Doctorate Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 285

PhD Positions at the International Max Planck Research School for Organismal Biology, Germany

The IMPRS is based in southern Germany and is jointly organized by The Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen and Radolfzell and the University of Konstanz. Outstanding students of all nationalities with a deep commitment to basic research in Organismal Biology are invited to apply.
More than 25 internationally recognized groups actively participate in the PhD program and offer challenging, cutting-edge PhD thesis projects in the fields of Animal Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology. For a list with PhD project suggestions visit www.uni-konstanz.de/organismal-biology/people-research/phdprojects.

All students accepted to the program will be supported by stipends. The program offers dedicated teaching programs, high quality research experience, and outstanding research facilities in an inspiring research and living environment. All courses are taught in English. Each PhD candidate receives individual supervision and mentoring and is guided in her/his research work by a PhD advisory committee.
Qualification Applicants should hold an MSc or equivalent degree in biology or a related discipline at the point of enrollment.
Queries should be mailed to the program office: IMPRS-at-uni-konstanz.de

Scholarship Application Deadline: January 15, 2011

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Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Sydney, Australia: Humanities and Social Sciences

The fellowship program, directed by Professor Margaret Levi of the United States Studies Centre and the University of Washington, is designed to bring to Sydney a cohort of the world’s rising scholarly leaders working on the United States in the humanities, social sciences and related professional disciplines.

The Centre will award up to six Fellowships for a 12-month period commencing on 1 September 2011. Fellowships are open to scholars who have a PhD awarded no earlier than 1 January 2004 as well as doctoral students who will be awarded their PhDs by the end of 2011.

Fellows are expected to be in residence and to complete a major research project as well as to engage with students and scholars in Sydney and around Australia during the fellowship period. Salaries commence from AUD $86,269 and will be commensurate with experience and current employment.

For eligibility and application details please visit http://ussc.edu.au/ussc-people/positions-vacant..
For information please contact usscapp-at-usyd.edu.au.

Fellowship Application Deadline: 28 January 2011

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Postdoctoral Position, Tsinghua University, China

Postdoctoral Position available to study the epigenetic mechanisms for maintenance of telomere/centromere chromatin identity by using Drosophila and mammalian cell culture at Dr. Guanjun Gao’s lab at
Tsinghua University in China (EMBO J 29(4):819-829, 2010; PNAS 106(26):10728-10733, 2009; PNAS 105(37):13999-14004, 2008).
Eligibility: Recent Ph.D.s with strong background in molecular & cellular biology, biochemistry, or genetics are encouraged to apply. Prior experiences in protein purification, CHIP, epigenetics or proteomics are desirable but not required. The salary is highly competitive and commensurate with experience.
Please send your curriculum vitae, a brief statement of previous training/experiences and contact information of two or
three references to Dr. Guanjun Gao at gjgao2008-at-gmail.com.
Tsinghua University, located in Beijing, is one of the most prestigious universities in China (Academic is ranked 1st in China
from 2002 to 2010). Tsinghua’s long standing tradition of achieving excellence in education and the rich scientific environment offer unparalleled opportunities for discovery and innovation in scientific research

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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