Beca Engineering in Society Minority Women Scholarships

The purpose of the Minority Women Scholarships is to encourage students with potential to add value to the engineering profession.
Eligibility
Up to seven scholarships shall be awarded annually to NZ citizens or permanent residents enrolled for full-time study at the University of Canterbury who demonstrate the potential to become outstanding professional engineers.
The Minority Women Scholarships shall be awarded in two categories:
a) Third Professional Year: up to three scholarships shall be awarded to students enrolled for the Third Professional Year of a BE(Hons) degree; and
b) Second Professional Year: up to four scholarships shall be awarded to students enrolled for the Second Professional Year of a BE(Hons) degree.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

PhD Position Minority Women Scholarships for Student Interest

The Minority Women Scholarships project includes both in vitro and in vivo T-cell activation, cell analysis by multicolor flow cytometry and molecular analysis at the level of gene expression. This project will result in the production and defense of a thesis.

Requirements

A Minority Women Scholarships candidate with an interest in cellular immunology motivated;
MSc. Degree in medical or biomedical science and practice in immunology and cell biology, with a certificate for the use of animal testing ("Article 9 ") has received a benefit;
Knowledge of the English language, as the international character of our research team.

Terms of Use

A Minority Women Scholarships challenging position in research in an interdisciplinary research team and motivated;
Temporary (4 years) as a graduate student;
Salary and conditions in accordance with the agreement of the Sanquin collective work (CAD).

Over Sanquin
Sanquin performs basic, applied, and clinically oriented research in the field of blood and blood transfusion. Our research is focussed on haematology, blood coagulation, immunology, cellular therapies and donor studies. Sanquin offers an international, competitive, multidisciplinary research environment with state-of-the-art facilities.

With over 200 colleagues, our focus is on both fundamental and applied research. We are interested in meeting ambitious researchers with training in life sciences, cell biology, biochemistry, or health sciences.

Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation is responsible for the blood supply in the Netherlands, and is affiliated to the University of Amsterdam and other universities in the Netherlands.

More information about Sanquin available at http://www.sanquinresearch.nl.

Application

Application for this position should be sent through the following link:
http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/Sanquin/vacancy/9367/apply/.

Deadline for application: 25 May 2011.

Postdoctoral Position in Sociology and Political Science

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) announces a 2 year full-time post doc position at the Department of Sociology and Political Science (ISS). The period of employment might be extended for an additional 2 years, if work duty is ascribed to the position.

The post doc position, which is for a term of years, will provide promising researchers with an opportunity to develop their research skills, and to qualify for top positions in research.

Scholarship Application Deadline:3 May 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application