The Ubiquitous Internet Group of IIT-CNR (Institute for Informatics and Telematics of the National Research Council), Pisa, Italy opens 2 fully funded PhD Student positions in the framework of the FP7 FET-AWARE RECOGNITION project due to start on 1st October 2010. The PhD students will be supervised by Marco Conti and Andrea Passarella. RECOGNITION aims to develop innovative, groundbreaking self-awareness paradigms for the Future Internet, looking primarily at content-centric networking aspects. The massive scale of content the Future Internet will have to manage and the long tail of user interests require novel content management solutions. Specifically, RECOGNITION will identify, design and evaluate the self-awareness mechanisms to support a global network where the legacy Internet will be replaced by a more fluid content-centric infrastructure where data are often located on mobile users' devices possibly disconnected from the network, and where content access, rather than connectivity, will be the key design goal. The PhD thesis will focus on one or more of the following topics: - definition of self-awareness mechanisms for heterogeneous (mobile/fixed) content-centric networks - content dissemination in massive scale heterogeneous (mobile/fixed) networks - social/human inspired self-aware networking paradigms - self-aware content management, indexing and acquisition in massive scale heterogeneous (mobile/fixed) networks. The ideal candidate for these positions holds a MSc (or an equivalent degree) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with a solid background on computer networking and mobile computing. Experience either in systems design or in analysis (applied to mobile networks) will be positively considered. Experience in simulation of computer networks will be a plus. Good knowledge of English is also desired. Closing date for applications: 15/09/2010 (or as soon as the positions are filled) Expected start date: October 2010 Each application must contain the following documents: - a detailed CV in English - a list of relevant academic courses (with grades) - a list of 1 or 2 references with contact addresses - a 1-page research statement, indicating the experience/interest with respect to the proposed topics Applications should be sent electronically to m.conti@iit.cnr.it and a.passarella@iit.cnr.it with subject "application for PhD positions - RECOGNITION". For more information, please contact Marco Conti Research Director IIT-CNR, Pisa, Italy m.conti@iit.cnr.it Andrea Passarella Researcher IIT-CNR, Pisa, Italy a.passarella@iit.cnr.it The Researchers of the Ubiquitous Internet Group of IIT-CNR feature vast expertise in the area of mobile networking, distributed systems and performance evaluation. They participate in several European Projects on opportunistic, delay-tolerant, mesh, sensor networks, such as SOCIALNETS (http://www.social-nets.eu), Haggle (http://haggleproject.org), EU-Mesh (http://www.eu-mesh.eu/), as well in recently funded EU Projects such as FP7-AWARE RECOGNITION and FP7-FIRE SCAMPI. They have coordinated the FP5 MobileMAN project, which defined, developed and tested a campus-wide, self-organizing, and totally wireless network. The UIG group is actively involved in the European initiatives related to the Future Internet, both through participation in cutting-edge, exploratory research projects, and through the participation of its members to consulting groups of the European Commission. In this framework, and with specific reference to the open position, UIG welcomes inter-disciplinary research approaches exploiting complex network models of social structures in the design of Future Internet architectures. 10 PhD places and 5 PhD scholarships 12/07/2010
Call for Application for Non EU Citizens 10 places in PhD programs and 5 PhD scholarships Cycle XXVI – Calendar years 2011/2013 The University of Macerata announces a call for applications for 10 places in Phd programs within which 5 scholarships will be assigned to non-EU citizens. Download the form at: www.unimc.it/sda/bandi-di-concorso/bandi-xxvi-ciclo/call_xxvi_cycle.pdf Get more info at: www.unimc.it/sda/bandi-di-concorso/bandi-xxvi-ciclo Application deadline is 10 September 2010 Global Objective
Alessandro Natali E-mail: ti.ylatiocegorp@tnemtiurcer Tel +39 0532 790980 - Fax +39 0532 790231 – www.progecoitaly.it Note If you are interested in applying for the above positions, please send your CV (EC format) to ti.ylatiocegorp@tnemtiurcer before 27/06/2010, referring to FWC07 10-243716 v1 Junior Expert Only selected candidate will be contacted Deadline: 27/06/2010 Possible starting date: 06/09/2010 Duration: 23 working days Sandwich Training Educational Programme 15/06/2010
ICTP - The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy General Description and Goals The Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP) aims at offering IAEA fellowship opportunities to Ph.D. students from developing countries in the fields of physics and mathematics. The goal of STEP is to strengthen the scientific capability of young scientists and researchers from developing countries to better contribute and serve the scientific, technical, and economic development of their home countries. The ICTP, with the support and close collaboration of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme, offers fellowships to candidates from the IAEA member States in the following fields of training: - atomic, nuclear physics - nuclear, isotope and laser techniques applied to: human health; agriculture; biotechnology and biophotonics; water resources and environmental studies - synchrotron radiation and applications - biophotonics - medical radiation physics Fellowship are also provided by the ICTP, within its scientific and technical competence, to candidates from developing countries in the fields listed below: - condensed matter and statistical physics - high energy physics - mathematics - earth system physics - applied physics The programme benefits also from the financial assistance of the CEI (Central European Initiative) which supports candidates from CEI countries, and of the UNESCO-ICTP Mori Fellowship Scheme which supports candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa. Training and/or research can also take place at the IAEA laboratories of Seibersdorf, Vienna and the IAEA Marine Laboratory in Monaco. The programme aims at an equitable participation of fellows, and therefore especially welcomes applications from woman scientists. Awards are assigned by the merit of the thesis proposed by the home country advisor, as decided by the STEP selection committee. Once a STEP fellow is selected, the ICTP will assign the fellow to the appropriate host institute with a designated co-advisor. The advisors from both the home and the host institutes will jointly supervise the fellow's research. The two advisors are expected to coordinate the research and training work of the fellow, which is concluded when the fellow student obtains the PhD at his home institute. The fellowships are awarded for a period of at least three months to be spent by the fellows at host institutes during the first year. Pending the approval of the host institute and the two supervisors, the fellowship is renewable for up to two additional successive years. Financial Support The STEP fellowship includes a stipend of ¤ 1,400 per month during each stay at the host institute as well as the costs of travel and medical insurance. It is understood that, during all other periods not covered by the STEP fellowship, i.e. when at the home institute, all support needed for continuing and finishing the fellow's research work is provided by other funding sources. Deadlines to submit applications are 15 Februrary and 15 August of each year ICTP - The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy General Description and Goals The Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP) aims at offering IAEA fellowship opportunities to Ph.D. students from developing countries in the fields of physics and mathematics. The goal of STEP is to strengthen the scientific capability of young scientists and researchers from developing countries to better contribute and serve the scientific, technical, and economic development of their home countries. The ICTP, with the support and close collaboration of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme, offers fellowships to candidates from the IAEA member States in the following fields of training: - atomic, nuclear physics - nuclear, isotope and laser techniques applied to: human health; agriculture; biotechnology and biophotonics; water resources and environmental studies - synchrotron radiation and applications - biophotonics - medical radiation physics Fellowship are also provided by the ICTP, within its scientific and technical competence, to candidates from developing countries in the fields listed below: - condensed matter and statistical physics - high energy physics - mathematics - earth system physics - applied physics The programme benefits also from the financial assistance of the CEI (Central European Initiative) which supports candidates from CEI countries, and of the UNESCO-ICTP Mori Fellowship Scheme which supports candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa. Training and/or research can also take place at the IAEA laboratories of Seibersdorf, Vienna and the IAEA Marine Laboratory in Monaco. The programme aims at an equitable participation of fellows, and therefore especially welcomes applications from woman scientists. Awards are assigned by the merit of the thesis proposed by the home country advisor, as decided by the STEP selection committee. Once a STEP fellow is selected, the ICTP will assign the fellow to the appropriate host institute with a designated co-advisor. The advisors from both the home and the host institutes will jointly supervise the fellow's research. The two advisors are expected to coordinate the research and training work of the fellow, which is concluded when the fellow student obtains the PhD at his home institute. The fellowships are awarded for a period of at least three months to be spent by the fellows at host institutes during the first year. Pending the approval of the host institute and the two supervisors, the fellowship is renewable for up to two additional successive years. It is understood that, during all other periods not covered by the STEP fellowship, i.e. when at the home institute, all support needed for continuing and finishing the fellow's research work is provided by other funding sources. Deadlines to submit applications are 15 Februrary and 15 August of each year c/o Office of External Activities Fermi Bldg., Via Beirut, 6 34014 Trieste Italy Telephone no. +39 040 22 40 322 Telefax no. +39 040 22 40 443 e-mail: calligar@ictp.it http://users.ictp.it/www_users/STEP/STEP.html A multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural training workshop Camerino, Italy, 26-31 July 2010 coordinator: Annette Habluetzel This training event is targeted to doctoral candidates (whatever their disciplinary background), who already work on malaria, or who plan to be involved – from various perspectives and with different approaches – in research and control of poverty-related diseases in their future. The workshop is organized in the frame of the PhD Programme on Malaria and Human Development supported by WHO, Global Malaria Programme, the University of Camerino and the Italian Malaria Network. Participants will have the opportunity to get updated on the major, recent achievements in malaria immunology and on the most promising vaccine candidates that are currently in the pipeline - at discovery stage or undergoing clinical evaluation. They will have the occasion to get acquainted with traditional approaches to stimulate immunity (such as plant remedies) and will be provided with insights into the complexity of vaccination in countries where malnutrition and co-infection with a multiplicity of agents are of common occurrence, and thus may hamper the development of fully functional immunity. What kind of vaccine do we need? This is the leading question of the training event. With a multidisciplinary approach, answers and view points will be discussed from the perspective of biologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, socio-economists and health policy makers. For more detailed information, please look at the draft workshop programme. The workshop - structured in plenary lectures, working group sessions and round table discussions – can rely upon the expertise of lecturers and facilitators from research and control institutions of different malaria endemic countries, from TDR, the Italian Malaria Network and other institutions focusing on malaria research and control. If your are interested to participate at the training event (26-31 July) send us your workshop application request before May 24th, a maximum of 40 applications can be accepted. During a 2 weeks period preceding (12-23 July) and the week following (2-6 August.) the workshop, additional training can be offered to a limited number of participants (15). More detailed information is available on the application form for the comprehensive training. Thanks to the support of TDR-Capacity strengthening, scholarships can be offered for the 'comprehensive training' to 2 participants from malaria endemic countries covering travel expenses, accommodation and registration fee. Finally, we warmly invite you to browse the web-site reports of the 2 preceding workshops, conducted in 2008 on drugs and remedies and in 2009 on vector control. For any further information do not hesitate to contact: annette.habluetzel@unicam.it Source: http://malwks.unicam.it/vaccines2010/ A multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural training workshop Camerino, Italy, 26-31 July 2010 coordinator: Annette Habluetzel This training event is targeted to doctoral candidates (whatever their disciplinary background), who already work on malaria, or who plan to be involved – from various perspectives and with different approaches – in research and control of poverty-related diseases in their future. The workshop is organized in the frame of the PhD Programme on Malaria and Human Development supported by WHO, Global Malaria Programme, the University of Camerino and the Italian Malaria Network. Participants will have the opportunity to get updated on the major, recent achievements in malaria immunology and on the most promising vaccine candidates that are currently in the pipeline - at discovery stage or undergoing clinical evaluation. They will have the occasion to get acquainted with traditional approaches to stimulate immunity (such as plant remedies) and will be provided with insights into the complexity of vaccination in countries where malnutrition and co-infection with a multiplicity of agents are of common occurrence, and thus may hamper the development of fully functional immunity. What kind of vaccine do we need? This is the leading question of the training event. With a multidisciplinary approach, answers and view points will be discussed from the perspective of biologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, socio-economists and health policy makers. For more detailed information, please look at the draft workshop programme. The workshop - structured in plenary lectures, working group sessions and round table discussions – can rely upon the expertise of lecturers and facilitators from research and control institutions of different malaria endemic countries, from TDR, the Italian Malaria Network and other institutions focusing on malaria research and control. If your are interested to participate at the training event (26-31 July) send us your workshop application request before May 24th, a maximum of 40 applications can be accepted. During a 2 weeks period preceding (12-23 July) and the week following (2-6 August.) the workshop, additional training can be offered to a limited number of participants (15). More detailed information is available on the application form for the comprehensive training. Thanks to the support of TDR-Capacity strengthening, scholarships can be offered for the 'comprehensive training' to 2 participants from malaria endemic countries covering travel expenses, accommodation and registration fee. Finally, we warmly invite you to browse the web-site reports of the 2 preceding workshops, conducted in 2008 on drugs and remedies and in 2009 on vector control. For any further information do not hesitate to contact: annette.habluetzel@unicam.it Pre-selection has begun for foreign students applying for a position in a PhD Program for the Academic Year 2010/11. The number of positions funded by the University will be established by the Graduate School after 10 June 2010. Foreign students wishing to apply for admission to a PhD Program for the Academic Year 2010/11 must submit an application no later than 25 May 2010 via the online system available at the following website: http://delphi.uniroma2.it/totem/jsp/Concorsi/ConcorsoOTest.jsp?language=en Some doctoral courses have specific conditions of admission. Those will be advertised on the following web page: (These conditions may include the primary language of the program and its educational activities -- e.g., English or Italian). http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=913&catid=275&Itemid=259&lang=it_IT.utf8%2C+it_IT.UT Foreign students will be evaluated by submitting an online application by 25 May 2010. At the conclusion of the online application process, applicants must attach in electronic format a “pdf” file with a maximum size of 15 MB containing:
Please transmit the forms and letters by email or via regular postal mail directly to the coordinator of the PhD program to which you are applying by 25 May 2010. (Please note, if you are applying to more than one program an original set of letters & forms must be sent to each of the Programs Coordinators). The list of coordinators and their addresses (both postal and electronic) is available at the following webpage: http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1001&catid=275&Itemid=259&lang=it_IT.utf8%2C+it_IT.UT Eligible candidates whose application has passed preliminary screening will be invited to take part in a Skype interview with the Coordinator (or their delegate) of the applicant’s desired program of study. The Doctoral School will publish the list of candidates granted a Skype interview and the timetable of those interviews. The information can be found at the following webpage: http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=510&catid=275&Itemid=259&lang=it_IT.utf8%2C+it_IT.UT Candidates whose two letters of recommendation are not received will be excluded from selection. Candidates will also be excluded from the selection process if they fail to disclose in their Curriculum Vitae relevant examination results and/or results of degree requirements with assessment and/or grade (i.e., transcript details), and the date of degree achievement by 25 May 2010. Candidates will also be excluded if they hold a degree which the Coordinator does not consider equivalent to an Italian degree or equivalent to the Program’s requirements. Candidates possessing a degree(s) not achieved in Italy will have to submit to the Administration of the Doctoral School a Declaration of Relative Value (or “dichiarazione di valore relativa al titolo”) within three months of registration. The Declaration is obtainable from the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the country where the degree was completed. Students who fail to present the Declaration of Relative Value within three months of registration will be excluded from the program. Pre-selection applications will be evaluated by the Coordinator or by a Committee appointed by the Coordinator of the PhD Program and they will admit candidates deemed suitable. The successful Candidate will be admitted and expected to be present for the full Academic Year beginning 1 September 2010 through 30 October 2011. PhD in Economics 23/03/2010
The PhD Program offered by theDepartment of Economics at the University of Bologna (DSE)aims at training a selected group of outstanding scholars for a career as economists in academic institutions or in research departments of corporations, public organizations, financial institutions and the government. The considerable diversification of research areas covered by the members of the DSE and their international reputation provide an outstanding environment where students of most fields in economics may find research ideas and tight guidance for their doctoral studies. Students are encouraged to pursue a personalized curriculum, by choosing courses within a wide list of options under the close supervision of distinguished academic members who are at the cutting edge of world research in their fields. The DSE organizes many conferences, workshops and weekly seminars in all the main fields and attracts distinguished international visitors who collaborate with the members of the Department. This international environment offers to Ph.D. students the opportunity to make important international contacts for their careers. Successful graduates are actively assisted in career placement by the DSE. The Department of Economics of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (www.dep.unimore.it) is a partner institution in the PhD Program. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS Applications must be received no later than May 31, 2010. Admission is conditional on obtaining a Master's Degree no later than September 20, 2010. Successful candidates will be informed of admission as the selection committee processes the applications, and no later than June 30, 2010. Click the following highlighted words for more information:
The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) at the University of Trento has 70 open PhD positions in the ICT area, almost all of them covered by scholarship. Details on the DISI Department and on the PhD School as well as a link to the online application are provided at the bottom of this email. The deadline for applications is April 20, 2010, before 12 noon, local time. The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science is one of the leading and faster-growing research institutions, characterized by a young and international faculty and by a large, international student population. Indicators for scientific production put the department among the very top in Europe. The successful candidate will therefore have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting environment. Trento is a vibrant city with a beautifully preserved historic center, consistently ranked at the top for quality of life in Italy. It offers a variety of cultural and sports opportunities all year around, as well as excellent food and wine. Links
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