Post doc in Bordeaux, France

Position profile : Post-doctoral researcher (m/f)

Duration : 2 years contract

Structure : IMN BORDEAUX, FRANCE

level: PhD

title: Neurophysiology fellowship

Range of salary : 1800 - 2200€ per month (net) (according to experience)

Host Organization :

The « Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives » (IMN – Institute of Neurodegenerative Disorders) is a research unit under the guardianship of the CNRS and the University Victor Segalen-Bordeaux 2. It supports close links with the University Hospital of Bordeaux. The laboratory, featuring 95 persons, is an integral part of the Neurocampus, the Bordeaux Excellence center for Neuroscience. The laboratory is organized into 7 independent scientific teams.

MISSION :

The post-doc will be in charge, under the supervision of the project leader and in close collaboration with the other project members, of a project aiming at restoring motor performances in the Parkinson’s disease gold standard, the MPTP-treated non-human primate, through the development of brain-machine interface.

This project is supported by European contract (NEUWALK) aiming at characterizing the electrophysiologial and cinematic parameters of a “normal” state, at developing the movement analysis methodology, at performing the surgical implantation of a “smart” stimulator invented and developed by our partners in the European network on the parkinsonian monkeys and at quantifying the behavioral consequences.

ACTVITIES :

Ø To develop protocols and adapt the experimental conditions in order to answer to the project goals

Ø To jointly run electrophysiological investigations (chronic EMG recordings, tridimensional kinematics, cortical and subcortical multi-single unit telemetric recordings) in a pathophysiological context (macaque model of Parkinson’s disease)

Ø To share and exploit the data with the European partners in order to better define and improve the characteristics of the spinal stimulator.

EXPERIENCE :

Ø Strong knowledge in movement physiology, Basal Ganglia physiology, and cellular biology.

Ø Proven practice in electrophysiology – Master the conceptual framework

Ø Fluent in English

ABILITY :

The following attributes will be well-regarded: ability to communicate with people at all levels, strong time organization proficiency, aptitude to work both unsupervised and as a part of a team, competency in data processing and in using analysis softwares (e.g. Mathlab).

Contact :

To apply, send a e-mail at Erwan Bezard (Erwan.bezard@u-bordeaux2.fr) and Christian Gross (christian.gross@u-bordeaux2.fr), with a cover letter, a CV, the list of publications and the summary of the PhD dissertation

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15 PhD Scholarships in Intelligent Computing, Poland

Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences
Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology are launching

INTERNATIONAL PHD PROJECTS
IN INTELLIGENT COMPUTING

Coordinator: Sławomir Zadrożny, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Systems Research Institute PAS) financed by the

European Regional Development Fund
under the Operational Programme Innovative Economy

operated by

Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)
in the framework of the International PhD Projects Programme (MPD)

■The candidates from all around the world may apply to carry out one of the proposed 15 research projects!
■The successful candidates will be supervised by leading Polish and foreign experts in a cutting edge computer science area!
■They will be provided with scholarships (3000 PLN and 4500 PLN during the stay in Poland and abroad, respectively + 500 PLN for social security) for 4 years or until they defend their PhD theses!
■They will spend at least 6 months with foreign partners – leading academic institutions in Europe and beyond!
■The recruitment is under way - details are given here.

Intelligent Computing is one of the high-tech trends of modern computer science. It provides methods and tools for building complex learning systems, able to adapt and evolve as well as to act in an intelligent way what was so far reserved for human beings. Our „Intelligent Computing" project, carried out by the consortium of 3 Polish and 16 research institutions from all around the world, provides PhD students with a unique opportunity to conduct research under the supervision of leading scientists and prepare their PhD dissertations in one of the most innovative fields of science. It is expected that the project will result in both new theoretical findings concerning the foundations of Intelligent Computing and in novel applications in the areas of multi-agent technologies, data analysis and mining, decision support systems and other. There will be 15 PhD students working within the project, selected in a careful recruitment process taking into account e.g., the background of the candidates and their good command of English.

The successful candidates will be simultaneously enrolled to a special track of the PhD Studies at the Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences.

http://mpd.ibspan.waw.pl/index.php

11 PhD Fellowships from FEM, Italy

11 FEM Fellowships starting on Spring 2011

FEM - Research and Innovation Centre welcomes applications for 3-years research fellowships to support brilliant and highly motivated students to get the PhD title in the fields covered by the Centre.

We welcome applications from students of all countries. The official language of the programme is English. Applications can be sent from 13 September 2010.

General information

Eleven (11) scholarships are available for PhD research in the fields covered by the strategic research areas of our Centre: Environment and Natural Resources Area , Food Quality and Nutrition Area, Genomics and Crop Biology Area. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of their curriculum and of the letters of reference. Letters sent by the applicants will not be considered (see below the form for the reference letter).

The grant is for three years and the expected start is February 2011 (Spring 2011 at the latest). The gross salary is 20.000 Euros per year. Students will also benefit of funding for travelling to our projects' partner institutions as the projects include a minimum period of 6-months-stay at the institution co-responsible for the single PhD project.

There is a general empowerment of the student choice when applying to our PhD research projects. Candidates can postulate for one to three specific projects (see list).

Selected candidates are awarded a 3-years fellowship. The scholarship can be additionally extended for up to 1 year, pending the approval of the FEM PhD Fellowships Committee.

Please note that the CRI issues a specific certificate of attendance, but candidates are asked to register at the doctoral school of the University partner of the project or of another University, in order to get the conferral of the PhD degree. The selected candidate has 1 year time from the start of the contract to register at the University doctoral school. If the candidate fails to register within the first year, the scholarship will be interrupted.

Admissions requirements

Candidates should hold a Master's degree or equivalent in fields relevant to the research projects (e.g. biology, chemistry, ecology, mathematics, environmental science…).

DEADLINES

CRI PhD Office receives applications from September 13 to October 18, 2010.

Application deadline 18 October 2010.

http://www.iasma.it/sperimentazione_context.jsp?ID_LINK=3779&area=6

12 PhD Grants at Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany

12 RUB-Grants 2010 awarded within the framework of the Grant-Programme of the Ruhr University Research School
http://www.research-school.de/rub-grants.html

Scope of the programme

Promotion of early stage researchers by awarding grants to highly qualified doctoral candidates realising an ambitious and innovative research project in one of the research areas of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. We also encourage all doctoral candidates to apply for a grant with an interdisciplinary research project. The call is open for candidates from every scientific discipline and nationality intending to realise their research project at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (you have to submit your doctoral thesis at Ruhr-Universität Bochum).

The application must be completed by the confirmation of a first supervisor at RUB – please build up contacts to one of the scientists at RUB and ask for supervision. You know best about your scientific main focus and in which special research field you want to obtain your doctorate. So please act independently: identify and contact a potential supervisor for your research project at an early stage of your application on your own.

Information about the research areas at Ruhr-Universität Bochum you will find on the following websites:
http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/forschung/

http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/universitaet/fakultaeten/

Guidelines
Start of Funding
The earliest start of funding will be March 1st, 2011 .

Target Group
Graduates of all disciplines with a university degree qualifying for doctoral studies.

Requirements

•we expect your research project to make an important contribution to the corresponding research field (please outline this in a research exposé of 5 pages)

•clearly above average university degree

•uninterrupted studies (in case your total study period took more than 13 semester/ 6,5 years please explain in the application form)

•the start of your doctoral research project should not extend a period of time of 12 months with reference to the application deadline; we concede reasonable exceptions – please explain in the application form

•the university degree qualifying for doctoral studies has to be submitted at the latest until November 10, 2010 before the applications will be given to the faculties for further survey and expertise (Bachelor degree in case of fast track procedure plus information about grades already obtained in the master studies)

•candidates who have to fulfil additional requirements are also allowed to apply for a grant (first supervisor is responsible for compatibility between fulfilment of requirements and successful doctorate)

•candidates with a Bachelor degree involved in the fast track procedure are also allowed to apply for a grant; the official admission to doctoral studies from the faculty has to be submitted before the funding will start

•if you are already accepted as doctoral candidate by one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum please enclose the official letter of acceptance from the faculty to your application

•if you are not accepted as doctoral candidate in one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum we need a confirmation of the faculty that you will be accepted for doctoral studies in case of funding (from the faculty you will realise your research project) when you are invited to the second stage of the admission process

Application

The application form "Grant-Programme" of the Research School has to be used for application. The application form and the corresponding notes for guidance will help you through the application process. The notes for guidance also list all documents you have to submit together with the application form.

Admission process and decision (2 stage process)

•a signed hardcopy of the application form with 2 letters of reference and all necessary documents have to be sent to the Central Coordination Office until October 31, 2010

•on the basis of the application the faculties and rapporteurs will suggest a preliminary ranking of the candidates

•on the basis of this preliminary ranking the Executive Board will invite the best candidates (January 2011) for a research colloquium

•research colloquium and the ensuing choice and recommendation by the rapporteurs will take place on February 7, 2011

•the final decision of the Executive Board will be made on February 9, 2011

Type of funding and amount

The grant amounts to 1.000,- Euro per month, children`s allowance amounts to 100,- Euro per month in addition.

Period of funding and of approval

Max. 36 months of funding are provided, whereas the period of first approval comprises 12 months. We offer 2 times for prolongation – each comprising 12 months - after having reviewed the progress reports.

Interruption

In case of illness the grant will be paid for further 6 weeks. In case of pregnancy the grant payment will be intermitted for a time period of 14 weeks (6 weeks before and 8 weeks after childbirth). The approval may be extended for this period of time respectively.

Secondary employment

During the funding period a short-time work of max. 6 hours per week is allowed

Duties of the grantee

•participation in the structured doctoral training programme of the Research School, follow the Individual Training and Supervision Plan of the Research School, take actively part in the Research School

•communicate immediately all important changes of the personal conditions as well as interruptions, changes or abandonment of the research project

•adequate use of the grant
For organisational reasons we kindly ask you to send your application documents without any cover or folder. Thank you!

http://www.research-school.de/rub-grants.html

14 PhD positions in Biology, University of Groningen, NL

Job opportunities in the Systems Biology Centre for Metabolism and Ageing

http://www.rug.nl/fmns-research/SystemsBiology/JobOpportunities

We are recruiting 14 PhD students/postdocs from various disciplines relevant for Systems Biology, including biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, bioinformatics, statistics, mathematics and theoretical biology.

Scientific excellence and enthusiasm will be the most important criteria for selection. Previous experience in Systems Biology or in research related to metabolism and/or ageing research is advantageous but not required.

Each of the 14 positions will be filled by either a postdoc or a PhD student. Postdoc positions will be for 3 years, PhD positions for 4 years. The conditions of employment comply with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Medical Centres / Dutch Universities. Successful applicants will be linked to specific projects, based on their own interests and the needs of the Centre.

Applications will be collected centrally. Applications, integrated in one pdf file, should consist of:

•a motivation letter, clearly stating how the prior expertise fits to the research program of the centre and also indicating a preference for one or more of the available projects;
•an extensive CV;
•two reference letters.

For general information about the Centre, contact one of the members of the Management Team

The following 14-projects are currently available:

1 position, Work Package 1.1: Network-based statistical inference ,Prof. E. Wit, Prof. M. Heinemann

1 position, Work Package 1.2: Computational, global modeling of ageing ,Prof. F.J. Weissing, Prof. Arjan van der Schaft

4 positions , Work Packages 2 and 3: A concerted, multi-group effort towards solving the ageing puzzle in yeast,Prof. M. Heinemann, Dr. L. Veenhoff, Prof. I. van der Klei, Prof. M. Merrow

4 positions , Work Packages 4 and 5: A multi-scale Systems Biology approach to unravel the relation between calorie restriction, physical activity and biological ageing of mice, Dr. B.M. Bakker, Prof. A.K. Groen, Dr. B. Jayawardhana, Prof. G. van Dijk

1 position ( filled) , Work Package 6.1: Proteomics Analysis,Prof. R.P.H. Bischoff, Dr. H. Permentier

1 position , Work Package 6.2: Metabolomics Analysis,R.P.H. Bischoff,Dr. H. Permentier, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud

2 positions , Work Package 7: Metabolism and Healthy Ageing,Prof. M. Hofker, Prof. C. Wijmenga

http://www.rug.nl/fmns-research/SystemsBiology/JobOpportunities

Ph.D. position in hydrology

Ph.D. position in hydrology

Subject : “Application of functional connectivity indicators for improving subgrid
surface flow hydrogram estimation in distributed hydrological modelling”

The Agricultural Engineering research group of the Earth and Life Institute is
offering a PhD fellowship for a period of up to 4 years to work on the refinement of
surface flow modelling at the subgrid scale of distributed hydrological models.

Research project summary
Subgrid modelling of surface hydrological flow in physically-based,
spatially-distributed models is currently based on the use of effective parameters
which cannot properly capture the subgrid connectivity of surface runoff.  A
promising connectivity function – the Relative Surface Contribution function (RSC)
(Antoine et al., 2009) - has been recently developed and tested at the 1 m² scale,
which improves the modelling of subgrid runoff generation.  This project seeks to
pursue the integration of the subgrid connectivity function in spatially-distributed
hydrological models and to test the scale-dependency of the RSC function and its
time-rate of change for contrasted initial conditions.  This will involve a
combination of field/lab and numerical experiments.

The Institution
The candidate will be hosted in the Agricultural Engineering research group of the
Earth an Life Institute (ELI) of the Université catholique de Louvain in
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.  The Environmental sciences section of ELI offers a
dynamic, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary research environment dealing with
various topics related to agriculture and the environment.  The research activities
of the Agricultural Engineering research group focus on water resources, soil-plant
interactions and soil conservation.  Additional information concerning the
Environmental sciences section of the Earth and Life institute can be found at
http://www.uclouvain.be/ , and regarding UCL at http://www.uclouvain.be/ .  
Collaboration with research groups in The Netherlands and France is expected.

Applications
The successful candidate should be a national from a European country and hold a
M.Sc. degree in hydrology, earth or environmental sciences (or related disciplines).
Experience with modelling and a good mathematical background will be an advantage.
The candidate will be attributed a renewable fellowship (€2,300 – 2,570 per month
depending on prior degree) for an initial duration of 15 months.  In addition,
he/she will benefit from social security coverage.

Candidates should send by October 15, 2010 – preferably by email - a letter of
intent, the name and address of 2 referees, a curriculum vitae and a copy of the
grades obtained for the masters degree to:

Profs. C. Bielders and M. Javaux
ELI / GERU
Université catholique de Louvain
Croix du Sud 2, boite 2
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgique
charles.bielders@uclouvain.be

PhD Studentship in Power Plant Technologies - Cranfield University

Fully Funded International (Overseas) PhD Studentship

PhD Studentship in Modelling and Simulation of Coal-fired Supercritical Power Plants with CO2 Capture Ability (in the Context of Carbon Capture and Storage)

Cranfield University - School of Engineering

The Process Systems Engineering Group at School of Engineering, Cranfield University is a small vibrant multidisciplinary team. We are seeking to strengthen the research team in the area of modelling and simulation for energy processes such as power plants and CO₂ capture technologies.

A project is funded by Biomass and Fossil Fuel Research Alliance (BF2RA). The project is aimed at investigating whether a supercritical power plant with post-combustion CO₂ capture plant can satisfy the UK Grid requirements. The study will be carried out through modelling and simulation. A major power generation company in the UK will be closely involved.

The candidate sought is expected to have a strong interest in modelling and simulation for power generation systems and preferably with thermal energy or chemical engineering background. Good understanding of power generation principles and exposure to chemical engineering are desirable. The PhD studentship is expected to start from 1^st Nov. 2010.

Academic Qualifications:

We are looking to recruit a very high calibre PhD student. The candidate must be able to demonstrate "a capability to undertake and benefit from research training through to completion, to the standard necessary to qualify for a PhD." This normally requires an upper second class honours degree, or a combination of qualifications and/or experience equivalent to that level.

Residence Requirements:

This fully funded PhD Studentship (including overseas tuition fee and stipends for a period of three years) is open to all applicants (i.e. including candidates from Overseas). In other words, there is no restriction for nationality or residence status. For an informal discussion, please contact Dr. Meihong Wang on Tel: +44 (0)1234 754655 or Email: meihong.wang@cranfield.ac.uk

Application deadline: 30^th Oct. 2010

PhD Studentship in Epidemiology - Institute of Psychiatry

PhD Studentship

3 year project: Epidemiology of depression in diabetes: identifying risk factors, mechanisms, course and consequences.

Institute of Psychiatry - Department of Psychological Medicine

Start: 01/01/2011 Ends: 31/12/2013
First supervisor: Dr Khalida Ismail

Applications are invited to join the South London Diabetes Cohort study (SOUL-D) which is a prospective study examining the effects of depression in 2000 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Depression is a common problem in diabetes and is associated with worse biomedical outcomes and increased mortality. Little is understood as to the risk factors for depression, what is its natural history and how biological, social and psychological factors interact to increase morbidity and mortality. You will be joining an established and friendly team in the Diabetes Research Group. You will be expected to develop additional hypotheses and appropriate methodologies to test them and contribute substantively towards data collection. This post suits a student who wishes a career in public health, medical informatics or clinical epidemiology.

Department of Psychological Medicine
The Department of Psychological Medicine focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military, and psychiatry in different settings. The Head of the Department is Professor Simon Wessely, Chair of Psychological Medicine, who is also Vice Dean for Academic Psychiatry.

Entry requirements
Students must have a first class or high upper second honors degree and has or expected to have a Masters in epidemiology or a related discipline, including public health, mental health research.

Award type
The funding is from the National Institute of Health Research. The stipend is £16,500 (2010/11). Home/EU tuition fees will be met. There will be some funding for attendance to courses and conferences. The studentship will only fully fund applications who are eligible for home/EU fees. Overseas students would have to pay the difference (approximately £10,000).

Further information
For further information or enquiries please contact Dr Khalida Ismail khalida.2.ismail@kcl.ac.uk.

To Apply
Apply online at https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/
On the online application form, please select “Psychological Medicine Division MPhil/PhD (Full-time)” from the programme list, and select January 2011 as the programme start date. Quote Ref “K111” in the Research Proposal box. Please note, you do not have to submit a Research Proposal. You should use that space on the online form to describe your research interests and ideas while also using the Personal Statement and Supporting Information section to give the short-listing panel a clear idea of why you are the best person for this post.

Please include details of 2 referees, including their email addresses. Your referees will be contacted prior to your interview.

Closing date 15th October

13 PhD positions in Population Genetics, Vienna, Austria

Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics
http://www.popgen-vienna.at/application/procedure.html

Deadline: 13 February 2011

Procedure

We encourage young, enthusiastic graduate students intrigued by the interdisciplinary nature of the Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics to apply for the program within the application deadline. However, interested students are welcome to apply throughout the year as additional positions may become available. A high level of dedication and activity will be expected from you during the program, and you should be able to integrate into a very international team with English as the working language.
Only complete applications will be considered!

Applicants are requested to provide the following information as a single pdf document by email:
¡CV
¡a motivation letter with a statement of research interests
¡university certificates including grades
¡a copy of your university degree that enables you to pursue a doctoral study (diploma, master); if you will earn your degree after the deadline: please supply recent transcripts
¡an indication of two preferred topics
¡at least two reference letters (download form below) assessing your scientific qualifications need to be e-mailed directly to us. Please allow sufficient time for your referees to send their letters within the deadline!

The selected candidates will be invited for an interview with the faculty members.

The interview will consist of three phases:
1.presentation of one publication selected by the applicant from three publications suggested by the faculty.
2.questions of the faculty to the applicant about the paper and the applicant's background and motivation
3.questions of the applicant to the faculty.

As the next step in the selection procedure the applicants will have the opportunity to interact with current students of the Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics. This will take place without the presence of the faculty members and should provide the applicants with further insights into the spirit of the PhD program. Furthermore, the applicants are given the opportunity to interact with the prospective thesis advisor to discuss specific aspects of the project. The final decision is made by the faculty, aiming to recruit the candidates with the highest scientific potential.

http://www.popgen-vienna.at/application/procedure.html

Beasiswa Eka Tjipta Foundation

Program Beasiswa S1 adalah beasiswa yang diberikan bagi mahasiswa baru
strata 1 (S1) dalam negeri yang mempunyai prestasi akademis yang baik tetapi
mempunyai keterbatasan finansial untuk tahun 2010.

*Pendaftaran Program ditutup 11 Oktober 2010*

*Persyaratan Calon Penerima Beasiswa*

1. Warga Negara Indonesia.
2. Usia tidak lebih dari 20 tahun pada bulan Juli 2010.
3. Memiliki nilai akademik rata-rata 7,00 selama SMA (semester 1 s/d 6).
4. Pada saat pengajuan lamaran beasiswa, tidak sedang menerima beasiswa
dari organisasi/institusi manapun.
5. Dinyatakan lulus sebagai siswa SMA atau setara yang dibuktikan dengan
ijasah atau Surat Pernyataan Bukti Kelulusan dari sekolah.
6. Atau terdaftar sebagai mahasiswa tingkat I pada salah satu perguruan
tinggi yang menjadi mitra ETF untuk program Beasiswa S1.

*Cakupan Beasiswa*

1. Biaya pendaftaran ke perguruan tinggi dimana pendaftar telah diterima.
2. Biaya kuliah, tergantung dengan perguruan tinggi yang dipilih.
3. Uang saku, untuk mendukung biaya hidup selama masa kuliah.
4. Tunjangan lain untuk kelancaran studi.

*Sekilas Informasi Program Beasiswa S1*
Apa saja yang menjadi cakupan Program Beasiswa S1?

1. Biaya kuliah S1 di berbagai jurusan di perguruan tinggi negeri dan
luar negeri yang menjadi mitra Eka Tjipta Foundation.
2. Tunjangan biaya hidup per bulan.
3. Tunjangan untuk mendukung kelancaran studi.

*Apakah program Beasiswa S1 mempunyai ikatan kerja?*

1. Ikatan kerja yang diberlakukan adalah ikatan kerja untuk bekerja di
Indonesia minimal selama lima (5) tahun sejak menyelesaikan studi.

*Siapa saja yang boleh mendaftar?*

1. Lulusan SMA atau setara yang telah lulus seleksi di 10 perguruan
tinggi negeri mitra rujukan program Beasiswa S1 dan memiliki prestasi
akademik dan non-akademik.
2. Atau mahasiswa S1 semester pertama di 10 perguruan tinggi negeri mitra
program Beasiswa S1 yang berprestasi akademik dan non akademik.

*Berapa lama beasiswa program Beasiswa S1 diberikan?*

1. Beasiswa program Beasiswa S1 paling lama diberikan selama delapan (8)
semester.
2. Selama mengikuti program Beasiswa S1, minimum IPK yang harus dicapai
di akhir semester genap adalah 3.0 dari skala 4.0.

*Mengapa peserta program Beasiswa S1 diwajibkan untuk membayar iuran
paguyuban?*
Keberhasilan dan keberlanjutan program beasiswa termasuk program Beasiswa S1
memerlukan keterlibatan aktif para penerima beasiswa dalam mengumpulkan dana
bagi pemberian beasiswa atau program terkait lainnya bagi adik-adik kelasnya
yang memiliki keterbatasan finansial.

*Mitra Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Program Beasiswa S1*

1. Universitas Indonesia
2. Universitas Gajah Mada
3. Universitas Padjadjaran
4. Universitas Airlangga
5. Universitas Brawijaya
6. Universitas Diponegoro
7. Universitas Sumatera Utara
8. Institut Pertanian Bogor
9. Institut Teknologi Bandung
10. Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November

*Prosedur Pendaftaran:*

1. Mengisi formulir pendaftaran yang bisa di download
disini<https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fekatjiptafoundation.org%2Ffiles%2Fformulir-s1-2010.pdf

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http://ekatjiptafoundation.org/files/formulir-s1-2010.pdf
2. Formulir dikirim bersama dengan dokumen pendukung, yaitu:
- Data Akademis (Ijazah/Transkrip/Rapor SMA)
- Data Kondisi Ekonomi Keluarga (Surat keterangan Penghasilan Orangtua
dan rekening listrik 3 bulan terakhir)
- Data prestasi yang diraih (piagam penghargaan)

Formulir pendaftaran dan Dokumen pendukung dikirimkan paling lambat tanggal
11 Oktober 2010 ke alamat:

Eka Tjipta Foundation
Plaza BII Tower II Lantai 33
Jl. MH Thamrin No. 51
Jakarta 10350
up: Ibu Monika

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*Ahmad Mahmudi Yunus*
Information System
Faculty of *Computer* *Science*
Universitas Indonesia
2008

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS (KFUPM) DEANSHIP OF GRADUATE STUDIES Dhahran, saudi arabia

it is highly appreciated if you kindly forward this e-mail to potential graduate students in your institute or elsewhere. We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this e-mail.

The Deanship of Graduate Studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is pleased to invite your attention that application to Graduate Studies at KFUPM is now open online on the link http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/gs/preonline.asp until October 29, 2010. KFUPM provides full MS and PhD scholarships for distinguished graduate applicants who demonstrate high potential for conducting original research in the fields of Engineering, Sciences and Business.

Distinguished Partnership of KFUPM with International Institutions

KFUPM has very strong collaborative partnership on conducting innovative research with the following international institutions:

• MIT: Clean Water and Clean Energy research.
• Stanford University: Oil and Gas research.
• California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Refining and Petrochemicals research.
• Cambridge University: Oil and Gas research.
• KAUST: Many research disciplines.
• Saudi Aramco (the largest oil company worldwide): Many research disciplines.
• SABIC (the 5^th petrochemical company worldwide): Petrochemical research.

Centers for Research Excellence at KFUPM

To provide extreme support for research in areas of excellence, KFUPM has established the following Centers for Research Excellence, in which graduate students can conduct their research:

• KFUPM-MIT Collaboration Center on Clean Water and Clean Energy.
• National Center of Excellence on Nanotechnology.
• National Center of Excellence on Renewable Energy.
• National Center of Excellence on Refining and Petrochemicals.
• National Center of Excellence on Corrosion.

Graduate programs offered at KFUPM

DISCIPLINE	DEGREES
Aerospace Engineering	M.Sc.
Architectural Engineering	M.Sc.
Business Administration	M.B.A
Chemical Engineering	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Chemistry	Ph.D., M.Sc.
City & Regional Planning	M.C.R.P.
Civil Engineering	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Computer Engineering	M.Sc.
Computer Networks	M.Sc.
Computer Science	M.Sc.
Computer Science and Engineering	Ph.D.
Construction Engineering & Management	M.Sc.
Electrical Engineering	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Environmental Science	M.Sc.
Geology	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Geophysics	M.Sc.
Mathematical Sciences	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Material Sciences and Engineering	M.Sc.
Mechanical Engineering	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Medical Physics	M. Med. Phys.
Petroleum Engineering	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Physics	M.Sc.
Systems Engineering	Ph.D., M.Sc.
Software Engineering	M.Sc.
Telecommunication Engineering	M.Sc.

Online Admission System

The online graduate admission application for the coming Fall Semester 2010-2011 is now available starting from Sept. 18, 2010 until October 29, 2010 through this link: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/gs/preonline.asp

After submission of the online application, mandatory documents need to be uploaded through the Upload System using the same Login ID and PIN created for the online application using this link: http://adgs.kfupm.edu.sa/

Mandatory documents for application (without which application will not be processed)

• Copy of identification (National ID for Saudi nationals / Passport for international applicants / Iqama for residents of Saudi Arabia).
• Complete official transcripts for BS degree and MS degree (if applying to PhD).
• Statement-of-Purpose (a one-page essay focusing on career and research goals).
• Recommendation Letters from 3 referees through the online recommendation system after submitting the online application.

Other supporting documents (needed for final admission decision)

• Certificates for BS degree and MS degree (if applying to PhD).
• TOEFL score (min. is 68 IBT for MS and 79 IBT for PhD).
• Acceptable GRE General score (min. Quant. is 700, min. Analytical is 3.0).
• Upon approval, original/certified copies of degree certificate(s) and transcript(s) are to be sent through postal mail.

Application Deadlines

• Deadline for submitting the online application is October 29, 2010.
• Deadline for uploading mandatory documents is November 6, 2010.
• Deadline for recommendation letters to be received via the online recommendation system is November 6, 2010.

If there are any questions or further clarifications are required, please feel free to contact us at gs-admissions@kfupm.edu.sa or Telephone : +966-3-860-2800, or check our website at: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/gs

We wish you the best in your endeavor.

Best regards,

Admission Office

Deanship of Graduate Studies

Tel: 00966-3860-2800

Fax: 00966-3860-2829

P.O. Box 5055

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

Dhahran 31261

Saudi Arabia

Website: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/gs

E-mail: gs-admissions@kfupm.edu.sa

Swiss Government Scholarship Program 2011-2012

EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND IN INDONESIA
PROGRAM BEASISWA PEMERINTAH SWISS
Tahun Akademik 2011/12

Pemerintah Swiss melalui Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) menawarkan beasiswa dalam jumlah terbatas untuk negara berkembang termasuk Indonesia.

Beasiswa tersebut ditawarkan untuk mahasiswa PASCA SARJANA (POSTGRADUATE) yang ingin melakukan riset atau meraih gelar master di salah satu perguruan tinggi di Swiss.

Penerima beasiswa dapat melakukan riset atau kuliah di perguruan tinggi di Swiss yang tercantum pada halaman 3 dan 4. Program studi atau pendidikan berikut TIDAK termasuk
dalam tawaran beasiswa ini:
1. Ilmu Kesenian
2. Pendidikan Strata 1
3. Pendidikan Sekolah Perhotelan
4. Pertukaran mahasiswa
5. Part-time studies
6. On-the-job studies
7. Studi jarak jauh (correspondence course)

Beasiswa berlangsung selama 9 (sembilan) bulan (1 tahun akademik). Dalam kondisi tertentu beasiswa dapat diperpanjang maksimal hingga tahun ajaran ke-2 sesuai dengan pertimbangan FCS dan perguruan tinggi yang bersangkutan.

Persyaratan

1. Warga Negara Indonesia (diprioritaskan WNI yang sedang tinggal dan berkarir di Indonesia)
2. Ijazah perguruan tinggi (minimal Sarjana Strata-1 atau sederajat)
3. Batas umur pada waktu melamar harus di bawah 35 tahun (lahir setelah tanggal 31 Desember 1975)
4. Menguasai bahasa yang digunakan dalam program studi yang dipilih (Bahasa Jerman/Bahasa Prancis/Bahasa Itali dan/atau Bahasa Inggris)
5. Surat konfirmasi dari professor/universitas di Swiss yang menyatakan bahwa pihak universitas menyetujui rencana riset atau menerima pelamar beasiswa sebagai mahasiswa program master serta memiliki latar belakang pendidikan yang sesuai. Jika surat penerimaan dari universitas belum dapat dikeluarkan, minimal pelamar harus
melampirkan korespondensi dengan pihak universitas yang menyatakan pelamar telah mendaftar untuk program master.
6. Memiliki rencana riset dan motivasi yang menjelaskan secara rinci dan jelas tujuan dari riset/studi beserta kemungkinan integrasi profesional jika kembali ke Indonesia.

Untuk memperoleh konfirmasi yang dimaksud, pelamar harus aktif berhubungan langsung dengan universitas di Swiss. Informasi kontak dan alamat dapat dilihat di situs resmi universitas.

Prosedur permohonan

Formulir pendaftaran beasiswa dapat diperoleh hingga tanggal 15 Oktober 2010 dan hanya disediakan untuk pelamar yang sesuai dengan persyaratan tersebut di atas.
Untuk memperoleh formulir, pelamar harus mengirim surat permohonan singkat yang berisi keterangan dan dokumen sebagai berikut :
1. Nama lengkap
2. Tanggal lahir
3. Ketrampilan bahasa asing. Sebutkan bahasa resmi di Swiss yang dikuasai dengan baik (Jerman, Prancis atau Itali, tergantung lokasi dari universitas yang dituju)
4. Program studi dan perguruan tinggi yang dituju
5. Fotokopi surat penerimaan dari profesor atau konfirmasi/korespondensi dengan perguruan tinggi yang dipilih.
6. a. Untuk peminat beasiswa riset: proposal riset (± 5 halaman) termasuk informasi pengalaman riset yang relevan dengan bidang riset yang akan didalami
b. Untuk peminat beasiswa master: karangan singkat berisi motivasi untuk kuliah di Swiss dan prioritas bidang studi yang dipilih untuk karir di masa depan dan pengembangan profesional lainnya setelah beasiswa usai(± 2 halaman).
7. Curriculum vitae
8. Alamat e-mail

Surat permintaan formulir pendaftaran beasiswa dikirim melalui e-mail ke: jak.vertretung@eda.admin.ch .

Formulir akan dikirim melalui e-mail.
Pelamar harus sudah mengembalikan formulir pendaftaran dilampiri lengkap dengan dokumen-dokumen pendukung paling lambat pada tanggl 31 Oktober 2010, ke Kedutaan Besar Swiss (Bagian Kebudayaan) di Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X3/2, Jakarta 12950.

Dokumen lamaran beasiswa boleh disampaikan melalui pos atau kurir.
Formulir dan dokumen tersebut diserahkan dalam rangkap 3 (tiga). Setiap set dokumen harus tersusun dalam urutan sebagai berikut:
1. Formulir pendaftaran yang sudah diisi lengkap (harus diketik dan dicetak)
2. Fotokopi ijazah S1
3. Terjemahan ijazah S1
4. Transkrip nilai
5. Terjemahan transkrip nilai
6. Surat rekomendasi dari 2 dosen/profesor
7. Proposal riset atau motivasi studi
8. Curriculum Vitae
9. Konfirmasi riset dari professor yang bertanggungjawab/surat penerimaan dari perguruan tinggi yang dituju atau bukti korespondensi dengan universitas yang dituju yang menyebutkan bahwa Anda telah resmi mendaftar di program master
10. Surat pemeriksaan medis (formulir tersedia bersama formulir pendaftaran)
11. Dokumen lain (sertifikat kursus bahasa, dll.)
Sertifikat yang difotokopi harus dilegalisir sesuai aslinya. Dokumen-dokumen (sertifikat, surat rekomendasi, dll.) yang tidak dikeluarkan dalam Bahasa Inggris, Jerman, Perancis atau Itali harus diterjemahkan ke dalam salah satu bahasa tersebut dan dilegalisir serta dilampirkan
pada dokumen yang bersangkutan.

Harap diingat bahwa hanya aplikasi yang lengkap dan disusun rapi yang akan dipertimbangkan. Hanya beberapa pelamar yang terseleksi yang diundang untuk wawancara dan test bahasa. Wawancara dan test bahasa ini hanya dilaksanakan di Kedutaan Besar Swiss di Jakarta. Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) akan mengumumkan penerima beasiswa pada bulan Mei 2011.

Jumlah beasiswa

CHF 1.920,-/bulan (untuk biaya hidup)
Catatan: Harap diingat, bahwa tidak semua program pasca-sarjana dan perguruan tinggi membebaskan penerima beasiswa dari biaya perkuliahan. Beasiswa hanya mencakup biaya hidup di Swiss. Untuk itu setiap pelamar sangat perlu mengklarifikasi kepastian pembebasan uang kuliah untuk program studi yang dipilih dengan perguruan tinggi yang bersangkutan.

Biaya perjalanan dan asuransi

Penerima beasiswa dari Indonesia harus menanggung biaya perjalanan ke Swiss sendiri. Perjalanan pulang ke Indonesia akan ditanggung FCS (tidak termasuk anggota keluarga). Biaya perjalanan pulang tidak akan ditawarkan apabila penerima beasiswa tinggal di Swiss lebih dari 6 bulan setelah menyelesaikan studinya di Swiss, atau apabila bekerja atau pindah ke negara ketiga. Asuransi kesehatan (kecuali untuk gigi) dan asuransi kecelakaan akan disediakan.

Kewajiban penerima beasiswa

Penerima beasiswa harus bertempat tinggal di tempat studinya di Swiss dan harus mengikuti semua aturan hukum yang berlaku bagi orang asing yang bertempat tinggal di Swiss serta aturan yang berlaku di perguruan tinggi. Anggota keluarga tidak dapat dibawa oleh penerima
beasiswa pada tahun pertama namun diperbolehkan untuk mengunjungi Swiss sebagai turis dengan biaya sendiri.

Penerima beasiswa harus memberikan pernyataan tertulis untuk kembali ke Indonesia setelah menyelesaikan studi / risetnya di Swiss.
Beasiswa FCS tidak dapat diambil secara bersamaan dengan beasiswa lain. Apabila penerima beasiswa menerima beasiswa lain atau bantuan keuangan (mis.: gaji), beasiswa akan dibatalkan.

Alamat situs perguruan tinggi di Swiss

1. Universität Basel
www.unibas.ch
2. Universität Bern
www.unibe.ch
3. Université de Fribourg
www.unifr.ch
4. Université de Genève
www.unige.ch
5. Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
www.epfl.ch
6. Université de Lausanne
www.unil.ch
7. Universität Luzern
www.unilu.ch
8. Université de Neuchâtel
www.unine.ch
9. Universität St. Gallen
www.unisg.ch
10. Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
www.ethz.ch
11. Universität Zürich
www.unizh.ch
12. Università della Svizzera italiana
www.unisi.ch

Situs-situs yang berguna:

www.swissuni.ch
www.swissuniversity.ch
www.crus.ch/information-programme/study-in-switzerland.html?L=2
www.sbf.admin.ch/htm/themen/bildung/stipendien/eskas_en.html

Informasi dan pertanyaan:

Kedutaan Besar Swiss
Kontak: Ibu Melinda Djohansjah
Tel.: +62 21 525 6061 Pesawat: 319

PhD Studentships in Statistics, University of Padova, Italy

PhD Studentships in Statistics
Department of Statistical Sciences
University of Padova, Italy


SEVEN PhD POSITIONS are available for candidates interested in the area of Statistical Sciences

Announcement for admission to PhD Schools of Padova University has been published at the University website
http://www.unipd.it/en/doctorates/
on September 3rd, 2010, with deadline on October 4th, 2010. Please note that documentation has to be received by the University within the deadline.
The seven positions for the PhD School in Statistics are covered by scholarships of euros 13.638,47 per year for a total of 3 years. In detail,
6 positions are supported by scholarship from the University of Padova;
1 position is supported by scholarship from Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo on the subject "Innovation diffusion processes: diachronic competition, interpersonal communication, and networks" (supervisor Prof. Renato Guseo);

Two more positions are available without scholarship, for students who would like to attend the School and have funding from other sources.

Admission to the PhD School in Statistics will be decided on the basis of qualifications only and does not require an entry examination.

For further information, please see http://www.stat.unipd.it/phd/admission or contact dottorato@stat.unipd.it

PhD Scholarships at IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark

The IT University of Copenhagen

Vacant PhD Scholarships

The IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) invites applications for a number of PhD scholarships starting in February 2011. We are interested in applications that focus on one or more of the research areas below.

Efficient solutions to computationally hard problems, algorithms for searching and analyzing of large amounts of data, databases and data mining, sensor networks and data management, algorithm engineering, experimental performance studies.

Automated reasoning, categorical logic, type theory, coordination languages, electronic voting, logical frameworks, models for concurrency, distributed and mobile computation, programming languages semantics, modular program verification, programming languages, static analysis of programming and modelling languages, workflow languages.

Tools, methods and processes for software development, including programming and modelling languages, requirements, architecture, empirical studies, and software for user interface design, pervasive computing and decision support.

Game aesthetics, game ontology, games and narratives, game culture, game play, player communities, games and human computer interfaces/game testing, game artificial intelligence, player (cognitive and affective) modeling, computational intelligence and games.

Computer supported cooperative work, science and technology studies, health care IT, organizations and IT, globalization and technology, mutual shaping of culture, organizations, people, and technologies, through practices of design and use.

Advanced and innovative communication trends, design and development of interactive technologies for senior citizens, methods of pragmatic inclusive design, user modeling, design and evaluation of assistive technology-user interface history, emerging body-centric and perception-centric techniques for human-computer interaction based on mobile tracking of eye-gaze, body posture, hand gestures, and everyday object manipulation and society.

Study of digital culture, digital media, mediated interpersonal communication and the way we use a variety of digital media in our everyday lives for social, practical and expressive purposes.

The study of mobile communication and online media's social consequences, in both national and international contexts, addressing the interplay of local and global phenomena.

More information about the individual research groups, their research interests and specific PhD projects within their areas.

You are also welcome to contact individual members of the faculty directly for more information about the respective research areas.

Scholarships:

Applicants accepted will be employed and enrolled at the IT University for a period of 3 or 4 years.

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).

For example, the basic salary of a 3 year PhD student amounts to
DKK 25.014,58 per month.

General information:
A successful applicant will be an excellent student capable of conducting research under supervision from the IT University's faculty members at the highest international level.

The PhD scholarships run for a period of 3- or 4-years depending on the university degree level of the applicant.

The following qualifications are required. If you apply to be enrolled you have 2 options:

• 3 year programme, you must be able to present a Master's degree i.e. 5 full time years of University Studies, divided into 3 full time years of bachelor level exams plus 2 full time years of Master level exams of 180 + 120 ECTS points

• 4 year programme: A Bachelor degree i.e. 4 full time years of University Studies, divided into 3 full time years of bachelor level exams plus 1 full time year of Master level exams 180 + 60 ECTS points.
The one year of 60 MA-level ECTS points must be possible to fit into one of the Master programs at the IT University.

One year of full time studies consists of 1680 hours and equals 60 ECTS points.

Recommended enclosures
A statement of purpose must be authored by yourself and must include both a research question and main goals, for your potential PhD project.
As an applicant you should specifically explain if you have needed disciplinary and /or methodological training to conduct scientific work.
The statement of purpose will be used to determine your abilities of critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and scientific writing.

Interdisciplinary approaches:
For PhD-applicants working with interdisciplinary approaches, including social sciences and humanities perspectives, the statement of purpose should also include a motivated choice of theory and method, and a suggestion of empirical basis of the research.

Application deadline: 6 October 2010

Application procedure:
You can only apply for this position through our e-Recruitment system. Apply for this position by pushing the button "Apply for position" below.

Please go to guidelines for applicants before you fill in the application form.

Questions regarding this call may be directed to the relevant research department, or the ITU PhD School phdsupport@itu.dk, phone: +45 7218 5065 / 7218 5063

After the deadline, a time schedule of the evaluation-, interviewing-, and hiring process can be followed via approximate dates on our homepage.

The IT University wishes to reflect an international environment and regards multiplicity as resources. We encourage everybody irrespective of personal background to apply for the vacant position

http://delta.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?ProjectId=73066&DepartmentId=5236&MediaId=5

PhD position ‘Whole genome sequence analysis in tomato: Mechanisms of introgression breeding’

Applied Bioinformatics, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University & Research Centre (WUR)
Wageningen, The Netherlands
38 hours per week
Reference number: PSG-BIOS-0001

Background: Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) is worldwide renowned for its research and education in the fields of life sciences, plant improvement and sustainability. Through these activities it aims to make essential contributions to the quality of life. A focus of pioneering research towards increased yields and improved quality is the genome biology of economically valuable crops such as tomato and potato.
The Plant Sciences Group of WUR has an important position in international efforts to elucidate and use the genome sequence of these crops. The Applied Bioinformatics group of the PSG participates in these efforts through next generation sequencing, genome assembly, annotation and extracting biologically relevant knowledge from such genome sequences.
WUR is also a partner in the Centre for BioSystems Genomics (CBSG2012). The CBSG and the National Institute for Plant Genome Research in Delhi, India, have received a grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to start a joint research project on development and application of next generation sequencing technologies to one of CBSG’s crop targets, tomato, which is also an important crop in India.

Job description: the job concerns a PhD position in the Applied Bioinformatics group of the Plant Sciences Group of WUR. In this project, we will analyze the genomes of three tomato genotypes: two parents of the well-studied introgression line population, S. lycopersicum cv. Allround and S. pennellii LA716, and the genome of one F5 offspring line. Sequencing of these genomes will be performed in an associated project and will involve a combination of next generation sequencing technologies. Comparative bioinformatic analyses of the parent and offspring genomes will be geared towards obtaining novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying genetic introgression in plants. The PhD student will assemble, annotate and compare the three genome sequences with the aim to study the pattern of genome reorganization from chromosome- down to nucleotide-level detail. We will test and employ a variety of bioinformatics tools for genome assembly, annotation and whole-genome comparison, and perform SNP mining for breeding purposes.
The collaboration within this project with the National Institute for Plant Genome Research in New Delhi, India, will imply that the PhD student will spend a maximum of 2 years of the 4-year PhD study at the sister institute in India. In addition, the PhD student will actively cooperate with an Indian counterpart (PhD student) based in Delhi and working on the breeding aspects of the project. This PhD student in return will spend a maximum of 2 years in Wageningen.

Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

What do we look for?
We are looking for an enthusiast team player with:

• an excellent academic record (MSc) in bioinformatics
• interest in genome informatics and bioinformatics for breeding
• demonstrable skills in programming (perl or python, java, R) and databases (MySQL)
• good oral and written communication skills in English
• willingness to spend several periods amounting to 2 years of the PhD period in New Delhi, India
• people skills in connection with biologists, breeders and bioinformaticians
  

What do we offer?
You will be part of a young, dynamic and focused applied bioinformatics group of ~15 people consisting of computational biologists and biology-oriented informaticians that focus on bioinformatics challenges in genomics. We offer a state-of-the art computational infrastructure and have close collaboration with plant biologists and breeding companies with considerable expert knowledge of the biological issues and wishes concerning the data. The position is available for 4 years, full time (38 hrs/wk), 2 years of which will be housed in New Delhi, India. The student will be part of the graduate school of Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS). The research should result in the successful defence of a PhD after 4 years. In line with the quality protocol of EPS, after 12 months and assuming progress and performance of the PhD student meets requirements the position will be continued for the full period.

Preferred starting date: as soon as possible.

Estimated maximum salary: € 2042/month in the first year, rising to € 2612/month in the fourth year (Dutch university PhD)

Need to know more?
Additional information about this project can be obtained from dr. Roeland van Ham, +31-317-481053, roeland.vanham@wur.nl <mailto:roeland.vanham@wur.nl>

How to apply?
You can apply for this job before October 1st, 2010 at http://www.wur.nl/UK/work