Minggu, 28 November 2010

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Looking for your next challenge?

Trainer/Senior Trainer

£35,000 to £50,000 (both depending on location and experience)

plus Freelance Trainers

London or Birmingham or North West or West Yorkshire

(Travel will be required in the UK and internationally)

The CIPFA Education and Training Centre (CETC) design and deliver courses for CIPFA qualifications, supporting students in becoming professionally qualified and equipping them with skills to become effective financial managers. We operate in many UK locations and in many countries worldwide. Our latest UK locations are in Exeter and Leeds, with CIPFA courses to start in January 2011. CETC is at an exciting stage of its development; we expect continued expansion in our UK-based activities and we are building on recent growth in our international consultancy and training portfolio.

We can offer:

an exciting, varied and stimulating role, training future public services leaders
the opportunity to plan and deliver high quality courses
opportunities to author learning materials
excellent personal and professional development opportunities

You will have:

a recognised degree or equivalent
practical experience of accountancy, audit and/or financial management in public services
keen interest in developing the skills and knowledge of course participants

No formal training experience is necessary as we provide full training. Applications from recently qualified accountants are welcome, as are applications for freelance trainer positions.

For a copy of the recruitment pack visit: www.cipfa.org.uk/corporate/current_jobs.cfm

To apply please send your CV, covering letter and completed equal opportunities form to recruitment@cipfa.org.uk or Michelle Fernandes, HR Advisor, 3 Robert Street, London WC2N 6RL.

Closing date: 12pm on Friday 3rd December 2010.

Strictly No Agencies

2011-2012 ESCP Europe Master In European Business (MEB) Scholarships

MEB Paris

Maë d’ Alexis

ESCP Europe

79, avenue de la République

75543 Paris cedex 11, FRANCE

Phone: +33 1 49 23 58 90

Fax: +33 1 49 23 26 27

E-mail: mdalexis[at]escpeurope.eu

MEB Madrid

Almudena Moreno

ESCP Europe

Arroyofresno 1,

Madrid 28035, SPAIN

Phone: +34 91 3862511

Fax: +34 91 3739229

E-mail: amoreno[at]escpeurope.eu

MEB Berlin

Ghislaine Jaron-Wutz

ESCP Europe

Heubnerweg 6

14059 Berlin, GERMANY

Phone: +49 30 32 00 71 47

Fax: +49 30 32 00 71 08

E-mail: gjaron[at]escpeurope.eu

Scholarship Grants in History and Civilization at European University Institute

The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence offers one of the world’s largest and most distinguished graduate and postgraduate programmes in the social sciences.

Its Departments of Economics, History and Civilization, Law, and Political and Social Sciences, with their researchers, fellows, faculty and visitors, constitute an international research environment with a community of scholars drawn from over fifty countries in Europe and beyond.

The Department of History and Civilization (HEC) offers a structured four-year doctoral programme. In the first year doctoral researchers study historiographical and methodological issues and the in-depth exploration of selected central themes of European history.

In the second, third and fourth years, researchers pursue their individual research, and are invited to present the results of their work in seminars and workshops. Professors direct more specialized research seminars, tailored to the needs of researchers.

The Department provides training in research skills, IC&T and multimedia skills and encourages researchers and fellows to make use of the Language Centre.

Funding is provided for doctoral researchers to go on a mission twice a year to work in archives and libraries. Researchers may also receive financial support to present their work-in-progress at international conferences.


EU Member States

Grants and tuition fees for Ph.D. candidates are covered by the national grant-awarding authority for Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain (information forthcoming), Sweden, United Kingdom.

For Latvia information forthcoming.

New EU Member States

Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Slovakia are new EU Members States, but have not yet signed the EUI Convention. Consequently, there are currently no grants available for Ph.D. candidates from these countries.
Candidates from these countries are encouraged to apply, and do not pay the €12,000 a year tuition fee.

Associate Member States, Norway and Switzerland

Nationals of Norway and Switzerland and may be admitted to the EUI under the Association Agreements.
Grants and tuition fees for doctoral candidates are covered by the national grant-awarding authority.

Turkey

The terms of the grant agreement with the Turkish authorities are currently under revision.

Countries Covered by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs awards grants to candidates from: Croatia, the Russian Federation and the CIS; Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories; Iraq, Mauritania and Yemen, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia and Serbia.
Tuition fees are also covered by the Ministry.

Countries Covered by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs awards grants to candidates from Latin American Countries: Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haití, Republica Dominicana, Paraguay, Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brasil, México, Chile, Venezuela, Panamá, Argentina, Uruguay (information forthcoming).
Tuition fees are also covered by the Ministry.

Other Non-EU Countries

Nationals from other non-EU countries not mentioned above may also be admitted to the EUI.

Successful candidates from countries not covered by the above programmes must:

guarantee they have sufficient funds (minimum € 1,180 a month) to support themselves in Florence during the programme (12 or 48 months)
pay the EUI tuition fees of € 12,000 a year
The Principal is authorised to reduce or waive fees for candidates from developing countries.

Payment of fees and maintenance grant must be through a national or private grant foundation

Admission Requirements

Candidates must meet the minimum degree requirements set by the national grant authorities by the beginning of the academic year for which they have applied, with the exception of nationals of Latin America, who must have graduated at the time of applying.

Austria: completion of university studies (Magister-Grad)
Belgium: maîtrise or master (economics), or licence with distinction
Cyprus: Ptychion or equivalent degree
Denmark: kandidateksamen
Finland: ylempi korkeakoulututkinto/högre högskoleexamen, equivalent foreign degree
France: DEA (or Master) or equivalent to bac + 5
Germany: completion of university studies and the qualifications required to study for a doctorate
Greece: ptychion
Italy: laurea (vecchio ordinamento); laurea specialistica /Masters (nuovo ordiinamento)
Netherlands: doctoraal examen or Master’s degree
Norway: Master’s degree or Cand.Philol, Cand.Polit, Cand.Oecon., Cand.Sociol., or Cand.Jur.
Poland: Magister, Magister inzynier lub inny równorzedny
Portugal: licenciatura and qualifications required to study for a doctorate in Portugal
Spain: licenciatura
Sweden: kandidatexamen and the qualifications required to study for a doctorate
Switzerland: licence/diplôme or master
UK & Ireland: good honours degree (min. Upper Second); preference to those with a Master’s degree
Latin American countries: licenciatura
Other countries: diploma equivalent to the minimum qualification needed to study for a doctorate in a given country

How to apply

Please visit: http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/DoctoralProgramme/HowToApply.aspx#ApplicationProcedure

Contact Us

If you encounter problems submitting your application on-line, contact us well before the deadline at:

Academic Service
European University Institute
via dei Roccettini 9
50014 San Domenico di Fiesole
Italy

applyres@eui.eu
Tel. +39 055 4685 373
Fax +39 055 4685 444

If you contact us from outside Italy, do NOT drop the “0″ after +39 and before 55

Source: http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/DoctoralProgramme/HowToApply.aspx#ApplicationProcedure

PhD student position in Historical Geology and Palaentology, Sweden

PhD student position in Historical Geology and Palaentology at the Department of Earth Sciences

Origins of Proterozoic-Cambrian photosynthetic microbiota

Starting date: Open from the closing date for applications.

Unicellular, organic-walled photosynthetic microbiota (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) diversified at an increasing rate through the Proterozoic and in the Cambrian explosion. Their phylogenetic relationships are still poorly understood because their morphology is not always sufficient to infer their systematic position. Studies of phenotypical features, combined with cell wall ultrastructure, biogeochemistry and biomarkers may help to unravel their biological affinities. More precise placement within a geologic time frame will allow the cause-effect relationships between evolving photosynthesing (primary producers) and forthcoming heterotrophic biota (consumers) versus global environmental change to be better understood.

The PhD student will collaborate with researchers at Uppsala and in foreign universities working with the palaeobiology, systematics, ultrastructure and biogeochemistry of cell wall, and the evolution of organic-walled microbiota. The aim of the project is to elucidate the biological affiliations and relationships to extant microbiota of selected microfossils (acritarchs), with emphasis on their life cycle, reproduction and environmental adaptations. The study will be based on analyses of phenotypical features and the cell wall ultrastructure, biogeochemistry and biomarkers by new microscopic, spectroscopic and tomographic techniques. This interdisciplinary approach between Palaeobiology, Earth Sciences and Astrobiology encourages a strongly motivated candidate to develop collaboration with scientists from different disciplines and across the fields of studies.


The applicant should have a university degree with a background in micropalaeontology, palynology, biology and/or geology, and a keen interest in palaeobiology, evolution and biogeochemistry. Applicants with skills in microscopy, laboratory techniques and image analyses are especially welcomed. The abilities to work in a team, to share experiences and knowledge, and be open to the application of new methods of research are essential. Because of a strong international character of the research, applicant is expected to have a good knowledge (spoken and written) of the English language. Acquisition of a (basic) knowledge of Swedish is strongly recommended to facilitate departmental communication and activity, but this is not a requirement for recruitment.

The holder of a PhD-student position shall primarily devote her/his time to own research and study. Other departmental work, such as educational or administrative duties can be part of the position up to 20% of a fulltime work.

The Ph.D. position is for four years where financing for the first year will be a postgraduate study grant (Utbildningsbidrag) and during the following three years as an employee of the university as a Ph.D student.

The applicant must be eligible for PhD studies. Priority is given to those who are deemed to show the greatest aptitude for a successful completion of the graduate studies. The Uppsala University is strongly committed to the equal opportunity policy and women are especially invited to apply.

Eligibility for PhD program at Uppsala University:

“Ch.7Sec. 39 HF: Applicants are generally eligible for programs at the graduate level if they have
1. completed an advanced-level degree,
2. Completed at least 240 academic credits worth of courses, with at least 60 academic credits at the advanced level, or
3. Acquired the equivalent knowledge in some other manner either in Sweden or abroad.”

The rules governing this process can be found in Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen) 5 kap §§ 1-7. Local guideline at Uppsala University determine the salary.

The application shall consist of CV, copies of exams and list of courses including the grades obtained, a copy of the Master thesis (or a draft thereof), as well as names of two persons that can be used as referees.

Application deadline on 31 January, 2011.

More information can be obtained from Prof. M. Moczydlowska-Vidal, phone. +46-18-4712743, malgo.vidal@pal.uu.se.

Union representatives are Anders Grundström, Saco-rådet, phone. +46-18-4715380; Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, phone. +46-18-4711996, Stefan Djurström, Seko, phone. +46-18-4713315.

The application should be sent, preferably by e-mail to: registrator@uu.se, or fax +46-18-4712000, or by mail to: Registrator, Uppsala University, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden. In any correspondence, please use the reference number UFV-PA 2010/2871

Minggu, 21 November 2010

The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation for Postgraduate

The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation offers postgraduate scholarship awards to faculty members of the universities in Southeast Asian countries who intend to study at Japanese graduate schools as full-time students for Master's or Doctoral Course in the field of science and technology under the following conditions.

1. Term of Scholarship
i -1 For Master's Course Two and half years including half a year for preparation to enroll at the Master's Course
1-2 For Doctoral Course Three and half years including half a year for preparation to enroll at the Doctoral Course

Futher information : http://www.hitachi-zaidan.org/global/scholarship/

2. Contents of Scholarship
The Foundation will support the following costs and expenses.
2-1 Travelexpenses Economy class round-trip airfare between the nearest airport of the grantee's university and the airport in Japan and the travel expenses between the airport in Japan and the place of grantee's research affiliation. Only the return fare will be given to the grantee if he/she is already in Japan.
2-2 Arrival and return allowance: ¥50,OOO each. Only the return allowance will be given to the grantee if he/she is already in Japan.
2-3 Stipend: ¥180,OOO a month.
2-4 Housing allowance (at cost but maximum amount per month)
Place of Residence Single With Family Greater Metropolitan Tokyo -----¥60,OOO ¥90,OOO Others -------------------------:------¥40,OOO ¥55,OOO
2-5 Tuition and other school expenses listed in the following 1) Admission and registration fee 2) Tuition 3) Facility fee, if any 4) Seminar and laboratory fee, if any 5) Tuition for Japanese language course: For six (6) months
2-6 Field study expenses: At cost but up to ¥50,OOO per year. Application should be submitted to the Foundation in advance together with the recommendation letter of the host scientist for review and approval. 2-7 Expenses to make presentation at international conferences: At cost. Application in advance as same as 2-6 above is required. 2-8 Expenses to attend the activities of the Foundation.

3. Application and Selection
3-1 Eligibility and qualification of applicants Only the faculty members, who satisfy the following conditions, of the universities invited by the Foundation will be accepted as applicants.
3-1-1 For Master's Course

1) Bachelor's degree holder who wishes to obtain Master's degree in the field of science and technology, except veterinary science, at a Japanese graduate school
2) Below 30 years of age (as of October 31,2009)
3) Firm position or profession in the university
3-1-2 For Doctoral Course
1) Master's degree holder (or the faculty member who is expected to obtain Master's degree before the start of proposed Doctoral Course) who wishes to obtain Ph.D. in the field of science and technology, except veterinary science, at a Japanese graduate school
2) Below 35 years of age (as of October 31,2009) 3) Firm position or profession in the university.

3-2 Application procedure Application shall be endorsed by the President's office of the university to which the Foundation has offered the scholarship award and submitted to the following address through the said office by October 31, 2009 using the registered mail. Neither personal nor direct application to the Foundation is accepted.
The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation 21F Akihabara UDX Building 14-1, Soto-Kanda 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 Japan
Application shall be submitted with all the documents as required below and the application missing any of them will be automatically rejected. The Foundation reserves the right to request any other additional documents.

3-3 Documents required for application One (1) original and one (1) copy of 1) Type written Application Form along with 3cm x 4cm size photograph
* Please use the Application Form attached hereto and fill in all the data requested. 2) Certificate of graduation or certificate of expected graduation from the last school attended
3) Transcript of academic record of the last school attended
* The applicant for Doctoral Course is requested to submit the transcript of academic record of the undergraduate school as well.
4) Letter of recommendation from the head and/or dean of the faculty to which the applicant belongs. This letter needs to be endorsed by the office of the President. Other additional recommendation letters, if any.
5) Letter of acceptance from the proposed Japanese host scientist
6) Physical examination certificate
* The Foundation reserves the right to distribute a copy of the above documents to any person for the purpose of evaluation and selection. A copy of the above documents will also be distributed to the proposed Japanese host scientists of the finally selected applicants.

3-4 Method of selection
1) Preliminary selection The Selection Committee of the Foundation will conduct preliminary selection based on the application documents.
2) Interview The preliminary-selected applicants will be interviewed by the representative(s) of the Selection Committee of the Foundation at their universities.
3) Final selection The Selection Committee of the Foundation will make final selection after the interview. Award will become effective when the admission of the selected applicant to his/her intended Japanese graduate school has been confirmed.

3-5 Criteria of selection 1) Support by the senior management of the applicant's university in relation to their human development program 2) Academic exchange program between the applicant's university and the proposed graduate school in Japan
3) Academic performance and achievement by the applicant
4) Potentiality of the applicant
5) Motivation to study in Japan
6) Proposed plan of study
7) Academic necessity of the applicant to undertake his/her study and research at the graduate school in Japan
8) Communication skill
* As the foreign students who conduct their graduate studies and research in the field of science and technology in Japan are normally required to submit their thesis in English unless they have enough Japanese language proficiency, proficiency of English language above 530 points of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is preferred.
9) The applicant's health and general aptitude for the environmental conditions of academic and social life in Japan.
3~6 Schedule of selection
End of October
Deadline to accept application
November ~ December
Preliminary selection based on the application documents
December -March
Interview of pre-selected applicants at their universities
April -May
Final selection
* The result of selection will be informed to the applicant through the
President's office of the applicant's university in June 2010. End of September Departure for Japan (finally selected applicants only)
* The finally selected applicants are requested to attend the orientation in Tokyo at the end of September 2010 and shall start their studies and research at the graduate school, or Japanese language school if necessary, from October 2010 in accordance with the instruction by their enrolled graduate school.

4. Preparation for Entry to Japan
The finally'selected applicants are required to submit the following to the Foundation to obtain the Certificate of Eligibility. It usually takes one (1) month to obtain this certificate and this certificate is necessary to obtain a valid entry visa from a Japanese embassy or consulate before coming to Japan.
1) A copy of passport
2) Thee (3) copies of the photograph with 3cm x 4cm
3) Record of past entry into / stay in Japan (including number of times of,entry)
5.Admission to Graduate School The finally selected applicants are requested to make arrangement for enrollment at their intended Japanese graduate schools by themselve~. They are generally admitted at first as non-degree students, i.e. research students of the graduate schools, and required to pass the entrance examination of their intended graduate schools.

6. Accommodation The grantee is responsible for finding his/her own accommodation. As some graduate schools have their own accommodations, it is recommended to inquire the host scientist about their availability.

The Foundation will make financial support for
1) Key money, if any
2) Agency commission, if any
3) Expenses to purchase room lights, curtain and electric/gas table, if not furnished.
4) Restoration fee, if any, at the time of vacating a room (normal wear and tear only) The grantee is responsible for the payment of 1) Deposit which is to be returned later 2) Property and fire insurance

7. BankAccount
The grantee is requested to open an account at a Japanese bank upon his/her arrival and inform the Foundation of the bank account details sending a copy of bankbook.

8. Alien Registration . The grantee is required to file application for alien registration within ninety (90) dars from the date of arrival in Japan at the municipal or ward office where the .grantee resides.

9. Liaison The grantee should keep inclose contact with the Foundation and keep them informed of any change of his/her address or other pertinent matters.

10. Report The grantee is required to submit to the head and/or dean of the faculty of his/her university in home country a progress report of his/her research and other activities every two months with a copy to the host scientist and the Foundation. When his/her research is presented for publication or dissemination, the Foundation's support should be acknowledged in an appropriate way.
A copy of such publication or offprint is requested to be sent to the Foundation.

11. Insurance The Foundation will buy the following insurance for the period from the date of the grantee's departure from his/her home country until the date he/she is admitted as a student of the graduate school or until the date he/she arranges similar insurance whichever comes earlier. The grantee is required to arrange such insurance with the graduate school by himself/herself after he/she is admitted as a student. Illness contracted before the grantee's arrival inJapan, chronic disease and dental care will not be covered by the insurance to be bought by the Foundation. 1) Death from injury: '¥15 million 2) Treatment-of injury: Up to ¥2 million 3) Death from illness: ¥2 million 4) Treatment of illness: Up to ¥2 million 12.
Japanese Language It is important for foreign students to know and understand Japanese language to suchan extent that they can pursue their study and research at the graduate school and spend social life in Japan. Some Japanese graduate schools require Japanese language proficiency to certain level. . The Foundation will, therefore, support the grantees to study Japanese language for half a year before commencement of either .the Master's Course or the Doctoral Course as described in Clause 2.

13. Compliance with Laws and Regulations The grantee must abide by the laws and regulations of Japan.

14. Suspension or Termination of the Scholarship
The grantees of the Hitachi Scholarship Award are expected to devote themselves full-time to their studies and research described in their applications and any employment in Japan during the term of the scholarship may not be accepted. The scholarship will be suspended or terminated if the Foundation judges that the foregoing terms and conditions are not observed in good faith or in the following cases:
14-1 When it becomes impossible to continue study or research because of illness or other reasons
14-2 Poor result of study record
14-3 Misconduct

HITACHI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM

Qualifications

  • Be faculty members of one of the eligible universities stated below.
  • Have been nominated by their university’s presidential office, with the approval and recommendation of the faculty and the department.
  • Have received a specific and confirmed invitation from a professor at a Japanese university, who will act as the host professor to collaborate with and/or advise the applicant until graduation or the completion of the program.

Application and Screening
  • Applicants to all programs must be faculty members at one of the eligible universities.
  • English will be the common language used in most of the international conferences. Therefore,we strongly suggest that applicants have a good knowledge of English as a communication tool. A TOEFL score of 530 or above is preferred.
  • The Foundation shall mail application forms every year in June to the presidential office of each university.
  • Each applicant shall submit the application to his/her university’s presidential office with all requested information. The Foundation will accept applications and nomination letters from the presidential offices until the end of November. No direct application from individual will be accepted.
  • The application form should be supplemented with a recommendation letter from the Head of Department and/or the Dean of Faculty, along with a confirmed certificate of acceptance from a Japanese host professor (Scholarship) or advisory professor/research counterpart (Research/Komai Fellowship).
  • The selection committee of the Foundation initially screens applications received and identifies candidates to interview.
  • Interviews with candidates shall be carried out individually, usually at candidates’ home universities, during the period from January to April.
  • One of the most important points for evaluation is why the university has nominated the candidate and what kind of scenario the department or faculty has for the candidate in terms of academic collaboration after graduation. If the applicant’s department or faculty has been implementing specific cooperation/collaboration with the laboratory of the proposed host professor in Japan, this will receive positive consideration in the screening of the candidate.
  • Following the interview, the Foundation may contact both senior advisors at the home university and the proposed host professor in Japan for further verification.
  • Notification of final decisions will be made to the presidential offices, and award notices will be sent to each successful candidate in June.

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