Social Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 167

University of the Witwatersrand Postgraduate Merit Award 2011, South Africa

University Postgraduate Merit Awards will be awarded on the basis of academic merit..Students who register for postgraduate diplomas, BEd, LLB degrees or GDE are not eligible for University Postgraduate Merit Awards.

Please note that the normal maximum tenure of a postgraduate merit award is:
a) Doctors (Post-Masters) – three years
b) Doctors (Post-Honours) – four years
c) Masters – two years
d) Honours – one year

A postgraduate merit awardee/bursar is obliged to work for a minimum of six and a maximum of nine hours per week in the University Department/School.

There is a minimum academic requirement for a University Postgraduate Merit Award and applicants should consult the rules.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011 for July/September enrolment

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Carol and Eric Meyers 2011 PhD Dissertation Fellowship, W.F.Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Israel

The Institute is awarding the Carol and Eric Meyers Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to individuals with doctorate or post-doctorate degree. Applicants must submit application to the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Department of Art and Art History not later than October 1, 2010. For more information about the other details of this scholarship and how to go about the application, contact Dr. Joan R. Branham chair of the Albright Fellowship Committee.

The W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research is open to sponsoring short-term post-doctoral courses which involves research in biblical or early post-biblical archaeology and society. The Carol and Eric Meyers Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships allow doctoral students to complete dissertation for a period of 2 months at the Albright Institute. The Fellows are encouraged to take on topics that touch the society at the household level. Award recipients will get $5,000 grant with $3,040 of that is stipend and the remaining $1,960 is for the room and half-board at the Institute. Fellows should reside at the Institute for the duration of the research period.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
October 1, 2011

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Postdoctoral Position on Social Network Security, Privacy and Trust, University of Uninsubria, Italy

The position is financially supported by Lombardy Region and a Google Research Award.

The research topic is the design, implementation and evaluation of
next generation privacy-preserving technologies for Social Networks, with a particular focus on trust modelling and management.

The ideal candidate:
– holds Ph.D. in a relevant area of computer science or a closely related area. You may even apply if you have
not yet completed your PhD degree, but expect to do so before the position starts.
– has a solid background in data management, and knowledge of data security; knowledge about privacy-preserving
techniques and semantic web technologies is a plus;
– has good teamwork skills and experience;
– has creative thinking & proactive working style;
– is fluent in spoken and written English, knowledge of Italian is not mandatory.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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