Beasiswa ke Amerika Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California-Irvine

Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California-Irvine
Location: Irvine, CA, United States
Expires: November 01, 2009

The Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders formerly known as Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia (iMIND) at the University of California, Irvine is internationally recognized for its research accomplishments in disorders of the brain, particularly those that are age-related. The Institute is UCI’s center for aging and dementia research, with our faculty seeking to understand the causes leading to neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia, and Huntington’s disease.

We aim to identify the life-style factors that promote wellness and “successful aging.” For those suffering from age-related memory problems, our goal is to diagnose disease, identify means for effectively treating it, and provide help to families and caregivers.

Postdoctoral Scholar

Neuroscience with a focus on cellular and molecular biology and expertise in neuroscience research, central nervous system regeneration, testing the mechanisms of integration of neural stem cells in rodent models of spinal cord injury and mechanisms controlling neuronal stem cell fate decisions in vitro and in vivo. Essential skills include experience with neural stem cells, and training in spinal cord injury techniques, including surgical and behavioral analyses

The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.

To apply: Please submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae which should include a record of research experience, and the names of three references before 10/31/09 to:
Dr. Aileen Anderson
Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders
UC Irvine,
1107 GNRF, Zot Code: 4540
Irvine, CA 92697-4540
Email at aja@uci.edu

Beasiswa Australia dari Universitas Canberra: Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Description : S e x Determination in Reptiles
The University of Canberra has postgraduate scholarships available for both domestic and international students, with a closing date of October 30, 2009.

Prospective applicants will need to discuss potential projects in advance of submitting an application. See the contact below.

We are seeking postgraduate research students to work on various questions to do with s e x determination in reptiles and amphibians.

Projects of interest will draw upon a combination one or more of incubation experiments and s e x ratio analysis; population genetics; cross-species chromosome painting; s e x chromosome gene mapping using our Pogona vitticeps BAC library; subtractive hybridization; gene expression analysis; transcriptomics; next generation sequencing and bioinformatics

The particular combination of techniques and approaches used will depend upon the questions addressed and the interests and expertise of the candidate.

Our particular interests are in

* seeking evidence of an underlying genetic predisposition for reptiles with TSD to be one s e x or the other and determining the consequences of gene-temperature interactions for s e x determination in reptiles.
* interactions between the thermal regime within natural nests and s e x determination in the context of predicting responses to climate change.
* seeking insight to evolutionary transitions between modes of s e x determination (male heterogamety XX/XY, female heterogamety ZZ/ZW, and TSD).
* expression of s e x genes under hormonal and temperature induced s e x reversal.
* Identification and characterization of universal s e x-specific molecular markers in snakes and amphibians.
* Genome organization and evolution in reptiles by generating a gene-dense physical map for Pogona vitticeps.

If you are interested in pursuing a project along these lines, or crafting a similar project in a related area, please contact Dr Tariq Ezaz (tariq.ezaz@canberra.edu.au).

Publications to have arisen from the UC team on this research can be viewed on http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/cgi-bin/pubs.cgi?target=Z1.

Category : Science
Contact address : Insutute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
Institute for AppliedEcology
University of Canberra, ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA Telephone: + 61 2 6201 5786 Facsimile: +61 2 6201 5305

University of Zurich International PhD Programs in the Life Sciences

Description: The Life Science Zurich Graduate School consists of several highly competitive Ph.D. programs, run jointly by the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich.

Each program offers research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a PhD degree. Accepted students perform their research project in one of the participating research groups of their favorite program, according to their scientific interest. Advanced teaching and training courses are offered throughout the curriculum. The program language is English throughout. PhD studies usually last 3-4 years.

Applicants must hold or anticipate receiving a Master’s degree or equivalent from a university in a relevant field before starting the Ph.D. program. Applicants accepted for the program will have to register with either the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich, depending on the affiliation of their future research group.

To apply: Our web pages provide detailed information for submission of application. Please refer to the guidelines as we only take into consideration applications received in the required format. Submission of application only via Internet at http://www.lifescience-graduateschool.ch/index.php?id=108

For further information please contact the LSZGS administrator:

Life Science Zurich Graduate School
Dr. Susanna Bachmann
University of Zurich
Institute of Molecular Biology
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zürich
Fax: ++41 44 635 68 61
Email: gradschool@lifescience.uzh.ch

The Richard and Velda Davidson Postgraduate Scholarship

The scholarship will be awarded to a UK or EU postgraduate student who is accepted onto the full-time Masters or PhD in Operational Research at the University of Edinburgh. The scholarship is tenable for one year during the 2009-2010 academic session and has a value of £1,500 which will be paid shortly after a scholar has been selected.
Criteria


The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring a UK First Class Honours degree or equivalent.
Application Procedure

Applicants can download an application form in Rich Text Format (RTF) or PDF (which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader), or request one to be sent to them from:

The Scholarships and Student Finance Office
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL

E-mail: scholarships@ed.ac.uk
Telephone: 0131 651 4070

A completed scholarship application form should be received by the Scholarships and Student Finance Office by the closing date of Friday 16 October 2009 in order to be considered for the scholarship. The Selection Committee will only consider scholarship applications from candidates who are enrolled on the MSc in Operational Research, or are enrolled or hold an offer of admission for the PhD in Operational Research for the 2009-2010 academic session.
Selection Procedure

A Selection Committee will meet in October 2009 to select the scholarship holder.

2010 Canon Collins Trust Post graduateScholarship , Africa

Canon Collins Trust provides scholarships to students from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola and Mozambique who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree (mainly Master’s degrees of one or two years) in either the United Kingdom or South Africa.

The key aim of the Scholarships Programme is to help build the human resources necessary for economic, social and cultural development in the southern African region and to develop an educated and skilled workforce that can benefit the wider community. Canon Collins Trust scholarship holders are thus expected to use the knowledge, training and skills acquired through their studies to contribute positively to the development of their home country.

The main application process for scholarships in South Africa opens in April and closes in August, for study the following year. A panel of academics and others consider the applications.

Requirements

To qualify, you must have completed either a university degree or a three year post-matric diploma at a recognised training college or a B.Tech at a former Technikon. We fund both full-time and part-time study.

Application Deadline:

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Application

For further information And application about the scholarship, visit our website at www.canoncollins.org.uk

January 2010 scholarships 2009/10

The deadline for scholarship applications for January 2010 is 1 November 2009 unless otherwise specified.

Alumni Scholarships

These scholarships are gathered from income earned by the alumni affinity services. They are available to you if you are a graduate of any University of Westminster undergraduate degree and plan to proceed to a full-time Masters degree within the University.

Amount: £2,000 tuition fee waivers.

Eligibility: You must be a University of Westminster graduate progressing to a full-time Masters degree at the University.

Criteria: Academic excellence and financial need.

Full Fee Waiver Scholarships

Amount: Full tuition fee waivers.

Eligibility: You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time Masters degree.

Criteria: Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.

Half Fee Waiver Scholarships

Amount: 50 per cent tuition fee waivers.
Eligibility: You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time Masters degree.

Criteria: Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.

MBA Scholarships

Amount: 50 per cent tuition fee waivers.

Eligibility: You must hold an offer for the part-time MBA degree.

Criteria: Academic excellence, career progression and financial need. Preference will be given to you if you work in the voluntary or public sectors.

Deadline: 1 December 2009.

Westminster Business School (WBS) Part-Time Scholarships

These scholarships are offered by Westminster Business School (WBS) to you if you are academically exceptional.

Amount: 50 per cent tuition fee waivers.

Eligibility: You must hold an offer for any part-time Masters degree, excluding the MBA, within Westminster Business School.

Criteria: Academic excellence, career progression and financial need.

Deadline: 1 December 2009.

Westminster International Scholarships

These generous awards are aimed at full funding if you are from a developing country and will study a full-time Masters degree at the University. Particular preference will be given to you if you can demonstrate how the knowledge you acquire from your studies will aid the development of your own country.

Amount: Full tuition fee waivers, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.

Eligibility: You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time Masters degree.

Criteria: Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-17324

Novo Scholarship Programme 2010

Novo Scholarship Programme 2010in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Deadline: 30 October, 2009 at 12.00 hrs (noon)

Novo Nordisk and Novozymes offer scholarships to support graduate training of some of the best students in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences, including bioinformatics, molecular biology, systems biology, translational medicine, microbiology, protein chemistry, biophysics, pharmacology, medical research methodology, pharmacy, drug delivery and biomedical devices. The purpose is to allow selected students at universities in Denmark and Lund University to devote full time to their MSc thesis (speciale).


Who can apply:
Students enrolled at either a Danish university or Lund University at the time of submitting the application. The university supervisor must be associated with the same institution. The student can, however, spend some time at an institution outside the university such as Novo Nordisk/Novozymes R&D labs or an institution abroad. Master students already performing their thesis work at Novo Nordisk /Novozymes cannot apply.

The scholarship offer:
The scholarship amounts to approx. DKK 75,000 for a full year and cannot be extended. Applications for shorter periods can be accepted. It is expected that the student does not take on paid work during the scholarship period. Recipients can apply for additional support of max DKK 6,000 during a period of up to six months after the expiration of the scholarship. This allowance supports participation in international meetings to present the results of the funded project. The scholarship can be initiated anytime between 1 February, 2010 and 1 September, 2010.

How to apply:
The research project must be of high scientific quality and must be supported by a contact person at Novo Nordisk or Novozymes. It is a prerequisite that the applicant identifies a contact person with research competences within the scientific area or technologies applied in the project. The contact person has no formal tutorial responsibilities but must agree to monitor project progress until completion. To help identify suitable projects, university researchers and students can contact relevant scientists or departments at Novo Nordisk or Novozymes.

Application forms can be obtained from Charlotte C. Larsø, Corporate Research Affairs (email: CteL@novonordisk.com, phone: +45 3079 6730). Please use e-mail whenever possible. Applications must be submitted no later than Friday, 30 October, 2009 at 12.00 hrs. The application form must be submitted as a Word file. Appendices are accepted as pdf files.

Decisions will be communicated by 22 December, 2009.

2009-2010 Daniels Scholarship

If you are reading this handout, that means you are thinking about going to college – congratulations! The Daniels Fund awards hundreds of scholarships each year to promising students across a four-state region. The Daniels Scholarship program is both exciting and challenging, and we encourage you to read on to see if a Daniels Scholarship might be right for you.

Who Can Apply?

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for a Daniels Scholarship, students
must satisfy all of the following:

n Be nominated by a designated Referral Agency (see
www.danielsfund.org for a list).

n Be a current high school student with an expected
graduation during the 2009-2010 academic school year
from any high school in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah,
or Wyoming.

n Be a current resident of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or
Wyoming.

n At the time of application, be a U.S. citizen, a
permanent resident of the U.S., or have refugee or
asylum status in the U.S.

n Demonstrate financial need (see “What is Financial Need?”).

n Take the ACT by October 24, 2009 and achieve an exam
composite score of 17 or higher, or take the SAT by
October 10, 2009 and achieve a combined math and
critical reading score of 830 or higher.

Daniels Scholarship Application Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 5:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time

JRF and RA Position in Biotechnology

Advertisement for Research Positions (JRF and RA)
Biotechnology Division, Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), 91/4, Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500 032
(Institute being taken over by MoEF and would be NEPTRI shortly)
Applications are invited for contractual positions of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and Research Associate (RA) in the project titled: `Mass multiplication and field evaluation of tissue culture-raised plants of Gloriosa

superba l., a highly prized medicinal plant, for optimum utilization’ sponsored by the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI.
Essential Qualifications: JRF: B. Tech or M. Sc. (Life Sciences / Bio-Sciences / Biotechnology/Genetics / Botany / Zoology) or Equivalent
RA: Ph. D. in any branch of Natural Sciences with experience in plant tissue culture,molecular genetic and/or phyto-chemical analyses techniques
Desirable Qualifications: Experience in an area relevant to the project
Period of Project: 3 years
Emoluments: As per NMPB/DST norms
Candidates possessing the requisite qualifications and experience may submit their applications in the format available at http://www.eptri.com
You may E-mail your applications to sshivaa@gmail.com or post to the address mentioned above labeling “NMPB POSITIONS” as the subject so as to reach latest by 3rd October 2009.
Candidates shortlisted would be informed of the interviews by 5th October 2009. Contact email and/or phone details may be included in the application for the same. Interviews are scheduled to be held at EPTRI on the 9th October 2009. At the time of interviews candidates may please bring all original testimonials/certificates for verifications.
Note: No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

Scholarships for Developing Countries in Italy

ICTP/IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme
# General Description and Goals

The Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP) aims at offering IAEA fellowship opportunities to Ph.D. students from developing countries in the fields of physics and mathematics.


The goal of STEP is to strengthen the scientific capability of young scientists and researchers from developing countries to better contribute and serve the scientific, technical, and economic development of their home countries.

The ICTP, with the support and close collaboration of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme, offers fellowships to candidates from the IAEA member States in the following fields of training:

– atomic, nuclear physics
- nuclear, isotope and laser techniques applied to:

human health; agriculture; biotechnology and biophotonics; water resources and environmental studies

- synchrotron radiation and applications
- biophotonics
- medical radiation physics

Fellowship are also provided by the ICTP, within its scientific and technical competence, to candidates from developing countries in the fields listed below:

- condensed matter and statistical physics
- high energy physics
- mathematics
- earth system physics
- applied physics

The programme benefits also from the financial assistance of the CEI (Central European Initiative) which supports candidates from CEI countries, and of the UNESCO-ICTP Mori Fellowship Scheme which supports candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa.
# Location of Training

Training and/or research work will take place in one of the following institutions located in the Trieste geographical area: the ICTP, Elettra Synchrotron Light Facility, Trieste Laser Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS-UNIDO), University of Trieste, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics-OGS, INFN, Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School in Ljubljana, Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and the hospitals of Udine and Trieste.

Training and/or research can also take place at the IAEA laboratories of Seibersdorf, Vienna and the IAEA Marine Laboratory in Monaco.
# Structure of the Scheme

Applications are expected from students in developing countries who are enrolled in a PhD course at their home university. PhD students who are supervised by an ICTP Associate are encouraged to apply.

The programme aims at an equitable participation of fellows, and therefore especially welcomes applications from woman scientists.

Awards are assigned by the merit of the thesis proposed by the home country advisor, as decided by the STEP selection committee. Once a STEP fellow is selected, the ICTP will assign the fellow to the appropriate host institute with a designated co-advisor. The advisors from both the home and the host institutes will jointly supervise the fellow’s research. The two advisors are expected to coordinate the research and training work of the fellow, which is concluded when the fellow student obtains the PhD at his home institute.

The fellowships are awarded for a period of at least three months to be spent by the fellows at host institutes during the first year. Pending the approval of the host institute and the two supervisors, the fellowship is renewable for up to two additional successive years.
# Financial Support

The STEP fellowship includes a stipend of ¤ 1,400 per month during each stay at the host institute as well as the costs of travel and medical insurance.

It is understood that, during all other periods not covered by the STEP fellowship, i.e. when at the home institute, all support needed for continuing and finishing the fellow’s research work is provided by other funding sources.
# Application Procedure

The STEP fellowship application forms are available at the ICTP or can be downloaded herebelow. Applications should be submitted to the ICTP Office of External Activities (OEA).
Deadlines to submit applications are

15 Februrary
15 August
of each year

# Application form (Word)
# Application form (pdf)
For further information and application forms please contact:
ICTP/IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme
c/o Office of External Activities
Fermi Bldg., Via Beirut, 6
34014 Trieste
Italy

Telephone no. +39 040 22 40 322
Telefax no. +39 040 22 40 443
e-mail: calligar@ictp.it

Postdoctoral Position in Retinal Physiology, University of Oldenburg, Germany Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/postdoctoral-position-in-retinal-physiology-university-of-oldenburg-germany

A postdoc position in Neuroscience is available in the lab of Prof. Reto Weiler for the investigation of signal processing in the mouse retina (for details see http://www.fg-retina.uni-oldenburg.de/en/18948.html). We employ anatomical, optical, and electrophysiological techniques to investigate the functional properties of retinal neurons and their networks.

We are an interdisciplinary team working (for details see also http://www.neurosensorik.uni-oldenburg.de/en/) on diverse aspects of retinal processing and offer well equipped research labs. If you are highly motivated and have a sound background in electrophysiology (e.g., patch-clamp recordings), you are encouraged to apply. Basic programming skills (e.g., Matlab) and/or experience with modern light microscopy techniques (confocal or two-photon microscopy) would be an asset.

Funding of the position is available for at least three years within the DFG Research Unit “Dynamics and stability of retinal processing” (FOR 701, www.fg-retina.uni-oldenburg.de/en/), which also provides opportunities to meet with other retinal neuroscientists.

Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Please apply with CV, copies of certificates, list of methods, letters of reference, and list of publications, preferentially via email to Karin Dedek (karin.dedek@uni-oldenburg.de)
.

Contact:
Dr. Karin Dedek
karin.dedek@uni-oldenburg.de
University of Oldenburg
Fak. V, IBU, Neurobiology
http://www.neurobiologie.uni-oldenburg.de/

London Research Institute Four Year PhD Studentships

The Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (LRI) invites talented and motivated final year undergraduates or recent graduates to apply for four year PhD studentships.

The LRI is part of the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world and is committed to training the next generation of cancer research scientists. Our research groups, based in laboratories at Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Central London) and Clare Hall (just north of London), are well-resourced and benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and on-site scientific services.

Postgraduate students are at the core of our scientific community. To enable our students to develop into independent research scientists with excellent career prospects, we provide exciting and challenging research projects, a supportive environment, and tailored transferable skills training. A partnership with University College London provides additional academic and social facilities.

PhD studentships are available in the following areas:


Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories:

Paul Bates Biomolecular Modelling

Dominique Bonnet Haematopoietic Stem Cell

Julie Cooper Telomere Biology

Adrian Hayday Immuno Surveillance

Caroline Hill Developmental Signalling

Banafshe Larijani Cell Biophysics

Neil McDonald Structural Biology

Peter Parker Protein Phosphorylation

Caetano Reis e Sousa Immunobiology

Erik Sahai Tumour Cell Biology

Gipi Schiavo Molecular Neuropathobiology

Almut Schulze Gene Expression Analysis

Martin Singleton Macromolecular Structure & Function

Nic Tapon Apoptosis & Proliferation Control

Barry Thompson Epithelial Biology

Takashi Toda Cell Regulation

Sharon Tooze Secretory Pathways

Richard Treisman Transcription

Frank Uhlmann Chromosome Segregation


Clare Hall Laboratories:

Simon Boulton DNA Damage Response

Vincenzo Costanzo Genome Stability

Peter Karran Mammalian Cell DNA Repair

Jesper Svejstrup Mechanisms of Gene Transcription

Helle Ulrich DNA Damage Tolerance

Applicants should be recent graduates or final year undergraduates who hold or expect to gain a first/upper second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and who have laboratory or research experience (either as part of or outside of a university degree course).

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a three day interview programme, which will be held at Clare Hall from 24th to 26th January 2010 and at Lincoln’s Inn Fields from 27th to 38th January 2010.

Successful applicants will be awarded stipends of £17,830 (outer London) and £19,160 (inner London) for the first year, with annual increases thereafter. University tuition fees will also be paid by the LRI.

Applications must be made online via our website:

http://london-research-institute.co.uk/jobs/phd/

This site also contains more detailed information about the LRI, its PhD programme and the PhD projects available.

Closing date for applications: 23rd November 2009

Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/london-research-institute-four-year-phd-studentships-2/2009/10/02/#ixzz0Ssx3j5QF