IT | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 29

Senior Research Fellowship, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, India

Applications are invited for the Post of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India Funded project entitled, “Biochemical and Molecular investigation of Plant Dyes” in School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST), VIT University, Vellore – 632 014.

Number of positions: One

Qualification: M.Sc. (Biotechnology) with one or two years experience. Knowledge on chromatographic and Molecular Biology techniques is mandatory and NET qualified candidate will be preferred.

Duration of the project : 3 years

Fellowship : Rs.16000/- per month.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 3 March 2011

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PhD and Postdoctoral Positions for the Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) TOPOMOD

We are searching for strongly motivated young scientists at both the Early Stage (PhD) and Experienced (PostDoc) level in the frame of TOPOMOD, a training project designed to investigate and model the origin and evolution of topography of the continents over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. The multi-disciplinary approach combines geophysics, geochemistry, tectonics and structural geology with advanced geodynamic modelling.

TOPOMOD will provide to 13 Early Stage Researchers/PhD students and 2 Experienced researchers/Postdocs : i) state-of-the-art concepts and leading edge research techniques that are essential to study the behavior of complex natural systems, ii) a strong career management skills with practical courses and activities; iii) solid professional connections with industry; iv) a socially-oriented skill on environmental risks management.

15 positions are available at the following institutes:
– Università “Roma Tre”, Italy (1 Phd and 1 Postdoc positions)
– VU-University Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1 Phd and 1 Postdoc positions)
– Helmholtz-Zentrum, Potsdam, Germany (2 Phd positions)
– Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland (2 Phd positions)
– University of Durham, United Kingdom (2 PhD positions)
– University of Rennes I, France (2 PhD positions)
– Cambridge University, United Kingdom (1 PhD position)
– Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona Spain (2 PhD positions)

The ESR/PhD positions are for 36 months and the ER/Postdoc positions for 24 months. There is some flexibility with starting dates, although most positions are expected to start before the fall 2011. The fellows will work in their host institute with tight collaboration with other partner institutes in the network.

Benefits:
TOPOMOD fellows receive a Marie Curie salary. They also receive funds to support their participation in the TOPOMOD European wide research and training events. A contribution to family related expenses and the cost of annual travel back to the fellows’ home country is also provided.

Scholarship Application Deadline: April 30, 2011

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Greenet International Research Positions: Cooperative communications, cognitive networks and network coding

Greenet is an Initial Training Network (ITN) Marie Curie project that is focused on the analysis, design, and optimization of energy efficient wireless communication systems and networks.

It will create a fully-integrated and multi-disciplinary network of 17 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) working in 10 first-class institutions distributed in 7 European countries. The consortium is formed by 3 Universities, 3 Research Centers and 4 Private Companies. This Network will offer to a group of newly recruited ESRs a cross-sectorial environment to shape their long-term research view and get fundamental methodological tools on various research fields (such as, cooperative communications, cognitive networks and network coding).

The positions offered within the project are the following:

Universities:

– 3 positions in the Technical University of Catalonia-UPC-BarcelonaTECH, Spain.
– 2 positions in the University of Edinburg, UK.
– 2 positions in the University of Trento, Italy.

Research Centers:
– 1 position in the Telecommunications Technical Centre of Catalonia
(CTTC), Spain.
– 2 positions in the Institute of Telecommunications, Portugal.
– 2 positions in the NCSR Demokritos, Greece.

Industrial partners:
– 2 positions in WEST Aquila, Italy
– 1 position in Acticom, Germany
– 1 position in EADS, France
– 1 positions in Innoroute, Germany

Eligibility
* The recruited researchers should be, at the time of selection, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers (measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate).
* ESR should not already have a PhD and they should have the qualifications to embark on a PhD program.
* At the time of selection by the host organization, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.
* ESR (regardless of their nationalities) must not have resided or carried out their main activities (work, studies, etc.) in the host country for more than 12 months in the last 3 years.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 March 2011

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