UNU fellows will be mid-career professionals from developing countries (minimum 3 years relevant work experience in developing countries), who would be expected to apply and disseminate their newly acquired knowledge and skills in promoting the socio-economic development of their own and other developing countries. The UNU fellowship covers full tuition, but Fellows need to fund their living expenses in Geneva throughout the academic part of the programme.

Applicants must submit a completed application file by 15 November. A completed application file includes:

• Completed Application Form and Application Fee
• UNIGE Matriculation form
• Standardized Test Scores (GMAT & TOEFL) – A GMAT of 650 and above is expected. No application will be considered without a GMAT score.
• Official Transcripts and photocopies of previous degrees
• Two Reference Letters

We encourage applicants to the UNU fellowship to apply in parallel to the Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS). Application deadlines tend to be around September/October, about a a year in advance of commencing your studies. More information about the precise deadline per country can be obtained at the Swiss embassy in your country. For complete information and conditions, please visit the FCS website.

The United Nations University (UNU) was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 6 December 1973 to be an international community of scholars engaged in research, advanced training, and the dissemination of knowledge related to the pressing global problems of human survival, development, and welfare. The UNU started activities in 1975 at its headquarters in Tokyo. Its activities focus mainly on peace and conflict resolution, development in a changing world, and science and technology in relation to human welfare. The University operates through a worldwide network of research and postgraduate training centres, with its planning and coordinating headquarters in Tokyo.

The mission of UNU is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States. UNU’s key roles are to be:

• An international community of scholars
• A bridge between the UN and the academic community
• A think-tank for the UN system
• A builder of capacities, particularly in developing countries

Source:
http://hec-executive.ch/iomba//www/?pid=239

Deadline: July, 26th 2010
Open to: diploma or master in relevant field
Fund: Salary

PhD
The PhD candidates studying the history of the use, knowledge and effects of daylight and artificial light in Architecture in premodern or modern times will dedicate two thirds of their time to their thesis and the other third to the team’s research project (teaching activities included). The annual salary will amount to 40′200– 46′200 Swiss Francs for a maximum of four years.

Postdoc
The postdoc candidate with research experience in 19th to 21st century History of Architecture will investigate in his/her project the use, knowledge and effects of daylight and artificial light in the field of modern and/or contemporary Architecture, to which he/she will dedicate two thirds of his/her time.

The other third will be dedicated to the team’s research project (teaching activities included). The annual salary (80%) will amount to 60′000–66′000 Swiss Francs for a maximum of four years. The employment will begin per October 1st 2010 or by arrangement.

Eligibility
Candidates with a University master or diploma in Art History, Architecture, History, Cultural or Visual Studies from any nationality are welcome to apply. The knowledge of two Swiss national languages plus English is required.

How to apply
Submit the following:

• Curriculum vitae
• A summary of your doctoral/postdoctoral project (250 pages)
• Writing samples (only as PDFs on a CD)

The applications will be accepted in Italian, German, French or English. Send it before July 26th 2010 to:

Sig.ra Christiane Schroeder,
Accademia di Architettura, Università della Svizzera Italiana,
Largo Bernasconi 2,
CH6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland.
For further information click here (.PDF) or contact the project leader: daniela.mondini@usi.ch

Source:
http://www.usi.ch/en/highlights/concorsi.htm

Students may undertake Postgraduate study at any Swiss university or Federal Institute of Technology and the listed universities of applied sciences.

For fine arts and music, scholarship holders can attend the respective public schools and conservatories. Proficiency in German, French or Italian is required for studies at a Swiss university or art institution. In some cases a students knowledge of English will also be tested. The scholarships are for nine months.

Candidates must:

• Have a good performance capacity and a clear study goal,
• Ensure their planned study programme or research project can be carried out in the university concerned,
• Be under 35 years of age when applying
• Have proficiency in German, French or Italian.
• Must live in Switzerland at their study place.

Scholarship Amount:

The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of;

• CHF 1.920 per month for postgraduate students
• CHF 1.920 per month for fine arts and music students

Recipients from non-European countries pay their own travel expenses to Switzerland, but the FCS pays the return ticket. However, return travel will not be offered if scholarship holders extend their stay in Switzerland beyond six months after completion of their studies.

Enquiries:
Applicants can direct their enquiries to swiss.government[at]idp.com

Deadline:
Applications for scholarships have to be sent to the national institution within the deadline (usually by the end of October of the previous year).

For more information and application materials, see:
http://www.sbf.admin.ch/htm/themen/bildung/stipendien/eskas_en.html#2

Position overview
The Distributed Object Programming Lab (DOPLab), at the University of Lausanne, is opening a PhD position in computer science, specialization in mobile distributed systems, coupled to an assistant position at 100%. The DOPLab is part of the Information Systems Institute (ISI) of HEC Lausanne.

Supervisor: Prof. Benoît Garbinato
Work location: University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Starting date : September 1, 2010 or to be agreed.
PhD duration : 3 years.

Profile

• You just finished a Master in computer science and realize you only just touched the subjects that interest you most?
• You have solid basis in computer science, in particular at the system level and at the middleware level?
• You have a great interest in distributed and mobile computing systems, both from a theoretical viewpoint and from a practical viewpoint, and you wish to actively participate in their development?
• You have a certain talent not only for devising and implementing technically innovating solutions, but also for explaining them in a pedagogical manner, both orally and in writing?

So join us at the DOPLab for your PhD studies, you wonʼt regret it!

Job description

Your work will essentially consists of research tasks and teaching tasks.

On the research side, your thesis subject will be related to the design of mobile and ubiquitous distributed systems. The focus will mainly be on ensuring reliability of such systems, on managing trust and web/digital reputation, typically with the goal to protect privacy. Your research methodology will not only rely on mathematical tools, such as discrete mathematics, graph theory, game modeling, but also on simulation tools and on the design and implementation of distributed algorithms.

On the teaching side, you will be asked to supervise practical exercises in the context of courses provided by the DOPLab at the Bachelor and Master levels, such as object-oriented programming and distributed programming. Besides, you might also have to supervise student projects related to research activities of the lab, more specifically linked to your research subject.

Working environment

Located on a beautiful campus shared with the EPFL, the University of Lausanne offers excellent working conditions, both in terms of its infrastructures and in terms of salary. For further information:

• about Unil : http://www.unil.ch
• about ISI : http://www.hec.unil.ch/isi
• about DOPLab : http://www.hec.unil.ch/dop

Application procedure

Your application should be sent via email to benoit.garbinato@unil.ch until July 31, 2010 and consist of:

• an up-to-date curriculum vitae, (max. 2 pages)
• a motivation letter (max. 2 pages),
• a scientific document written by yourself (in English), e.g., your master thesis.

Source:
http://www.hec.unil.ch/dop/phd_pos_english.pdf

The Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water has a vacancy for a
PhD Student in Alpine Hydrogeology

The subject of the doctoral thesis will be “Water fluxes in alpine catchments with special emphasis on interactions between groundwater and surface water”.

The project will predominantly involve field research, but will be complemented by a modeling component. Using tracer tests and isotopic measurements, the successful candidate will be expected to conduct basic research on upward and downward water fluxes through the unsaturated zone, on lateral preferential flow, and on groundwater / surface water exchange. He/she will be assisted by our field technician to instrument the field site with our direct-push Geoprobe machine.

The goal of the project is to improve our understanding of the mechanisms governing:

• alpine groundwater recharge
• the storage and flow of groundwater, including mobilization mechanisms of substances during storm events
• interactions between surface water and groundwater using the specific isotopic and geochemical signatures of each
• groundwater and soil water fluxes, viewed as the lower boundary condition of climatic processes.

The successful candidate for this position will be expected to hold an MSc degree in hydrogeology, geology, hydrology, environmental sciences, or environmental engineering. An advanced knowledge of aquatic physics would be beneficial. Fluency in German and English would be an advantage but is not a requirement.

The anticipated start of this position is 1 October 2010. The initial duration of the position will be three years, with a possible extension of one additional year. The PhD will be awarded by the University of Neuchâtel and supervised by Prof. Mario Schirmer and Prof. Rolf Kipfer. Women are explicitly encouraged to apply for this position with a view to increasing the proportion of women involved in science and research.

Please submit your application – including CV, motivation letter, and copies of academic qualifications and references – in electronic form as one single PDF file to Sandra Egler, Human Resources Department (recruiting@eawag.ch), citing reference number 104002. The deadline for applications is 11 August 2010.

For further information, consult www.eawag.ch or contact: Prof. Mario Schirmer (Email: mario.schirmer@eawag.ch), Phone +41 (0)44 823 5382 or Prof. Rolf Kipfer (Email: rolf.kipfer@eawag.ch), Phone +41 (0)44 823 5530.

Source:
http://www.eawag.ch/jobs/doktorate/alpine_hydrogeology

EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in natural and exact sciences, if their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities. The diversity of the 14 participating IAS —which have agreed on a common selection procedure— offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars. Applicants select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.

The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising scholars at an early stage of their careers as well as from established senior researchers.

FELLOWSHIPS

The EURIAS Fellowship Programme offers two types of 10-month fellowships according to research experience:

Junior: researchers having up to 7 years of full-time research experience after obtaining a doctorate (by the time of the application) or up to 11 years of research experience after obtaining a Master or equivalent.

Senior: researchers having more than 7 years of full-time research experience after obtaining a doctorate (by the time of the application) or more than 11 years of research experience after obtaining a Master or equivalent.

Please consult the list of the available junior and senior positions by Institute here at http://www.eurias-fp.eu/call-applications-20112012

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Degree
At the time of the application, researchers must be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least 4 years of research experience (full time equivalent) after obtaining a degree, which formally allows them to embark on a doctorate whether or not a doctorate was envisaged.

Nationality
Researchers from all countries are eligible for the programme. They cannot apply for an institute located in their country of nationality or residence.

Disciplines
The programme is open to all disciplines in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences. It also welcomes applications from the arts, life and exact sciences (if the research project does not require laboratory or specific facilities). Applicants are advised to check the participating IAS’ websites to learn more about the scientific orientation of the Institute they wish to apply for.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The EURIAS fellowships offer the following conditions:

• Living allowance in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow (under work contract or fixed-amount stipend, according to the national legislation)
• Basic social security coverage
• Accommodation or support for relocation
• A research budget in the range of € 5,500
• Travel expenses (one round trip)
• Same working conditions as the IAS’ other fellows

Please note that the administrative modalities, working conditions and allowances may slightly vary from one Institute to another. In order to obtain precise information, we invite you to contact the institute you apply for.

ETHICS

The EURIAS Fellowship Programme is founded on shared values such as the need to ensure freedom of research and the need to work in the interest of the physical and moral integrity of individuals.

In compliance with the European Commission’s Code of Ethics for Researchers, the fields of research on human embryo and foetus, on humans, on animals, and human cloning are excluded from the Programme.

The fellowship programme fully complies with the European Commission ethical provisions on privacy, data protection, confidentiality and intellectual property rules.

Applicants are requested to indicate possible ethical issues in their proposals.

The Programme Officer systematically undertakes an ethical eligibility check of applications in collaboration with the Ethical Review Board (with particular attention to privacy and data protection, as most research proposals deal with humanities and social sciences). If needed, the application is transferred to the relevant national ethical committee for assessment.

Under the EURIAS Fellowship Programme, employment conditions offered to fellows by all participating IAS are in full compliance with the General Principles and Requirements applicable to employers in the European Charter for Researchers and in the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

The EURIAS fellowship programme follows an equal opportunity policy.

SELECTION

Application assessment

The selection of applicants who are eligible for a fellowship is competitive, merit-based and conducted through an internationally independent and recognised peer review process.

The EURIAS Fellowship Programme undertakes a detailed qualitative assessment according to the following criteria:

• Scientific excellence of the applicant
• Quality of the proposal (innovative, path-breaking, high-impact)
• Ability to carry out the research proposal
• Theoretical and methodological framework of the research proposal
• Impact beyond intra-disciplinary specialisations
• Interdisciplinary potential of the research proposal
• Significance of the research proposal for the international academic community
• Relevance of a residency in an Institute for Advanced Study for the research project
• Expected impact of the fellowship on training and career development
• Proven language capacity (most IAS operate in an English-language environment, but research can be conducted in any language, and language diversity is welcome).

Peer review

For the evaluation of the research proposals, the EURIAS Fellowship Programme resorts to the advice of external referees chosen, according to their specific expertise and research interests, out of a pool of some 75 referees. Selection of the external referees is based on individual excellence, an overall coverage of social sciences and humanities (and in some cases natural and exact sciences), diversity of geographic origin, age and gender balance.

Selection Committee

The Selection Committee is composed of one scientific representative of each participating IAS plus three external internationally recognized scholars with specific expertise in ethics. The members are selected for their scientific excellence, their international experience and their openness to interdisciplinarity.

On the basis of the scientific assessment made by the experts and as a result of its discussions, the Selection Committee agrees on a short-list of fellows to be proposed to the IAS.

IAS Scientific Boards

IAS make their final selection out of the short-listed applications and inform the Programme Officer accordingly. The assessment of applications is based on a consistent set of appropriateness criteria (matching of research proposals with the specificities of the IAS):

• Interaction with the group of prospective co-fellows
• Relevance of the IAS choice by the applicant
• Specific scholarly environment or relevance of interaction with local researchers

Information to applicants

Applicants are notified electronically of the assessment of their project after (i) the eligibility check, (ii) the preselection and (iii) the final selection by the IAS.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates apply exclusively through the online application system. Paper applications are not accepted.

To access the online application system, please create an account (see user box) and follow the procedure. After the registration of your account, you will be able to fill in an application form and to upload the relevant documents.

In order to provide evaluators with relevant information to perform their work efficiently, EURIAS fellowship applicants have to submit:

• The completed EURIAS application form
• A detailed project proposal
• CV
• List of publications
• For candidates applying for junior fellowships, two letters of recommendation from scholars outside their past or current institution, who are familiar with their academic work.

Applicants are also asked to specify the following in their proposals:

• The relevance and connections of the research to a wider academic context
• The aims and methods of research
• The current state and schedule of the applicant’s research
• The cooperation partners, including national and international contacts, if applicable
• The interdisciplinary dimension of the research, if relevant
• The importance of trans-national mobility for achieving research objectives
• Their career plans and motivation for participating in the programme
• Issues concerning research ethics, if relevant

Applicants are required to indicate up to three IAS as the most adequate host institutions in the order of preference, and to justify their choices.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2011-2012

The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 33 fellowships for the 2011/2012 academic year. It proposes 10-month residencies in one of the 14 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar. The Programme builds on the strong reputation of the Institutes for Advanced Study for promoting the concentrated, self-directed work of excellent researchers within the stimulating environment of a multi-disciplinary and international group of fellows.

EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in natural and exact sciences, if their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities. The diversity of the 14 participating IAS —which have agreed on a common selection procedure— offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars . Applicants select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.

The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising scholars at an early stage of their careers as well as from established senior researchers. During their fellowship, EURIAS fellows benefit from the high-quality research environment and working conditions provided by the host Institute. All IAS have agreed on common standards for EURIAS fellows, including the provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow), accommodation (or a mobility allowance), a research budget, plus coverage of travel expenses.

Application and deadline

• Applications are submitted online via www.eurias-fp.eu. You will find detailed information regarding the content of the application, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, etc.
• The deadline for application is September 10th 2010. Late applications will not be considered.

Selection procedure

• Scientific assessment by two international referees
• Preselection by EURIAS international and interdisciplinary Scientific Committee
• Final selection by the IAS academic boards
• Publication of results in December 2010.

Download the information on the 2011/2012 EURIAS fellowships

For further information on the Programme, please consult our website: www.eurias-fp.eu

For further information on the IAS and their working conditions: www.eurias-fp.eu/ias

CALENDAR OF ACTIONS

Application deadline → September 10th 2010

Meeting of Selection Committee → Early November 2010

Final selection by IAS → Early December 2010

Publication of results → Mid-December 2010

Arrival of fellows → September 2011

CONTACT

EURIAS is coordinated by the RFIEA Foundation (Network of French Institutes for Advanced Study) http://www.rfiea.fr/

Programme Officer:
Mylène Trouvé
mylene.trouve@eurias-fp.eu
T: +33 (0) 1 49 54 22 55
EURIAS
At the RFIEA Foundation

54, boulevard Raspail
75006 Paris – FRANCE

To contact the participating IAS, please refer to the following list http://eurias-fp.eu/institutes

Field of study: Masters in Business Administration
Scholarship value/inclusions: CHF 20,000

Eligibility:

Accepted candidates who demonstrate strong financial need (with preference given to women). Candidates will also be considered on the basis of merit as per the quality of their admission application.

Submitting an essay on: ‘Why I would like to do an MBA at IMD’ (maximum 500 words)

• Essay template
• MBA Financial Aid Application Form (DOC, 48kB)

Deadline:

The deadline for scholarship applications is 30 September annually.

For further information

http://www.imd.ch/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Jim-Ellert.cfm

IMD MBA scholarship conditions

Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application.

Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features:

• Relevance to the essay title
• Organization and structure
• Fully developed arguments
• Persuasiveness
• Personal element and/or passion

IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury/sponsors.

Source:
http://www.imd.ch/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Nestle.cfm

The Faculty of Economics of the University of Neuchâtel, has around 400 students, over 30 full professors and guest teachers, 20 lecturers, and about 30 teaching and research assistants.

The Institute of Statistics, one of the seven institutes that constitute the Faculty, gives bachelor and graduate courses included in the university degree programs in economics, mathematics, management, social sciences, labor psychology, and informatics. Moreover, the Institute of Statistics offers a master program in statistics. The research interests of the faculty include sampling, estimation in finite populations, public statistics, extreme values, time series, statistical methods applied to finance and macroeconomics.

Ideally located at the heart of Europe (halfway between Zürich and Geneva), Neuchâtel offers its residents an exceptional quality of life and is an ideal place for study and high-level research work.

QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT GROUNDS FOR APPOINTMENT

The applicants should

• have a Bachelor and Master degrees in statistics, mathematics (with some knowledge of economics), economics or finance (with a strong mathematical background), or related fields,
• be willing to start working on a Ph. D. thesis in the fields of statistics or econometrics at the University of Neuchâtel,
• poses a high level of independence, intellectual openness, creativity and scientific curiosity,
• be interested in doing research, be motivated to study, understand and finally master possibly complicated technical problems, be willing to neatly write up the results,
• poses strong quantitative skills, good knowledge of probability and statistics/economet rics,
• be interested in teaching and willing to perform to a high level in the didactic duties,
• have good knowledge of both French and English,
• have less than 30 years of age (see Règlement des assistants -
  http://rsn.ne.ch/ajour/default.html?416453.htm)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The assistants will be employed on a fixed-term contract and will be active in the Institute of Statistics, University of Neuchâtel for the full duration of this position

The successful candidate is expected to conduct research towards the completion of a Ph. D. Thesis.
They will function as a teaching assistant for bachelor and master level courses and expected to interact with the students and to assist them in their learning effort. The teaching is both in French and English.

The assistant will also play an active role in the department. She/he is expected to interact with other researchers in the school, to participate in department’s activities, to contribute to the scientific life of the department by attending seminars, conferences, taking part in organizing of scientific events, supervising undergraduate/ graduate theses within her/his research area, etc.

The position offers also the possibility for close academic collaboration with the other institutes and departments of the university (in particular with the Institutes of financial analysis, information management, and economic research, and the department of mathematics) , as well as relevant departments of the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne (these last ones in the frame of the collaboration agreement “Triangle d’Azur”).

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The successful candidates will receive benefits and salary in accordance to the rules and regulations of the University of Neuchâtel (see http://www2.unine.ch/rh/page12271_fr.html).

Rough and non-binding estimates of the salary for 100% employment go from a gross salary of around CHF 68,000 (€ 48,000)/year in the first year to roughly CHF 79,000 (€ 56,000)/year in the fourth year.

HOW TO APPLY

Each applicant should send ONE (paper) copy of the following to the address below

1. Transcripts of certificates of graduate university courses
2. Copies of bachelor/master diplomas
3. A CV including biographical information, degrees, work experiences, list of publications (if any), and list of honors, awards, scholarships, fellowships
4. A short statement (1-2 pages) describing the applicant’s interest in the research area, if possible also the work that he or she would like to do during the appointment (this statement is not a commitment to conduct the outlined work, but is important evidence of the applicant’s ability to think of an appropriate scientific project), her/his views on teaching, relevant previous experiences related to didactic activities of any kind, etc. other experiences and interests demonstrating the qualities listed in the section on QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT GROUNDS FOR APPOINTMENT
5. Three reference letters to be sent directly to the address indicated below. The candidate should arrange for the letters to be posted by the application’s deadline. The names and addresses (including e-mail and FAX) of three referees should be included in the CV.

Address: Secrétariat de l’Institut de Statistique,
Faculté des Sciences Économiques,
Pierre à Mazel, 7
2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

In addition the documents (1) to (4) should be sent electronically to the address: messagerie.istat@ unine.ch
(if an electronic version of document (1) is not available, a legible digital picture or a scanned copy should be provided with the original paper version sent by normal mail to the address above).

Applications will be considered on an on-going basis and interviews will be conducted until the qualified candidates are found. The positions will begin in August 2010. The appointment will be announced on the web page of the Institute of Statistics as soon as the positions are filled.

For further information write to Catalin Starica at catalin.starica@unine.ch

The successful candidate(s) will be full-time PhD students at the University of Lugano, under the supervision of Professor Jametti. As such the candidates’ main focus will be on doctoral research and completion of related PhD courses (with a possibility to pursue doctoral courses at the Study Center Gerzensee). The research topics will be in Political Economy and/or Fiscal Federalism with an emphasis on empirical applications. Since the positions are financed through grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation, research projects will insert themselves into these projects. In addition candidates will provide part-time assistance in the institute’s research projects and teaching activities.

The ideal candidates have, or are upon completion of, a Master’s degree in Economics, Econometrics or a related field.

To inquire or to apply for these positions please e-mail: <strong>mario.jametti@usi.ch
Candidates should include a complete CV and the following information:

1. A transcript of your university education.
2. A description of attended courses in Microeconomics and Econometrics specifying the grade, the level and the main textbook used for each course;
3. The names of two academic references that could be contacted for more information.

The received applications will be regularly reviewed until the position is filled. Owing to the large number of enquiries received, only those applicants whose profiles are likely to fit the positions will be notified for further details and eventual interviews. Qualified applicants will be contacted no earlier than June, 2010.

Source:

http://www.usi.ch/call-eco-mecop-phd-assistant-126133.pdf