Archive for April, 2008

PhD Scholarships in Economics at The University of Siena

The University of Siena invites applications for the Graduate Program in Economics. The University and the city offer a unique environment for study and research in Europe.
Scholarships.A maximum of 20 students will be admitted. The 10 most qualified candidates will be awarded a four-year scholarship of about €10,500 ($16,500) per year, after tax, for a [...]

Ph.D. position Dynamic Macroeconomics at the University of Konstanz

The Department of Economics at the University of Konstanz (Germany) offers positions as Research/Teaching Assistants at the Chair of Economic Theory (Professor Leo Kaas). The positions last for a period of three years and start October 1st 2008.
The successful candidates are expected to participate in a research project on “Growth and volatility with endogenous financial [...]

Get a Promax

What is the healthy thing that you can do on the road? I mean, people can really get busy, that is, too many things to do on the road that you don’t have time to get a proper meal. If you are a working mom, and doing two jobs, then you know what I mean. [...]

3gb community

Do you know that there is a new online social community called 3GB Community? Although they have mostly the same usage as other online community like Friendster or MySpace among other online social network, 3GB is newer, and I guess much better. Functionalities include searching for your friends, exchanging messages, posting picture/photos, searching and connecting [...]

MS Assistantships: Fish and Aquatic Ecology

MS assistantships available to participate in two funded research projects. 1) Work to understand the mechanisms leading to the decline of Diporeia (a native amphipod) in the Great Lakes. 2) Study the bottlenecks limiting production of important fish species in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Both assistantships will involve a combination of field collections and laboratory [...]

PhD position in spatial population dynamics

A PhD position (4 years) in the project “Spatial heterogeneity, functional responses and predator-prey dynamics”, is available.
It is widely believed that spatial heterogeneity stabilizes predator-prey interactions, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This project focuses on a previously overlooked aspect – the dynamics of the covariance between predator and prey densities. The project involves [...]

PhD Student in The Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) of Hasselt University

The Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) of Hasselt University has a position available for a PhD Student for the project “Development and Characterisation of Fluorescent Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Nanotechnology and Applications in Advanced Electronic Devices, Chemo- and Bio-sensors”. This project runs in close collaboration with the Institute for Materials Research (IMO).
The duration of the position [...]

PhD scholarships at the DTU Informatics in the Autumn of 2008

The subject of the PhD thesis must be within one of the main research areas of the institute:
Scientific computingMathematical statisticsImage Processing and Computer GraphicsIntelligent Signal ProcessingSystem-on-chipSystems SecurityLanguage Based TechnologySoftware EngineeringAlgorithms and LogicEmbedded SystemsCommunication and Information TechnologyCandidates should have a master’s degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s [...]

Interventions

There are days that I surf for inspiration. I sometimes search for Desiderata, to read it and to inspire me. This is my form of personal Intervention, whenever I have a personal crisis.
Although our society has now advanced more than ever, I guess, individual pressure has also risen. Many people are beset by emotional, physical, [...]

Singapore Scholarship Academic Year 2007-2008

Application for the Singapore Scholarship Academic Year 2007/2008 is now open
About The Scholarship
Application for the Singapore Scholarship must be submitted on the prescribed application form (The application form and supporting documents must be of A4 size and printed on one side only). Please contact the Singapore Embassy/ High Commission/Consulate-General in your capital city for a [...]