Selasa, 25 Agustus 2015

32 PhD Positions at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy

Official Call for applications to enroll in the International PhD Course
in Molecular Medicine


Chancellor’s Decree n. 4549
dated 14/07/2014

Admission
requirements

The application to participate in the selection for the International PhD School in Molecular Medicine can be submitted, irrespective of age or citizenship, by individuals holding a 5-year University Degree (according to the old Italian regulation), a Master’s Degree (according to the new Italian regulation) (hereinafter, the “Degree”) or an equivalent foreign academic qualification, approved in advance by the PhD Examination Committee, according to international agreements and/or inter-university cooperation and mobility agreements.

Final year students can also apply,  as long as they have already taken all examinations and graduate before October 31st, 2015, under penalty of exclusion from selection. All candidates admitted with reservation to the competition, will have to give evidence of their graduation by November 15th, 2015, in case they should be assigned a position. 

Pursuant to the regulations in force, students enrolled in the last year of the Medicine Specialisation Schools of the “Vita-Salute San Raffaele” University are entitled to submit their application. Should they be assigned a position, their PhD Course start date shall be consistent with the closure of the specialisation year.

Italian, EU and non-EU citizens holding a foreign academic qualification which has not yet been declared equivalent to an Italian degree shall expressly ask to the Examination Committee to determine whether it is equivalent, only for the purposes of the admission to the PhD Course they intend to compete for, and include the following documents in their application:

 1) Official record of the degree, complete with the list of the exams and the relevant marks, translated and legalised by an Italian diplomatic representation (Embassy or Consulate) of the country where the degree was awarded;

2) A DV document (declaration of value - “dichiarazione di valore in loco”) to be requested to the same diplomatic representation.


Number of Positions available

22 fellowships, of which:

10 free fellowships
12 project-based fellowships

5 positions without a fellowship


Details about the position
Admission

Procedures
The admission application shall be submitted on the form available on http://www.unisr.it/form/phd or on the PhD Course website (http://www.unisr.it/phd and www.unisr.it/phd/eng).

As set forth above, Candidates can opt for maximum 1 project-based fellowship (their 1st and only choice) and 2 curricula (in this case, the 1st and 2nd choice shall be defined).
 
The form, duly filled out, printed on unstamped paper and signed, is to be sent within September 3rd, 2015  the PhD Office by means of:

a) a PDF file attached to a certified e-mail message which can be sent to: procedureweb@pec.it
The e-mail must be exclusively sent from a certified e-mail address;

b) a PDF file attached to a regular e-mail which must be sent to the PhD Office e-mail address: segreteria.dottorati@unisr.it.
In this case the original documentation must be delivered directly to the PhD Office, according to one of the following methods described in items c-e within the enrolment deadline, under penalty of exclusion.

c) directly delivered to:

PhD Office Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Via Olgettina, 58 - 20132 Milan, Italy
tel. +39 02 91751554 or +39 02 91751552
fax + 39 02 91971453

d) by means of recorded delivery with return receipt to the address mentioned at c);

e) by an authorised courier service with delivery receipt to the address mentioned at c).
 
Please consider that the PhD Office will be closen from August 10 to August 21 including.

The date on the stamp of the accepting Post office (or of the authorised courier) or that of the e-mail sending will be taken as the official date.

Candidates submitting the admission application shall enclose to the signed copy of the electronic form:

  • A self-certification of the Bachelor’s Degree, indicating the graduation mark;
  • A self-certification of the Master’s Degree, indicating the graduation mark;
  • ONLY for candidates who have not graduated by the time of their online admission application, a self-certification stating the list of all courses taken and relative marks obtained toward their Master’s Degree, including the average grade;
  • A copy of a valid identity document;
  • for candidates holding a non-Italian University Degree, all other documents as indicated in the Official Call. 


Candidates who have not graduated yet must also include a self-certification (Attachment 2) to the documentation, stating that all the exams required by the curriculum have been passed  and  indicating the average.


Applications submitted or sent after the time-limit above will not be eligible for the selection.



Form on line
The Form on line (available on http://www.unisr.it/form/phd) represents the application and must be filled out and sent by on-line procedure, THEN the candidate has to print, sign and send, within the deadline of September 3rd, 2015, with the other documents requested (please see the Application Procedures).

In their application, the Candidates shall provide a description of their current research activities, their scientific interests, and any information required in the online form.

Application form (online form) can be filled out either in Italian or in English.

Candidates can opt for maximum one project-based fellowship (their 1st and only choice) and two curricula (in this case, the 1st and 2nd choice shall be defined). These choices can be specified in the application form.

In case Candidates wish to apply for more than one Curriculum (maximum two) and/or one project-based fellowship, the electronic form shall be filled out only once, and the Curricula Candidates wish to apply to shall be selected according to the Candidates’ order of preference. The single dissertation relative to the research interests shall state the reasons for the Candidates’ multiple choice (two Curricula and/or one project-based fellowship)

 
Form on line

Reference letters
Att. 1
The two reference letters (drafted pursuant to the form attached as Attachment 1) can be:

- Sent in a sealed envelope (signed by the referee across the seal) by mail, or handed over to the PhD Office of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University;

- Sent directly by the referees by email to one of the following e-mail addresses:

a) PhD Office (segreteria.dottorati@unisr.it), provided that the sender’s email address is that of the referee’s (preferably an institutional email address);
 
b) only from a certified e-mail address, to procedureweb@pec.it.

within the deadline for submitting the admission applications (Semptember 3rd, 2015).

All reference letters which have not been drafted according to the form (Attachment 1) or that have been submitted according to methods different from those above will be rejected.
Candidates shall not be allowed to read their reference letters.

Att.1 (file pdf)
Att.1
(file word)

The referees (maximum two) will automatically receive from the system an email containing as an attachment the reference letter form (Attachment 1).

Candidates are responsible for the data submitted; they are entitled to contact the referee(s) to personally request the letter and to check that it is submitted to the PhD Office within the deadline set, and as required by this call.
The PhD Office will not solicit the submission of the letters.


Self- Certification
Att. 2
The entitled persons (Italian and European Union citizens), in accordance with the D.P.R. n. 445/00 and subsequent modifications and integrations, if submitting copies of a certificate reporting the final degree grade or in case they state other circumstances, as per Articles 46 and 47 of Presidential Decree no. 445/00, will have to submit, duly filled and signed, the self certification utilizing the Attachment 2.

Att. 2 (file pdf)
Att. 2 (
file word)

The no European Union citizens must send the original certificates.
 
Selection
procedures

 
Admission to one of the Curriculum of the PhD Corse is subject to the successful results of a comparative assessment divided into two stages, as defined below.

First assessment phase
This phase, which does not require the Candidates to be present, is not public, is performed by the Committee and assesses:

a.  The qualifications submitted, as described above and, more precisely:
    • curriculum vitae indicated in the electronic form;
    • Degree (5-year degree, as per old Italian regulation, Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree) and graduation mark (including BD mark);
    • Any publication on international journals or submission of abstracts to conferences;

b.  The written dissertation, to be inserted as well in the electronic form, that shall be related to the Candidates’ research interests, and that may be written in Italian or English;

c. The reference letters, directly submitted to the Ufficio Dottorati of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan by authoritative personalities of the scientific and/or academic world and listed by the Candidates in their admission application; these authoritative personalities shall have known the scientific qualities of the Candidates by virtue of their institutional tasks (as Attachment 1). The reference letters shall be submitted within the deadline herein for the admission applications (Semptember 3rd, 2015).

Based on the documents received and according to already-established assessment criteria, the Examination Committee shall proceed to the first stage, i.e. the comparative assessment of the Candidates’ qualifications.

Only Candidates who have been awarded a score of at least 60% of the maximum attributable score for the assessment of qualifications (50 points) shall be admitted to the second phase.

Second assessment phase 

This assessment phase consists of an interview with the Examination Committee aimed at assessing the scientific competences and the aptitude of the Students.

Candidates admitted to the interview shall have with themselves one of the following identification documents: identity card, driving licence, passport or any other documents provided for by law, provided that they contain a photograph and a stamp or another equivalent marking and that they have been issued by a state authority.

The assessment criteria used shall be those already established by the Committee. The interview will cover the knowledge of English, the general and specific qualifications of the Candidates, their reasons for starting the PhD Course and the subsequent professional research path.
At the end of the second assessment phase, the Examination Committee shall draft a final ranking based on a comparative assessment.

All candidates, at the end of the interviews, are required to communicate, via email to the PhD Office, up to 2 preferences  between the projects listed for each Curriculum chosen during the admission phase . Furthermore, in the case of preference:

- of the 2 research fellowships NEN4, the candidate has the faculty to indicate, after the interview, up to two projects of interest between those specific to these fellowiships;

- of the 7 research fellowships TIGET, the candidate has the faculty to indicate after the interview, up to 3 projects of interest between those specific to these exchanges.


 
Candidates with a final score lower than 60% of the total attributable score (100 points) will be considered non-eligible.

Papers


Papers for the Second Phase
First Phase Ranking
Currently not available




Final
Ranking
Currently not available

The procedure for the enrollment is described in the Official call and in the paragraph below.


Sliding Rankings

 
Currently not available


Registration documents
and fellowships

There exists only one final ranking, which is updated after each stage.
Renouncing to a fellowship, at any stage, will result in the final withdrawing from the raking. Upon enrolment, all Candidates shall notify the laboratory at which they will conduct the PhD Course activities.

The fellowships are assigned based on the final ranking and the preferences declared by the Candidates.

We will proceed before with the assignment of a Project fellowships and of the positions with fellowships and, once completed the allocation of these positions, we will proceed with the assignment of positions without fellowships.

During the first stage, the project-based fellowships are assigned, based on the ranking position and the Candidate’s preferences.

Once all the project-based fellowships have been assigned, the four free fellowships - to be assigned to the four Curricula - will be assigned according to the final ranking, updated based on the already assigned fellowship and any previous stage renounce, and considering the preferences expressed by the Candidates.

Following completion of the positions with a project-based fellowship and of the fellowships assigned to the four Curricula, the third stage will start, and the six remaining positions with a fellowship will be assigned according to the ranking, updated based on the already assigned fellowship and any previous stage renounce, and considering the preferences expressed by the Candidates.
Candidates will be assigned to the indicated Curriculum, based on their order of preference.

The fourth stage then starts with the assignment of the positions without a fellowshipEven in this case, Candidates will be preferably assigned to the Curriculum they chose, according to their preference.

The details of the procedures for the enrollment are notified in art. 7 of the Official Call.

The winning candidates will have to formalize their enrollment on the proper web page (http://intranet.unisr.it/esse3/Home.do), by gaining access with the credentials obtained during registration in 2 working days as from the date of publication of the final ranking for the candidates winners of a scholarship and in 5 working days for the candidates winners of a position without fellowship.

For everyone, enrolment must be finalized by the second working day after the online enrollment.
In the event that a candidate does not enter online within the due date, or in case he/she does not finalize his/her enrolment within the 2 subsequent working days, he/she will be considered as a renouncer, thus loses the right to enroll.


The details of the procedures for the assignment of positions are notified in art. 5.3. of the Official Call.

 

131 PhD Positions at Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy

Call for applications to PhD Programmes - XXXI cycle. Administrative seat at Università Politecnica delle Marche
Academic years 2015/2016 - 2016/2017 - 2017/2018.

Deadline: 3rd September 2015
 

12 PhD in various subjects @ Bournemouth University, UK


Outstanding and successful candidates will undertake fully funded, defined research projects that will enhance our thriving research culture and offer even more potential for societal or cultural impact and commercial exploitation.

What does the funded studentship include?

Funded candidates will receive a maintenance grant of £14,000 (unless otherwise specified) per annum, to cover their living expenses and have their fees waived for 36 months. In addition, research costs, including field work and conference attendance, will be met.
Funded Studentships are open to both UK/EU and International students unless otherwise specified.

What are the eligibility criteria for the Funded Doctoral candidates?

Candidates for funded PhD studentship must demonstrate outstanding qualities and be motivated to complete a PhD in 3 years.
All candidates must satisfy the University’s minimum doctoral entry criteria for studentships of an honours degree at Upper Second Class (2.1) and/or an appropriate Masters degree. An IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 minimum (or equivalent) is essential for candidates for whom English is not their first language.
In addition to satisfying basic entry criteria, BU will look closely at the qualities, skills and background of each candidate and what they can bring to their chosen research project in order to ensure successful and timely completion.
Please check the individual project descriptions for additional eligibility criteria which may apply.

BU funded PhD studentships:



Corrosion Health Monitoring  using Wireless Sensor Technologies

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 30 August 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk.   Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full.  CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application Form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Zulfiqar Khan.  The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

Modelling how to mitigate bird population declines in the UK through landscape-scale environmental management

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 10 September 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk.   Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full.  CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application Form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Professor Ross Hill.  The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

Microbial ecology: biogeography, disease dispersal and potential source of new biotech products

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 14 September 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk. Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full. CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Genoveva Esteban. The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016

Eye movements and reading at sentence and line boundaries: exploring wrap-up and return-sweep effects.

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 16 September 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk.   Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full.  CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application Form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Tim Slattery.  The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

Portable upper arm exoskeleton for assistance and training

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 17 September 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk.   Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full.  CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application Form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Assoc. Professor Venky Dubey.  The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

In partnership with Hooray Education GmbH:

Interpersonal processes: social facets of human cognition

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 20 September 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk.   Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full.  CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application Form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Xun He.  The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

In Partnership with National University of Science & Technology, Pakistan

Development of thermally activated self-lubricated ceramic-based polymeric Nano composite coatings for enhanced performance in conventional lubricants under sliding contact

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 2 October 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk.   Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full.  CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application Form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Zulfiqar Khan.  The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

In Partnership with DSTL:

Designing systems for risk-based decision making and assurance

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 9 October 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk. Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full. CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Shamal Faily. The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

In Partnership with DSTL:

Risk assessment for complex systems of systems

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 9 October 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk. Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full. CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application form.
Informal Enquiries to Dr Shamal Faily. The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

In Partnership with Mott MacDonald and Suffolk Coastal District Council:

Advancing the understanding of nearshore sediment dynamics using X-Band radar to support evidence-based coastal management 

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 10 October 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk. Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full. CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Luciana Esteves. The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.

Analysis of Behavioural Patterns in Ambient Intelligent Environments

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 26 October 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk. Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full. CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Hamid Bouchachia. The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in January 2016.


Faculty Funded PhD Studentships:


The Diagnosis and Partitioning of Face Recognition Deficits

Please click on the research title above for the Project Description which may include additional eligibility criteria or requirements.
Closing date: 7 September 2015
How to apply: Please complete the BU Research Degree Application form 2015 and submit to the Postgraduate Research Administrator for Admissions, Suzy Kempinski, via email to pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk. Please note incomplete applications will not be considered so please make sure you complete the form in full. CVs, transcripts, academic portfolio etc will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed Research Degrees Application form.
Informal Enquiries to lead Supervisor: Dr Sarah Bate. The Studentship is for 3 years and is expected to begin in September 2015.


Further Information

Further details about Research Degree Programmes available at BU and general information about being a PhD Researcher at BU can be found on the Graduate School website.

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