Your entry into the scholarship competition will require your acceptance onto the Doctoral Programme. Students who want to be considered for this scholarship competition should submit their postgraduate
application by 31 August 2009

at the latest. You can complete your Postgraduate Application in hardcopy or online at http://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk.

Indicate that you are interested in this scholarship in the personal details section of the online postgraduate application form or section 3 of the hardcopy postgraduate application form. In response to the question ‘how do you expect to pay for you studies’ you need to state ‘ICCSR Second Round Scholarship applicant’.

You should also submit, with your application, your research proposal, two academic references, academic transcripts and English language (if required). Applicants should be available to begin their doctoral studies in September 2009.

Scholarship applications will be evaluated on the basis of former qualifications, academic background, references and research proposal. All of the documentation relating to this must be submitted by the scholarship deadline of 31 August 2009.

Your doctoral studies will be supervised by two academic members of staff (at least one of which will be a member of the ICCSR team) and therefore please ensure that a member of the ICCSR academic team is currently working in the area you are interested in studying. At this late stage candidates who have already entered into correspondence with a potential supervisor are more likely to be successful.

To give your application the best chance of success, then please pay particular attention to the following:
? The relevance of your project to your potential supervisors research interests
? The suitability of your topic for study at postdoctoral level
? The feasibility of completing your research within the timescales of a PhD
? The practicality of your research plans particularly with respect to the access you might be able to secure for data collection.
Further guidance on the application process, preparation of a research proposal and English language requirements are available on the doctoral programme pages of the Business School website. Further information about the ICCSR is available from the ICCSR website.

Requirements:
Highly qualified applicants from all over the world are invited to apply, provided that they are not older than 30 years. All applicants must hold or anticipate receiving a university degree within 2009. This university degree should qualify for the start of a doctorate thesis in their home country and ideally should be equivalent to a European university diploma/degree.

Reapplications will not be considered

Dean of the Vienna Biocenter PhD Programme:
Prof. Meinrad Busslinger

Deadline:
Deadline for receipt of completed application is 15th November, 2009.

Application:

* You can use our Online Submission for the application form by clicking here – Onlinesubmission is opened at 1st September, 2009!
* Alternatively download the application form directly from this website, complete it carefully and return it as PDF to phd-office-at-mfpl.ac.at as soon as possible and before the deadline. Make sure that your e-mail attachment is not larger than 1MByte! If sending from another ones e-mailaccount please do not forget to add your (own) e-mail address for replying you!
* We do not accept any hardcopies (post, fax, express deliveries)!

Letter of recommendation:
We request letters of recommendation from two scientists who are familiar with your academic work and who can judge your potential as a PhD student.

Please forward the enclosed letters (a template can be downloaded here.) to the referees and ask them to send their recommendation directly to the dean of the PhD Programme.

A pdf file of the recommendation letter printed on the referee´s official paper and signed by the referee should be sent by email to phd-office-at-mfpl.ac.at.

The student himself / herself is responsible for obtaining the letters and should actively inquire with the respective referees whether the letters have been sent.
Please note that we will be unable to process your application without letters of recommendation. These letters are therefore an essential part of your application, and it is your responsibility to ensure that the referees write to us before May 15, 2009.

Selection procedure and admission:
Complete applications will be reviewed by a selection committee consisting of group leaders of the Vienna Biocenter. The short-listed candidates will receive invitations to visit the Vienna Biocenter for a five-day period of interviews and information exchange. These interviews will take place in January 2010. Travel expenses will be reimbursed, and free accommodation will be provided. Offers of admission will be made to the successful candidates at the end of the interview period.

• a salary set by the host institution, according to age and experience
• research expenses (e.g. materials and consumables, animals, small items of equipment)
• travel and overseas subsistence
• support to attend scientific meetings.

No funding is provided for course fees or examination fees.

Support funds for research staff or substantial equipment are not normally provided. It is expected that an appropriate laboratory(ies) will be selected and that the majority of the necessary equipment and facilities required for the proposed research be available to the candidate.

Fellowships may be taken up on a part-time employment basis, where appropriate.

Applicants are advised to consult their training authority when designing the clinical component of their application.
Preliminary application deadline: 24 April 2009
Full application deadline: 20 July 2009
Short-listed candidate interviews: December 2009

Schedule for full applications submitted for the 19 December 2008 deadline:

• Outcome of short-listing exercise: mid-May 2009
• Short-listed candidates interview: 17-18 June 2009

Subject to demand, the Trust anticipates that there will be subsequent calls for proposals.

Ph.D. student position „Adhesion and mechanics of polymerfilms

Closing date: May 4th, 2009

Experiments will deal with the influence of the polymer-substrate-adhesion on the mechanical properties of thin polymer layers. They will comprise different sample preparations, in order to vary the adhesion between the
polymer film and the substrate, the application of various methods for the quantitative estimation of the adhesion, and the analysis of the mechanical properties of the polymer thin films via force-distance-curves, in order to
determine quantitatively the influence of the adhesion. The scheduled experiments have important theoretical implications in the field of confined polymers. Moreover, this subject is also very relevant for possible
applications in the field of adhesives and coatings.

Preference will be given to applicants (M.Sc./Diploma) in Physics, Chemistry or related fields. Experience with scanning probe microscopy, surface preparation and analysis, polymer physics and chemistry are advantageous.
A basic knowledge of German language would be appreciated, English is required.

The supervisor of the PhD work will be Priv. Doz. Dr. habil. Brunero Cappella.

Information can be gathered by telephone (++49 30 8104 3343) or by email
(brunero.cappella@bam.de).
Applications including cv (photo) must be sent by mail or email before
04.05.2009 to:
Priv. Doz. Dr. habil. B. Cappella
BAM VI.25 (UE)
Unter den Eichen 87
12205 Berlin
Germany

Details of this scholarship you can get it here.

Our group studies the properties of nanoscale systems using optical spectroscopy, in particular, Raman scattering. The focus of our research work is on carbon- based materials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene. We are looking for a PhD student to join our multinational and interdisciplinary team.

The future PhD project will be in the area of nanoscale physical science. The research focus will depend on the interest and expertise of the successful candidate; possible topics include single-molecule spectroscopy, electron-phonon coupling, and photoconductivity.

We are looking for a motivated researcher, who enjoys experimental work as much as independent thinking. Candidates must have a Master or Diplom in physics, chemistry, materials science or a related field. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise in experimental condensed matter physics, optical spectroscopy, and the physics or chemistry of nanostructures.

The PhD position lasts up to four years with a salary of about €1900/month (2/3 BAT IIa). The future holder of the position is expected to participate in the teaching of the Department of Physics (2.67 hours/week during term).

Please, send your application (cover letter including a statement of purpose in English or German, CV, copies of degrees) to Prof. Dr. S. Reich, Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin).
Interviewing for the position will start immediately and continue until the position is filled. The Freie Universität Berlin is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and specifically encourages applications by women.

For further information or any interest in this position should contact :
Prof. Dr. Stephanie Reich
Freie Universität Berlin,
FB Physik Arnimallee 14 Ort Berlin
Postleitzahl 14195
Telefon +49-30-83856162
E-Mail : reich@physik.fu-berlin.de

In each year, 75 of the scholarships will waive 100% of tuition fees and 50 scholarships will waive 50% of tuition fees.

Many of these scholarships are available in the School of Computing and Engineering. A list of research projects leading to PhD or MPhil in `Electronic Engineering` , `Mechanical and Automotive Engineering` , `Music Technology`, `Computing`, `Digital Media` and `Information Systems` can be found at http://compeng.hud.ac.uk/external/research/opportunities.php

However alternative projects will also be considered. The scholarships are open to technically excellent UK or EU or international full-time students who do not already have funding. Applicants must be able to fund their living costs.

To apply please go to official website.