16 PhD Studentships @ School of Business, Economics and Informatics ,UK

Description: Applications are invited for up to 16 PhD Studentships in the form of fee waivers at Home/EU rate for all subject areas in the School of Business, Economics and Informatics. The studentships are open to full-time and part-time students, home/EU and international students, and current and prospective students. Suitable candidates may also be put forward for additional awards by departments to cover maintenance costs, subject to availability of such funding.
MPhil/PhD degrees offered by the following departments of the college are relevant for this funding:

• Computer Science and Information Systems
• Economics, Mathematics and Statistics
• Management
• Organizational Psychology

Apply Link: Apply online for relevant PhD programmes
Download the BEI Research Fees Studentship form
Contact: Conatct from here.

PhD Studentships @ Hasselt University, Belgium in the Departments of Applied Economics, Transportation Sciences, Law, Biomedical Science and Science (Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics), Architecture and Arts

Description:The research tasks are to be negotiated on between the applicant and their supervisor. Depending on the type of funding, the main research focus can freely be decided on (PhD funding), or could be dependent on internal/external financial providers.
Requirements: Applicants should have or expect to obtain a Licentiate/Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as the above, or they are expected to have a degree equivalent to Lic./Masters.Research experience would be advantageous (e.g. by M.Sc. dissertation). Applicants should have sufficient knowledge of Dutch and/or English.
Further information

• Content job responsibilities: Ann Peters, tel.: +32-(0)11 268 041, PhD@uhasselt.be (on tasks and projects)

Application
Applicants must use the official application forms. Please add a copy of your diploma, a list of courses and your results per course. Without these we cannot evaluate your application.

• which are available at the Rectoraat of Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan – building D, B-3590 Diepenbeek (Belgium), phone +32 – 11 – 26 80 10
• or which can be downloaded here: http://www.uhasselt.be/download/AAP-E-permanent.doc )

Link: jobs@uhasselt.be.

International Scholarship Programme 2011-2012 @ENS Cachan, France

Description: The selection is made in two steps : pre-selection and final selection. In order to participate in the programme, you must first apply on line.
The application forms should be filled in very carefully. We advise you to read first all the pages of the application file and prepare all the information you will need (you may click on Next to see the next page) When you will have prepared all the information, you are ready to start your on-line application.
If your on-line application is pre-selected by our committee, you will be invited to participate in the final selection phase.
please read attentively the ENS Cachan International Scholarship Regulations.

Link: On-line application

To start, please click on the link “On-line application” below. You may review your application any time, as long as you will not have clicked on “Soumettre la candidature / Submit your application”.
In case you need help, please write an e-mail to boursi10 [AT] ens-cachan.fr
Download the program’s regulations
Download the program’s poster

Deadline: 16 January 2011

PhD student Biostatistics (2×2 years) @ Hasselt University, Belgium

Description: PhD in Mathematics, applied to research in ‘Biostatistics and Bioinformatics’
The research topic consists of biostatistical applications to answer scientific questions in pharmaceutical discovery and development. Data coming from different phases in the pharmaceutical research will be available to focus on statistical method development for allometric scalling. Some of the data come from the area of pharmacokinetics, in-vitro and in-vivo experimentation including clinical trial data. The data of the different phases will have to be analyzed on an individual basis. However development of statistical methods to link the different phases to one another will also be an important part of the research. Statistical models that will be considered include : linear and non-linear mixed models, surrogate-marker methodology, multivariate projection methods and meta-analysis.
Requirements: Master degree in (Bio-)Statistics or an equivalent degree. Research experience is considered an advantage (e.g. by M.Sc. dissertation). Applicants should have a good knowledge of English. Presentation of TOEFL-results or an equivalent certificate of knowledge of English is

• Conact: Content job responsibilities:
• Prof. dr. Geert Molenberghs, +32 11-26 82 38 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +32 11-26 82 38      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, geert.molenberghs@uhasselt.be
• Dr. Luc Bijnens, +32 14-60 63 56 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +32 14-60 63 56      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, LBijnens@its.jnj.com
• Content terms of employment and selection procedure: Yves Soen, 011-26 80 85, yves.soen@uhasselt.be

• e-mail to: jobs@uhasselt.be
• or are available at the Rectoraat of Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan – building D, B-3590 Diepenbeek (Belgium), phone +32 – 11 – 26 80 10 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +32 – 11 – 26 80 10      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Deadline-January 11th 2011.
Link: http://www.uhasselt.be/download/APengelsUH.doc (Official application forms
Can be downloaded here)

PhD position in modeling microbial life in unsaturated porous media @ ETH

Description: The Soil and Environmental Terrestrial Physics (STEP) of the Department of Environmental Sciences (D-UWIS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) invites applications for a PhD position in modeling microbial life in unsaturated porous media. They  are looking for motivated and enthusiastic student to embark on basic environmental research in quantitative modeling of primary abiotic processes controlling microbial life in unsaturated soils at various spatial and temporal scales by explicitly considering hydration, heterogeneity, bacterial motion and diffusion of multiple nutrients and their impact on interactions of competing microbiological populations. We are interested in quantifying the combined roles of hydration and multi-source nutrient composition and concentration on multi species bacterial colony dynamics and morphology and on formation and function of cooperative microbial consortia and their spatial configuration in soil pores.

Requirements: Candidates should have : a Master’s degree from an accredited university or an equivalent Diplom in the areas of physics, engineering or environmental sciences (exceptional students without a Masters degree will be considered as well); excellent computer skills; a solid background in biology and mathematics, as well as some background knowledge of soil physics; English language skills (German is of advantage but not required). The successful candidate will closely collaborate with scientists from ETH Zurich, the Soil and Environmental Terrestrial Physics (STEP), and other partners, as well as assistance with teaching and other activities of the lab. The position is available for a period of 3 years and planned to start early in 2011.

Contact: please submit your application, including a complete CV, a motivation letter and 2 references.

Link: www.step.ethz.ch or contact Mr. Gang Wang (gang.wang@env.ethz.ch).

Graduate Scholarships 2011@University of Twente, The Netherlands

Description: The UT Scholarship is awarded by the Foundation University of Twente.. The UT Scholarship is meant for international students who show excellence, both academically as well as socially. The UT Scholarship is awarded for one year of study and is extended for a second year if study results are sufficient.

Level of study: Master

Country of origin: Non-EU/EEA

Scholarship amount: Maximum of €20,000.

Field of study

· Applied Mathematics · Applied Physics · Biomedical Engineering · Business Administration · Business Information Technology · Chemical Engineering · Civil Engineering and Management · Communication Studies · Computer Science · Construction Management and Engineering · Educational Science and Technology · Electrical Engineering · Embedded Systems · European Studies · Health Sciences · Human Media Interaction · Industrial Design Engineering

· Industrial Engineering and Management · Environmental and Energy Management · Mechanical Engineering, · Mechatronics, · Nanotechnology, · Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society, · Public Administration, · Science Education and Communication, · Sustainable Energy Technology, · Systems and Control · Telematics

Requirements :

·	The online application form for admission to the university has been completed and all certified documents have been received.

·	You have been (provisionally) accepted to a master programme at the University of Twente.

·	You are excellent, both academically as well as socially.

·	Sufficient mastery of the English language:

o	academic IELTS, overall band score of at least 6.5 TOEFL, internet based (TOEFL-iBT) of at least 90

o	academic IELTS, speaking score of at least 6.0 TOEFL, internet based (TOEFL-iBT) of at least 20

·	Your faculty has nominated you for the UT Scholarship.

·	You are a national of a non EU/EEA country.

·	You show potential to become a future leader (of industry).

·	You are strongly committed to society.

·	The UT Scholarship is not meant for candidates who already have their Master degree

Deadline:  You can only be nominated by the faculty of the university for a UT Scholarship between October 2010 and May 2011.

For more details : send an email to scholarship[at]so.utwente.nl.