International Scholarships

The Computer Engineering Group at the Faculty of Technology of Bielefeld University offers a temporary position as doctoral or postdoctoral researcher (salary BAT IIa, for two years three months, starting April 1st, 2007) in a DFG-funded research project “Visually guided behavior in complex 3D environments”, In this project, we will develop models of visual motion … [More Info]

The division Social and Industrial Ecology at the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich is starting an inter- and transdisciplinary research project entitled “Reducing human health and environmental risks from pesticide use: Integrating decision-making with spatial risk assessment models” in Vereda la Hoya, Tunja, Colombia, S.A. The successful PhD candidate will first develop … [More Info]

What is Special Scholarship Program (SSP)? Special Scholarship Program (SSP) was established in 2003 in order to support the advanced research of the university by enlisting the help of highly capable international students. Every year in April and October, the university enrolls selected foreign doctoral students under specific research projects. The students pursue the doctoral … [More Info]

PhD position at the University of Twente on Graph-Based Abstract Interpretation To carry out the recently awarded Dutch (NWO) research project entitled “Graphs for Abstract Interpretation of Languages” (GRAIL), we are offering a position for a PhD student (fully funded) for a period of four years. – Deadline for applications: December 15th, 2007 – Project … [More Info]

PhD Scholarships in experimental economics, consumption theory, strategic interaction, game theory at Friedrich Schiller Universitaet Jena (Germany) The Friedrich Schiller Universitaet Jena and the MPI of Economics in Jena offer several distinguished PhD programs. The programs are international and highly committed with quality in teaching and research. All academic activities of the PhD program are … [More Info]

Doctoral Program in Economics, Law and Psychology Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena (Germany) The International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World (Uncertainty-School) combines approaches from Economics, Law and Psychology to explain human decisions under uncertainty more effectively and to better design institutional responses. The Uncertainty-School is jointly hosted … [More Info]

The reduction of the viscous drag force exerted on thin bodies (e.g. wings and blades) moving in a fluid is of great technical interest (for example for drag reduction of airplanes or optimization of gasturbines). One of the mayor keys to drag-reduction is the delay of transition to turbulence in the boundary layer. Due to … [More Info]