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Opportunities at Temple University

2007-11-07T06:55:00.000-08:00

FYI, full support graduate opportunities at Temple University.
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The School of Tourism & Hospitality Management at Temple
University is recruiting Masters and PhD students to join
the program for the Fall semester 2008. Specifically we are
looking for students to fit into a number of on-going
research programs listed below. If interested in any of
these opportunities please contact the designated faulty
member.

1. Culture & Communications

The student will be involved in projects exploring cross-
cultural differences in tourism. Specifically, students
will be involved in projects examining cultural influences
on tourist behavior and communication (perception, identity,
emotions, authenticity, meaning), differences in cultural
values and relationships, communication theories and
practices and cross-cultural skills and competency.

Contact Dr. Yvette Reisinger (yvette.reisinger@ temple.edu)

2. Destination Marketing & Management

The student will be involved in destination marketing
projects. Specifically, students will be involved in
projects examining major trends and current issues facing
destination marketing management. Applicants with interest
in cultural influences on destination marketing are
preferred.

Contact Dr. Yvette Reisinger (yvette.reisinger@ temple.edu)

3. Hospitality Financial Management and Accounting

The student will be involved in various hospitality
financial research projects including hotel valuation,
hospitality firms' financial risk, revenue management,
financial impacts of various trends (e.g., timeshare
operation, corporate social responsibility, etc.).
Applicants with financial-related work experiences are
preferred.

Contact Dr. Seoki Lee (seokilee@temple. edu)

4. Gaming and Casino Management and Impacts

The student will be involved in research that examines
issues related to the gaming industry such as competition
among sectors and jurisdictions, public policy issues
related to the legalization of commercial gaming, and
impacts of the gaming industry at both the individual and
destination levels.

Contact Dr. Wes Roehl (wroehl@temple. edu)

5. Information Technology in Tourism Marketing

The student will be involved in research focusing on the use
of information technology (IT) supporting the tourism
industry including information search, website design,
consumer generated content, the role of recommendation
systems and mobile computing.

Contact Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier (drfez@temple. edu)

6. Innovation in Destination Management

The student will be involved in research focusing on
strategies to support destination management organizations
including the nature and role of innovation, partnerships,
benchmarking, and the development of marketing information
systems.

Contact Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier (drfez@temple. edu)

7. Knowledge Management (with a focus in Risk
Assessment)

The student will be involved in research to create /
maintain online knowledge-based management systems for the
event industry and hospitality industry.

Contact Dr. Clark Hu (clark.hu@temple. edu)

8. Marketing Management (with a focus in Strategic
Alliance and Branding)

The student will be involved in research in strategic issues
related to brands and performance in tourism and hospitality
industries.

Contact Dr. Clark Hu (clark.hu@temple. edu)

Please see http://tourism. temple.edu and
http://www.temple. edu/sthm for more information about us.
The School of Tourism & Hospitality Management (STHM) offers
a Master's of Tourism & Hospitality Management degree. STHM
collaborates with the Fox School of Business to offer a PhD
in Business Administration with a specialization in tourism;
please go to http://sbm.temple. edu/ms-phd/ phd-admin. html for
further information on PhD degree requirements.
Dr. Wesley S. Roehl
Editor, Tourism Review International
Director of Graduate Programs in Tourism & Hospitality
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Temple University
1700 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-0840
215-204-5861 (voice)
215-204-8705 (fax)

Scholarship Funded PhD Research Studentship

2007-11-07T06:38:00.000-08:00

deadline 26 Nov 2007
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Scholarship Funded PhD Research Studentship

Finite element modelling of the effects of laser eye surgery Wolfson School of Mechanical
and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University,UK
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship aimed at developing methods of
modelling the effects of corrective laser surgery on the structural integrity of the eye.

Factors to be taken into account in such models include the complex material behaviour
and geometries associated with biological structures and sensitivity to the environment.

The studentship is part of a larger project including novel laser measurement of surface
strain of the cornea and the successful student will also be expected to participate in
certain elements of the experimental programme.

Applicants should have a good first degree in Engineering, Physics or a similar area. They
should be familiar with stress analysis and ideally should have experience of using finite
element analysis.

The studentship is open to all UK, EU and overseas applicants. Studentship will cover fees
plus a maintenance grant of at least £11k/year for UK/EU applicants and £8k/year or
other overseas applicants.

*Closing date for applications is 26th November*

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr I.A. Ashcroft
(e-mail I.A.Ashcroft@ lboro.ac. uk).

To apply for the studentship please submit a CV and application form to Dr. I.A. Ashcroft,
Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK.

Application forms can be downloaded from the University web site at
http://www.lboro. ac.uk/admin/ personnel/ appform.html

U.S Education Fair

2007-09-20T22:50:00.000-07:00

Study di Amerika: Lebih Murah, Lebih Mudah dan Lebih Menjanjikan�

AMINEF Surabaya invites you to visit the scholarship fair in:

Day/Dates: Sunday/ 30 Sept 2007
Time : 13:00 � 17:00
Places : J.W. Marriott Hotel,
Jl. Embong Malang 85 � 89, Surabaya.

There is a presentation about:

14:30 � 15:00 : Belajar di Community College
16:00 � 16:30 : Visa Pelajar

Research Positions in Grid Computing (Innsbruck, Austria)

2007-09-20T22:47:00.000-07:00

University of Innsbruck, Austria
Funded Research Positions for Postdoctoral and Doctoral Students in
Grid Computing

The Institute of Computer Science at the University of Innsbruck,
Austria, invites applications for Phd students and Postdocs in the
Distributed and Parallel Systems Group (DPS).

Your areas of interest should comprise:

Application development and runtime environments
Program analysis, scheduling and optimizations
Resource management and monitoring of computing infrastructures
Data mining and provenance
Semantic Web technologies and ontologies
Information systems

Prerequisite: applicants must hold a master or equivalent degree in
computer science.

Profile of our group: DPS participates among others in the
following Grid projects: EU CoreGRID, EU EC-GIN, EU edutain@grid,
EU EGEE 1 3, and Austrian Grid.

Language skills: English; Note that the working and study language
is English. The entire course and research programme is held in
English only. There is no need to learn German for this position.

The City of Innsbruck, which hosted the olympic winter games twice,
is located in the beautiful surroundings of the Tyrolean Alps. The
combination of the Alpine environment and the urban life in this
historically grown town provides a high quality of living.

The university has a long tradition dating back to the 16th
century, and, with seven schools (Theology, Law, Economics and
Social Sciences, Medicine, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Civil
Engineering and Architecture) , it offers a wide spectrum of research
and teaching activities and interesting opportunities for
interdisciplinary collaboration. Besides, the Country of Tyrol
strongly supports various initiatives in the IT domain.

Applications can be submitted anytime. There is no deadline. Please
direct questions and your application to:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Fahringer
Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck
Technikerstr. 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Email: Thomas.Fahringer@ uibk.ac.at
URL: dps.uibk.ac. at

PhD scholarships at the Department of Economics-- Denmark

2007-09-18T05:31:00.000-07:00

PhD scholarships at the Department of Economics

Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)

PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics

The Department of Economics invites applications for two vacant PhD
scholarships within the following research areas:

1. Corporate governance/corporate finance (one scholarship)

2. Energy economics (one scholarship)

The scholarships within corporate governance/finance and energy
economics are related to specific grants from the Danish Social Science

Research Council. The scholarship on corporate governance/finance is
embedded in a research project entitled “Families and Firms: The
impact
of family risk and organization on the governance of closely held
corporations”, directed by Prof. Morten Bennedsen (mb.eco @ cbs.dk).
The
scholarship on energy economics is embedded in a research project
entitled “Risky Power: Choice of technology, security of supply, and
market power in power markets”, directed by Prof. Peter Møllgaard
(hpm.eco @ cbs.dk). Both projects are described in some detail at the
department’s home page http://uk.cbs.dk/econ (“Research
Projects”).

Application deadline: 12 October 2007 at 12:00 noon.

For further information please contact: Patrick S. Gram, tel.: +45 3815

2578, e-mail psg.eco @ cbs.dk. Information about the department may be
found at www.cbs.dk/

Salary and appointment as a PhD student will be in accordance with the
Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic
Organization.

Please find the full announcement on www.cbs.dk/jobs

CBS focuses on innovation, partnership with the business community and
internationalization. As a Learning University CBS demands high quality

on teaching, research and staff. CBS has around 15.000 students
distributed among a wide range of degrees in social science and
humanities among these a very dynamic environment for executive
programs. CBS has around 400 full-time researchers and around 500
administrative employees.

BEASISWA SINGAPURA: Singapore Stanford Partnership MS Intake 2008

2007-09-18T05:29:00.001-07:00

Applications for the MS June 2008 intake for applicants from all
nationalities open from 1 Aug 2007 and close on 31 Oct 2007.
Applicants whose native language and educational medium is not English
should have the TOEFL scores. All applicants are also required to have
GRE. (GATE scores are accepted in place of GRE for applicants from
India.) An interview with a SSP faculty representative is necessary as
part of the application procedure. Foreign applicants can complete the
Pre-Application form and fax it with a copy of their latest exam
results/transcript to the SSP Office by 30 September to arrange for an
interview appointment in early November. The Full application forms
and supporting documents should be mailed in by 30 November.

Further details

http://www.ntu. edu.sg/cee/ ssp

Doctoral Program in Economics, Law and Psychology

2007-09-18T05:24:00.000-07:00

Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena (Germany)

The International Max Planck Research School
on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
(Uncertainty- School)

combines approaches from Economics, Law and Psychology to explain human
decisions under uncertainty more effectively and to better design
institutional responses. The Uncertainty- School is jointly hosted by the
Max Planck Institutes at Jena, Berlin and Bonn, and the Psychology and
Economics Departments of the FSU, Jena. International Partners are the
Department of Psychology of Indiana University, Bloomington and the
Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Outstanding candidates are invited to apply for doctoral fellowships in
economics, law and psychology.

Applicants are required to hold a Diplom, a Masters Degree or a State
Exam with honors in one of the abovementioned disciplines or an
equivalent degree in a related discipline.
Fellowships start on Feb. 1, 2008 and include funding for up to 3 years.
Research will be conducted in English at either Jena, Berlin or Bonn.
Besides the summer school, dedicated to providing a sound knowledge in
the neighboring disciplines, doctoral fellows will be benefit from the
academic training and intellectual life at the participating institutions.
Deadline for applications is Nov 1, 2007.
Program details and the online application form are provided at
http://www.imprs. econ.mpg. de/application. Applications have to be
submitted online and should include a CV, transcripts, a letter of
interest and 2 letters of recommendations.

Both Max Planck Society and Friedrich Schiller University are committed
to improving the opportunities for women in the sciences and
particularly encourage them to apply.

The International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
(IMPRS Uncertainty)
Max Planck Institute of Economics
Kahlaische Strasse 10
07745 Jena
Germany imprs @ econ.mpg.de
http://www.imprs. econ.mpg. de

24 PhD positions University of Milan, Italy

2007-09-11T20:14:00.000-07:00

Job Summary

The aim of the Graduate School in Information Technology is to
provide:
-a solid, wide-ranging knowledge base about the foundations of
information sciences and technologies and related areas,
-advanced, in-depth skills in specific disciplinary areas,
-interdisciplinary knowledge for exploiting cultural and
methodological synergies,
-a solid methodological grounding for conducting research, as well
as organising, managing and disseminating it,
-opportunities for internationalisatio n and for forging advanced
relations with local economic, social and productive actors.

Job Description

Research course in Information Technology

Benefits: 11 scholarships worth a gross total of 10.561,54 euros

Further information available at:
http://www.unimi. it/cataloghi/ dottorati_ borse_premi/ bandoEng_ scuoledo
tt23.rtf

Organisation/ Institute Contact Data

University of Milan
Department of Information Science
Via Comelico 39/41
Milan 20135
ITALY
E-Mail: ufficio.dottorati@ unimi.it
Website: www.unimi.it

Application Deadline: 20/09/2007

Required Education Level

Degree: Master degree

Required Languages

Language: ENGLISH

http://ec.europa. eu/eracareers/ index_en. cfm?

PhD Scholarships at the IT University of Copenhagen

2007-09-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

Job Reference Number

225-0031

Job Summary

A successful applicant will be an excellent student capable of
conducting research under supervision by one of ITU's faculty
members and at the highest international level. He or she will have
clearly outlined her previous education in relations to the research
interests, ambitions, and goals in the letter of motivation.
Applicants are expected to have a solid and well-documented
background in all fields pertaining to the research outlined in the
project description. The successful applicant is expected to align
him or herself with an ITU faculty member's research group.

Application deadline: 22 October 2007 at 12.00 noon.

Application and enclosures must be submitted on the basis of the
complete text for the vacancies available at www1.itu.dk/ sw62328.asp.

The IT University invites all qualified candidates irrespective of
age, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or ethnic
background to apply for the scholarships.

Job Description

The IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) invites applications for a
number of PhD scholarships starting in the beginning of 2008 in any
of the research groups represented at ITU.

Programming, Logic and Semantics
Center for Computer Games Research
Innovative Communication
Computational Logic and Algorithms
Software Development Group
Design of Organizational IT

Organisation/ Institute Contact Data

IT University of Copenhagen
StreetRued Langgaards Vej 7
Copenhagen, DK - 2300
DENMARK
E-Mail: itu@itu.dk
Website: www.itu.dk

Required Education Level

Degree: A three-year scholarship can only be awarded to applicants
with a Master's degree equivalent to a Danish graduate degree.
Students with the equivalence of 4 years of university studies -
where one year (60 ECTS) is transferable to one of the Master of IT
programmes at ITU - can be awarded a four-year scholarship

http://ec.europa. eu/eracareers/ index_en. cfm?

Asian Research Scholar 2008

2007-09-10T22:42:00.000-07:00

The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites
applications from ASEAN citizens enrolled for a
fulltime advanced degree at a
university in an ASEAN country (except Singapore) for
consideration as ASEAN Research Scholars. These
fellowships are offered to
current graduate students working in the Humanities
and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics, and
will allow the recipients
to be based at NUS for an 'in residence fellowship'
for a period of three months. The aim of the
fellowship is to enable scholars
to make full use of the wide range of resources held
in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies.
Scholars will be expected to commence on 1 May 2008,
and to make a presentation on their work at the
Singapore Graduate Forum on
Southeast Asian Studies at the end of July 2008.

Successful candidates can expect the following
benefits:

1) A monthly allowance of SGD$1,750 (inclusive of
housing allowance).
2) A one time round trip travel subsidy by the most
economical and direct route on a reimbursement basis
upon being accepted for
the fellowship.
3) Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Applicants are invited to e-mail/facsimile/ mail their
curriculum vitae, a 2-page outline of their research
proposal in English
(this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a
Southeast Asian language) to the address below by 15
November 2007.
Arrangements should also be made by which at least two
letters of reference, one of which is from your
principal supervisor, are
sent confidentially to the same address by the same
deadline.

The 2-page outline of the research proposal must
include the following details:

1) Whether the data collection or fieldwork stage of
the research has already been completed;
2) how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
3) the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore;
4) proposed work plan during the fellowship.

You can look forward to excellent library and internet
computer facilities at NUS' main library
(http://www.lib. nus.edu.sg/), the
library at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
(ISEAS) ( http://www.iseas. edu.sg/library. html) and
the Lee Kong Chian
Reference Library at the National Library
(http://www.nlb. gov.sg) to facilitate your research
for the dissertation. NUS' main
library has 2 million volumes covering all topics
while ISEAS' library has 200,000 on Southeast Asian
topics, half of which are in
Southeast Asian languages.

Selvi
Asia Research Institute
NUS Bukit Timah Campus
469A Tower Block #10-01
Bukit Timah Road,
Singapore 259770
E-mail : arikk@nus.edu. sg
Fax: 65 67791428
Website: http://www.ari. nus.edu.sg/

THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

2007-09-08T21:06:00.000-07:00

Post Specification
Postdoctoral Fellow (one post) or Research Associates (two posts) (Ref. 95546)

Duties
The appointee(s) will assist the project leader in the project - Assessing Hong Kongs competitiveness as an international destination using tourist satisfaction indexes. The appointee(s) will be required to (a) review literature on tourism satisfaction and destination competitiveness; (b) design questionnaires and collect data; (c) analyze data and calculate tourism satisfaction indexes; and (d) undertake administrative duties related to the project.

Qualifications
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than three years of post-qualification experience at the time of application. Applicants for the Research Associate posts should have a masters degree in Management Science/Economics or a good honors degree plus at least three years of research experience. Applicants should also be familiar with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique. Research experience related to tourism will be an advantage.

Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Haiyan Song at tel no. 2766 6372, fax no. 2362 9362, or email hmsong@polyu. edu.hk for further information.

Remuneration
Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.

The deadline for application is 22 September 2007 and an application form could be downloaded from the University Human Resource Office Website( /job/jobapp. htm\u003c/ a\>)

Please quote the Reference No. 95546 when apply.

Professor Haiyan Song, PhD
Chair Professor of Tourism
School of Hotel and Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon
Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
Tel: +852 2766 6372
Fax: +852 2362 9362
Email: hmsong@polyu. edu.hk
http://www.polyu. edu.hk/%7Ehtm/ main_staadm. htm
Editor-in-Chief: China Tourism Research
http://www.polyu. edu.hk/htm/ ctr/
Fellow of International Academy for the Study of Tourism
http://www.tourisms cholars.org

Binus Scholarship Expo

2007-09-08T20:38:00.001-07:00

What?
An International Scholarship fair for Indonesian Student
for Whom?
For you who was live in Indonesia and wanna get a scholarship
Why?
Because Bina Nusantara wanna make you easier to find scholarship
When?
11-12 September 2007, at 09.00 a.m - 03.00 p.m
Where?
at Bina Nusantara University
How?
Just visit it,
Wanna more information? Call Student Advisory Center, 021-5345830 ext 2126