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Giessen University’s International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), funded by the German federal government’s Excellence Initiative, offers a three-year structured PhD-programme in the study of culture. With its excellent research environment, a doctoral programme which is tailored to the needs of PhD students and the intensive personal support it provides, the Graduate Centre offers postgraduate students optimum conditions for their PhD-projects and a custom-made preparation for the time thereafter, both with regard to academic and non-academic careers.
From 01st October 2009, the GCSC offers

up to 9 PhD scholarships.

PhD scholarships include a monthly stipend of approximately €1000 and are offered for one year with the possibility of two extensions, each of a year. Scholarships commence on October 1st, 2009.

Acceptance of a scholarship requires participation in the study programme and the wide-ranging events offered by the GCSC, as well as active involvement in at least one GCSC graduate research group. Scholarship holders must register as PhD students at Justus Liebig University. There are no tuition fees for doctoral students at JLU, except for an enrolment fee of approximately €200 per semester. Scholarship holders are expected to take up residency in or near Giessen.

The GCSC encourages applications from graduate students who have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class honours M.A.-degree (or equivalent) in one of the GCSC’s academic subjects* or in the arts/humanities, cultural studies, or social sciences. Fluency in either English or German is required.

The main selection criteria are the candidates’ academic qualification, the academic quality of the research proposal and the suitability of the project for the GCSC’s research programme. Short-listed candidates will be invited to a 30-minute interview; telephone interviews can be arranged for candidates from overseas.

The closing date for applications is 1st March, 2009. All applications (including an application form and further documents as stated on the GCSC website) have to be submitted online. Please find further information on the two-stage application procedure on our website at http://gcsc.uni-giessen.de/application.

If you have any questions concerning your application, please contact us at gcsc-application@uni-giessen.de. On 2nd February 2009, the GCSC will host an Information Day at the Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Alter Steinbacher Weg 38, 35394 Gießen. The Information Day gives potential applicants the opportunity to meet the staff and students involved in the doctoral programme. You will also have the chance to obtain more information on the research areas and academic objectives of the GCSC, the wide range of interdisciplinary courses, colloquia, and conferences, the research support on offer, our international networks and partner institutions, as well as on publishing and funding opportunities available to GCSC-members.

*) see www.uni-giessen.de/gcsc or http://gcsc.uni-giessen.de/research

Norway PhD Research Fellow in Mobile Communication Systems, the University of Agder

PhD Research Fellow in Mobile Communication Systems, the University of Agder, Norway

Research Fellow in Mobile Communication Systems at the University of Agder, Faculty of Engineering and Science

Ref. 128/08

The University of Agder invites applications for a full-time fixed-term appointment for a period of three years as Research Fellow in Mobile Radio Communications at the Faculty of Engineering and Science. The position is currently located in Grimstad, Norway. The starting date is negotiable.

The Faculty of Engineering and Science offers a PhD programme in Mobile Communication Systems and a Master’s programme in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The faculty has 30 academic staff within the field of ICT and an extensive network of Norwegian and international partner universities. The faculty, with its regional industrial partners, constitutes one of the largest R&D environments within the field of mobile communications in Norway.

The position belongs to the research project “Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communication Systems” funded by the Competence Development Fund of Southern Norway (CDFSN). Within this project, the Research Fellow will work on a sub-project on V2V communications using multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) techniques.

The sub-project covers the following research topics:

* Modelling, analysis and simulation of wideband V2V MIMO channels
* Development of V2V MIMO channel models under realistic propagation conditions
* Development of V2V MIMO communication systems using space-time coding schemes and (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) OFDM techniques
* Performance analysis of V2V MIMO communication systems under realistic propagation conditions.

Emphasis will be given to the applicant’s qualifications in the following fields:

* Strong background in mathematics and practical experience in linear algebra, matrix analysis, stochastic processes and signal theory
* Practical experience in programming
* Experience in use of mathematical and numerical tools such as MATLAB
* Basic knowledge of mobile radio communications.

Good teamwork skills and personal suitability for the position will be emphasised. The applicant will be expected to cooperate with researchers in neighbouring fields of research.

The successful applicant will have a Master’s degree in information and communication technology and must meet the entry requirements for the PhD Programme in Mobile Communication Systems at the University of Agder. The Research Fellow must be admitted to the PhD programme in within three months of appointment. A high level of proficiency in spoken and written English is required.

The position is available for a period of three years. A more detailed description of the field of work and terms and conditions of the position will be agreed with the Faculty upon appointment. The Research Fellow is expected to complete a doctoral dissertation within the period of employment.

There may be opportunities for the Research Fellow to conduct research at external institutions or partner universities in Norway or abroad during the period of employment.

The successful applicant will have rights and obligations in accordance with the current regulations for the Civil Service.

Women are especially encouraged to apply.

The Civil Service is committed to reflecting the diversity of society in its work force. It is therefore a goal of personnel policy in the Civil Service to achieve balanced gender representation, include different age groups and recruit civil servants from immigrant backgrounds. Persons from immigrant backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply for the position.

Appointment is made by the University of Agder’s Appointments Committee for Teaching and Research Positions.

The position is renumerated within the State salary scale, salary plan 17.515, code 1017, salary grade 45 (NOK 353 200). A compulsory pension contribution will be deducted and paid to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund according to current statutory provisions.

The application should include a short description of the applicant’s background and fields of interest and how these are relevant for the project.

The following documentation should be submitted in three hard copies:

* Certified copies of diplomas and references
* List of academic publications/R&D projects and copies of articles/reports
* Master’s thesis

The applicants are fully responsible for submitting complete documentation in a sufficient number of copies.

Applicants are asked to submit their application and CV online. Please use the link “Send application”. Alternatively, the application and CV can be sent to: University of Agder, Faculty of Engineering and Science, attn. Adviser Anne Lise de Lange, Service box 509, 4898 Grimstad, Norway, quoting “ref. nr. 128/08”

Closing date for applications: 31.12.2008

For further information, please contact Prof. Matthias Pätzold, phone: (+47) 3725 3283, ?e-mail: Matthias.Paetzold[ at ]uia.no, web page: www.uia.no/mcg or Head of Department, Prof. Andreas Prinz, phone: (+47) 3725 3220, e-mail: Andreas.Prinz[ at ]uia.no, web page: http://www.uia.no/stilling

Information on admission and entry requirements for the PhD programme Mobile Communication Systems is available at this page.

In case of discrepancies between the Norwegian and the English version of this description, the Norwegian version takes precedence.

PhD Studentship

"Design and Mission Analysis of Femtosatellites"

Space Advanced Research Team, Department of Aerospace Engineering

The Space Advanced Research Team at the University of Glasgow is currently seeking a PhD student to investigate the "Design and Mission Analysis of Femtosatellites"

The project consists of the design and development of femto-satellites with a volume of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm and a weight of approximately 10 grams. These very tiny satellites are expected to be mainly made of stacked silicon microchips. Some microchips will be responsible for very specific tasks necessary for the survival of the mission (for example, communication, attitude control, etc.), whereas other microchips will form the scientific payload (for example, embedded microcameras, radiation detectors, etc.) These femto-satellites have the potential to drastically lower the costs of space missions and increase the frequency of the launches. Furthermore, the possibility of having a huge number of femto-satellites (more than 1,000) at a reasonable manufacturing price (less than £200 each) will increase the overall mission reliability (losing some of them will not jeopardize the overall mission objectives). It will also allow the conception of new mission scenarios and the assembly of large structures in space consisting of thousands of small elements (for example, interferometric antenna arrays, synthetic aperture radars, etc.) The doctoral student selected for this project will have to take into account not only the design trade-offs of present microelectronic technology, but also the mission design and analysis trade-offs applicable to space applications. In this process, it is expected that the doctoral student will be able to produce some advances in the state-of-the- art of this interdisciplinary field of research since the present design rules of small satellites cannot be directly applied to the design and development of femto-satellites due to the severe constraints in size and power consumption.

The PhD candidate for this post will hold an upper 1st class degree in either aerospace engineering or electrical & electronics engineering. The successful applicant will have good analytical and modelling skills, and good knowledge of microprocessors and/or space mission analysis and design. Enthusiasm and determination in exploring original ideas as well as good team spirit are desirable qualities of the successful candidate. A very good spoken and written English is essential.

Each Scholarship will run for 4 years, cover all tuition fees (EU or overseas) and provide the successful student with a stipend at the Research Council recommended rates (£12,940 for 2008/09). On top of this the project benefits from £5,300 per year research costs.

The project will start between January 2009 and April 2009.

In the first instance the documentation submitted by the applicant will include a cover letter detailing why you wish to be considered for the post and how your skills fit the proposed research, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications and the name and address of two referees willing to submit a confidential reference.

Informal enquiries and applications should be sent to Dr Gianmarco Radice, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. Tel: +44-(0)141-3304068. Email: gradice@aero. gla.ac.uk

Note that unsuccessful but nevertheless outstanding candidates may be considered for other scholarships with a start date of October 2009.

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Politecnico is looking for Italian and foreign young post-doctoral
researchers (up to 33 years old) and Italian and foreign researchers
with at least two years of experience in foreign research labs and
presently employed abroad.

AVAILABLE POSITIONS

Two years fellowships for junior researchers
Two years fellowships for senior Italian researchers working abroad
Two years fellowships for foreign senior researchers

Details about the application procedure

If you don’t have already answered to the call for expressions of interest:

1. Register yourself through NEW REGISTRATION
2. Fill your profile’s data and then wait for your ID and password

If you have obtained your ID and password or if you have already registered, in order to apply:

1. Use ID and password to LOGIN (if you forgot them contact us). ID and password are the same of the call for expressions of interest.
2. If you have already filled data during the expression of interest period you will find them, otherwise you have to fill them. Please verify them, remember that some additional information are now required.
3. If you have not selected the preferred position during the call for expression of interest period, the procedure will ask you to choose the preferred position (six months visiting position, or the two years fellowship position)
4. Fill all fields in sections "Profile", "Position Req. and CV", attach all files in section "CV Files and Pubbl."
5. If you don’t have attached reference letters, preferring to indicate the e-mail addresses of referees, remember them that they have to attach a file with their letter or send an e-mail to "visiting[at]polito.it" before the deadline
6. When you think to have fill all the compulsory information and attached all files, please select the section "Closure".
   REMEMBER: This operation is not allowed if some compulsory data are not present, the procedure will alert you showing the missed information.
7. If application is correctly filled you have to print the final report, sign it and send it to:

   Politecnico di Torino Servizio Personale e Sviluppo Risorse Umane C.so Duca degli Abruzzi n. 24 10129 Torino - ITALY 

   Or fax to:

   Fax +39 011 564 5919 

Remember:

a) the final deadline: 29^th January 2009, at 23:59 GMT+1
b) posting or faxing the signed printout before the final deadline is compulsory in order to be admitted to the selection

website link:
http://www.univr. it/main?ent= catdoc&id= 2093&idDest= 2&sServ=68& serv=65&ssServ= 127&lang= en
http://www.univr. it/documenti/ Documento/ allegati/ allegati300865. pdf

It is open at the Università degli Studi di Verona the public
competition, for qualifications and/or exams, for the admission to the
Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs, Year 2009.
Doctoral Program
APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGIES (scholarship: 1)
ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (scholarship: 2)
SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND HUMAN MOVEMENT (scholarship: 1)
ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (scholarship: 3)