Jobs & Scholarships

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Dr John Fleming is a practicing family physician and a candidate of choice for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional district which means he will be involved on various key issues involving health care. Although he is Republican, it is however clear no matter what his party affiliation is that he is someone that people need to represent them – John Fleming for congress.

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The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is now accepting applications for its three fellowship programmes: UNU-IAS PhD Fellowships, UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships, and JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships.

UNU-IAS is a multi-thematic, interdisciplinary, research and training centre located in Yokohama, Japan. The Institute’s fellowship programmes provide young scientists, policy makers, and developing country scholars with the opportunity to expand their intellectual vision beyond a single scientific field.

UNU-IAS PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered for a period of 10 months beginning in October 2008. JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered for 12-24 months beginning in November 2008.

Postdoctoral candidates must have completed a PhD degree, and PhD candidates must be at the advanced stage of their doctoral dissertation. Candidates’ current research must be closely related to one of the thematic areas of the Institute.

The closing date for applications is 25 April 2008.

Please see website for further details.

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When I was working overseas for around three years a few years ago, I contemplated of going back to school because an additional degree, that is, a Masters Degree, would have help me a lot in my job. If I had a Masters then, it would have afforded me a promotion and a higher salary.

So, if you are planning of going back to school for similar reasons, i.e. to further educate yourself, to get an Online MBA to improve your chances of promotion but you have a limited time to go back to school then the best suited to you, I guess, is an Online Degree through Regis University College For Professional Studies (CPS). With CPS, you can earn your Bachelors Degree or Bachelors Certificate as well as a Masters Degree/Masters Certificate online. They currently have seven campuses in Colorado and two in the state of Nevada.

In getting an online education, you must have it from an Accredited Distance Learning University because this indicates that their academic programs have undergone a rigorous review by the Department of Education’s accrediting agencies. The accreditation shows that the online degree program offered by the University has followed the academic guideline of Department of Education and thus accepted in the job market. In fact, the three schools of Regis University have an annual enrollment of over 16,000 students and more than 6,500 of these students earn their degree online. So, get it from Regis University College For Professional Studies (CPS).

PhD student position in Computer Science – Intelligent Systems – Biologically motivated object recognition

Institute of Mathematics and Computing Science, University of Groningen

Topic of research
The objective of the project is to develop an object recognition technique that is motivated by the function of the visual cortex. Major aspects are representation and learning.

Type and level of the position
This is a temporary research position at the level of a PhD student for a period of maximum four years. The tuition fees will be waived and the student will receive a full scholarship. In this period the student will follow relevant courses and prepare and defend a PhD thesis. The position is embedded in the research group Intelligent Systems. The tradition of the group is that PhD theses are based on excellent papers in high imact journals so that our PhD graduates have a very strong competative position on the academic market. Thesis director and supervisor will be professor N. Petkov. The University of Groningen is a leading European research university.

Our requirements on your qualifications
You are a university graduate (at the level of diploma or master of science level) in one of the following disciplines: computer science, artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience, electrical engineering, biophysics, physics. You have a demonstrated interest in the neurosciences. You have an excellent academic record (GPA) and belong to the top 5% of the graduates of your year and preferrably have a graduation with a distinction such as honors or cum laude. You are fluent in English language and able to write scientific articles and reports (to be proven by your graduation thesis or another comparable report or co-authorship of published scientific articles).

How to apply
Send the following information:

an application letter with a CV,
a specification of GPA and transcript of records,
an indication of your position in the class and year (e.g. 1st in a class of 20),
evidence of excellence (e.g. graduation with honors) and a list of relevant awards,
proofs of involvement in research (e.g. co-authorship of scientific articles),
a description of your ideas for research in the specified area,
names and email addresses of three scientists (typically your former professors) who can give a reference for you.
to prof.dr. Nicolai Petkov (petkov[ at ]cs.rug.nl). Applicants will be asked to do a short assignment in order to demonstrate their research abilities. The position will be open until a suitable candidate is found.

Further information at the official website.