Location: ENSTA, Chemical Engineering Dept., 32 Boulevard Victor, 75015 Paris, France. Supervisors: Walter Fürst and Patrice Paricaud. Electrolyte solutions are encountered in many industrial applications, and the determination of their thermodynamic properties is often crucial to the design and optimization of chemical processes Because of strong deviations from ideality in these solutions, the prediction of thermodynamic propréiétés of these systems remains a challenge. The modeling of these systems implies using molecular based models and the laws of statistical thermodynamics. The thermodynamic models are usually extensions of models for nonelectrolyte mixtures obtained by adding a specific term to take into account the electrostatic interactions between ions. However, these models are accurate only if they also take into account the interactions between ions and molecular species, i.e. the phenomena of solvation of ions by solvent molecules.

The aim of the thesis is twofold. First, it consists of the development of a new model incorporating a term for the original representation of solvation. The development of this new model can be made with the help of data generated by molecular simulation. As in the case of an equation of state electrolyte previously developed in our laboratory, the model should have predictive features. Secondly, we will apply the thermodynamic model to systems with a strong industrial interest and exhibiting chemical equilibria (sulfur-iodine cycle for hydrogen production, solvent mixtures, metal complexes, absorption of acid gases, …). This part of the work will use data from the literature and new speciation measurements. These new measurements will provide the experimental aspect of the thesis. This thesis wil allow students to deepen their knowledge in many scientific areas: thermodynamics, statistical physics, condensed matter, numerical methods and experimental measurements. Candidates should have strong skills in mathematics, numerical methods, statistical physics and thermodynamics, allowing them to be autonome. Experience in programming and modeling of phase equilibria will be particularly appreciated. Contacts: Send your CV, a covering letter and if possible reference letters to Patrice Paricaud (patrice.paricaud @ ensta.fr), and Walter Fürst (walter.furst @ ensta.fr)

Homepage : www.ensta.fr

Category : PhD thesis

Contact address : ENSTA, Chemical Engineering Dept., 32 Boulevard Victor, 75015 Paris, France.
Keywords : thermodynamics, statistical physics, molecular simulation, energy and process engineering.

Application:
Applicants can submit both pre-applications and full applications.

A pre-application is submitted, if the applicant does not yet have a supervisor within Hecse.
Applicants who have been accepted by a supervisor in the pre-application phase or students that already have a supervisor within Hecse can submit a full application.
Both applications are submitted electronically.

Curriculum vitae:
A curriculum should be at most three pages long and include among others the applicant’s personal information (name, contact information, age), education (institutions, degrees, grade average) and work experience.

Diplomas:
Electronic copies (scanned pdf) of relevant diplomas should be included both in the pre-application and the full application. Relevant diplomas are, e.g., diplomas for MSc and BSc degrees.

Applicants that are accepted for Hecse positions must submit officially confirmed (paper) copies of relevant diplomas when registering for PhD studies at the universities.

Diplomas must be in Finnish, Swedish or English. If not, they must be translated and the translations must be officially confirmed.

Applicants who have already been accepted as post-graduate students by the University of Helsinki or Helsinki University of Technology can use the normal Finnish style of confirming copies. There is no need for official confirmation of the diplomas.
Duration of Hecse funding:
The funded doctoral student positions will start on 1 January, 2010 at the earliest. Funding is provided until the projected completion of the PhD studies, maximally for 48 months

Applicants should state for how long a period they would prefer funding and when the funding period would start. In normal cases, the period would start on 1 January 2010 (the earliest), but in some cases the funding period may start later (e.g., if the applicant already has some other funding/work commitment for the spring of 2010, the period could start on 1 August 2010).

Hecse expects students to finish their PhD degrees in 4 years and will take this into account when providing funding. If the applicant is not a fresh MSc graduate, he or she should describe the current status of his or her PhD studies and research. The applicant must state the estimated date of the PhD defense, and in such cases the date is expected to be roughly four years from the start of the PhD studies (not from the enrollment to Hecse). Admission to Hecse is based both on studies and research so far, as well as on the plan to complete them.

Eligibility:
The applicant is expected to have a Master or Licentiate degree, as well as an interest in scientific research and the work of a researcher. The applicants, if accepted, are expected to engage themselves in full-time research and study for a maximum of four years. They are also expected to participate in the events organized by the graduate school. The progress of the research has to be reported periodically to the school.

Research and study plan:
Full applications must include a detailed research and study plan for the whole period of PhD studies from start to finish. The plan should include at least the following sections (4-5 pages)
1. State of the art of the research sub-field
2. Planned research including methods
3. Expected research results and time schedule including expected dissertation date
4. Concrete goals for the first two years of study
5. Financing plan. The financing plan must indicate how the applicant is going to finance his or her full-time post-graduate studies. The plan should be as precise as possible. If the applicant are applying only for funding from Hecse this should be indicated in the financing plan.
6. References

Also pre-applications may include a research and study plan.

Salary:
The salary for a doctoral student is based on levels 1 – 4 of the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel of the university salary system. With the salary component based on personal work performance the overall salary range is 1 608 – 3 209 euros per month.

Selection:
Admission to Hecse is based on the quality of the research and study plan, previous studies and research (if applicable), financing plan, recommendation from a supervisor in Hecse, and other possible indicators.

Source: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/hecse/application-faq-2009.html

This ‘Marie-Curie Initial Training Network’ (funded by the EU) involves 15 groups at European Research Universities, Research Centers and Industrial Partners in 6 countries.

Ph.D. students will participate in an exciting research programme and will receive a strongly interdisciplinary training in all scientific areas involved as well as in additional skills (planned training workshops). The program also includes extended stays in several partner laboratories (about 4 months in 2-3 different locations). Ph.D. degrees will be awarded by the universities of the partner groups. Each position is funded for up to 3 years.

Requirements

Applicants with an excellent degree (Master of Science, Diploma, earned since September 2005) in Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics and the strong wish to actively contribute to an interdisciplinary research activity are invited to apply.

Deadline

The application deadline is 20 August 2009 and the work should start between October 2009 and July 2010

Application

For details go to:

http://facets.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/ITN/

Source http://facets.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/ITN/

Eligibility

The PhD program is open to applicants holding a German Diplom degree or the equivalent (e.g., Masters degree with written thesis) in physics, geophysical sciences (incl. meteorology and oceanography), chemistry, ecology, mathematics, computer science, engineering, economics, or political science. Vergütung PhD Contract or Stipend Bewerbung

Application

To apply please register online (http://www.earthsystemschool.de/
application.html) and then submit all of the requested application documents.

Deadline

Online registration closes September 8, 2009. Application deadline is September 15, 2009. The selection procedure includes an interview. Please refer to our website: (http://www.earthsystemschool.de/
application.html) The IMPRS-ESM strives to attract a diversity of talented men and women from all nationalities to research in the Earth system sciences. Kontakt IMPRS-ESM Dr. Antje Weitz Bundesstr. 53 20146 Hamburg E-Mail: office.imprs@zmaw.de Weitere Informationen Webseite zum Stellenangebot http://www.earthsystemschool.mpg.de/Application.html Website des Instituts www.mpimet.mpg.de

Source http://www.earthsystemschool.mpg.de/

A PhD-student position is available to study mechanisms of integrin regulation in endothelial cells and their role for angiogenesis.

We offer an international competitive, inspiring and open academic environment with excellent technical equipment. Applications of students from all countries are welcome.

Qualifications:

Candidates should have a Diploma (PhD–student) in biology or biochemistry and strong experience in standard molecular and cell biology techniques, in biochemistry and in state-of-the-art imaging technologies.
Candidates should have an excellent command of English, good team working skills and enthusiasm.
Salary/Funding:

Funding is available for 3 years and is provided by the Collaborative Research Center “Vascular differentiation and remodelling” (SFB/TR23, www.transregio23.info).

Application Details:
Candidates should send their application (including a CV, a letter of motivation and references)preferably via e-mail to Dr. Emmanouil Chavakis, Principal Investigator, Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration and III. Department of Internal Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai Str. 7, HS25, 60590 Frankfurt a. Main, Germany, email: chavakis-at-em.uni-frankfurt.de

Eligibility for Scholarship:
1. Applicant must hold a Bachelor Degree or a Master Degree
2. Applicant must have at least 2 years of related professional experience
3. Applicant must not be older than 32-36 years old (depending on the field of study)
4. Applicant must not be a recipient of another scholarship

How to apply:
1. Application form
2. Hand-signed CV (in europass form)
3. Hand-signed letter of motivation
4. Research proposal (if required by University)
5. Academic letter/s of recommendation from applicant’s university; the letter must have a signature and official stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope)
6. Professional letter/s of recommendation from applicant’s employer; the letter must have a signature and official stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope)
7. Confirmation of employment from the employer in applicant’s home country, and if possible, a guarantee of re-employment upon applicant’s return home
8. Proof of language abilities: English – TOEFL or IELTS (Note: Institutional TOEFL will not be accepted); German – if available
9. Certified copies of academic transcripts
10. Certified copies of awarded academic degrees
11. Certified copy of School Leaving Certificate

Application form for Scholarship:

http://www.inter.chula.ac.th/

Important Dates:
Please submit application documents by 31st August 2009.

Source:

http://www.eng.chula.ac.th/?q=en/node/528

A three-year PhD scholarship at the PhD School in Lifelong Learning and Social Psychology of Everyday Life at the Department of Psychology and Educational Studies (PAES), The department has a special interest in PhD project proposals within the following areas: Work life studies, e.g. illuminated by individualization/collectivity, learning, or health promotion and strategies University studies, e.g. illuminated by processes of inclusion/exclusion, rethinking problem based project work, or university student’s everyday life Furthermore applications within other research areas of the department are welcomed: Everyday life and learning of children and youth; gender, body, and learning; subject, technology, and social practice; social practice and healthcare, and social entrepreneurship.

The department’s research groups and programs can be found here: http://www.ruc.dk/paes_en/ The Graduate School in Lifelong Learning and the Social Psychology of Everyday Life offers two graduate programs focusing on lifelong learning and everyday social psychology. The Stipend in question will be affiliated to the relevant program in accordance with the PhD application.

For more information please visit: The Graduate School in Lifelong Learning and the Social Psychology of Everyday Life: http://www.ruc.dk/paes_en/phd/ For additional information please contact: – Director of the PhD School, Linda Lundgaard Andersen, the Graduate School in Lifelong Learning, E-mail: lla@ruc.dk – Program Director Charlotte Højholt, the PhD program in Social Psychology of Everyday Life, E-mail: charc@ruc.dk – Academic Coordinator, Mikael Meldstad, E-mail: mdm@ruc.dk, tel. (+45) 4674 2732 The conditions of employment are in accordance with the agreement by the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.

The application must encompass:

Application form: http://www.ruc.dk/paes_en/phd/info/application_form_PhD/ Project description (4-6 pages) Schedule – time-frame of the PhD Budget (only if special costs are incurred due to particular empirical studies – or longer stays overseas)
CV Copies of relevant diplomas and exam-papers Copies of relevant recommendations and dissertation statement/statements
The project description must describe the area of interest, the considered methods, and the theoretical approaches. The purpose of the project description is to enable the PhD school to consider the relevance of the project, possible supervisors as well as the likelihood of completion with the timeframe and resources a three-year PhD scholarship provides. In this aspect a time frame is of great importance. It serves as basis for assessing whether the candidate has a realistic estimation of what one is able to complete in three years. The budget should not include own salary.

It is solely a budget for special expenses either related directly to the project (interview transcriptions, advanced statistical analyses, etc.) or special expenses to study/travel abroad during the education. Applications must emailed to mdm-at-ruc.dk as well as be submitted in 5 print copies to: The PhD School in Lifelong Learning and Social Psychology of Everyday Life Roskilde University att. Mikael Meldstad P10, Box 260, 4000 Roskilde Denmark

Closing day:

Monday, 3 August 2009, at 12.00 noon

Application

Visit http://www.ruc.dk/ruc_en/about/positions/Social_Psykology_0709/ for application

Source http://www.ruc.dk/ruc_en/about/positions/Social_Psykology_0709/

If you are among the top students in your field, and you are interested in acquiring research skills at a very high level, the three-year PhD programme at CBS may be for to you. The programme allows you to conduct research within a topic of your own choice under the supervision of CBS professors, and supported by research training courses. The programme is highly international, and you are expected to participate in international research conferences and spend time abroad as a visiting PhD student. See the CBS homepage for more information about the PhD programme, http://uk.cbs.dk/phd .

CBS PhD graduates are held in high esteem not only in academia and research institutions but also in government and business where their research qualifications are increasingly demanded. Two thirds of CBS PhD graduates go on to employment outside universities and public research institutions.

CBS now invites applications for PhD scholarships. The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement.

The scholarship includes the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per month app. DKK 23,370 (app. 3,100 euro) up to DKK 28,477 (app. 3,800 euro) depending on seniority, a monthly non- pensionable allowance (app. 165 euro) plus a pension contribution equivalent to 17,1 per cent on 85 per cent of the base salary.

Your application should include a research proposal that addresses a topic within the CBS research profile. CBS covers all of the classic fields within business economics and business languages connected with the management and operation of public and private organizations – for example, marketing, finance, accounting, organization and translation. In addition, research is carried out in a number of subjects important for the understanding of the challenges firms face in the global knowledge society. These include not only business law, informatics, innovation, international economics, inter-cultural understanding, communication and media research, but also business oriented research in such fields as philosophy, political science, design, anthropology, and history. Please consult the CBS homepage (http://uk.cbs.dk/forskning_viden) for further information about the research topics of CBS.

Closing date: Friday 2 October 2009 at 12.00 noon

Further information can be obtained from the CBS Office of PhD Education, e-mail phdadmission@cbs.dk. Potential applicants are encouraged to identify a preferred department for their PhD studies and contact this department well in advance the closing date in order to develop a research proposal. (Please note that Dan- ish holidays are generally taken in July).

Further Scholarship Information and Application (PDF)

Cloud computing is a novel paradigm where services and resources availability scales dynamically on demand. Due to reduced maintenance costs, more and more software solutions are provided as services within cloud systems, and first adoption of cloud concepts is proving successful, e.g., Google App Engine or Amazon S3. Still, there is a lot of space for improvement. For example, consider complex software systems, with sophisticated user interfaces, possibly built on top of legacy systems. And one notices that cloud computing does not provide necessary support. This is even more evident if we consider applications within highly dynamic environments with changing requirements on-the-fly, unpredictable failures, with limited or no control over execution. This is especially important in the domains where maintaining single version of the software system satisfying all potential customers is either unfeasible or cost-ineffective. One of the possible solutions is to apply intentional aspects to the development and deployment of services in the cloud. Intentions represent goals and expectations of different parties involved in the cloud: software providers, customers, cloud infrastructure vendors, etc. Intentions are inherently declarative, leaving a complete freedom for the execution environment to decide how to execute the program, and how to achieve (or not to violate) given declarative definitions. Having intentions attached to individual services (in form of service level agreements), to software systems, to cloud infrastructure would result in better cloud solutions, giving more control to individual participants yet maintaining traditional cloud computing benefits. We offer a PhD position in the area of service oriented architecture considering one or more of the following topics: Cloud computing infrastructure, Software as a service scenarios, Automatic composition of services, Domain-specific languages for cloud systems.

Required profile: – You should have a M.Sc. or equivalent in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline. – You are expected to have an excellent academic record (list of examination marks from your university degree) and be curious, creative and ambitious. – You should be able to write scientific articles and reports (proven by your graduation thesis or another comparable report) and be fluent in English. – Ability and desire to design, implement and manage information systems is a strong plus. – Knowledge in Distributed systems and Web services is considered a plus

Homepage : RuG university PhD call

Category : Computer science

Contact address : University of Groningen Nijenborgh 9 9747AG Groningen The Netherlands

Keywords : Cloud computing infrastructure, Software as a service scenarios, Automatic composition of services, Domain-specific languages for cloud systems.

Email : a.lazovik@rug.nl

About the MyCare Project
The MyCare project is a joint initiative of the Computer Science Department of the University of Groningen and of the Department of Psychiatry of the Groningen University Medical Hospital. MyCare aims at building information technology tools to support patients with schizophrenia for personal recovery and risk assessment. The tools are tested with actual patients in a controlled environment. This exciting PhD project combines the creation of innovative software tools with actual medical field work.

The position is financed in the context of the Dutch ZonMW program for medical innovation. Another PhD student will be hired to work on the MyCare project in the field of Psychiatry.

The position is open in the Distributed Systems unit lead by Prof. Marco Aiello in close collaboration with the Intelligent Systems unit lead by Prof. Nicolai Petkov . The University of Groningen is in its 395 year of existence and is ranked among the top 200 worldwide.

Required profile
-You should have a M.Sc. or equivalent in computer science or a related discipline
-You are expected to have an excellent academic record (list of examination marks from your university degree) and be curious, creative and ambitious.
-You should be able to write scientific articles and reports (proven by your graduation thesis or another comparable report) and be fluent in both written and spoken English.
-You should enjoy programming and designing medium/large size (Web-based) information systems.

Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers outstanding candidates a Ph.D. position. The position is for a period of four years which should result in the Ph.D. defense of the candidate. The salary starts from about 1500 euros per month in the first year and will be adjusted to general price movements once a year. After one year, the performance of the candidate will be evaluated to decide whether there is sufficient progress to expect a successful completion of the Ph.D. thesis within the remaining three years. A training program is part of the agreement to support the Ph.D. candidates in their professional and personal development as well as their career planning. The University of Groningen strives to offer an inspiring environment for research providing generous technical and financial support in order to motivate young researchers. The positions are immediately available and applications should be sent by August 31st, 2009. The positions will remain open until suitable candidates are found.

How to apply
Applications for the position should include a Curriculum Vitae (name, address, degree(s), date, etc.) and the names and (email) addresses of at least two references. Please send your application in PDF format indicating in the subject “Application for PhD position MyCare” to Marco Aiello – Tel: +31 50 3633948 – E-mail: aiellom@cs.rug.nl – Web: http://www.cs.rug.nl/~aiellom