International Scholarships

The Ifo Institute (www.ifo.de) is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany and member of the Leibniz Association. Its international reputation is based on its research, service and policy advice, and on its German and international economic surveys. As part of the CESifo Group, Ifo works in close cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of … [More Info]

PhD or Postdoc position for meteorological modelling We are currently seeking a scientist for meso/microscale simulations. The work is part of the DFG priority programme ‘Quantitative precipitation forecast’ (http://www.meteo.uni-bonn.de/projekte/SPPMeteo). The main goal of the project is to examine the influence of the orography and surface conditions associated with mesoscale mountains for convection. The simulations will … [More Info]

The Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology at Cologne (Köln) University, Germany is inviting applications for a PhD position in Meteorology. This position is within the project TOSCA (Towards an Optimal-estimation-based Snow Characterization Algorithm) funded by the German Science Foundation and it is available for a three-year period (starting as soon as possible). The goal of … [More Info]

Postdoc Position at the Simulation and Optimization Group of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), University of Heidelberg, Germany The “Simulation and Optimization Group”, headed by Prof. Dr. Hans Georg Bock, is searching for a Postdoc with a strong background in numerical differential equations, numerical optimization or numerical optimal control. The research focus will … [More Info]

Deadline for submission: September 30, 2006 UWB (ultrawide band) signals are particularly suited for positioning and imaging of indoor environments. For UWB based navigation of autonomous systems, methods and algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) as well as procedures for the reconstruction of floor plans shall be developed. At the Chair of Information Technologies, … [More Info]

The Central Service Facility Functional Imaging at the Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) is looking for a highly motivated PhD student. Applicants should have a degree in Biophysics, Biology, Psychology, Medicine, or another related degree. Experience in neuroimaging methods (fMRI, TMS) would be of advantage. The research project is dedicated to … [More Info]

PhD position in (Applied) Statistics Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany) The Courant Research Centre “Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing and Transition Countries: Statistical Methods and Empirical Analyses” at the University of Göttingen invites applications for a PhD position in (Applied) Statistics. The position is available October 1, 2008, fixed for 3 years and has no teaching … [More Info]