The AFR programme has no thematic limitations and is open to all researchers, regardless of their nationality, desirous to engage into research training in Luxembourg or abroad. In the selection process, the interest of the project in the context of Luxembourg R&D will nevertheless be evaluated. Eligibility: Applicants must be holders of a University degree allowing them to enter into doctoral training. Selection Criteria The project proposals will be assessed according to the following key criteria : • Scientific quality of the research project • Profile of the applicant • Quality of the host institution • Interest of the research project in the Luxembourg R&D setting AFR Contributions For AFR beneficiaries with work contracts, the FNR pays a contribution to the annual salary costs of the Host Institution as follows max. AFR contribution (including employers’ charges) :PhD- 36,379 EUR / year , Postdoc- 51,618 EUR / year supplements paid in case of public-private partnership: PhD 3,511 EUR/year, Postdoc- 4,706 EUR/year For AFR beneficiaries without work contracts, the FNR pays a fellowship (bourse) to the recipients max. AFR contribution (fellowship): PhD- 18,000 EUR / year, Postdoc- 25,200 EUR / year supplements paid in case of a public-private partnership: PhD-1,200 EUR/year, Postdoc-1,800 EUR/year max. AFR contribution (including employers’ charges): PhD- 36,379 EUR / year, Postdoc-51,618 EUR / year supplements paid in case of a public-private partnership : PhD- 3,511 EUR/year, Postdoc- 4,706 EUR/year AFR contracts and AFR fellowships cannot be cumulated. Closing Date: 22 October 2010 Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/afr-phd-and-postdoc-grants-for-international-researchers-luxembourg/2010/08/06/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0xWGWZPA8
AFR PhD and Postdoc Grants for International Researchers, Luxembourg
PhD Positions, Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences, Germany
The Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB) was founded in 2007 as a joint enterprise between the University of Göttingen, three Max Planck Institutes, and the German Primate Center. GGNB is funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments.
Ten doctoral programs are currently united under the roof of GGNB, sharing a common interdisciplinary training platform for their Ph.D. candidates. All courses are in English. Each Ph.D. candidate is affiliated with one of the doctoral programs of GGNB where he/she receives individual counseling and is guided in his/her thesis work by a thesis committee of at least three faculty members. We invite for applications for Ph.D. positions in Biology / Physics / Chemistry in the following doctoral programs:
• Biomolecules: Structure – Function – Dynamics
• Molecular Biology of Microbial, Animal and Plant Cells
• Molecular Biology of Development and Interaction between Organisms
• International Max Planck Research School “Physics of Biological and Complex Systems”
• Molecular Physiology of the Brain
• Sensory and Motor Neuroscience
• Systems Neuroscience
• Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
Scholarships and institutionally financed Ph.D. positions are available.
Candidates holding a Master’s degree in the natural sciences or related disciplines and an excellent academic record may apply by 15 September 2010 or also independent of deadlines. See www.ggnb.uni-goettingen.de for details.
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PhD-Position, ‘Numerical flow Simulation of Atmospheric Nocturnal Wind Bursts’, Netherlands
The Department of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology has 15 professorial chairs with about 65 academic and 60 technical specialists, as well as 110 graduate and 375 undergraduate students. The leading research themes cover functional materials, transport physics, and plasma physics and radiation technology. The department has extensive national and international partnerships, including industrial partners. It participates in several national (top) research schools, and in two national top technology institutes: Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) and Materials Innovation Institute (M2i). Eindhoven University of Technology is one of the three participants in the Dutch 3TU Federation of Universities of Technology.
The project aims to solve a long-standing problem in boundary layer meteorology: to find the physical mechanism that drives intermittent (discontinuous) turbulence in the atmospheric nocturnal boundary layer. During intermittency, periods with ‘laminar’ flow are interrupted by chaotic bursts of turbulence and a significant transport of heat, moisture and momentum occurs. Bursts also act as an efficient ‘venting’-mechanism of pollutants that usually accumulate in quiet periods. The problem is highly relevant in weather and climate prediction and for air pollution problems. Current nocturnal boundary layer parameterizations are highly empirical and lead to significant errors in weather and climate predictions, especially in arctic regions.
The candidate will perform numerical simulations of stably stratified channel flows (with a Direct Numerical Simulation model). Different numerical experiments will be set up. The aim is to start with simplified studies and then increase the complexity of the simulations as to mimic atmospheric flows. Thus we start from non-interactive surface boundary conditions towards simulations that mimic (rudimentary) atmosphere-vegetation interactions. The outcome of the simulations will be used to develop a theoretical framework to predict this intermittence character of turbulence (using hydrodynamic stability analysis). Finally, results will be compared with readily available observations that were obtained in the outside atmospheric nocturnal boundary layer.
Requirements recent or impending MSc-degree in Physics, Mathematics, Meteorology or Mechanical Engineering with a special focus on fluid mechanical topics. Experience with numerical flow simulation (LES, or DNS) is a clear advantage. Finally, the candidate should have some interest in geophysical flows and be willing to follow courses on this topic if necessary.
Application Deadline 30-09-2010
