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Research Fellowship 2011, Norway: Education

Research activity at the Faculty of Education is organised in research groups. Applicants for this position will be member of the research group Teacher Professionalism and Educational Change (TEPEC). Applicants are also advised to contact the leader of the research group (Professor Trond Eiliv Hauge (t.e.hauge@ils.uio.no) prior to sending in their application.

The applicant must prepare his/her project proposal so it is relevant for the research area. In the application the applicant must:

a) identify the research area within which the application is being made, and the relevance for the research group

b) indicate the branch of study within the doctoral programme they are applying for.

The doctoral dissertation should preferably be written as a collection of articles. As a general rule, the dissertation should be written in English. The submitted project proposal may be written in English or Norwegian.
Fellowship Application Deadline: 20.1.2011
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Research Fellow in the Business Field, Innovation Systems, Value Creation and International Integration, Germany: Economic Geography, Economics

The Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe (MOEZ) is the strategic partner of industry, research, and politics for networking and collaborations with policy makers in Central and Eastern European growth markets. As experts for innovation and network management, strategy development and research marketing, we develop research-based, holistic solutions – from potential analysis to the conception and realization of customized business models all the way to knowledge and technology transfer.

The Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe (MOEZ) is one of the 59 permanent institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. As one of the leading organizations for applied research and development in Europe, it offers dedicated scientists challenging tasks with a high degree of responsibility and creativity.

Your future key responsibilities will involve:
• regional and national economic analyses focusing clearly on research- and development-related structures as well as actors in Central and Eastern Europe
• evaluation of performance, institutional design and international integration in research, development and innovation, focusing particularly on cluster structures
• theoretical and empirical investigations of strategic issues concerning innovation capabilities and future lead markets
• analysis and international comparison of research, development and innovation systems.

Our Requirements:
• a university degree in Economic Geography, Economics or a related discipline with very good results
• experience in quantitative and qualitative methods of empirical economic research
• good knowledge in statistics
• team player in scientific projects
• preparation and convincing presentation of research results
• organizational capacity and high flexibility
• independence and above-average resilience
• fluent in English, ideally knowledge of another language spoken in Central and Eastern Europe

Advantageously, you have proven work experience. Furthermore, you are well acquainted with current empirical methods of economic and political research, especially in a regional context. Ideally, you have project and international experience, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31/01/2011
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Research Fellow (MEARU), UK

As Research Fellow, you will make a significant contribution to the development and direction of research within the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU), to help achieve a strong and sustainable research base from which to generate research and knowledge transfer income.
With an international research profile, you will be a Principal Investigator, and be able to develop, attract and manage major externally funded research projects, including supporting less experienced research colleagues as Co-Investigators.
Educated to postgraduate level in Architecture, you will also have the ability to attract and manage the development and delivery of research and Knowledge Exchange projects, both individual and collaborative, with the potential to achieve the highest levels of quality.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 10 January 2011

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