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Postdoctoral Position in Circadian Neurobiology, Denmark

/ March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Department of Neurosc. & Pharmacology, Circadian Research Group, the Protein Laboratory, is seeking a motivated postdoctoral fellow to study the function of the non-image forming system of the brain and the influence of this system on circadian rhythms. The goal is to characterize the involvement of the different photoreceptors in the regulation of the gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the secretion of melatonin from the pineal gland by use of histological and molecular neurobiological methods.

The appointee should have qualifications within at least some of the following areas:

1. Molecular biological techniques, e.g. PCR, qRT-PCR, microchip analysis
2. Neuroanatomical techniques, e.g. histology, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization.
3. Rodent neuroanatomy and embryology
4. A phd or equivalent laboratory research background in the above mentioned areas.

Scholarship Application Deadline:May 15st 2011.

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PhD and Postdoctoral Positions, Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Netherlands

/ March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS) invites applications for two four-year full-time PhD positions and one two-year postdoc position.Individuals that are encouraged to apply have an interest in logical and computational theories of ordinary reasoning, natural logic, and/or linguistic semantics and want to investigate these topics in a setting of tableau theorem proving and model checking. The positions are part of the program “Towards Logics that Model Natural Reasoning”, funded by a Free Competition grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and led by Reinhard Muskens.

We expect the willingness to work in an international interdisciplinary research environment. The PhD candidates will receive a starting salary of 2042 Euro gross per month in the first year. The salary in the last year is 2612 Euro. The postdoctoral researcher will receive a starting salary ranging from 2977 to 3195 Euro gross per month, depending on experience.Applications (in English) should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a two-page research proposal, and the names of two references. Only applications made with the help of our Application Wizard will be taken into consideration.

Scholarship Application Deadline:April 15, 2011.

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Postdoctoral Position on Social Network Security, Privacy and Trust, University of Uninsubria, Italy

/ March 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

The position is financially supported by Lombardy Region and a Google Research Award.

The research topic is the design, implementation and evaluation of
next generation privacy-preserving technologies for Social Networks, with a particular focus on trust modelling and management.

The ideal candidate:
– holds Ph.D. in a relevant area of computer science or a closely related area. You may even apply if you have
not yet completed your PhD degree, but expect to do so before the position starts.
– has a solid background in data management, and knowledge of data security; knowledge about privacy-preserving
techniques and semantic web technologies is a plus;
– has good teamwork skills and experience;
– has creative thinking & proactive working style;
– is fluent in spoken and written English, knowledge of Italian is not mandatory.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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