Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally active research institute within the domain of the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology). It is committed to the ecologically, economically and socially responsible management of water.
Within the department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, the group Molecular Envi-ronmental Geochemistry has a vacancy for a PhD Student in Environmental Geochemistry.
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The Catalan Institute of Paleontology (ICP) offers a PhD Fellowship to develop research on the Paleobiology Area, more precisely on Vertebrate bone histology.
Candidates are encouraged to apply by sending their CV to Dr Meike Köhler, PI of the Paleobiology Research Group at ICP. Please write to meike(dot)kohler(at)icp(dot)cat This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs launched the Eiffel excellence scholarship programme in January 1999 to support French centres of higher education in their international outreach initiatives, in a context of mounting competition among developed countries, to attract elite overseas students on master’s, engineering and PhD courses.
2011/2012 Session timetable
- Application forms put online: 27 September 2010
- Deadline for reception of applications by Égide: 7 January 2011
- Announcement of results: week of 21 March 2011
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You can apply to VIBOT as a student or as a scholar (academic visitor). In the former case, prospective applicants are asked to first compile and submit the application form following criteria and requirements. In the latter case, read the Academic Visitors menu, then compile and submit the application form.
Please make sure to apply before the application deadlines.
Criteria & Requirements
Outstanding achievement in the applicant’s first degree which must have equivalent to UK First Class in either electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, mathematics, robotics, physics and industrial engineering.
Language ability: the course is taught in English and candidates must meet the required standards TOEFL: 550 (Computer: 213) or IELTS: 6.5
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The position is available from 1 November 2010 to 31 October 2012 (or soon hereafter) with the possibility of extension depending on available funding.
Research areas will be within investigation of multi-sensory control strategies for locomotion using a state-of-the-art virtual reality system, split belt treadmill as well as mechanical actuator systems. Investigations will also concern the contributions of visual, vestibular and proprioceptive information to the control of locomotion in both healthy and diseased populations.
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The Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) is a new interdisciplinary institute with the mission to carry out internationally outstanding research on the interactions of biodiversity and climate change on the organism level. It has been founded by the Senckenberg Gesellschaft fuer Naturforschung, the Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, and others partners. The Centre is funded by the Federal State of Hesse through its Initiative for the Development of Scientific and Economic Excellence (LOEWE). It provides a new, dynamic research environment that integrates a variety of disciplines from both natural and social sciences. The Project C1.1 “Forest of the Future – Physiology” invites applications for the position of a
Research fellow Drought tolerance of Mediterranean oaks Project C1.1 [Ref. #C06c]
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