Subject: | Phd/postdoctoral positions - Japan |
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Date: | Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:01:27 -0500 |
From: | umbagava@cc.umanitoba.ca |
To: | godardbd@cc.umanitoba.ca |
Hi all,
I am forwarding a scholarship information which may be of interest to you.
The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies seeks PhD& Postdoctoral Fellowships - Sustainable Development
The
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is
now
accepting applications for its three fellowship programmes: UNU-IAS PhD
Fellowships, UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships, and JSPS-UNU
Postdoctoral
Fellowships.
UNU-IAS is a multi-thematic, interdisciplinary, research
and training centre located in Yokohama,
Japan. The Institutes
fellowship programmes provide young scientists, policy makers, and
developing
country scholars with the opportunity to expand their intellectual
vision beyond
a single scientific field.
UNU-IAS PhD and Postdoctoral
Fellowships are offered for a period of 10 months beginning in October
2008.
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered for 12-24 months
beginning in
November 2008.
Postdoctoral candidates must have completed a PhD
degree, and PhD candidates must be at the advanced stage of their
doctoral
dissertation. Candidates current research must be closely related to
one of the
thematic areas of the Institute.
The closing date for applications is
25 April 2008.
For further details, please refer the site
http://www.ias. unu.edu/sub_ page.aspx?
catID=6&ddlID=127
All the best
Muthu
-- Bev Godard Secretary Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8563 Fax: (204) 474-7528 Bev_Godard@umanitoba.ca