PhD Scholarship for Doctorate program on Biomedical Signal Processing @ Laboratory for Computer Science, Signals and Systems in Sophia-Antipolis,France

Essential: Prospective candidates will require a strong theoretical background in mathematics, statistics and signal processing. Previous experience with biomedical signals, in particular the ECG, and familiarity with cardiac electrophysiology will also be highly desirable assets.
The Computer Science, Signals and Systems Laboratory in Sophia Antipolis (www.i3s.unice.fr): The Laboratoire d’Informatique, Signaux et Systèmes de Sophia Antipolis (I3S) constitutes a joint research unit of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Nice – Sophia Antipolis (UNS). The I3S Lab is located in the sunny French Riviera, at the heart of the Sophia Antipolis technology park, sometimes referred to as the “European Silicon Valley”. The park is composed of a large number of international companies and research institutes (such as INRIA and Eurecom) in the general fields of information and communication science and technology (STIC), biological and environmental sciences, and chemistry. The I3S Lab features a broad multidisciplinary portfolio associating pure and applied research, and encompassing diverse research areas in the field of STIC such as signal and image processing, robotics, communications, control theory, optimization, algorithmics and combinatorics, software technology and hardware architectures, as well as their applications.
An important part of the research carried out by the Signal team at I3S concerns the processing, analysis and modeling of biomedical signals. Its main areas of interest include cardiac electrical activity (comprising both surface ECG and endocavitary recordings, atrial and ventricular fibrillation, body surface potential mapping, and relationships with sleep apnea), cardiorespiratory system coupling (both in effort and in rest conditions, rhythm variability), brain electrical activity (EEG, sleep microstructure, early and late evoked potentials), muscular electrical activity (surface EMG), and auditory conditions (hearing aids, cochlear implants, tinnitus). In trying to meet the medical demand, the group has also produced a number of theoretical results related to the modeling of physiological systems as well as general-purpose signal processing tools for shape analysis and clustering, blind source separation, and time delay estimation. These researches are carried out in close collaboration with clinical and industrial partners.
Starting date: January 2011
Requirement: Please send a CV, list of BSc/MSc marks, contact details of three references, and a motivation letter to zarzoso-at-i3s.unice.fr.
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PhD Fellowship in Philosophy, Ghent University, Ghent University Belgium

Description: The Fellowship in Philosophy tenable for 1 year, renewable up to 4 years, from 1 March 2011.The successful candidate will be required to do research, resulting in a PhD degree, and participate in activities of the research group of Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele. It is a requirement of this post that the successful candidate take part in the FWO research project ‘The value(s) of disinterestedness and selflessness. An investigation of the relationship between Schopenhauer’s and Nietzsche’s aesthetics and ethics’, under the supervision of Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele.
Salary: appr. 1.700,- € / month (net)
Requirements: Applications, including a detailed CV, should be submitted by email to the supervisor of the research project, Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele (Bart.Vandenabeele-at-ugent.be) and further particulars can be obtained by telephoning or emailing to
Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele
Deadline:Wednesday 5 January 2011
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Two Research Positions in GREENCYCLES II Project @ Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany- Subject: Land use, Biofuels, and Global Biogeochemistry

Description: An Experienced Researcher (PhD) to investigate the effects of the growing demand for land from the production of food crops and biofuels and its influence on the coupled Earth system, in particular the biogeochemical responses and their climatic consequences. This includes the development of a parameterisation of biofuel crops for the dynamic vegetation model LPJmL and the global land and water use model MAgPIE. The successful candidate will actively participate in network-wide workshops and training events.
 Deadline: 1 July 2011
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Compton Foundation/PRB International Fellowship Award(Master’s, PhD) 2011 for Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin American Students, USA- Subject: Family planning and Reproductive health

Description: The Compton Foundation is making available Fellowships through PRB for capstone/internship work and dissertation research on topics that examine the interactions linking family planning and reproductive health with environmental/sustainability and/or human security issues. This Fellowship provides highly motivated individuals with a unique opportunity to explore these very important interactions.
Fellowship recipients must also be committed to returning to their country or region of origin to apply the skills and education they acquired and make substantial contributions to the field.
The Compton Fellowship program also aims to maintain a community of Fellows over time that encourages program-based and research-based linkages among these fields.
Deadline: 24 January 2011
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NRF Call for Nominations: Improving Academic Qualifications of Academic Staff and Researchers, South Africa-Level-Phd

Description:The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the availability of additional funds for the 2010/11 fiscal year. The Minister of Science and Technology has approved the reprioritisation of the Departmental 2010/11 budget to support the increased research productivity and production of high level skills needed to support the National Research and Development Strategy. Additional funds have been allocated to the NRF for improving the qualifications of academic staff and researchers at public-funded higher educational institutions and science councils.
Requirements: To qualify for this grant, applicants must be in the process of completing the research for their doctoral studies and preparing a dissertation for examination. The award will be conditional on the grant recipient submitting the doctoral dissertation for examination and producing at least one scientific publication in an accredited journal within one year following the completion of the sponsored leave period. The successful nominees will be expected to relinquish their teaching and administrative duties for the duration of the award.
 Deadline: 31 January 2011
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(PhD)Research Studentships in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy@ Birkbeck University of London,

 Description:Studentships for Home,  EU  and International Students.Applications are invited for up to 30 PhD studentships in the form of fee waivers at Home/EU rate for all subject areas in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy.The studentships are open to full-time and part-time students, and home/EU and international students. Suitable candidates may also be put forward for AHRC or ESRC awards.
Deadline: 4 February 2011
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Any level- Scholarships 2011@ Highlights Foundation USA

Description: Highlights Foundation Scholarship Program was first established in 1988, more than 311 scholarships have been awarded to applicants who wish to attend the Foundation’s Annual Children’s Writers Workshop at Chautauqua, New York. These scholarships make the experience of Chautauqua possible for many individuals who might otherwise not have the opportunity or the resources to participate.Individuals with a serious interest in writing for children and who have an established financial need are invited to apply. Scholarship applications are evaluated on an ongoing basis by the Highlights Foundation Scholarship Committee.

Deadline: February 11, 2011
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