[Italy Scholarship]: PhD scholarship in Physics and Applied Physics at University of Naples

Application Deadline: 10th December 2010

Admission to the Research Doctorate program in fundamental and applied physics normally requires passing a selection based on a written and oral examination (in Italian or English), taken in two different days at our University (further information on this selection is provided only in Italian at the following web page). However, international students (i.e. students who graduated abroad and who presently reside abroad) may also apply to a special pre-selection which will be initially based only on the curriculum vitae, qualifications and references as explained below (a master of science or equivalent degree in physics or in a related subject is required for admission; however, a very strong four-years bachelor may also be considered sufficient). Short-listed candidates will be then invited for an oral examination or interview. The latter will typically be held by web-conference or by telephone call from an Italian consular structure.

The call for applications is now open! The deadline for applying is the 10th of December 2010.
You may download here the text of the call and the application form (the latter is to be printed, signed in original and scanned if you wish to apply electronically).

The same information is provided in the central University webpage at http://www.unina.it/studentididattica/postlaurea/dottorato/en/index.jsp

The following email must be used for applying electronically: phdnafedericoII@unina.it (but please, send a copy also to phd@na.infn.it , as cc). In your email, you must include as attachments the signed and scanned application form and all other requested documents (see below).

Pending approval of the University authorities, we expect this year to have 3-4 open positions for international students, 1 or 2 of which endowed with an institutional fellowship (i.e. financial support for three years is included; the stipend is of about 1035 euros per month, net of taxes).

Important dates in the application procedure (some are currently only approximate, will be replaced with exact dates as they are known):

• December 10: deadline for applying
• end of December: evaluations of qualifications and short-list for interviews are approved
• January 2011: short-listed candidates are interviewed (by web-conference or by telephone call from an Italian consular structure)
• February 2011: the final list of admitted candidates is published; the number of available fellowships is approved and the fellowships are awarded to the highest-ranking among the admitted candidates
• end of February 2011: deadline for acceptance of the positions by the candidates
• April 2011: all admitted students are expected to arrive in Naples and start the PhD program

Documents needed for applying, besides the (signed) application form:

• Official certificate/transcript issued by the University of each the relevant degrees obtained (e.g., bachelor, master or equivalent), including the indication of the specific study program attended and of all the examinations taken. If these certificates are not already written in either Italian, English, French, Spanish or German, you will have to add a legal translation into one of these languages.
• List of all courses and examinations taken, with a short description of their contents and with the corresponding grades obtained. Include also a brief explanation of the grading system used in your country/university and, if possible, information about the grade statistical distribution (e.g., the percentile of students obtaining that grade or higher).
• Possible other documents useful for the assessment of your degrees and in particular the equivalence to the Italian ones.
• Certificates/transcripts of further educational qualifications.
• Further scientific/academic titles and information that in your judgment should be taken into account, such as (note: none of the following items is mandatory for applying):

1. List of scientific publications, if any.
2. List of grants, fellowships or studentships obtained for attending a PhD program or to carry out study and research, indicating the starting date, the duration and the amount awarded.
3. Post-graduate degrees obtained, if any (excluding those already reported at point 1).
4. Academic/scientific/study awards.
5. Score of any standard test used for admission in University programs at various levels in your country and internationally, adding the contact information (link, e-mails, ecc.) of the Organizations which may eventually certify to us your test results [particularly valuable for us are GRE-general and GRE-physics tests (GRE = Graduate Record Examination, see its web-site for information). Note: if you have taken these tests, besides mentioning your scores for each separate section of the test (e.g., verbal, quantitative, analytical writing), ask also GRE organization to send the scores directly to us, using our institution code: 7133].
6. a brief statement (maximum 1 page) of your anticipated scientific interests for the near future.
7. References. You may choose between the following two options:

• a) Send us only the names, current positions, and e-mail addresses of two or three references, leaving to us the decision of whom and whether to contact them.
• Send us one or more letters of presentation/reference, closed in sealed envelopes.

8. Curriculum vitae.

Further Information: http://www.na.infn.it/~dottorat/index-en.htm

Four doctoral student positions in Law at Uppsala University

Application deadline on 1 March 2011.

Uppsala University hereby invites applications for the following position:

Four doctoral student positions
At the Department of Law from 1 September 2011.

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, §§ 1-7 of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Local guidelines are established for setting the salary.

A person may be employed as a doctoral student for a maximum of eight years, but no longer than the equivalent of four years of full-time postgraduate research study.

All applications must be in writing and should include the following:

■completed application forms for admission to postgraduate studies, and employment as doctoral student (forms available on the faculty website www.jur.uu.se/ under “Research education”),

■a signed and witnessed curriculum vitae,

■certified copies of degrees obtained and other relevant documents,

■a description of the doctoral project with a time schedule for the entire period of study, and

■a substantial piece of written work e.g. undergraduate degree final essay (or similar),

■all documents attached to the application should be translated into English or Swedish.


Further information may be obtained from

Torbjörn Ingvarsson,
Director of Studies,
phone: +46 18-471 2019,
e-mail: Torbjorn.Ingvarsson@jur.uu.se
or
Christina Andersson,
phone: +46 18-471 2054,
e-mail: Christina.Andersson@jur.uu.se

Union representatives are: Anders Grundström, Saco Council, phone: +46 18-471 5380, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, phone: +46 18-471 1996, and Stefan Djurström +46 18-471 3315.

The application should be sent , preferrably by e-mail to: registrator@uu.se,
or
by fax + 46 18 471 2000,
or by mail to:
Registrar´s Office,
Uppsala University,
Box 256,
SE-751 05 UPPSALA,
Sweden.

In any correspondence, please use the reference number UFV-PA 2010/2817.
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5 PhD position in cognitive Science in University of Osnabruck, Germany

The application deadline (for start in the winter semester 2010) will be 1st of June 2010. Scholarships

If you are interested in registering for the Cognitive Science PhD Programme you are welcome to send your application.

Academic requirements
Master's degree (or equivalent) in Cognitive Science or a sub-discipline is required. This must include at least basic qualifications in at least two of the following disciplines: artificial intelligence, biology, computer science, (computational) linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, or psychology. (For details see the admission regulations .)

Dissertation proposal
We recommend that you do not send a worked out dissertation proposal with your initial application but only a short description of one or two topics you are interested in. Subsequently we will put you in contact with one of the principal investigators of the programme who will develop a full dissertation proposal with you interactively.

Application documents

• application form (download doc-version or pdf-version)
• all documents as required in the application form (educational certificates etc.)
• curriculum vitae
• papers published or submitted for publication
• previous theses (Bachelor, Master, etc.)
• names and addresses of two referees

Please send an electronic version of these documents to Dr. Carla Umbach (email below). Officially authenticated photocopies of certificates will be required on admission.

Upon application PhD students can be provided with a three years scholarship of normally 1500 € per month (plus extras). After the first year there is an assessment of the progress of the dissertation project. The continuation of the scholarship in the second and third year depends on the results of the assessment.There are no study fees for PhD students but only an administration fee of appr. 160 € per semester. Students have to provide proof of health insurance upon registration.

Contact:
Dr. Carla Umbach, email: pbosch@uos.de
Tel. (+49 541) 969 3369 (+49 541) 969 3369

Source: http://cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/cogsci/phd/application

PhD Position in Embedded System Design at TUM, Germany

Deadline: the position is to be filled as soon as possible

Domain: Automation We are now accepting applications for a 3‐year PhD Scholarship in the area of software engineering, fault-tolerant systems, and verification in the Department of Informatics at TU München, Germany.

Project Title: Development of High-Availability Embedded Systems Application

In cooperation with GE, TU München investigates on the development process of high-availability embedded systems. The project covers the following aspects: code reuse, multi-core platforms, code generation, and formal verification. Within the project, a windmill application will be implemented as use case. Applicants should have a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent, from a well‐known University).
The success-ful candidate should have experience in one or more of the following areas:

1. software engineering
2. multi-core systems
3. formal methods, and
4. fault-tolerance mechanisms.

TU München enjoys an excellent international reputation as an aca-demic leader and has been consistently ranked as one of the three best universities in Germany. It was appointed one of only three top universi-ties in the first round of the "Excellence Initiative" of the German Gov-ernment in 2006. The group Robotics & Embedded Systems offers a unique working surrounding with interesting and challenging research projects. Besides the concrete project, the group provides excellent pos-sibilities for your career both in academia – within the associated re-search and transfer institute fortiss - and in industry - by its close ties to companies and by supporting the creation of spin-offs. The Munich area itself offers high quality of living, with unparalleled outdoor recreational opportunities and a great night-life at a reasonable price. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, an academic transcript and two referees. A statement of the broad area of your re-search interest should also be included.

For any enquiries or further information, send an E-mail to: Dr. Christian Buckl (buckl@in.tum.de) or visit our web site http://wwwknoll.in.tum.de.

Source: http://www6.in.tum.de/pub/Main/OpenPositions/position_available.pdf

15 PhD Fellowships in 9 European countries within the Marie Curie Initial Training Network ‘Education as Welfare’

Application Deadline 15/04/2010

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

DAAD Fellowship in Conflict Studies and Management

Conflict Studies and Management Programme at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt - Research Fellowships and Scholarships for Doctoral and Master’s Students

The ‘Conflict Studies and Management Programme’ (CSMP) is a new programme implemented by the ‘Willy Brandt School of Public Policy’ in Erfurt (Brandt School) and the ‘German Academic Exchange Service’ (DAAD). It is addressed to Master’s students, doctoral students and senior researchers with an interest in conflict management in research and practise.

The Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt is one of the leading public policy schools in Germany. Since 2002 the School’s Master’s programme is committed to training talented students for management and leadership positions mainly in the public sector.
In 2010 the Brandt School launches a new research programme in conflict studies and conflict management focusing on (policy) issues relevant to regions of conflict. In winter semester 2010 fellows will start their research projects at the Brandt School and participate in developing the programme. Also in winter semester 2010 the first Master and doctoral students will enrol. The CSMP aims at preparing students who want to pursue a career in relevant organisations and seeks to produce applicable knowledge in the area of conflict studies.

This special programme is intended for highly-qualified foreign Master’s and doctoral students as well as senior scientists. The CSMP fellowships offer outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct research with a focus on application at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt, Germany. The fellows will have a teaching commitment at the Brandt School of generally 2 hours per week. Furthermore, the CSMP scholarships offer excellent students the opportunity to obtain a Master’s degree or a doctorate within a specialised structured research and teaching programme.

CSMP Fellowships and scholarships are defined and awarded on a yearly basis. Each year, the fellowship announcement will indicate the specific qualification requirements and regional focus. The current offers are published under ‘CSMP Fellowships - Current Offers’ :

Fellowship and Scholarship Types and Duration
Type Target Group Goal Funding Duration
A Master Students Master’s Degree in Germany 24 months (+6)
B Doctoral Students Doctorate in Germany 36 months (+6)
C Senior Scientists Research in Germany 6 to 24 months

Fellowships (Type C) are awarded for the length of the research stay in Germany agreed between Willy Brandt School as the host, DAAD as the fund-giver and the fellowship candidate.
Scholarships (Type A+B) are awarded for the normal duration of Master’s and PhD studies with an additional German language course of generally 6 months before the begin of studies.
All fellowships (A+B+C) will initially be awarded for a maximum of 12 months and can be extended upon application.

Fellowship and Scholarship Value
Type Monthly

Type A 750 EUR +

Type B 1.000 EUR

Type C 1.840 or 1.990 EUR, in exceptions 2.240 EUR

For all: flat-rate travel allowance, health insurance, family allowances

Application Requirements
At the time of their application, applicants for CSMP Fellowships or scholarships must
be able to prove their outstanding study or research achievements,

Type A: have completed their studies with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Type B: have completed their studies or research with a Master’s degree or equivalent

Type C: hold a doctorate/Ph.D., have proven research experience of at least 2 years in a relevant field and institution and be currently working in institutions of higher education or at a research institute; positions are open to outstandingly-qualified academics and scientists.
have an excellent knowledge of English; please provide evidence of this through the submission of appropriate language certificates (e.g. TOEFL: 550/213/80); knowledge of German is advantageous, but not required. in general have completed their Bachelor’s or Masters’ s degree in the last six years (Type A and B).
Applicants cannot be considered if they have been in Germany for more than one year at the time of application.

Application Papers
Applicants are expected to submit the complete ‘Application for Research Grants and Study Scholarships’ (Type A+B) (*.pdf) or Research Stays and Study Visits for University Academics and Scientists (Type C) (*.pdf). Accompanying documents are listed in the DAAD Application Forms (see below) and the "Current Offers”.

Applications are to be submitted to the DAAD application address in the home country (usually the DAAD representation or the German diplomatic representation). The DAAD cannot consider incomplete applications.

The application deadline is mentioned in ‘Current Offers’. The deadline for Master and PhD studies in 2010 was 6 November 2009. Applications for the research fellowships (Type C) can be submitted at any time, but they should be received at the DAAD application address in the home country at least 6 months before the agreed day of commencement. Fellowship applications for the winter term 2010 will be accepted until 1 April 2010.

Current offers

Current offers (*.pdf)
Application Forms for download
For Type A+ B (*.pdf)
For Type C (*.pdf)

Source: http://www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/ausschreibungen/11790.en.html

80 Scholarship for Master studies at Tallin University of Technology, Estonia

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TUT INTERNATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Tallinn University of Technology provides opportunities to the international students to study without paying the tuition fees. All PhD students can study free of tuition fees at TUT and receive additional support from the University and Estonian Ministry of Education. Additionally, each year a limited number of tuition scholarships providing exemption from tuition fee will be available to international students for the following Master degree programmes:

• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Environmental Management and Cleaner Production
• Technology Governance
• Materials and Processes of Sustainable Energetics
• Health Care Technology
• Cyber Security

More info from study@ttu.ee
Scholarships for TUT Students

Once you are enrolled at TUT student and your academic excellence is demonstrated in your transcripts you also have a possibility to compete for a scholarships to cover your living expenses. Each year there are around 80 scholarships awarded to TUT students in the amount of around 110 000 EUR. Most scholarships are offered by the University donors - successful enterprises. Frequently these same enterprises offer additional opportunities such as thesis writing within the company, internships and even employment.

ANNUAL BACHELOR´S SCHOLARSHIPS (amount approximately 1000 EUR)

Elion Ettevõtted AS Bachelor Scholarship
EMT Bachelor Scholarship
Hansapank's Bachelor Scholarship
Harju Elekter Bachelor Scholarship
Saku Brewery Bachelor Scholarship

ANNUAL MASTER´S SCHOLARSHIPS (amount approximately 1600-2000 EUR)

Eesti Energia Master Scholarship
Eesti Raudtee Master Scholarship
Elion Ettevõtted AS Master Scholarship
AS Ensto Ensek Master Scholarship
Ericsson's Master Scholarship
Harju Elekter Master Scholarship
Merko Ehitus AS Master Scholarship
Nordecon Master Scholarship
Silberauto AS Master Scholarship
Skype Technologies OÜ Master Scholarship
Tallinna Sadam AS Master Scholarship
Teede REV 2 AS Master Scholarship
Toomas Luman's Master Scholarship


NB! These scholarships are meant only for those students who already are studying at TUT. More detailed information about scholarships and applying for a scholarship is available from Kerly Orulaid (kerly.orulaid@ttu.ee, 620 3498 620 3498, room IV 101). In Estonian, you can find the information from here.

Source: http://www.ip.ttu.ee/index.php?main_id=6&lang=est