PhD Position in Database Integration
The Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial University of Newfoundland is inviting applications for a PhD in Information Systems with an emphasis on database integration. The project is supported by a grant from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The deadline for applications is March 1.
Project Description:
Database integration is a process with multiple steps, leading from the identification of the databases to the testing of the integrated system. The central step of this process is the identification of database elements that are similar to each other. This step is called schema matching. Human users perceive schema-matching methods as successful when they match database elements according to the same similarity criteria that the users would apply. Many automatic software-supported schema-matching methods have been proposed, using a range of different notions of similarity. However, existing research has paid little attention to empirical work: There is little knowledge of how human data integrators judge the similarity of database elements. A recent study has shown that a "one-size-fits- all" approach does not apply and that human notions of similarity are strongly affected by the database integration context. The proposed research is a study to systematically examine how human database integrators carry out schema matching. This knowledge will then be applied to implement improved schema matching methods.
Application Criteria:
The applicant will have a Bachelor (Hon) or Master`s degree and strong interest and background in information systems, computer science, or cognitive science with knowledge of databases or knowledge representation. Interest (and preferably experience) in both technical and empirical research is required.
Applications must meet the regular admission criteria and will undergo the regular admissions process for the PhD program.
(http://www.business.mun.ca/programs/PhD/phd_overview.php)
Funding:
The Faculty of Business Administration will provide support to all admitted students for a period of four years. The level of support will be competitive with that offered by other Canadian universities, and may consist of a combination of grant, research assistantship, and teaching assistantship.
Information and Application:
The deadline for applications is March 1. Late applications may be considered as time and resources permit. Please contact Dr. Joerg Evermann at jevermann@mun.ca for further information about the project.
Information about the PhD program and the application procedure can be found here:
http://www.business.mun.ca/programs/PhD/phd_overview.php
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
[Italy] PhD Scholarships in Economics and Finance at University of Verona
Call for Admissions: PhD Program in Economics and Finance at Università di Verona (Italy)
The Department of Economics at the University of Verona (Italy) is pleased to announce the availability of at least three PhD Research Scholarships for 3 years starting in January 2009.
The Doctoral Program in Economics and Finance is designed to train doctoral candidates in a broad program of advanced study for careers in teaching and research in universities, in public and private research organizations, in financial and consulting institutions and private companies. The department recruits promising students from Italy and abroad and courses are taught in English. Students are accepted directly for Ph.D. degree. As prerequisite, students must hold a bachelor`s degree from an accredited institution in Italy or the equivalent level of education from an institution outside Italy.
The internationalization program, financed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research and the University of Verona, has lead in the recent years to exchange agreements with the universities of Essex, York, Wisconsin, Cergy-Pontoise, Cyprus, Oviedo, Campinas and Colombia.
The official calls for admissions can be found on this website
http://www.univr.it/main?ent=catdoc&id=2093&idDest=2&sServ=68&serv=65&ssServ=127?=en
The first Call is for two scholarships. One is a general university scholarship. Another scholarship is linked the realization of an internationally co-tutored project in collaboration with the University of Cergy-Pontoise or Paris X and involves a compulsory period of study and research (up to 18 months) at one of these institutions. The amount granted for these scholarships is € 13,638 per year and this is exempt from personal income tax. They will be granted for the entire duration of the PhD course and will be increased by 50% during authorized study periods abroad.
The second Call is for a scholarship (co-funded by Regione Veneto – FSE) reserved for the realization of the a research project on “The Economic Analysis of Juvenile Crime and Policy Implications” . In this case the scholarship amounts to € 19,000 gross per year.
Candidates may apply for all of these scholarships. Applications must be sent on the forms provided and in the way indicated on the official call by January 9, 2009. Candidates are also encouraged to send all this documentation by email to admissions@dse.univr.it by the same date.
However, please note that applications must also be sent by post as indicated in the call. Interviews will take place on January 21, 2009 (in person or in video-conference) .
For further information on our PhD programme please visit the following web-site:
http://dse.univr.it/dottorato
The Department of Economics at the University of Verona (Italy) is pleased to announce the availability of at least three PhD Research Scholarships for 3 years starting in January 2009.
The Doctoral Program in Economics and Finance is designed to train doctoral candidates in a broad program of advanced study for careers in teaching and research in universities, in public and private research organizations, in financial and consulting institutions and private companies. The department recruits promising students from Italy and abroad and courses are taught in English. Students are accepted directly for Ph.D. degree. As prerequisite, students must hold a bachelor`s degree from an accredited institution in Italy or the equivalent level of education from an institution outside Italy.
The internationalization program, financed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research and the University of Verona, has lead in the recent years to exchange agreements with the universities of Essex, York, Wisconsin, Cergy-Pontoise, Cyprus, Oviedo, Campinas and Colombia.
The official calls for admissions can be found on this website
http://www.univr.it/main?ent=catdoc&id=2093&idDest=2&sServ=68&serv=65&ssServ=127?=en
The first Call is for two scholarships. One is a general university scholarship. Another scholarship is linked the realization of an internationally co-tutored project in collaboration with the University of Cergy-Pontoise or Paris X and involves a compulsory period of study and research (up to 18 months) at one of these institutions. The amount granted for these scholarships is € 13,638 per year and this is exempt from personal income tax. They will be granted for the entire duration of the PhD course and will be increased by 50% during authorized study periods abroad.
The second Call is for a scholarship (co-funded by Regione Veneto – FSE) reserved for the realization of the a research project on “The Economic Analysis of Juvenile Crime and Policy Implications” . In this case the scholarship amounts to € 19,000 gross per year.
Candidates may apply for all of these scholarships. Applications must be sent on the forms provided and in the way indicated on the official call by January 9, 2009. Candidates are also encouraged to send all this documentation by email to admissions@dse.univr.it by the same date.
However, please note that applications must also be sent by post as indicated in the call. Interviews will take place on January 21, 2009 (in person or in video-conference) .
For further information on our PhD programme please visit the following web-site:
http://dse.univr.it/dottorato
[USA] M.S./Ph.D. Studies in Information Systems at UCIrvine
M.S./Ph.D. Studies in Information Systems at UC Irvine
The faculty of the Information Systems Group (ISG) at UC Irvine is looking for a handful of excellent prospective students who are seeking an exciting, active place to study and do research on databases and information systems starting in the Fall of 2009. Several large projects are underway and several new ones are just beginning and will provide excellent opportunities for incoming students to "get in on the ground floor" of interesting new research initiatives.
The application deadline is January 15th, 2009.
ISG is a part of the CS Department within the Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at UC Irvine, an environment that offers a number of unique advantages and opportunities. Being one of just a handful of such schools across the country, ICS offers a broad, stimulating intellectual environment for graduate studies. ICS is comprised of three departments - Computer Science, Informatics, and Statistics - covering all traditional computer science areas as well as related areas such as software engineering, human-computer interaction and usability, collaboration technologies, and statistical machine learning and data mining and analysis.
UC Irvine itself, in the words of our current chancellor, "combines the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location." Thus, in addition to a stimulating research and educational environment, graduate study in ISG at UC Irvine offers attractive off-hours opportunities. Our location in Orange County (http://www.visitorangecounty.net) offers easy access to a wide variety of outdoor and indoor entertainment and sporting activities.
More information about graduate study in CS at UC Irvine can be found on the UCI CS graduate studies page (http://www.ics.uci.edu/computerscience/grad). The application period is open now and applications will be accepted through January 15, 2009. More specifics about ISG, its faculty, and its projects can be found on our new ISG web site (http://isg.ics.uci.edu). Check us out!
The faculty of the Information Systems Group (ISG) at UC Irvine is looking for a handful of excellent prospective students who are seeking an exciting, active place to study and do research on databases and information systems starting in the Fall of 2009. Several large projects are underway and several new ones are just beginning and will provide excellent opportunities for incoming students to "get in on the ground floor" of interesting new research initiatives.
The application deadline is January 15th, 2009.
ISG is a part of the CS Department within the Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at UC Irvine, an environment that offers a number of unique advantages and opportunities. Being one of just a handful of such schools across the country, ICS offers a broad, stimulating intellectual environment for graduate studies. ICS is comprised of three departments - Computer Science, Informatics, and Statistics - covering all traditional computer science areas as well as related areas such as software engineering, human-computer interaction and usability, collaboration technologies, and statistical machine learning and data mining and analysis.
UC Irvine itself, in the words of our current chancellor, "combines the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location." Thus, in addition to a stimulating research and educational environment, graduate study in ISG at UC Irvine offers attractive off-hours opportunities. Our location in Orange County (http://www.visitorangecounty.net) offers easy access to a wide variety of outdoor and indoor entertainment and sporting activities.
More information about graduate study in CS at UC Irvine can be found on the UCI CS graduate studies page (http://www.ics.uci.edu/computerscience/grad). The application period is open now and applications will be accepted through January 15, 2009. More specifics about ISG, its faculty, and its projects can be found on our new ISG web site (http://isg.ics.uci.edu). Check us out!
[Australia] Rio Tinto & Sampoerna Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program at UNSW
PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia in collaboration with Sampoerna Foundation provides one (1) qualified individual with the opportunity to pursue a Master`s degree in Science, Social Science or Commerce at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.
Upon completing the program, scholar is under a (n+1) binding program with PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia, where n = the number of years receiving the scholarship grant. The scholar must apply their knowledge and contribute significantly to PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia for (n+1) year.
Application deadline is January 30, 2009.
Basic Eligibility
Applicant must satisfy ALL of the following conditions:
* Indonesian citizen who is under 35 years of age when lodging the application.
* Hold a local Bachelor`s degree from any discipline with a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale).
* Have a minimum of two-year full-time professional work experience after the completion of the undergraduate degree.
* Submit the required English language requirement (TOEFL/ IELTS) and the Graduate Admission Test as required by each program, after the applicant is selected as the scholarship finalists:
- International TOEFL with a minimum score of 577 (PBT) or 233 (CBT) or 90 (IBT), OR
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) of minimum 6.5
* Adhere with the scholarship rules and regulations, particularly in the (n+1) binding program with PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia.
* Currently did not enroll in graduate or post-graduate program, or obtained a Master`s degree or equivalent.
* Did not enroll or graduate from an overseas tertiary institution, unless was on a full scholarship.
* Do not receive other equivalent award or scholarship offering similar or other benefits at the time of the award.
* Demonstrate that without the scholarship, applicant is not able to afford an Overseas Graduate Program.
Scholarship Value
The scholarship` s worth is approximately AUD 68,000.- depending on the program`s fee, for the duration of study. This covers the following:
* Graduate Admission Test and TOEFL/ IELTS reimbursement, one time only, based on original invoice, for the test taken no more than 6 months prior to the scholarship application;
* University application fee;
* Student visa application fee;
* Return airfares from Jakarta to Sydney;
* Tuition fees, for the duration of study;
* Living allowance, to support living costs during period of study;
* Literature allowance, to purchase textbooks required for study.
How to Apply?
Download the application package (application, reference and health information forms) at http://www.sampoernafoundation.org/content/view/1334/139/lang, en, or obtained it from:
Sampoerna Foundation
Sampoerna Strategic Square
North Tower, 26th - 27th Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kavling 45
Jakarta 12930
When submitting the application package, please write "Rio Tinto-S2" at the top right hand corner of the envelope. Sampoerna Foundation will consider the completed applications and will notify the short-listed applicants to attend the continuing stages of the selection process.
Interested applicants who meet the requirements must complete and return the application package by the deadline (January 30, 2009) to Sampoerna Foundation office.
E-mail applications will not be considered.
Further Information
Prospective applicants are advised to directly contact the University of New South Wales (UNSW) directly or Australian Education Center (AEC) to find out about the admission process and requirements for an enrolment.
Applicants`s inquiries about the scholarship (requirements, conditions, coverage, etc.) should be directed to Sampoerna Foundation (62 21 5772340/ ella.cecilia@sampoernafoundation.org).
Regards,
Ella Cecillia
Program Department
Putera Sampoerna Foundation
Sampoerna Strategic Square, North Tower, 26th Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.45, Jakarta 12930
Phone: 62 21 5772340 ext. 7130/ Fax. 62 21 5772341
E-mail: ella.cecilia@sampoernafoundation.org
Website: www.sampoernafoundation.org
Upon completing the program, scholar is under a (n+1) binding program with PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia, where n = the number of years receiving the scholarship grant. The scholar must apply their knowledge and contribute significantly to PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia for (n+1) year.
Application deadline is January 30, 2009.
Basic Eligibility
Applicant must satisfy ALL of the following conditions:
* Indonesian citizen who is under 35 years of age when lodging the application.
* Hold a local Bachelor`s degree from any discipline with a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale).
* Have a minimum of two-year full-time professional work experience after the completion of the undergraduate degree.
* Submit the required English language requirement (TOEFL/ IELTS) and the Graduate Admission Test as required by each program, after the applicant is selected as the scholarship finalists:
- International TOEFL with a minimum score of 577 (PBT) or 233 (CBT) or 90 (IBT), OR
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) of minimum 6.5
* Adhere with the scholarship rules and regulations, particularly in the (n+1) binding program with PT. Rio Tinto Indonesia.
* Currently did not enroll in graduate or post-graduate program, or obtained a Master`s degree or equivalent.
* Did not enroll or graduate from an overseas tertiary institution, unless was on a full scholarship.
* Do not receive other equivalent award or scholarship offering similar or other benefits at the time of the award.
* Demonstrate that without the scholarship, applicant is not able to afford an Overseas Graduate Program.
Scholarship Value
The scholarship` s worth is approximately AUD 68,000.- depending on the program`s fee, for the duration of study. This covers the following:
* Graduate Admission Test and TOEFL/ IELTS reimbursement, one time only, based on original invoice, for the test taken no more than 6 months prior to the scholarship application;
* University application fee;
* Student visa application fee;
* Return airfares from Jakarta to Sydney;
* Tuition fees, for the duration of study;
* Living allowance, to support living costs during period of study;
* Literature allowance, to purchase textbooks required for study.
How to Apply?
Download the application package (application, reference and health information forms) at http://www.sampoernafoundation.org/content/view/1334/139/lang, en, or obtained it from:
Sampoerna Foundation
Sampoerna Strategic Square
North Tower, 26th - 27th Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kavling 45
Jakarta 12930
When submitting the application package, please write "Rio Tinto-S2" at the top right hand corner of the envelope. Sampoerna Foundation will consider the completed applications and will notify the short-listed applicants to attend the continuing stages of the selection process.
Interested applicants who meet the requirements must complete and return the application package by the deadline (January 30, 2009) to Sampoerna Foundation office.
E-mail applications will not be considered.
Further Information
Prospective applicants are advised to directly contact the University of New South Wales (UNSW) directly or Australian Education Center (AEC) to find out about the admission process and requirements for an enrolment.
Applicants`s inquiries about the scholarship (requirements, conditions, coverage, etc.) should be directed to Sampoerna Foundation (62 21 5772340/ ella.cecilia@sampoernafoundation.org).
Regards,
Ella Cecillia
Program Department
Putera Sampoerna Foundation
Sampoerna Strategic Square, North Tower, 26th Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.45, Jakarta 12930
Phone: 62 21 5772340 ext. 7130/ Fax. 62 21 5772341
E-mail: ella.cecilia@sampoernafoundation.org
Website: www.sampoernafoundation.org
[New Zealand] Development Scholarships by New Zealand`s International Aid and Development Agency
New Zealand Development Scholarships
The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) scheme offers the opportunity to people from selected developing countries to undertake development-related studies in New Zealand.
This may include study related to education, health, rural livelihoods, governance, human rights, or economic development, depending on the human resource development training needs of the home government.
New Zealand -Development Scholarships are offered for full-time, tertiary level study at participating New Zealand education institutions.
The NZDS scheme has two categories:
I. New Zealand Development Scholarships – Public category (NZDS-Public)
The NZDS-Public scholarships scheme is a bilateral scheme available to individuals from selected partner countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The selection criteria is determined by the partner government and NZAID.
Shortlisted applications, mostly from public sector employees, are endorsed for a scholarship by the partner government. Employees from civil society or private sector organisations may apply for the NZDS-Public in some countries depending on country-specific selection criteria. The levels and fields of study available for study in New Zealand are determined according to the partner country`s human resource development training needs.
II. New Zealand Development Scholarships – Open category (NZDS-Open)
The NZDS-Open scholarships scheme is a non-bilateral scheme available to candidates of some developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. Under the NZDS-Open scheme, candidates independently apply for a scholarship.
NZDS-Open scholarships are generally directed at employees of private sector or civil society sector organisations, including non-governmental organisations. In some countries, public sector employees can also apply for a NZDS-Open scholarship depending on the country or region-specific selection criteria. This criteria also determines the levels and the fields of study under which candidates can apply to study in New Zealand.
For more information, visit:
http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/scholarships/nzds/
The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) scheme offers the opportunity to people from selected developing countries to undertake development-related studies in New Zealand.
This may include study related to education, health, rural livelihoods, governance, human rights, or economic development, depending on the human resource development training needs of the home government.
New Zealand -Development Scholarships are offered for full-time, tertiary level study at participating New Zealand education institutions.
The NZDS scheme has two categories:
I. New Zealand Development Scholarships – Public category (NZDS-Public)
The NZDS-Public scholarships scheme is a bilateral scheme available to individuals from selected partner countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The selection criteria is determined by the partner government and NZAID.
Shortlisted applications, mostly from public sector employees, are endorsed for a scholarship by the partner government. Employees from civil society or private sector organisations may apply for the NZDS-Public in some countries depending on country-specific selection criteria. The levels and fields of study available for study in New Zealand are determined according to the partner country`s human resource development training needs.
II. New Zealand Development Scholarships – Open category (NZDS-Open)
The NZDS-Open scholarships scheme is a non-bilateral scheme available to candidates of some developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. Under the NZDS-Open scheme, candidates independently apply for a scholarship.
NZDS-Open scholarships are generally directed at employees of private sector or civil society sector organisations, including non-governmental organisations. In some countries, public sector employees can also apply for a NZDS-Open scholarship depending on the country or region-specific selection criteria. This criteria also determines the levels and the fields of study under which candidates can apply to study in New Zealand.
For more information, visit:
http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/scholarships/nzds/
[Sweden] 9 PhD Positions in Various Program at Lund University
Job openings-PhD positions
A number of PhD fellowships connected to projects within the LUCCI framework are now available. Detailed descriptions of the positions and projects can be found by clicking on the links in the list below. More information is also available via the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering "Vacant positions" web pages.
Please note that the application deadline varies slightly between the various positions!
PA 2008/3978: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Torben Christensen
The project will take a broad view on feedbacks from arctic and subarctic environments in relation to global change, involving both the collection of data in the field and modelling exercises.
Application deadline: January 8, 2009.
PA 2008/4215: PhD studentship in Ecology with specialization in Microbial Ecology
Project leader: Erland Bååth
This project aims at coupling direct measures of bacterial and fungal growth and activity, and their dependence and adaptation to temperature and other environmental variables, to soil respiration.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4273: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Anders Lindroth
This is a project to define and quantify the processes governing the exchange of methane (CH4) in a boreal forest at different spatial and temporal scales.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4274: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Anders Lindroth
The project aims at studying the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on the exchange of greenhouse gases in boreal forests.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4275: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Almuth Arneth
The project aims to use ecosystem modelling to examine the anthropogenic influence on CO2 and CH4 concentrations and climate during the past 6000 years.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4276: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Martin Sykes
The project explores, in a number of different approaches, climate change impacts and adaptation in the subarctic through a case study of an area in the northern Swedish mountains.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4277: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Quaternary Geology
Project leader: Raimund Muscheler
The aim of the project is to measure and interpret concentrations of the cosmogenic nuclide 10Be in the GRIP ice core from approximately 17,000 to 9,000 years before the present.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4305: PhD studentship in Ecology with specialization in Microbial Ecology
Project leader: Håkan Wallander
The aim of the project is to estimate growth and biomass of ectomycorrhizal fungi in chronosequences in Västerbotten and Alaska.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4477: PhD studentship in Physics with specialization in Aerosols-clouds-climate
Project leader: Erik Swietlicki
The overall research objective is to determine the relationships between the size distribution, hygroscopic and cloud-nucleating properties of aerosols and cloud microphysical structure in background European air masses.
Application deadline: January 16, 2009.
To see all description and Official announcement, visit the official website: http://www.lucci.lu.se/jobs.html
A number of PhD fellowships connected to projects within the LUCCI framework are now available. Detailed descriptions of the positions and projects can be found by clicking on the links in the list below. More information is also available via the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering "Vacant positions" web pages.
Please note that the application deadline varies slightly between the various positions!
PA 2008/3978: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Torben Christensen
The project will take a broad view on feedbacks from arctic and subarctic environments in relation to global change, involving both the collection of data in the field and modelling exercises.
Application deadline: January 8, 2009.
PA 2008/4215: PhD studentship in Ecology with specialization in Microbial Ecology
Project leader: Erland Bååth
This project aims at coupling direct measures of bacterial and fungal growth and activity, and their dependence and adaptation to temperature and other environmental variables, to soil respiration.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4273: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Anders Lindroth
This is a project to define and quantify the processes governing the exchange of methane (CH4) in a boreal forest at different spatial and temporal scales.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4274: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Anders Lindroth
The project aims at studying the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on the exchange of greenhouse gases in boreal forests.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4275: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Almuth Arneth
The project aims to use ecosystem modelling to examine the anthropogenic influence on CO2 and CH4 concentrations and climate during the past 6000 years.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4276: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Project leader: Martin Sykes
The project explores, in a number of different approaches, climate change impacts and adaptation in the subarctic through a case study of an area in the northern Swedish mountains.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4277: PhD studentship in Geobiosphere Science with specialization in Quaternary Geology
Project leader: Raimund Muscheler
The aim of the project is to measure and interpret concentrations of the cosmogenic nuclide 10Be in the GRIP ice core from approximately 17,000 to 9,000 years before the present.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4305: PhD studentship in Ecology with specialization in Microbial Ecology
Project leader: Håkan Wallander
The aim of the project is to estimate growth and biomass of ectomycorrhizal fungi in chronosequences in Västerbotten and Alaska.
Application deadline: January 15, 2009.
PA 2008/4477: PhD studentship in Physics with specialization in Aerosols-clouds-climate
Project leader: Erik Swietlicki
The overall research objective is to determine the relationships between the size distribution, hygroscopic and cloud-nucleating properties of aerosols and cloud microphysical structure in background European air masses.
Application deadline: January 16, 2009.
To see all description and Official announcement, visit the official website: http://www.lucci.lu.se/jobs.html
[Netherlands] Ph.D in Economics and Public Finance at Erasmus University
Ph.D. positions in Economics and Public Finance at Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Erasmus University in Rotterdam in the Netherlands is looking for Ph.D. students in economics. The Ph.D. students will be part of a young research team, led by prof.dr. B. Jacobs and prof. dr. R.A. de Mooij, which operates in the twilight zone of public finance, macroeconomics, labour economics and applied policy analysis. The research is not only scientifically relevant, but also has relevance for economic policy and society at large. The group cooperates intensively with the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Finance, the OECD and the European Commission. Research results are also highly visible in the public policy debate. The research group provides courses in economics of taxation, public finance and tax policy at the BA, MA and PhD level to students in economics, fiscal law and econometrics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Tinbergen Institute. The ambition is to have a complete research group of about 15 talented, ambitious and young people working in public finance and public policy in 4-5 years from now on. Multiple Ph.D. projects are currently available. The following abstracts summarize the projects.
Application has to be received by 15. January 2009
Abstract Ph.D. project 1
An applied empirical analysis of capital income tax reform in the Netherlands
In 2001, the Dutch government fundamentally reformed the income tax by introducing a dual system in which labour and capital incomes are taxed under different regimes. Especially the taxation of capital income was a major novelty since the tax on the presumptive return is unique in the world. The reform involves a quasinatural experiment and offers an opportunity to identify various behavioural and tax elasticities. This research aims to estimate elasticities at a number of these behavioural margins, such as the debt-equity decision, the choice of legal form by small firms, the decision to retain or distribute profits, and the investor portfolio choice between owner-occupied housing, pensions and widely held shares. The estimated elasticities will be used to calibrate an applied general equilibrium model that we will develop and which focuses on the tax treatment of capital income. The model allows for a comprehensive welfare analysis of the tax reform of 2001. Moreover, it can be used to analyse alternative tax-reforms such as the adoption of a consumption tax or a comprehensive tax on capital income, which includes a tax on capital gains.
Abstract Ph.D. project 2
Skill formation in distorted labour markets
The main question of this research proposal is: how do modern welfare states and distortions in labour markets affect the incentives for skill formation over the lifecycle? Labour force participation, hours worked, and later retirement raise the returns on human capital investments from initial schooling and on-the-job training, and vice versa. Less human capital investment results in lower wages, and thereby reduces the economic incentives to participate in the labour market, to work more hours, and to retire later. Extensive welfare states and imperfections in labour markets could be important in explaining weak labour market performance and, as a result, weak incentives for skill formation. Labour market imperfections and welfare state policies may also shift the wage profile over the lifecycle, thereby affecting the incentives for training on-the-job and (early) retirement. Analytically tractable general equilibrium models will be developed to study the interactions between distorted labour markets and skill formation. Various labour market imperfections (caused by unions, search frictions, efficiency wages, or insiders-outsiders) and welfare state policies (education policy, minimum wages, wage subsidies, labour market protection legislation, tax policy, unemployment insurance, retirement schemes) will be analysed. The policy relevance of this project is high. Firstly, skills are crucial determinants of labour productivity and income. Secondly, skill-biased labour demand shifts jeopardise the earnings and employment prospects of the low skilled and increase income inequality. Thirdly, low labour force participation rates of older workers are worrisome in light of ageing populations.
Extensive descriptions of the research proposals can be found at
www.xs4all.nl/~jacobs73.
Successful applicants will be offered a 4-year position at Erasmus University. During the first year Ph.D. students are required to participate in the M.Phil. program in economics of the Tinbergen Institute to upgrade their skills in macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics. For more information, visit www.tinbergen. nl. From the second-fourth years, a Ph.D. thesis will be written on one of the topics mentioned below. Prof.dr. B. Jacobs and prof. dr. R.A. de Mooij will be supervising the research process. Ph.D. students have the freedom to actively pursue their research interests.
Research results will be presented in research seminars at the Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University, other universities in Europe, and international workshops and conferences (such as the annual conference of the International Institute for Public Finance). Policy-relevant research outcomes will be presented in the seminar series of the European Commission (e.g. the series of DG Economic and Financial affairs and DG Taxation), CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and the Ministry of Finance.
Requirements
Applicants should have successfully completed a master`s degree (or equivalent) and have excellent analytical skills. Moreover, they should have a strong command of English. Especially graduates in econometrics or economics with a specialization in general economics are invited to apply. However, we also welcome graduates with a background in mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, information sciences, biology, engineering, or philosophy. We require that applicants have a genuine interest in economics, economic policy, politics or society at large.
Contract and salary
The initial contract will be for 1.5 years. The terms of the contract are in accordance with the Collective Agreement on Labour Conditions for Netherlands Universities (CAO NU). If you have sufficiently proven your abilities, the temporary contract will be renewed for a further 2.5 years. The salary is in accordance with the Promovendus scale of CAO NU, which corresponds to a gross monthly salary of 2,000.00 for a full-time (i.e. 38 hours per week) appointment in the first year through to 2,558.00 in the fourth and final year.
Application
Interested applicants can send a letter that motivates their application before January 15, 2009 by email to hamers@few.eur.nl or by mail to
Astrid Hamers, FEI BV,
Erasmus School of Economics,
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
PO box 1738,
3000 DR Rotterdam,
The Netherlands.
They should also include an up-to-date CV and grading lists. If available, research papers (at most two) and teaching evaluations should be included as well.
More information can be obtained from
prof.dr. B. Jacobs
(bjacobs@few.eur.nl, homepage: www.xs4all.nl/jacobs73)
prof.dr. R.A.
de Mooij (demooij@few.eur.nl, homepage: people.few.eur.nl/demooij).
JEL Classification( s): D, E, H, I, J
The Erasmus University in Rotterdam in the Netherlands is looking for Ph.D. students in economics. The Ph.D. students will be part of a young research team, led by prof.dr. B. Jacobs and prof. dr. R.A. de Mooij, which operates in the twilight zone of public finance, macroeconomics, labour economics and applied policy analysis. The research is not only scientifically relevant, but also has relevance for economic policy and society at large. The group cooperates intensively with the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Finance, the OECD and the European Commission. Research results are also highly visible in the public policy debate. The research group provides courses in economics of taxation, public finance and tax policy at the BA, MA and PhD level to students in economics, fiscal law and econometrics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Tinbergen Institute. The ambition is to have a complete research group of about 15 talented, ambitious and young people working in public finance and public policy in 4-5 years from now on. Multiple Ph.D. projects are currently available. The following abstracts summarize the projects.
Application has to be received by 15. January 2009
Abstract Ph.D. project 1
An applied empirical analysis of capital income tax reform in the Netherlands
In 2001, the Dutch government fundamentally reformed the income tax by introducing a dual system in which labour and capital incomes are taxed under different regimes. Especially the taxation of capital income was a major novelty since the tax on the presumptive return is unique in the world. The reform involves a quasinatural experiment and offers an opportunity to identify various behavioural and tax elasticities. This research aims to estimate elasticities at a number of these behavioural margins, such as the debt-equity decision, the choice of legal form by small firms, the decision to retain or distribute profits, and the investor portfolio choice between owner-occupied housing, pensions and widely held shares. The estimated elasticities will be used to calibrate an applied general equilibrium model that we will develop and which focuses on the tax treatment of capital income. The model allows for a comprehensive welfare analysis of the tax reform of 2001. Moreover, it can be used to analyse alternative tax-reforms such as the adoption of a consumption tax or a comprehensive tax on capital income, which includes a tax on capital gains.
Abstract Ph.D. project 2
Skill formation in distorted labour markets
The main question of this research proposal is: how do modern welfare states and distortions in labour markets affect the incentives for skill formation over the lifecycle? Labour force participation, hours worked, and later retirement raise the returns on human capital investments from initial schooling and on-the-job training, and vice versa. Less human capital investment results in lower wages, and thereby reduces the economic incentives to participate in the labour market, to work more hours, and to retire later. Extensive welfare states and imperfections in labour markets could be important in explaining weak labour market performance and, as a result, weak incentives for skill formation. Labour market imperfections and welfare state policies may also shift the wage profile over the lifecycle, thereby affecting the incentives for training on-the-job and (early) retirement. Analytically tractable general equilibrium models will be developed to study the interactions between distorted labour markets and skill formation. Various labour market imperfections (caused by unions, search frictions, efficiency wages, or insiders-outsiders) and welfare state policies (education policy, minimum wages, wage subsidies, labour market protection legislation, tax policy, unemployment insurance, retirement schemes) will be analysed. The policy relevance of this project is high. Firstly, skills are crucial determinants of labour productivity and income. Secondly, skill-biased labour demand shifts jeopardise the earnings and employment prospects of the low skilled and increase income inequality. Thirdly, low labour force participation rates of older workers are worrisome in light of ageing populations.
Extensive descriptions of the research proposals can be found at
www.xs4all.nl/~jacobs73.
Successful applicants will be offered a 4-year position at Erasmus University. During the first year Ph.D. students are required to participate in the M.Phil. program in economics of the Tinbergen Institute to upgrade their skills in macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics. For more information, visit www.tinbergen. nl. From the second-fourth years, a Ph.D. thesis will be written on one of the topics mentioned below. Prof.dr. B. Jacobs and prof. dr. R.A. de Mooij will be supervising the research process. Ph.D. students have the freedom to actively pursue their research interests.
Research results will be presented in research seminars at the Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University, other universities in Europe, and international workshops and conferences (such as the annual conference of the International Institute for Public Finance). Policy-relevant research outcomes will be presented in the seminar series of the European Commission (e.g. the series of DG Economic and Financial affairs and DG Taxation), CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and the Ministry of Finance.
Requirements
Applicants should have successfully completed a master`s degree (or equivalent) and have excellent analytical skills. Moreover, they should have a strong command of English. Especially graduates in econometrics or economics with a specialization in general economics are invited to apply. However, we also welcome graduates with a background in mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, information sciences, biology, engineering, or philosophy. We require that applicants have a genuine interest in economics, economic policy, politics or society at large.
Contract and salary
The initial contract will be for 1.5 years. The terms of the contract are in accordance with the Collective Agreement on Labour Conditions for Netherlands Universities (CAO NU). If you have sufficiently proven your abilities, the temporary contract will be renewed for a further 2.5 years. The salary is in accordance with the Promovendus scale of CAO NU, which corresponds to a gross monthly salary of 2,000.00 for a full-time (i.e. 38 hours per week) appointment in the first year through to 2,558.00 in the fourth and final year.
Application
Interested applicants can send a letter that motivates their application before January 15, 2009 by email to hamers@few.eur.nl or by mail to
Astrid Hamers, FEI BV,
Erasmus School of Economics,
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
PO box 1738,
3000 DR Rotterdam,
The Netherlands.
They should also include an up-to-date CV and grading lists. If available, research papers (at most two) and teaching evaluations should be included as well.
More information can be obtained from
prof.dr. B. Jacobs
(bjacobs@few.eur.nl, homepage: www.xs4all.nl/jacobs73)
prof.dr. R.A.
de Mooij (demooij@few.eur.nl, homepage: people.few.eur.nl/demooij).
JEL Classification( s): D, E, H, I, J
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