Doctorate Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 21

PhD Position in Department of Data-analysis, Ghent University, Belgium

The PhD student will be part of a research group focusing on the development and validation of new methods for the analysis of neuroimaging data. The position is financed by the Multidisciplinary Research Project “The Integrative Neuroscience of Behavioural Control”, an ambitious collaboration with experimental psychologists and clinical doctors.We are looking for a highly motivated candidate, who has ideally a master degree in physics, mathematics or engineering, knows at least one programming language (matlab, R, C, etc) and has an interest for multidisciplinary research. Anyway candidates with a medical/biological background and some programming expertise are also welcome to apply.

If you wish to apply for this position, please send an email with a letter explaining why you wish to do research on this theme, a CV and publication list, if any, to Daniele Marinazzo. The selections will go on until the position is filled.

Scholarship Application Deadline:2011-07-01

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PhD Position Opened in Switzerland for Physicists and Computer Graphics Scientists

In the context of a multidisciplinary study combining mathematical modelling, computer science, and evolutionary developmental genetics, we still have ONE position available for an outstanding, highly motivated, and creative physicist / computer scientist / engineer with strong interests / skills in computer graphics and numerical simulation approaches. The positions are for 3 years or more and can start anytime (negotiable).
This new project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and the University of Geneva, integrates the expertise of three research groups for an improved understanding of the mechanisms generating variation, complexity, and convergences at colour traits in
animals.
The successful candidates will develop and deploy advanced tools forB comprehensive acquisition, modelling, and mathematical analysis of high-resolution colour textures and 3D geometries from a large number of animal individuals in the laboratory as well as in the field.

Applications: Please send (combined into one single pdf file) a brief letter of interest, your CV, as well as contact information of two references to:
-Matthias Zwicker (zwicker [at] iam [dot] unibe [dot] ch), Institute of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, University of Bern, Switzerland. &
-Michel Milinkovitch (Michel.Milinkovitch [at] unige [dot] ch), Laboratory of Artificial & Natural Evolution, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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Delta / NTIO Joint Environmental Scholarship at University of Twente, Netherlands

To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates should hold strong credentials of:
·high devotion to the environmental protection and sustainable development of the earth
·Taiwan citizenship and regularly residing in Taiwan.
·an undergraduate degree received before the scholarship year from a Taiwanese academic institution accredited by the Ministry of Education of R.O.C.
· not currently working or studying in the Netherlands (not necessary for Doctoral applicants).
·proof of adequate English proficiency (a minimum test score of 213 in the computer-based TOEFL or 5.5 in IELTS).
Preference will be given to applicants with working experience in the environmental protection and sustainable development related fields.A scholarship of NT$250,000 each is offered to Master’s students and NT$500,000 for Doctoral students annually.Delta Electronics Foundation established the Delta/NTIO Joint Environmental Scholarship in 2005 to support and encourage advanced academic studies in fields relevant to environmental protection and sustainable development.

Scholarship Application Deadline:15 May 2011

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