Information about different scholarships, Germany

Source: FIT-Newsletter, 1.2.2016

3. International exchange: scholarships to students

Nachwuchsförderung - Internationales - Andere Förderinstitutionen - Geistes- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Kunst - Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften, Mathematik - Lebenswissenschaften (Agrarwissenschaften, Biologie, Medizin, Ökotrophologie, Pharmazie, Veterinärmedizin) - Klinische Medizin

The objective of the H. J. Klein Foundation is to sponsor international exchange by granting scholarships to students (m/f) for a stay abroad. Support is granted to students (m/f) of all specialist fields who have shown proven commitment/ involvement in fostering international exchange.

Deadline: May 31st, 2016

Weitere Informationen:

http://www.hj-klein-stiftung.de/e_6.htm
http://jobdb.softgarden.de/jobdb/public/jobdb/posting/196876/0/0/

8. Evonik-Stiftung - Stipendien für wiss. Nachwuchs

Nachwuchsförderung - Stipendien - Andere Förderinstitutionen - Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften, Mathematik - Lebenswissenschaften (Agrarwissenschaften, Biologie, Medizin, Ökotrophologie, Pharmazie, Veterinärmedizin) - Promotionsstipendien

Die Evonik Stiftung vergibt jährlich Stipendien, insbesondere für wissenschaftliche Forschungsarbeiten und Projekte von Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden, insbesondere für Fragestellungen und Projektideen aus dem Bereich der Naturwissenschaften.

Förderschwerpunkt 2016:
Neue Polymersysteme für pharmazeutische und medizinische Anwendungen:
* Polymere mit verbesserten mechanischen Eigenschaften und Biokompatibilität
* Neue Trägersysteme für 3D-Zellkulturen
* Beschichtungstechnologien zur Verbesserung der Biokompatibilität

Nächster Bewerbungstermin: 31. März 2016

Weitere Informationen:

http://www.evonik-stiftung.de/forderungen/

13. EU: Bewerben Sie sich für die ERA Fellowships

EU - Geistes- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Kunst - Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften, Mathematik - Lebenswissenschaften (Agrarwissenschaften, Biologie, Medizin, Ökotrophologie, Pharmazie, Veterinärmedizin)

Noch bis zum 29. Februar 2016 können Sie sich für die Teilnahme am Stipendienprogramm "ERA Fellowships" des Bundesforschungsministeriums bewerben. Über einen Gastaufenthalt in deutschen Einrichtungen sollen hiermit Kompetenzen bei Wissenschaftsmanagerinnen und -managern aus den EU13-Staaten aufgebaut werden. Hierzu gehören Bulgarien, Estland, Kroatien, Lettland, Litauen, Malta, Polen, Rumänien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Tschechische Republik, Ungarn und Zypern.

Warum ist dies für Sie interessant? Als Gasteinrichtung stärken Sie Ihre Vernetzung und Zusammenarbeit mit den EU13-Staaten. Gleichzeitig können Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter Ihrer Einrichtung an den beiden Campuswochen des Programms (1. bis 9. September 2016 in Bonn bzw. 10. bis 14. Oktober 2016 in Berlin) teilnehmen, in denen Themen des Wissenschaftsmanagements theoretisch vertieft werden, und profitieren so ebenfalls von den Schulungen und Diskussionen.

Weitere Informationen:

http://www.era-fellowships.de/

Source: FIT-Newsletter, 8.2.2016

2. BMBF - Promotions- und Studienstipendien: Begabtenförderung im Hochschulbereich

Nachwuchsförderung - Stipendien - BMBF + andere Bundesministerien - Andere Förderinstitutionen - Geistes- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Kunst - Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften, Mathematik - Lebenswissenschaften (Agrarwissenschaften, Biologie, Medizin, Ökotrophologie, Pharmazie, Veterinärmedizin) - Klinische Medizin - Promotionsstipendien

Stipendium Plus - Begabtenförderung im Hochschulbereich:
Die vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) unterstützten Begabtenförderungswerke vergeben Stipendien an besonders begabte und gesellschaftlich engagierte Studierende und Promovierende:
* Avicenna-Studienwerk
* Cusanuswerk
* Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk
* Evangelische Studienwerk Villigst
* Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
* Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung
* Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung
* Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
* Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
* Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
* Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
* Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft
* Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

Weitere Informationen:

http://www.stipendiumplus.de/

3. Promotionsstipendien - Nachhaltig herstellbare Energie

Nachwuchsförderung - Andere Förderinstitutionen - Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften, Mathematik - Promotionsstipendien

Die Nagelschneider-Stiftung vergibt Stipendien insbesondere an Promovierende, die sich mit folgenden Themen befassen:
* Erzeugung, Speicherung, Transport und intelligente Netzplanung von alternativer, nachhaltig herstellbarer und ökologisch verträglicher Energie
* Reduzierung des Energieverbrauchs im Zusammenhang der ökologischen Gesamtsituation
Förderung: monatlich maximal 1.800 Euro als Stipendium für max. 3 Jahre.

nächster Bewerbungsschlusstermin: 31. Oktober 2016

Weitere Informationen:

http://www.stiftung-nagelschneider.de/

11. Nachwuchs in MINT: Stipendien, Promotionspreise

Nachwuchsförderung - Andere Förderinstitutionen - Preise + Wettbewerbe - Geistes- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Kunst - Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften, Mathematik - Lebenswissenschaften (Agrarwissenschaften, Biologie, Medizin, Ökotrophologie, Pharmazie, Veterinärmedizin) - Promotionsstipendien

Die Manfred Lautenschläger-Stiftung fördert herausragende Studierende und Promovierende und vergibt Promotionspreise in MINT-Fächern.
Im Rahmen von MINT Excellence vergibt die Stiftung 30 Stipendien an Studierende und Promovierende der Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik sowie ein Sonderstipendium in Unternehmensinformatik.

Stipendienhöhe: maximal 3.000 Euro (maximal 2 Jahre mit 125 Euro/Monat)

Außerdem vergibt die Stiftung 5 Promotionspreise, Preisgeld: 5.000 Euro

Die Bewerbungsfrist läuft bis zum 15. April 2016.

Weitere Informationen:

https://mlp-financify.de/mint-excellence/

 

Multiple PhD and Post Doc Positions at University of Zurich

Social Computing, Crowdsourcing, Semantic Web, Graph Processing, Big Data, Heterogenous Data Processing, dan Artificial Intelligence

beasiswa di University of Zurich, Swiss

Beasiswa kali ini datang dari University of Zurich, Swiss atau di sebut juga Switzerland. Terdapat beberapa posisi untuk PhD dan Post Doc di Universitas tersebut dengan fokus penelitian di bidang Social Computing, Crowdsourcing, Semantic Web, Graph Processing, Big Data, Heterogenous Data Processing, dan Artificial Intelligence.

Berikut adalah ringkasan posisi PhD tersebut:

• Pendaftaran paling akhir tanggal 1 Maret 2016
• Gaji yang diberikan setahun adalah 55000-60000CHF atau sekitar (754 juta – 822 juta rupiah)

Simak informasi lengkapnya di bawah ini.

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The Dynamic and Distributed Information Systems Group at the University of Zurich
(Switzerland) is inviting applications for
multiple PhD student positions
and
a Post-doc position
with a keen interest in at least one of the following areas:
– Social Computing, Crowdsourcing
– Semantic Web, Graph Processing
– Big Data
– Heterogenous Data Processing
– Artificial Intelligence
The PhD student will be supervised by Prof. Abraham Bernstein. The focus of the research
activities will be in the broad areas of distributed data processing on the Semantic Web
or social computing / crowdsourcing and will be linked with a number of new and existing
research projects (including ViSTA-TV, CrowdLang, Signal/Collect). Most projects in the
group are funded by research foundations such as the Swiss National Science Foundation,
the EC, or the HaslerStiftung.
We offer:
– a team of young and highly motivated colleagues who are passionate about research
– a work environment that is well equipped with the newest hardware and software
technology
– a competitive salary (annually about 55’000-60’000CHF/~55’000€ for PhD students;
80’000-90’000CHF/~81’000€ for postdocs)
– strong support for your personal development and career planning
– an attractive work environment both within the research group and beyond: the
University of Zurich is one of Switzerland’s leading universities in the middle of
a vibrant, cosmopolitan city that regularly ranks as one of the cities with the
highest quality of life in the world
– A highly successful PhD program with graduates at top rated institutions world-wide
You have:
– a master’s degree in informatics, computer science, information systems (or an
equivalent university study) for the PhD student position and a PhD degree for the
postdoc position.
– strong analytical/mathematical skills
– expertise in database systems, Semantic Web / Linked Data, HCI, or economics is helpful.
– good programming skills in several languages
– an interest in applying computer science research to real-world problems
– excellent command of English; German is a plus but not required
More information is available at: http://www.ifi.uzh.ch/ddis/jobs.html
If you fit the profile, are able to work in a team, like challenging tasks, and are
passionate about research then we would love to hear from you. To apply for one of the
positions, please send a detailed curriculum vitae, all grade transcripts, selected
publications (if available), a list of at least three references, and your BSc/MSc
theses in one PDF file by email to
Prof. Abraham Bernstein, Ph.D.
Department of Informatics
University of Zurich, Switzerland
http://www.ifi.uzh.ch/ddis/people/bernstein/
Email: ddisjobs “at” lists “dot” ifi “dot” uzh “dot” ch
Additionally, applicants may arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to
Prof. Bernstein directly, however, this is not required.
All applications received until March 1st, 2016 will be considered for the positions.
Applications received afterwards may be considered if positions are unfilled.
The University of Zurich is committed to enhancing the number of women in scientific
positions and, therefore, particularly invites women to apply. Women who are as qualified
for the position in question as male applicants will be given priority.

PhD position on 'food parenting practices' in low income families at Radboud University NL

PhD position on 'food parenting practices' in low income families (1,0 fte)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Vacancy number: 24.01.16
Application deadline: 14 February 2016

Responsibilities
Childhood obesity is a rising and alarming epidemic, particularly among children with a lower socioeconomic background. Despite the clear need for effective prevention approaches, existing programmes have often failed to work among, or are not able to reach, those with a lower socioeconomic status. We need a radically new prevention approach, one that is both theory and evidence based and applies to low-income families. This project aims to do so by intervening at the right moment (when children start to eat the normal family meal and snacks), with the right people (low-income and overweight mothers), and with the right risk behaviours (consumption of sugar sweetened beverages and snacks) and underlying determinants (automatic parenting processes). It specifically focuses on food parenting practices and will examine whether mothers who receive (feeding) parenting support through mobile applications and/or group meetings at paediatric clinics will have children who eat more healthily and have a lower weight. As a PhD you will be part of a larger project team in which people from the creative industry (app developers) and clinical practice (group leaders at paediatric clinics) are employed. In this project qualitative research techniques (i.e. focus groups at the start of the project) will be combined with a further quantitative research approach.

Work environment
The research project will be conducted within the Developmental Psychopathology research programme of the Behavioural Science Institute. The BSI is a research institute of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Radboud University. The BSI Graduate School is recognized by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and provides a two-year Research Master’s programme and a PhD training programme. The Behavioural Science Institute is very well-funded and has over 200 researchers conducting research in three areas: (1) development and learning, (2) psychopathology, health, and well-being, and (3) social processes and communication. The BSI has state-of-the-art research facilities for observational studies, experiments, eye-tracking studies, EEG measurements and GSR recording, psychobiological research, and behavioural measurements in real and 3D virtual environments. The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of the largest faculties at Radboud University. The faculty’s ambition is to become one of the top social science institutes in Europe, providing high-quality research and study programmes that rank among the best in the Netherlands.

What we expect from you
preferably a Research Master’s degree in psychology, pedagogics, communication or health sciences. However, candidates who completed a regular Master’s degree in one of the mentioned disciplines and have relevant research experience are also invited to apply;
experience in behavioural research, who can easily build a bridge between practice and science;
good communication skills, has affinity with the target audience of low-income mothers, is creative and has experience with statistical analyses (i.e. SPSS, R or STATA) and scientific writing;
some experience with app development would be a plus (to liaise more easily with our creative industry partner that will build the app).

What we have to offer
employment: 1,0 fte;
in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
the starting salary is €2,125 per month on a full-time basis, the salary will increase to €2,779 per month in the fourth year (P-scale);
you will be appointed for an initial period of 18 months, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years;
as part of the contract, you will participate in teaching for approximately 10% of your work time;
you will be classified as a PhD candidate (promovendus) in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO).
Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions?

Would you like to know more?
Further information on: Faculty of Social Sciences

For more information about this vacancy, please contact:
Dr. J. Larsen, assistant professor of child and family psychopathology
Telephone: +31 24 3612370
E-mail: j.larsen@bsi.ru.nl

postdoc position@ATR in Japan

ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories (HIL, http://hil.atr.jp/en/index.html
) are looking for a postdoc researcher or a robotics engineer for brain
machine interface, supported by Impulsing Paradigm Change through
Disruptive Technologies (ImPACT) Actualize Energetic Life by Creating
Brain Information Industries.

[Candidates]
    a postdoc researcher or a robotics engineer

[Duration]
  ・From April, 2016
  ・One-year contract. It will be renewed according to your performance
and our funding situation (max. the end of January, 2019)

[Job description]
  Our aim is to improve healthcare and educational situations by using
semi-autonomous/teleoperated robot controlled with using physiological
state including brain activities and human behavior. The applicant will
join research and development regarding signal processing and pattern
recognition for brain machine interface with humanoid robots. Therefore,
the applicant should have expertise in the research fields of machine
learning, signal processing, or brain machine interfaces.


[Requirements]
   ・Ph.D in robotics, engineering, machine learning, informatics ore a
related field
   ・Proficiency with Matlab, C++, and Python
   ・Motivation to solve challenging problems and to apply them on a
real-world system
   ・(preferable) speaking skill of Japanese

[Location]
   Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, ATR, 2-2-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho,
Soraku-gun, Kyoto, 619-0288, JAPAN

[Compensation]
   ・full-time
   ・Salary is decided by our salary regulations.

[Submission]
   The following documents should be submitted via email:
   ・CV
   ・List of publications
   ・key papers (within 5 papers)
   ・Your background (2 pages of an A4-size document)
   ・Research plan (1 page of an A4-size document)
   ・Names and contact information of at least two references

[Deadline]
   March 15, 2016
   The selection will be conducted in order of arrival of documents. It
will be closed once we choose a candidate for the job.

[Others]
   ・We will interview candidates after documentary elimination through
Skype.
   ・We will not return submitted documents to the candidates.

[Contact]
   Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, ATR
   Hidenobu Sumioka
   Email:　geminoid-job@atr.jp

PhD in neuromoduation, Glasgow, UK

We are looking for a PhD candidate to work on a project Neuromodulation: Integrating rTMS with Neurofeedback
in a Neurorehabilitation group at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK under supervision of Dr Aleksandra Vuckovic and Professor Gregor Thut.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/engineering/research/divisions/biomedical/phd/#/
The project is a collaboration between School of Engineering and Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Glasgow.

Funding should be provided by the Doctoral Training Centre. The deadline for application is 15th February

Project Summary

Neurofeedback and repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) are well established techniques for cortical neuromodulation (neuromodulation=influencing how the brain works). Neurofeedback relies on the voluntary modulation of brain activity while rTMS requires an external stimulus to modulate the activity of the brain. Both neuromodulation modalities can be used to up-regulate insufficient activity or to down-regulate excessive brain activity thereby affecting the underlying neurophysiological processes such as attention, motor control, pain, depression, etc.

Based on the effect of neurofeedback and rTMS, it is believed that they share a basic neurophysiological mechanism but systematic analysis and comparison of the methods has never been performed. Likewise, as these two methods are not mutually exclusive, it is hypothesised that their combination may result in enhanced neuromodulatory effect.

The aim of this experimentally based project will be to

i) understand the relation between neuromodulatory effect of neurofeedback and rTMS

ii) create and test an automatic system for neurofeedback guided rTMS  that will be used to modulate activity of cortical areas such as motor or parietal cortex, with application in motor control (and related neurological deficits such as spasm central neuropathic pain) and spatial awareness.

This can lead to creation of novel neurorehabilitation protocols for treatments of motor, sensory and cognitive impairments in neurological conditions such as stroke, spinal cord injury and Parkinson disease.

Contact: Aleksandra.vuckovic@glasgow.ac.uk

PhD and Postdoc positions @ Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy

In the context of the European Research Council Grant “RESHAPE: REstoring the Self with embodiable HAnd ProsthesEs”, we are seeking two outstanding Post-Doc scientists and two highly-motivated PhD students to join us in developing new tools and methods to improve the embodiment of robotic hand prostheses and study the related brain processes.
Activities will be carried out in a multidisciplinary research environment (Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuroengineering) @ Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome Italy (www.unicampus.it).
Post-Doc ideal candidates should

•        - have relevant publications in international journals and experience in fund raising
•        - be English mother tongue or have almost comparable fluency
•        - own at least two of the following expertise:

1. Programming for development/customization of interactive Virtual/Augmented Reality environment
2. EEG/MRI signal processing
3. Body ownership, embodiment, cognitive neuroscience.

PhD Student ideal candidates should

•        - be English mother tongue or have good fluency
•        - have a master degree (or equivalent) in

o   biomedical robotics, biomedical engineering, computer science or other related fields
o   medicine, neuroscience, neurophysiology or other related fields
Suitable candidates can introduce themselves by contacting Giovanni Di Pino (g.dipino@unicampus.it) and Domenico Formica (d.formica@unicampus.it).

PhD Scholarship @ Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University - Melbourne, Australia

The Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University, Melbourne is pleased to invite applications for a fully-funded, 3 year PhD position for commencement in 2016.

 

I would be grateful if list members would share this announcement with colleagues, students and associates for whom it might be of interest.

 

Applications close Monday February 29th 2016

 

 

Further details:

 

Australian Research Council (ARC) funded Linkage Project:

Infill Developments: HOME (Housing Outcomes, Metrics and Evaluation)

 

A PhD scholarship is available for an exceptional candidate to join a large multi-disciplinary international and multi institution research group led by Professor Ralph Horne investigating the provision, design and lived-experience of infill apartments. The candidate will undertake research as part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) funded Linkage Project Infill Developments: HOME (Housing Outcomes, Metrics and Evaluation), which aims to link housing outcomes to metrics and evaluation of housing design in the rapidly growing infill multi-residential sector. 

 

The project is set across four global cities (Melbourne, Perth, Barcelona and London), and will analyse good design and how this is produced and experienced. It aims to address the significant problem of design quality in multi-residential housing and outcomes include robust design evaluation methods and transition strategies for cities, allowing city stakeholders to tailor policies and actions that shape the lives of people in Australian cities.

 

The 3-year project involves collaboration between RMIT University, University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia and University College London and a range of key industry and government partners.

 

We seek an outstanding PhD candidate to work on the qualitative social science component of this project. The successful candidate will have a strong academic record, with a minimum of first class honours in a relevant discipline (e.g. sociology, human/urban geography, urban studies, etc., including a research component equating to one full time semester of study), or equivalent research experience. The candidate will also have a strong interest in housing and urban development.

 

The successful PhD candidate will join the Centre for Urban Research (CUR) at RMIT University. The CUR is one of Australia’s leading centres for multi-disciplinary research on urban questions. Our group of more than 45 researchers includes many experts in their international fields. Collectively CUR staff produce new critical and applied knowledge for scholarly, policy, and civic communities that seeks to understand urban life and improve how we manage cities and provide for inclusive and sustainable urbanisation. We do this with enthusiasm and commitment to a better global urban future.

 

The candidate will be hosted by RMIT University and will be based in Melbourne. They will spend two intensive study periods in Barcelona undertaking fieldwork and receive mentorship from the international research team.

 

This is a full-time scholarship that includes an annual living allowance of AUD $28,849 (2015 rate, indexed annually). This position is open to International students and includes an international fee-waiver. Scholarship commencement dates negotiable.

 

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Megan Nethercote megan.nethercote@rmit.edu.au Please include a full CV. 

 

Applications close Monday February 29th 2016. Early inquiries are welcome.  

 

 

Dr Megan Nethercote
Research Fellow
Centre for Urban Research

School of Global, Urban and Social Studies
RMIT University, GPO Box 2476
Melbourne Vic 3001 Australia