MSc by Research Studentship on Fatigue Performance of Laser Peened Aluminium Alloys at Cranfield University, UK

Supported by Airbus, a studentship up to £14,000 p.a. for 1 year plus fees is available.

Cranfield University, in collaboration with Airbus and the Open University, has an exciting research opportunity for a motivated graduate. This research aims to understand and model the role of residual stresses produced by the laser peening process in determining the fatigue performance obtained in aerospace structures.

Laser peening is a new generation process for treating the surface of metallic engineering components to produce exceptional improvements in fatigue properties. So far the process has been applied to a limited number of aerospace components as a process of last resort. In this research the possibility of treating the relatively thin aluminium structures used in aircraft fuselages will be explored. The work will explore the improvements fatigue performance laser peening can produce in aluminium alloys, looking in particular at the benefits to structures which have been damaged in various ways during service use and maintenance operations.



If this project is successful it is possible that additional funding for more extensive research towards a PhD could be made available.

Technical Schools Research Students Training Programme
The successful candidate will attend Cranfield University`s Technical Schools Research Students Training Programme which is designed to equip students with research skills required during their research studies and in their future careers. This programme consists of a series of one-day events, coupled with smaller interactive group sessions.

For further details please contact
Alison Whaley,
Academic Co-ordinator,
T: +44 (0) 1234 750111 x2570,
email: a.whaley@cranfield.ac.uk

Entry Requirements
Applicants should have a first or upper second class UK honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline such as mechanical or materials engineering. A background in fatigue and mechanics of materials is also desirable.

Funding
Supported by Airbus, this studentship will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only and provide a bursary of up to £14,000p.a. for one year dependent upon qualifications and experience.

How to apply
If you are eligible to apply for this research studentship, please complete the Application Form or you can request that we post one to you. Alternatively you may wish to apply online. For further information contact us today:

School of Applied Sciences
T: +44 (0)1234 754086
E: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk

Please note that we are unable to consider submissions for specific research studentships that fall outside of the stated eligibility criteria.

Application deadline: 30 September 2009
Supervisor: Professor Phil Irving

Useful links:
Technical Schools Research Students Training Programme:
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/soe/esrstp/

Application form:
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/students/Applications/apply_pgresearch.pdf

Apply online:
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/prospectuslinks/course.jsp?course=MSc by Research School of Applied Sciences

For further details please go to webpage below:
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/postgraduatestudy/researchopportunities/page43693.jsp

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[Polish] Master,PhD,Postdoc Open Positions

Master, PhD, Postdoc Open Positions sponsored by Foundation for Polish Science

Master, PhD, Postdoc Open Positions on Mechanistic Aspects and Spatial Effects in Cell Signalling Mechanistic aspects and spatial effects in cell signalling, within TEAM Programme sponsored by Foundation for Polish Science.

Concepts and objectives
The leading aim of the project is to identify and study the turning points in molecular pathways of immune response and cancer, in which the single cell fate, understood as a choice between apoptosis, senescence, proliferation, differentiation or cell cycle arrest, is decided. As a model molecular pathways we will consider these related to innate and adaptive immune response and cancer, in which we have expertise. The project will be realized both by means of numerical simulations and theoretical analysis.

We have the open positions for undergraduate students (with the third year finished), PhD students and postdoctoral researchers


The following topics will be financed:

For MSc (undegraduate, after third year) students:
1. Stochastic gene expression: numerical simulations and mathematical analysis.
2. Stochastic numerical simulations of complex regulatory pathways: development of new simulation tools.
3. Evolution and co-evolution of genes (and their regulatory regions) related to p53 and NF-kappaB pathways: From yeast to human.
4. Mutations of p53 pathways genes in various types of cancer.

For PhD students:
1. Calcium signalling, calcium travelling waves, spatial organization of kinase cascades, stochastic and deterministic reaction-diffusion equations.
2. Mathematical aspects of regulatory pathways: Markov processes, bifurcation theory for stochastic systems.
3. Integration of signalling pathways of transcription factors: NF-kappaB, p53 and IRF3/IRF7.

For postdoctoral researchers:
Formation and signalling in nanoclusters and receptor complexes, B-cell receptor signalling. DNA regulation and dynamics (formation of cruciforms, Z-DNA and other noncanonical DNA) in the context of gene expression.

Stipends/salaries (netto)
- For MSc students – 1000 PLN/month
- For PhD students – about 3000 PLN/month
- For postdoctoral researchers – about 7000 PLN/month

Criteria for the candidates selection
(1) Scientific achievements of the candidate (30 points)
(2) Evaluation of the candidate (15 points)

for MSc candidates: average of the marks obtained during the studies
for PhD candidates: average of the marks obtained during the MSc studies, the mark of the final exam, the mark of MSc thesis
for postdoc candidate: average of the marks obtained during the PhD studies, the mark of the final exam, the mark of PhD thesis

(3) Experience in scientific activity (20 points)
(4) Scientific stipends and stays at foreign scientific institutions (20 points)
(5) Presentations at conferences and workshops (15 points)

The PhD candidates should have background in
- computational biology and/or
- applied mathematics and/or
- physics

The candidate for the postdoc position should have experience in systems biology, computer methods and have good background in applied mathematics.

Persons interested in applying for the positions should contact Dr. T. Lipniacki (tlipnia@ippt.gov.pl) and present by October 16, 2009, covering letter, scientific CV (including list of publications, conferences, stays at scientific institutions, etc.) and all the necessary documents concerning criterion (2). Please e-mail covering letter and CV to tlipnia@ippt.gov.pl and send the documents to

Dr. Tomasz Lipniacki,
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research
Pawinskiego 5B, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland

The final stage of the selection will be the qualification interview in English (held between October 19-23, 2009). PhD position holders will be enrolled for the doctoral studies in the Institute of the Fundamental Technological Research.

For inquieries, please contact Dr. Tomasz Lipniacki (tlipnia@ippt.gov.pl)

Team members:
Tomasz Lipniacki – principal investigator (Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, PAS, Warsaw, Poland)
Bogdan Kazmierczak (Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, PAS, Warsaw, Poland)
Aleksandra Nowicka (Institute of Theoretical Physics, PAS, Warsaw, Poland).

External collaborators:
Prof. Mark Alber (Notre Dame University, US),
Prof. Allan R. Brasier (UTMB Galveston, TX, US),
Assoc. Prof. James R. Faeder (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, US),
Assoc. Prof. William S. Hlavacek (Los Alamos National Laboratories, US),
Prof. Marek Kimmel (Rice University and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, US),
Prof. Vitaly Volpert (Universite Claude Bernard – Lyon 1, France),
Prof. Michael R.H. White (Liverpool University, UK).

Source:
http://www.ippt.gov.pl/~tlipnia/TeamProject.html

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[Switzerland] PhD Position in Architecture at University of Lugano

The Accademia di architettura dell`Università della Svizzera italiana, Mendrisio invites applications for a Funded PhD position from October 15th 2009, for a minimum period of 36 months.

The position requires full time attendance. Remuneration is based on the Swiss National Fund parameters.

Duties
The PhD student will take part in the CUS research project (Swiss Cooperation Project in Architecture) Critical encyclopaedia of re-use and restoration of Twentieth-Century architecture, coordinated by professors Bruno Reichlin (USI), Franz Graf (EPFL) and Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani (ETHZ). He/She will work under the supervision of the responsible faculty members (B. Reichlin, R. Grignolo). The area of his/her research will be the theory and history of re-use and restoration of Twentieth-Century heritage and work will comprise the documentation of case studies. She/He will also write some of the encyclopaedia` s entries.



Requirements
- Master degree in architecture.
- Good knowledge of Twentieth-Century architecture and restoration.
- Good knowledge of Swiss national languages, German especially, and English.

Postgraduate qualifications will receive positive evaluation.
Requirements and regulations for this position are specified in the "Regolamento degli studi di dottorato" (http://www.arch.unisi.ch/aam_regolamento_dottorato.pdf)

Further information can be obtained from
Dr. Arch. Roberta Grignolo (roberta.grignolo@ usi.ch)

The PhD application must include a curriculum vitae, list of publications, presentation of Master degree work, two letters of reference from professors who have followed the candidate in her/his academic career and a letter of motivation.

A PhD research program, accompanied by a letter of the PhD tutor at the Accademia, will have to be presented by November 2009. The contract validity is subordinated to the acceptance of the PhD research program by the Consiglio dell`Accademia di architettura of USI (Università della Svizzera Italiana).

Applications should be mailed and postmarked no later than September 15th 2009 to the following address:
Dr. Arch. R. Grignolo
Accademia di architettura
Università della Svizzera italiana
Largo Bernasconi 2
CH-6850 Mendrisio

website link:
http://www.usi.ch/bando-arch-dottorando-cus-en-91094.pdf

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[US] The Gita Wirjawan Graduate Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School

The Gita Wirjawan Graduate Fellowship at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

This is our flagship program. One scholarship is offered annually to for an Indonesian to attend the Edward S. Mason Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

For the past seven decades, the Harvard Kennedy School has strived to place itself at the vanguard of studying public policy and preparing practitioners. Today the school has evolved into one of the world`s most eminent social science research institutions – housing 15 research centers and institutes and more than thirty executive education and degree programs – with worldwide reach and influence.

The Edward S. Mason Program is one of Harvard`s oldest international student programs. It brings together leaders from around the world who enroll in the one-year Master in Public Administration Degree. The emphasis of the program and courses is on developing the broad range of analytical and leadership skills required to initiate and to implement major political, social, or economic change.



More than 27,000 Kennedy School alumni reside in 137 countries and serve in a wide range of positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Mason Fellows come from all across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe, as well as the former Soviet Union. Graduates of the Mason Program return to their countries to assume high-level positions. Many of them have become world leaders, including several heads of state such as Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as well as the current Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon.

Selection Criteria
Applicants should have
(a) a confirmed acceptance at the Harvard Kennedy School
(b) an excellent academic record with a first degree equivalent to a good Second Class (Upper) Honors or higher or a GPA of at least 3.5;
(c) a very good command of the English Language;
(d) at least seven years full time relevant work experience; and
(e) assessed to have outstanding potential for leadership in government, business, or civil society after graduation.

The application deadline for 2010-11 program is November 1, 2009. More information about the program and the application process can be found in the following website:
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mc-mpa/mason.

Terms and Conditions
Each fellowship is tenable for one year only for full-time students on the Master of Public Administration program. The successful candidate is expected to complete his/her studies within the tenable period.

Each scholarship will cover the following:
- Tuition and other compulsory fees (as specified by Harvard University);
- Monthly stipend; and
- Return air-ticket (economy class)

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[Germany] Doctoral Position in Behavioral Economics at Jacobs University Bremen

The Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development at Jacobs University Bremen invites applications for the part-time position (19,25 hrs/week) of a Research Associate (Doctoral Student) in Behavioral Economics.

Necessary qualifications are:
1. Master`s degree or Diploma in Economics or Business Administration
2. Excellent knowledge in the fields of Micro-Economic Theory and Statistics/Micro-Econometrics
3. Excellent written and spoken German and English
4. Strong interest in an academic career and influential applied research Strong quantitative research skills



Beneficial for the position are prior experience in experimental economics and an interest in any of the following topics: personnel and labor economics, social norms and strategic interaction, change across the life span, and demographic changes in society.

Job description:
- Conducting research on the above topics
- Developing and pursuing own research ideas
- Assisting in the acquisition of third party funding and other administrative tasks
- Preparing a PhD thesis

We offer a contract for 24 months. Candidates should submit a complete application – including a CV, a description of the applicant`s (research) experience and future research interests, a PDF version of the Master thesis as well as one reference – as soon as possible to d.dittrich@jacobs-university.de or to the following address:

Jacobs University Bremen
Prof. Dr. D. A. V. Dittrich
Campus Ring 1
28759 Bremen
Germany

Electronic application is encouraged. For further information on our research center, please visit us at http://www.jacobs-university.de/schools/jacobscenter.

Jacobs University Bremen is an equal opportunity employer and has been certified "Family Friendly" by the Hertie-Stiftung.

website link: http://www.jacobs-university.de/about/jobs/17090/

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