Doctoral | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 18

Postdoctoral Position in Differential Geometry at ULB, Belgium

The successful candidate will carry out research related to the central interests of the group: Käher geometry, geometric analysis, symplectic topology, contact topology, deformation quantisation and symplectic symmetric spaces. There are no teaching requirements for the post.

Applicants should send the following documents in an email to Valérie Baijot (vbaijot@ulb.ac.be) with the title “application postdoc differential geometry”

1. Curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications.
2. Overview of research accomplished (max 2 pages).
3. Short research proposal (max 2 pages).
4. Contact details of two academic referees.

Fellowship Application Deadline: 28/02/2011
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Erasmus Mundus MARES Scholarship 2011, Belgium

MARES is a three-year world-class Joint Doctoral Programme offered by a consortium of 24 partner institutions (11 full partners and 13 associated members) originating from 14 countries.
Ghent University (Belgium) is the coordinator of MARES.
The MARES Doctoral Programme was approved for funding by EU in July 2010. First Doctoral candidates will start in the programme from September 2011 onwards. Applications for doctoral candidates will be open from 16 November 2010 onwards.
All MARES doctoral candidates will study with two of the partner institutions and will be awarded a joint Ph.D. degree (Doctorate in Marine Sciences).
In connection with the annual call for applications, the MARES doctoral programme will publish a catalogue of MARES PhD research topics within the applied scientific fields of Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation.

Scholarship application Deadline: 15 January 2011

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University Doctoral Studentships, UK

Business and Management, Computer Science,Cultural Policy and Management , Economics, Engineering and Mathematics, Food Policy, Information Science, International Politics, Language and Communication Science, Law, Justice and Journalism, Music, Nursing and Midwifery, Optometry and Visual Science, Psychology, Sociology
Employer: City University, London
Level: Doctoral
Scholarship Description: City University London is continuing its investment in academic excellence by offering up to 75 fully-funded, full-time, 3-year Doctoral Studentships commencing in October 2011.
Each University Doctoral Studentship provides:

  • An annual bursary (£15,000 for 2011/12, expected to rise in line with inflation in subsequent years)
  • A full tuition fee waiver
  • A one-off allowance of £1,000. This may be used across the three-year period to cover the cost of attending conferences, purchasing equipment or other activity in support of the research.

Continuation of the award after the first year is subject to confirmation from the relevant School of satisfactory progress by the student. Recipients will usually be expected to undertake some form of teaching support activity in their second and third years as part of the bursary arrangements, by agreement with the School concerned. Support for the development of research skills is also provided.

Scholarship Application Deadline: January 31, 2011

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