Technology | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 80

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in liquid NMR, Portugal

Applications are open for one (1) fellowship position for Management of Science and Technology (NMR research expert with PhD) with the duration of 1 year, extendable until the end of 2012, at Nuclear Magnetic Resonace Laboratory of Centro de Química da Madeira (CQM/http://cqm.uma.pt), University of Madeira, Madeira Island, Portugal
The successful candidate will support, plans and manage the PTNMR CQM/UMa network site to ensure the most efficient services to internal/external laboratory users, in accordance with the management procedures of the PTNMR agreement established between the institutions that constitute the Portuguese National Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Network (PTNMR) and the FCT-MCTES.

The functions of the Manager of Science and Technology will include:
1) Technical maintenance of the NMR equipment (e. g. cryoliquid refills), optimization, implementation and updating of techniques and procedures.
2) Service management of the NMR equipment:
a. Planning, registration and reports of the equipment allocation time;
b. Support to the financial management;
c. Update and maintenance of the equipment website, including the updating of the online web management tool for NMR scheduling, and coordination with the website of the PTNMR.
3) Promotion of the PTNMR network activities:
a. Collaboration in local training activities;
b. Assist in organizing events integrated into PTNMR;
c. Planning new events.
4) Development and support of research activities in the framework of the Natural Products and Materials Group’s.

Applications: Candidates must send,  the following:
a. Motivation letter;
b. A brief statement of the applicant current and future research interest (Max. 2 pag.);
c. Detailed Curriculum Vitae;
d. Academic certificates in Portuguese or translated to English (certificated translation);
e. Working program to be developed in the scope of the Natural Products and/or Materials Groups of CQM (Max. 2 pag.);
f. Name and e-mail contacts of two referees.

Scholarship Application Deadline: until 31 of January 2011 (5 PM, Portuguese time)

Further Scholarship Information and Application

SPACEMASTER-Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology, Europe

Erasmus Mundus scholarships will be awarded to students and scholars for each of the five Rounds of SpaceMaster beginning 2010-2014. The scholarships are available for EU and non-EU students. The number of scholarships for each Round will be defined by the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

* EM scholarship amount for Category A* is 32000 EUR (after deduction of the tuition fees for 2 years) and includes:
o contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs of 8000 EUR for two years of studies;
o monthly allowance of 1000 EUR during 22 study months and 2 months internship at a partner university or associate member during the first year
* EM scholarship amount for Category B** is 15000 EUR (after deduction of the tuition fees for 2 years) and includes:
o mobility grant of 3000 EUR for travel to a Third Country partner university;
o monthly allowance of 500 EUR during 22 study months and 2 months internship at a partner university or associate member during the first year

* Category A: students who come from a country other than an EU Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries
** Category B: students who do not fulfill the Category A criteria

Erasmus Mundus Application Limit
Do notice that for the academic year 2011-12, there is a maximum limit of THREE applications per student for Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses, according to the latest Call for Proposals (EAC/04/09). In the case that a student applies to more than three EM Courses he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

Additional Scholarships

* During the second study year, the Consortium provides Erasmus mobility grants for all students who do not have the Erasmus Mundus scholarship from the Consortium and who fulfill the requirements for the grant. Requirements and information about the grant are available here:

* Students from ESA Member States may receive support from the European Space Agency, Directorate of Human Space Flight (pdf, web info)
* Applicants from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden may be eligible for for scholarships from NORDTEK: http://www.nordtek.net/universitet.html
Scholarship Application Deadline: 17 January 2011
Further scholarship Information and Application

Erasmus Mundus MSc in EuroAquae-HydroInformatics and Water Management

The Joint Master Course is developped by the EuroAquae consortium coordinated by the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis and associated to 11 leading international universities:Technical University of Catalonia (ES), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (HU), Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus (DE), Newcastle University (UK), Universidad Nacional del Littoral (AR), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (CH), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IND), National University of Technology (SIN), University of Incheon (KR).

Scholarship Application Deadline: Before 31st of January 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application