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MBA Director’s Scholarships 2009 in Bournemouth University UK

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Scholarship opportunity for professional students who are enrolling on the Bournemouth MBA in September 2009 with form of a reduction of £2,000 in the £14,000 tuition fee. Only self-funded students are eligible to apply. The Scholarship is not available to sponsors.

Deadline: You must submit your application before 15 August 2009
Download the Application form here to apply this scholarship program.

Office and Information:

The Admissions Office

The Business School
B336 Bournemouth House
17 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
BH1 3LH

Tel: +44 (0)1202 967228

Email: kjabbari@bournemouth.ac.uk

PhD Funding Opportunities in Education Deanery – Liverpool Hope University, UK

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PhD Funding Opportunities in Education Deanery – Liverpool Hope University, UK

The Education Deanery at Liverpool Hope University invites applications for the following fees only PhD studentships commencing in October 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.

*One full-time studentship (UK/EU or International) tenable for three years subject to satisfactory progress)
*Two part-time studentships (UK/EU or International) tenable for five years subject to satisfactory progress).

We offer a supportive and stimulating research and scholarly environment and welcome applications relating to any field of educational policy and/or practice and/or childhood studies as well as other allied fields and professions.

Professors and senior academics have a wide range of research interests and expertise including:

* higher education policy and practice, the nature of interpretive enquiry, the institutional conditions for learning and schools and communities and the nature of inter-agency, multi-professional work.
* student behaviour in schools, inclusion, difficulties in literacy, issues of change and development in schools and the role of schools in shaping students’ beliefs in their own self efficacy.
* Marginalised and vulnerable children and young people, particularly those who are looked after by the state; early years education; children’s rights issues and the development of new and creative data collection techniques.

Further details may be found on the research pages of the Education Deanery’s website

Applicants normally will be required to have:

1. A good honours degree in a relevant subject
2. A Masters degree with a research component
3. Where English is not applicant’s first language an IELTS score of 6.5 (or TOFEL equivalent)

To apply applicants must complete the University’s Postgraduate Research application form accompanied by a 2,000 word research proposal and 500 word statement in support of your application. Studentships will be awarded on a competitive basis with the research proposal and supporting statement being key in the decision-making process.

Should you wish to discuss your research proposal please contact Professor Rosemary Kilpatrick ( kilpatr@hope.ac.uk . This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) in the first instance For further information on the application procedures please contact the postgraduate research administrator, Liz Bugler (tel: 01512913482; e-mail buglerl@hope.ac.ukThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Completed applications must be received by 5.00 pm on Monday 29th September 2008.

The Administrator, Postgraduate Research
Liverpool Hope, Hope Park, Liverpool, L16 9JD
Telephone: 0151 291 3948, Fax: 0151 291 3852, Email: buglerl@hope.ac.uk

Further Information

Masters Studentships for MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Digital Architectural Design

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Masters Studentships for MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Digital Architectural Design

School of the Built Environment University of Salford

CTA-funded Studentships are available for MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Digital Architectural Design
• Developed in consultation with RIBA and blue chip architectural practices
• Suitable for practising architects, construction professionals and graduate students
• Study full-time or part-time
• Funded studentships available for the academic year of 2008-9(covers 50% of tuition fee).

Equips students:

• To understand the impact of digital technologies in architectural and urban design
• To explore geometrical and generative concepts related to digital design
• To explore the role of information in design and project representation
• To explore concepts of digital collaboration among the various professions
• To experiment with new digital fabrication technologies.

Funding information

Funding applies to:
EU applicants (including UK)

Contacts and how to apply

Administrative contact and how to apply:

Applications are encouraged from candidates with substantial experience but without a formal
qualification (see www.sobe.salford.ac.uk).

For details on the programme including entry requirements and how to apply, please see (http://www.sobe.salford.ac.uk/studyatsobe/courses/1775/)

For further information, please contact:
Brian Meichen, Director of Marketing, School of the Built Environment
T +44 (0) 161 295 5355
b.a.meichen@salford.ac.uk
Please quote reference 08451

Job Position in IT Provider and Web Developer Company

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:07:18 +0000

Business Development Executive
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Date submitted 11 September 2008
Closing Date 25 September 2008
£22 to £25k +10% of Gross sales + Car allowance or Company Car + Holidays

My client is an IT provider and WEB Site developer with hosting facilities. This new exciting position is offered in an fast expanding company based in offices close the Gateshead Metro Centre.

The successful candidate will have 3 years good IT Agency Experience and is accustomed to working with Web Development clients.

This position is wide ranging with ample scope to bring in clients from both inside and outside the UK. You will need to be naturally confident, dynamic and enthusiastic. You should be able to join the company and hit the road running.

Main responsibilities include; New Client Procurement, Service Client Base, Provide Quotations, Cold Calling, Financial Budget Control plus Active Networking.

The rewards can be great it is down to you. In addition to the industry comparable basic salary you can expect 10% gross commision on everything you bring in. Initially a car allowance will be paid, proven sales success will bring a company as part of the pay package.

Do you have the skills, drive and experience. Interested then email your CV to George.

BEM Recruitment
0191 423 6250
george@bemrecruitment.com
Unit 213, Design Works William Street, Felling Gateshead, NE10 OJP

Via: jobsnortheast.co.uk

PhD Studentship of Stereocontrolled Self-Assembly Biodegradable Polymers in UK

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This studentship is only open to UK nationals and those of equivalent status* (fees paid, plus GBP 12600 per annum stipend) or EU Nationals (fees only, no stipend) due to funding restrictions. The position is commence at a mutually convenient date after 1st October 2008 and will last for 3 years.

The successful applicant should possess a good degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or a related
discipline. The studentship is in the group of Dr Andrew Dove at the University of Warwick (group webpage: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/dovegroup) and will focus on the synthesis and self-assembly of stereoregular block copolymers.

You will undertake the synthesis of a range of block copolymers by ring-opening polymerization and controlled radical polymerization methodologies such as RAFT to obtain stereoregular polymers. The effect of both the composition and stereochemistry of the polymers on their ability to selectively self-assemble will be studied.

Application

Enquiries and informal applications should include a cv and be made as soon as possible to Dr. Andrew Dove (a.p.dove@warwick.ac.uk). For details of how to formally apply see: http://www.go.warwick.ac.uk/pgapply

For more information about the department visit our website at http://www.chem.warwick.ac.uk

*Please note – ELIGIBILITY – We can only offer the stipend to UK citizens or EU-citizens who have
lived in the UK for over 3 years (e.g. as a student). EU-citizens not resident in the UK may not be paid a stipend, and only university course fees will be paid. Applicants from outside the EU are not eligible for this post due to restrictions on funding. Please quote job vacancy reference number CHE12-088

The closing date/time for applications is midnight
(British time) at the end of Friday 28 November 2008

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Sustainability of Nuclear Power, University of Manchester

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:39:35 +0000

Manchester Business School

Closing date: 21/09/2008
Reference: HUM/80572

A two-year Post Doctoral Fellowship is offered by the Centre for the Analysis of Investment Risk, which is based in the Division of Accounting and Finance at Manchester Business School

This Fellowship is funded by EPSRC, with support from ESRC. It forms part of their SPRing Consortium Project, in which four universities, led by Manchester, will research the sustainability of nuclear power for the UK from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

The task of this Fellow is to investigate the economic and financial aspects of the sustainability of nuclear power, including the interface between the economic and non-economic aspects of decision-making — for example un-priced economic or environmental externalities, the modes of market failure, in the presence or absence of corporate or government intervention, effects of conflicts between social interest groups on thefeasibility of computing an economic optimum etc.

The skill base needed includes an economics-related PhD, ideally with some knowledge of market theory, including the effects of violating that theory’s assumptions.

Other desirable (but not essential skills) include knowledge of modern financial mathematics, especially real options, skill in the solution of partial differential equations, and knowledge of actual trading and investment practices in the energy industry.

A fully funded PhD student will operate alongside this Fellow, to help to formulate and solve any innovative financial mathematical models of the required decisions under relevant uncertainties. The Fellow may also interact with other EPSRC funded work shared by MBS and Manchester University’s School of Mathematics, for example into wind power.

Our SPRing research collaborators are City University, Edinburgh University and Southampton University, and the Fellow is expected to form cross-disciplinary links with them and other organisations.

A main aim of the SPRing project is to develop a multi-criteria debating framework, so as to permit both technical and non-technical users, including politicians, energy companies, the media, interest groups and the public, to explore the issues of preference, belief, agreement and interest conflict which arise in this type of social decision. The work of the Fellow will support the integrity and value of the framework.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on an internationally important problem, at the frontiers of modern financial and economic analysis, and to acquire increasingly needed skills in Energy management. The Fellow will interact with disciplines as varied as applied mathematics, economics, finance, investment banking, nuclear engineering, national security, political and social studies.

Manchester University is a growing centre of technical, managerial and societal skills in sustainability, and also in nuclear, oil-based, wind and wave energies. Manchester Business School itself is active in all, except (as yet) wave power.

Salary
£27,466 – £33,780 p.a.

Informal enquiries
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor S.D Howell
Email: s.howell@mbs.ac.uk.

For Further Information:www.manchester.ac.uk

Marshall Scholarship Opportunity

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The Marshall Scholarships were established by the British government in 1953 to express British gratitude for the European Recovery Program, instituted by General George C. Marshall in 1947 when he served as U.S. Secretary of State. Up to forty scholarships are offered each year, five for each of eight regions into which the U.S. is divided. The scholarship, which pays overseas transportation, all tuition and fees, plus a personal allowance, is tenable for two years and can, in a few exceptional cases, be renewed for a third year. The scholarship is for study at any university in the United Kingdom.

Eligibility and Qualifications

“In appointing Marshall scholars the selectors will look for distinction of intellect and character as evidenced by their scholastic achievement and by their other activities and achievements. Preference will be given to candidates who combine high academic ability with the capacity to play an active part in the life of the United Kingdom university to which they go, and to those who display a potential to make significant contribution to their society.”

Candidate must be a U.S. citizen by October

A candidate must have graduated within four years from her or his undergraduate university, unless she or he is seeking to enroll in a British business school

A candidate must have maintained a grade point average of no less than 3.7 or have the endorsing institution (that is CURF on behalf of Penn) present an explanation.

Application Procedures and Selection Criteria
Applications are entirely electronic and available at http://www.marshallscholarship.org/comp.html

Timeframe
Applications must be endorsed by CURF. In order to obtain that endorsement, applicants need to meet with Harriet Joseph, CURF Director, and submit a complete draft essay by September 17, 2008. Discussion of ideas and intent to apply are strongly encouraged even earlier. Final application materials are submitted to Marshall on-line by October 2, 2008. (Transcripts must be mailed to arrive at regional center by that date.)

By early November the selection boards, situated in British consulates in each of the eight regions throughout the U.S., will have met and selected applicants for interviews that are held in early November. The announcement of the Marshall Scholars occurs in early December. Penn students may apply through either the region in which they have permanent residency or in the New York region in which Penn is located. The decision of which region to apply through must be made in consultation with Harriet Joseph.

Contact

Cheryl Shipman
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6224
shipman@pobox.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-746-6488
Fax: 215-573-4869

http://www.upenn.edu/curf

PhD studentship on Energy Efficient and Low Environment Impact Shipping

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:30:22 +0000

PhD studentship on Energy Efficient and Low Environment Impact Shipping An industry studentship award is available for a PhD from October 2008 on the Development of an Intelligent Tool for Energy Efficient And Low Environment Impact Shipping. The award is open to home students and overseas students, including fees and a stipend of £12,500 for 3 years. Graduates and postgraduates from marine technology, naval architecture and marine engineering are encouraged to apply.

For more information please contact Professor Zhou (peilin.zhou@na-me.ac.uk) for further information. Deadline of application 26 Sept. 2008.

EngD Scholarship in Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Compact Thermal Devices

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:21:25 +0000

Our prestigious 4 year Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programme in Environmental Technology is sponsored by the EPSRC. The programme offers environmentally focussed research, in an industrial setting, along with personal and professional development to research engineers whilst they study towards their Doctorate.

Research Project: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Compact Thermal Devices

This is a very challenging research area and is receiving an increased interest from the national and international scientific and industrial community. The modelling of single/two-phase flow, heat transfer and pressure drop is vital to improve design and simulation of compact and ultra-compact heat exchangers, which play an increasingly crucial role in energy conservation and protection of the environment.

The successful applicant will join an established research group currently working on thermofluid aspects of heat exchangers, where s/he will receive immediate support in experimental and analytical aspects of single/two-phase flow heat transfer research. S/he will also get the chance to use state-of-the-art commercial software for the design and simulation of heat transfer equipment. The successful applicant would be intimately involved in the on-going development programme of the industrial sponsor and, thus, would also gain valuable experience of working in the industrial research and product development environment.

Entry Requirements:

Applicants should have a good honours degree (first, upper second, or lower second class with MSc or equivalent) in Mechanical or Chemical engineering or related engineering area and science such as Physics. It is desirable that candidates should have a basic knowledge of thermofluid transport processes.

Contact Information :

The supervisory team will include professors T.G. Karayiannis, D.B.R Kenning, D.A. Reay and Dr X. Jiang of Brunel University. D.W. Mullen of Thermacore will be the industrial supervisor. For an informal discussion concerning the above research opportunity please contact Professor Tassos G. Karayiannis, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University. E-mail: tassos.karayiannis@brunel.ac.uk, Tel: 01895 267120/132.

For more information visit the web at : http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedres/engd/ or email: engd@brunel.ac.uk or Janet.Wheeler@brunel.ac.uk, Tel: 01895 266881.

Deadline : 26 September 2008