modeling of persistent organic pollutants in the Baltic Sea Scholarship

Overview
Modeling of persistent organic pollutants incorporates the development and application of mathematical models of the fate and bioaccumulation of organic contaminants to support the management of persistent organic pollutants.

Main tasks
Research, scientific communication with government agencies, and teaching and supervision.

Required qualifications
A person who has been awarded a PhD or a qualification from another country that is considered equivalent to a PhD is qualified for employment as a research fellow. Preference is given to candidates awarded their degree no more than five years before the closing date for applications. Candidates awarded their degree more than five years previously are also given preference if special grounds apply, such as leave of absence because of illness, leave of absence for military service, leave for an elected position in a trade union or student organization, or parental leave or other similar circumstances.

The applicant must have the ability to collaborate as well as the competence and qualities needed to carry out the work tasks successfully.

Assessment criteria
Special weight will be given to scientific proficiency.

Additional information
A research fellow is employed for 4 years. The employment can be extended if there are special grounds.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Michael McLachlan, telephone +46- (0)8- 674 72 28, e-mail: michael.mclachlan@itm.su.se

Administrative coordinator Mikael Stenberg, telephone +46-(0)8-16 20 86, e-mail: mikael.stenberg@science.su.se will provide further information about the application and appointment procedure if required.

Trade union representatives: Bo Ekengren, (SACO), Lisbeth Häggberg (Fackförbundet ST), telephone +46-(0)8-16 2000 (switchboard) och Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO) +46-(0)70-316 43 41.

Guidelines for the application are given in the Template for application for employment and for promotion to the rank of professor or senior lecturer at Stockholm University. The template and other relevant documents including Rules of Employment for the hiring of Teachers can be downloaded from Rules of Employment or be provided by the administrative coordinator. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application follows the template and that it is submitted before application deadline.

In order to apply for this position please use the Stockholm University web-based application form.

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Further information;
Stockholm University: www.su.se
Templates and rules regarding employment: www.su.se/nyanstallning
Department of Applied Environmental Science: www.itm.su.se

You are welcome to submit your application, quoting ref no SU 614-2256-10, no later than October 29, 2010. We would appreciate it if your application is written in English since it will be reviewed by international experts, English being the working language.

Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

Source: http://www.su.se/pub/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=11535&a=83834

PhD Scholarships in Intelligent Computing, Poland

Beasiswa Scholarships : Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences
Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology are launching

INTERNATIONAL PHD PROJECTS
IN INTELLIGENT COMPUTING

Coordinator: Sławomir Zadrożny, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Systems Research Institute PAS) financed by the


European Regional Development Fund
under the Operational Programme Innovative Economy

operated by

Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)
in the framework of the International PhD Projects Programme (MPD)

■The candidates from all around the world may apply to carry out one of the proposed 15 research projects!
■The successful candidates will be supervised by leading Polish and foreign experts in a cutting edge computer science area!
■They will be provided with scholarships (3000 PLN and 4500 PLN during the stay in Poland and abroad, respectively + 500 PLN for social security) for 4 years or until they defend their PhD theses!
■They will spend at least 6 months with foreign partners – leading academic institutions in Europe and beyond!
■The recruitment is under way - details are given here.

Intelligent Computing is one of the high-tech trends of modern computer science. It provides methods and tools for building complex learning systems, able to adapt and evolve as well as to act in an intelligent way what was so far reserved for human beings. Our „Intelligent Computing" project, carried out by the consortium of 3 Polish and 16 research institutions from all around the world, provides PhD students with a unique opportunity to conduct research under the supervision of leading scientists and prepare their PhD dissertations in one of the most innovative fields of science. It is expected that the project will result in both new theoretical findings concerning the foundations of Intelligent Computing and in novel applications in the areas of multi-agent technologies, data analysis and mining, decision support systems and other. There will be 15 PhD students working within the project, selected in a careful recruitment process taking into account e.g., the background of the candidates and their good command of English.

The successful candidates will be simultaneously enrolled to a special track of the PhD Studies at the Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences.

http://mpd.ibspan.waw.pl/index.php