Doctoral Researcher Political Economy – Global Economic Governance

The Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, a K.U.Leuven Centre of Excellence, hosts a 7-year research programme on ‘Global Governance and Democratic Government’ (2010-2017). This research programme aims at the construction of a new paradigm for democratic global governance.

Your opportunities

• You are part of an interdisciplinary group of scholars conducting research on ‘Global Governance and Democratic Government’
• You conduct doctoral research – as part of the research programme on ‘Global Governance and Democratic Government’ – in the area of political economy and/or international law
• You specialize in global economic governance, with emphasis on the functioning and legitimacy of G20 and the World Trade Organization
• You publish and hold presentations on the topic of global economic governance
• Within a four-year time span, your academic research will result in the submission and defence of a PhD-dissertation

Your profile

• You obtained a Master Degree in Political Economy, with a clear interest (and if possible demonstrable expertise) in international and European economic governance
• You have excellent command of English. Knowledge of Dutch and French are a plus.
• Foreign experience and knowledge – preferably an additional degree – of international law are a plus
• During your studies you obtained excellent results from a leading University. Preferably, you graduated with great distinction (magna cum laude)
• You are open to interdisciplinary research
• You are able to work in a research team involving junior and senior colleagues and can organize your own activities
• You are able to handle stress and deadlines and are familiar with multi-tasking
• You have excellent reporting, writing and presentation skills

Our offer

• We offer an employment as full-time doctoral researcher starting on 01/11/2010 for 1 year, renewable up to 4 years.

Interested?

Please visit www.kuleuven.be/vacatures and apply online. Applications (including cover letter, CV, and the names of two referees whom we may approach prior to appointment) must be received no later than 31 August 2010. K.U.Leuven carries out an equal opportunity and diversity policy.

For more information about the job description, please contact Dr. Steven Sterkx(steven.sterkx@ggs.kuleuven.be; ++32.16.32.53.66).

For more information about the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, please visit www.globalgovernancestudies.eu

Source:
http://www.ghum.kuleuven.be/ggs/nieuw/vacancies/doctoralresearcher_global_economic_governance.pdf

The ideal candidate is expected to have a masters degree (or equivalent) in theoretical condensed matter physics or quantum optics. Research experience in the fields of ultracold atomic physics, strongly correlated electrons or numerical simulations of strongly interacting quantum many-particle systems would be beneficial. Furthermore, the successful candidate should have the capability to work independently and show dedication to the research projects of the unit.

In the summer of 2005, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University was awarded the basic certificate of the audit Family-Friendly University. Great importance is attached to the family-friendly structuring of the university work-stream. Employees will be supported in their efforts to combine their professional life with family duties. In this context, part-time employment and models of job-sharing are facilitated. Candidates returning to work after maternity/paternity leave are encouraged to apply for re-employment. Frankfurt University is committed to equal opportunities and selection on merit. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Precedence will be given to handicapped candidates at equal qualification.

The deadline for applications is July 25th, 2010. Applicants should send their curriculum vitae and a description of their research interests to:

Prof. Dr. Walter Hofstetter,
Institut für Theoretische Physik der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität,
Campus Riedberg, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1,
60438 Frankfurt am Main.

Target group: Who can apply?

Very well qualified Indonesian graduates with a first university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) who want to actively contribute to the social, political and economic development of their home countries as future leaders. The scholarships are offered both for young graduates without professional experience and for mid-career professionals. What is fundable? Scholarships for (generally) two-year Master courses at a German institution of higher education. The successful candidates will study on selected Master courses with one of the following focuses:

• Development and Governance
• Public Policy
• Management in non-profit Organizations
• Democratic Governance and Society

The courses have an international orientation and are taught in German or English or bilingual. The scholarship holders will study in groups and be offered special tutoring at their host institutions. Furthermore, there is the possibility of networking-events for participants in different courses and their attendance at tailor-made summer-schools.

All scholarship holders will be placed in German courses for normally 6 months before taking up their Master studies. This also applies to scholarship holders in Master courses taught in English.

DAAD pays a monthly scholarship rate of currently 750 € plus contributions to health insurance in Germany. In addition, DAAD grants an appropriate travel allowance as well as a study and research subsidy and in applicable cases rent subsidies and / or family allowances.

Requirements/main selection criteria

In addition to the study results achieved so far, the main criterion for selection is a convincing description of the subject-related and personal motivation for the study project in Germany and the expected benefit after the return to the home country.

For Master courses taught in German or in German and English language, good German knowledge, ideally at completed A 2 level (basic level at Goethe-Institut) at the time of application is an advantage, as the universities generally require good German knowledge. For courses taught in English documented good English knowledge (generally a minimum of 550/80 international TOEFL scores) is required.

The university degree should have been obtained during the last six years before the application for the scholarship. Applicants cannot be considered if they have been in Germany for more than one year at the time of application. All Master courses have further additional requirements that must be fulfilled by the applicants at any case.

Application papers Please submit the following application papers (English or German) in duplicate:

• DAAD Form (see attachment or download from http://jakarta.daad.de/download/ApplicationFormDAAD.pdf)
• A full curriculum vitae
• A motivation letter containing a precise description of the applicant’s academic or professionals and personal reasons for wishing to participate in the program.
• Two letters of recommendation of recent date, e.g. from current or former employer and from your previous academic supervisor (in English or German)
• Certified copies of academic degree certificates obtained, together with English or German translation
• Certified copies of the academic transcript, covering the complete duration of academic studies, together with English or German translation
• Any German language certificate and / or English language certificate (TOEFL 550/80 points or IELTS Band 6; please submit international TOEFL)
• The admission letter from German university is not required.

DAAD cannot consider incomplete applications.

Applications have to be made for maximum of two Master courses listed below. Studying on a Master course not included in the list cannot be funded within this program.

The decision on the award of scholarships will be taken by a selection committee composed of professors from the Master courses and representatives of DAAD.

Deadline The complete sets of application papers must be submitted by 31st August 2010 at:

DAAD Jakarta
Summitmas Building I, 19th. Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62
Jakarta 12190

Contact and advice

Further information can be obtained from

the DAAD-Office Jakarta
Contact person: Mrs. Endah C. Anggoro
Tel. 021-5200870, 5252807
Endah@daadjkt.org
http://jakarta.daad.de

Source:
http://jakarta.daad.de/download/Ausschreibung%20PPGG-Eng2010.pdf

For applicants from Sub-Saharan African countries with an excellent academic record the Development Research Division (DRD) offers a limited number of DAAD merit scholarships per year.

Scholarships are available for full-time students of

• The MA and M Econ in Development Studies,
• The Master in Public Administration,
• The MA in Development Management (Bochum Programme),
• The PhD in International Development Studies.

Scholarships include monthly allowances of 570 Euro plus travel allowances for Master candidates and 900 Euro plus travel allowances for PhD candidates.

Scholarship applicants are adviced to carefully read about the specific entry requirements and course application procedure of the programme of their choice.

Candidates for the Masters Programme in Public Administration (MPA), the MA and M Econ in Development Studies as well as PhD candidates in the fields of Governance, Public Policy, Public Management or Development Studies can submit their scholarship application before they register with UWC through the online application procedure.

Source:
http://www.drd-sa.org/scholarships-in-development-studies.html

The Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales (IEHEI) offers a one-year Master programme in European Studies and International Relations. The interdisciplinary trilingual programme (English, French, German) is realised in cooperation with the Institut für Europäische Politik in Berlin, the University La Sapienza in Rome, and the University of Rostock. After successfully completing, participants are awarded the M.A. in European andInternational Studies.

With internationally renowned staff from both the Institute and cooperating institutions teaching on four different modules (International Relations, European Integration, Economy and Globalisation, Federalism and Governance), this programme offers a unique and enriching learning atmosphere. Participants will study in Nice, Berlin, Rostock, and Rome in a group of around 30 fellow students from all over Europe. The MA programme is characterised by challenging discussions, high quality lectures, interactive classes, and simulations.

A study trip to the European and International organisations in Geneva, Brussels and Strasbourg conveys the participants insights into the everyday business of practitioners. The Institute may also help students finding internships in European and international institutions.

Parallely the IEHEI offers a purely Anglophone M.A. in Advanced European and International Studies in cooperation with the Istanbul Bilgi University in Istanbul. Courses take place in Istanbul, Nice, Berlin and Opole (Poland).

Deadline for applications: 30 June 2010.

For further information, please visit our website at www.iehei.org or contact dheei@cife.eu

Application deadline: July 2, 2010.

I. International Residence Scholarships

Six residence scholarships will be awarded to international visual artists. Each scholarship lasts 6 months. All of them begin in April 2011 and are endowed with 1,200 euros per month and include free accommodation at the Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral.

Eligible to apply for the international residence scholarships at the Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral are international artists of any age from the disciplines painting, sculpture, installation, drawing, printmaking, design, photography, video, new media and landscape art.

II. Project Scholarship

The project scholarship, which is not tied to any site, will be awarded to a visual artist. The project scholarship lasts for 6 months and begins in April 2011. It is endowed with 1,200 euros per month.

Eligible are international applicants with permanent residence in the Federal Republic of Germany. The artistic project should be realized within the scholarship period of 6 months so that it can be shown at the annual exhibition of the scholarship holders in Bad Ems, Germany.

III. International Curator Scholarship

To foster dialog between research and art, Balmoral awards a residence scholarship to a young scholar in the humanities (preferably art history) for a curatorial project to be developed by the scholarship holder and the Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral.

The scholarship lasts 6 months and begins in April 2011. It is endowed with 1,200 euros per month and includes free accommodation at the Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral.

IV. Foreign and Exchange Scholarships

The following scholarships are offered exclusively for artists who were born in, studied in, or live in Rhineland-Palatinate:

• One six-month scholarship for TrAIN, University of the Arts London
• One six-month scholarship for New York (Flux Factory)
• Two six-month scholarships for the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
• One five-month scholarship for the Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany
• One three-month scholarship for the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d`Art de Dijon, France

The foreign and exchange scholarships are endowed with 1,200 euros per month.

Source:
http://www.balmoral.de/english/balmoralscholarship

The highly interdisciplinary Research Training Group aims at the solution of current questions in the areas of agricultural economics, genetics, ecology, econometrics and remote sensing by means of statistical methods, and at the development of the latter. It distinguishes itself through a structured graduation program, joint supervision, and a study program consisting of methodologically oriented lectures and interdisciplinary research seminars.

The Research Training Group involves the Institutes for Mathematical Stochastics (Schlather, Sturm), Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (Brümmer, von Cramon-Taubadel), Agroecology (Scherber, Tscharntke), Animal Breeding and Genetics (Simianer), Ecosystem Modelling (Meyer, Wiegand), Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing (Kleinn), Genetic Epidemiology (Bickeböller), Statistics and Econometrics (Sperlich), and the Courant Research Centre on Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing Countries (Krivobokova).

For details on project subjects see Research.

Successful applicants hold a master degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economy, Ecological Sciences, Genetics, Animal Breeding, Forestry, or a related field with a high interest in statistical methodologies and interdisciplinary work.

The University of Göttingen actively seeks to foster career opportunities for female scholars and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. Candidates with disabilities who are equally qualified for the position will receive special consideration.

Applications can be uploaded online by June 30th, 2010. The interviews are intended to take place on July 12th and 13th, 2010.

For more information please contact Prof. Martin Schlather (schlather@math.uni-goettingen.deThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Web Link

http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/156593.html

Thus BIF-IGS offers outstanding graduate students education and training in trans- and multi-disciplinary research areas that allow students to prepare for future careers in professional fields such as health sciences, biotechnology, physics, chemistry and environmental science. Students will gain experience by working in a stimulating environment using state-of-the-art technology in an interdisciplinary context that promotes the ability of cross-frontier thinking. Laboratory work is supplemented by seminars, summer schools, training in soft skills and participation in international conferences.

Online registration/application is possible until June 30, 2010.

For more information please consult the following link: https://www.biointerfaces-gradschool.de

Web Link

https://www.biointerfaces-gradschool.de

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Bremen and wish you all the best for your application. If any questions arise, feel free to contact us at http://www.digitale-medien-bremen.de/en/contact.html

Schedule

• April 2010: Start (online application system open)
• 31st May 2010: Final Application deadline
• 30th September: Original/attested copies of certificates have to be filed in
• October 2010: Start of classes

How to Apply

1. We strongly recommend that you read first all information about the upcoming Master projects first. You have to select one for your online application.
2. The online application system is activated from April until May 31st 2010.
3. We will send you the admission or rejection of your application a.s.a.p.
4. You have to send all your documents in paper to our admission office by September 30th.

Postal Address

Please send the paper versions of your application documents to the
administration office:

Master in Digital Media Application

University of Bremen
SfS -International
Bibliothekstrasse 1

D-28359 Bremen
Germany

Application Deadline : 31 May 2010

Source:
http://digitale-medien-bremen.de/en/master/master-program-application.html

The Institute for Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere – Phytosphere (ICG-3) investigates dynamic processes in plants and their interaction with dynamic environments.

The Quantitative Image Processing Group at ICG-3 seeks for a PhD Student (Computer Vision and Robotics) to begin work on a three-year PhD project. The group develops algorithms and methods for image-based plant measurements. Algorithms to be developed generally analyze multidimensional signals, in particular multichannel or multi-camera image sequences. This includes e.g. 3d reconstruction of deformable objects for measurement of the surface expansion of plant leaves, stereoscopic robot vision, diffusion-like methods for noise reduction, or reconstruction of diffusion tensor MRI-data. Methods applied start with suitable physical modeling of the acquired data, e.g. by PDEs, optimized discretization, variational and other energy minimization methods, Bayesian inference or channel representations.

Tasks:

• Solving a challenging task in a highly motivated, multidisciplinary team
• Development, implementation, and validation of computer vision algorithms
• Setup of lab experiments for the acquisition of test data
• Presentation of results on international conferences and in scientific journals

Requirements:

• M.Sc. (or equivalent) in computer science, physics, mathematics, or a related discipline with a good final grade. Experience in pattern recognition, signal or image processing, automation and robotics is advantageous.
• Interest in numerical/theoretical problems as well as a solid mathematical background
• Good programming skills, especially in C/C++, CUDA, and Matlab are desirable
• Good command of written and spoken English, as well as excellent technical and organizational skills
• Willingness to communicate research results and to interact within an interdisciplinary and international research environment is expected.

For more information visit our website:
http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-3/index.php?index=1100
and/or contact: Dr. Hanno Scharr, e-mail: h.scharr@fz-juelich.de

Payment of the PhD fellow will be based on salary grade 13/2 Collective Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD). Depending on the candidate‘s profile and the subject of his/her PhD thesis an additional allowance may be granted.

The implementation of equal opportunities is a cornerstone of our staff policy, for which we have received the TOTAL E-QUALITY Award. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. We also welcome applications from disabled persons.

Please send your application with the relevant documentation, quoting the reference code D039/2010, to:

Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre (ICG-TA)
Mr. K. Beumers
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
52425 Jülich
Germany

www.fz-juelich.de

Application Deadline : 30 June 2010

Web Link

http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-3/index.php?index=1100