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Master Scholarship Positions in Economics and Finance, Spain

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The master in economics and Finance at CEMFI is a 2-year full-time program intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers in the public and the private sectors. It also serves as the first two years of the PhD in Economics at CEMFI. This flexibility is very attractive to many students that initially are not sure whether they would like to follow a professional or an academic track. The program is taught in English.

The distinctive feature of the program is the combination of an orientation towards applied and policy issues with a strong emphasis on analytical and quantitative approaches to these issues. This requires a solid understanding of the relevant economic, econometric, and computational techniques. The faculty teaching the courses are all active researchers at the frontier of their area of expertise. About 25 students are enrolled each year, which allows for close interaction with CEMFI’s faculty.

The Master in Economics and Finance at CEMFI is an official degree granted by Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) according to the regulations of the Spanish Ministerio de Educación.

Each academic year is divided into three 10-week terms. Courses are concentrated in the first five terms, with three courses per term. Each course comprises three hours of lectures and one and a half hours of problem set classes per week. The sixth term is fully devoted to research work on the Master thesis that students must submit at the end of the program. In addition, a 2-week introductory course of Mathematics is taught in September of the first year.

The first two terms contain the core courses, while in the next three terms a wide range of elective courses are offered. The electives are grouped into four areas of specialization: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, and Finance. The choice of electives does not have to be concentrated in one of these areas, so students can decide their own degree of specialization.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 4 February 2011
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NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program, USA: Space Science

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NASA announces a call for graduate fellowship proposals to the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program for the 2011-2012 academic year. This call for fellowship proposals solicits applications from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines. The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals. Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities.

All proposals must be submitted in electronic format only through the NASA NSPIRES system. The advisor has an active role in the submission of the fellowship proposal. To use the NSPIRES system, the advisor, the student, and the university must all register.

Fellowship Application Deadline:
The deadline for NEW applications is is February 1, 2011.
The deadline for renewal applications is March 15, 2011

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PhD Nanowire Manipulation for Sensing and Spintronics, Netherlands: Applied Physics

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This project is implemented in the program on Advanced NanoElectronic Devices within the national program High Tech Systems and Materials (HTSM). The program aims at exploring novel concepts for electronic nano-devices with alternative operating principles and enhanced or novel functionality, enabling new applications particularly in hybrid electronic or smart embedded systems. The network will provide the PhD student a stimulating consortium to work in, with regular progress meetings where academic and industrial partners meet. The present project will be performed in close collaboration with the Holst center.

Semiconductor nanowires provide a powerful platform for novel nano-electronic devices, because of their 1d character, their ability to be engineered, and the potential use of hybrid materials choices. This project aims at manipulating single nanowires and addressing single nanowires in large arrays (using dual-beam FIB/SEM technology and local nanoprobing) on MOVPE grown III/V nanowires. Furthermore, we intend to fabricate hybrid semiconductor-ferromagnet nanowire systems, by exploiting our recent expertise in growing ferromagnetic nanostructures by focussed electron-beam induced deposition (FEBID), and explore their functionality. Research will be motivated by applications in (a) inorganic gas-analysis using electrical conductance nanosensors (close collaboration with the Holst center, Eindhoven), and (b) and hybrid magnetic and spintronic devices.

Appointment and salary

We offer:

* A challenging job in a young, ambitious research team
* A highly dynamical, international, and multidisciplinary research environment
* A full-time appointment for four years (start date as soon as possible)
* Gross monthly salary from €2042 (first year) to €2612 (fourth year) in line with the Collective Agreement for Dutch Universities
* An attractive package of fringe benefits, including end-of-year allowance, a personal development program for Ph.D students (Proof program), and excellent sport facilities

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31/01/2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

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