PhD Fellowship Position @ Uppsala University, Sweden at the Department of Earth Sciences in Seismic Methods with Focus on Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Description: Research will focus on (1) interpretation of geological structure based on the reflection seismic data, (2) development of novel and innovative processing methods, and (3) integration of reflection seismic results with other geological and geophysical data related to geological storage of CO2.The PhD candidate will work within a larger research program with other candidates and researchers from Sweden and abroad.
We are seeking a motivated candidate where a strong background in math, physics, geophysics and geology is desirable, as is documented field experience. Linux/Unix skills are necessary, experience in programming in C is desirable, and using software such as GMT, Seismic Unix and shell scripts is a merit.

The successful applicant is expected to, and should be willing, to spend time in the field, as part of her/his PhD studies, operating geophysical instruments.

Time Period: 4 years where financing for the first year may be by a grant (utbildningsbidrag) and the following 3 years as an employee of the university as a PhD student. If funds are available, it is possible to extend the PhD study period to 5 years by working as a teaching/research assistant. Uppsala University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women to apply for these positions.

Deadline: 28 February, 2011

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International Young Eco-Hero Award Program, USA for young people ages 8 to 16 to take personal action to nurture and protect a healthy environment on which all life depends@ Action for Nature Organisation

Description: Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, has created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects. We believe that young people can have a positive impact on the environment and are vital in changing the way we live on our planet.

The applications will be judged according to several criteria, including but not limited to:

* originality
* difficulty
* organization
* length of time devoted to the project
* influencing/educating others
* use of outside resources (e.g. library, experts, media, community leaders)
* degree of success in reaching goals
* the impact on the environment.

Requirements
* The project concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world.
* The project is action-based and self-initiated, and not one assigned by a teacher or other adult.
* The project has reached a significant stage or bas been completed the project within the last year.
* Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 16 on February 28, 2011.
* Science Fair and Scouting Badge projects will only be considered if they include environmental action, educational outreach to others or extended studies beyond the Science Fair.
* We do not accept (a) projects related to domestic or confined animals, (b) compositions or reports.

Deadline:  28 Feb,2011

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(PhD) Facebook Fellowship Program USA- Subject: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture

Description: We are interested in a wide range of academic topics, including the following topical areas:

* Computational Advertising
* Computer Vision
* Compiler Technology
* Computer Architecture
* Computer Networking
* Computer Security
* Databases
* Data Mining
* Distributed Computing
* Fault Tolerance
* Human-Computer Interaction
* Internet Economics
* Machine Learning
* Machine Translation
* Natural Language Processing
* Search
* Smart Datacenters
* Social Computing

Eligibility:* Full-time Ph.D. students in topical areas represented by these fellowships who are currently involved in on-going research.
* Students must be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture, or a related area.
* Students must be enrolled during the academic year that the Fellowship is awarded.
* Students must be nominated by a faculty member.

Deadline: February 28, 2011
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Postdoctoral Position in Differential Geometry @ Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium- Subject: Mathematics – Geometry

Description: The successful candidate will carry out research related to the central interests of the group: Käher geometry, geometric analysis, symplectic topology, contact topology, deformation quantisation and symplectic symmetric spaces. There are no teaching requirements for the post.
Requirements: Applicants should send the following documents in an email to Valérie Baijot (vbaijot@ulb.ac.be) with the title “application postdoc differential geometry”
1. Curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications.
2. Overview of research accomplished (max 2 pages).
3. Short research proposal (max 2 pages).
4. Contact details of two academic referees.
Deadline: 28 February 2011
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