AL MAKTOUM FOUNDATION
Open Scholarships Competition for Postgraduate Students
Scholarships Opportunities for Postgraduate Studies
Al-Maktoum Foundation offers an open scholarships competition for postgraduate students to study at Al-Maktoum Institute, Dundee (University of Aberdeen) in the following one year postgraduate programmes:
* MLitt in Islamic Studies * MLitt in Islamicjerusalem Studies * MLitt in Multiculturalism * MLitt in Muslims, Globalisation and the West
Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to outstanding candidates on the basis of academic distinction.Deadline for applications 16 May 2008
Further details are available from: www.almaktoumfoundation.com or:
The Secretary, …

PhD in Bioinformatics [Honours in Stats, Maths, Computer Science or Molecular Biology, and knowledge of Bayesian Stats, Bioinformatics, and/or Computational Biology would be desirable]Australian National University, University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology
Several PhD scholarships are available in a newly funded ARC project for developing and applying computational/statistical methods for detection of non-coding RNAs in eukaryote genomes. This is quite a hot topic, so you will be working at the forefront of bioinformatics with leading experts in the field in Australia and internationally.
You will be supervised by Prof Peter …

PostDoc/PhD Position in Stochastic Modeling of Cell Populations
Our profileThe Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg is the first institute of the Max Planck Society dedicated to engineering sciences. Its objective is to bridge the gap between basic research and industrial applications. The newly founded Junior Research Group Population Dynamics aims at a fundamental understanding distributed systems through predictive modelling. We offer a highly interdisciplinary research environment and excellently equipped facilities.
Project: Stochastic Modeling of Cell PopulationsThe fundamental understanding of cell populations is still limited. In the …

Description
In the Fracture Mechanics/Lightweight Materials and Structures Group of the Institute for Building Materials (IfB), of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) are available two PhD positions in the field of Lightweight Materials and Structures.The challenge in developing lightweight materials is to assure sufficient strength and deformability in combination with low weight which is of interest for economic use of resources. One of the strategies followed in the past years to mix cement and protein foam to reach significant weight reduction, where ways have been found to retain …

MA/MSc Full-Time StudentshipsMasters in Creative TechnologiesInstitute of Creative TechnologiesDe Montfort University, Leicester
Are you a technologist with a creative dimension? An artist working with technologies? A designer with programming skills, or any one of many more such ‘crossovers’?
The Institute Of Creative Technologies at De Montfort University is offering twelve full-time Masters level studentships for their Masters in Creative Technologies (MA/MSc) for the coming academic year 2008-2009. The studentships are worth £10,000 each and are available at UK/EU full-time rates due to funding restrictions.
New technologies are transforming the world of human creativity …

MSc StudentshipsDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electronics
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, offers several MSc studentships. The amount of the award depends on qualifications and place of origin; including full scholarships (fees and full maintenance) and full-fees or part-fees awards. Even though we have awards available for all programmes we particularly encourage application for the “Micro and Nano Technology” programme. More information about the courses can be obtained from www.liv.ac.uk/eee/courses/postgrdc.htm
For more information about the scholarships and the application procedure can be found fromwww.liv.ac.uk/eee/courses/msc/studentships.htm
Applications will be assessed …

BRAIN PLASTICITY POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
A well-funded post-doctoral research position is available at University of Texas at Dallas Center for BrainHealth and the Advanced Imaging Research Center at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. This position presents the opportunity to design and conduct neuroimaging and cognitive studies focused on normal aging, and aging populations with degenerative diseases including Alzheimers disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Frontotemporal dementias.
Candidates must have an advanced degree (PhD or MD) in cognitive neuroscience, medicine, or medical imaging.
UTD and UTSW have embarked on a multi-million dollar …