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PhD studentships in Ireland.

Science Foundation Ireland has recently made a major award of a
Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Grant to a group of researchers
based at the Tyndall National Institute and university college Cork,
Dublin City University and Queen s University Belfast together with
industrial partners INTEL Ireland and Seagate Technologies. This SRC
is entitled FORME - for Functional Oxides and Related Materials for
Electronics. The specific aims of this cluster are to study a range
of processes associated with the development of next-generation CMOS
devices and also to work towards device architecture that go far
beyond CMOS technology. The team concerned represents a mixture of
Materials Chemists, Physicists and industrial partners with
activities spanning materials synthesis and characterisation,
advanced thin layer growth, surface science studies and the optical,
electrical and magnetic characterisation of a wide range of oxides
and related materials.

Following this award the FORME SRC wishes to announce a major
postgraduate student recruitment opportunity, through which up to 14
postgraduate students will be appointed across partner laboratories
in Cork and Dublin.

APPLICATION are encouraged from suitably qualified individuals
possessing a first class or upper second class Honours degrees (or
equivalent), in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science,
Electrical/Electronic Engineering or closely related disciplines.
Applications are restricted to students from within the European
Union. The specific projects/supervisors and institutions concerned
are listed below.

Please quote the relevant reference number when applying for a
position.

PhD1.1.1 In-situ spectroscopic reaction monitoring of atomic layer
deposition processes. Please contact Dr Ian Povey/Tyndall National
Institute Cork/
ian.povey@tyndall.ie

PhD1.1.2 Design and synthesis of novel precursors for atomic layer
deposition. Please contact Dr David Otway/University College Cork/
dave.otway@ucc.ie

PhD1.1.3 Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of atomic layer deposition.
Please contact Dr Simon Elliott/ Tyndall National Institute Cork/
simon.elliott@tyndall.ie

PhD1.1.4 Electrical and interfacial characterisation of device
structures. Please contact Dr Paul Hurley/ Tyndall National
Institute Cork/
paul.hurley@tyndall.ie

PhD1.2.1 Growth of high-k nanolaminates by atomic layer deposition.
Please contact Prof Martyn Pemble/ Tyndall National Institute Cork/
martyn.pemble@tyndall.ie

PhD1.2.2 Characterisation of nanolaminates using inelastic electron
tunneling spectroscopy. Please contact Dr Paul Hurley/ Tyndall
National Institute Cork/
paul.hurley@tyndall.ie

PhD1.3.1 Growth and characterisation of MOS structures on III-V
substrates. Please contact Prof Greg Hughes/Dublin city university
greg.hughes@dcu.ie

PhD1.3.2 First principles modeling of atomic layer deposition on III-
V substrates. Please contact Dr Simon Elliott/ Tyndall National
Institute Cork/
simon.elliott@tyndall.ie

PhD2.1.1 Nanocasting routes to ordered mesoporous metal oxide
nanofibres. Please contact Dr Nikolay Petkov/ University College Cork
n.petkov@ucc.ie

PhD2.1.4 Development of contacting strategies for template based
nanostructures. Please contact Dr Aidan Quinn/ Tyndall National
Institute Cork/
aidan.quinn@tyndall.ie

PhD2.2.1 Growth of novel ferroelectric thin films. Please contact
Prof Roger Whatmore/ Tyndall National Institute
Cork/roger.whatmore@tyndall.ie

PhD2.2.2 Atomic layer deposition of ferroelectric and multi-ferroic
thin films. Please contact Prof Martyn Pemble/ Tyndall National
Institute Cork/
martyn.pemble@tyndall.ie

PhD2.3.1 Synthesis and characterisation of novel interconnect
materials for nanoscale devices. Please contact Prof Michael
Morris/University College Cork/
m.morris@ucc.ie

PhD2.3.2 Optically active nanostructured oxide materials. Please
contact Dr Enda McGlynn/ Dublin City University/
enda.mcglynn@dcu.ie

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact individual project
supervisors informally in the first instance, or the Project
Coordinator, Professor Martyn Pemble. Enquiries by e-mail will be
particularly welcome.

Prof Pemble may be contacted as follows:

Professor Martyn E Pemble
Science Foundation Ireland Investigator
Director, Advanced Materials and Surfaces Group
Tyndall National Institute
University College Cork
Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland
Tel/fax +353 21 490 4456/ 427 0271
E-mail martyn.pemble@tyndall.ie

Each studentship will carry funding for up to four years of study,
with the stipend currently standing at 16,000 per annum.

Link: http://www.tyndall.ie/careers/postgraduate.html

Awards for Doctoral Fieldwork Document(s) 1 of 7

EEPSEA provides a limited number of awards, to cover the costs of fieldwork required for doctoral degree programs. The awards are open to nationals of EEPSEA member countries who intend to remain in or return to SE Asia following completion of their studies.
The awards cover the costs of fieldwork for up to one year, including one return economy class airfare. Requests for tuition or stipend during the fieldwork year will not be considered. Awardees will be eligible and in fact are encouraged to apply for subsequent EEPSEA research awards, after completing their studies and returning to work in SE Asia.
Applicants should submit the following documents to the EEPSEA Secretariat:

a research proposal of 10-15 pages, following the format described in the EEPSEA Guidelines for Research Proposals;
CV of the applicant;
a letter from the applicant describing:
the applicant’s career plans after completion of studies; and
other sources of finance for the applicant’s doctoral program (both financing already secured and application pending);

a confidential letter of recommendation from the applicant’s thesis supervisor;
an explanation of the status of the fieldwork proposal at the applicant’s university (e.g. has it been approved by the thesis committee?); and
a transcript showing the applicants’ courses and grades to date.
These items should be sent by mail to EEPSEA, c/o IDRC, 22 Cross Street, #02-55, South Bridge Court, Singapore 048421. In addition, item 1 - the proposal - should be sent as an email attachmnet o hfrancisco@idrc.org.sg. The file name for the attachment should include the author’s name and the date.
There are no fixed deadlines for submission of requests for thesis awards.
Applications will be reviewed by the EEPSEA Secretariat and Selection Committee. Where feasible, applicants will be invited to one of EEPSEA’s biannual research workshops.
The maximum period covered by the awards is one year and the maximum amount is CAD20,000.

Umi Muawanah

Reseacher, Research Center for Marine Technology
The Agency for Marine affairs and Fisheries Research
Dept. of Marine Affairs and Fisheries .INDONESIA
Jln MT Haryono 52-53 Jakarta Selatan 12770. Fax 62 21 79180188
Graduate student, Natural Resource and Envi. Economics. URI
Coastal Institute Building, One greenhouse Rd,

Kingston, RI 02881, P. +1 401 874 4563 (office)
http://www.uri.edu/cels/enre/ENRE_student.html
http://www.idrc.ca/eepsea/ev-7730-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Research Awards in Environmental Economics for SE Asian Scholars

The theme of EEPSEA‘s research program is the internalization of external costs. There is widespread interest in minimizing pollution and resource degradation by insuring that economic agents face the full costs of their activities. But many questions remain to be answered: What is the economic value of the environmental damage incurred by a given activity? What roles can sectoral, macroeconomic and trade policies play in achieving full-cost pricing? What roles do community management of resources, changes in property rights and other institutional factors play? What factors affect the political and administrative feasibility of price changes? Does full-cost pricing have negative effects on the poor and how might these be mitigated? What are the alternatives to pricing policy? What are the implications of full-cost pricing for economic growth and structural change?

Projects to date have tended to fall within four areas:
a) management of forests and wetlands
b) policy instruments for control of urban pollution
c) resource pricing
d) economy-wide and global issues.
Most applicants attend one of EEPSEA’s courses before or in conjunction with their research project. Budget ceilings for research projects are CAD20,000-28,000, depending on the country. Researchers may be affiliated with a university, government or non-government organization and grants are normally made to that institution. Most projects are carried out by teams of researchers.
Proposals are sent to experts for written review. Those recommended for further consideration must then be revised and presented in a working group meeting at the next EEPSEA biannual meeting. Further revisions are usually called for, until the project is judged satisfactory and a grant approved. After approval, interim findings are presented and critiqued every six months until the project is completed. Researchers receive frequent technical assistance and literature from the Secretariat and resource persons. Final reports from successful projects are widely disseminated by EEPSEA and by the researchers themselves through publications, the media, and consultations with policy makers.
Proposals are reviewed in twice-yearly competitions. The deadline for these are February 1 and August 1. Those wishing to apply for research awards should consult the following documents:

Umi Muawanah

Reseacher, Research Center for Marine Technology
The Agency for Marine affairs and Fisheries Research
Dept. of Marine Affairs and Fisheries .INDONESIA
Jln MT Haryono 52-53 Jakarta Selatan 12770. Fax 62 21 79180188
Graduate student, Natural Resource and Envi. Economics. URI
Coastal Institute Building, One greenhouse Rd,

Kingston, RI 02881, P. +1 401 874 4563 (office)
http://www.uri.edu/cels/enre/ENRE_student.html

http://www.idrc.ca/eepsea/ev-7719-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Awards for Doctoral Fieldwork Document(s) 1 of 7

EEPSEA provides a limited number of awards, to cover the costs of fieldwork required for doctoral degree programs. The awards are open to nationals of EEPSEA member countries who intend to remain in or return to SE Asia following completion of their studies.
The awards cover the costs of fieldwork for up to one year, including one return economy class airfare. Requests for tuition or stipend during the fieldwork year will not be considered. Awardees will be eligible and in fact are encouraged to apply for subsequent EEPSEA research awards, after completing their studies and returning to work in SE Asia.
Applicants should submit the following documents to the EEPSEA Secretariat:

a research proposal of 10-15 pages, following the format described in the EEPSEA Guidelines for Research Proposals;
CV of the applicant;
a letter from the applicant describing:
the applicant’s career plans after completion of studies; and
other sources of finance for the applicant’s doctoral program (both financing already secured and application pending);

a confidential letter of recommendation from the applicant’s thesis supervisor;
an explanation of the status of the fieldwork proposal at the applicant’s university (e.g. has it been approved by the thesis committee?); and
a transcript showing the applicants’ courses and grades to date.
These items should be sent by mail to EEPSEA, c/o IDRC, 22 Cross Street, #02-55, South Bridge Court, Singapore 048421. In addition, item 1 - the proposal - should be sent as an email attachmnet o hfrancisco@idrc.org.sg. The file name for the attachment should include the author’s name and the date.
There are no fixed deadlines for submission of requests for thesis awards.
Applications will be reviewed by the EEPSEA Secretariat and Selection Committee. Where feasible, applicants will be invited to one of EEPSEA’s biannual research workshops.
The maximum period covered by the awards is one year and the maximum amount is CAD20,000.

Umi Muawanah

Reseacher, Research Center for Marine Technology
The Agency for Marine affairs and Fisheries Research
Dept. of Marine Affairs and Fisheries .INDONESIA
Jln MT Haryono 52-53 Jakarta Selatan 12770. Fax 62 21 79180188
Graduate student, Natural Resource and Envi. Economics. URI
Coastal Institute Building, One greenhouse Rd,

Kingston, RI 02881, P. +1 401 874 4563 (office)
http://www.uri.edu/cels/enre/ENRE_student.html
http://www.idrc.ca/eepsea/ev-7730-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Vacancy Notice Reg.-No 01E/2008 In the Institute of Safety Research of the Research Center Dresden-Rossendorf for the period from 01.04.2008 until 31.03.2011 a vacancy is announced as
Phd student.
The salary is according to the German TV-L (50 %). In the case of successful work, an up-grading of the salary is possible. Requirements:
University diploma in physics
Deepened knowledge and experience in solid-state physics
Knowledge of atomic numerical simulation in solids (e.g. molecular dynamics)
Experiences in a programming language (FORTRAN, C) and in numerical mathematics

Tasks:
Atomic modelling of irradiation induced defects in reactor materials and their influence on mechanical properties
Code development and computer simulation for the interaction of dislocations with irradiation defects
Model validation using experimental data.
Within the working field there is a close cooperation with our neighbour institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research.
Please address your application (including a list of publications) with the Registration-No. 01E/2008 by March 15, 2008 to
Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Personnel division
P.O. Box 51 01 19
01314 Dresden, Germany
For further information, please contact Dr. Frank Bergner, Tel.: +49 351 260 3186, Email: f.bergner@fzd.de, Dr. Matthias Posselt, Tel.: +49 260 3279, Email: m.posselt@fzd.de and/or Dr. Eberhard Altstadt, Tel.: +49 351 260 2276, Email: e.altstadt@fzd.de.
Women are explicitly invited to apply. Handicapped will be preferred in case of equal qualification.