|  |  |  | | | | | The Scholarship | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (CASED) affiliated to the Department of Computer Science at Technische Universitat Darmstadt in Germany offers 1 PhD Stipend in Cryptography starting immediately. The stipend amounts to 1,468 EUR per month (net) and will be granted for 2 years with the possibility of extension to a third year. CASED is an IT Security research center at TU Darmstadt in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT) and the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt (h_da).
Objectives:
The PhD candidate will be working in the Cryptographic Protocols Group (CRYPO) of TU Darmstadt under supervision of Prof. Mark Manulis and will be inscribed into the 3-year doctoral program at CASED. The PhD candidate will be expected to do active and internationally visible research on modern topics of public-key cryptography and provable security, especially in the area of digital signatures and multi-party protocols.
The PhD position offers space for own creativity and research work will be conducted in close international cooperation with world-wide leading research institutions. Requirements:
Successful candidates must hold an outstanding M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) from the university study of Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Security, or similar, obtained within the last two years. The topic of the master thesis should ideally have relevance to cryptography or information security. Applications of students that are about to finish their master thesis will be accepted as well. Amongst further requirements are excellent skills in English language and basic knowledge in computer networks and programming. CASED aims at having a significantly higher proportion of female scientists compared to the average German research institutions and encourages applications of female postgraduate students. Hiring details: Applicants are kindly requested to send their applications by e-mail to mark(-at-)manulis.eu and
advisory_board_of_study_affairs(-at-)cased.de (in CC).
Applications will be processed until the position is filled. Applications must include:
- a letter of application,
- a CV,
- a statement of motivation (incl. the description of prior activities with relevance to cryptography or information security),
- academic transcripts (incl. table of grades),
- and two references or letters of recommendation. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Application Deadline : 30 September 2010 Web Link
http://www.crypo.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/crypo/open-positions/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated PhD student to join our group. The Immunobiology group has been working in the last five years in the identification and functional characterization of the CD300 family of immunoreceptors. We have described that these molecules are expressed by cells of myeloid lineage and that some of them are activating receptors while others acted as a negative regulators. In the present moment we are developing a project to study the role of this family of molecules in the processes that regulate the state of activation of microglial cells in the central nervous system (CNS). The Ph D student will be involved in the project "The role of the CD300 family of immunoreceptors in the function of microglial cells" funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health.
Applicants should have a good diploma or MSc degree in biology, biochemistry or related fields. Previous laboratory experience would be desirable, although not essential. Applications including CV, a brief summary of research experience and research interests and name of two references should be send in electronic form to Dr. Joan Sayós Group of Immunobiology CIBBIM-Nanomedicine Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona e-mail: jsayos@ir.vhebron.net Application Deadline : 30 September 2010 Web Link http://www.cibbim.net) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The European Master of Science Programme in International Health is part of tropEd, a network of 33 European and 7 non-European institutions for higher education. In existence since 1996, tropEd collaborates closely with institutions in Asia, Africa, and the Americas in providing postgraduate education and training opportunities. The European Master of Science Programme in International Health is a one year, full-time study programme taught in English excepted in Mexico (in spanish). The main objective of the programme is to raise awareness of current global health concerns. Students become qualified to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the health and well-being of populations in low- and middle-income countries and to formulate effective and appropriate responses to complex health-related issues. The tropEd EMMC is offered by 7 European Institutions, and 3 Third Country Institutions, each contributing with Specific expertise in a particular area of International Health: - Kobenhavns Universitet, Denmark
- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux2, France
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico
- Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
- University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Khon Kaen University, Thailand
- University College London, United Kingdom
- Queen Margaret University, United Kingdom
5 study tracks are offered for this degree and reflect the strengths of the consortium institutions: - DISEASE CONTROL
- HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
- SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- CHILD HEALTH
- HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS
Category A Students:
Scholarships can be awarded to masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a Third Country (all countries of the world excepted the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc …) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries. Category B Students:
Scholarships can be awarded to any maters students selected by EMMC consortia and who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above. If you are a non-EU student (Category A): - Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 4000
- Contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 4000 / semester
- Monthly allowance: € 1000 / month
If you are an EU student inside the EU (Category B): - Contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2000 / semester
- Monthly allowance: € 500 / month
If you are an EU student carrying studies outside the EU (Category B): - Contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2000 / semester
- Monthly allowance: € 500 / month
- + Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 3000
Participation costs must be understood as any compulsory administrative/operational cost related to the participation of the student in the EMMC (e.g. library, laboratory, tuition, social security and insurance costs, etc.). Any other costs that may be charged in addition (e.g. for participation in fieldwork activities), being compulsory or voluntary, must be communicated to the candidate student at application stage. Monthly allowance amounts may be increased in order to cover the additional costs of students with special needs; EMMCs will have to inform the Agency accordingly in the context of their annual student scholarship applications. VALID APPLICATION IS CONSIDERED AS: -
- Filled (typewriting) printed and signed application form
- all supporting documents
- receipted by tropEd Erasmus Mundus Secretariat
Application Checklist A cover page is included in the application (template see page 5 of this form) The original application has been signed by the applicant on the application form (page 2 & 3), CV and Annex 4. (Page 3 is only for scholarship applicants) 10 annexes need to be included in the application: - Annex 1: Curriculum vitae – Standard European Format only, other formats will not be accepted. (format available at: http://www.cedefop.eu.int/transparency/cv.asp)
- Annex 2: All academic degrees or professional diplomas and academic transcripts. All documents have to be certified or notarized. Simple photocopies will NOT be accepted.
- Annex 3: 1-2 page draft thesis proposal
- Annex 4: Hand-written and signed explanation of your own composition stating why you would like to attend the programme and how this programme will help you in your work and career (1 page, A4 format). This letter should only contain your personal motivation for attending this programme, your professional goals, your personal career objectives and how this programme will help you achieve them.
- Annex 5: Two strongly convincing, confidential recommendation letters. Letters can be sent independently by an academic and professional body or sealed and signed by the referee and posted together with other application documents in the same envelope.
- Annex 6: TOEFL or IELTS results (minimum requirement: TOEFL 550/213/79-80; IELTS 6.0) or, for those who studied in an Anglophone country, an official letter stating that your university studies were undertaken in English.
- Annex 7: Work certificate covering at least 24 months (full time) of professional experience in a low or middle-income country.
- Annex 8: School-leaving certificate (university entrance qualification)
- Annex 9: 2 passport-sized photographs with the name on the backside
- Annex 10: A copy of your passport showing date & place of issue, expiration date and personal details.
Application documents should be numbered, but NOT stapled. Brief description of your funding situation. If you are sponsored by your employer or were awarded a scholarship, please enclose a copy of the official notification (optional). Application Deadline : 28 November 2010 Web Link
http://erasmusmundus.troped.org/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PhD Student (Physics, Applied Mathematics, Simulation Science or Computer Science) Inverse Modeling and Tomography in Atmospheric Remote Sensing Ref. D070/2010 With 4400 staff members Forschungszentrum Jülich is the largest interdisciplinary research centre in Germany focusing its research in the fields of health, environment and energy, and information technology. For a research project at the Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere – Stratosphere (ICG-1), we are seeking a Ph.D. student to join our team working on improving new methodology and algorithms for remote sensing measurements. The intention is to identify trace species, temperatures, and cloud properties in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.
Background:
The construction of next-generation remote-sensing instruments, combining imaging Michelson interferometers and infrared detector arrays, makes high demands on data processing and scientific interpretation. The two German research centers at Jülich and Karlsruhe are constructing such an instrument in a joint project. The instrument known as GLORIA-AB (Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance Imaging of the Atmosphere – AirBorne)will fly on the new German High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) and is proposed for an ESA satellite mission. Tasks:
The PhD position will focus on the derivation of water vapor and cloud properties. This includes the integration of a high-precision forward model into the retrieval processor and the construction of appropriate regularizations as well as the investigation of their influence on precision, accuracy and spatial resolution. The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in measurement campaigns and perform a scientific analysis of this data. Our software is mainly written in C++ and Python and runs on supercomputers at Forschungszentrum Jülich. We use several state-of-the-art software development tools, such as unit tests, mercurial, buildbot, scons, doxygen, moinmoin wiki, etc.. Python modules used extensively are numpy, scipy, matplotlib, mayavi2 and others. We are currently porting or wrapping substantial parts of the C++ code to python using Boost::Python. Requirements:
A university degree in a scientific subject (physics, mathematics, computer/simulation) with a good final grade (in the German system 2.0 or better); sound mathematical and programming skills (C++ and/or Python); a well-developed ability to work in a team with international colleagues; ability to work independently. Prior knowledge of atmospheric science would be of advantage. For more information please contact Dr. Martin Kaufmann, Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere – Stratosphere (ICG-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, e-mail: m.kaufmann@fz-juelich.de. Equal opportunity is a cornerstone of our staff policy. Applications from disabled persons are welcomed. Payment of the PhD fellow will be based on salary grade 13/2 Collective Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD). Depending on the candidate’s profile and the subject of his/her PhD thesis an additional allowance may be granted. Please send your application with the relevant documentation to: Mr K. Beumers, Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre (ICG-TA), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany; e-mail: k.beumers@fz-juelich.de. Closing date for applications is October 29, 2010. Application Deadline : 29 October 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Institute of Plant, Animal and Agroecosystem Sciences at ETH Zurich, Chair of Grassland Sciences (Prof. Nina Buchmann), seeks a Ph.D. student in Ecology Responsibilities
Research within the SNF project Forest ecosystem responses to climatic drivers with focus on CO2 and H2O vapor fluxes of two managed forests in Switzerland. Net ecosystem gas exchange between biosphere and atmosphere will be measured using eddy-covariance. Growth performance will be assessed using pointdendrometers. Tasks include maintenance of two established flux towers, design and maintenance of additional field experiments, sample preparation and analyses,data acquisition, analysis and interpretation,presentation of results nationally and internationally. Requirements
Dynamic, reliable and motivated student with M.Sc./Diplom in plant ecophysiology,ecology, forest management, micrometeorology, environmental sciences or related disciplines. Strong interest in process- and system-oriented research,particularly ecosystem flux measurements. Experiences and skills in working with large data sets are beneficial. Driving license is required. Teamwork within group and with project partners requires English and German language skills.
Participation in Ph.D. Graduate School "Plant Sciences and Policy"
(www.plantscience.ethz.ch/education/science_policy) is mandatory. Additional benefits
The research will be carried out within a 3-year project, starting as soon as possible. We offer an interesting position in an international, interdisciplinary research group (www.gl.ethz.ch) at a lively university environment in Zurich as well as international working experiences. Salary and social benefits are provided according
to ETH Zurich rules. Application
Please send your complete application in German or English to Mr. Rolf Oertli (rolf.oertli@pa.ethz.ch),Human Resources, ETH Zurich, TUR
C24, 8092 Zürich, mentioning "IPASEcology". Evaluation procedure will start October 1st, applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Further information can be obtained from Ms. C. Hostettler (gl-office@ipw.agrl.ethz.ch). Application Deadline : 30 September 2010 Web Link www.plantscience.ethz.ch/education/science_policy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | These scholarships were established in 2010 to recognise and support top achieving international students who have gained University Entrance in New Zealand and who will commence an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury. The first awards will be made in 2011. Eligibility The scholarships shall be awarded to international students who intend to begin their first year of an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury, who have completed or are completing a university entrance qualification, and who attended school in the year of application or nomination.
Note Students with New Zealand or Australian citizenship, or New Zealand Permanent Residency, are not eligible for these scholarships. | Amount | up to $5,000 towards the payment of first-year tuition fees | | Tenure | 1 year | | Closing Dates | 01 Oct 2010 | | Please note that applications forms are only available from approximately 8 weeks ahead of the closing date. For external scholarships, please refer to details on the External Web Site below. | | Regulations | uc_intl_student__ug (pdf, 8.5KB) | | Application Form | uc_intl_student_ug_appl.doc (doc, 112.0KB) | | Keywords | Application = Application required only
College = General (any College)
Level = Prospective Students
Level = Undergraduate
Specifically for = International Students | Application Deadline : 1 October 2010 Web Link http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipDetails.aspx?ScholarshipID=6935.1261 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Master Course 'Global Studies – A European perspective’ is an interdisciplinary, research-based Master offered by a consortium of five European universities: The European Commission is supporting this Master Course with a generous grant scheme for non-European students and a mobility scheme which links the consortium to six non-European partners: We are pleased that you are interested to apply for the Master course in Global Studies within our consortium. Please find in the following information on the requirements and a guide how to apply. Admission criteria Applicants should fulfil the following requirements: - A bachelors degree or recognised equivalent from an accredited institution in Social Sciences or Humanities
- A sufficient undergraduate training to do graduate work in chosen field
- Very good academic performance
- Excellent English skills
- Furthermore we do appreciate if applicants have at least a basic knowledge of German
Selection criteria Admission decisions are made by the EMGS Selection Committee upon the following criteria: - very good/outstanding study results (= academic excellence)
- academic potential and recommendation
- level of language skills
- quality/recognition of home institution having awarded the first degree
- motivation
- work experience/professional qualifications
Deadlines and timetable - The deadline for applicants, that want to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship is 1 December of each year for the next cycle of the programme starting in fall of the following year.
Applications arriving by the deadline at the Global Studies office in Leipzig (address see below) will be automatically taken into consideration for the Erasmus Mundus grant. Therefore please send only one application to apply for the Master’s course in Global Studies and the Erasmus Mundus scholarship. - For applicants that do not want to apply for the Erasmus Mundus grant or that missed the above indicated deadline it is possible to apply by 30 June of each year for the next cycle of the programme starting in fall of the same year.
Meeting the application deadline will be established by the date of arrival of the hardcopy application at the Leipzig office. Approximately 3 weeks after your application has arrived in our offices you will receive a confirmation of receipt via e-mail. The final decision on the award of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship will be made in June only. The final decision on the admission to the programme for those students not being awarded an Erasmus Mundus grant will be announced at the latest by the end of July. You will be informed via e-mail soon after a decision taken. Where to apply
The application for the Master Course 'Global Studies’ is only through the Global and European Studies Institute of the University of Leipzig. Please send your application to the following address: Erasmus Mundus European Master in Global Studies
Global and European Studies Institute
Emil-Fuchs-Str. 1
04105 Leipzig
GERMANY Your application needs to include: - Application form (see below) including your home address, your date and place of birth, your e-mail address, your preferred mobility track (preference since final decision on the study places is made by the consortium)
Microsoft Word format here  pdf file format here  The application form for EU and non-EU students is the same. - A Curriculum Vitae
- Motivation letter which explains why you are interested in this particular Master course (1-2 pages)
- Proof of nationality (copy of passport)
- Certified copy or original hard copy (and certified translation if the document is not issued in English/German or French) of high school leaving certificate (secondary school diploma)
- Certified copy or original hard copy (and certified translation if the document is not issued in English/German or French) of university diplomas (if you you graduate after the application deadline please send us the degree as soon as you receive it, the decision on the admission will in this case be made on the grades indicated on the transcript of records )
- Certified copy or original hard copy (and certified translation if the document is not issued in English/German or French) of official transcript of study results from your university
- Certified copy or original hard copy of English (and if applicable Danish, German or/and Polish) language test results. Applicants whose native language is not English must provide test scores for one of the following standardized English proficiency tests:
- TOEFL (international): minimum score of 550 paper-based (or 213 computer-based or 80 internet-based). Please notice that the code number for the Master’s course in Global Studies is: 4688.
- IELTS: minimum score of 6,5
- CPE: Grades A, B, C (Certificate of Proficiency in English)
- CAE: Grades A, B (Certificate in Advanced English)
- Applicants who have studied for more than one year in, or received a degree from, a college or university where English is both the language of instruction and the native language are not requested to take one of the above-mentionend proficiency test. An official certificate from the applicants’ school/university is required to confirm that English is medium of instruction.
- Two recommendation letters by academic teachers or employers (in a separate envelope, sealed by the persons recommending the candidate) including the reference names and e-mail addresses
- A passport size photo
Please try to avoid the use of plastic/paper files and staples. All applications are in English and in paper. As indicated above some documents must be included as certified copies and certified translations in German or English or French and in the original language. All documents issued in English, German or French must be included as certfied copies only. A certification can be made by any autority that does have an official seal with national coat of arms (in Germany these are town hall, police, courts, rectory and notaries). Please note that in case you do not submit all documents requested by the date of the application deadline the missing documents might effect in a lower score point during the selection procedure and thus might lead to a reduced change to receive an admission for the programme and/or to be nominated for an Erasmus Mundus grant. Electronic pre-application may be send to indicate an interest especially in those cases where air mail systems are operating under difficult conditions. Along with the electronic pre-application to em@uni-leipzig.de This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it please send: - A copy of your first degree, including completed and official certificates and transcripts of all previous university studies must be submitted. All academic records which are not in English must be accompanied by certified English translations.
- A letter of motivation in which you explain why you are interested in this particular Master Course. (1-2 pages)
- A statement regarding English proficiency.
- A curriculum vitae in English
The applicants from China are requested to submit an additional certificate from ‘Akademische Prüfungsstelle Peking’ (APS). For further information please visit: The applicants from Mongolia are requested to submit an additional certificate from Akademische Prüfstelle Ulan-Bator (APS). For further information please visit: The applicants from Vietnam are requested to submit an additional certificate from Akademische Prüfstelle Hanoi (APS). For further information please visit: Please note: all self-paying students will be charged with a processing fee of €50 for the application. We will inform you about the payment details when sending you the admission letter. Please note as well that we do NOT return any of the documents you have sended no matter if you receive an admission to the Master course or not. Contact If you should have any questions concerning the application or the Master course, please write an e-mail to Ms. Konstanze Loeke: em@uni-leipzig.de This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Application Deadline : 1 December 2010 Web Link http://www.uni-leipzig.de/gesi/emgs | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  |
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