Post-Graduate Training 2004-2006 Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna, Austria
The Sociology Department of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, Austria, is offering 2 year programme of post-graduate training leading to a Diploma in Comparative Sociology as the first stage of a doctorate. The Department offers extensive and intensive training in quantitative and qualitative social research with a special emphasis on Comparative Sociology. In addition to the resident staff, the Institute for Advanced Studies hosts Guest Professors from all over the world. Scholars are fully integrated into the Departmental seminar and research programme. Topics about which theses/personal projects can be supervised: . Theory and Methods of Comparative Research . Life-Work Balance . European Social Models . Work and Employment . Gender Issues . Risk Society, Biotechnology . Sociology of Transformation in Eastern and CentralEurope . Education Systems and Labour Market . Innovation . The Knowledge Society . Sociology of Youth . Nature-Society Relationships . Clusters and Networks between Research and Industry Terms of admission: Masters degree or equivalent; Admission papers; Exam in statistics; Personal interview A small number of scholarships are available on a competitive basis. Application deadline: 30 April 2003. Further information and application forms, see http://www.ihs.ac.at or contact: Mrs. Gertraud Stadler, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Sociology Stumpergasse 56 1060 Vienna, Austria Fax: 43-1-59991 191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Renato Treves International Research Doctorate in Law and Society The University of Milan has launched a competition, based on qualifications and examinations, for admission to the Renato Treves International Research Doctorate in Law and Society, established in partnership with the University of Milan-Bicocca, the University of Insubria, the University of Bologna, the University of Urbino, the Centro nazionale di prevenzione e difesa sociale in Milan, the University of Lund, the Carlos III University of Madrid and the University of Antwerp. This doctorate course offers an international training curriculum in Law and Society whose purpose is to train research doctors to be not only experts in "contextualised" research into legal institutions, but also aware of the ethical and political dimension of the material studied. Held mostly in English, the doctorate course includes a six-month period of study and research at the partner institutions or at other related scientific institutions. There are ten places available for admission to the doctorate course. Four of these are accompanied by a scholarship (for an annual gross sum of 10,561.54 Euro); of these four scholarships, three last for three years and one for one year. The competition for admission to the International Research Doctorate is open to Italian candidates and foreigners who hold an academic qualification that has been declared to be of equivalent value to an Italian degree or specialised degree in the field of law, sociology or political sciences. Application deadline: March 12, 2004 Application form is available at http://www.unimi.it/formint/dott_int/Treves/ For further information, contact the co-ordinator: Professor Vincenzo Ferrari, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Universita degli Studi di Milano Facolta di Giurisprudenza via Festa del Perdono, 7 20122 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-50312620, Fax: +39-02-50312542 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Third Research on Knowledge Systems (RoKS) Competition 2003-2004 "Understanding the Social and Public Policy Dimensions of Transformative Technologies in the South" The Research on Knowledge Systems (RoKS) initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, www.rockfound.org is launching a competition to support research on the social equity and public policy challenges of transformative technologies faced by developing countries. The focus is on how social equity and the human condition is being affected by emerging technologies, as well as on what mechanisms and learning processes are in place or have been developed to assist governments and public stakeholder groups engaged in the decision-making processes associated with these new technologies. We recognize that new knowledge is not neutral and is embedded in specific social contexts; it can offer opportunity, but can also constrain human activity. The competition is open to researchers and institutions based in the developing world. The grants will have a maximum value of CAD$80,000. For joint proposals where researchers are located in two or more countries a maximum of CAD$160,000 will be awarded. Because of the abundance of analysis of ICT impacts, we will give a premium consideration to proposals addressing new technologies in areas other than ICTs for development. We are interested in helping to understand and provide cases of good practice in this area; and in catalysing the debates over transformative technologies and the role of the various stakeholders in the South. These are just some questions being tabled to target a new competition for researchers to provide analysis and policy recommendations to their respective governments and to other decision-making bodies. The deadline for concept note submission is March 26, 2004. For more information and to download a complete concept note application kit: http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-45704-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postgraduate Research Scholarships 2004 School of Computing Dublin City University The School of Computing is offering a number of research scholarships to outstanding graduates, interested in working towards a Ph.D. in a principal research area of the School: EU candidates for these scholarships should also have applied to the Irish national scheme, operated by IRCSET, http://www.ircset.ie , and will be considered for funding by the School if unsuccessful in this scheme. If the number of applicants is large, Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis. School Research Groups Dependable Systems Modelling and Scientific Computing Information Management Language and Intelligence The School Scholarship value will be up to EUR12,700 p.a. (plus fees at the E.U. rate) for a maximum period of three years. Candidates with B.Sc./B.A.only should note that university regulations require initial registration for an M.Sc. with transfer to Ph.D. after first year, subject to satisfactory progress. Application Requirements Applicants should normally hold or expect to obtain a First class Honours degree in Computing, Maths. or a related discipline. They should also agree on a research project with an academic in the School of Computing prior to applying. Closing Date for completed applications Friday, April 30th 2004 How to Apply Candidates should contact a member of staff whose research interests coincide with their own. Details of staff interest areas are listed on the School's web site at http://www.computing.dcu.ie with further details on individual staff and research group pages and at http://www.computing.dcu.ie/research/vacancies.html If unsure whom to contact, the research student coordinator can advise at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Postgraduate application forms can be obtained from: The Registry, D.C.U., Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland or downloaded from the Registry Web pages on http://www.dcu.ie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PhD Studentships Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI) A number of PhD studentships will be offered for 2004/05 in the Learning Sciences Research Institute, which is a collaboration between the Schools of Computer Science and IT, Education and Psychology. Applications are welcome in any area of the learning sciences and students will be jointly supervised between two of the three Schools making up the Institute. The Institute's PhD programme builds upon four key themes bridging computer science, education, psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and cognate areas. Potential PhD topics include, but are not limited to: -Technologies for innovative pedagogies -Psychology of learning and expertise -Educational games -Hypertext and multimedia -Mobile learning -Learning in informal contexts -Collaborative learning -Virtual and mixed realities Students should have, or expect to obtain, at least a 2.1 in an undergraduate degree or Masters degree in psychology, computer science, education or an appropriate discipline These studentships are offered on a competitive basis to cover fees and, in some cases, a stipend of £10,500 per annum. Contributions to fees for international students will be judged on an individual, case-by-case basis. Applications are accepted anytime, but the closing date to be considered for a studentship will be 16 April 2004. These studentships will start October 2004. For further information about the Institute Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An on-line application form is available at: http://www.pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk/ The PG Portal allows students to easily track the status of their application. The successful students will be registered in one of the three lead Schools. However, all application forms should be submitted via the School of Computer Science and IT, for the purposes of administrative processing. Please see the LSRI web site for potential supervisors and a list of their research interests: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/lsri. For all vacancies see our Internet page http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hr/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postgraduate Studentship opportunities (MSc / PhD) Department of Psychology The Psychology Department expects to award up to 8 postgraduate studentships tenable from October 2004. These include: -2 ESRC 1+3 Quota Studentships -Departmental Teaching Studentships -Lancaster University Doctoral Fellowships We welcome applications from individuals with appropriate backgrounds in psychology (normally, a First or Upper Second Class degree or equivalent) who wish to conduct postgraduate research in any of the following areas: -Infant and Child Development -Cognition -Social, Conceptual, and Historical Psychology -Behavioural Neuroscience. -Applied Psychology (e.g.: human-computer interaction) Please look at our web-pages for a full description of staff interests and supervision areas http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/research/areas.html. The department was rated 5A in RAE 2001, runs ESRC recognised MSc courses in Psychological Research Methods and Developmental Psychology, and has excellent computing and laboratory equipment for postgraduate students. Purpose-built living accommodation and social facilities are available in the University Graduate College. Further details may be found at http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk For information about how to apply, please contact (as soon as possible): Dr. Mark Levine, Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Department. (01524) 592915; Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Clare Hannon, Postgraduate Co-ordinator (01524) 594975 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The closing date for applications is 1st April 2004. Interviews will be held on the 22nd and 23rd April. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- info di: http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/news/ 10 Bioinformatics PhD and Postdoc Positions at CBS/DTU (February 13, 2004) Five PhD stipends and five fixed-term postdoc positions within the general area of Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology are available at CBS. The positions are funded by grants from the Danish National Research Foundation, the Danish Technical Research Council, EU and NIH. The projects fall within the topics described below, and they all involve collaboration with groups at foreign or Danish universities (SDU, AU and KU), as well as industrial partners. * INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY Large scale integration of highly diverse sets of data: gene sequences and their control regions, information on genetic variation, gene expression profiles, protein structure, protein-protein interaction data, temporal data on protein complex formation, and signaling cascades, etc. Compartment-specific cell cycle simulation, disease gene finding. * PROTEIN POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION Construction of novel tools for prediction of protein PTMs, linking PTM patterns to protein function, large-scale protein function prediction. Specific tasks include kinase-specific phosphorylation site prediction, prediction of caspase and propeptide cleavage sites as well as tyrosine sulfation sites. Design of peptide arrays for data production. * COMPARATIVE MICROBIAL GENOMICS Analysis of specific bacterial genomes, in particular from organisms being pathogenic to humans. Development of computational methods for systematic classification of the potential pathogenic properties of proteins. Comparative genomics, promoter structural analysis, and links to protein functional categories. * GENE FINDING AND EXPRESSION Gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes quantified by DNA microarrays and Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE). CBS conducts research into DNA microarray design, probe selection, data normalization, statistical analysis and functional annotation. Diagnostic and prognostic tools for human diseases using second generation microarray equipment (Febit) and bioinformatics tools. Many basic problems in probe design, sample treatment, data processing and classification remain to be solved. * MOLECULAR EVOLUTION Phylogenetic methods, focus on the probabilistic modeling framework (maximum likelihood and Bayesian techniques). Applied work (e.g., medically exploitable insights) to pure basic science (insights into the evolutionary process itself). Current research projects include: Detection of positive selection, viral evolution, evolution of drug resistance, evolution of non-coding DNA, evolution and origin of introns, evolution of evolvabilty. * IMMUNOLOGICAL BIOINFORMATICS The long term goal is to establish an in silico immune system, useful for vaccine design and basic hypothesis testing. On the short term models of specific steps in immune system processing of patogen sequence data are constructed, such as predicters for MHC class I and II epitopes, TAP-transport and proteasomal protein degradation. Such models can be combined and may help understanding disease mechanisms, develop therapies, vaccines and diagnostic tools for e.g. HIV, TB, allergy and cancer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scholarships for PhD students Goethe University, Frankfurt/ Main (Germany) The PhD Program "Finance and Monetary Economics", sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), is offering as of October 1st, 2004, Scholarships for PhD students The program is designed to promote outstanding theoretical and empirical research in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics, and finance. It offers a stimulating international environment with close contacts to the European Central Bank, the Bundesbank, and other leading financial institutions. (web site: http://www.finance.uni-frankfurt.de/kolleg/) QUALIFICATIONS: A university degree passed with distinction at the Master level in economics or business administration is required for admission into the program. Exceptional students coming from related fields such as mathematics are also encouraged to apply. Emphasis of the program is on quantitative, formal analysis, so applicants will need a strong math background. Good results in TOEFL and GRE tests will increase the chances for a successful application. For highly qualified applicants, a limited number of scholarships of approximately EURO 1000 per month for up to three years is available, sponsored by the DFG. Married students and those with children will receive additional funds. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please download the application form on our web site and send it together with your curriculum vita, copies of relevant academic transcripts and two confidential letters of recommendation by April 20th, 2004, to Prof. Christian Schlag, Graduate Program "Finance and Monetary Economics", Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Goethe University, Mertonstr. 17-21 / Uni-PF 77, 60054 Frankfurt/Main, Germany, or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== Lautan Sati Rantau Batuah Sutan Palito Alam 33 th __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ____________________________________________________ Berhenti/mengganti konfigurasi keanggotaan anda, silahkan ke: http://groups.or.id/mailman/options/rantau-net ____________________________________________________
