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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
PhD student position in wireless network information theory at Chalmers University, Sweden
Ten doctoral student positions at the Department of Law, Uppsala University, Sweden
Application no later than 2013-03-01. UFV-PA 2012/3066
An employed doctoral student shall, foremost, be devoted to his or her own postgraduate research. Other duties at the faculty which relate to teaching and administrative work may be included within the scope of the employment (to a maximum of 20%).
A requirement for employment as doctoral student is that the applicant must be admitted to postgraduate studies. To this extent, the applicant's ability to successfully complete the doctoral studies will be decisive. The regulations governing the employment of doctoral students may be found in Chapter 5, Sections 1-7 of the Higher Education Ordinance.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
25 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Stockholm University
25 Positions as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in subject areas within the Faculties of Science, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences. Ref. No. SU 619-2974-12. Deadline for applications: December 17, 2012.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
15 PhD Fellowships in 9 European countries within the Marie Curie Initial Training Network ‘Education as Welfare’
Fifteen ESRs will be recruited across the Network. Each will be expected to complete a doctorate on one of the three working groups’ topics. Early Stage Researchers should be in the first 4 years of their career (experience is counted at date of appointment) and have not yet obtained a PhD. The ESR must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the host country for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment.
The network programme is taught in English and is open to students from all countries with a Master’s degree in social sciences. Applicants must comply with the Marie Curie Actions rules for eligibility and mobility. Alongside their individual research projects, the ESRs will also design and conduct a comparative Education-as-Welfare survey that will serve as one aspect of their common methodological training and research in the ITN. Each ESR will benefit from a three year contract research appointment, a personal mobility allowance, funding for travel, international collaborations, secondments within the Working Group to other partners, and network wide training organized by the ITN network, including mentoring and supervision by a thesis committee within the European wide interdisciplinary network of academic and non-academic partners; regular seminars and project work at the host university; network wide training events; training for complementary skills; and career planning
Further information
Job starting date 01/07/2010
The selection of the ESRs will be done in line with the European Charter of Researchers and Equal opportunities policy.
How to apply?
Please send via E-Mail:
→ a C.V. giving information about your studies or professional career
→ 2 letters of recommendation from university teachers (who are not members of our project group)
→ a motivation letter
→ a summary (1000 words) of the bachelor or master thesis
→ an essay (8-10 pages) why you have chosen this special topic. The essay should also combine theoretical knowledge (e.g. Capability Approach and others) with some methodical remarks about the empirical instruments for the research.
To: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Uwe Otto via E-Mail ( euprojects_otto@uni-bielefeld.de This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Source: http://www.eduwel-eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=60
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Universiti Brunei Darussalam Doctoral Scholarships Programme 2009/2010
The UBD Doctoral Scholarships Programme is designed to attract world‑class doctoral students who are able to show a very high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the natural sciences, health sciences, social sciences, business and economics, Malay/Brunei studies, language skills and communication, and education, by offering students financial assistance during their doctoral studies.
The UBD Doctoral Scholarships Programme is part of UBD’s ongoing international recruitment strategy and aims to position UBD as a regional and international leader in leading‑edge higher education research.
Terms and conditions
The UBD Doctoral Scholarships Programme is open to all international candidates, regardless of nationality, applying for admission to a full time PhD programme at Universiti Brunei Darussalarn (UBD) at any time in 2009 or 2010.
The scholarships do not carry a bond.
Each scholarship covers tuition fees (and bench fees where applicable), one outward and return economy travel fare to Brunei Darussalam, research expenses up to a maximum of Brunei Dollars $8,000, a yearly book allowance of Brunei Dollars $300, on-campus accommodation in the university’s Residential Halls, plus a monthly personal allowance of Brunei Dollars $500.
Each scholarship is tenable for the minimum period of candidature for the respective PhD programme at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).
The scholarship does not include any other costs not specified in Condition 3 (above) and it does not guarantee employment or residence in Brunei Darussalam to the scholar upon graduation.
The scholar may not take up paid employment outside the Universityor serve on the staff of their country’s Diplomatic Mission in Brunei Darussalam during the award. However, the scholar may apply for paid employment within the University such as that of Research Assistant or Part‑Time Tutor/Lecturer only with agreement from the student’s supervisor and if such posts are available in the University.
The scholar may be required to assist his/her respective Faculty in undergraduate teaching, or other work assigned by the Department Head, for up to 6 hours per week. This Teaching Assistantship is a condition of the scholarship and the scholar will not receive any pay for the teaching assistance provided.
For More Information on the UBD PhD Scholarships: http://www.ubd.edu.bn/students/notice/phdScholarship0910/index.html