Post Doctoral | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 44

Hydro Fellowship Programme 2011, USA: Hydroelectric technology, including efficiency improvements and environmental mitigation.

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The Hydro Research Foundation is pleased to solicit applications for the Hydro Research Foundation Fellowship Program.  The Program is funded by a grant from the Department of Energy. These Fellowships are designed to allow outstanding early-career researchers to facilitate research related to hydropower.  Research undertaken by the Foundation and its Fellows seeks to advance knowledge about hydroelectric technology, including efficiency improvements and environmental mitigation.  Through this program the Foundation is promoting educational opportunities and information development related to hydropower.  Innovation, creativity and forward-thinking research are encouraged. The Foundation envisions that the selected researchers will eventually assume leadership roles in the hydroelectric field.  Fellows are selected based on research vision, innovation, academic performance, potential for leadership and overall strength of their research proposal.Hydro Research Foundation Fellows will be awarded two years of support for applied research in the field of hydropower.  Fellowship applicants must have completed a bachelors degree by the date of the Fellowship award and be a full time Masters or Doctoral Student. Each Fellow will be monitored by an academic sponsor who will encourage the continual development of the Fellow. The Hydro Research Foundation will provide opportunities and benefits to outstanding early career graduate and doctoral students. Awards under the Hydro Fellowship Program for 2011 will focus on topics directly related to the
Eligibility: Eligible applicant must have completed at a minimum a bachelor’s degree by the start date of the fellowship.
Applicant must be a full-time student at a U.S. university in a Masters or Doctoral level program to received funding.
The expectation is that the applicant must be a full-time student who will able to complete their Masters degree in two years or their Doctorate Degree preferably in two years, but not more than three years.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011

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Postdoctoral Position in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ghent, Belgium

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Our lab is a translational HIV research lab focusing on HIV integration, the HIV viral reservoir and HIV transmission. Our lab described that viruses in different compartments also differ in their predicted tropism preference. Detailed characterisation of the HIV integration step in vivo is performed by cDNA LEDGF SNP analysis, LEDGF mRNA QPCR, Alu PCR of HIV integrated copies, 2LTR QPCR and total DNA QPCR on patient derived PBMC’s.

The general goal of our lab is to support research that improves our knowledge on HIV eradication strategies. Current studies aim to validate new endpoint for HIV therapy and new cellular cofactors for HIV transcription using a primary HIV latency model. Techniques used are flow cytometry, virus co-culture assays, cloning, Q-PCR, High resolution melting, viral gene transfer, Western blot ect…

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Degree obtained in life sciences

A: Experience/profile
Junior post-doc, EU citizenship (to allow funding from Flanders/Belgium and European grant proposals)

B: Skills
Experience in molecular virology is an asset

C: Attitudes
teamspirit recommended

Scholarship Application Deadline:2011-03-31

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Research Position “Economics or Social Sciences”, IWMI, Nepal

/ February 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

You Must Have-
• A Ph.D. in economics, anthropology, sociology, geography, or a related discipline.
And you must have experience in:
• conducting multi-level policy and institutional analysis in water resources development, with a focus on agricultural water management and rural development.
• participatory research methods such as semi-structure interviews, key informant analysis, problem tree assessment, focus group discussions, and direct observation.
• writing multi-disciplinary research proposals for IWMI’s work in the region.
• liaising with both donors and national government agencies to ensure IWMI’s research impact and uptake in the region.

You must possess:
• a minimum of five years research experience on water/land or natural resources management in developing countries.
• proven familiarity with economics and social science issues and methods as related to agricultural water use in developing countries.
• competence in the application of statistical methods.
• a proven track record of publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
It would be useful if you had:
• a knowledge of existing bureaucratic structures, legal regulations, and inter-sectoral relationships of relevant ministries/government
agencies in the Himalayan region.
• working experience in developing countries, especially South Asia.

This is an internationally recruited position with a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a housing allowance, transport, education, shipping assistance, annual home leave, retirement and health insurance package.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31-3-2011

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