Supervisors: Prof Stuart Baker and Dr Andrew Jackson

Refinement and characterisation of a novel design for an intracortical recording electrode, intended to provide high quality, stable single unit recordings. The electrode may have eventual applications in neural prosthetics (brain machine interfaces). The project would involve microfabrication of the electrode, and iterative improvement of the design and fabrication process. The student would also test the electrode in an in vivo system. The project thus provides an interdisciplinary training in a wide range of skills.

Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a 2:1 degree or higher, preferably in physical sciences (e.g. Physics, Engineering, Computing, Mathematics) or with a Neuroscience or Biology background. The successful candidate must be content to work with experimental animals.

To apply send your covering letter and CV to nigel.lamond@ncl.ac.uk – quoting ref ION50.

Stipend £14,500 tax-free per annum
Start date: (late) Sept 2009
Next closing date: 3rd March 2009.
Full funding (UK Students) and fee grants (EU students) are available for PhDs in the field of Complexity Science.

Complexity Science focuses on systems of many interdependent components, showing Emergent behaviour at the system level, Self-organisation and/or Evolution. Our Centre draws on aspects of these in existing fields, including mathematics from dynamical systems and chaos, statistical inference, physics of phase transitions, self-assembly in chemistry, network modelling in biology and neuroscience, interacting agent modelling in economics and computer science. We also look to apply scientific methods in new fields of opportunity, such as transport, health and social science applications where mass quantitative data is newly available in this information age.
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Postgraduate Research Funding

School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester
New 18 PhD studentships available .

Funded Project Studentships

From time to time the School has fully funded project studentships that are attached to a specific research project taking place in one of our research groups. Information about current opportunities is available here.

Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards
The DHPA are highly prestigious, and successful candidates will be considered to have outstanding research potential and will hold the equivalent of a UK first class honours degree as a minimum. The award covers full international student tuition fees plus DHPA scholars should receive at least the minimum Research Council PhD stipend. For the academic year 2009/10 stipend is £13,290.

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Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships

How to apply
Interested applicants must apply for Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial
Scholarships through their local Rotary club. Because timelines vary,
only your local club can provide specific information about application
deadlines. For 2010-11 awards, club deadlines may be as early as 1 March
2009 or as late as 15 August 2009. Remember that availability varies by
Rotary district. If your local district is not offering scholarships at
this time, try inquiring next year.

Use the Club Locator
<http://www.rotary.org/EN/ABOUTUS/SITETOOLS/CLUBLOCATOR/Pages/ridefault.\
aspx>  to find contact information for Rotary clubs. If your hometown
does not have a Rotary club, try entering the names of nearby cities.
You can also consult a local telephone directory.
Application process Program year 2010-11
November/December 2008

* Application materials for 2010-11 Ambassadorial Scholarships and
Rotary Grants for University Teachers become available from the Rotary
club in the applicant’s area of permanent residence or full-time
study.
* Applicants must contact the nearest Rotary club to
* Determine whether scholarship funding is available
* Ask about local application deadlines
* Obtain application materials

January-15 July 2009

Applicants should complete the 2010-11 application, carefully
researching possible institutions of study. There is no need to apply
for or take language tests at this time.

September-15 December 2009

All 2010-11 scholarship applicants will receive notification of their
study institution assignments (as long as their applications were
submitted by the 1 October district deadline).

February 2010

All 2010-11 scholarship recipients will receive a packet of information
from the Foundation. This material outlines the steps they’re
required to complete in preparation for their term.

Download the Ambassadorial Scholarships application form
<http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/139en.pdf>  (PDF).

Terms of scholarships
* Scholars are required to attend at least one orientation seminar if
offered in their district or region. Orientation seminars include
training on developing and delivering speeches and presentations.
* Study or training must be undertaken in another country or
territory where there are Rotary clubs. It cannot take place in the
country of the sponsor Rotary district.
* Although applicants are asked to list their preferred study
locations, the Foundation Trustees reserve the right to make assignments
to any suitable institution to ensure the widest possible geographical
distribution of scholars. Candidates must be flexible in their study
institution assignments.
* Scholars will not be assigned to a city, state, or province where
they have lived or studied for more than six months. As a result, these
scholarships are not appropriate for students seeking to continue their
studies at a given university.
* Each scholar is responsible for applying directly to the assigned
institution, gaining admission, obtaining required visas, and making
travel arrangements. The scholarship may not be used in conjunction with
a study-abroad program affiliated with a home-country institution.
* Scholars must locate funds to cover all expenses that are not
specifically financed by their scholarships or for which their
scholarships are not sufficient. Scholarships will not be increased to
cover spouses, dependents, or anyone other than the scholar.
* Scholars may receive additional funding from other sources during
the scholarship period, but the Foundation will not duplicate funds
provided by these sources.
* Depending on tax laws in the home and host countries, the
scholarships may be partially or fully taxable. It is the scholar’s
responsibility to investigate tax regulations for scholarship funding.
* Academic-Year and Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships may be used
for almost any field of study but cannot be applied to unsupervised
research, medical internships or residencies, or employment. Scholars
planning to pursue medical studies are not permitted to engage in
hands-on procedures or direct-care patient services during the
scholarship period.
* Any applicant for Academic-Year or Multi-Year Ambassadorial
Scholarships whose native language is not that of the proposed country
of study must submit evidence of the ability to read, write, and speak
the language of that country. Academic-year scholarship candidates must
also pass a language proficiency exam determined by the Foundation.

PhD Positions in Molecular Medicine, The Medical University of Graz, Austria
18 positions for graduate students
Starting October 1, 2009
The Medical University of Graz offers a PhD-Program in Molecular Medicine taught in English. The program provides cutting-edge education in basic principles of…
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Various PhD Positions at SISSA, Trieste, Italy
For the academic year 2009/2010, SISSA offers the possibility of obtaining the Ph.D. degree in the following fields:

Applied Mathematics (4 positions)
Astroparticle Physics (4 positions)
Astrophysics (5 positions)
Functional and Structural Genomics (6…
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Master Studentships in Numerical Analysis, NUI Galway, Ireland
Funded Studentship in Numerical Analysis at NUI Galway
Applications are invited for a Masters by Research in Mathematics at NUI Galway.
The goal of the project is to design and implement numerical methods for systems on nonlinear…
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ZLOG Scholarships in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Zaragoza Logistics Center 2009, Spain
Please kindly mention ScholarshipNet when applying for this position
Call for applications ?“ZLOG Scholarships” ?Zaragoza Logistics Center ?2009
 
Presentation and Objectives
?Zaragoza Logistics…
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