European MBA Scholarships At Cranfield School of Management, UK

Description
The Scholarship awards are specially open to successful MBA candidates from the following countries;EU, Swiss, Norwegian and Russian Nationals and who want to pursue a full-time MBA at Cranfield School of Management.

The selection criteria for the scholarships will be based on both: Strength of the application: an applicant’s achievements, academic credentials and professional track record. The interviewer’s report: an assessment of the applicant’s communication and interpersonal skills, leadership and/or entrepreneurial potential as well as the candidate’s likely contribution to the professional and cultural make-up of the cohort and overall experience of the MBA class.

Scholarship benefits: the successful applicants will receive Up to £12,000 towards the tuition fees.

Eligibility
Applicants should originate from EU, Swiss, Norwegian and Russian Nationals

Application Procedure
There is no separate application form and if you would like to be considered for one of our scholarships, please indicate so in the application form, stating why you think you should be awarded this scholarship.You can either apply for the Cranfield MBA online or download the application form as an MSWord document for return by email or post.

Submission Deadline
1st May 2013

Website Link
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/p17267/Programmes-and-Executive-Development/MBA/Fees-and-funding/Scholarships/2012-Scholarships-Europe

Scholarship Fellowship of Quota Scheme By Norwegian Government for Students From Developing Country, Norway

Description
The Norwegian government provides students from developing countries in the South and countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and in Central Asia with financial support to study for a degree in Norway under the Quota Scheme.

The main objective of the Quota Scheme is to contribute to capacity building through education that will benefit the home country of the students when they return. The Quota Scheme is also intended to strengthen relations between Norway and the selected countries and thus contribute to internationalization at Norwegian institutions of higher education.

Eligibility
The Quota Scheme will only enroll students from institutions (organisations, universities, authorities) which have collaboration agreements with Norwegian universities or university colleges. Norwegian institutions usually do not admit free movers (individual applicants) to this scheme. Only in very special cases will free movers be considered. Please contact the institutions directly for individual information.

Application Procedure
The institutions of higher education that are part of the Quota Scheme handle all applications from prospective students.Information about the application procedure for the Quota Scheme should be available at the participating universities’ and university colleges’ websites.

Please visit the official site to find the scholarship application link

Submission Deadline
1 October 2012

Website Link
http://siu.no/eng/Front-Page/Programme-information/Development-cooperation/Quota-Scheme

Doctoral research fellowship in Classics Provided By Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, i Oslo University, Norway

Description
A PhD Research Fellowship (post code 1017) in Greek (2012-2015) is available at the University of Oslo’s Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas from November 1, 2012 (or as soon as possible after that date).

The candidate who is accepted must participate in the Faculty of Humanities’ researcher education program (cf. regulations and supplementary provisions for the faculty’s researcher education) and must also engage in the designated research activities on a 100 percent basis. The designated aim of the project is to complete a doctoral dissertation to be defended at a public disputation for the Ph.D.-degree.

Eligibility

• A Master degree or equivalent in Greek or in  related fields such as classical philology, classical languages, linguistics, philosophy, theology.
• If an applicant has a master degree in a field other than ancient Greek, classical philology or classical languages, she/he is asked to document her/his formal knowledge of Greek. Knowledge of Latin will be considered as an asset.

Application Procedure
Interested applicants must submit the following supporting documents with the electronic scholarship application, preferably in pdf format:

• letter of application describing qualifications (maximum 2 pages)
• project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions)
• Curriculum Vitae including grades
• up to three letters of recommendation
• list of publications

Submission Deadline
November 1, 2012

Website Link
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/769335/62040?iso=gb

Doctoral research fellowship in The Field of Philosophy At Oslo University, Norway

Description
A Doctoral research fellowship (post code 1017) in Philosophyis available at the University of Oslo’s Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas. The fellowship will be part of the research project “Personal Autonomy, Addiction and Mental Disorder”.  The aim of the project is to examine how addiction impacts on the autonomous agency and mental health of addicts. A secondary aim is to make recommendations for ethical and effective policies and practices in the addiction field.

The PhD fellow will work in areas of moral psychology, bioethics, the philosophy of psychiatry, medicine or economics, which are deemed to be of relevance to the project. Possible topics may include addiction in relation to philosophical issues of autonomy and responsibility, rationality and irrationality, informed consent, health and sickness, mental disorder and clinical diagnosis, paternalism and legalization (the list is not exhaustive).

A Doctoral research fellowship (post code 1017) in Philosophyis available at the University of Oslo’s Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas. The fellowship will be part of the research project “Personal Autonomy, Addiction and Mental Disorder”.  The aim of the project is to examine how addiction impacts on the autonomous agency and mental health of addicts. A secondary aim is to make recommendations for ethical and effective policies and practices in the addiction field.

The PhD fellow will work in areas of moral psychology, bioethics, the philosophy of psychiatry, medicine or economics, which are deemed to be of relevance to the project. Possible topics may include addiction in relation to philosophical issues of autonomy and responsibility, rationality and irrationality, informed consent, health and sickness, mental disorder and clinical diagnosis, paternalism and legalization (the list is not exhaustive).

We offer:

1.  salary level 48 - 54 (NOK 391 300 - 432 900, depending on level of expertise)
2. academically stimulating working environment
3. attractive welfare arrangements

Eligibility
The candidates must hold A Master degree or equivalent in Philosophy.

Application Procedure
Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application, preferably in pdf format:

• letter of application describing qualifications (maximum 2 pages)
• project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions)
• Curriculum Vitae including grades
• list of publications

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

Submission Deadline
August 22, 2012

Website Link
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/718497/62040?iso=gb

Research Fellow in Offshore Technology, Mechanical Engineering At The University of Stavanger, Norway

Description
The University of Stavanger invites applications for a three-year doctorate scholarship in Mechanical engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology in the Department of Mechanical and Structural and Materials Science, beginning August 15, 2012.

The title of the project is “Structural health monitoring using updated finite element models”

Project description and further information about the position can be obtained from Associate Professor Vikas Arora, telephone +47 51 83 19 09, email vikas.arora@uis.no.

Eligibility
Applicants must have earned a masters degree or possess corresponding qualifications which could provide a basis for successfully completing a doctorate. It is necessary to have obtained an average grade of B or better in order to qualify. The appointee must be able to work independently and as a member of a team, be creative and innovative. The research fellow must have a good command of oral and written English.

It is a precondition for the scholarship that the research fellow is accepted into the doctoral program at the University of Stavanger and signs an agreement for the completion of the doctorate within the duration of the scholarship.

Application Procedure
To apply, please submit the documents below;

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. the form "Employment application form" (Information to be made available to the applicants)
3. certificates/diplomas
4. references
5. list of publications
6. up to 15 publications
7. any other documentation that the applicant considers relevant

The documents should be sent to:
University of Stavanger
Faculty of Science and Technology
4036 Stavanger

Submission Deadline
March 24.2012.

Website Link
http://www.uis.no/about_us/vacant_positions/article59646-88.html

PhD Research Fellowships in Distributed Multimedia At Oslo University. Norway

Description
The Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMMS) Research Group is aiming to improve future networks and middleware for advanced multimedia applications. Multimedia does not only mean audio and video, but also sensor data of any kind. We investigate context-aware and self-adapting solutions for transmission, distribution and management of (multimedia) data. Our current research is centered around the following topics:

• Home Care: Multimodal Event Systems and Applications
• Future Internet: Autonomic Networks and Autonomic Systems
• Future Media: Content Distribution and Mobile Applications
• Emergency and rescue operations: Mobile Data Management Systems

The particular research challenge to be addressed in this PhD will be defined in cooperation with supervisors from the DMMS Research Group and the PhD candidate and must be well embedded within the research interests of the DMMS group.

Salary:

Pay grade: 48 - 56 (NOK 391 100 – 448 100 per year depending on qualifications)

Eligibility
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in Informatics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar. They must document excellent knowledge and good research results (e.g. as part of the Master Thesis) in at least one of the core research areas of the DMMS group. For the compulsory work it is mandatory that the candidate documents excellent knowledge and experience with operating system design and implementation, both high-level and low-level. Due to the teaching obligation we prefer candidates that are able to speak Norwegian or another Scandinavian language. Since the DMMS research activities are also part of a large European Network-of-Excellence it would be an advantage if the candidates speaks another European language besides English.

Application Procedure
The application must include:

• Application letter
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
• 1 page project proposal
• Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names of 2-3 references (name, e-mail and telephone number)

Submission Deadline
1 February 2012

Website Link
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/653357/64290?iso=no