Postdoctoral Researcher ,Research Institute of Global Change, Japan

The Research Institute of Global Change (RIGC, JAMSTEC) solicits an application for Postdoctoral Researcher programme to its newly approved KAKENHI fund from the JSPS (Kiban-A (FY2010-2015); “Understanding chemistry, transport and surface fluxes of long-lived gases in the troposphere by a multi-species and multi-model approach”).

The RIGC offers a stimulating research environment with large computational and intellectual resources.

Content of work
The postdoctoral researcher will engage in following research activities:

1. Understanding transport, chemistry and flux of atmospheric long-lived greenhouse gases, based on forward simulation of multiple species.
2. Developing techniques to improve surface fluxes, using regional/global model and observation data.

Number of positions 1

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Scholarships for Occupational Therapy Students and upper level Baccalaureate Nursing Students funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration

Texas Woman’s University is pleased to announce that HRSA has awarded TWU funds through the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program. TWU will be making scholarship awards for full time Occupational Therapy Students and full
time upper level Baccalaureate Nursing Students including RN to BSN (pre-nursing students are not eligible). The scholarship awards for the 2010/2011 academic year will range from $2,500 to $6,000 and over 140 awards will be made. Students eligible to apply for funds must meet the minimum requirements of:
1. Documented Financial Need
2. US Citizen
3. Full-Time Student
4. Admitted into the Undergraduate Nursing Program (pre-nursing students are not eligible) or the Graduate Occupational Therapy Program
5. Good Standing with TWU Read More »

The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for America’s Future Scientists and Engineers.
It has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, USA. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories.
SMART Scholarships are awarded to applicants who are pursuing a degree in, or closely related to, one of the following Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines:
• Electrical Engineering
• Geosciences
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
(Technical tracks only)
• Information Sciences
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Biosciences
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences
• Computer and Computational Sciences
• Mechanical Engineering
• Naval Architecture
and Ocean Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Oceanography
• Operations Research
(Technical tracks only)
• Physics

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PostDoctoral Fellowship,Alexander Hollander Distinguished,USA

Sponsored by DOE’s Office of Biological & Environmental Research, and administered by Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education, this fellowship allows postdocs to conduct research at national laboratories in the fields of life science, biomedical, and environmental sciences.

Eligibility/Requirements

* Bachelor of Science degree in:
o Computer Science
o Electrical and Computer Engineering
o Electrical Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Optical Engineering
o Other disciplines as deemed critical by Sandia National Laboratories
* Minimum grade point average of 3.2/4.0
* Qualify to attend specific graduate schools for specific specialty content areas.
* Available to spend a minimum of two months working at Sandia prior to entering the program.
* U.S. Citizenship is Required. Read More »

Postdoctoral Fellowships,NWO Rubicon,Netherlands

The aim of the Rubicon programme is to encourage talented researchers at Dutch universities and research institutes run by KNAW and NWO to dedicate themselves to a career in postdoctoral research. Rubicon offers researchers who have completed their doctorates in the past year the chance to gain experience at a top research institution outside the Netherlands (maximum of two years).

The Rubicon programme also offers talented researchers from abroad the opportunity to obtain grants to spend a maximum of two years in the Netherlands to conduct research.

Who can apply
Postgraduates who are currently engaged in doctoral research or who have been awarded a doctorate in the twelve months preceding the relevant deadline. Applicants who are still engaged in doctoral research may only apply if their supervisor provides a written declaration approving their thesis.

Women especially are urged to apply.

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PhD Scholarship,Music Cognition,University of Amsterdam,USA

PhD student will take part in the CSCA research programme: The role of neural plasticity in conscious perception and will be supervised by the principal investigator prof. dr Henkjan Honing and a postdoctoral researcher. This programme consists of three intertwined projects addressing the following three questions:

* Does consciousness require synaptic plasticity?
* Does perceptual learning depend on consciousness and not on attention?
* Does conscious perception depend on previous learning of image statistics?

The PhD project will mainly contribute to the second question by studying hierarchical time perception in music. In addition, the project will be concerned with the computational modeling of the temporal aspects of music (such as rhythm, timing, and tempo) and the role of perception, attention, expectation and memory in music cognition. Next to computational modeling, we will use brain imaging techniques to identify global neural correlates of rhythm perception. Read More »

Scholarship Program for School Year 2010-2011 in Hospitality and Tourism funded by Hotel and Restaurant Foundation.

The Foundation endeavors to identify and reward the best and brightest of the hospitality and tourism industry’s next generation of leaders. To do so, twice each year it asks students meeting certain basic requirements to complete and submit an application and other required information, write a short essay, and, if selected, appear before an industry interview panel.

Basic requirements to apply for a HARF scholarship are:

* Students must be attending an accredited 2 or 4-year college or university in California and pursuing an associate or bachelor degree.
* Must have been a designated culinary arts or hospitality and tourism management major for at least one semester or quarter prior to applying for a scholarship.
* Enrolled in at least 12 units at the time application is made.
* Have earned a 2.75 overall GPA for all semesters or quarters completed and/or a 3.0 GPA for all completed culinary arts or hospitality and tourism management courses completed.
* Must have verifiable hospitality industry work experience beyond required internships.
* For 4-year students only, a current verifiable extra-curricular activity.

How to apply for a HARF scholarship: Read More »