International prize studentships for PhD research - Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance

University of St Andrews
PhD Studentships
Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance
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International prize studentships for PhD research 2009
The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance http://www.sicsa.ac.uk <http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/ is a collaboration of leading Scottish Universities whose aim is to work together to consolidate and develop Scotland's position as an international research leader in computer science and informatics. As part of this, the Scottish Graduate Academy in Informatics and Computer Science offers 20 international prize studentships per year to outstanding PhD candidates.
SICSA prize studentships are worth around £18, 000 per year for 3 years. They include support for living expenses of at least £12, 940, research expenses and a contribution towards postgraduate fees at the UK standard Home/EU rate (currently £3315). Students who are not UK/EU residents must pay the higher overseas student fee of around £11,500 per year. If you are awarded a SICSA studentship, you may apply to the admitting university for additional support to cover the difference in fees. The award of a SICSA studentship does not guarantee such support.
These studentships are open to excellent students from any country. There are no residency or citizenship requirements. We will consider applicants in any area of computer science and informatics but may give preference to students who are
working in SICSA theme areas:
* Next-generation Internet
* Multi-modal interaction
* Modelling and abstraction
* Complex systems engineering
Students must have or must expect to be awarded a 1st class honours degree or an MSc with Distinction or equivalent GPA scores. Your degree must be in a discipline that is relevant to your proposed field of research.
For more details of how to apply for a SICSA prize studentship, see the SICSA web pages http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/graduate-academy/prize-studentships/applying-for-a-sicsa-prize-studentship.
Applicants for international prize studentships must complete a SICSA studentship application as well as a postgraduate application to your preferred university.
Applications must be received by 8th February 2009. We will tell you as soon as possible after this date if you have been awarded a studentship. Our aim is to make all offers by mid-March 2009.

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6 PhD Positions in Geology at Lulea TU, Sweden

The Division of Applied Geology is looking for 6 new PhD-students.
Research and education at the Division of Applied Geology is mainly
focused on Environmental Geochemistry. Basic research is combined
with applied projects. The philosophy is that being in the front of
basic research gives a favourable development of methods and skills
useful and necessary in applied research. The applied research aims
at studying and quantifying pollution effects from different
anthropogenic sources, and possible methods to decrease the release
of pollutants and to limit their deleterious effects.
1. Remediation of sulphide-bearing mine waste by using sewage
sludge.
By studies on all scales from laboratory tests, pilot scale studies
and full scale field trials, various types of use of sewage sludge
for remediation of sulphide-bearing mine waste will be develope. The
efficiency on different time scales will be quantified as well as
improvements achieved by mixing of the sewage sludge with other
materials. The research is performed in close collaboration with the
active mining industry.
Contact persons: Lena Alakangas, tel +46 920 491396,
lena.alakangas@ltu.se and Björn Öhlander, tel +46 920 491478,
bjorn.ohlander@ltu.se
Dnr 3081-08
2. The use of alternativ materials for remediation of sulphide-
bearing mine waste
During remediation of mining waste, the most important goal is to
decrease the inflow of oxygen to the sulphide minerals. This is
usually obtained by applying a sealing layer with so low hydraulic
conductivity that it always has a high degree of water saturation.
Till with a high clay content is commonly used in Sweden. In this
project the use of alternative materials, such as waste from other
industries and activities will be studied. The research is performed
in close collaboration with the active mining industry.
Contact persons: Lena Alakangas, tel +46 920 491396,
lena.alakangas@ltu.se and Björn Öhlander, tel +46 920 491478,
bjorn.ohlander@ltu.se
Dnr 3082-08
3. Effects of hydropower production on river-near
Hydropower production results in changed water levels in regulated
rivers. Short-term water level changes result in changed eco-systems
close to the rivers, and changed groundwater levels and properties.
The aim of this project is to study the effects of hydropower
production on the geochemistry of river-near groundwater.
Contact persons: Angela Lundberg, tel +46 920 491207,
angela.lundberg@ltu.se and Björn Öhlander, tel +46 920 491478,
bjorn.ohlander@ltu.se
Dnr 3083-08
4. The use of Cu-isotopes to quantify the role of microbes in
geochemical key reactions such as preciptation and dissolution of
minerals
During the latest years it has become possible to detect and analyse
the small changes in isotopic composition which chemical and
biological processes cause also for stable metals such as Cu. The
research team at Applied geology in Luleå is leading in Sweden in
development of such analyses, and in the development of applications of them. The aim of this project is to develop methods for analyses of Cu-isotopes in different materials, and to use such analyses to quantify the role of microbes in geochemical key reactions such as dissolution and precipitation of minerals in oxidizing mine waste. Also isotopic changes during uptake in plants will be studied.
Contact person: Björn Öhlander, tel +46 920 491478,
bjorn.ohlander@ltu.se
Dnr 3084-08
5. Optimization of surveys of polluted areas
About 1 billion SEK is spent annually in Sweden for surveying and
remediation of polluted areas. The guidances for how to perform
sampling, anlyses and interpretations of, for example, polluted soils, are vague and insufficient. The aim of this project is to improve surveying of polluted areas, by geostatistical studies av finished and ongoing objects. Contact person: Christian Maurice, +46 70 6090195
Dnr 3085-08
6. Remediation of sulphidic mine tailings using green liquor dregs;
solving two waste problems at the same time Mining results in large amounts of waste, waste rock and mill tailings. If this waste contains sulphide minerals, oxidation may result in the formation of acid mine drainage. The aim of this project is to study if green liquor dredge, an alkaline rest product from the paper industry, can be used as water and oxygen barrier in sealing layers in remediation of mine waste. The green liquor dredge may also buffer acidity produced by the oxidizing sulphides. Potentially, two waste problems could be solved at the same time Contact persons: Christian Maurice, + 46 70 6090195 and Björn
Öhlander, +46 920 491478, bjorn.ohlander@ltu.se
Dnr 3175-08
Application
Application with merits marked with Ref No should be sent to the
Registry Secretary,Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå,
Sweden or by email to registrator@ltu.se
Last date for all applications is: 2009-01-01
http://www.ltu.se/omltu/ledigajobb/d21832/d21835/1.43200?l=en

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PhD Position in Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland

PhD studentship
Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics and Geochronology
Department of Geography
University of Zurich, Switzerland
We are seeking a PhD candidate for the project CRYOSUB: Mountain
Cryosphere Subgrid Parameterization and Computation, starting 1 March
or 1 April 2009.
The expected outcome of this project is a method that allows for
continental-scale modeling of permafrost, snow and glacier mass
balance in mountain areas under present and simulated future climate.
This is important because the mountain cryosphere influences a large
proportion of the global land mass and population, experiences high
rates of climate change and is currently inadequately resolved in
regional climate models due to the dominating influence of sub-grid
variability. This project will provide a proof of concept for the
inclusion of topography sub-grid schemes into climate models as well
as applications of mountain cryosphere models over large mountain ranges.
Applicants are required to have successfully completed a Masters level
degree in a relevant area, e.g., Climatology, Meteorology, Computer
Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computational Geography or Earth
Sciences. Programming skills (low level such as C/FORTRAN and high
level such as Matlab/IDL) and experience with GIS are important
assets. You have a very good standard of written and spoken English
and will be working in a heterogeneous and multi-disciplinary
environment. Mountaineering skills are welcome. You will receive the
standard PhD salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Curriculum Vitae, transcripts and contact details (including e-mail
addresses and phone numbers) for two references should be sent with
your letter of application to:
Dr. Stephan Gruber
Department of Geography
University of Zurich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich, Switzerland
stephan.gruber@geo.uzh.ch
Reviews of applications will commence on 1 February 2009.

More Information and download

http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~stgruber/PhD_CRYOSUB_UZH.pdf

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