Archive for February, 2007

PhD opportunity in salmonid conservation genetics - Quebec, Canada

The PhD opportunity in salmonid conservation genetics starts in May 2007.
The candidate would be involved in an ongoing research program aiming at evaluating the evolutionary consequences of stocking practices in the salmonid Salvelinus fontinalis (Brook charr).
The main objective is to evaluate the level of genetic contamination (introgressive hybridization) in wild populations by means of both [...]

EVALUATORS SOUGHT

MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC. (Macro) is a professional services firm offering high quality research, management consulting and information technology services supporting business and government.Macro is seeking evaluators and researchers for short- and long-term assignments in developing countries worldwide.
Interested individuals must have experience conducting randomized control trials to estimate the impact of interventions, preferably in developing countries. [...]

Senior Bank Managers, FINCA International, Eurasia

FINCA International, a leading global network of microfinance institutions providing loans to over 500,000 entrepreneurs in 21 countries, has excellent opportunities to grow some of the world’s most challenging and rewarding markets. Currently FINCA International is looking for Senior Bank Managers for Chief Executive Officers (CEO), Chief Operating Officers (COO) and Chief Financial Officers (CFO) [...]

Masters and Doctoral Scholarships at Ritsumeikan University - Japan

These Masters and Doctoral Scholarships in Ritsumeikan University fall under International Priority Graduate Program (PGP).
The International Priority Graduate Program (PGP) is an initiative by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) which enables universities to provide priority allocation on certain degree programs for government-financed foreign students.For the five year program period [...]

Panasonic Scholarship 2008 in Japan

In commemoration of its 80th anniversary in 1998, Matsushita Electric decided to launch Panasonic Scholarship Program for privately-financed students from Asian countries to pursue master’s course in Japan.
YEAR ONE : Japanese language training and study as research student
1. Monthly Scholarship : ¥ 150.000 per month2. Arrival Allowance : max. ¥ 200.000 will be paid before [...]

Country Director, Operations Manager, and Watsan/Hygiene Project Coordinator for Afghanistan

Position Title: Country DirectorLocation : Afghanistan. An equal amount of time between Badakhshan and Takhar offices, with frequent stays in Kabul.
Length of contract: 12 months, with possibility to renew. The first three months are a trial period.
Responsible to: Desk Officer, Brussels
Line Management of: Operation Manager, Finance and Administration DirectorBackground
Mission East, founded in Denmark in 1991, [...]

Graduate Student in Aquatic Community Ecology/Limnology

PhD position in Limnology/Aquatic Community Ecology
Department of Ecology and Evolution/LimnologyUppsala University, Sweden
Project description:The aim of the PhD project is to examine the role of fish for coupling food web dynamics across habitats. The research will focus on how two environmental disturbances, eutrophication and increased water colour, may affect aquatic community interactions. An increase in water [...]

Germany: PhD Studentships in Bioinformatics - University of Regensburg

The Bioinformatics Group in the Institute for Functional Genomics at the University of Regensburg invites applications for a:
PhD Student Position (BAT II a/2) in Bioinformatics
The focus of research will be the investigation of novel methods for reconstructing signalling networks and the diagnosis of disrupted signalling pathways in tumors using microarray data.
A suitable applicant will have [...]

Netherlands:Leiden University MA Scholarships

Leiden University MA Scholarships - Partial Tuition Fee Waivers for MA programmes of the Faculty of Arts.
Leiden University offers a number of scholarships to excellent students (excluding students who are eligible for the “home fee”).
The scholarship takes the form of a reduced tuition fee (partial tuition fee waiver).
Amount: The amount ranges from € 2,000 – [...]