Overseas PhD Studentships

To help support the University of Bath’s world-class research environment and to provide doctoral training for outstanding individuals seeking specifically to pursue professional academic careers, the School of Management is seeking applications for its ‘Overseas’ PhD Studentships.

Overseas:

‘Overseas’ PhD Studentships (worth approximately £25,000 per annum for 3 years) are open to international (ie, non-UK/EU) candidates who have both (i) exceptional academic qualifications and (ii) a strong commitment to acquiring a professional research training to become management academics.

Application Deadline:
Application Deadline is 23 December 2010

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

http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/phd/pdf/10-burs-overseas.pdf

Churchill Falls, Harbour Breton, Wickham, Rothesay, Fredericton, Edmundston,
Bathurst, Moncton, St. John, Halifax, Sydney, Watson Lake, Whitehorse, Yellowknife,

Sholarship : Katherine Goodman Stern Fellowship – Duke University, USA

Scholarship Introduction:
The Stern Fellowship provides to students in their final year of dissertation research an annual stipend (equivalent to the Graduate School minimum stipend established each year), as well as tuition, health, and recreation fees. In addition, the Graduate School will pay the health insurance premium for recipients who enroll in the Duke student medical insurance plan.

Eligibility for scholarship:
Applicants must have completed their preliminary exam by the end of Spring 2011 semester. Applicants are expected to be in their final year at Duke University. Students who have already received Graduate School support aimed to facilitate final completion of the dissertation, such as a Named Instructor ship or a Library Internship are not eligible for this award. No other award (whether fellowship or service-related) may be held concurrently with this fellowship without special permission from the Dean.

Application form: http://gradschool.duke.edu/documents/financial_support/Stern.pdf

How to apply:

• One copy of the following original documentation should be given to your DGS assistant. Completed cover sheet (see the following page) Curriculum Vitae A brief description of the candidate’s dissertation project and a timetable for it’s completion – not to exceed three (3) pages
• Formatting should be 1” margins, 1.5 line spacing, Arial 10 point font. Should you choose to include a bibliography, it will not be included in the page count, but should not exceed one (1) page. Letter of recommendation from DGS Letter of recommendation from Dissertation Supervisor Copy of current Duke transcript

Submission Instructions:

• The DGSA will submit the completed applications to the Graduate School. Applications will not be accepted from students.
• Application packets can be submitted in paper format to the Graduate School, 2127 Campus Drive, or in electronic format as a single .pdf file.
• All components must be submitted in the order noted above, and sent to leslie.angier@duke.edu
• Incomplete applications will be returned to the department. Applications received after the deadline date will not be accepted.

Last date to apply:
The last date to apply is October 29 , 2010

Source: http://gradschool.duke.edu/financial_support/phd%20support/continuing.php

Postdoct position in Biomedical Engineering/Cardiovascular/Neurophysiology 2010, Kyushu University,marketing graduate

A postdoctoral position is currently available in the laboratory of Dr. Kenji Sunagawa at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. It has been well established that regulatory failure plays a central role in the pathogenesis of refractory cardiovascular diseases. We have been developing artificial devices to intervene the regulatory systems. The devices function as parts of physiological systems and restore normal function of the impaired regulatory systems. In this particular project, we will be developing a


neuromodulator which reinstitutes disrupted autonomic balance in heart failure. Applicants need expertise in animal and/or human experiments and should have sophisticated knowledge in biomedical engineering in cardiovascular research.

Salary: Open

Employer: Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University

Location: Fukuoka, Japan

Type: Full Time

Requirements: Doctoral degrees in Biology, Cardiovascular Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neurophysiology or relevant disciplines.

Deadline: No later than August 31, 2010.

Candidates selected for an interview will be required to visit Kyushu University, Fukuoka at our expense. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. Candidates should submit a statement of interest, curriculum vitae with achievements via email to bionic@cardiol.med.kyuhsu-u.ac.jp, and three letters of recommendation via mail directly to the address below;


Contact us:

Tomomi Ide, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Kyushu University
3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku,
Fukuoka Japan
bionic@cardiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
http://www.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp/cardiol/research_units/baio/index.html