Study in UK: PhD Studentship in Vibration Dynamics – University of Sheffield

The Vibration Engineering Section (VES) at The University of Sheffield is a leading team of researchers and academics, led by Professor Aleksandar Pavic, Professor James Brownjohn, Dr Paul Reynolds and Dr Vitomir Racic. It’s exceptional post-doctoral and post-graduate researchers support its international reputation in vibration serviceability, structural health monitoring and active vibration control and their application to real world problems.

 

Professor Brownjohn and Dr Racic are inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position from 12^th January 2012. The post is supported by a new EPSRC grant EP/I029567/1 ‘Synchronisation in dynamic loading due to multiple pedestrians and multiple occupants of vibration-sensitive structures’ and is for a term of 42 months.

With technician support in the early stages, the successful applicant will manage experimental activities for wireless and CCTV (video imaging) motion tracking of individuals, groups and crowds walking, jumping and bouncing. In the later stages of the project, he/she will help develop and verify models of the synchronization effect between multiple people under a wide range of conditions, such as different crowd densities and audio, visual and tactile stimuli. These synchronisation models will be further expanded into a new generation of models describing group and crowd dynamic loading which can be used reliably in design of civil engineering structures such as footbridges, stadia and floors.

The research requires liaison with project collaborators in the Department of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, and at the School of Creative Technologies at the University of Portsmouth.

The applicant must, by the start of employment, ideally hold a First Class degree in a relevant discipline such as Engineering or Computer Science.

Please apply in writing directly to Dr Vito Racic at the Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, including your CV.

For more information on the Vibration Engineering Section, please visit www.vibration.shef.ac.uk, or for specific questions, please contact Dr Racic at v.racic@sheffield.ac.uk.

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IMRCEES Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

The International Masters in Russian, Central and East European Studies (IMRCEES) offers you the unique opportunity to combine a year of study in Glasgow in the UK with a year studying overseas (in English) at one of our renowned partner institutions and leads to the award of a double degree. It is recognised by the European Commission as an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course.

We are an international Consortium composed of six European universities and five non-European universities. Our network of associate non-educational partners from the business, public policy and NGO communities promotes student employability by offering a range of internships.

IMRCEES is intended for students wishing to pursue a career in government policy-making, the business world, diplomatic service, international organisations, and media or as preparation for further academic study through a PhD programme. Graduates will be equipped with the skills to address the myriad of socio-economic, and political/security challenges of the 21st century in one or more of the following critical geopolitical areas of the EU and its near abroad/neighbourhood: Central Asia; the Caucasus/Caspian Sea Basin; Russia; Central and Eastern Europe, including the Baltic Sea Region. Flexible and high quality language training is an essential part of IMRCEES.

An array of academic conferences, workshops and other socio-cultural events involving all Consortium partners will help to make the IMRCEES experience a truly rewarding one in terms of making lasting friendships and equipping you for a future professional career.

IMRCEES offers Erasmus Mundus scholarships – but the programme is also open to self-funding students. The application process for the first cohort of Erasmus Mundus IMRCEES students will begin in September 2011.

When applying for IMRCEES, applicants are invited to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship (except if they have benefitted from such a scholarship before). Applicants will be informed if they are awarded a scholarship with the admission notification.

There are two different forms of scholarships, Category A and Category B. The scholarships’ terms depend on the student’s country of origin/residence and main academic and/or professional activity.

Category A scholarships are available for applicants who:
_are neither resident in one of the 27 EU member states or in an EEA-EFTA country (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
_nor carried out their main academic and/or professional activity for more than 12 months in any of the EU/EEA-EFTA member states in the last five years.

Category B scholarships are available for applicants who
_are resident in one of the 27 EU member states or in an EEA-EFTA country (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) and/or
_regardless of their residence carried out their main academic and/or professional activity for more than 12 months in any of the EU/EEA-EFTA member states in the last five years.

IMRCEES Tuition Fees

For the Erasmus Mundus cohort commencing the 2-year programme in September 2012, the following tuition fees should be paid to the Consortium:

_€4,500 per semester for Category A (non-European) students
_€2,550 per semester for Category B (European) students

Scholarship students will receive a fee waiver to cover the difference between the Erasmus Mundus scholarship contribution to tuition fees and the actual tuition fees. For Category A scholarship students, this amounts to a fee waiver of €500 per semester and Category B scholarship students will receive a fee waiver of €550 per semester.

The participation costs for both non-European and European scholarship students cover all tuition fees and health insurance; they do not include accommodation as well as other living expenses and travel. For required travel see student mobility diagram.

Website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/erasmusmundus/
Email: http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/erasmusmundus/contactus/

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Cambridge International Scholarship Scheme (CISS) 2011

The University of Cambridge will offer, via the Cambridge Trusts, approximately 80 Cambridge International Scholarships to Overseas Students who embark on a research course in the next academical year. The awards will be made on a competitive basis to those applicants considered by their departments to be the most outstanding.

Eligibility

To be eligible to receive a Cambridge International Scholarship students must:

1. be liable to pay the Overseas University Composition Fee.
2. be engaged in a three year research programme leading to the PhD (i.e. will be registered as PhD, “Probationary PhD” or “CPGS”) starting in the next academical year.
3. be engaged in full-time study.
4. have a high upper-second-class undergraduate honours degree from a UK Higher Education Institution, or an equivalent from an Overseas Institution.

Please note: all students applying for a course of one year duration or less (including LLM, MSt, MBA, MED, Part III Mathematics, MPhil) in the next academical year are not eligible for a CISS award in the next academical year.

Application Process

1. In order to be eligible for a CISS award commencing in the next academical year, you must have applied for admission/continuation as a graduate student to the University of Cambridge either online (admission students only) or via the Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF) by 1st December 2011.

   It is important that you send in your supporting documentation as soon as possible after you have applied for admission online, because your application will not be looked at until this is received. The closing date for this funding is firm – no late applications can be considered.

   • Step 3 – How To Apply
   • Continuation and Readmission

   If you are not certain which application process applies to you, please contact Kathy White at the Board of Graduate Studies.

   Kathy White (kathy.white@admin.cam.ac.uk)

2. Every eligible applicant for a three year research course leading to the PhD in the next academical year will be considered to have applied for a Cambridge International Scholarship provided their completed application is received by the Board of Graduate Studies before 1st December 2010.
3. Applicants are expected to also seek funding from other sources.
4. The application must be fully complete, i.e. including academic references and a research statement. The CISS committee will only consider academic achievement and research potential. It is therefore critical that academic references and a research statement are included.
5. Candidates should note that, given the volume of applications, applications which arrive after the deadline will not be entered for the Cambridge International Scholarships competition, nor will we provide feedback on the outcome of this competition at any stage.
6. In January the Board of Graduate Studies will submit a list of all eligible candidates to the relevant departments/faculties.

The competition proceeds in a number of stages:

1. Ranking
   In January and February, the departments and faculties will consider your application against all others and draw up a ranked list of their top applicants.
2. Nomination
   Departments/faculties will nominate the very best candidates from their ranked list and submit this, together with a departmental/faculty statement of support, to the Board of Graduate Studies.
3. Offer of Admission
   Departments/faculties will make a recommendation for an offer of admission to the Board of Graduate Studies for their nominated applicants.
4. Selection of top nominated candidates for CISS awards
   In March, all the nominated candidates with a conditional offer of admission will be considered by a selection committee comprising academic members of the Board of Graduate Studies. The committee will draw up a list of candidates who will be made an offer of a CISS award immediately. A reserve list of candidates will also be drawn up who may receive a CISS award should any become available. These candidates will receive a confirmatory email. Several hundred partially funded awards will also be made by the Cambridge Trusts to candidates unsuccessful in obtaining a full cost CISS award.

If candidates have not received an email by the end of April, they should assume that their application for a CISS award has not been successful.

It is a condition that successful candidates must meet all their outstanding conditions for admission to the University in order to receive CISS funding.

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Masters Scholarship for International Students – University of Westminster

Masters Scholarship for International Students

The University of Westminster in the United Kingdom invites applications for its Masters Scholarship for International Students in developing countries. Applicants should be international students from developing countries with an offer for a full-time master’s degree.

Amount: Full tuition fee waivers, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.
Eligibility: You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time Masters degree.
Criteria: Academic excellence, development potential and financial need. Particular preference will be given to students who will demonstrate the knowledge they acquire from their studies will aid the development of their own country.

Opportunity closing date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

For more information or to apply: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships/january-2012/westminster-international-scholarships

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Career Development Fellow in Media and Democracy

Career Development Fellow in Media and Democracy

(3-year fixed term position)

Grade 8: 36,862 – 44,016

The Department of Politics and International Relations and the"Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism andDemocrasy" seek a candidate for a 3-year postdoctoral position in media and  democracy with an appointment date of 1st January 2012 (or as soon as possible thereafter).

The appointment is expected to be made on the University's grade 8 salary scale (36,862 – 44,016 pa). However, if the selected candidate does not fully meet all the selection criteria, the appointment may be made on the grade 7 scale (29,099 – 35,788 pa), with the possibility of  moving up to grade 8 during year 2 or 3 of the appointment.

The successful candidate will have expertise in two of the following areas and will pursue advanced research in at least one of them:

*Media and democratization

*Media in post-authoritarian regimes

*Media and democratic accountability

*Media and political campaigns

Candidates are expected to have either a doctorate in political science and significant experience and understanding of media/journalism empirical research and theory; or a doctorate in media/journalism studies and significant experience and understanding of political research and theory. A strong early-career record of academic publication and conference presentations is expected.

The successful candidate will be housed within the Reuters Institute to engage in publishable comparative research on one or more of these themes as applied to two or more countries or a region and to contribute to the development of the Institute's research activities and scholarly output. He or she will have some teaching opportunities in the Department of Politics and International Relations."He or she will be expected to engage in scholarly publishing throughout the period of the appointment that will contribute to the Department of Politics and International Relations" submission to the Research Excellence Framework review process.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:

www.politics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

The closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 19th October 2011.

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2011 Cultural Leadership International programme by British Council

The British Council Ukraine and Open Society Institute are looking for the specialists in cultural sphere to take part in 2011 Cultural Leadership International programme.

The programme aims to support a new generation of cultural leaders and facilitate leadership networking and exchange in the broader cultural and creative industries.

 

ELIGIBILITY

A participant should:

			already work in the creative sector, with at least three years experience in their sector. They do not need to hold high-level positions, but they should be able to demonstrate their capacity to move forward in their career and take over leadership positions in the future
			through their character, drive and abilities, demonstrate theirpotential to be a future leader of the sector in their country
			have English language skills to IELTS 5.

SELECTION CRITERIA

For the purpose of this programme we define cultural leaders as possessing the following characteristics:

			leadership ability – somebody working in the creative and cultural sector who is able to demonstrate that they have the vision to combine their creative and management skills to become a leader in their country. Somebody working in the creative sector who has shown leadership in the industry by championing its development in their country
			agent of change – somebody working in the creative sector who has the ability to make a difference – not merely in aesthetic and/or business terms, but in terms of developing and impacting positively in its sector infrastructure and in its country’s social and economic wellbeing
			social responsibility and awareness – somebody with the awareness and the disposition to engage their work with the wider social and economic issues that affect their national / regional / global context
			interpersonal / networking abilities – someone working in the creative sector who has the interest and abilities to work, network, dialogue and engage with other ideas, contexts and people. Presentation skills, articulation and clarity of mind are fundamental
			international outlook – someone working in the creative sector who has the will and ability to develop a mutually beneficial culture of personal and professional engagement, collaboration and partnership with the UK and the rest of the countries participating.

 

APPLICATION FORM

Please complete the application form in English and submit it toculturalleadership@britishcouncil.org.ua.

The deadline for applications is 18 September 2011.