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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, USA

/ January 10, 2011 Leave a Comment

biochemistry; structural biology and chemistry; molecular, cell and developmental biology; immunology; virology and microbiology; neuroscience; physics; and mathematical biology Employer: The Rockefeller University Level: Undergraduate Fellowship Description: The Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to conduct laboratory research. SURF students work with leading scientists in a broad range of areas including biochemistry; structural biology and chemistry; molecular, cell and developmental biology; immunology; virology and microbiology; neuroscience; physics; and mathematical biology.

College sophomores and juniors are eligible to spend 10 weeks during the summer in a Rockefeller University laboratory. The program begins in early June and ends in mid-August. Placement in laboratories is centralized through the Dean’s Office. Students are matched with laboratories according to their stated research interests, and work on projects under the direct supervision of faculty, postdoctoral fellows and/or senior graduate students.

Each year, students are chosen from a wide variety of applicants with diverse scientific backgrounds and training. Annually, more than 500 students apply for admission into the SURF Program and approximately 15 are accepted.

In order to fully experience the world of scientific research, SURF students are required to present and discuss scientific publications at weekly Journal Club meetings. This exposure allows participants to familiarize themselves with speaking to a scientific audience. SURF students also attend a special lecture series where Rockefeller faculty discuss their research and the evolution of their scientific interests. At the end of the program, SURF students will present their research results to fellow students and mentors at a poster session.
Fellowship Application Deadline: February 1, 2011
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Templeton Foundation and Center for the Philosophy of Religion at Notre Dame Invite Applications for Residential Fellowships, USA

/ January 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

This project will fund a large number of residential research fellowships for both senior and junior faculty in multiple areas, as well as dissertation fellowships. Descriptions of the fellowships, and the times at which they will be offered, can be found at the following links:

(2011-2013)

The common goal of these research fellowships will be to provide scholars the opportunity to conduct independent research alongside colleagues working on similar projects. Fellows will find themselves surrounded by an exciting blend of activities, conferences, and programs (described on the other pages of this site) dedicated to the topics they are working on themselves. In addition, residential fellows will have the opportunities to interact and collaborate with faculty at Notre Dame, as well as a full complement of additional research fellows and graduate students in residence every year through the Center for Philosophy of Religion fellowship program. In short, fellows will have the freedom from teaching and administrative responsibilities that will allow them to make significant progress on their own research interests while being surrounded by a community of excellent scholars pursuing similar topics.

Research fellows will receive a total award of $55,000 to $85,000, depending on rank and circumstances. (Up to $15,000 of the award can be used for travel, relocation, and research expenses.) Fellows will also have joint access to an additional $15,000 to $25,000 to convene a two-day workshop in the spring semester of their residence on their areas of interest (in coordination with the Center for Philosophy of Religion, which will handle all the logistical and administrative details). They will also have access to several thousand dollars to bring in additional outside visitors and speakers during their tenure.

Dissertation fellows will receive a $25,000 fellowship, plus an additional $5,000 for research, travel, and relocation. Dissertation fellows will also have joint access to several thousand dollars to bring in outside speakers and scholars working on topics of interest to them. In some cases, dissertation fellows in 2011-2012 may be offered an additional year of funding in 2012-2013, though a second year renewal is not guaranteed. (Interested graduate students who have not yet advanced to candidacy are strongly encouraged to apply to the 2010 Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy of Religion.)
Fellowship Application Deadline: January 15, 2011
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PhD’s in Measuring, Modelling and Monitoring Chloride Ingress in Cracked Concrete, Netherlands

/ September 16, 2010 Leave a Comment

The Department of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology has 15 professorial chairs with about 65 academic and 60 technical specialists, as well as 110 graduate and 375 undergraduate students. The leading research themes cover functional materials, transport physics, and plasma physics and radiation technology. The department has extensive national and international partnerships, including industrial partners. It participates in several national (top) research schools, and in two national top technology institutes: Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) and Materials Innovation Institute (M2i). Eindhoven University of Technology is one of the three participants in the Dutch 3TU Federation of Universities of Technology.

The major degradation mechanism in concrete structures is corrosion of reinforcement due to chloride penetration. Corrosion reduces serviceability and safety due to cracking and spalling of concrete and loss of steel cross section. Recently, service life design has moved from prescriptive to model and performance based. The current approach aims at postponing initiation of corrosion until the end of the required service life with a predetermined reliability, based on simplified modelling of transport in uncracked concrete and testing of laboratory samples for chloride diffusion. Real structures under service load contain cracks and execution defects. Cracks are fast transport routes for chloride, but the effect is mitigated by poorly known mechanisms such as self-healing and crack blocking. Current models do not cover the effect of cracks, voids and compaction defects in concrete on chloride transport and corrosion initiation, rendering them less robust than acceptable.

This projects aims at understanding of mechanisms that control chloride transport, and the influence of cracks on the transport. To study the transport of chloride and other relevant substances in concrete a non-destructive, high temporal and spatial resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) setup capable of quasi-simultaneously measuring Na, Cl and moisture will be developed within this project.

Requirements:

We welcome candidates who hold a Master’s degree in (technical, applied) physics, chemistry, materials science, civil engineering (materials) or a related field, have affinity with materials science, transport in porous media and/or durability of concrete and have hands-on experience with experimental work.

Starting date:

As soon as possible.

Appointment:

This position offers full-time employment for 4 years, with an initial evaluation period. The monthly (gross) salary will be approx. 2000 Euro in the first year and increase to approx. 2600 Euro in the fourth year, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities. The University offers an attractive package of fringe benefits such as excellent technical infrastructure, child care, savings schemes and excellent sports facilities.

Application:

Please submit contact information, an motivation letter, contact information of two or more references (including a research supervisor), and a copy of the M.Sc-thesis and other relevant publications, if available by using the apply button given in the link mention below:

Application Deadline: 31-10-2010

Further scholarship details:

Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/phds-in-measuring-modelling-and-monitoring-chloride-ingress-in-cracked-concrete-netherlands/2010/09/04/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0zhYUHoi7

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