PhD Fellowship @ Germany

Subject:  Agricultural Economics

The Department of Agricultural Economics at Humboldt-University in Berlin invites applications for a research in the field of agricultural economics, applied microeconomics, or applied econometrics.

Qualifications: 1). The research assistant should have a Masters degree in Economics with a specific focus on Applied Microeconomics or Econometrics or a Masters degree in Agricultural Economics with a specific focus on quantitative methods.

2). The candidate should be fluent in written and spoken English and be willing to participate in courses of the doctoral program. The willingness to learn German is expected.

Applications: Applicants must fulfil the requirements for the appointment to a research assistant in accordance with the university regulation § 102a BerlHG. The Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. Applications from female candidates with the advertised qualifications are explicitly solicited. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential treatment.

Contact: Please submit a cover letter, CV (copies only), details of the master courses taken (including grades), a letter of reference and, if possible, some examples of research work under Kennziffer DR/112/10 to Prof. Dr. Martin Odening (m.odening@agrar.hu-berlin.de).

Deadline : 17 December 2010

Fellowship, London,Nursing,Kingston University

Professor of Practice & Innovation

An opportunity has arisen to advance nursing practice and innovation through research.  We want to appoint a Professor of Nursing Practice and Innovation with demonstrable and recent clinical credibility and preferably a background in the social sciences.  The focus of the post will be to develop high quality programmes leading to change in nursing practice and health outcomes. The post will be based in the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University and St George's, University of London, which provides opportunities to contribute to collaborative research and the Academic Health and Social Network in South West London.  There will be opportunities to work alongside other research staff in the Faculty as well as service providers and other research groups in both Universities.
Full Time Salary: £51,716-£67,128
Hours: 37
FTE (Hours/37): 37
Deadlines: 12 noon on 17 Dec 2010
Interview Date(s): 11 Jan 2011
Contact : For further information, please contact the Dean, Professor Fiona Ross - 020 8725 2155 or f.ross@sgul.kingston.ac.uk.
For further information and to apply online, please visit our website at www.kingston.ac.uk/jobs. Alternatively you can email recruitment@kingston.ac.uk for an application pack or call the recruitment line on 020 8417 3153, quoting reference 10/288.  If you are a textphone user, please dial 18001 to access the Typetalk service, followed by 020 8417 3153.  A CV on its own without the completed application form will not be considered for shortlisting.