Physical Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 291

Independent Research Fellowships in the Department of Biology at University of York, UK

We are seeking applications to our Independent Research Fellows Recruitment Event on 20th and 21st April from researchers who hold or are planning on applying for Fellowships. The event provides the opportunity to introduce yourself and your work to a department that is keen to host ambitious researchers who are building a career in.You will have the chance to look round our facilities, meet our staff and learn what support we can offer. You will give a presentation about your work and have the chance to discuss your science and career plans with leading Academics. We are keen to offer places to a number of researchers for the duration of their fellowship, along with the opportunity to obtain a guarantee of a permanent position on the expiry of the fellowship if your area of research fits our strategic plans.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011

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JRF Positions in Chemistry at Indian Institute of Petroleum, India

Director, Indian Institute of Petroleum invites interested and eligible Indian nationals for the position of Junior Research Fellow (JRF), who have been declared qualified as NET-JRF (Chemistry) or NET-LS (Chemistry) jointly conducted by UGCCSIR and interested to work with Emeritus Scientist in the project “ Studies on Chemical Recycling of Waste Plastics to Produce Waxes, Olefin & Lobs”. The terms and conditions of appointment as JRF will be governed by Emeritus Scientist Scheme of CSIR. The tenure of the selected candidate is co-terminus with the project for NETLS category candidate. The project is for three years which may be extended for another two years. The fellowship will be paid as applicable in CSIR under the scheme. The upper age limit is 28 years as on 21/02/2011. The upper age limit is
relaxable upto 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Woman/PWD. Candidate must have passed M.Sc (Chemistry) with minimum 55% marks. Candidate should bring the duly filled in application form supported by one set of attested copies of certificates of educational qualification, age, category (in case of SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates), one latest passport size photograph etc. Original certificates are required for verification, which would be returned immediately on the same day after verification. Candidates have option to reply in Hindi in interview. No travelling allowance is admissible for attending interview.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 21 Feb 2011

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College 2020 Undergraduate Summer Research Stipends, USA

Resisting the Path to Genocide, a College 2020 Research Cluster at the University of Southern California (USC), offers funding for one visiting Ph.D. candidate per semester, beginning in Spring of 2011 through Spring 2013.

The grant will be up to $4000 and shall allow the candidate to conduct research at USC for four weeks.

We are accepting international applications from Ph.D. candidates at any university, from any relevant discipline, who are working on a subject relevant to the cluster’s activities. 

An interdisciplinary committee of faculty members involved with the research cluster will select the candidate, who will be chosen on the basis of:

  • how closely the candidate’s research relates to the topic of genocide resistance, and can contribute to scholarly discussion of genocide resistance within the cluster
  • the extent to which the use of USC’s resources will enable the candidate to further his or her ongoing research, or to conduct a smaller research project during the length of his or her stay at USC

USC is the home of internationally unique research resources, including 52,000 audio visual testimonies of Holocaust survivors at the Shoah Foundation Institute archive, a  Holocaust and genocide studies collection with 11,000 primary and secondary sources, and a Special Collection containing papers of Jewish emigrants including the Lion Feuchtwanger collection.  In addition, the Greater Los Angeles area houses one of the largest genocide survivor communities (Armenia, Holocaust, Cambodia, Guatemala, etc.) in the world.

The fellow will be expected to provide the cluster with fresh perspectives, to play a role in the cluster activities, and to give a paper at one of the internal cluster workshops. The aim is to enhance the discussion of genocide resistance and foster a future network of scholars.

Candidates should submit a CV, a research proposal including a project outline and methodology, and two letters of recommendation to Alida Liberman(aliberma@usc.edu).

The deadline for Spring 2011 is Monday 28 February.

Please contact Alida Liberman (aliberma@usc.edu), graduate research assistant for the cluster, for further information.