Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin.
Postdoctoral Fellowship The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Independent Research Group I (Dagmar Schäfer), announces a postdoctoral fellowship for up to two years, beginning 1 September 2008.

Projects from the fields of Art, Architecture, Material Culture OR Economics in Chinese history (10th to 18th Century) that involve the relationship between practical and theoretical knowledge are particularly welcome.

Outstanding junior scholars (Ph.D. awarded no earlier than 2003) are invited to apply. Fellowships are endowed with a monthly stipend between 1.900 and 2300 € (fellows from abroad). The Max Planck Society is committed to promoting more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply. Postdoctoral fellows are expected to participate in the research activities at the Institute.

The Center for Quantum Spacetime (CQUeST) invites application for research fellow positions in strings, fields, and related areas.

CQUeST was launched in June 2005 at Sogang University in Seoul with a long term grant from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation. We welcome applicants who possess exceptional research potential.

The starting date of the appointment is negotiable and can be as early as October 1st 2007. The initial appointment will be for two years with a possibility of renewal for one more year. The annual salary for the research fellow ranges from 20,000,000 won to 30,000,000 won, depending on the qualification (one US dollar is roughly equivalent to 950 Korean won). The first round decision will be made in early September 2007 for the applications received by August 31st 2007.

Two open Phd positions and two open PostDoc positions are available in the group of Applied Mathematics at the University of Kiel. Candidates should have an excellent background in applied mathematics, numerical analysis and/or computational fluid mechanics.

The positions are available on the following projects:
1. Model Adaptivity for Atmospheric Transport Models
2. Simulation of Thermohaline Convection in the Ocean`s Crust with Adaptive Finite Elements
3. Multiscale Methods for Near Surface Vertical Mixing Processes in the Ocean
4. Anisotropic Finite Elements for Fluids

A postdoctoral position is available at the Millennium Nucleus in Plant Cell Biology, Center of Plant Biotechnology, Andres Bello University, Santiago, Chile.

The research interest of the investigators from the Millennium Nucleus in Plant Cell Biology are: Plant Cell Biology using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system, Fruit Genomics/Proteomics and Bioinformatics.

Applicants should contact:

The Center of Plant Biotechnology,
Republica 217, Santiago, Chile
Email: cenbioveg@unab.cl
Phone: 56-2-6618448,
Fax: 56-2-6615832

Dari Kompas, Rabu 21 Februari 2007 :

Beasiswa Federasi Rusia

Pemerintah Rusia membuka kesempatan bagi warga negara Indonesia untuk melanjutkan pendidikan di Rusia dengan beasiswa dari dana Pemerintah Rusia. Beasiswa untuk tahun ajaran 2007/2008 diberikan kepada 25 orang yang akan belajar pada jenjang pendidikan S1, S2, S3, dan program post-doktor. Selain itu, ada program Stazhirovka (penelitian/pelatihan).

Pendaftaran beasiswa dibuka hingga 22 April 2007. Informasi lebih lanjut bisa menghubungi Pusat Kebudayaan Rusia di Jalan Diponegoro 12, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat, atau 021-31935290.

Pemerintah India menawarkan beasiswa bagi para mahasiswa dan staf pengajar yang berminat melanjutkan studi ke program Under-graduate, Post-Graduate dan Doctoral levels di India . Beasiswa yang ditawarkan oleh the General Cultural Scholarship Scheme (GCSS) menawarkan bidang studi architecture, literature, commerce and science; degree courses di bidang engineering, pharmacy dan agriculture. Doctoral dan Post-doctoral di berbagai bidang studi juga tersedia.

Beasiswa tersebut mencakup living allowance, contingent grant, accomodation charges, tuition fee, medical fee, dll. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, dapat menghubungi Kedutaan India di tel: 5204150,52,57, Fax: 5204160, E-mail:

Postdoctoral Fellow: Research and Development in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences: application to fire safety.

Reference: DSEE-2006-MP-1

Numerical simulation of air-curtain-based separation systems with application to fire safety in semi-confined areas.

The work proposed here comes within a broader research programme devoted to fire safety on board ships. More specifically, it is aimed at investigating the potential benefits from using air-curtain-based systems as auxiliary fire safety systems to hamper smoke and heat propagation in case of fire in confined areas, facilitate people evacuation in a self-rescue phase and make easier rescue team access to the incident place. Appropriate designs can also reduce oxygen supply locally, and contribute to fire self-extinguishment.