Scholarship for Master in International Media Studies

Scholarship for Master in International Media
Studies

The Master’s Program International Media Studies is a four-semester,
full-time program for further education. It is a joint project from the
University of Bonn, the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and
Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster with its headquarters in
Bonn.

The bilingual Master’s Program offers a unique course offer given the
current development of global media and the connection between media and
cooperative development. Students from around the world will benefit from
the inclusion of partners and the
unparalleled mix of research, lectures and practical experience.

The program combines topics like media and development, journalism,
communication science and media economics, while developing practical skills
and competencies that are important for the world of media.


*Philosophy
*Free and independent media is a significant factor for a functioning
democracy, social justice and the protection of human rights. The Master’s
Program is based on the belief that there is a connection between democracy
and development, between the freedom of opinion and democracy as well as
between free media and development. The prerequisite for the establishment
of a functioning, free media system are journalists who realize their role
as a critical observer and reporter. This can only be guaranteed when they
are professionally trained and feel obligated by a set of journalistic
ethics.

By training journalists academically, the Master’s Program is therefore a
targeted step towards making the media spokespeople for openness within
democracy.

The courses are based on the values of democracy, freedom and conflict
prevention, civil society and good government – representative of the
connection between the media and cooperative development.


*Objective*
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills that are essential for a
journalistic career. They will be able to meet specific occupational
requirements with expertise and communicative independence.

The Master’s Program trains students – personally and professionally – to be
competent journalists and prepare them for a challenging role as expert or
manager in the media sector.


*Target Group*
The program is targeted at students from around the world that want to work
in a position of responsibility in journalism or the communications sector.
It especially addresses journalists-in-training, media representatives from
radio, TV, online and print and communication experts.

Those interested must have already completed an academic program (bachelor’s
or equivalent) and have at least one year of professional media experience.

The program will be bilingual (English and German), whereby English will be
the prevalent course language.

Especially targeted at:

- Media representatives from radio, TV, online and print
- Journalists-in-training, especially from electronic media
- Journalists and management from community radio stations
- Communication experts
- NGO employees
- Employees from ministries
- Employees from cooperative development groups and projects
- Representatives from regional working groups and national broadcasters
- Media association representatives

*Scholarships*

15 Scholarships will be awarded to applicants from Africa, Asia, Latin
America or Eastern Europe. The scholarship will be about 750 Euro covering
your cost of living and costs for accommodation. The tuition fee and the
flight will be remunerated, too. A committee will decide which applicant
will receive a scholarship.If you would like to apply for a scholarship, you
are required to submit the following documents:

- completed application form (attachment)
- curriculum vitae in table form
- statement of purpose
- academic degree including transcripts
- proof of at least one year's work experience in the field of media
after your degree
- proof of English-language skills (TOEFL: score of 550 or higher, IELTS:
Score of 6.0 or higher, BULATS: score of 70 or higher, LCCI: level of 3,
etc.)
- proof of German-language skills (TestDaF level TDN 3 or DSH level 1)
- one passport-size photograph
- copy of the first two pages of passport
- original Certificate of APS (for applicants from China, Vietnam and
Mongolia)

Please note that the copies of the certificates and the translations into
German or English need to be certified. Please send your application form
to: Deutsche Welle, DW-AKADEMIE, International Media Studies, Dr. Christoph
Schmidt, 53110 Bonn, Germany, E-Mail: Barbara.Hiller@dw-world.de

Moreinfo: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,12278,00.html

PhD Studentship: Welcome Trust award in Medical Statistics

Statistical Methods for Dealing with Item Non-Response in the NATSAL 2010 Sex Survey

Applications are invited for a fully funded three year PhD studentship, funded by the Wellcome Trust, in the field of Medical Statistics.

The British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) is the only representative sex survey of the general population. It was previously conducted in 1990 and 2000, and will be repeated in 2010. NATSAL findings have frequently informed sexual and reproductive health policy in Britain, and the 2010 survey will enable estimates of key parameters to be updated and changes over time to be assessed. As with all large surveys, missing data create problems for the analysis of the NATSAL. Missing data arise both from potential participants declining to take part in the survey and from participants not answering all the survey questions. This PhD project will concentrate on the latter type of missing data. It will investigate how statistical methods for handling missing data can be applied to the NATSAL and how the sensitivity of the survey findings to assumptions about the mechanisms determining which data are missing can be assessed.

The project will involve assessing existing statistical methods, adapting them to the needs of the NATSAL data and, possibly, the development of new statistical methodology. The student will be registered for PhD study and based at the Centre for Sexual Health & HIV Research, University College London, where he or she will work together with the NATSAL team including Dr Andrew Copas, and will spend one day a week at the Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit in Cambridge with Dr Shaun Seaman, who will be the lead supervisor. The student will also meet periodically with Dr James Carpenter at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who completes the supervisory team.

The three institutions (UCL, MRC BSU, LSHTM) are all at the forefront of international research in medical statistics, and the links with each will provide the student with access to leading researchers, many other PhD students, training opportunities and regular seminars.

Applicants should have completed, or expect to have before starting their studies, a Masters degree in Statistics or equivalent. The application pack including UCL graduate study application form, further details of this project and how to apply, is available from Kay Stratton, kstratton@gum. ucl.ac.uk and 020 7380 9878. The deadline for applications is 26th March 2009, and interviews are expected to take place on 2nd April 2009.

The studentship provides a stipend for three years of around £19,500 p.a. in the first year, increasing subsequently, and meets the tuition fees for UK/EU students. Applications from UK, EU and overseas students are encouraged. For students from outside the EU, it is possible that alternative UCL Overseas Research Scholarships could cover the difference between the overseas fees and the UK/EU fees subject to a separate application and selection process (deadline 1/5/09, further details in the application pack). Applicants must fulfill the normal academic requirements for acceptance for postgraduate study at UCL.

The studentship is available to start in September 2009.

Informal inquires regarding the studentship can be made to Dr Shaun Seaman (shaun.seaman@ mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk) or Dr Andrew Copas (acopas@gum.ucl.ac.uk)

Additional information about the Centre for Sexual Health & HIV Research and the MRC Biostatistics Unit can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sexual-health/ and http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk, respectively.

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2 PhD at Integrative Innovation Management Unit, Univ of Southern Denmark

website link:
http://www.jobs.sdu.dk/vis_stilling.php?id=4962&lang=eng

2 PhD Scholarships at the Integrative Innovation Unit, Department of Marketing and Management

Job description:

Two PhD Scholarships within the Integrative Innovation Management unit are vacant from 1 June 2009 or soon after for a period of three years. Integrative Innovation Management is a cross-disciplinary research group that bridges two faculties: Social Sciences and Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark. These positions are anchored at the Department of Marketing & Management in Odense and require enrolment in the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Applications are invited from candidates with a Master's Degree.

The vision for Integrative Innovation Management is to integrate the partial approaches to innovation management by developing new methods and producing scientific insights into the innovation process by applying a theory-driven approach to support empirical results. The approach is founded on engineering perspectives combined with marketing and management aspects.

To exemplify, the group is developing research projects within the field of sustainability and innovation and open innovation. One proposal could be to develop a framework for supporting integrative and methodical product development in the renewable energy sector. Another proposal could be to study open innovation practices, in particular emphasising value co-creation among interrelated actors utilising network and learning theories. However, these suggestions are only indicative of possible PhD proposals.

We therefore invite project proposals within the broad field of integrative innovation management. Especially, we encourage project descriptions from the perspectives of marketing and management as well as integration with engineering aspects on integrative innovation management. The research unit welcomes applicants with background within engineering, business economics (especially marketing and management) and economics.

As part of the PhD programme, an individual education programme within the field of business administration has to be completed. You will be expected to complete a six-month stay at a research institution abroad and, over the period of the programme, to acquire experience of teaching or other types of presentation. You are also expected to participate in the various activities within the research units and – apart from your stay abroad – to be routinely present at the unit.

Further information can be obtained from the director of the research group Integrative Innovation Management: Professor Mette Præst Knudsen, tel. +45 6550 7455 or mpk@sam.sdu. dk.

Information about the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, can be found at the homepage

The application should include a detailed description of the PhD project. Besides a general problem formulation it should discuss relevant theory, research design and methods, and include a work schedule. The project description must not exceed 8 pages.

Read more:
PhD programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Application, salary, etc.:

Your employment as a Salaried PhD Research Fellow is regulated by the agreement of 1 October 2008 on Graduate Employees in government appendix 5 – protocol on PhD Research Fellows.

Fill in the application form available on our homepage or call the Social Science Faculty secretariat, Dorte Cohrt Nebel, phone +45 6550 3895, dcn@sam.sdu. dk.

All interested persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please submit 5 copies of the application including curriculum vitae, project description, certified master degree certificate, publications if any, marked nr. 351/527-095620, before 17 April 2009 at 12.00 to the University of Southern Denmark, The Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.

Read more:
Application form

Closing date 17 April, 2009 at 12 noon
Location: Odense

Mark application Job ID 351/527-095620 and send it to:

University of Southern Denmark
Faculty of Social Sciences
Campusvej 55
DK-5230 Odense m

PhD position in biogeographical modelling at Univ. of Bayreuth, Germany

Website link:
http://www.biomod. uni-bayreuth. de/biomod/ de/stellen/ gru/html. php?id_obj= 67922

Modelling habitat use of red deer for improved wildlife management in protected areas

PhD position (University of Bayreuth)

Description
The Biogeographical Modelling group is looking for a highly motivated PhD student to take part in a research project on modelling studies for wildlife management in protected areas, funded by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt DBU.

Environmental conditions for red deer in the Bavarian Forest National park have changed substantially in recent years, through e.g. large scale bark beetle disturbances or removal of the border fence to the Czeck Republic. Further research needs arise from initiatives of the Bavarian Forest National park to bring its wildlife management closer in line with its philosophy of "let nature be nature".

This project aims at (1) an improved understanding of the factors determining habitat use of red deer in the Bavarian Forest National park, (2) a process-based description of the spatial distribution of red deer activities, e.g. browsing, and (3) the development and evaluation of alternative management strategies. The project is part of a larger research program that integrates studies on the dynamics of forest succession, ungulates and lynxes.

The PhD student will analyze existing telemetry and land cover data with statistical methods like state space models, and develop a dynamic simulation model for the habitat use of red deer. There will be opportunities to develop and follow up on own ideas.

The project is conducted in close collaboration with partners from the Bavarian Forest National Park Administration (Dr Marco Heurich) and the ETH Zurich (Dr Lorenz Fahse).

Qualification
Applicants should hold an MSc or Diploma degree in Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Geoinformatics, Physics, or related disciplines. A strong interest in wildlife biology, quantitative ecology and computational methods is essential. Knowledge in the fields of ecological modelling, spatial ecology, GIS, programming (R, C++), and statistics is advantageous.

Salary and conditions
Salary and benefits are according to a public service position in Germany (Tv-L 13/2). Preferred starting date is 1 May 2009. The position is available for three years.

Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 March 2009, although the position will remain open until filled. Applicants should send the following documents (preferably as a single pdf file) to the email address provided below: a CV, including the names and contact details (email address and telephone number) of two reference persons, copies of certificates, and a short summary of research interests.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Björn Reineking (bjoern.reineking@uni-bayreuth.de), Biogeographical Modelling, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth (http://www.biomod.uni-bayreuth.de)

PhD position in Economics of Sports and Development, KU Leuven, Belgium

website link:
http://www.econ.kuleuven.be/licos/Staff/documents/LICOS_PhD_Vacancy_Sports_Development.pdf

PhD Vacancy in Sports and Development
LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, is seeking to appoint a PhD student/Research Assistant for 4 years as of Fall 2009, to conduct research on the Economics of Sports and Development. Field work is possible. The supervisor of the project is Prof. J. Swinnen, Director of LICOS.

Selection Criteria
University degree in economics or applied economics, preferably at MPhil level Strong analytic and technical capabilities in modern economic methods Proficiency in statistical and econometric methods Interest in developing collaborative research within the research project
A GRE test will be required for admission Fluency in spoken and written English (a TOEFL or IELTS test will be required for non-native speakers)

About LICOS
LICOS is a research centre of Excellence at the Faculty of Business and Economics that focuses on theoretical and empirical research of macro- and micro-economic aspects of transition, institutional changes and economic performance. LICOS belongs to the 12 "Centres of Excellence" of K.U. Leuven. Research at LICOS is organized around four
main research themes, each under the auspices of a Research Director:
Development and Food Policy (Prof. J. Swinnen)
Labour Markets and Industrial Restructuring (Prof. J. Konings)
Market Structure and Performance (Prof. P. Van Cayseele)
International Trade and Fiscal Policy (Prof. Hylke Vandenbussche)
(for more info: www.econ.kuleuven. be/licos/ )

PhD Program at the Faculty The research project will allow the student to simultaneously pursue a PhD in (Applied) Economics. The University of Leuven (KUL) has an extensive Ph.D. program: about 160 researchers are currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Economics/Business studies or PhD in Economics.
Usually, a PhD program takes 4 years, with the first year including important course work in advanced economics.
(for more info: www.econ.kuleuven. be/lsbe)

How to Apply
Candidates must send their curriculum vitae, together with a statement outlining expression of interest in the position, to conny.schuurmans@ econ.kuleuven. be. There is no application form.
Applications must reach us no later than 15 April 2009.