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Post doc in Environmental and Maritime Transport Economics, Denmark

/ August 31, 2010 Leave a Comment

Traditionally the externalities of transport have been well researched and described for land based transport like road and rail. This is however not the case for maritime transport. As the major externalities of maritime transport are contribution to pollution and global warming the Department of Environmental and Business Economics would like enhance its research into the field of sustainable maritime transport by economic valuation of shipping externalities.

Besides this research area, the Post doc will also be involved in the Departments ongoing and future projects in environmental and transport economics whereas teaching obligations will be limited.

The Department of Environmental and Business Economics http://www.sdu.dk/ime is part of the Faculty of Social Science. The Department is located at the University of Southern Denmark’s campus in Esbjerg (55o29’27.75’’ N, 8o26’57.75’’ E).

Research in the Department is organized in four research units and two research centres. The position is linked to both the research unit for Environmental and Resource Economics and the Centre for Maritime Research and Innovation. Both units have an international working environment with English as working language.

For this position we welcome applications from candidates with recently completed PhDs in social and applied science in environmental and resource economics or transport economics.

In more detail for the position:
• 2-page outline of proposed research,
• PhD transcripts,
• Research achievements (journal articles, working papers)
• names of three academic referees

For further information please contact Professor Niels Vestergaard, phone: +45 65 50 41 81, e-mail: nv@sam.sdu.dk (Unit for Environmental and Resource Economics) or Associate Professor Jacob Kronbak, phone: +45 65 50 15 33, e-mail: jkr@sam.sdu.dk (Centre for Maritime Research and Innovation).
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Department of Environmental and Business Economics
Centre for Maritime Research and Innovation

Application, salary, etc
Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the salary agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and in accordance with the job description for instructors and academic personnel at institutions of higher education.

The basic salary including social benefits is app. 50.000 EUR/year before tax plus pension (17,1%). It is possible for no-natives moving to Denmark to apply for a tax reduction scheme.
The application should include (1) a detailed CV, (2) a complete list of publications, (3) the most relevant publications, please mark with an asterix on the publication list which publications (max. 10) are enclosed for assessment, (4) outline of proposed research, (5) academic diplomas, (6) names of three academic referees and (7) a list of all the enclosures, each of them numbered, supplied with the name of the applicant and assembled in sets.

The application will be assessed by a professional committee. When the committee has made its assessment, the applicants will receive the part of the evaluation concerning themselves.

Kindly be advised that the assessment committee is only obliged to include the sections of the enclosed material which the committee finds necessary to form an assessment. The committee can demand the inclusion of further material, in which case it lies with the applicant to procure the necessary copies of the material.

The faculty wishes to increase the equality of status in all scientific positions and invite all interested to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious or ethnic affiliations.

Application with enclosures in 4 copies (publications in 3 copies) marked “Position No. 341/525-105714” should reach the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark, not later than September 1th, 2010 at 12:00 noon.

Further Fellowship Information and Application
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious Diseases, USA

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Although the program targets postdoctoral infectious diseases fellows, applicants who have completed training in otherclinical specialties relevant to tropical medicine (e.g. internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN) will also be considered.
These postdoctoral fellowships provide support for individuals to conduct research in tropical infectious diseases (and, on occasion, other clinical conditions unique to tropical medicine). Funding is available for two twelve-month periods. The first award will be made during fellowship (generally the final year); during Year One of BWF/ASTMH support, the fellow should commit at least 80% of his/her effort to research and spend at least three months working in a tropical or developing area. The second half of the award will be made once the grantee has entered a stable, entry-level faculty position; Year Two of the BWF/ASTMH fellowship carries the same expectations as Year One, i.e. 80% research effort and at least three months’ work in a tropical or developing area.
These fellowships are not intended to provide funding for overseas clinical electives or experiences. The purpose of the BWF/ASTMH fellowships is to stimulate or sustain interest in research in tropical infectious diseases by individuals who are planning academic or other career paths ultimately focused on clinical research relevant to tropical or developing areas of the world.
Support: $65,000 per year for two years to cover travel, stipend, fringe benefits and health insurance. In Year Two of the
BWF/ASTMH fellowship, an additional $5,000 is available for capacity development at the overseas site. These fellowships do not allow indirect costs.
Selection criteria:
1. Excellence and promise of the proposed candidate and her/his work;
2. Relevance of the proposed work to the amelioration of important tropical/geographic infectious diseases;
3. Excellence and experience of home and overseas mentors;
4. Adequacy of field populations/laboratory/epidemiologic facilities for the proposed work; and,
5. Potential of this fellowship to influence the candidate’s career.
Applications will be considered from any individual with an academic appointment of fellow who proposes to perform
research in tropical infectious diseases. The award is not intended for students, pre-doctoral candidates or faculty-level
applicants. Preference will be given to North American clinician-scientists enrolled in (or accepted by) a fellowship
program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and those accredited through
the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Particular consideration will be given to candidates
seeking support for their third (research) year of fellowship training.
Since a minimum of three months of each funded year must be spent performing research overseas, applicants working
toward Board Eligibility must obtain approval from their fellowship program director before applying for this award. If the
period covered by this award is to be considered toward Board Eligibility, the recipient must have a continuity clinic at the
overseas site (and the program director must notify the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education [ACGME]
concerning the integration of this clinic into their fellowship program).
The application deadline is September 1, 2010 for funds to be distributed for July 2011. Applicants will receive notification of award decisions by early 2011.
Submit your application on line via link posted at http://www.astmh.org/funding/index.cfm beginning the week of August 2, 2010.

Further Fellowship Information and Application
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2011 Sagan Fellowships, USA

/ August 30, 2010 Leave a Comment

The Sagan Fellowships will support outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly related to the science goals of the NASA Exoplanet Exploration program. The primary goal of missions within this program is to discover and characterize planetary systems and Earth-like planets around nearby stars. Sagan Fellowships are joined by two other NASA astrophysics theme-based fellowship programs: the Einstein Fellowship Program which supports the Physics of the Cosmos research, and the Hubble Fellowship Program which supports Cosmic Origins research.

The proposed research may be theoretical, observational, or instrumental. This program is open to applicants of any nationality who have earned (or will have earned) their doctoral degrees on or after January 1, 2008, in astronomy, physics, or related disciplines. The fellowships are tenable at U.S. host institutions of the fellows’ choice, subject to a maximum of one new fellow per host institution per year. The duration of the fellowship is up to three years: an initial one-year appointment and two annual renewals contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of NASA funds.

We anticipate awarding 6 fellowships in 2011. Please note that these are postdoctoral Fellowships only. Previous Michelson Fellowship holders are fully eligible to apply.

Applicants:

  • Please see the Sagan Fellowship Guidelines for application instructions and detailed program policies. Applicants must follow all of the instructions given in these guidelines.
  • Please see the Application Submission Page for proposal, reference letter, and institutional endorsement letter submission.
  • FAQs for applicants are here.
  • FAQs for awardees are here.

A complete application will include:

1. Completed application submission form
2. Curriculum vitae and list of major publications and all first-author papers
3. Summary of previous and current research (not to exceed 3 pages including figures, tables, and references)
4. Research proposal (not to exceed 3 pages including figures, tables, and references)
5. Three (3) letters of reference each not to exceed two pages. One of the reference letters may come from the applicants advisor, however this is not a requirement. These letters are submitted through a web interface.
6. Endorsement letter from the Host Institution.

The deadline for both applications and letters of reference is Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 4 PM PDT. Offers will be made before February 1, 2011, and new appointments are expected to begin on or about September 1, 2011.

Further fellowships details:

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