2009 Korean Government Scholarship Program for Undergraduate Students

1. Qualifications

Prospective applicant must meet the following qualification criteria :

(1) Applicants should be a
citizen of the country to which this scholarship program is offered. (including applicant’s parents)

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Applicants should not be a
holder of Korean citizenship.
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Two Year Postgraduate Scholarship in Emotionally Intelligent ICTs for Social
Innovation

School of Business
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

As part of an Open Innovation Research Program with global electronics
corporation NEC Japan, Masters by Research scholarships are available for
deserving candidates.
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Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:

Giessen University’s International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), funded by the German federal government’s Excellence Initiative, offers a three-year structured PhD-programme in the study of culture. With its excellent research environment, a doctoral programme which is tailored to the needs of PhD students and the intensive personal support it provides,
the Graduate Centre offers postgraduate students optimum conditions for their PhD-projects and a custom-made preparation for the time thereafter, both with regard to academic and non-academic careers.
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The Graduate School of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies invites applications for the academic year 2009/2010. Six academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences collaborate in offering a structured curriculum. The doctoral program is interdisciplinary in its approach and focuses on those social transformations impacting the United States and Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. Areas of emphasis include domestic and foreign policy, economic development, ethnic identity and relations, as well as recent transformations in media, art, literature, culture, and religion.
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Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Waves, European Gravitational Observatory, Italy

Description:
The fellowship holder will participate to the commissioning of the Virgo+ interferometer. The work will consist in characterizing the thermal aberrations of the interferometer, the implementation of aberrations reduction strategies and locking strategies for Virgo+. In the study of thermal effects, particular attention will be devoted to the coupling of the input thermal aberrations with interferometer aberrations, also with the use of simulations codes. The work includes also the operation of the Thermal Compensation System, the definition of a figure of merit, the use of different beam input powers, with the aim of operating the interferometer at full power (25 Watts).

Other important activities will concern the suspension control. Part of the work will be dedicated to the tuning of present control loops and to the design of control strategies for Virgo+ equipped with Monolithic Suspensions.

The fellow will work within the commissioning team. He/she will also participate in the preparation of the data taking periods and in the noise analysis.

Requirements:

- PhD in Physics or in related field. In particular a PhD thesis in fields related to the above mentioned subjects would be a title of merit.

- Background requested in Experimental Physics, Optics.

- Availability to work in a team will be appreciated.

- Fluency in English is crucial.

To apply for this position please use the EGO Application Form available and send it to jobs[ at ]ego-gw.it quoting the reference FL-CM-08.