Humanities | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 34

Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions in Shenzhen University, China

We invite young persons under the age of 40 with a Ph. D. degree in physics or electrical engineering to join us as postdoctoral research associates in our laboratory for a period of two years. The postdoctoral research associates will do researches in photonic-crystal devices and metamaterial devices. The salary for those postdoctoral research associates is 21,000 US dollars per year. Those who are interested please send their C.V. to Prof. Dr. Zhengbiao Ouyang, whose contact information is as follows: Prof. Zhengbiao Ouyang, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; e-mail: zbouyang-at-szu.edu.cn

About Shenzhen Univeristy:
Shenzhen University (SZU) is a full-time comprehensive university accredited by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China and is funded in 1983. Located on the picturesque coastline of Shenzhen Bay in South China, SZU has a campus of 1.44 square kilometers. SZU now has 23 colleges, providing 65 undergraduate programs, 70 Master programs and 3 doctorate programs. It has 15 key science and engineering laboratories and 4 humanities and social sciences research centers. The university faculty is comprised of 1,506 teachers and researchers; 346 professors, 568 associate professors. The on-campus student body is 28,000 strong. There are 920 international students from over 40 countries sharing the SZU experience.

Contact address : Prof. Zhengbiao Ouyang, College of Electronic Sci. & Tech., Shenzhen University, Nanhai Ave 3688, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518060, China

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Erasmus Mundus International Master’s Scholarship in Women’s and Gender Studies

GEMMA is the achievement of long years of efforts trying to advance in the tuning of our diverse educational structures and create common curricula in Women’s and Gender Studies. The eight partner institutions represent seven European countries with different locations and cultures across all Europe: University of Granada (Spain, Co-ordinator), University of Bologna (Italy), Central European University (Hungary), University of Hull (United Kingdom), University of Lodz (Poland), University of Oviedo (Spain) and University of Utrecht (Netherlands).

GEMMA is an interdisciplinary programme that provides high quality academic education and professional competences for personnel working or intending to work in the areas of Women’s Studies, Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities across Europe. It collects our best offers both from the humanities and social sciences, making it attractive to students and offering a wide span of options and combinations. Courses are taught by the most distinguished and highly recognized professors in the fields of research at each one of the departments involved.

GEMMA provides a unique opportunity to benefit from mobility as students are expected to study at different European universities. This inter-university and interdisciplinary postgraduate programme gives a unique possibility to obtain a double diploma from the home and mobility university acknowledged by all GEMMA Consortium members.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 10 January 2011

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Scholarships for Master’s studies at Linköping University, Sweden

For students applying for a Master’s programme at Linköping University, Sweden, there will be one hundred LiU InternationalScholarships resulting in a fee waiver of up to 50 per cent of the tuition fee. No separate scholarship application is needed. A qualifying academic background opens educational opportunity in natural sciences, technology, social and educational sciences, and the humanities.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 17 January 2011

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