Requirements
You have a master degree in one of the social sciences (technology and culture; philosophy of technology; sociology; or media studies) and affinity with societal problems related to the introduction of ICT in healthcare. You are motivated and able to work independently as well as in collaborative projects.

Organization
University of Twente School of Management Governance (MB)
The University of Twente (UT) is an entrepreneurial research university, located in Enschede, the Netherlands. Organized over five faculties, the UT offers twenty educational programs ranging from applied physics, public and business administration, communication studies and diverse programs in engineering technology. Research takes place within the context of institutes and focuses, among other things, on information and communication technology, nanotechnology, biomedical technology, policy studies, construction management & engineering, and mechanics. More than 7,000 students and 2,700 staff members live and work at the UT, the Netherlands’ only campus university.

The School of Management and Governance offers undergraduate and graduate training in business and in the social sciences. The School focuses on management, governance, innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. In all these fields, the School provides bachelor, master and professional development programmes. In addition, scientific and applied research is carried out in various settings, such as health care, tertiary education, banking, and service business industries. Research is accommodated within the university research institutes: The Institute for Governance Studies (IGS), the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) and the Center of expertise in Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research (CHOIR). The School has approximately 350 staff and 2,200 students.

Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 – 2500
Salaryscale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro’s a month 2612
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
We offer a very challenging position in an inspiring environment. As a PhD candidate you will be appointed in a full-time position for a period of four years, at the end of which you must have completed your PhD thesis. The gross monthly salary for a PhD increases from 2042 in the first year to 2612 in the final year (in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities). In addition, the University of Twente offers additional attractive employment conditions. We provide a PhD educational programme within the research school WTMC (Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture).

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Prof.dr. N.E.J. Oudshoorn
Telephone number: 053-489 3353
E-mail address: n.e.j.oudshoorn[ at ]utwente.nl

What? Four-year bursary PhD position, fully funded When? Available from January 2008

Job description
Project 1: The aim of this PhD position is to help unravel the genetic basis of agriculturally/evolutionary important traits using association- and linkage mapping approaches. The prospective student will be involved in the analysis of data from a large, densely genotyped natural collection of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana and a novel multi-family panel of recombinant inbred lines. The nature and magnitude of these data will provide an unprecedented high-resolution picture of the genetic variation underlying complex phenotypes and will make it possible to systematically integrate information from natural as well as experimental populations. The task is to build an analytical/computational framework to facilitate such an integrative analysis. As an extension, different types of –omics data will be collected from these populations, which will then be used to reconstruct the molecular networks that link genetic variation to phenotypic variation.

Project 2: DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that leads to changes in gene expression which can be inherited through mitosis, and even through meiosis in some instances. The impact of differential methylation on the variability in complex quantitative traits at the population level is an area of research that is vastly under-explored. The aim of this novel project is to map methylation loci that influence complex phenotypes using tiling array technology. The student will be involved in the computer implementation of statistical methods and is also expected to make creative contributions to the conceptual development of this project.

Requirements
You are a university graduate at MSc level in one of the following disciplines: bioinformatics, statistics, computer science,
mathematics, theoretical biology, quantitative genetics, physics, or mathematics. You are expected to have an excellent academic record (supply a list of examination marks from your university study) and be curious, creative and ambitious. You should be able to write scientific articles and reports (to be proven by your graduation thesis or another comparable report) and be fluent in the English
language.

Additional information and applications
You can apply for this job until we have found a suitable candidate. For further information and direct applications please contact:

Prof. dr. Ritsert Jansen
Groningen Bioinformatics Centre
University of Groningen
Kerklaan 30
9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
Phone +31 (0)50-363-8089
Fax +31 (0)50-363-7976
Email r.c.jansen[ at ]rug.nl

Dr Frank Johannes
Groningen Bioinformatics Centre
University of Groningen
Kerklaan 30
9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
Phone +31 (0)50-363-8082
Fax +31 (0)50-363-7976
Email f.johannes@rug.nl

Currently UM has around 11500 students and 3,000 employees. Reflecting the university’s strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of law, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology.

The Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation (IGIR) is an interdisciplinary institute at Maastricht University which has as its focus the regulatory processes and instruments used to manage the dynamic interaction between economic globalisation and core societal values.

The Faculty of Law of Maastricht University is offering:

• Two Ph.D. positions in the field of International Economic Law
• The Ph.D. projects will be carried out in the framework of the Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation
• One Ph.D. project concerns the tension between private-sector standards reflecting consumer concerns and developing country market access under WTO law. (Vacancy Notice AT2007.210)
• One Ph.D. project concerns the conflict between the liberalization of trade in services and the protection of core societal values under the General Agreement on Trade in Services. (Vacancy Notice AT2007.209)

Tasks
To engage in supervised scientific research that will ultimately result in a doctoral thesis (85%) and To lecture on subjects in the Faculty`s curriculum (15%).

Requirements
Qualified jurist with excellent knowledge of international economic law; an advanced degree in this field is a definite advantage and Enthusiastic and determined researcher with first- rate analytical and writing skills and Fluency in English.

Appointment
The appointment will be full time, for a period of four years and should lead to a Ph.D. thesis. The appointments will commence on 1 September 2008. The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from € 1.956,- in the first year up to a maximum of € 2.502,- in the last year.

Application and selection process
Candidates must submit a written application before 15 January 2008, accompanied by a detailed CV, an academic transcript indicating grades obtained, a letter of motivation and the contact details of three referees, at least two of whom are familiar with the candidate`s academic abilities.

Candidates should indicate (and motivate) their preference for one of two topics identified above. Applications must be sent preferably by e-mail :
(pzfdrvacatures@facburfdr.unimaas.nl) or by mail to:
Maastricht University,
Faculty of Law,
Personnel Department,
P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht,
The Netherlands.

From among the candidates, the Faculty of Law will select by 31 January 2008 the most promising and invite them to submit a detailed proposal for research on one of the topics identified above.

The deadline for submission of this research proposal is 30 April 2008.
Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview.

More information
To obtain further information on these positions, please contact:
Prof.dr. Peter Van den Bossche,
Academic Director,
Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation,
tel. +31 43 388 3233,

E-mail: p.vandenbossche@ ir.unimaas. nl.; or

Ms. Denise Prévost,
Academic Coordinator,
Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation,
tel. + 31 43 388 2777,

E-mail: denise.prevost@IR.unimaas.nl or
visit our website at : http://www.igir.org

Applicants preferably have:

• a PhD degree and at least three years of post-doctoral experience
• publications in international top journals of legal research
• proof of independence and international recognition
• experience in various working environments, for example a postdoc period abroad
• experience in acquiring external funding
• a research proposal with a clear vision of future legal research
• teaching experience
• organizational qualities and communication skills
• presently a position outside this faculty.

Successful candidates will set up their own research project(s) in the area of their choice, including funds to support a PhD project, and will be expected to attract external funding. They will also contribute to the international teaching programmes within the faculty.
The fellowship, of at most five years, comprises a salary in the range of a university teacher, and a holiday allowance of 8%. The salary and the duration of the fellowship depend on experience and qualifications.

Following a favorable evaluation after at most five years, the fellow will be awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor, including the ius promovendi. After a further five years another evaluation will take place and if this proves favorable, a full professorship will be awarded. The period after which tenure and full professorship will be awarded is at most five years each, but may be influenced by academic results of the fellow before and during the fellowship.

Additional information about the fellowship can be obtained from prof.dr. L.C.A. Verstappen, dean of the Faculty of Law, e-mail address: l.c.a.verstappen@rug.nl, Prof.dr. O. Couwenberg, vice-dean of the Faculty of Law, e-mail address: o.couwenberg@rug.nl, and dr. J. Houtman, administrative director of the Research School Centre for Law, Administration and Society (Centrum voor Recht, Bestuur en Samenleving – CRBS), e-mail address: j.houtman@rug.nl.

As an applicant, you are requested to submit:

1. your curriculum vitae, including a complete list of publications
2. up to five keywords describing your research area
3. a three-to-five page statement of your research accomplishments and your future research goals
4. a letter of motivation

Applications should be sent to:
University of Groningen, Personnel and Organization Department
P.O. Box 72,
9700 AB Groningen
The Netherlands
E-mail address: vmp@rug.nl

You are invited to apply before March 1st 2008; when applying for this fellowships always mention RFF-FRG. Candidates employed by the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen are eligible for a Rosalind Franklin fellowship within this Faculty only if appointed in temporary, non-tenure track positions and if they have had at least two years of employment outside this Faculty.

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Great career opportunities
Starting your career with a Master’s program at the technological heart of the Netherlands by studying at TU/e (Eindhoven University of Technology). Together with international high-tech companies in the region, TU/e offers full-cost scholarships (covering both tuition fees and living costs) for top international students.

Are you one of the High Potentials who want to take their Master’s at an internationally leading university?
Do you want to follow that with work experience at a global high-tech company in the Eindhoven region?…….this is your chance!

Scholarships at TU/e
Scholarships are awarded by the TU/e and top technology companies and institutes in the region and the rest of the Netherlands, such as ASML and Océ. These scholarships are for 5-year programs: two years studying for your Master’s at the TU/e, followed by three years working for the company that sponsors your scholarship. So you’ll gain international work experience and increase your career opportunities – in your home country or anywhere else in the world.

Attractive careers in the technological heart of the Netherlands
The Eindhoven region – or Brainport Eindhoven – is one of the most innovative centers for advanced technology in Europe. It’s one of Western Europe’s leading technology centers, and many multinational companies have research, development and production facilities in the city of Eindhoven region. With the TU/e Talent Scholarship Program, you’ll have the opportunity to start your career with a leading company in or close to this region immediately after you graduate.

For more information about economic and business activities in the Eindhoven region, visit www.eindhoven.eu and www.brainport.nl

PhD opportunities
For the best candidates participating in the TU/e Talent Scholarship program, it’s possible to take a PhD at TU/e after your Master’s program, possibly with sponsorship from a company.

Applying for the TU/e Talent Scholarships
You will automatically enter the selection process for the TU/e Talent scholarships if you submit a complete application package for a TU/e Master’s program (final deadline 1 March 2008), and are subsequently admitted to a Master’s program. You therefore do not need to apply separately to these scholarships. First apply to the TU/e Master’s program of your choice. If you’re admitted, you will automatically enter the selection procedure for these scholarships and TU/e will contact you regarding your preference for one of the scholarships available.
A selection committee will award the scholarships to highly talented students on the basis of an excellent academic performance in and the quality of their previous education, and on the results of any tests required for admission. The scholarships are so-called full-cost scholarships, covering tuition fees and living costs.

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