New College Scholarships

Study Subject(s): Law
Course Level: Doctoral
Scholarship Provider: Finnish Academy of Sciences
Scholarship can be taken at: Finland
Eligibility:
The doctoral students will focus on completing a doctoral thesis in the field of legal studies. Their tasks will include a limited amount teaching and administrative work. The students must register in one of the participating Finnish universities to carry out the doctoral studies.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: In August 2011, a call for applications will be announced for the Law in a Changing World doctoral programme, co-ordinated by the University of Helsinki. Twelve full-time graduate school positions will be announced for the period 1 January 2012-31 December 2015. Law in a Changing World (LCW) includes almost all higher education institutes in Finland conducting legal research and offering legal education.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 8 September 2011

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Study Subject(s): Novel image and video descriptors for computer vision, and methods for analyzing human emotions and communicative behavior
Course Level: Research, Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: University of Oulu, Finland
Scholarship can be taken at: Finland

Eligibility:
An ideal candidate should have a completed PhD or Master degree (or equivalent studies in a PhD program) in computer science or electrical engineering with previous experience and publications on computer vision. Programming skills with C/C++/Matlab are desired. Also, good knowledge of spoken and written English is required.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The Machine Vision Group, University of Oulu, Finland, celebrating this year its 30th anniversary, is renowned worldwide for its expertise in computer vision. We collaborate with other groups of similar status in Europe, China, USA and Japan. The group is now searching for prominent candidates to work as Post Doc or Research Assistant (Doctoral Student) in our challenging and inspiring research projects. The work is carried out in a team consisting of senior researchers and doctoral students. The research topics will include novel image and video descriptors for computer vision, and methods for analyzing human emotions and communicative behavior.

The Machine Vision Group has reached outstanding results e.g. in texture analysis, face recognition and recognition of facial expressions using Local Binary Patterns. Also, novel methods for recognizing actions and gestures have been developed. The methods and their extensions are widely used and further developed within the scientific community.
How to Apply:Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29 July 2011

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Study Subject(s): Materials studies using synchrotron radiation excited electron spectroscopy
Course Level: Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: University of Oulu
Scholarship can be taken at: Finland
Eligibility:
The required qualifications for the post include a doctoral degree and high quality scientific competence. Shown ability to supervise theses as well as evidence of international collaboration in the field in question are also desirable.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The post is placed in the Research Group of Electron Spectroscopy (ELSP) at the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science. The Group presently consists of experimental professor, another theoretical professor, and a 5-year Finland Distinguished Professorship, in addition to several senior researchers and PhD students

How to Apply: By Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 August, 2011

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Study Subject(s):Sustainable Resource Management and Material Efficiency
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: University of Oulu, Finland
Scholarship can be taken at: Finland

Eligibility:
Applicants are required to have a PhD in environment related science in either social sciences/economics, or natural sciences/engineering, or interdisciplinary, e.g. systems sciences. Major requirement is to have a strong scientific competence and an unprejudiced and innovative thinking in the field of interdisciplinary research. Experience in material flow accounting and analysis, life-cycle assessment, and/or environmentally extended economic models are considered a strong benefit.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: Applications are invited from well-qualified candidates for the post of Research Fellow at the Thule Institute of the University of Oulu. Post description The main duty of the appointed person is to carry out high-level research on interdisciplinary issues and methodologies in material flows and resource efficiency and to publish the results in academic journals and volumes. The work includes development of new research, research-based teaching and supervision activities with the aim to form a research group in the research themes of environment and natural resources at the University of Oulu.

How to Apply: By post

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29 July 2011

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Study Subject(s): Cell-ECM Research
Course Level: Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: University of Oulu
Scholarship can be taken at: Finland

Eligibility:
We are looking for candidates with a PhD degree in life sciences or MD-PhD degree. Experience relevant to the projects is required.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: Post-doctoral positions in cell-ECM research are available in the laboratories of Professor Taina Pihlajaniemi and Dr. Lauri Eklund at the Oulu Center for Cell-Matrix Research, Institute of Biomedicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu. The groups belong to the Centre of Excellence in Cell-Extracellular Matrix Research during 2012-2017.

How to Apply: By Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 16, 2011

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