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Senior Research Positions at HiLASE, Czech Republic: Laser Physics

HiLASE (High-average power pulsed lasers) is a brand new national project aimed at development of novel type of diode-pumped solid-state lasers (DPSSL) intended for industrial and scientific applications. The project realization team from the Institute of Physics AS CR, v.v.i. is seeking a candidate for the position of: Senior Researcher

Key Responsibilities:
1. Active participation on designing and implementing the laser system projects.
2. Development of the existing projects and working on the improvement and correcting of the system parameters.
3. Designing of concepts and looking for the potential applications.
4. Leading the experimental work.
5. Publishing, participating on the conference, trainings and preparing tender documentation.

Key Requirements:
1. PhD in Laser Physics.
2. Working experience in experimental work in laser physics min. 3 years in solid-state lasers.
3. English language on a very good level (written and spoken).
4. Ability to work independently, featuring strong initiative, inventiveness, and resourcefulness.
5. Excellent organizational skills.
6. Have a team-based approach and mindset.
7. Strong motivation, loyalty and reliability in the work place.
8. Willing to travel
Scholarship Application Deadline: 01/02/2011
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15 PhD fellowships Graduate Program “Disease models and drugs”, HBIGS, Germany: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Within the framework of the cooperative Graduate program (Graduiertenkolleg) “Disease models and drugs” up to 15 PhD fellowships will be awarded to outstanding PhD candidates (view projects…)
All applicants will have to apply through the HBIGS online application system.
Interviews will be held in March 2011 in Heidelberg and Mannheim.
Candidates can start their PhD projects immediately after having successfully passed the selection procedure. Successful candidates will receive joint supervision by a team of two principal investigators from Heidelberg University and Mannheim University of Applied Science.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011

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Two-Year Postdoctoral Scientist Position on the Link between Climate Prediction and Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Region at the Climate Forecasting Unit (CFU)-IC3

IC3 is a climate research institute created in 2008 by the Government of Catalunya. IC3′s main scientific goal is to assess and understand climate variability and change at both global and regional scales to improve both predictions and projections. Linked to this goal, IC3 works on understanding and simulating how global change modulates variability and change in society and ecosystems. IC3′s mandate is to become a leading international centre for climate research in Europe, with a regional focus on the Mediterranean area. IC3 will mainly develop top-quality research on basic and applied climate sciences, while informing society and stakeholders on future climate risks. Working languages of IC3 are English, Catalan and Spanish.

There is growing interest in the implications of climate variability and change from a season to a few decades ahead. Reliable climate information is critical to ensure that adaptation measures to climate variability and change are well justified and efficient. The Climate Forecasting Unit (CFU), which is led by the ICREA Research Professor F. J.
Doblas-Reyes, undertakes research on the development and assessment of dynamical and statistical methods for the prediction of global climate on time scales ranging from months to decades. More information about the activities of the unit is available from the following links:
Fellowship Application Deadline: Until Filled
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