PhD Studentships in Mathematics, BCAM, Basque, Spain

BCAM International Call for Researchers – IC2010
PhD Studentships

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Scientific research in any of the research lines on applied mathematics established in the center:
• Partial Differential Equations, Numerics and Control (PDE)
• Multiphysics, Inversion and Petroleum (MIP)
• Network Design, Analysis and Optimization (NET)
• Calculus of Variations and Elasticity (CVE)
• Mathematical Biology (MB)

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor degree in a field related to Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or Computer Sciences;
• Good qualifications; and
• 2 reference or support letters.

STARTING DATE AND DURATION:
• Starting date will be agreed with the candidate; a tentative starting date is JUNE 1st 2010.
• 4 years. Position may revert in a Research Associate position, based on available funding and a positive evaluation.

GROSS YEARLY SALARY:
It will be negotiated with each candidate, depending on the qualifications and research track, and it will be revised yearly, in accordance with the candidate's performance and merits. In addition, the selected candidates will also receive Spanish Social Security
coverage, comprising health care and contribution towards retirement pension.

LOCATION:
BCAM is a recently created research center established in Bilbao that provides excellent working conditions and opportunities for advanced research.

DEADLINE
OPEN CALL.

http://www.bcamath.org/public_job/ctrl_job.php?accion=apply&idOffer=9

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14 MSc Scholarships in Economics, Barcelona GSE, Spain

Fully-funded scholarships

"La Caixa" Foundation - Barcelona GSE Scholarships for students from emerging and developing countries

The "la Caixa" savings bank Foundation and the Barcelona GSE offer 14 fully-funded scholarships to students from emerging and developing countries (*) with excellent academic backgrounds who will return to their home countries at the end of their professional training process to implement their knowledge.

This award covers:

master program tuition
medical insurance
round-trip airfare from the student's country of residence
monthly stipend for expenses during the student's stay in Barcelona

(*) Note: "Emerging and developing countries" is an expression used to name all countries not included on the following 2008 IMF list of "advanced economies": Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America.

http://www.barcelonagse.eu/Scholarship_Sponsors.html

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The Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Public Policy

The Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Public Policy (Mundus MAPP) is a 2-year-long international Masters course that embeds the nascent field of transnational public policy into a European context. It is funded by the European Commission, and operated by a consortium of four leading European institutions: the Central European University in Budapest (Hungary) as coordinating institution, the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) in Spain; the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, located in The Hague (Netherlands); and the University of York in the UK.

The European Commission's Erasmus Mundus program provides scholarships to outstanding students from within and outside the European Union to attend Mundus MAPP and to visiting scholars to participate in teaching and research. The Consortium universities also support these students by offering partial tuition fee waivers to Erasmus Mundus scholarship recipients.

Mundus MAPP provides a detailed and systematic understanding of how political institutions, processes and public policies operate and interact from the global political economy through to national and local levels with a direct focus on European engagements at these levels of governance. The multidisciplinary curriculum is conceptually grounded in public policy, international relations, development studies, public administration and public management. The program also provides practical work experience and transferable skills gained through an internship programme. Mundus MAPP prepares graduates for international professional careers as policy-makers, policy-analysts and advisors in either politics, the civil service, international organisations or the corporate and non-governmental sectors.

The Mundus MAPP study program lasts two years. The first or foundation year is spent either at the Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, the Netherlands, or at the University of York in the UK. Having completed their courses and a thesis students participate in a summer school, and move for a second academic year either at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies in Spain or to the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Students undertake an internship normally after the second academic year.

Mundus MAPP graduates receive two of the following MA degrees as well as a diploma supplement at the end of their studies:

- MA in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies; OR
- MA in Public Administration and Public Policy from the University of York.

In combination with:

- MA in Public Policy from the Central European University; OR
- MA in International Relations from the Barcelona Institute of International Studies

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

January 3, 2010: For applicants who seek and are eligible for Erasmus Mundus "Category A" scholarships.

March 16, 2010: For applicants who seek and are eligible for Erasmus Mundus "Category B" scholarships, and self-financing students.

The on-line application form is now available. Click here and apply now!

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10 PhD Fellowships at CNIO, Spain

CNIO / "la Caixa" PhD Programme

In 2008 "la Caixa" Foundation launched a scholarship programme to offer interdisciplinary training and research opportunities to outstanding young graduate students of any nationality to pursue a PhD project at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO).

The "la Caixa"/CNIO international PhD programme offers cross-disciplinary training in state-of-the- art basic and applied cancer research within an international scientific environment. Ten fully funded four year fellowships will be available in 2010. Candidates should have an excellent academic track record, a solid knowledge of English and previous research experience.

Applications must be received by March 15th, 2010.

For further information on this programme and on the different research programmes and groups at the CNIO, please follow the links below:

Call (full text; 107 KB)
List of participating groups (55 KB)
Poster (166 KB)
Advertisement (New Scientist, September 26, 2009 issue) (521 KB)
2008 Scientific Report
Application form
Outside this special programme, specific PhD training opportunities will be posted in the "Jobs" section of our web page together with directions on how to apply.

Past calls
For further information, please contact our Training Manager, Mar Pérez at phd@cnio.es

http://www.cnio.es/ing/cursos/programadoctorado.asp

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