PhD in Host/Parasite Dynamics and Infectious Disease Epidemiology

PhD in Host/Parasite Dynamics and Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Institute of Zoology, ZSL and the University of Edinburgh

An exciting opportunity investigating the host/parasite dynamics and spatial ecology of infectious disease is available through a NERC CASE studentship awarded to the Institute of Zoology (IoZ).The study system is based on the Isle of Rum, the jewel of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation. The system itself involves an amphibian host (the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus) and a mesomycetozoan parasite that is causing mortality of newts on the island. The candidate will be expected to utilize and expand on existing data regarding the spatial distribution and prevalence of disease, but we seek a candidate who will develop her or his novel, independent ideas and specific research topics. The potential scope of the project is broad: while it will certainly involve substantial fieldwork on Rum, the capacity exists to support experimental, molecular, pathological and theoretical investigations.

We seek a highly motivated candidate with exceptional qualifications, preferably with some experience in research. Evidence of skills relevant to the project, including experience with spatial epidemiology, experiments examining host/parasite interactions and modelling infectious disease dynamics, will have bearing on the selection process. Our primary goal is to find a candidate with a desire to perform academic research to the highest standards and strong evidence of commitment to this. The degree awarding institution will be the University of Edinburgh. The candidate will have the ability to be based at the Zoological Society of London’s IoZ or The University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS), but would be expected to spend time at both institutions. The IoZ is internationally recognized for conservation science with a strong commitment to wildlife disease research. Basic research on the infectious diseases of amphibians at the IoZ influences conservation policy at the national and international level. R(D)SVS is the UK’s top ranked UK-based Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons-accredited veterinary school with proven excellence in research on infectious diseases. The CASE partner for the project is Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, the UK’s leading amphibian and reptile conservation organisation.

Candidates must submit a cover letter of research interests, curriculum vitae and contact details of 2 referees by email to Dr. Trent Garner ( trent.garner@ioz.ac.uk ). We expect to interview for the position on or near March 7th. According to NERC guidelines applicants must be either UK or from elsewhere in the EU citizens. EU applicants who have not spent the previous 3 years resident in the UK are eligible for a fees-only award and must cover their own living expenses.

Closing date for applications: 24th February 2013

University of Essex Santander Masters Scholarship for Law 2013

Duration: 1 year full-time

Overview

Ten scholarships of £5,000 each, funded by Santander Group, are available for taught Masters study at Essex for 2013-14. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, to students who would not otherwise be able to take up a place at Essex. Applicants must reside in one of the following "Santander Universidades" countries:

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Further information and how to apply

Applicants must hold an offer of admission to a one year full time Masters programme in any subject by the closing date of 31 May 2013; the offer can be unconditional or conditional. Application forms and further details are available on our website.  Applications will only be submitted to the selection panel if the applicant meets the eligibility criteria and holds an offer of study for a taught postgraduate place by the closing date of 31 May 2013. We will use the information you provided on your original course application and your scholarship application to select the successful scholars. The final selection is made by a panel of academic and administrative staff of the University of Essex. Successful candidates will be notified by 1 August 2013.

More details of the scholarships, including the terms and conditions, are available at:http://www.essex.ac.uk/studentfinance/pg/university_support/scholarships_santander.aspx

Information about studying at the University of Essex and details of how to apply can be found by clicking on the Apply link below.

There may be other sources of funding depending on your circumstances so please check our scholarship finder.

All enquiries about funding and scholarships should be sent to scholarships@essex.ac.uk.

Founded nearly 50 years ago, the University of Essex is ranked ninth in the UK for research excellence, following the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. This allows us to offer world-class supervision and training opportunities, with our research students working at the heart of our internationally-acknowledged and well-connected research community. We are also one of the world's most internationally diverse universities, with more than one third of our 11,000 students coming from outside the UK, thus creating a diverse social and academic learning experience for all.

Master’s Programs in Philosophy, 2013/2014

Merit-based Scholarships Available

Central European University is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary. An international university with students from some 100 countries and faculty from more than 40, CEU offers small, seminar-style courses and a student/faculty ratio of 7:1. CEU is accredited in the United States and Hungary.

This interdisciplinary program combines historical and analytical approaches to major areas of philosophical study. CEU’s Department of Philosophy also works in close collaboration with the departments of Cognitive Science and Political Science.

Programs Offered

• Master of Arts in Philosophy (One Year)
• Master of Arts in Philosophy (Two Years)

Selected Areas of Research

• Ancient and modern philosophy
• Philosophy of language and logic
• Philosophy of mind
• Political philosophy
• Perception
• Free will
• Causation
• Theory of democracy

Scholarships and FellowshipsCEU is committed to attracting talented students from around the world-a commitment backed up with unusually generous financial aid. The University provides a variety of scholarships and research grants for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

• CEU Master’s Degree Fellowships (full or partial) include a full tuition scholarship (with a value of €11,000 to €12,000), housing in the CEU Residence Center, health insurance, and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses.
• CEU Master’s Degree Tuition Scholarships (full or partial) cover between 50 and 100 percent of tuition expenses up to €12,000 per year.
• Direct Student Loans and Canada Student Loans are available for eligible U.S. and Canadian students.
• External Scholarships and Financial Aid Programs administered through CEU include Erasmus Mundus scholarships, Erasmus research grants, and other private and public fellowships and scholarships.

Application Deadline: January 24, 2013

Master’s Programs in Medieval Studies, 2013/2014

Merit-based Scholarships Available

Central European University is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary. An international university with students from some 100 countries and faculty from more than 40, CEU offers small, seminar-style courses and a student/faculty ratio of 7:1. CEU is accredited in the United States and Hungary.

CEU’s Department of Medieval Studies provides intellectually challenging comparative and multidisciplinary postgraduate education on all aspects of the history and culture of the period between 300 and 1600 C.E. International faculty members cover Central and Western Europe as well as the Byzantine, Slavic, Jewish, Arab, and Ottoman worlds.

Programs Offered

• Master of Arts in Medieval Studies (One Year)
• Master of Arts in Comparative History: Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies (Two Years)
• Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Studies: Academic Research, Policy and Management (Two Years)

Selected Areas of Research

• Western, Central, and Eastern European history of the Middle Ages
• Eastern Mediterranean history from Constantine the Great to Suleiman the Magnificent (combining Late Antique, Byzantine, Eastern Christian, Islamic, and Ottoman studies)
• Environmental/landscape history
• History of religion, philosophy, and science
• Social science approaches to material culture, art history, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and manuscript studies
• Tangible and intangible cultural heritage: historical approaches to understanding the past
• Sustainable development in the management of cultural heritage

Scholarships and FellowshipsCEU is committed to attracting talented students from around the world-a commitment backed up with unusually generous financial aid. The University provides a variety of scholarships and research grants for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

• CEU Master’s Degree Fellowships (full or partial) include a full tuition scholarship (with a value of €11,000 to €12,000), housing in the CEU Residence Center, health insurance, and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses.
• CEU Master’s Degree Tuition Scholarships (full or partial) cover between 50 and 100 percent of tuition expenses up to €12,000 per year.
• Direct Student Loans and Canada Student Loans are available for eligible U.S. and Canadian students.
• External Scholarships and Financial Aid Programs administered through CEU include Erasmus Mundus scholarships, Erasmus research grants, and other private and public fellowships and scholarships.

Application Deadline: January 24, 2013

Master’s Programs in Nationalism Studies, 2013/2014

Merit-based Scholarships Available

Central European University is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary. An international university with students from some 100 countries and faculty from more than 40, CEU offers small, seminar-style courses and a student/faculty ratio of 7:1. CEU is accredited in the United States and Hungary.

CEU’s Nationalism Studies Program addresses issues of nationalism, self-determination, state formation, ethnic conflict, minority protection, language and citizenship rights, and constitutional design in modern and contemporary societies. It encourages critical and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of nationalism and provides students with a theoretical and methodological background in applied social sciences. Students may specialize in Jewish studies.

Programs Offered

• Master of Arts in Nationalism Studies (One Year)
• Master of Arts in Nationalism Studies (Two Years)

Selected Areas of Research

• Democracy and transnational politics
• Ethnicity and nationalism
• Nationalist politics and ethnicity
• Self-determination and international minority protection
• Transnational citizenship
• Nationalism in Southeastern Europe

Scholarships and FellowshipsCEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world. The University provides a variety of scholarships and research grants for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

• CEU Master’s Degree Fellowships (full or partial) include a full tuition scholarship (with a value of €11,000 to €12,000), housing in the CEU Residence Center, health insurance, and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses.
• CEU Master’s Degree Tuition Scholarships (full or partial) cover between 50 and 100 percent of tuition expenses up to €12,000 per year.
• Direct Student Loans and Canada Student Loans are available for eligible U.S. and Canadian students.
• External Scholarships and Financial Aid Programs administered through CEU include Erasmus Mundus scholarships, Erasmus research grants, and other private and public fellowships and scholarships.

Application Deadline: January 24, 2013

PhD Fellowhips in Cognitive Science, 2013/2014

Full PhD Fellowships Available

Central European University is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary. An international university with students from some 100 countries and faculty from more than 40, CEU offers small, seminar-style courses and a student/faculty ratio of 7:1. CEU is accredited in the United States and Hungary.

Cognitive science is the study of the ways in which information is acquired and used by humans and other living organisms. The field also includes the study of cognitive systems, including artificial intelligence. CEU’s Department of Cognitive Science concentrates on social and biological aspects of human cognition: how learning, processing, and sharing information about and with others takes place, and how computational models of human cognition can be realized in the brain. Students and faculty undertake interdisciplinary research drawing on psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, mathematical modeling, linguistics, and the social sciences. The department currently offers one doctoral program.

Program OfferedDoctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Science

Selected Areas of Research

• Behavioral economics
• Cognition and culture
• Cognitive development
• Cooperation
• Computational models
• Developmental psychopathology
• Embodied cognition
• Infant social cognition
• Joint action
• Language and cognition
• Learning and memory
• Social cognitive neuroscience
• Statistical learning
• Visual perception

Scholarships and Fellowships 
CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world. The University provides a variety of scholarships and research grants for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

• CEU Doctoral Fellowships cover full tuition, health insurance, and a generous stipend for housing and living expenses. More than 90 percent of PhD students receive the full doctoral fellowship from CEU, while others are supported by external organizations providing funding.
• Direct Student Loans and Canada Student Loans are available for eligible U.S. and Canadian students.
• External Scholarships and Financial Aid Programs administered through CEU include Erasmus Mundus scholarships, Erasmus research grants, and other private and public fellowships and scholarships.

Application Deadline: January 24, 2013

Master’s Programs in Environmental Sciences and Policy, 2013/2014

Merit-based Scholarships Available

Central European University is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary. An international university with students from some 100 countries and faculty from more than 40, CEU offers small, seminar-style courses and a student/faculty ratio of 7:1. CEU is accredited in the United States and Hungary.

CEU’s Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy combines general academic research with specialized professional education in environmental sciences and policy. The program focuses on integrating theory and practice and developing innovative solutions for environmental and environment-related problems.

Programs Offered

• Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy (One Year)
• Erasmus Mundus Master's Program in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management-MESPOM (Two Years)

Selected Areas of Research

• Biodiversity conservation
• Environmental policy and governance
• Environmental sociology and political ecology
• Global and regional environmental processes
• Natural resources management and sustainable agriculture
• Sustainable energy systems

Scholarships and Fellowships

CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world. The University provides a variety of scholarships and research grants for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

• CEU Master’s Degree Fellowships (full or partial) include a full tuition scholarship (with a value of €11,000 to €12,000), housing in the CEU Residence
• Center, and health insurance. Fellowship recipients also receive a monthly stipend to cover living expenses.
• CEU Master's Degree Tuition Scholarships (full or partial) cover between 50 and 100 percent of tuition expenses up to €12,000 per year.
• Direct Student Loans, Canada Student Loans are available for eligible U.S. and Canadian citizens.
• External Scholarships, Financial Aid Programs administered through CEU include Erasmus Mundus scholarships, Erasmus research grants, and other private and public fellowships and scholarships.

Application Deadlines

January 3, 2013: for candidates applying for Erasmus Mundus scholarships. Complete applications must be submitted with proof of English proficiency.
January 24, 2013: for candidates applying for CEU scholarships.
May 6, 2013: for candidates not applying for Erasmus Mundus scholarships. Complete applications must be submitted with proof of English proficiency.

Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations

Central European University is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary. An international university with students from some 100 countries and faculty from more than 40, CEU offers small, seminar-style courses and a student/faculty ratio of 7:1. CEU is accredited in the United States and Hungary.

The doctoral program in political science-operated jointly by the Departments of Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations and European Studies is one of the largest, most international and most competitive programs in Europe. Students from over 30 countries are supported by more than 35 faculty members.

The doctoral school offers five specializations based on a system of tracks:

• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Political Economy
• Political Theory
• Public Policy

Scholarships and Fellowships 
CEU is committed to attracting talented students and scholars from around the world. The University provides a variety of scholarships and research grants for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

• CEU Doctoral Fellowships cover full tuition, health insurance, and a generous stipend for housing and living expenses. More than 90 percent of PhD students receive the full doctoral fellowship from CEU, while others are supported by external organizations providing funding.
• Direct Student Loans and Canada Student Loans are available for eligible U.S. and Canadian students.
• External Scholarships and Financial Aid Programs administered through CEU include Erasmus Mundus scholarships, Erasmus research grants, and other private and public fellowships and scholarships.

Career Paths
Upon completion of the program, graduates of the School usually continue their career in higher education as well as in policy analysis, the media, civil service, and at international NGOs and research organizations.

Application deadline: January 24, 2013

LSE PhD Studentships For 2013

For 2013 entry, LSE is launching a new flagship PhD Studentship scheme, awarding 59 studentships.

The studentships will be awarded across all disciplines at the School, providing full fees and a stipend of £18,000 a year for four years. They will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and research potential, and will be open to all nationalities and subject areas. As part of the doctoral training programme studentship holders will gain experience of class teaching or other departmental work.

Decisions will be made by a panel of senior academics, based on nomination from departments. To be considered for nomination you must complete a full application for a place on a PhD programme (including all supporting documentation such as references and transcripts) by the deadline set by your department.

Application deadline:

• 11 January 2013 (including consideration for Research Council funding)

How to apply

For further information about how to make a successful application, please refer to the Graduate Study website,
where you will find details of how to apply and a useful FAQ page.