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Stuart Morson Scholarship in Neurosurgery for National and International Applicants

The Stuart Morson Scholarship in Neurosurgery has been established following a generous donation by Mrs Elisabeth Morson in memory of her late husband.

Objective – To assist young neurosurgeons within 5 years of obtaining their Fellowship from the College or neurosurgical Trainees to meet the costs of undertaking further training and/or research work in neurosurgery overseas. The scholarship will also be open to exceptional young surgeons who are registered to practice neurosurgery in Australia or New Zealand, but are not Fellows of the College. It may also be applied, from time to time, to assist overseas surgeons to spend time in Australia or New Zealand to further their training and/or research in neurosurgery.

Condition – Overseas applicants cannot have commenced travel prior to applying for the scholarship.

Scholarship Application Deadline:4pm Friday 29 April 2011

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Postdoctoral Position in Circadian Neurobiology, Denmark

The Department of Neurosc. & Pharmacology, Circadian Research Group, the Protein Laboratory, is seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow to study the function of the non-image forming system of the brain and the influence of this system on circadian rhythms. The goal is to characterize the involvement of the different photoreceptors in the regulation of the gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the secretion of melatonin from the pineal gland by use of histological and molecular neurobiological methods.

The appointee should have qualifications within at least some of the following areas:

1. Molecular biological techniques, e.g. PCR, qRT-PCR, microchip analysis
2. Neuroanatomical techniques, e.g. histology, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization.
3. Rodent neuroanatomy and embryology
4. A phd or equivalent laboratory research background in the above mentioned areas.

Scholarship Application Deadline:May 15st 2011.

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Doctoral Positions at Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Germany

The institute provides a stimulating, competitive, yet collaborative environment for research and graduate education. Qualified candidates can pursue doctoral degrees under the supervision of MPI-SWS Faculty.

Graduate students work as members of one or more of the institute’s research groups, which perform internationally leading, highly visible research in their respective fields of specialization. Graduate students receive individual training and mentoring from MPI-SWS faculty, preparing them for leadership in world-class academic or industrial research.

All admitted students receive a scholarship to cover fees, living expenses and health insurance. Additional financial support is provided for students with a dependent spouse or children.

Qualified candidates who wish to pursue a doctoral degree in a research area covered by MPI-SWS faculty may apply using the application form. The review of applications for Fall 2011 will begin on January 15, 2011. Prospective students are strongly encouraged to submit applications by that date; however, we will continue to accept applications throughout the year for exceptionally strong candidates. Please expect a delay of up to three months when applying outside the normal schedule.

Scholarship Application Deadline:throughout the year

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