Scholarships and Studentships

Opportunities currently available are given below.

Bursaries for New Postgraduate Students:

• Four £1000 bursaries available for new postgraduate students starting in October 2009

Job description:

A PhD scholarship in Lipid-mediated signalling is available in the group of Associate Professor Nils J. Færgeman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark. The position is to be filled by 15 October 2009 or soon thereafter.

The University of Agder invites applications for a full-time fixed-term appointment as Research Fellow in Mechatronics for a period of three years, at the Faculty of Engineering and Science. The position is currently located in Grimstad, Norway. The starting date is negotiable.

The University of Agder invites applications for a full-time fixed-term appointment as Research Fellow in ICT/System development for a period of three years, at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Science. The position is currently located in Grimstad, Norway. The starting date is negotiable.

The Research Fellow will be conducting his or her research project in cooperation with the Norwegian Centre for Offshore Energy (NORCOWE) in the field of remote operations, with a particular focus on integration, communication, data acquisition and possibly also applications within the field of condition-based maintenance.

 Position #1:

The Harvard Microrobotics Lab is currently seeking applications for a postdoc position pertaining to the design and integration of morphable soft-bodied robots. Such a device will require quantum advances in materials, actuation, and control strategies. This is part of a highly visible research project and it is expected that the successful applicant will be a leader of a large multidisciplinary team of researchers.

 The Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA) is one of the largest computer science departments in northern Europe with over 175 employees of which are 20 full professors. In 2001, IDA was selected to host the National Graduate School in Computer Science (CUGS). The overall goal of CUGS graduate studies is to prepare students for a professional research-oriented career in academia and/or industry.

 The Ph.D. program in Business Administration (Dottorato in Direzione Aziendale) of the University of Bologna intends to train brilliant researchers in the fields of management, by offering courses in several areas such as organization theory, business strategy, research methods, social network analysis, marketing, innovation management. The Ph.D in Business Administration is organized by the Department of Management of the University of Bologna, in cooperation with the University LUISS Guido Carli of Rome and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

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.

 Multiple Job openings and Internships are available at
http://jobs. st.com/
In the top right corner, click on the number of jobs. In the job titles, whenever you see the word CIFRE or These or Thèse, it's a PhD offer. If the description is in French use the google translator. If you do not find something that interests you for the time being, post at least your resume.

 Multiple PhD positions are available at INRIA France.

URL:

http://www.inria.fr/travailler/mrted/en/doc/list.html?LOV2=All&LOV6=All&ContractType=All&ID=PNGFK026203F3VBQB6G68LOE1&LG=EN&statlog=1