Masters Target Scholarship for Students from Developing Countries

Target Scholarship Total exemption of tuition fees, etc., accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.

Eligibility:

You must be a foreign student from a developing country and hold an offer for a master's degree full time at the University of Westminster.

Target Scholarship criteria:

Academic excellence, the potential need for development and finance.

Use:

Target Scholarship Apply for grants for the offered place (conditional or unconditional) on a course at the University of Westminster. Please do not apply if you are already registered or has begun to study at the University of Westminster. See the scholarship application forms and guidelines.. The deadline for applications for study in September 2011 is 31 May 2011.

Three PhD Studentship Target Scholarship at University of Sheffield, UK: Energy and Environment

The University´s interdisciplinary Energy and Environment theme addresses the international scientific consensus of rapid and globally damaging environmental change driven by natural resource demand and greenhouse gas emissions. This network forms one strand of our commitment to address the imperative to adapt the way humans capture and utilise energy, manage waste, do business and govern themselves to mitigate and manage the impacts of environmental change. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) of CO₂ underground is now recognised as a major tool we have for tackling environmental climate change in the short to medium term. The Deep Carbon network will focus on this by building new physics technologies using muon particle detection, needed to monitor what happens to the carbon placed underground, on new geo-physical and engineering models for CO₂ storage, needed to optimise selection of suitable deep sites, and new international governance structures, required to underpin legal aspects of safe carbon storage. Award details: A network of three PhD scholarships, one each in Physics, Engineering and Law, is being funded by the University for 3 years, providing a stipend at the standard Research Council rate (£13,590 in 2011-12), UK/EU fees and a research training grant of £1,000 p.a.
Eligibility:

• Academic requirements – applicants should have, or expect to achieve, a first or upper second class UK honours degree or equivalent qualifications gained outside the UK in an appropriate area of study.
• Allowed study options – applicants should be registering on their first year of study with the University for 2011-12 on one of the selected PhD projects listed below.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Executive Officer Target Scholarship (HR and Head of School Office)

Queen Mary, University of London is one of the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions. The School of Mathematical Sciences has a very strong research record and high educational standards for its undergraduate and postgraduate students. The academic staff, undergraduate students together with the support staff, postdoctoral assistants and postgraduate students make up a vibrant environment.

Applications are invited for the above key post in the School of Mathematical Sciences. The successful candidate will hold a key role in administrative leadership and management to support the School of Mathematical Sciences as it works towards achieving its strategic aims. They will contribute to strategic and operational planning, will provide high level support to the Head of School as well as managing support staff and administrative processes.

Candidates should have a degree, or equivalent, and significant experience of working in a similar or related role within the higher education sector. The sucessful candidate should be able to demonstrate expertise in the management of people, resources and projects, knowledge of HR legislation and regulations, a high level of initiative, the ability to research and analyse information, and excellent organisational, communication, interpersonal and IT skills.

This is a full time fixed term post available for 10 months as a result of maternity leave, and it is expected that you will hold it for the full period. However, should the post-holder on maternity leave exercise her right to return to work earlier, then this appointment will be terminated, subject to a notice period of one month. It is expected that the successful candidate will take up the post on 1 May or as soon as possible thereafter.

Starting salary will be in the range of £42,029 - £43,203 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave (pro rata), childcare vouchers scheme, final salary pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

Enquiries should be emailed to jobs@maths.qmul.ac.uk For further information about the School please visit www.maths.qmul.ac.uk Further details and an application form can be found at www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies

Please include in your application a statement, which should outline your suitability for the position which. should include evidence of your knowledge, skills and experience, related to the job description and person specification.

Completed application forms quoting the reference number 11077/CA should be returned preferably by post to The Recruitment Officer, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS. Alternatively, applications can be to jobs@maths.qmul.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is 1^st April 2011. Interviews are expected to be held on 12 April 2011.
Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

Scholarship : IBM Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship, USA

Study Subject: Matehmatics

Employer : IBM

Level: Postdoctoral

Fellowship Description:The Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center invites applications for its 2011-2012 Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in mathematical and computer sciences. The fellowship provides scientists of outstanding ability an opportunity to advance their scholarship as resident department members at the Research Center. The Research Center is located in Westchester County, less than an hour north of New York City.
The Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences Department provides an atmosphere in which basic research is combined with work on technical problems arising in industry. Currently, about 110 permanent members, academic visitors, and post-doctoral fellows are pursuing research in pure and applied mathematics and in theoretical and exploratory computer science. Areas of research include: algorithms (approximation, randomized, and on-line); data mining (machine learning, pattern recognition, and computational statistics); dynamical systems and differential equations; high-performance computing (including scientific computing and parallel computing); numerical analysis; optimization (discrete, continuous, and stochastic, with risk measures); probability theory (stochastic models, risk management, queues and queueing networks); statistics (time-series, multivariate analysis, design, and reliability); and supply-chain and operations management (pricing, optimization and performance modeling).

Close interaction with permanent department members is expected, but fellows are free to pursue their own research interests.
Up to two fellowships will be awarded. Candidates must have received a Ph.D. degree after September 2006 or should expect to receive one before the fellowship commences in the second half of 2011 (usually in September). The fellowship has a period of one year, and may be extended another year by mutual agreement. The stipend is expected to be between $95,000 and $115,000, depending on the area and length of experience. An additional allowance for moving expenses will be provided.

Fellowship Application Deadline: January 6, 2011

Further Fellowship Information and Application

PhD studentships Institute of Psychiatry King's College London

2 PhD studentships are available in the South London Diabetes Cohort study (SOUL-D) which is a prospective study examining the effects of depression in 2000 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

3 year project: Epidemiology of depression in diabetes: identifying risk factors, mechanisms, course and consequences. Ref: K111

First supervisor: Dr Khalida Ismail

Depression is a common problem in diabetes and is associated with worse biomedical outcomes and increased mortality. Little is understood as to the risk factors for depression, what is its natural history and how biological, social and psychological factors interact to increase morbidity and mortality. You will be joining an established and friendly team in the Diabetes Research Group. You will be expected to develop additional hypotheses and appropriate methodologies to test them and contribute substantively towards data collection. This post suits a student who wishes a career in public health, medical informatics or clinical epidemiology.

3 year project: The role of inflammation in the course of depression in type 2 diabetes. Ref: 1211

First supervisor: Dr Khalida Ismail, Dept of Psychological Medicine, IoP, KCL
Second supervisor: Professor John Pickup, Dept Diabetes, KCL

There is emerging evidence that depression is associated with an innate immune response and this may play a role in its adverse effects on type 2 diabetes which itself has an inflammatory pathogenesis. You will join an established and friendly team in the Diabetes Research Group. You will develop additional hypotheses and appropriate methodologies to test them and contribute substantively towards data collection. The project will be of interest to students who want to combine basic sciences and epidemiology methodologies.

Department of Psychological Medicine
The department focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military, and psychiatry in various settings. The Head of Department is Professor Simon Wessely, who is also Vice Dean for Academic Psychiatry.

Award type
The stipend is £16,500 (2010/11). Home/EU tuition fees will be met. There will be some funding for attendance to courses and conferences. The studentship will only fully fund applications who are eligible for home/EU fees. Overseas students would have to pay the difference (approximately £10,000).
Study information

Start month:

1/1/2011. End 31/12/2013

Funding information

Funding applies to:
Open to applicants from a range of countries

Contacts and how to apply

Academic contact:

For further information or enquiries please contact Dr Khalida Ismail khalida.2.ismail@kcl.ac.uk.
Administrative contact and how to apply:

Apply online at https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/

On the online application form, please select “Psychological Medicine Division MPhil/PhD (Full-time)” from the programme list, and select January 2011 as the programme start date. Quote the reference in the Research Proposal box. Please note, you do not have to submit a Research Proposal. You should use that space on the online form to describe your research interests and ideas while also using the Personal Statement and Supporting Information section to give the short-listing panel a clear idea of why you are the best person for this post.

Please include details of 2 referees, including their email addresses. Your referees will be contacted prior to your interview.

PhD Studentships Semiconductor Materials and Devices University of Sheffield target scholarship

Due to recent major investment, 5 PhD studentships are available in the Semiconductor Materials and Devices Group of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, which has unrivalled clean room laboratory facilities for crystal growth and device fabrication in the area of III-V semiconductors (http://www.shef.ac.uk/eee/research/smd). These studentships are expected to make a key contribution to maintaining the international competitiveness of the group’s research. The projects cover the following topics:

* Infra-Red Optical Sensors – design, fabrication and testing of novel low-noise high gain infra-red semiconductor detectors for environmental, medical and military sensing and imaging
* Epitaxy on Silicon Substrates – crystal growth studies of III-V semiconductor materials on silicon using Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) for applications in high speed successors to current CMOS
* III-V Semiconductor Devices and Materials on Silicon Substrates – design, fabrication and testing of advanced high speed devices on silicon substrates
* Selective Area Epitaxy – crystal growth studies for high performance novel device concepts using Metal Organic Vapour Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE)
* GaN-based HFETs for High Speed Applications – development of advanced high frequency transistors for applications in radar and future digital devices

Competitive studentships are available for both UK and overseas citizens. UK and EU citizens who have been in residence in the UK for 3 years or more will be eligible for full tuition fees and stipend support at the standard EPSRC rate. EU citizens will be eligible for full tuition fees only. Scholarships are available for the very best non-EU applicants.

Applicants should have a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degree in Electronic Engineering or Physics or a related engineering or science subject, or have an appropriate MSc qualification. You should apply through the normal channels for PhD students in the Department (http://www.shef.ac.uk/postgraduate/online.html) and clearly state which of the above project titles you are interested in. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Richard Hogg (r.hogg@shef.ac.uk).

Deadline for submission of applications: 30 July 2010