PhD position in Human Geography
At the Department of Human Geography. Ref.nr 617-1058-08. Application no later than 15 May, 2008.
The Department of Human Geography announces one PhD position at the Department of Human Geography to commence on the 15 August 2008. Individuals who are employed as PhD candidates shall engage themselves in their own PhD programmes, preferably within one the research themes of the department, see below The PhD program encompasses 240 course-points (4 years), and includes a doctoral thesis (150 points) and courses/literature studies (90 points in total).
The initial contract of employment shall be for no longer than one year, and can subsequently be renewed for periods not exceeding two years at a time. Employment as PhD candidate may not exceed a total duration corresponding to four years PhD education. The minimum monthly salary is currently 19 400 SEK. The 20 percent teaching assignment implies that the PhD education will consist of a period of five years.
The position is funded through the institutions faculty appropriation for research and post-graduate education. The institution anticipates that PhD candidates will subsequently participate in the production of applications for external funding.
Who is eligible to apply?
The applicant is required to fulfil the general eligibility requirement for Phd studies (a master or magister exam). Additionally, the applicant must fulfil the special eligibility requirement (särskild behörighet), i.e. to have achieved pass grades in at least 60 course points in the discipline of human geography / social geography / geography.
How do I apply?
A complete application headed with the reference number 617-1058-08 should arrive at the following address no later than 15 May, 2008.
Stockholm University
Registrator/PÄ
SE-106 91 Stockholm.
The application must include the following documentation:
- A completed application form for admission to the PhD student programme (the application form can be downloaded from the institutions website: www.humangeo.su.se),
- Curriculum Vitae
- a short presentation (3-4 pages) of the research area that the applicant intends to pursue and the reasons for applying to the PhD student programme (including specification of one or more of the institutions special areas of competence that the applicant is interested in, see below),
- LADOK certification, verified copies of education certificates supporting general and special admission requirements to the PhD student programme,
- one example of an independently written paper authored by the applicant within the framework of his/her 60- or 80-point (bachelor or masters) level university education,
- references from two university lecturers who have taught the applicant and who have a good knowledge of the applicants academic achievements,
- ancillary documentation that the applicant wishes to be taken into consideration (e.g. other reference letters).
The union representatives are Bo Ekengren (SACO), Lisbeth Häggberg (ST) phone + 46-8-162000 (switchboard) and Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO), cell phone +46-70-316 43 41.
Current research themes at the Department of Human Geography
Research on local and regional planning and development: Power, environment and gender.
Planning research investigates the possibilities and the constraints that are involved in planning for urban and rural environments, as well as those concerning regional restructuring and development initiatives. Of central importance here are the various forms of spatial and social imbalances and the associated problems, which take the form of uneven resource distribution, inequality and segregation. Research is applied to rural environments, to the modern city and suburb, and to issues concerning planning for sustainable development.
The focus of research here concerns changing gender identities, constructions, and practice from the perspective of the spatial contexts in which they operate.
Contact persons: Professor Gunnel Forsberg, e-mail gunnel.forsberg@humangeo.su.se.
Historical Geography and Landscape Research
The field of research concerning landscape development, which has a long tradition at the institution, is currently undergoing an exciting phase of development. Ongoing projects and supervision expertise in this field pertain more specifically to satellite imagery analysis and GIS-development for application in areas including landscape analyses, landscape evaluation, historical geographical investigations of land use change, landscapes in the Middle Ages, and the influence of global systems on local societies and landscapes. In collaboration with the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology at Stockholm University, the research programme entitled People, Land and Time in Africa is studying people and environments in southern and eastern Africa from an historical perspective.
Contact person: Professor Mats Widgren, e-mail mats.widgren@humangeo.su.se.
Demography, quantitative methodology and GIS.
This research theme analyses the role that demographic change plays for social and economic development at the regional, national and international scales. This field of research is characterised by an inter-disciplinary approach and a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, including GIS.
Contact person: Professor Bo Malmberg, e-mail bo.malmberg@humangeo.su.se.
Global and local economic and urban processes.
This research profile studies global processes and globalization in the context of economic and urban geographies. How do geographical structures for production and consumption develop? How are these dependent on political regulation and policy? How do relations between the local and the global manifest themsleves? This profile focuses on regions and cities and how different places develop within networks at various scales.
Contact person: Assistant Professor Brita Hermelin. , e-mail brita.hermelin@humangeo.su.se.
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PhD Position in Engineering Geology
Description
The laboratory of engineering and environmental geology led by Prof. A. Parriaux (http://geolep.epfl.ch) invites applications for a PhD position in engineering geology. We seek a person who will use X-ray computed tomography (XRCT) to better characterize the state of alteration of various rock series, in terms of mineralogy, texture and microstructure. This subject is oriented towards a better quantification of rock mass behavior in engineering works. This work will be done in collaboration with the department of radiology of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and the department of geology of the University of Geneva.
We offer attractive work conditions, excellent computing infrastructures and diversified scientific environments. Details about the EPFL can be found at http://www.epfl.ch.
The position is for three years, the typical time to complete a PhD. Earliest starting date is June 2008. An annual salary of about CHF 40’000 (€ 25’000) is offered for this position.
Review of applications will start April 21, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.
To apply, send to Dr. Pascal Turberg (pascal.turberg@epfl.ch) your CV, publication list, a PDF file of your master thesis, grades from your studies, a one page statement on past research experience, motivation and research interests (in English), plus names and contact details of three persons (academic if possible) that may be contacted for references.
Education
Applicants must have a Master degree, Diploma or equivalent in earth sciences or related domain. The project involves XRCT data acquisition, petrographical analysis (thin sections, fluorescence microscopy, MEB), 3D image processing, programming, working with large amounts of data. Therefore interest in laboratory experiments and experience with Fortran and data analysis (Matlab, etc.) is an advantage.
Regardless of background, the successful applicant will have an interactive personality, motivation to work with cutting-edge numerical models, the ability to carry out research in an interdisciplinary and international environment, and a strong desire to disseminate the results in conference talks and journal articles.
Entrance upon 1st June 2008 or upon agreement
Duration of appointment: 3 years
Contact address EPFL ENAC GEOLEP
Dr P. Turberg
Station 18
CH 1015 Lausanne
Tel: (41)(21) 693 6071
Email Pascal.Turberg@epfl.ch
http://geolep.epfl.ch
Keywords Engineering geology, geomaterial, X-Ray computed tomography
Company: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Workplace: Lausanne
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PhD Position in Human Geography & Engineering Geology
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