Saturday 2 June 2012

Italy : Master of Arts in Human Rights and Conflict Management, Scuola Sant Anna, Pisa



Scuola Superiore Sant Anna in Pisa, Italy, calls for applications for the XI Edition Master of Arts in “Human Rights and Conflict Management” (a. y. 2012-2013
Applications shall be submitted online at www.humanrights.sssup.it.

Applications for admission by EU citizens shall be sent no later than 17th October 2012.

The selection process of Non-EU citizens will instead be held in two rounds. The application deadline for the first round of selection of non-EU candidates is set on 2nd July 2012, while the application deadline for the second round is set on 17th September 2012.

We encourage applicants to apply in the first round, as space in the class may be limited by the second round. In addition, applying in the first round leaves more time for visa procedures.
KEY FACTS:

1 year post-graduate professionalizing programme

Language of instruction is English

Running from 14th January 2013 until Spring 2014

440 hours of classroom lectures (+ individual studying)
550 hours internship and final project work
The curriculum is strongly multidisciplinary and field oriented and includes courses in: International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, Geopolitics and regional issues in historical perspective, Philosophy of HR, Economic Development, Theories and Techniques of Conflict Management, International PK and PB operations, International HR Field operations, International Election Observation missions, International Humanitarian operations, International Project Development, Personal security, Preventive Medicine & First Aid, Essentials of Research and Writing, Career coaching.

The internship is meant to supplement the in-class training with a relevant hand-on experience, to be carried out with a renowned organization working in the areas of human rights protection/promotion, conflict prevention/resolution, humanitarian assistance or development, either in the field or at headquarters.

The tuition fee is 7.250 (seven thousand two hundred fifty) EUR and includes: attendance of all lectures, didactic material (mainly in electronic format), participation in seminars and field trips, tutorship & career counselling, access to the school's library and computers, lunch on lesson/exam days. Travel, accommodation in Pisa and during the internship and any other expense are the responsibility of each participant.

The Master offers one scholarship, covering the full tuition fee, to be awarded to the most deserving applicant.
Depending on financial availability, reduced tuition fees might be offered to citizens from non-OECD countries who are eligible for a study visa for Italy.
For further details, please visit www.humanrights.sssup.it , or contact:
Master of Arts in “Human Rights and Conflict Management”
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Via Cardinale Maffi, 27 56126 Pisa - ITALY
Tel. ++39 050 882653/55
Fax ++39 050 882633
E-mail: humanrights@sssup.it

Application Deadline : 2 July 2012
Contact Adress: Master Secretariat
Contact Email: humanrights@sssup.it

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Netherlands : PhD: A Network Perspective on Cyber Crime



The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known worldwide for its high academic quality and the social relevance of its research programmes. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. The faculty offers an interdisciplinary setting for its 500 employees, 350 PhD students and 1700 undergraduates. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics. EEMCS: Your Connection to the Future.

The Department of Telecommunications of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) at Delft University of Technology focuses on the following:
1) Research and education in telecommunications. We focus on telecommunications as a creator of connectivity in and for the user domain, in particular ubiquitous, QoS-aware and person-centred communication, and on the supporting core networks.
2) Research and education in radar and navigation, where TU Delft has achieved an internationally recognised leading position.
We address issues ranging from advanced services to networks, radio technologies, and the underlying electromagnetic fundamentals. We are also active in remote sensing and positioning technologies.
The Networks Architectures and Services (NAS) section educates and conducts research in the broad area of complex networks, ranging from data communications and Internetworking, to other man-made infrastructures such as road-traffic networks, and to biological, brain, social and financial sector networks.
The emphasis lies on understanding these complex, real-world networks by topological as well as spectral studies. NAS also has expertise in concepts (e.g. routing, robustness) of network architectures, on the performance analysis of quality of service-aware protocols and Internet behaviour, and on strategic and business-oriented challenges for network operators.

Job description

A Network Perspective on Cyber Crime
Within the area of Complex Networks (the Internet, power grids, etc.) and our community (banks, large companies, government websites), there is great interest in and support for carrying out more research in the area of Cyber Crime. The proposed research will address a) weaknesses within networks, e.g. by studying the routine of hackers, b) network techniques: measurements within IP headers, anomaly detection, firewall technology and c) epidemical protocols: virus and malware spreading mechanisms. The aim of the work is to develop methods to increase the networks’ resistance against malware, denial-of-service attacks or other criminal ways of entering (or causing network service dysfunctioning).

Requirements

The NAS group has expertise in Internet measurements, network robustness and epidemics. We are looking for a brilliant PhD candidate with a deep interest in all aspects of Cyber Crime, who will combine the above three pillars into a unified approach towards a defence of networks against malicious use(rs).

Conditions of employment

TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home (with a contract of two years or longer), and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application

For more information about this position, please contact Prof. P.F.A. Van Mieghem, phone: +31 (0)15-2782397, e-mail: p.f.a.vanmieghem@tudelft.nl.
Applicants need a "B-screening AIVD attest" or should be EU citizen due to the proposed cooperation with NL/EU security companies and possible contacts with the defence. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV listing awards, prizes and ranking along with a letter of application by June 1st, 2012 to Prof. Van Mieghem and in cc Mrs. A.C.M. Hoek, hr-eemcs@tudelft.nl.
When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number EWI2011-27.
Application Deadline : 1 June 2012
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Netherlands : PhD: Ultrawideband Radio Indoor Positioning System

 

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known worldwide for its high academic quality and the social relevance of its research programmes. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. The faculty offers an interdisciplinary setting for its 500 employees, 350 PhD students and 1700 undergraduates. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics. EEMCS: Your Connection to the Future.


Microelectronics is one of six departments that make up the EEMCS faculty. Hot topics within the research field of ME&CE are covered by five research groups. All groups work closely together on numerous research projects within the field of microelectronics while pursuing their individual scientific goals.
Research in the Circuits and Systems group covers the theory and applications of circuits and systems, signal processing, and VLSI circuit and system design methodology.

Job description

Over the last decade, satellite navigation using GPS has become ubiquitous. Professional users of GPS services and mass market consumers expect that GPS will be available anywhere, anytime. However, where it is needed most – typically in built-up areas and indoors – satellite navigation performs worst. These environments call for the use of a wideband signal, instead of a narrowband satellite navigation signal, to resolve multipath and for local transmissions, to provide sufficient signal power. These required fundamental properties suggest Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radio as a promising technique for localisation.
The research project's goal is to design and develop an effective, scalable and low-cost indoor positioning system for practical applications, using UWB radio signals. Channel, multiple access and radio signal processing aspects are part of the research, as well as scalability, infrastructure and positioning aspects. The candidates together will also develop, build and test a working prototype UWB positioning system, targeting low-complexity end-user devices and sub-decimeter level positioning accuracy.
Two PhD students will work in close collaboration. The project is being carried out jointly by the Circuits and Systems group of the Electrical Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty, and the Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning group of the Civil Engineering and Geosciences Faculty. 

Requirements

Applicants are expected to have a university degree (MSc), preferably in Electrical Engineering in the area of radio communications, signal processing, or a closely related area. Applicants for both positions must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Conditions of employment

TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home (with a contract of two years or longer), and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
TU Delft sets specific standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. TU Delft offers training to improve English competency.

Information and application

For more information about this position, please contact Dr. Gerard Janssen, phone: +31 (0)15-2786736, e-mail: G.J.M.Janssen@tudelft.nl. You may also contact Christian Tiberius, phone: +31 (0)15-2782573, e-mail: C.C.J.M.Tiberius@tudelft.nl. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV along with a letter of application by 30 June 2012 to Dr. Janssen, G.J.M.Janssen@tudelft.nl.
When applying for this position, make sure to mention vacancy number EWI2012-08.
Application Deadline : 30 June 2012
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Netherlands : PhD in Optimisation of Power Flow


The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known worldwide for its high academic quality and the social relevance of its research programmes. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. The faculty offers an interdisciplinary setting for its 500 employees, 350 PhD students and 1700 undergraduates. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics. EEMCS: Your Connection to the Future.

At the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics (DIAM), research is carried out into the design, analysis and simulation of mathematical models. This research is both analytical and numerical in nature, and is inspired by technical applications. The department plays an active role in translating research results into concrete practical applications. It maintains intensive contacts with other TU Delft faculties, the major technological institutes (ECN, NLR, WL, Rijkswaterstaat, MARIN, TNO) and the research laboratories of major companies. Within its own subject field the department provides teaching for the Technical Mathematics Bachelor’s programme and Applied Mathematics for the Master’s, and also contributes to the service teaching for the other TU Delft faculties. More information about the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics can be found at http://diam.ewi.tudelft.nl.

Job description

The growing share of electricity generation from intermittent renewable energy sources as well as increasing market-based cross-border flows and related physical flows are leading to rising uncertainties in transmission network operation. In Europe, the difference between actual physical flows and market exchanges can be substantial, due to large installations of renewables such as wind and photovoltaic energy generation.
One of the goals of the UMBRELLA project is to develop optimisation algorithms for an enhanced optimal power flow (EOPF) considering uncertainties. This requires determining optimal topologies as well as set points for load flow control devices in order to minimise re-dispatch volumes while maximising possible power transports.
For this project, the "Optimisation" section of Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, in cooperation with the "Electrical Power Systems" section of the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy, is seeking a PhD student.

Requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic, results-driven student with good communication skills and a keen interest in the application of mathematics, in particular mathematical optimisation, to energy networks.
The candidate should have an MSc degree in either Mathematics, Computer Science, or Econometrics, with a solid knowledge of optimisation. He/she should be fluent in spoken and written English, and be able to work smoothly and enthusiastically with a variety of experts in the fields of Mathematics and Electrical Engineering.

Conditions of employment

TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home (with a contract of two years or longer), and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application

For more information about this position, please contact Prof. Karen Aardal, e-mail: k.i.aardal@tudelft.nl or dr. Dion Gijswijt, e-mail: d.c.gijswijt@tudelft.nl; phone: +31 (0)15-2784109. To apply, please send a detailed CV, transcripts of your BSc and MSc results, a letter of application, and contact information for two references. You may e-mail your application materials by 30 June 2012 to mrs A. Hoek, HR-Adviser; hr-eemcs@tudelft.nl. Preferred starting date is September 2012.
When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number EWI2012-06.
Application Deadline : 30 June 2012
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Netherlands : PhD: Self-Healing MAX-Phase Ceramics


The 3mE Faculty trains committed engineering students, PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers in groundbreaking scientific research in the fields of mechanical, maritime and materials engineering. 3mE is the epitome of a dynamic, innovative faculty, with a European scope that contributes demonstrable economic and social benefits.

The Surface and Interface research group of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering conducts projects that involve the relations between properties, chemistry and structure of various metal and ceramic coatings on metallic substrates.

Job description

The research on self-healing materials concerns high-temperature metallic coatings, thermal barrier coating systems, MAX-phase and oxide ceramics. This PhD project is part of an International Training Network (ITN) called ‘SHeMat’ funded by the European Union (www.SHeMat.eu). This project aims at establishing the application windows such that the self-healing phenomena of MAX-phase ceramics can be fully utilised. To this end, experiments are foreseen to determine quantitatively the crack filling kinetics and strength recovery of selected MAX-phase ceramics as a function of temperature, time and environment. To facilitate the transition of this academic research to pre-industrial exploration of this material in practical applications, models will be developed which will quantify the degree of restoration of the initial mechanical properties as a function of the operating temperature and time.

Requirements

The PhD candidate must hold a Master degree in Physics, Chemistry or Materials Science. The candidate must have the ambition to do scientific work at a high level, be fluent in English and be experienced in writing. In addition, the candidate must have outstanding experimental competence and a strong affinity for physical-chemical modelling. Good communication skills and the ability to work in an international team with scientists and technicians are required.

Conditions of employment

The successful candidate will be employed by Delft University of Technology for a fixed period of four years within which he/she is expected to write a doctoral thesis.
TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application

For more information about this position, please contact Dr. Wim G. Sloof, phone: +31 (0)152784924, e-mail: W.G.Sloof@tudelft.nl or Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaag, phone: +31 (0)152782248, e-mail: S.vanderZwaag@tudelft.nl. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV along with a letter motivating your application by 1 September 2012 to: application-3mE@tudelft.nl. When applying for this position, make sure to mention vacancy number 3ME12-22.
Enquiries from agencies are not appreciated.
Application Deadline : 30 June 2012
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Switzerland : Postdoctoral position in Multimedia Recommender Systems and Summarization



Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position at Idiap in multimedia retrieval, recommender systems, and multimedia summarization. The position is offered for one year, with renewal for a second year conditioned on satisfactory results. The position is open for the AROLES project (Automatic Recommendation of Lectures and Snippets) funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation through the IM2 NCCR (www.im2.ch). The AROLES project involves the Idiap Research Institute and Klewel SA (www.klewel.com), which provides a lecture capture and web-based broadcasting platform. Moreover, the work is also related to the European project InEvent (www.inevent-project.eu) coordinated by Idiap.

The postdoc will develop a system for multimedia recommendation from the Klewel archive of lectures, taking advantage also of previous work at Idiap and in the IM2 NCCR on multimodal signal processing and semantic relatedness. Additionally, the postdoc will develop a system to extract short multimedia summaries of the lectures.

Candidates should hold a PhD degree in computer science or information technology, in a field related to the position requirements above, including for instance (but not limited to) multimedia systems, recommender systems, information retrieval, or human language technology. Experience with technology transfer from research to commercial applications in a corporate setting is a plus. Excellent programming and systems integration capacities are required. The candidates should demonstrate good communication and writing skills in English, knowledge of French being an advantage.

The position is offered for one year, with possible renewal for a second year based on satisfactory results. Review of the applications will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The appointment should start as soon as possible and preferably before or on September 1st, 2012.

Further information about this position can be requested via the Idiap online recruitment system at http://www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs/ or by contacting Dr. Andrei Popescu-Belis (http://www.idiap.ch/~apbelis/), who will supervise the project.


About Idiap:    

Idiap is an independent, non-profit research institute recognized and supported by the Swiss Government, and affiliated with the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). It is located in the town of Martigny in Valais, a scenic region in the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe, and offering exciting recreational activities, including hiking, climbing and skiing, as well as varied cultural activities. It is within close proximity to Geneva and Lausanne. Although Idiap is located in the French part of Switzerland, English is the working language. Free French lessons are provided.

Idiap offers competitive salaries and conditions at all levels in a young, dynamic, and multicultural environment. Idiap is an equal opportunity employer and is actively involved in the "Advancement of Women in Science" European initiative. The Institute seeks to maintain a principle of open competition (on the basis of merit) to appoint the best candidate, provides equal opportunity for all candidates, and equally encourage both genders to apply.
Application Deadline : 30 June 2012
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UAE : Post-doctoral Position in Time Series Analysis-Forecasting



Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), is a private, not-for-profit, independent, graduate-level, research-driven institute developed with the support and cooperation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The goal of the Institute is to develop, over a period of years, indigenous R&D capacity in Abu Dhabi, addressing issues of importance to the region in critical areas such as: renewable energy, sustainability, environment, water resources and microelectronics. The Institute offers graduate degree programs (MSc & PhD) in science and engineering disciplines with a focus on advanced energy and sustainable technologies (http://www.masdar.ac.ae and http://web.mit.edu/mit-tdp/www/).

Position: The project on “Advanced Load Forecasting for Smart Buildings” is looking for a post-doctoral researcher. The appointment is expected to start from July 1, 2012. The initial appointment will be for 1 year but it can be extended up to 3 years depending on the project’s funding and the candidate’s performance.

Package: A highly competitive non-taxable (there is “no” income tax in UAE) salary package (basic salary + housing allowance) of USD 70,000 to USD 75,000 per annum will be offered as well as provision of health insurance and an annual two-way flight ticket to the candidate’s home country.

Selection criteria: The applicant should meet the following criteria:
• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline from a reputable university. (Candidates who have submitted their PhD thesis are also welcome.)
• Familiar with at least one of the following topics: forecasting, time series data analysis, time series data management, data mining, or machine learning.
• Good research experience and published at least 3 full research papers (excluding posters) in good international conferences/journals.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong programming skills in at least one of the following languages: C/C++, C#, Java, MATLAB, or R.

How to apply: Interested candidates should send their resume with a recent photo and statement about present/past research (not more than 1 page) to Dr. Zeyar Aung (email: zaung@masdar.ac.ae). Initial screening of applications will begin immediately and the positions will remain open until filled.

About the project: The project is about “Advanced Load Forecasting for Smart Buildings”. Load forecasting is an important and integral aspect for smart buildings. Ability to predict the future electricity and/or thermal load of a smart building as accurately as possible can make the building more economical, sustainable, and greener. In this project, we propose to study the problem of smart building load forecasting in depth and to develop basic, dynamic, and comprehensive load forecasting models at different phases of the project.
Application Deadline : 30 June 2012
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