Overview
A PhD position is available at the Behavioural Science Institute for the project ’The association between empathy development and bullying behaviour in children and early adolescents’. This project is funded by a NWO grant within the Youth and Family programme. As a PhD student in this project you will develop computer-aided measurement instruments and organize and conduct field data collection at primary schools, analyse the resulting data, and report on them at national and international scientific fora. This project has both scientific and societal aims.
Requirements
You are an enthusiastic and ambitious person. You have a recent Master’s degree in psychology or a comparable qualification. You are clearly interested in social cognitive development. You enjoy participating in international scientific communities and have the ambition to pursue an academic career. You are well organized and conscientious, and have ample experience with the planning and execution of complex logistics operations, such as data collection at schools. You speak Dutch well enough to organize and conduct such a data collection. You are able to communicate competently in English and have good writing skills in English (an English academic writing test will be part of the selection procedure). You have good methodological abilities and ample experience, for example, in network data analyses or structural equation modelling.
Organization
With its six Bachelor’s and seven Master’s programmes, three Research Master’s programmes, three educational institutes with a total of 4,500 students, three research institutes and the Academic Centre for Social Sciences, the Faculty of Social Sciences is one of the largest faculties at Radboud University Nijmegen. The faculty currently employs about 650 employees. The faculty’s ambition is to become one of the top social science institutes in Europe, providing high-quality research programmes and study programmes that rank among the best in the Netherlands.
The project will be part of the Social Development research programme of the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI) of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Radboud University Nijmegen. The BSI is a research institute where highly qualified researchers conduct quantitative studies on the fundamental principles and processes that govern human behaviour. The six BSI research programmes integrate approaches from both psychology and education, and focus on technology-enhanced analysis of behaviour.
Website: http://www.ru.nl/fsw
Conditions of employment
Employment: 1,0 fte
Maximum salary per month, based on a fulltime employment: € 2,612 gross/month
Starting salary is €2,042 per month; the salary will increase to € 2,612 per month in the fourth year.
Duration of the contract: 4 years.
Additional conditions of employment
You will be appointed as a PhD student for a period of four years. Your performance will be evaluated after 18 months. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years.
Additional Information
Dr. G.J.T. Haselager
Telephone: +31 24 3615550
E-mail: g.haselager@psych.ru.nl
Application
You can apply for the job (mention the vacancy number 24.22.10) before 22 October 2010 by sending your application -preferably by email- to:
Faculty of Social Sciences/P&O
Postbus 9104
6500 HE NIJMEGEN, NL
E-mail: vacancies@socsci.ru.nl
Selasa, 12 Oktober 2010
Jumat, 08 Oktober 2010
Scholarship PhD and Postdoc Positions in Membrane Synthesis, K.U.Leuven
At the Membrane Research Group of the Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (COK) of the K.U.Leuven, Belgium, positions are available for PhDs and postdocs in following areas:
- membrane filtrations of fermentation broths
- membranes based on ionic liquids for applications in gas separations and pervaporation
- preparation of mixed matrix membranes for applications in gas separations, solvent resistant nanofiltration and pervaporation
- fouling in membrane bioreactors
- PEM fuel cells
All subjects involve polymer based membrane synthesis. Good knowledge of organic chemistry, polymer science and/or material science is thus required.
Applications can be sent to: ivo.vankelecom[ at ]biw.kuleuven.be
- membrane filtrations of fermentation broths
- membranes based on ionic liquids for applications in gas separations and pervaporation
- preparation of mixed matrix membranes for applications in gas separations, solvent resistant nanofiltration and pervaporation
- fouling in membrane bioreactors
- PEM fuel cells
All subjects involve polymer based membrane synthesis. Good knowledge of organic chemistry, polymer science and/or material science is thus required.
Applications can be sent to: ivo.vankelecom[ at ]biw.kuleuven.be
Selasa, 14 September 2010
Health Sciences scholarship for women
Health Sciences Scholarship
Scholarship Description
For students studying Health Sciences other than Medicine (eg Optometry, Pysiotherapy, Dentistry) who apply successfully for a residential place at Trinity College. The scholarship provides half-fee relief from residential fees. Benefits include full board, access to professional mentoring, paid teaching opportunities and purpose-built accommodation. Some awards are based on financial need or rural background.
Reference Number: 5030
Study Subject: Health Sciences
Web Address: http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Provided By: The University of Melbourne, Trinity College
To be undertaken at: The University of Melbourne.
Level: Post Graduate
Availability
This scholarship is offered annually to 2 people. Open for applications from July 1, 2010.
Payment Information
The value of this scholarship is AUD11000 (maximum per award). This award is to be used for accommodation. This scholarship is paid annually for the period of 1 year.
Research Information
This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES. It is required that your study starts no later than March 31, 2011.
Eligibility
This scholarship is for study in Australia.
Application Details
To apply for this scholarship you must apply directly to the scholarship provider. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.
Main Contact
Peter Campbell
Trinity College
Phone: +61 3 9348 7100
Fax: +61 3 9348 7610
Email: pcampbell@trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Web Site: http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Address:
Royal Parade
Parkville
Vic, Australia
3052
Scholarship Description
For students studying Health Sciences other than Medicine (eg Optometry, Pysiotherapy, Dentistry) who apply successfully for a residential place at Trinity College. The scholarship provides half-fee relief from residential fees. Benefits include full board, access to professional mentoring, paid teaching opportunities and purpose-built accommodation. Some awards are based on financial need or rural background.
Reference Number: 5030
Study Subject: Health Sciences
Web Address: http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Provided By: The University of Melbourne, Trinity College
To be undertaken at: The University of Melbourne.
Level: Post Graduate
Availability
This scholarship is offered annually to 2 people. Open for applications from July 1, 2010.
Payment Information
The value of this scholarship is AUD11000 (maximum per award). This award is to be used for accommodation. This scholarship is paid annually for the period of 1 year.
Research Information
This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES. It is required that your study starts no later than March 31, 2011.
Eligibility
This scholarship is for study in Australia.
Application Details
To apply for this scholarship you must apply directly to the scholarship provider. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.
Main Contact
Peter Campbell
Trinity College
Phone: +61 3 9348 7100
Fax: +61 3 9348 7610
Email: pcampbell@trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Web Site: http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Address:
Royal Parade
Parkville
Vic, Australia
3052
Kamis, 01 Juli 2010
College Scholarship Opportunities That Are Overlooked
College Scholarship Opportunities That Are Overlooked
* Getting a scholarship to fund studies is becoming increasingly important for most students due to the sky rocketing costs of higher education. There are hundreds of scholarships offered by numerous organization based on different criteria. Most students try to look for college scholarship opportunities that are based on some popular criteria such as academic excellence or athletic performance; it is the most logical thing to do but students should not overlook thescholarship opportunities that provide aid based on unusual criteria. These scholarship opportunities provide the chance to students to fund their studies even if they do not fulfill the criteria for academic or sports scholarships. In this article I will discuss some such college scholarship opportiunites.
o If you like to drink milk and you have little athletic ability you can win a $7000 scholarship to fund your studies by writing an essay on the benefits of drinking milk and sending it with a photo of you in milk mustache. In 2010 25 such scholarships were awarded to students.
o Do you love to skate board? If you have a passion for skateboarding you can apply for the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship program. This scholarship program provides aid to four students every year. The student with first position gets a $5000 scholarship while the remaining three get $1000 scholarships.
o There are some scholarships offered to students based on height. The tall club offers scholarships to students that are over five feet ten inches tall for women and over six feet tall for men. The Little People of America group offers this award both for those with dwarfism and for individuals under four feet ten inches in height.
o Students who are in love with potatoes and want to join a course related to potato farming can get aid through Potato industry scholarships.
o If you have a talent for music you can get aid for college studies through the School Band and Orchestra Magazine Scholarship program by simply writing an essay on how music has made an impact in your life.
o If you have read the Ayn Rand’s novel, The Fountainhead and can write an essay about it you can get aid of $10000 through the scholarship program offered by The Ayn Rand Institute.
* Getting a scholarship to fund studies is becoming increasingly important for most students due to the sky rocketing costs of higher education. There are hundreds of scholarships offered by numerous organization based on different criteria. Most students try to look for college scholarship opportunities that are based on some popular criteria such as academic excellence or athletic performance; it is the most logical thing to do but students should not overlook thescholarship opportunities that provide aid based on unusual criteria. These scholarship opportunities provide the chance to students to fund their studies even if they do not fulfill the criteria for academic or sports scholarships. In this article I will discuss some such college scholarship opportiunites.
o If you like to drink milk and you have little athletic ability you can win a $7000 scholarship to fund your studies by writing an essay on the benefits of drinking milk and sending it with a photo of you in milk mustache. In 2010 25 such scholarships were awarded to students.
o Do you love to skate board? If you have a passion for skateboarding you can apply for the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship program. This scholarship program provides aid to four students every year. The student with first position gets a $5000 scholarship while the remaining three get $1000 scholarships.
o There are some scholarships offered to students based on height. The tall club offers scholarships to students that are over five feet ten inches tall for women and over six feet tall for men. The Little People of America group offers this award both for those with dwarfism and for individuals under four feet ten inches in height.
o Students who are in love with potatoes and want to join a course related to potato farming can get aid through Potato industry scholarships.
o If you have a talent for music you can get aid for college studies through the School Band and Orchestra Magazine Scholarship program by simply writing an essay on how music has made an impact in your life.
o If you have read the Ayn Rand’s novel, The Fountainhead and can write an essay about it you can get aid of $10000 through the scholarship program offered by The Ayn Rand Institute.
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