PhD fellowship in Pharmacology at University of Copenhagen

Scholarships for Hispanics Applications are invited for a three-year fellowship from candidates who hold or expect to hold a master's degree in fields relevant to the following project: A multi-enzyme metabolon promote the use of branched-chain amino acids on ischemic brain disease. Supervisor: Professor Helle S. Waagepetersen, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy.

PhD Scholarships for Hispanics fellowship must be completed in accordance with the order of the Minister of the PhD program at the university (PhD order) from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Regulations and guidelines for the conferment of the PhD degree by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.Scholarships for Hispanics Job requirements stated in the agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the Ministry of Finance. As an equal opportunity employer, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences invites applications from all interested candidates irrespective of gender, age, ethnic origin or religion. http://www.callforpapersinfo.com
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How to Apply: Create a pdf-file (max 10 mb) with the following contents:
Letter stating interest and qualifications for the project (max. one page)
CV
Master's degree diplomas (including transcripts for undergraduate and master's degree)
Possible list of publications
Possible references
Scholarships for Hispanics Applicants with a Master's degree from abroad should also include a brief description of the rating scale used. and Fill application form and upload the pdf.

Scholarship Application Deadline: June 28, 2011

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Postdoctoral Position Scholarships for Hispanics at the Subunit Vaccines Group

This Scholarships for Hispanics project will allow us to build the necessary background parameters and requirements for systematic optimization routine early stage production of recombinant proteins via transient expression in tobacco plants, for South Africa and the broader market plant produced pharmaceuticals.
The successful candidate will design and conduct postdoctoral research experiments and as part of the incumbent's professional development, supervision of students and routine laboratory tasks will be required. The Scholarships for Hispanics submission of progress reports on a regular basis is a condition of award.
Requirements:
Qualification required is a PhD.
Experience in routine molecular biology techniques.http://www.callforpapersinfo.com
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Computer literacy.
Experience in the expression of foreign genes using plant-based or baculovirus-based expression system would be an advantage.
Experience in protein purification will benefit.
The Scholarships for Hispanics successful candidate will be required to meet the approved University procedures, policies and practices for postdoctoral sector.

Scholarship Application Deadline: June 13, 2011

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USA Scholarship for Hispanics of Arts and Sciences

This Scholarship for Hispanics program provides funds to each Fellow to cover half of the department to leave them and pay for weekly seminars, during which done to provide meals for each group of eight to 12 Fellows to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from other disciplines. IAH Fellowships support the work related to the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences.
Scholarship for Hispanics Requirements: IAH Faculty Fellowships were awarded for proposals that are involved in several important ways for the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences. Professor in-track positions at every level are encouraged to apply. Institutions looking for a mixture of rank and discipline for each class of Fellows. Scholarship for Hispanics Faculty members may apply for a Fellowship IAH at the beginning of their second year at UNC-Chapel Hill. The people who hold the promise of a long stay who are in at least their fourth year are also eligible if they will return to their departments next semester and Fellows may apply for a fellowship of IAH in the fifth year after their previous award. Joint proposals from two faculty members are also welcome.

Scholarship Application Deadline: September June 30, 2011.

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Utrecht University Scholarships for Hispanics

The Scholarships for Hispanics research will lead to scientific papers in the fields of computational geometry and geographic information science, to be published in conference proceedings and journals. The collective research results will lead to a PhD thesis.

You will have office space at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences and will be supervised by Dr M. van Kreveld.

Requirements

• Master in computer science, or mathematics with minor in CS.
• Interest in GIScience applications and algorithms development.
• Fluency in English writing.

Conditions of employment

You are offered a full-time position for 4 years years. Salary is in the range between € 2,042 and maximum € 2,612 per month.

The Scholarships for Hispanics salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. In addition we offer: a pension scheme, a partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities. The research group will provide you with necessary support on all aspects of the project.

More information about the employment conditions.

Contract type

• Temporary

Organisation

Utrecht University, Faculty of Science

The Scholarships for Hispanics Faculty of Science consists of six departments: Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information and Computing Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Mathematics. The Faculty is home to 3500 students and nearly 2000 staff and is internationally renowned for the quality of its research. The Faculty’s academic programmes reflect developments in today’s society.

Department

Department of Information and Computing Sciences

The Scholarships for Hispanics department of Information and Computing Sciences actively takes part in this dynamic and fast evolving world. We are on the edge of research and educate enthusiastic students to become thorough professionals in these fields. The department of Information and Computing Sciences is one of the leading institutions in the Netherlands for research and teaching in the information and computing sciences. Our mission is to discover new principles for information and computing systems, to create new techniques for the design and use of intelligent systems in science and business, to educate first-rate students, and to enjoy the great things in our field. IT is intriguing, IT is fascinating, IT is hot, IT’s fun! Join us in our quest for a better understanding of the power of computing.

Additional information

Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from: Dr M. van Kreveld (marc@cs.uu.nl).

You can also visit the website of the Multimedia and Geometry Group.

Location: Postbus 80125 3508 TC Utrecht
Function types: PhD positions
Scientific fields: Natural Sciences
Hours: 40.0 hours per week
Salary: maximum € 2612
Education: University Graduate
End procedure: 30 April 2011
Job number: 64102

Postdoctoral Position Scholarships for Hispanics in Nanophotonics

The Scholarships for Hispanics project is novel surface plasmon-based integrated optical components and photochromic materials. The project is experimental in nature and include atomic force microscopy lithography, electron microscopy, optical spectroscopy, high resolution, and some other techniques.

Further Information

Application Deadline : 10 June 2011

The University of Texas Scholarships for Hispanics

The Arts & Technology Scholarships for Hispanics is funded by the Metroplex Technology Business Council 2008 Tech
Titan Award and the Greater Texas Foundation. The award will be a total of $2000 for one year towards
tuition, or $1000 per Fall and Spring semester.
Requirements
• Students must be Arts & Technology or Emerging Media & Communication majors.
• Scholarships will be awarded to undergraduates. Applicants must or will be enrolled as full-time students (12 SCH).
• Scholarship recipients must enroll in at least one course in Arts & Technology or Emerging Media & Communication each semester.
• Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA to qualify for the award and to continue to receive the award.
• If a student drops a course and/or earns less than the required GPA, s/he will be placed on probation the following semester and the Arts & Technology Scholarship committee will review her/his case.
• If graduating in December, students who apply during their junior year will receive one-half of the award (for the fall semester of their senior year).

Scholarships for Hispanics Application Deadline:May 6 2011

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PhD Studentship in University of Liverpool and University of Wroclaw

Study Subject: Classical/Ancient Mediterranean studies
Employer: University of Wroclaw
Level: PhD

Scholarship Description:This project aims at introducing doctoral students to independent research work in the field of classical/ancient Mediterranean studies sensu largo, conducted under supervision of senior faculty members representing different research expertise and educational traditions. During first three years of their program students will be offered a broad range of post-graduate level classes in Liverpool and Wroclaw with the assumption that study load for each individual will be decided case by case by their supervisors working in conjunction with the project coordinator. The fourth year is devoted exclusively to writing a dissertation which is a major publishable-quality research paper. All students, however, will have to prove their ability to read Greek texts by sitting a Greek exam prior to opening the doctoral procedure. This normally should happen no later than by the end of the fourth semester. Student are also expected to pass an exam of a modern language other than English or their native tongue. Normally student’s supervisor determine what language they are supposed to select. Prospective students should note that all post-doctoral education in this program as well as dissertations are in English.

This project proposes eight major research themes and within them some thirty-four possible dissertation topics, as shown in the chart below with a tentative division of topics among supervisors/ academic advisors.
1. Achaemenid empire, Alexander the Great and aftermath
2. War and the Greeks
3. Eastern Mediterranean and the coming of Rome
4. Economy in the Hellenistic and Roman East
5. Politics, literature and imaging in Hellenistic and Roman period
6. Religion
7. Family and society in Sparta
8. Meals, luxury and society

Scholarship Application Deadline: 14 November 2010
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http://www.mediterraneanstudies.co/studies/project

Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Laboratory of Ambient and Wearable Systems at the University of Alabama

Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Laboratory of Ambient and Wearable Systems at the University of Alabama, USA

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available at Laboratory of Ambient and Wearable Systems at the University of Alabama. The laboratory is engaged in several research projects covering monitoring of human behaviors in natural environment and biofeedback. The research will focus on developing signal processing and pattern recognition methodologies for biomedical signal analysis. The postdoc will also be involved in various aspects of wearable sensor design, development of software for data collection and user interaction, development of algorithms for matching self-reported/observed and sensor data, validation of developed methods in human studies.

The ideal candidate will be experienced with signal processing of sensor signals collected from human subjects (for example, Accelerometry/ECG/EMG, etc) and practically familiar with application of machine learning and computational intelligence methods for classification, regression analysis and optimization. Matlab, Labview and C/C+ (or Java) proficiency is desired. The candidate should have good oral and written communication skills, be capable of independent work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, publish results in academic journals and participate in grant proposal preparation. Applicants should have (or about to finish) a Ph.D. degree in Electrical, Computer or Biomedical Engineering or a related field. The initial appointment is for a period of two years.

Interested candidates should send their CV to Dr. Edward Sazonov at esazonov@eng.ua.edu

Job Location Information:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Alabama
101 Houser Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0286

The University of Alabama is a major, comprehensive, student-centered research university founded in 1831 as the first public college in Alabama. The University of Alabama is ranked 34th among public national universities according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings for 2011. The University of Alabama is located along the banks of the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa in West Central Alabama. Tuscaloosa has appeared in Money magazine’s annual list of the country’s best places to live. The Tuscaloosa Metro area has a population of 179,448 people.

Contact Person and Address:
Edward Sazonov
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Alabama
101 Houser Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0286
esazonov@eng.ua.edu

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Sports scholarships are not only available to athletes from their respective colleges

Sports scholarships are not only available to athletes from their respective colleges. A number of professional organizations and private groups offer generous awards to student athletes looking for some help to meet their college costs. This week’s Scholarship of the Week targets student bowlers already in college who are able to maintain good grades while competing in the sport on the amateur level.

The Billy Welu Scholarship from the Professional Bowler Association awards student bowlers with $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must not only be decent bowlers, but good students, as well, and meet GPA requirements associated with the award. Welu, for whom the award is named, was a charter member and Hall of Famer in the PBA who was a familiar voice in the sport as an analyst during Pro Bowlers Tour telecasts. If you’re a college student who competes in a different sport, though, make sure you check out some of our examples of sports scholarships and look beyond your college for award funding, as there are hundreds of awards out there that target student athletes.

Prize:

$1,000

Eligibility:

To be eligible, candidates must be amateur bowlers who are currently in college (preceding the application deadline) and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA.

Deadline:

May 31, 2010

Required Material:

Those interested in the scholarship must fill out applications available on the PBA’s website. Applications will ask student bowlers to detail their experience in the sport, and write a 500-word essay on how the award will positively affect their bowling, academic, and personal goals. Applicants must also send a reference letter and transcript along with their completed applications.