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PhD position in University of Aarhus Denmark
Prediction of fruit dry matter accumulation using NIR (IHP020902)
Applications are invited for a PhD position at the University of Aarhus, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (DJF), Department of Horticulture. The position is available for three years beginning as soon as possible.

Research area and project description
The PhD study will focus on dry matter (DM) accumulation in relation to fruit quality as influenced by water and nutrient availability in root restricted fruit crops during the production phase. This study will evaluate the impact of these input resources on fruit quality and the ability to monitor physiological changes in the fruit via destructive and non-destructive technologies. Further, the aim is to validate if DM at harvest can be used as an indicator of fruit quality in terms of ability to store and retain fruit firmness.
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PhD scholarship in Lifelong Learning and the Social Psychology of Everyday Life

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/

CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CROATIAN STUDENTS 2009

In academic year 2009-10, we are offering post-graduate scholarships from three months to one year in the following subjects: Politics
International Relations and EU studies
Journalism
Law
Economics
Human Rights
Environment
Business
Management

Candidate profile: Candidates are expected to be graduates and professionals who would return to Croatia to become leaders in their fields. We encourage applications from candidates who have already taken the first steps in their careers. The scholarships are for Croatian citizens.

About the courses: This scheme gives the widest degree of flexibility. Candidates choose the courses they would like to study. To find out about possible courses visit www.educationuk.org or www.prospects.ac.uk or www.postgrad.hobsons.com.

What is covered by the scholarship: The scholarships cover all university and college fees, travel to and from the UK, and basic living expenses for a single person.

Documents needed:

completed online application form

https://www.chevening.fco.gov.uk/CheveningApplications/Modules/PUBLICUser/CA_Logon.aspx

two reference letters (preferably one academic and one professional and written in English) sent by post to the British Council, Ilica 12/I, 10000 Zagreb no later than 31 October 2008.

Please note that should you be called to an interview, you will be required to also bring:
original transcript of grades
original certificates for the qualifications you record
English language IELTS test will be required only for the candidates recommended for the scholarship.

Deadline: All applications must be submitted online and reference letters sent by post to the British Council, Ilica 12/I, 10000 Zagreb, by the closing date of 31 October 2008.

The University of Tokyo accepts a few students who have graduated or are expected to graduate Peking University, Tsinghua University or Fudan University with excellent results and are recommended by the president of each university, through “The University of Tokyo ASATSU-DK China Scholarship Fund”.

Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS) (Master’s Program) is one of the master’s programs under this scheme.

For more detailed information, please refer to the following page.

Information about University of Tokyo ASATSU-DK China Scholarship Fund
GPSS accepts students only in October (those who study in English)

Guideline for Applicants and Application Form
Guideline for Applicants: October 2009 Enrollment (Japanese)
Guideline for Applicants: October 2009 Enrollment (Chinese)
Application From
Short Essays
Applicants for GPSS through this scholarship Fund must submit short essays with application documents. Topics of short essays will be announced on this page on September-1 each year.

Topics of short essays for October 2009 Enrollment

PhD position in Computer Science at the Univ. of Groningen (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. Read more…

Ph.D. Position in Computer Science at the University of Bourgogne (France)

Description : The Institute for Spatial Information and Measurement (I3mainz) at the University of Applied Sciences (Mainz, Germany) and its partner the Laboratory of Computer Science, Electronics and Imaging (Le2i – UMR 5158 CNRS) at the University of Bourgogne (Auxerre, France) are seeking applications from qualified individuals to fill an available Ph.D. position in the field of Computer Science commencing September, 2009. The successful candidate will be expected to hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field and will be enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Bourgogne. The candidate’s work will be carried out in part at I3mainz in Germany and in part at the Le2i in France. His research will be within I3mainz’s WiDOP project which benefits from a three-year funding support (~ 27 000 EUR per year for this position) granted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany). WiDOP (Wissensbasierte Detektion von Objekten in Read more…

PhD in Biological Sciences (specialising in the field of plant science)

The main purpose of the Scholarship is to assist eminent Chinese scholars from nominated areas of China to study plant sciences at The University of Auckland and to promote links between China and New Zealand in the field of plant sciences.

One Scholarship will be awarded, for a period of three years, and will be of the value of $20,000 pa. Read more…

THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIP 2010 HONG KONG

A Rhodes Scholarship is tenable for full time study at the University of Oxford. After election to a Scholarship, a successful candidate has still to be found a place in the relevant department or faculty of the University as well as a place in an Oxford College. Admission to the University is not guaranteed and the award of a Scholarship is not confirmed by the Rhodes Trustees until a Scholarelect has been accepted by the University and a College for admission. Election to the Scholarship is normally for two years but the Scholarship may be held for one year only, depending upon the degree programme pursued by the Scholar. The Trustees impose no requirement that a Scholar should study in Oxford for more than one year. A Scholarship may be renewed, at the complete discretion of the Trustees, for a third and final year for those who were initially admitted to Oxford to pursue a doctoral degree. Read more…

MASTER’S POSITION (M.Sc.)

CONTEXT:

The fruit processing industry is experiencing a surge in its growth with Quebec ranked tenth in North America. The growth has generated huge quantities of “fruit pomace” as solid waste (25–30% of the total processed fruits) obtained after the extraction of fruit juice. The objective is to carry out value-addition of pomace to produce ligninolytic enzymes; extract polyphenols; and use the fermented mass as animal feed by using a white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

The fruit pomace residues are generally rich in carbohydrates, especially cell wall polysaccharides and other functionally important bioactive molecules, such as proteins, minerals and natural antioxidants. Owing to the high carbohydrate content, fruit pomace can be used as a substrate for the microbial production of enzymes and extraction of other high-value added products, such as anti-oxidants. Further, the high protein enriched residue can serve as animal feed. Read more…

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION

CONTEXT:

The fruit processing industry is experiencing a surge in its growth with Quebec ranked tenth in North America. The growth has generated huge quantities of “fruit pomace” as solid waste (25–30% of the total processed fruits) obtained after the extraction of fruit juice. The objective is to carry out value-addition of pomace to produce ligninolytic enzymes; extract polyphenols; and use the fermented mass as animal feed by using a white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

The fruit pomace residues are generally rich in carbohydrates, especially cell wall polysaccharides and other functionally important bioactive molecules, such as proteins, minerals and natural antioxidants. Owing to the high carbohydrate content, fruit pomace can be used as a substrate for the microbial production of enzymes and extraction of other high-value added products, such as anti-oxidants. Further, the high protein enriched residue can serve as animal feed. Read more…