PhD Programme at IMPRS NeuroCom in neuroscience

PhD Programme at IMPRS NeuroCom in neuroscience

The IMPRS NeuroCom offers its students an outstanding interdisciplinary three year programme with the aim of providing multidisciplinary training in both cognitive science and neuroscientific methodologies. For this purpose, faculty members with diverse backgrounds, for example, neurobiologists, neuropsychologists, cognitive scientists, medical researchers, computer scientists, physicists to name but a few, are involved in both the teaching and supervision of the doctoral students as they complete their PhDs. Students who complete the doctoral programme will have the ability to communicate across these diverse disciplines, and will be able to start a successful career in neuroscience research and beyond. Fundamental knowledge covering all four modules is imparted in the form of lectures, courses, and seminars run at the MPIs and the University of Leipzig. In addition, research and work is organized around various series of colloquia, annual summer schools, which take place in Leipzig or London, and final-year exchange programmes. Besides behavioural work, the programme draws on elaborate modern neuroimaging techniques such as functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), with the aim of understanding the brain in its complexity and functionality. The teaching and supervision language at the IMPRS NeuroCom is English. International students at the IMPRS are encouraged and funded to participate in courses in German as a second language.

KEY FEATURES

3-year doctoral programme

Structured curriculum

Excellent research conditions

Close collaboration with supervisors

Financial support

English as working language

International and interdisciplinary learning and working environment

No tuition fees

INSTITUTES:

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig

University of Leipzig

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig

Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL, London

Every three years new students will enter the programme, enabling successive cohorts of doctoral students to progress through their three-year PhDs together. Eligible applicants will possess a Master's (or qualified equivalent) degree in disciplines like computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics, medicine, neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, physics, psychiatry, psychology, or related fields awarded by an internationally recognized university-level institution. Research experience is essential for successful candidates. Students may apply before receiving the Master’s degree, indicating the expected date. In this case the up-to-date transcripts of records are sufficient. Please note, the degree has to be completed by the time the students starts the PhD project.

Applications are evaluated by the members of the IMPRS faculty. Selection is based on academic qualification, personal references, research experience and interests. There is no separate selection procedure for receiving a scholarship; all students admitted to the programme will receive financial support. Please find further information regarding the assessment process here.

Application opening 1 November, 2011

Application deadline 31 January, 2012

Begin of PhD projects summer/autumn 2012

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:

Only online applications are accepted. Applications by email won`t be considered!

The link to the online application form will be provided here from 1 November, 2011

Java Script needs to be activated

Submitting ALL required documents enables the completion of your application

Only documents in pdf format are accepted

All documents that are not in English or German have to be translated by an officially approved translation office.

Size limit of your uploads is 100 MB

Two referees must be named who will give a sound assessment of the applicant's aptitude to undertake a PhD. These referees will receive an email with the login details to a special recommendation form they are asked to complete. Applications are only complete when the two referees have filled in the online form. The applicant is not able to access this information.

Both applicant and referee will receive a confirmation email once we have received the data

We will contact you when all applications have been assessed.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED:

Cover letter explaining your motivation and reasons for pursuing a PhD at the IMPRS NeuroCom

CV including activities and experiences relevant to your studies

Two names of academic referees supporting your application (to fill in the online application form; look explanation above)

Title and abstract of your thesis (Master or equivalent; please an one-sided abstract)

Master’s degree or equivalent (certificate)

Transcripts of course work and other relevant academic certificates (marking)

Certificate of proficiency in English: language requirements (non-native speakers only). Also acceptable is course work in English either at your home university or at a university abroad.

List of publications (if applicable)

Research cluster into which applicants wish to be accepted

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://imprs-neurocom.mpg.de/phd/index.html

Workshop on Cognitive Information Processing (CIP), Baiona,Spain

3rd Workshop on Cognitive Information Processing (CIP)

This workshop aims at bringing together researchers from the machine learning, pattern recognition, statistical signal processing, communications and radar communities in an effort to promote and encourage cross-fertilization of ideas and tools.

VENUE: CIP 2012 will take place in Baiona (Spain), at Parador de Baiona Hotel, which rises as an impressive viewpoint over the ocean, surrounded by stone walls.

DATE: 28-30 May, 2012

TOPICS:

The workshop will feature keynote addresses and technical presentations, oral and poster, all of which will be included in the workshop proceedings.

Papers are solicited for the following areas in theory and applications

THEORY:

•Machine learning theory

•Cognitive principles for machine and ensemble architectures and training

•Adaptive and sparsity-aware learning

•Deep learning and extreme machines

•Cognitive psychological modeling

•Machine understanding and human-machine interaction

•Cognitive dynamical systems

•Cognitive fuzzy methods and techniques

•Cognitive decision making and game theory

•Collaborative sensing

•Large-Scale Machine Learning

APPLICATIONS:

•Distributed and cooperative processing

•Cognitive communications: Modulation, networks, dynamic spectrum management and personalization.

•Cognitive radar and sonar: Detection, estimation, tracking and target identification

•Information (data, text, audio, image, video) mining

•Social networks

•Applications in social sciences, medicine, neuroimage, bioinformatics, energy and smart grids, advanced manufacturing, robotics, artificial vision, engineering systems, industrial processes, economy and finance.

IMPORTANT DATES:

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:

January 15th, 2012

Communication of acceptance / rejection:

March 15th, 2012

Final version of papers due:

April 15th, 2012

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://cip2012.tsc.uc3m.es/

International Conference on Pattern Recognition(ICPR)-2012

21^st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION (ICPR)-2012

ICPR 2012 is the twenty-first conference of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). ICPR 2012 will be an international forum for discussions on recent advances in the fields of Computer Vision; Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning; Signal, Speech, Image and Video Processing; Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction; Multimedia and Document Analysis, Processing and Retrieval; Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications.

REGULAR PAPERS:

Deadline for paper submission March 31, 2012

Notification of paper acceptance June 15, 2012

Camera ready papers and author registration July 15, 2012

ICPR CONTEST:

Deadline for contest proposal July 15, 2011

Notification of Acceptance August 15, 2011

Contest Announcement to Participants (Tasks, Dataset and Metrics) Oct 1, 2011

Submissions of Contest Results and submission of a 2-3 page report for copying and distribution to the participants. Oct 1, 2012

Results of the competition are announced at the conference Nov 11, 2012

TUTORIAL:

Deadline for tutorial proposal April 30, 2012

WORKSHOP:

Deadline for workshop proposal January 6, 2012

CONTACT DETAILS:

For general inquiries regarding the conference in addition to feedback, suggestions, and ideas about ICPR2012 website, please contact:

Email: secretary@icpr2012.org

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.icpr2012.org/index.html

International Conference on Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources – ICPDRE 2012, Coimbatore

International Conference on Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources – ICPDRE 2012

DATE: February 18-19, 2012

VENUE: Coimbatore, India

ICPDRE 2012 is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources to a common forum.

The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources. Another goal is to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working in India and abroad. The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources and related areas.

The 2012 International Conference on Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources – ICPDRE 2012 is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Product Development

Managing R&D and innovation efforts in developing Countries

Product development strategy for developing country Markets

Competitive strategies for developing country markets

Managing product development teams within and across developing country markets

Managing risk in product development for developing country markets

Market research techniques for understanding diversity in developing country markets

Technology forecasting and portfolio management for developing country markets

Intellectual property protection and management in developing country markets

Innovative cost management in product development for developing country markets

Adapting products from developed countries for developing country markets

Managing and financing grassroots innovations for developing country markets

Innovations in industry – government – research institution networks in developing countries

Innovations in public services, financial services, e-governance in developing countries

Renewable Energy:

Wind Energy

Photovoltaic Energy

Solar Thermal Energy

Hybrid Energy

Biomass Energy

Energy Storage

Sustainable Energy

Energy Transfer

Policies and Regulation

Optimization

Energy Saving

Energy Management

Prediction and Forecast

System Sizing

Energy Efficiency

All papers for the ICPDRE 2012 will be published in the IPCSIT (ISSN: 2010-460X) as one volume, and will be indexed by WorldCat, Google Scholar, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, and sent to be reviewed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATE:

ROUND I

Paper Submission (Full Paper)                 Before October 10, 2011

Notification of Acceptance                         On October 25, 2011

Final Paper Submission                        Before November 10, 2011

Authors' Registration                            Before November 10, 2011

ICPDRE 2012 Conference Dates                February 18 - 19, 2012

ROUND II

Paper Submission (Full Paper)                 Before November 10, 2011

Notification of Acceptance                         On November 25, 2011

Final Paper Submission                        Before December 10, 2011

Authors' Registration                            Before December 10, 2011

ICPDRE 2012 Conference Dates                February 18 - 19, 2012

CONTACT DETAILS:

Editor, Ms. Julie

International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (IACSIT)

+86-28-8652-7868 (International)

http://www.iacsit.org/icpdre/

ICPDRE 2011 E-mail: icpdre@iacsit.org

Dr.R.Sivakumar M.E., Ph.D

 Professor & Head

 Department of ECE

 R.M.K. Engineering College

 Kavaraipettai

 Tamilnadu 601 206

 India.

 Tel. No.: 044 27925338,9

 Direct No.: 044 27925882

 Mobile: 09894220627

 Email: rsk.ece@rmkec.ac.in

  hod.ece@rmkec.ac.in

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.iacsit.org/icpdre/cfp.htm

Tenure track faculty posts at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

GOKISO, SHOWA-KU, NAGOYA466-8555, Japan

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS

Nagoya institute of Technology is very pleased to announce call for application on the project below:

“Fostering young and Innovative researchers based on Industry-Academia –Government collaboration”

NIT would like to invite and encourage potential young researchers to apply for our tenure-track positions.

LAST DATE: November 21, 2011

CONTACT PERSON:

Tatsuoki ENDO(Mr.)

Center for Fostering Young and Innovative Researchers

Research Promotion Team

Nagoya Institute of technology

Tel: +81-52-735-5179

E-Mail: wakate@adm.nitech.ac.jp

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://wakate.adm.nitech.ac.jp/en/node/89

Research Associate(4 posts ) at National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research

National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research

Pusa, DPS Marg, New Delhi – 110 012

NAME OF THE POST: Research Associates

NAME OF THE PROJECT: “Enhancing Resilience of Agriculture to Climate Change through Technologies, Institutions and Policies”

SPONSORING AGENCY: ICAR

NO. OF VACANCY: 04(3 for NCAP and 1 for Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi)

QUALIFICATIONS:  ESSENTIAL: a. Ph D in Agricultural Economics/ Economics/

Agricultural Statistics/ Statistics/ Econometrics

or

b. Master Degree in any subject mentioned above with 1st Division or 60% marks or equivalent overall grade point average with at least two years of research experience

DESIRABLE:

Knowledge of computer applications and statistical packages like SPSS, SAS, STATA, computer programming , time series analysis, published papers

EMOLUMENTS: Rs. 24,000 p.m. + HRA for Ph D Holders and Rs. 23, 000 p.m. + HRA for others

AGE: 40 Years for men, 45 years for women.

DATE AND TIME OF WALK-In-INTERVIEW: November 3, 2011 at 10 A. M.

NOTE:

• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

• Candidates should bring a copy of biodata, original certificates, reprints of publications if any and No objection further the current employer (wherever applicable), for interview.

• The above post is purely temporary and co-terminus with the project (three years).

(Administrative Officer)

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.ncap.res.in/tender/Advertisement_RA.pdf

JRF vacancy in ICMR project at Mahatma Gandhi University

Mahatma Gandhi University

RK/ICMR-01/2011                                                                             25/10/2011

Advertisement of JRF position

Applications are invited for the position of a Junior Research Fellow (co-terminus with the research project) to work in the ICMR Sponsored project The amount of fellowship and eligibility will be as per ICMR norms.

NAME OF POSITION: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

PROJECT TITLE: “Molecular Studies on Biofilm formation in Coagulase Negative Staphylococci”. 

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: One

PROJECT DURATION: Initially for a period of One Year (1/11/2011 to 31/10/2012 nd subjected to extension upto three years.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. in Microbiology with consistently good academic records. Preference will be given to CSIR/ICMR/UGC (NET) qualified candidates and those with research experience in related area

EMOLUMENTS: 16,000/- per month +10%HRA

HOW TO APPLY: Apply on plain paper to the undersigned with bio-data (Matriculation onwards) accompanied by attested copies of your Certificates / Degrees. Kindly mention the above project title, your detail contact address, E-Mail. Cell No, Telephone No etc.

Applications should reach the undersigned within 10 days from date of advertisement by post. You can also send an advance copy of your CV through e-mail. Interview date will be intimated by "E. mail ONLY".

No TA/DA will be paid if called for interview.

Dr Radhakrishnan EK

Principal Investigator

ICMR - Extramural Research Project

School of Biosciences

Mahatma Gandhi University

PD Hills (PO)

Kottayam - 686 560

Kerala

E mail - radhakrishnanek@gmail.com

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER

http://mgu.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=841

JRF( Marine nutraceticals) vacancy at CFTRI, Mysore

ADVERTISEMENT NO. REC 5/2011(JRF)

No.FT/15(832)/2011/E-1

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for 2 [Two] positions of on a temporary contractual basis in Department of Bio-technology funded Grant-in-Aid Project entitled

POST: Junior Research Fellow

NO.OF POSTS: 2

PROJECT TITLE: "Marine carotenoids as nutraceuticals for alleviating age related macular degeneration and retinol deficiency induced biochemical changes" (GAP-0392)

SPONSORING AGENCY: DBT

WORK PLACE: Biochemistry and Nutrition Department, CFTRI, Mysore.

 ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION: First Class M.Sc. in Bio-chemistry/Bio-technology, Life Sciences/Molecular Biology/Marine Biology/Fisheries/Nutrition/Chemistry with good academic records and should have been qualified for lecturership in National Eligibility Test conducted by CSIR-UGC.

EMOLUMENTS: Rs.12,000/- per month for first two years and Rs.14,000/- per month in the 3rd year plus HRA as per DBT/CSIR Rules.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

1.Candidates should not have exceeded 28 years of age as on 18-11-2011, i.e. the last date of receipt of applications for the post.

2.The engagement of JRFs are exclusively for the above mentioned project.

3.The engagement will be contractual and on purely temporary basis in the project funded by DBT, Govt. of India for a maximum period of three years and is co-terminus with the project, if the project terminates earlier.

4.The engagement under externally funded project does not confer any right/ claim whatsoever either explicitly or implicitly on the appointee for regular appointment in CSIR/ CFTRI, against any post or otherwise under any legal conditions or precedent.

5.No TA/DA will be given to the candidates for attending the interview.

Eligible candidates may send their complete Bio-data with e-mail address/contact phone number along with attested copies of the necessary certificates to Dr. V. Baskaran, Senior Principal Scientist, Biochemistry & Nutrition Department, CFTRI, Mysore – 570 020 (email:basrev@yahoo.co.in) on or before 18-11-2011.

Applications received after the due date (i.e., 18-11-2011) will be summarily rejected. The short-listed candidates will be informed about the date of interview and the venue through e-mail/post.

Canvassing in any form and / or bringing in any influence, political or otherwise will be treated as a disqualification for the post applied for. Interim enquiries will not be attended to

 FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER  http://www.cftri.com/proj_post.html

JRF vacancy(2 posts at NEHU, Shillong

NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY

POSTS: Junior Research Fellows (2)

SPONSORING AGENCY: Ministry of Environment & Forests

PROJECT TITLE:  ‘Taxonomy of Indian Freshwater Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) with special emphasis on faunal and ecosystem diversity in different states of North Eastern India”

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:  Prof. B. K. Sharma, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022.EMAIL:  profbksharma@gmail.com    Mobile: 09436110599

QUALIFICATIONS: M. Sc in Zoology, preferably with NET Experience in Aquatic Biology / Limnology / Taxonomy / Fisheries

EMOLUMENTS: Rs. 12,000 + 20% HRA per month

Interested candidates may send their applications in a plain paper giving details of their bio-data, postal address, telephone number (s) and e-mail ID, and enclosing copies of relevant documents in support of their academic qualifications and experience.

Applications (hard-copy) should reach the Principal Investigator latest by NOVEMBER 05, 2011. A copy of application should be forwarded by e-mail (profbksharma@gmail.com). The short-listed applicants will be required to attend personal interview to be held in the Department of Zoology, on NOVEMBER 18, 2011, at their own expense. The candidates who have applied in response to an earlier advertisement need not apply again.

The project involves extensive field work in different parts of India including different states of northeast India. Only the candidates with aptitude in taxonomic research and interest in field surveys need apply.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://www.nehu.ac.in/Advertisements/zoopv_201011.pdf