Postdoctoral position in Earth science

Highlights:

1. The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowshipsto highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research andeducation.

2. The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines.

3. The program supports researchers for a period of up to 2 years withfellowships that can be taken to the institution or national facilityof their choice.

4. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09526/nsf09526.html

EPSRC PhD position

Highlights:

1. Applications are invited from well-qualified, highly motivated students for PhD studentships in the Centre for OR and Applied Statistics at the University of Salford.

2. The Centre is part of Salford Business School and 90% of output was rated of international standard at the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. With a healthy postgraduate population, the Centre offers many exciting opportunities for postgraduate training in Operational Research and Statistics.

3. Field:

a. Maintenance modelling of complex systems

b. Hierarchical forecasting systems

4. The studentships are available through the EPSRC Doctoral Training Scheme. The studentships cover fees and maintenance for UK students, and fees only for EU students, for a minimum period of 3 years.

5. The maintenance grant offered will be £14,000 per annum. Candidates should have, or expect to obtain, at least a 2:1 honours degree or an MSc in a numeric-related subject such as Mathematics, Statistics or Operational Research.

6. Further enquiries may be made to Prof. Philip Scarf (Ph 0161 295 3817; email: p.a.scarf@salford.ac.uk ).

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Highlights:
1. The Nanomaterials Chemistry Group in the Chemical Sciences Division (CSD) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory invites applications in the area of molecular simulations (classical molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC)) of porous materials and ionic liquids for separations of important materials relevant to U.S. DOE.

2. The candidate will perform fundamental research in the molecular simulations of solubility and transport of targeted molecules in novel separation media such as ordered porous carbons and ionic liquids. The research will also involve a minor effort of force field development in support of the simulations. World-class computational facilities are available both at ORNL and from other DOE supercomputing sites.

3. This position requires a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.

4. Candidates must have previous experience in classical MD and/or MC simulations. Experience with modeling porous materials and/or ionic liquids is desirable. Experience with force-field development is a plus. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, and presentations and publication of scientific results in peer-reviewed journals are expected.

5. Applicants must be within five years of their most recent degree and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment. Technical Question:

6. Contact De-en Jiang (jiangd@ornl.gov and deen.jiang@gmail.com .

7. Please reference this position title in your correspondence.

8. Qualified applicants may apply online at https://www2.orau.gov/ORNL_POST /.

9. All applicants will need to register before they can begin the online application. For complete instructions, on how to apply, please see the instructions at http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/ornl/orni-pdpm/application.htm When applying for this position, please reference the position title and number.

10. Applications will be accepted until July 1st, 2009 or until the position is filled.

11. The program is open to all qualified U.S. and non-U.S. citizens without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran or disabled veteran

12. Closing Date: 07/01/2009

http://deen.jiang.googlepages.com/

Postdoctral Computational biology

Highlights:

1. A bioinformatics postdoctoral position is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Sue Rhee at the Carnegie Institution, Department of Plant Biology (Stanford, CA), to analyze biological networks of a model plant organism Arabidopsis thaliana (to analyze biological networks in plants).

2. Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Mathematics, Biology or related field, and a strong background in algorithm development, statistics and programming.

3. The successful candidate should have a demonstrated ability for independent and critical thinking, excellent communication and teamwork skills.

4. Please email a brief letter describing your research experience, plus your CV and contact information for 3 references to Sue Rhee (rhee@acoma.stanford.edu ).

Doctoral Positions 2010

Highlights:
1. The University of Pisa announces a competition, based on academic qualifications, for 7 grants reserved for candidates educated abroad for admission to the gGalileo Galilei Ph.D. School.

2. The selection will be based on the scientific qualifications of the candidates, bearing in mind the balance between the different areas of the School.

3. Ph.D. programmes:

a. Informatica (Computer science)

b. Fisica e Fisica applicata (Physics and Applied physics)

c. Matematica (Mathematics)