus memenuhi persyaratan berikut:
* Warganegara Indonesia dan tinggal di Indonesia
* Terdaftar sebagai mahasiswa aktif di perguruan tinggi di Indonesia pada program Doktor (S3)
* Sudah
lulus semua mata kuliah yang wajib ditempuh dan sudah memenuhi seluruh
persyaratan akademik untuk dapat memulai penelitian pada program S3
* Baru akan memulai melakukan penelitian atau sedang melakukan penelitian pada program S3
* Sudah
menempuh ujian proposal penelitian dan secara resmi mendapatkan
persetujuan untuk memulai penelitian dari pihak perguruan tinggi dan
Promotor atau Tim Penguji

Informasi
petunjuk pendaftaran dan daftar berkas yang diminta dapat dilihat dalam
formulir pendaftaran yang harus diakses dibagian bawah halaman ini.

Berkas Pendaftaran yang telah lengkap harus diterima oleh IIEF
paling lambat tanggal 31 JULI 2009
(penting diperhatikan bukan cap pos)
dan harus cantumkan kode: ISDA pada sudut kiri atas amplop.

Berkas pendaftaran dapat dikirimkan atau diantarkan langsung ke alamat:

IIEF– The Indonesian International Education Foundation
Menara Imperium Lt. 28, Suite B
Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav 1, Jakarta 12980

Untuk informasi lebih lengkap, dapat menghubungi IIEF di
telepon no.: 021-8317330, fax: 021-8317331, email: scholarship@iief.or.id

Regards,
Okvina Nur Alvita
Student of Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University
http://www.okvina.wordpress.com

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16 Erasmus-Mundus Studentships
Computer Vision and Robotics

Applications are currently being considered for 16 fully funded scholarships (fees and stipend for 8 EU and 8 non-EU students) on the prestigious 2-year Erasmus-Mundus European Masters programme on Computer Vision and Robotics (VIBOT) between Heriot Watt University (UK), the Universite de Bourgogne (France) and the Universitat de Girona (Spain).

VIBOT is one of the European Union`s flagship Erasmus-Mundus courses. The key aim of VIBOT is to produce the next generation of leading engineering researchers to solve important future challenges in a broad range of engineering applications. Starting from a comprehensive coverage of the prerequisites in the field of digital imagery and basic image processing, the students will cover at specialized level all subjects of artificial vision applied to robotics, medical imagery and 3D vision.

This Masters programme will provide an unrivalled knowledge in computer vision and robotics applied to industrial problems and medical imagery. Moreover, the students will have also acquired a mobility, a broadmindedness and the language skills which constitute, in an age of globalization, a major asset for finding research work either in a public laboratory or in a private company.

VIBOT encompasses a broad spectrum of scientific and engineering research from fundamental theoretical results to applied engineering solutions that have strong industrial relevance. Individuals within the VIBOT research network are leading authorities on areas ranging from computer vision, autonomous vehicles, statistical signal processing, robotics and image processing.

The Masters candidates will experience research cultures in three different European countries and will be able to draw on the expertise from leading experts in different disciplines and different nationalities. The students spend the first semester in Scotland, the second in Spain and the third in France. The fourth semester is reserved for the 5-month Masters research project at one of the host universities or in industry.

Selection Criteria
Admission to VIBOT is highly competitive and based on academic excellence. Applicants should have a minimum of a BSc degree in computer science, electrical engineering, physics or mathematics. The VIBOT research programme is intended for top level non-EU and EU students with a fluent knowledge in spoken and written English (TOEFL 550). Applicants are expected to provide a statement of their research interests and motivation.

Further information and application procedure can be found at:
http://vision.u-bourgogne.fr/masters/vibot/
Closing date: 15th January 2010

Further Details

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http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/CK045/16_Erasmus-Mundus_Studentships

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Linknya disini: http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/open-positions

Open Positions at Umeå University

Umeå University welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and
academic disciplines.

Your complete application should include the requested documents in
the job listing. If you apply to more than one position, you should
send all documents for every position, so the respective department
can have the chance to review your submittal in its entirety. It is
important to mark your application with the appropriate reference
number.

The university saves application documents, including attachments, for
two years. If desired, the documents can be returned. Documents sent
electronically should be in pdf or word format. Applications for
professors, senior lecturers and PhD student positions should be sent
in paper form, not electronically, if mentioned.

Please note: The list of current vacancies below are sorted by the
date they are posted in our database. For application deadlines and
reference numbers, read the complete job description by clicking the
job title link.
Current Vacancies

[2009-06-17] Two Postdoctoral Fellows in Environmental Chemistry, 2 years

[2009-06-12] Two PhD student positions in Sociology

[2009-06-09] 6 forskarassistenter/6 positions as Assistant Professor

[2009-06-08] Professor in Literacy

[2009-06-08] Professor in ICT, Media and Learning

[2009-06-08] Professor in Special Education

[2009-06-08] Professor in Measurement and Evaluation (profile Evaluation)

[2009-06-08] Professor in Measurement and Evaluation (profile Measurement)

[2009-06-08] PhD Student Position in Theoretical Physics at Integrated
Science Lab (IceLab)

[2009-06-08] Postdoctoral fellowships in the area Biotechnology for
the biorefinery

[2009-06-04] PhD position(s) in the subject of Medical Science with an
orientation towards: Anatomy

[2009-06-03] Three PhD positions in chemistry

[2009-06-02] Post Doc Position in Lens Developmental Biology

[2009-06-01] Ph.D. student position in Chemisty at Computational Life
Science Cluster

[2009-05-28] PhD student position in Molecular Biology

[2009-05-26] Postdoctoral position in wireless multimedia sensor
networks (2 years)

[2009-05-26] PhD student position in theoretical physics

[2009-05-20] PhD position in Molecular Microbiology

[2009-05-19] Post-doctoral position (two years) in the Ageing and
Living Conditions Programme

[2009-05-08] Two Ph.D.-students in Social and Economic Geography

[2009-05-05] Assistant professor in the field of printable solar cells

[2009-04-30] Four PhD studentships

[2009-04-29] PhD student position in Social and Economic Geography

[2009-04-29] PhD-position in Social and Economic Geography

[2009-04-23] Five PhD student positions in sociology

[2009-03-19] Post-doctoral position at the Department of Medical
Biosciences, Pathology

Beasiswa ADS sudah dibuka mulai tgl 15 Juni 2009. Form bisa diambil di kantor IALF, AEC, IDP dll atau download di web www.adsindonesia.or.id.

ADS diperuntukkan program postgraduate (master dan PhD), tidak harus diterima di universitas Aussie dulu tapi bila ingin ambil master by research lebih baik ada kontak dengan calon profesor.

Regards,
Lisa