SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

6 PhD Studentships
Max-Planck Research Group

The Cluster of Excellence ‘Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM)’
funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Max-Planck
Research Group at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-
Nuremberg, Germany, invite applications for several postdoctoral
positions and PhD studentships, working on the design, fabrication,
characterization and applications of photonic materials and
structures.

Up to 6 PhD studentships and 4 postdoctoral research positions in

Nanostructuring of photonic materials
Electromagnetic modelling & theory
Metamaterials from molecules and particles
Microfluidics in photonic crystal fibre (”nanolabs”)
Trapping and characterisation of single particles in focused laser
beams
Laser transport and trapping of particles in photonic crystal fibre
Development and characterization of new glasses for photonics
Photonic crystal fibre fabrication
Modelling the fibre drawing process

Successful applicants will join a major European research group in
optics and photonics, based in extensive new laboratories, with many
opportunities for national and international collaboration.

Selection of candidates will start immediately and continue until all
the positions are filled.

Informal enquiries may be directed to: Frau Bettina Schwender, university of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Guenther-Scharowsky-Str. 1/Bau 24,
D-91058 Erlangen (bschwender@optik.uni-erlangen.de, Tel: +49-9131-
6877-301, Fax: +49-9131-6877-309).

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/SK022/6_PhD_Studentships

The mathematical Biology Group at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, university of Helsinki, Finland (leader Dr. Otso Ovaskainen) is seeking outstanding, highly motivated candidates to join research projects at the interface between mathematics and ecology and evolutionary biology. Successful candidates may have their trainer either in mathematics or in biology, the main criteria being the potential to perform top-quality research. We anticipate hiring up to 4 postdoctoral researchers or Ph.D. students over the next 3 years. Research projects will be developed in conjunction with the interests of the successful candidates, focused on the following areas:

The roles of space and stochasticity in population dynamics
Metacommunity dynamics of wood-decaying fungi
Animal movement in heterogeneous environments
Bayesian approaches in evolutionary quantitative genetics
The PhD student positions are available for 4 years. The postdoc positions are for 1 year, with the possibility of a 2-year extension.

The Mathematical Biology group is part of the Metapopulation Research Group (leader prof. Ilkka Hanski), which is a Centre of Excellence in Research supported by the academy of Finland. We offer an international research environment with excellent possibilities to cooperate with experts in mathematics, statistic, population biology, and evolutionary ecology. Salary and social benefits according to the University of Helsinki Salary system, around 2,300 Euro /month for PhD students and 3,100 Euro /month for post docs (the latter negotiable).

Applications including a short CV (max 3 pages), list of publications, a one page motivational letter, and the e-mail addresses of two researchers willing to write a letter of reference should be sent to otso.ovaskainen@helsinki.fi with cc to tuuli.ojala@helsinki.fi; write either “postdoc position” or ” PhD student position” on the subject line. For more details on the research projects and on the application procedure, see www.helsinki.fi/science/metapop/MBG/positions/index.htm

Deadline for applications 14th March 2008, starting date 1st May 2008 (negotiable).

Otso Ovaskainen
Academy Research Fellow
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
P.O. BOX 65 (Viikinkaari 1)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

PhD In FIANANCE AT BI, THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

The Department of Financial economics BI, The Norwegian School of
Management Oslo, Norway

1. Financial Assistance

The Department of financial Economics has available a number of PhD
stipends starting in September 2008. The stipends are for a four year
period and offer NOK315,000 per annum (approx. US$55,000) and also cover
tuition fees. Each stipend contains a 35 hour per year teaching duty
which usually consists of teaching assistant work. Academically
excellent students should have a MSc in Finance or closely related subject.

2. Program Structure

The PhD in Finance is taught entirely in English and is structured such
that the first year of study covers course work and exams (60 ECTS
credits). The Department of Financial Economics plans to offer the
following courses in the 2008/2009 academic year: Asset Pricing Theory,
Empirical Asset Pricing, Corporate Finance Theory, Market
Microstructure, and Advanced Topics in Finance. In addition, we are a
member of the Nordic Finance Network (NFN)
(http://project.hkkk.fi/nfn/courses.htm) which coordinates schools in
the Nordic area offering PhD courses in finance. Through the network it
is possible to visit other schools for a short period in order to
undertake courses. We also actively encourage students to take longer
periods of study at top class institutions around the world.

3. About the Department of Financial Economics

The Department of Financial Economics is committed to excellence in
research. Currently we have thirteen faculty members in research
positions. Faculty members have published in, amongst others, the
Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial
Studies, Journal of Financial and quantityv analysis Journal of
Business, and the Journal of Political Economy. A detailed list of
publications along with links to faculty homepages can be found at:
http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____56297.aspx Based in publications the
department ranks as one of the top finance departments in Europe.

4. Application Procedure

Application forms are available at http://www.bi.no/doctoral. Applicant
are required to submit the following: completed application form,
description of planned research work, CV, copies of letters of
reference, copies of awarded degrees along with grades. Admission to the
program is determined after consideration of each candidate’s
qualifications. Applications must be submitted by the 28th of March and
emailed directly to:

Professor Richard Priestley Department of Financial Economics Norwegian
School of Management Nydalseveien 37 N 0484 Oslo Norway Email:
richard.priestley @ bi.no Phone: +47 46410515

2 PhD Scholarships and 2 Graduate Teaching Assistantships Department of Economics, University of Kent (United Kingdom) The Department of Economics at the University of Kent (UK) invites applications for 2 (two) PhD Scholarships and 2 (two) Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) for the academic year 2008-09. These will cover tuition fees at the Home/EU rate and a maintenance grant up to £6,000 per annum for the GTAs and £12,600 per annum for the Scholarships. Students are expected to teach up to 6 hours per week. The awards will be offered for one year in the first instance, renewable for a maximum of three years subject to satisfactory academic performance. Awardees will be registered for the PhD program in Economics at the University of Kent. Applicants will be considered simultaneously for both awards. Only successful candidates will be contacted and informed which award they have been selected for. We accept candidates in any area in Economics, but we encourage applicants to check faculty research interests at http://www.kent.ac.uk/economics/staff/index.html. One of the Scholarships will be awarded to candidates with interests in the area of Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics and/or Financial Economics. Candidates must hold a good Master’s degree at merit or distinction in Economics and/or equivalent subjects. Candidates will be ranked on the basis of academic merit and their research project. The studentship competition is open to all postgraduate research applicants. UK, EU and overseas fee paying students as well as full-time and part-time postgraduate research students are invited to apply. Students must provide with their applications: a full CV, academic transcripts, two reference letters and a short research project. Students should also apply online for the PhD programme in Economics at: http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pg_application.php The application deadline is 28 April 2008. Decisions will be made within two weeks of the deadline. Applications should be sent (preferably by e-mail) to: Camilla Hudson. Department of Economics, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NP, UK. Email: C.Hudson @ kent.ac.uk

IRCSET Scholarship for Master and Doctorate IRCSET’s Embark Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme is designed for either Masters or Doctorate level researchers in the sciences, engineering or technology. The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology invites applications for funding from intending postgraduate researchers under the Embark Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme. The programme will fund up to 165 Masters or Doctorate level researchers in the sciences, engineering and technology. The scheme is open to candidates worldwide with a number of scholarships also being available to exceptional candidates from non EU member states. A number of additional scholarships will be jointly funded by industry as part of IRCSET Enterprise Partnership Scheme (see below for details). This scheme fosters mutually beneficial collaboration between the academic and commercial research sectors. Enterprise Partnership Scheme Within this call, a number of Enterprise Partnership Scheme Awards are also being offered in conjunction with participating industry partners. The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology gratefully acknowledges the valuable participation of these organisations. Applicants can indicate on their application if in addition to consideration for an Embark Initiative award they also wish to be considered for an Enterprise Partnership Scheme scholarship. Through the Enterprise Partnership Scheme scholars are co-funded by both IRCSET and an Enterprise Partner. Industry’s participation and co-funding role has enabled IRCSET to support many more young researchers in Irish research bodies. The researcher receives the same financial support as a postgraduate scholar under the normal Embark Initiative Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme. However, they also benefit from expert industry supervision and gain experience of research in an industrial environment. Under the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme, funding of €24,003 is provided for each of three years for Doctorate level research (total funding of €72,009) and one year (€24,003) for Masters level research. Of the €24,003 maximum per annum available to Masters and Doctorate students, €16,002 goes directly to the student with the remainder available to fund other forms of support such as fees, appropriate travel and other expenses PLEASE READ ALL REQUIREMENTS BELOW All applications must be made through the electronic Online Grants Applications System which is available below. The attention of applicants is drawn particularly to the Terms and Conditions & Assessment Procedures which appear below. More info: http://www.ircset.ie/grant_schemes/postgrad.html