PhD Candidates in Marine Machinery Controls Operations 2011

The maritime offshore cluster operates globally and is highly innovative and adaptive. Every new ship is more or less a prototype designed for unique advanced operations. Environmental demands, subsea operations at several thousand meters depth, rough climate challenges and the installation of wind turbines are examples of operations that continuously demands new solutions. The close cooperation between Aalesund University College (AAUC), the companies in the region and NTNU/MARINTEK in Trondheim, provide the access to innovative and challenging laboratory facilities, where main focus is on applied research activities. In this academic and industrial environment you will find numerous interesting and challenging research objectives. Aalesund University College can offer PhD Candidate positions in the following fields:

• Environmental friendly (green) shipping (11-05ITN)

Existing propulsion machinery must be optimized and new novel systems must be developed to meet future requirements. The main objective of this research is to adapt advanced energy and environmental technology from other fields, to be applied onboard maritime installations.

• Machinery systems – modeling, simulation and optimization (11-10ITN)

Machinery systems onboard advanced off-shore vessels have become more and more complex and integrated, increasing the need for tools and methods to analyze and optimize. The main objective of this research is to develop knowledge, methods and tools for effective modeling and analysis.

• Human factors – man/machine interactions (11-09ITN)

As machines get more complex, operations more demanding, and need for risk reduction, we need to study and develop better and safer man/machine interaction. The main objective of this research is to develop knowledge and methods to be used in effective design of operator interfaces such as ship bridge design.

• Ship behavior under real operational loads and conditions (11-08ITN)

Ship behavior under normal conditions, are well studied. However, the interaction between vessel and external factors such as sub-sea equipment under demanding operations requires new research approach. The main objective of this research is to develop knowledge and methods to analyze ship behavior including external loads and conditions.

• Remote control and monitoring of maritime operations (11-07ITN)
The cost and availability of cheap and advanced instrumentation, microprocessors and data transfer solutions has opened for new possibilities for remote monitoring and control of systems in operation. The main objective of this research is to develop knowledge and methods to design effective remote operated condition monitoring systems including intelligent analysis for effective evaluation, and how to apply this technology to make extended laboratory facilities.

• Complex marine operations management (11-06ITN)

Ships and machines for demanding marine operations are getting more and more complex. Integrated control systems and interacting crews challenges safety. Planning and executing high risk operations challenge a safe and effective management. The objective of this research is to develop knowledge and methods for effective and safe management of complex high risk operations off-shore.
All these research fields are linked together in the overall research programs at AAUC, and will be part of a research team. The research may be both theoretical and experimental, and in close cooperation with local industry partners, NTNU/MARINTEK in Trondheim, and relevant international universities/research centers. The common goal for the vacant positions is to build up research activity over a period of 5 years. The PhD candidates will be part of the Research Centre for Marine Operations in Virtual Environment (MOVE) at AAUC.

Requirements:

Master degree or similar in:
• Mechanical engineering
• Marine technology / naval architecture / ocean engineering
• Cybernetics / control engineering / electronic engineering
• Nautical science
• Industrial design

Terms and conditions:

Each PhD candidate will be offered individual terms, related to background and competence. The normal period of appointment is 4 years with integrated teaching assistance of master and bachelor students.

For more information please contact:

Hans Petter Hildre, hh@hials.no , +47 95993659
Vilmar Æsøy, ve@hials.no , +47 91847089
Karl Henning Halse, kh@hials.no , +47 95227613

For more information also visit:

AAUC home page: http://www.hials.no/
MOVE: http://blog.hials.no/move/
NCE‐Maritime: http://www.ncemaritime.no/

http://www.hials.no/nor/media/filer/dokumenter/phd_candidates_marine_machinery_controls_operations

The Maria Pia Gratton International Award 2011

The Maria Pia Gratton International Award at the University of Illinois was established by the family and friends of Maria Pia Gratton. Pia passed away on October 31, 1995, at the age of 47. When she came to the United States, Pia had two small children, a degree in math, and little grasp of the English language. Pia enrolled in classes to learn English and computer programming, and with determination she made a home for her family, developed close friendships and began a career in her new country. Those who knew Pia knew her to be a beautiful woman, a caring mother, a loving wife, a dependable co-worker, a true friend, a conscientious student, a patient teacher, and a daring traveler. This award continues Pia’s memory with a living tribute to her life.

Who is eligible to apply for the Gratton Award?

This award is intended to enable a female graduate student from outside the United States to have an academic and cultural experience at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Preference will be given to a student who has had a limited opportunity to travel outside of her home country.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply:

Applicants must either be: a) currently enrolled as graduate students at UIUC with at least one academic year (i.e., two semesters) of graduate school remaining after the conclusion of the academic year in which the student is applying for the Gratton Award; OR b) if not currently enrolled as graduate students at UIUC, applicants must be applying as graduate students at UIUC for the academic year immediately following the year in which the student is applying for the Gratton Award (Note: Applicants who have not yet been admitted to UIUC must follow regular academic admission procedures. For application information, please refer to http://www.oar.uiuc.edu/future/international/indexl.html);
Applicants must be international students (U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents are not eligible to apply);
Applicants must be female (applications from male applicants will not be considered).

What does the Gratton Award include?

The Gratton Award provides a tuition waiver and a monthly stipend totaling $10,000 for the academic year.

Please note that some Colleges and/or programs do not accept tuition waivers. It is the student’s responsibility to verify that her program will accept a tuition waiver in lieu of payment.

When is the deadline to apply for the Gratton Award?

The deadline to apply for an award for Academic Year 2011-2012 is April 4, 2011. All applications will be reviewed after the deadline. Decisions will be announced and applicants will be notified via email as soon as possible after the deadline.

What criteria are considered by the selections committee in evaluating Gratton Award applications?

The selections committee will take into account the degree to which applicants share Pia’s philosophy of life and desire to improve their multicultural experiences and education. Pia believed that living among various people, studying various cultures, and learning various customs taught her to appreciate and respect the people of this world. For more information about Pia, please refer to: http://www.mariapiagratton.com/

What does the application consist of?

The application consists of three questionnaires and one electronic material submission. The first questionnaire asks for basic information about the applicant, the second questionnaire asks the applicant to respond to an essay prompt, and the third questionnaire asks the applicant to provide detailed financial information about funding sources. The electronic material submission outlines the conditions of applying for the award and requires an electronic signature. Scholarship applicants must complete and submit all of the questionnaires as well as the electronic signature form in the application. Your application will be complete once you see check marks in each of the questionnaire and material boxes. Incomplete applications may not be reviewed.

Please note:

When you click “Create App” to begin an application, a message may pop up indicating that you may be charged a $25 fee to begin a new program application. This fee does not apply when creating a scholarship application.

The application allows you to save material and continue working on it at a future date until the deadline. After the deadline has passed, you will not be able to access the application again. You will have until 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on the date of the deadline to complete your application; at midnight, the application will close.

Scholarships might be taxable to the recipient. Recipients will be taxed on the scholarship payments, if required.

Questions about applying for the Maria Pia Gratton International Award should be directed to Ms. Jessica Sheets, Study Abroad Scholarship Coordinator, by e-mailing jsheets@illinois.edu

Deadline: 04/04/2011

PhD Positions Control Engineering 2011

A PhD Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES) is available in the Dept of Environment & Geography associated with successful LP100200348. Climate change is driving sea-level rise and changing regional wave climates, resulting in coastal erosion and increasing threat to coastal sustainability. You will be part of an international team to develop the Australian Coastal Observation Network: monitoring and forecasting coastal erosion in a changing climate. You will be involved in the Deployment of inshore wave monitoring instrumentation at two high-profile coastal management ‘hot spots’ to rigorously and independently evaluate the performance of a new, proprietary video-based methodology developed by Coastal Coms CCOMS. For further information contact A/Prof Ian Goodwin. Applicants also need to refer to: http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/applications for application instructions and quote the allocation number 2011128 on your application.

Reference Number:	5336
Study Subject:	Nearshore wave climate and future wave climate change risk for the New South Wales coast
Web Address:	http://hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/scholarships/hdr_scholarships_domestic_candidates_only
Provided By:	Macquarie University
To be undertaken at:	Macquarie University.
Level:	Post Graduate

Availability

This scholarship is offered once only to one person. Open for applications until April 27, 2011.

Payment Information

The value of this scholarship is AUD22860 (maximum per annum). This award is to be used for research, living expenses and fees. This scholarship is paid fortnightly for the period of up to 3 and a half years.

Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: Archaeology and prehistory, EARTH SCIENCES, Ecology and evolution, Environmental sciences, Other earth sciences or Other history and archaeology.

Eligibility

This scholarship is for study in Australia. Only citizens of Australia or New Zealand or AUS permanent resident can apply.

Application Details

To apply for this scholarship you must consult the scholarship web site. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.

Main Contact Ian Goodwin (Associate Professor ASPRO Climate Risk () Environmental Science Phone: +61 2 9850 8354 Email: ian.goodwin@mq.edu.au Address: Macquarie University North Ryde NSW, Australia 2109

Scholarship KELOLA Arts Grants Indonesia

The number of applicants for the Arts Grant program keep on increasing. New and creative ideas have also arisen, which challenges the selection process.

Scholarship Details:

An artist’s job to create is often not supported by financial means in order to exhibit their creations. Therefore, it is not rare if they fail to suggest ideal artistic ideas in an exhibition.

Grants:

Arts Grants (Hibah Seni) is a program that offers competitive funding for Indonesian artists working in the field of music, dance, and theatre to produce new works, or to tour performances outside their region. The Grant will help selected artists to bring their work to the public, as a platform to communicate with a broader community.

Support Details:

To date, the Arts Grant offers two kinds of support, innovative works, and touring of performances. The innovative criteria supports the creation of contemporary performing arts works. The touring criteria serves as opportunities for artists whose works have been performed before but has not been been performed in other areas outside of their region of origin. Touring the performance will then reach new audiences and enable communication between different artistic communities, and therefore strengthens the arts community in Indonesia.

Application Deadline:
Application Deadline is 15 January 2011

Further Details:
For further information about this scholarship visit below link.

http://www.kelola.or.id/Program.asp?bhs=E

Australian Rotary Health is a multi-district project for Rotary in Australia

Australian Rotary Health is a multi-district project for Rotary in Australia, with over 1,150 Rotary Clubs and 38,000 Rotarians supporting it. Australian Rotary Health has channelled more than $24 million in Australian research projects over its 29-year history. Australian Rotary Health’s emphasis has been on community health. Australian Rotary Health has previously invested in research projects looking at Cot Death, Adolescent Health, Family Health as well as the Ross River Virus, Malaria, Bowel Cancer screening, First Aid and Emergency Care Research. Australian Rotary Health’s Funding Partners Program has invested in over $1 million in the best and brightest minds in fields as diverse as Motor Neuron Disease, Child Wellbeing, Suicide, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s and most of the Cancers. Read the rest of this entry »

The Sir Francis Hill Scholarship is open to Home/EU and Overseas applicants

PhD Fellowship in Sacred Music, Worship and the Arts at The Institute of Sacred Music, University of Yale International Scholarships

The Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University is currently accepting applications for the ISM Fellows in Sacred Music, Worship, and the Arts for the 2011-2012 academic year. This unique residential fellowship will allow scholars and practitioners in sacred music, liturgical and ritual studies, or religion and the arts to join a vibrant interdisciplinary community at Yale University for one year to further and share their work. The fellowship provides a stipend of up to $60,000, and offers the opportunity to teach.

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Phd programme Frontiers in Life Sciences

job description; The international interdisciplinary PhD program “Frontiers in Life Sciences” (French acronym: FdV, for Frontières du Vivant), established in 2006 aims at promoting research projects centered on an understanding of Life requiring the blending of different disciplines.

The graduate school recruits students from all over the world that were trained in any discipline (natural sciences, humanities, medicine…). Partner institutions and foundations ensure the long-term continuation of the program and the international character of the recruitment. In addition, special budget will be devoted to promote students scientific life.

The FdV PhD program accommodates students and visiting professors at the heart of Paris, in FdV-dedicated teaching facilities organized to maximize intellectual exchanges.

The FdV PhD program is part of the “Liliane Bettencourt program” created and funded by the Bettencourt-Schueller Foundation to help creative and talented students develop their PhD in an environment as enrichSTUDENTS :

Application deadline : 30 April 2010ing as the best world graduate programs.

Website: http://www.fdv-paris.org/en/ecole-doctorale-fdv/
Contact us: Centre for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI)
Medicine Faculty, site Cochin Port-Royal
Paris Descartes University
24, rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques
75014 Paris, France

PhD Scholarships in Economics at SSUP Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/phd-scholarships-in-economics-at-ssup-sant%e

Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (thereafter, the ‘School’), together with the University of Strasbourg, announces for the Academic Year 2010-2011 a public competition for 4 positions supported by a grant to attend the International Doctoral Program in Economics.

The School reserves the possibility of accepting up to a maximum of 2 further students without grant or other forms of financial support.

The aim of the program, in line with the standards of excellence pursued by the School, is to provide a training path oriented both at research activities and at professional careers in the private and public sectors, involving structured courses and supervised research yielding an original dissertation to be discussed in a public examination.

The program lasts three-years and is offered by an international faculty composed of both internal faculty of the School and of the University of Strasbourg and a large group of Visiting Scholars. The Program, offered jointly with the University of Strasbourg, is part of a European ‘Network of Excellence’ – involving the Universities of Sussex, Aalborg, Manchester, Paris XIII, Oslo, and several others, supporting exchanges of research students and faculty.

At the successful completion of the Program, the School awards the student with the PhD (Philosophy Doctor) Degree.

Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) or a Master of Arts (M.A.) or equivalent title. There is no restriction on nationality of origin.

Candidates are requested to apply online at: http://www.sssup.it/domandeSifur/index_perf_phd.jsp

by May 13, 2010 by 12.00 pm GMT. In case of any problem with the online application, please contact the Ph.D.Administration Office (tel. +39 050 883.383/335/ 220, e-mail: infophd[at]sssup.it).

A hardcopy of the application (signed by the candidate) together with the enclosures as per art. 7, must reach by May 20, 2010.

Scuola Superiore Sant`Anna
Divisione Formazione Universitaria e alla Ricerca
International Doctoral Program in Economics
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
I – 56127 PISA, Italy

Source : http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/3879_AllegatoBandoIDPE_09_10.pdf

Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Institute

2 Postdoctoral fellows & 2 MD/PhD students in Regenerative Medicine / Stem Cell Research

Austrian Academy of Sciences/ Institute for Biomed. Aging Research & Medical University of Innsbruck

OPEN POSITIONS in Regenerative Medicine / Stem Cell Research 2 Postdoctoral fellows & 2 MD/PhD students

Highly motivated, team-oriented and creative individuals interested in innovative and multidisciplinary scientific approaches are sought to fill open positions (MD/PhD student or junior postdoctoral fellow). Good knowledge and understanding of aging biology or regenerative biomedicine is a definite plus. These positions are available in a research program guided in joint collaboration between the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Medical University of Innsbruck, which is substantially funded by the EC 7th framework and a transnational networking and translational research program (FFG-Laura Bassi Centre of Excellence).

The prime purpose of the projects is in the field of regenerative medicine with emphasis on deviations in elderly patients. Particular research topics will be concerned with the biology of mesenchymal stem cell aging and tissue engineering of bone and related healing mechanisms thereof. The laboratories are well equipped with outstanding resources. The closely interacting institutes offer a very stimulating and highly interdisciplinary environment.

Candidates are expected to have prior interest and/or training in the biology of regenerative processes with particular emphasis regarding transdisciplinary biomedical research. Hands-on experience in benchtop biochemical and molecular biological techniques, a strong background in cell biology, knowledge about basic immunological methods, yet quite important, understanding of animal research is required. The candidate should be able to work independently with a good sense of team spirit, most importantly being able to effectively interact with people in the lab as well as with clinicians. Fluency in English is necessary. Interested qualified candidates are invited to send their resume together with names of 3 references to Dr. Guenter Lepperdinger.

Job Title 2 Postdoctoral fellows & 2 MD/PhD students in Regenerative Medicine / Stem Cell Research
POST DETAILS
Org Name Austrian Academy of Sciences/ Institute for Biomed. Aging Research & Medical University of Innsbruck
Contact Person Dr. Guenter Lepperdinger
Tel 0043 512 5839 1040
Fax 0043 512 5839 198
E-Mail guenter.lepperdingeroeaw.ac.at
City Innsbruck
State/Province Tyrol
Country Austria