Hong Kong Research Scholarships for Hispanics Grant by Royal Geographical Society

Research Grant in the field of Geographical research for applicants of any nationality by Royal Geographical Society in Greater China-2011

Study Subject:Geographical research
Employer:The Royal Geographical Society with IBG
Level:Postgraduate
Scholarship Description:The Society offers a single annual £2,500 research grant to a postgraduate student of any nationality who intends to undertake geographical research in the Greater China region (People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Macau SAR and Hong Kong SAR).

The grant, supported by the Hong Kong branch of The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), may be used to help with travel, equipment, data collection and subsistence in the field. In 2010 the RGS-IBG will be awarding our 10th Hong Kong Research Grant.

Scholarship Application Deadline:25 November 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Scholarship Information : Research Assistant as Doctoral Researcher in Economics, Switzerland

The I-Lab (www.i-lab.ch is a joint initiative of the University of St. Gallen (Institute for Technology Management and Institute of Insurance Economics) and the ETH Zurich (Institute for Information Management and Institute for Pervasive Computing) and embedded in the international research network of the Auto-ID Labs. Research topics at the I-Lab are located within the triangle of “technology – innovation – insurance” and investigated in close cooperation with industrial partners. Thereby our main focus is the relationship between customer and insurance.

You will workindependently on specific projects, in cooperation with our industrial partners and our spin-off companies. As part of our team you take direct project responsibility and maintain close relationships with our research partners for instance the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge and leading research institutions in China and Japan.

Employment conditions, compensation and benefits are attractive and based on guidelines of the ETH Zurich. The average duration necessary for successfully obtaining a PhD is 3 1/2 years.

If you are fascinated by the described tasks, the cooperation in a highly motivated, young team and the academic debate in a start-up environment, you should meet the following requirements:

a degree in computer science or business engineering with a GPA (Grade Point Average) of at least 5.0 (according to a GPA of 2.0 and better in Germany and Austria); interest in mobile services, software development and technology-based innovation; work experience, preferably in foreign countries; self-confident appearance and high conceptual and communication skills; profound knowledge (written/ oral) in English and German

If you are interested, please send your application in electronic form to:
Lukas Ackermann,
Head of I-Lab, ETH/D-MTEC/IM SEC E,
Scheuchzerstrasse 7, CH-8092 Zürich lackermann@ethz.ch

Application Deadline : 30 October 2010

PhD position Whole genome sequence analysis in tomato: Mechanisms of introgression breeding

Beasiswa Scholarships : Applied Bioinformatics, Plant Sciences Group, Wageningen University & Research Centre (WUR)
Wageningen, The Netherlands
38 hours per week
Reference number: PSG-BIOS-0001

Background: Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) is worldwide renowned for its research and education in the fields of life sciences, plant improvement and sustainability. Through these activities it aims to make essential contributions to the quality of life. A focus of pioneering research towards increased yields and improved quality is the genome biology of economically valuable crops such as tomato and potato.
The Plant Sciences Group of WUR has an important position in international efforts to elucidate and use the genome sequence of these crops. The Applied Bioinformatics group of the PSG participates in these efforts through next generation sequencing, genome assembly, annotation and extracting biologically relevant knowledge from such genome sequences.
WUR is also a partner in the Centre for BioSystems Genomics (CBSG2012). The CBSG and the National Institute for Plant Genome Research in Delhi, India, have received a grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to start a joint research project on development and application of next generation sequencing technologies to one of CBSG’s crop targets, tomato, which is also an important crop in India.

Job description: the job concerns a PhD position in the Applied Bioinformatics group of the Plant Sciences Group of WUR. In this project, we will analyze the genomes of three tomato genotypes: two parents of the well-studied introgression line population, S. lycopersicum cv. Allround and S. pennellii LA716, and the genome of one F5 offspring line. Sequencing of these genomes will be performed in an associated project and will involve a combination of next generation sequencing technologies. Comparative bioinformatic analyses of the parent and offspring genomes will be geared towards obtaining novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying genetic introgression in plants. The PhD student will assemble, annotate and compare the three genome sequences with the aim to study the pattern of genome reorganization from chromosome- down to nucleotide-level detail. We will test and employ a variety of bioinformatics tools for genome assembly, annotation and whole-genome comparison, and perform SNP mining for breeding purposes.
The collaboration within this project with the National Institute for Plant Genome Research in New Delhi, India, will imply that the PhD student will spend a maximum of 2 years of the 4-year PhD study at the sister institute in India. In addition, the PhD student will actively cooperate with an Indian counterpart (PhD student) based in Delhi and working on the breeding aspects of the project. This PhD student in return will spend a maximum of 2 years in Wageningen.

Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

What do we look for?
We are looking for an enthusiast team player with:
an excellent academic record (MSc) in bioinformatics
interest in genome informatics and bioinformatics for breeding
demonstrable skills in programming (perl or python, java, R) and databases (MySQL)
good oral and written communication skills in English
willingness to spend several periods amounting to 2 years of the PhD period in New Delhi, India
people skills in connection with biologists, breeders and bioinformaticians

What do we offer?
You will be part of a young, dynamic and focused applied bioinformatics group of ~15 people consisting of computational biologists and biology-oriented informaticians that focus on bioinformatics challenges in genomics. We offer a state-of-the art computational infrastructure and have close collaboration with plant biologists and breeding companies with considerable expert knowledge of the biological issues and wishes concerning the data. The position is available for 4 years, full time (38 hrs/wk), 2 years of which will be housed in New Delhi, India. The student will be part of the graduate school of Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS). The research should result in the successful defence of a PhD after 4 years. In line with the quality protocol of EPS, after 12 months and assuming progress and performance of the PhD student meets requirements the position will be continued for the full period.

Preferred starting date: as soon as possible.

Estimated maximum salary: € 2042/month in the first year, rising to € 2612/month in the fourth year (Dutch university PhD)

Need to know more?
Additional information about this project can be obtained from dr. Roeland van Ham, +31-317-481053, roeland.vanham@wur.nl

How to apply?
You can apply for this job before October 1st, 2010 at http://www.wur.nl/UK/work

British Council IELTS Scholarship

British Council IELTS Scholarship

The British Council is delighted to announce the launch of the British Council IELTS Scholarship for Indian students planning to study at universities overseas. In line with its mission to promote the global sharing of knowledge and ideas, the British Council will select eight students from India, each of whom will receive an award of Rs.3,00,000 towards the cost of tuition fees.

Application procedure:

* Take an IELTS test with the British Council and receive your scores.

* Download and complete the application form and go through the FAQs.

* Last date for completed applications is 31 July 2010. You must complete selection Task.

* Forty applicants will be shortlisted. We will notify you via email by 6 August 2010 whether you have been short-listed. Short-listed applicants will be required to make a ten minute presentation on a topic that will be communicated, followed by a brief interview.

* We must receive from the short-listed applicants a letter of acceptance from the university you plan to attend prior to 20 August 2010.

* Failure to submit your letter of acceptance by the 20 August deadline will result in your immediate removal from the short-list of applicants.

* We will notify all short-listed applicants of the final result by email by 31 August 2010.



Essential eligibility criteria are that applicants must:

* Be a citizen of India.
* Begin full time postgraduate study outside India in 2010.
* Attend a higher education institution that accepts IELTS as part of its admission requirements.
* Have a valid IELTS score, with a minimum band score average 6.5.
* Have taken their most recent IELTS test with the British Council.
* Be able to provide an acceptance letter from the attending institution by 20 August 2010.

Important Documents

IELTS Scholarship Application Form

IELTS Scholarship FAQs

An original hard copy of your application should be sent to

IELTS Scholarship
British Council
British Deputy High Commission
737 Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600002

The complete application must be received by us by 31 July 2010.

For more details please visit : www.ielts.britishcouncil.org.in