PhD Studentship - Imperial College Business School

PhD studentships
Imperial College London - Imperial College Business School

Studentships: up to £18,000 pa plus payment of fees
Deadline: Friday 19th February
Start date: October 2010

Imperial College Business School has a global reputation for academic excellence and provides the opportunity to learn from world-class faculty and cutting edge research. The recent RAE 2008 assessment places the Business School joint first for the percentage of activity assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

PhD studentships are offered by Imperial College Business School to students with an excellent Masters degree who wish to advance their academic or professional career.

We have a number of awards offered by the EPSRC and ESRC in the following areas:

* Finance & Accounting
* Innovation & Entrepreneurship

We also have a number of Imperial College Business School Awards available in the form of fee remission, part funding or a grant towards living expenses. Study can be in any of our areas of expertise and the awards are open to UK/EU/International students.

For detailed information on each studentship, please visit www.imperial. ac.uk/business- school/studentsh ips

For any queries, please email doctoral@imperial. ac.uk or call + 44 (0)207 594 9608

Postdoctoral Research Position: Neurophysiology in vitro

Postdoctoral Research Position: Neurophysiology in vitro

A postdoctoral position is available with Dr. Dominique Debanne at INSERM U641, Marseille, France

Applicants should have solid experience of in vitro electrophysiologica l recording techniques (patch-clamp) and, analysis of synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability. The successful applicant will combine multiple electrophysiologica l measurements, neuronal transfection,
pharmacology and dynamic-clamp in brain slices to study the function and plasticity of hippocampal GABAergic networks in the context of epilepsy.

Eligibility: PhD
with excellent training in electrophysiology. Knowledge or experience in
neuronal transfection (gene-gun, viral transfection) and imaging techniques
would be highly desirable without being mandatory.

Duration: Post funded by ANR (starting 1st April 2010, 24 months with a possible extension).

Salary: 24
150EUR / year net


Selected Publications of the Team:
Debanne et al. (2008) Nature Protocols 3: 1559-1568
Campanac et al. (2008) J Neurosci 28: 8635-8643
Campanac & Debanne (2008) J Physiol 586: 779-793
Boudkkazi et al. (2007) Neuron 56: 1048-1060
Carlier et al. (2006) J Physiol 577: 141-154


Applicants should submit a CV and two references to:

Dr. Dominique Debanne
INSERM U641 - Neurobiologie des Canaux Ioniques
Faculté de Médecine- Secteur Nord
Université de la Méditerranée
CS80011
Boulevard Pierre Dramard
F-13344 Marseille cedex 15
France

Tel: +33 (0)4 91 69 87 45
Fax: +33 (0)4 91 09 05 06
e-mail: dominique.debanne@ univmed.fr
http://ifrjr. nord.univ- mrs.fr/-equipe- 4,89-

12 PhD Positions at VTT Graduate School, Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is an impartial and multitechnological R&D organisation that provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services. VTT promotes the development of industries and public services, the wellbeing of society, the health and safety of the environment, and improves the knowledge base for political decision-making. From its wide knowledge base, VTT can combine different technologies, create new innovations and a substantial range of world-class technologies and applied research services, thus improving sustainable development in the society and competitiveness and competence of industries world-wide.

VTT is launching an international graduate school in the beginning of 2010 to attract new, motivated researchers. We are looking for 12 new PhD students that are expected to contribute to development of our prominent technological competences.

Job description

PhD students participate in high level research work at VTT on selected strategically relevant topics within a collaborative project environment. PhD work is done for four consecutive years under professional scientific supervision by highly experienced and competent senior researchers. The PhD thesis should be finalized within the four-year period and fulfil high level scientific standards. The open positions are related to applied materials, bio and chemical processes, energy, information and communication technologies, and microtechnologies and electronics.

Expectations

•a solid academic background with an MSc in relevant fields
•scientific ambition, motivation and strong interest in cutting-edge research
•team working skills in an international working environment
•inventiveness and initiative personality
•good analytical and problem solving skills
•excellent English language skills
We offer you

•an opportunity to contribute to the strategic capabilities of a world-class research organization
•outstanding PhD supervision by top research scientists of your field
•excellent prospects for personal development
•an innovative work community for aspiring researchers
•a work contract for 1 + 3 years
•assistance with housing and other relocation issues
Schedule

Please apply before the 31st of December 2009. PhD positions can be started flexibly during spring 2010.

Apply to Graduate School positions
http://careers. fi/vtt/careers. cgi?lang= uk

Additional information

Johanna Buchert
Vice President, Strategic Research
+358 20 722 5146
Riitta Tolvanen
Senior Vice President, HR
+358 20 722 4075
Ritva Vainio
Relocation issues
+358 20 722 7030

http://www.vtt. fi/careers/ vtt_graduate_ school.jsp? lang=en

Beasiswa Sampoerna Foundation

Program Department - Sampoerna Foundation

Sampoerna Strategic Square, North Tower, 27th Floor
Jl.Jend. Sudirman Kav.45, Jakarta 12930
Phone: 62 21 5772340 ext. 7153/ Fax. 62 21 5772341
Website: www.sampoernafoundation.org

Program Beasiswa Astro Kasih
Tingkat Sarjana (S1) Dalam Negeri - Bidang Studi Sains dan Non-Sains
Astro - Sampoerna Foundation (ASTRO - SF) menyediakan beasiswa bagi 40 (empat puluh) anak muda Indonesia untuk menempuh pendidikan sarjana di bidang Sains atau Non-Sains (tidak termasuk Fakultas Kedokteran Umum, Hewan dan Gigi), pada universitas- universitas di dalam negeri yang direkomendasikan oleh ASTRO - SF.

BATAS AKHIR PENERIMAAN APLIKASI: 26 NOPEMBER 2009

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Open PhD positions at University of Turin, Italy

University of Turin, Italy

PhD competition

In this section you will find information about the requirements for admission to doctoral programmes, assessment, list of PhD schools and call for applicants research doctorates.

Research Doctorate - 25th cycle

The announcement for applications for the XXV cycle of Research Doctorates at the University of Torino has now been published (G.U. n. 81 dated 20/10/2009). The deadline for online applications is November 10th 2009 at Midday - Italian time.

The announcement, the online application form and other information are available at the section Dottorati e Post-dottorati or at the English section Call and deadlines for applications.

Information: http://www.unito. it/phd_competiti on.htm

Call: http://www.unito. it/call_deadline s_application. htm

PhD Position in Engineering Science, University of Luxembourg

Junior researcher (PhD-Student) in Engineering Science (F/M)

* Ref:F1-080005c
* 2-year fixed term contract, extension of further 2 years, 40h a week
* Employee AND student status

The PhD-student will work under the guidance of a professor on a research theme but will also assist in teaching to a certain extent. She/he should finish the work with a doctoral degree in engineering science.
Mission:

* Optimisation of wastewater treatment plants (energy, process)
* Behaviour of nanoparticles in wastewater treatment plants

Profile:

* Diploma or Master-degree in Civil Engineering, Chemical or Process Engineering or an equivalent engineer degree
* Profound knowledge in Urban Water Engineering
* Willingness to inscribe as PhD-student at UL
* Basic competence in simulation tools is an advantag
* Driving licence for cars
* Language: English and German or French

Applications with CV and copies of diplomas should be sent December 31st, 2009 to:
Université du Luxembourg
Campus Kirchberg
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Hansen
6, rue Coudenhove Kalergi
L-1359 Luxembourg

For further information please contact.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Hansen
Tél.: +352- 46 66 44-5283
Fax.: +352-46 66 44-5200
Email: joachim.hansen

The University is an equal opportunity employer

website link:
http://wwwen. uni.lu/universit y/jobs/fstc/ doctorants_ assistants/ junior_researche r_phd_student_ in_engineering_ science_m_ f2

PhD positions in EECS at Carleton University, Canada

Dear Colleagues,

Several openings are available for self-motivated PhD students in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Canada. The positions will start in either Spring or Fall 2010. The successful candidates are expected to research on advanced wireless networking systems.

Qualifications:
1. A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering is preferred
2. A good background in mathematics and networking/communic ations/security
3. Good GPA in related fields

If you are interested in the position, please email your resume/CV to Prof. F. Richard Yu at Richard_Yu@Carleton .ca. Please also visit http://www.csit. carleton. ca/~fyu/ for further information.