Doctoral | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 14

Graduate School of North American Studies Invites Applications for 11 Doctoral Grants

The Graduate School of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies invites applications for the academic year 2011/2012. Six academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences collaborate in offering a structured curriculum. The doctoral program is interdisciplinary in its approach and focuses on those social transformations impacting the United States and Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. Areal of emphasis include domestic and foreign policy, economic development, ethnic identity and relations, as well as recent transformations in media, art, literature, culture, and religion. The language of instruction is English.

Applicants interested in pursuing a doctorate with an emphasis in North American Studies must have a completed degree (M.A. or the equivalent) with above average marks in one of the following disciplines: American Cultural Studies, American Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology and Economics. Grants are awarded for a maximum of three years. Continued funding past the first year is based upon a positive annual evaluation of progress.
Scholarship Application Deadline: January 31, 2011
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology and Behavioral Research, USA

The Division of Health Behavior Research in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO are seeking applicants for a post-doctoral fellowship position in cancer epidemiology and behavioral research. This fellowship focuses on the development of research expertise in epidemiology and behavioral research partly within the context of a National Cancer Institute-funded study focused on the geographic variation of colorectal cancer survival.

The environment of the Division of Health Behavior Research fosters collaboration with a multidisciplinary group of clinical and non-clinical researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center. Other cancer-related research within the Division of Health Behavior Research includes quality-of-life studies, cancer-related behavioral studies, and epidemiologic studies relating to geographic variation in cancer prevention and control.

Qualifications: Qualified individuals must hold a doctoral level degree (Ph.D., M.D., DrPH, or equivalent) and must be a US citizen or have permanent resident status. Salary is commensurate with experience and year doctorate received. This training position is of two year duration. Health insurance benefit is available. Start date can be negotiated.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Until Filled
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Postdoctoral Position in Advanced Packaging, Switzerland

A position is available immediately in the advanced thermal packaging project at the IBM Research – Zurich laboratory for research on novel packaging approaches with respect to heat removal and power / signal delivery for high-performance 3D-chip stacks. This effort supports IBM’s microprocessor platform and will strengthen its position as global leader in innovative thermal management and packaging solutions.

Requirements

We are seeking highly motivated individuals who are interested in joining our multi-disciplinary research team to extend packaging technology for high-performance computing platforms in the exascale era. Enabling technologies are the vertical integration of microprocessors and memory dies, as well as silicon photonic transceiver modules to improve communication bandwidth. The successful candidate will have a strong interdisciplinary background in physics, engineering, and material science (PhD). Required is a solid understanding of state-of-the-art thermo-mechanical modeling approaches and reliability testing methods. A broad knowledge in micro-fabrication and thermo-mechanical design is beneficial. The scope of the work spans from applied materials research to the development of novel packaging concepts tailored to vertical integration.
Fellowship Application Deadline: 31/01/2011
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