math | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

2011-12 Community College STEM Scholarship Program by Virginia Space Grant Consortium in USA: Science, technology, engineering, or math

The Community College STEM Scholarship provides a one-year, non-renewable award of $1,500 for students enrolled full time (minimum of 12 credit hours) at one of Virginia’s Community Colleges. Students must be majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) field and be interested in pursuing a career that supports NASA’s mission including careers in the aerospace sector.

Must be a U.S. citizen
Must be currently enrolled full-time in a Virginia Community College and have completed at least one semester of coursework (minimum of 12 credit hours) at time of application
Must be majoring in a STEM program of study
Must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

If an the scholarship recipient terminates his/her academic program during the 2011–2012 academic year, the Community College is required to return a prorated share of the scholarship award to the VSGC

Scholarship Application Deadline:
March 21, 2011

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Postdoctoral Position in Mathematical Physics at University of Cergy-Pontoise, France

The candidate should have a strong background in the study of quantum systems, with tools from spectral theory, nonlinear analysis and PDEs, or numerical analysis. She/he is expected to work in the team of the ERC Starting Grant project MNIQS and to interact with the other members of the project.

In order to announce an available position or a postion wanted you should send an e-mail to the secretary (for contact information, see About the IAMP). In announcing an available position please indicate the date position starts and the deadline for application. Postings of available jobs will be removed after the application deadline.
We reserve the right to remove postings of jobs wanted 6 months after the date posted unless we are given other instructions. We advertize all types of positions, from graduate student openings or postdoctoral opportunities to faculty positions such as tenure track or tenured professorships. The IAMP is not responsible for the accuracy of the information in these postings.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
March 31, 2011

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Scholarship Programme for PhD Studies, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg: computer science and Maths Related subject

We are looking for a Ph.D. student in the area of formal methods based verification of security and privacy protocols. The successful candidate will join the SaToSS group led by Prof. Dr. Sjouke Mauw.
The research to be conducted concerns security and privacy issues in future communication networks, such as the “Internet of things”. The Internet of things refers to a network in which everyday items are able to communicate with each other. More specifically, its aim is to facilitate applications in which, traditional computers, smart phones, and special purpose devices such as wireless sensors, remotely operable appliances, and RFID-equipped objects can exchange information transparently.
It is expected that such networks will not only consist of a much wider variety of devices than present networks, but also that networked special purpose devices will account for a significant proportion of these networks. Consequently, it is very likely that there will be a wide range of novel security and privacy threats in these networks.
The goal of this project is to develop formal methods for the verification of security and privacy properties of communication protocols in these networks. The creation of automatic verification tools and the design of protocols meeting particular security and privacy criteria are also envisioned.
This research is the continuation of our RFID project in a more general context.
The candidate will be employed as a Junior Researcher at the Faculty of Sciences, Technology and Communication of the University of Luxembourg. The initial contract will be for three years (40 hours/week) with a six month trial period. The contract may be extended once by one year.
Tasks/Mission:
•Carry out fundamental research into security and privacy in the Internet of things.
•Publish scientific papers.
•Write a doctoral dissertation in computer and information security.
•Assist the professor in his teaching activities, one to three hours per week.
•Supervise Master and/or Bachelor students.
Profile:
•A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
•Prior exposure to and strong interest in computer and information security.
•Interest in formal methods.
•Inquisitiveness, creativity, critical attitude.
•Very good written and oral English skills.
Applications (in English) should contain the following documents:
•A cover letter.
•A detailed curriculum vitae.
•Grade transcript of all Bachelor’s and Master’s level courses taken.
•Description of the Master’s thesis or project.
•Names and contact information of two referees.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011

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