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China - 2009 / 2010 University of Hong Kong Fellowships and Studentships for MPhil and PhD Studies

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG GRADUATE SCHOOL

Fellowships & Studentships for MPhil and PhD Studies at The University of Hong Kong 2009-2010

East Meets West
Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the longest established English speaking university in Hong Kong. It has gained the reputation as a world-class comprehensive research university with excellent research record and facilities. To further promote an international and multicultural campus, we encourage students from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds to join our MPhil and PhD programmes.

Highlights

• A uniquely positioned study centre of East and West
• A cultural mix of MPhil and PhD students from all over the world
• High quality teachers and students
• Leading-edge research in over 120 academic departments and research centres
• High-quality research outputs
• Top-class libraries, computer facilities, and state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment

University Postgraduate Fellowships
Fellowships of HK$70,000 (US$8,970) plus not less than HK$157,200 (US$20,150) per year for selected full-time PhD candidates with excellent academic record

Continue Reading November 19th, 2008

Asia - 2009 NUS Asian Graduate Student Fellowships

The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites applications from citizens of Asian countries enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an Asian country (except Singapore) for consideration for the award of Asian Graduate Student Fellowships. These fellowships are offered to current graduate students doing their Master’s or PhD degrees and 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 4 May 2009, and to make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies at the end of July 2009.

Successful candidates can expect the following benefits:

• A monthly allowance of SGD$1,750 (inclusive of housing allowance).
• A one time round trip travel subsidy by the most economical and direct route on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
• 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 2008. 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.

Continue Reading November 6th, 2008

Hong Kong - Swire Hong Kong PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology at University of Hong Kong

The Swire Hong Kong PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology

Applications are invited for The Swire Hong Kong PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology. This scholarship is open to outstanding higher degree candidates wishing to conduct research for a Ph.D. degree at The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong. Potential candidates should have a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degree and have a proven interest in marine Biology.

The candidate will undertake research on any aspect of marine biology in Hong Kong and South East Asia under the supervision of a member of staff at The Swire Institute of Marine Science (see http://www.hku.hk/swims/). The successful candidate will also take up occupancy in the SWIMS Residence.

The Scholarship shall be tenable for either 3 or 4 years, depending on the candidates’ qualifications. The successful candidate will receive a monthly stipend of HK$13,100, plus an associated research grant of HK$25,000 per annum.

Continue Reading September 18th, 2008

China - University of Hong Kong PhD Studentship in Computational Chemistry, Molecular Clusters and Climate

A fully funded PhD position is available immediately in the field of computational chemistry, more specifically in the field of atmospheric water clusters, here in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Hong Kong.

The work is in the field of computational chemistry and deals with cluster structure and stability as well as coupling between atmospheric cluster distribution and climatic impact. The project will involve modeling energetic and spectroscopic properties of molecular clusters such as, for instance, neutral and ionic water clusters, as well as select metal/water clusters, at ambient and extreme conditions. Several different methodologies will be applied including

• density functional theory,
• ab initio methods and
• time dependent density functional type calculations.

All computations will be performed on HPC clusters at the University of Hong Kong.

Continue Reading March 27th, 2008

China - 2008 / 2009 University of Hong Kong MPhil or PhD Research Studentships

Postgraduate Research Studentships
Institute of Human Performance

Why not study for your MPhil or PhD in the Institute of Human Performance at the University of Hong Kong?
The University is ranked 18th amongst the world’s top universities according to the Times Higher Education Supplement (UK, 2007), and the Institute of Human Performance was awarded a perfect score in the Hong Kong (2006) Research Assessment Exercise, signalling the international stature of its research programmes and staff.

The Institute specializes in the study of human performance within the context of physical activity & health or skill learning & expert performance.

Continue Reading January 9th, 2008

China - Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associates in Tourism Management

Postdoctoral Fellow(one post) or Research Associates (two posts) [Re-advertisement]
[Appointment period: twelve months] (Ref. 95546)

Duties
The appointee(s) will assist the project leader in the project - “Assessing Hong Kong’s competitiveness as an international destination using tourist satisfaction indexes”. The appointee(s) will be required to

• review literature on tourism satisfaction and destination competitiveness;
• design questionnaires and collect data;
• analyse data and calculate tourism satisfaction indexes;
• 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 master’s degree in Management Science/Economics or a good honours degree plus at least three years of research experience.

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September 10th, 2007

China - 2007 / 2008 University of Hong Kong Studentships for MPhil and PhD Studies

East Meets West
Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the longest established English speaking university in Hong Kong. It has gained the reputation as a world-class comprehensive research university with excellent research record and facilities. To further promote an international and multicultural campus, we encourage students from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds to join our MPhil and PhD programmes.

Our Strengths

• A uniquely positioned study centre of East and West
• A cultural mix of MPhil and PhD students from all over the world
• High quality teachers and students
• Leading-edge research in over 120 academic departments and research centres
• High-quality research outputs
• Top-class libraries, computer facilities, and state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment

University Postgraduate Fellowships

Fellowships of HK$70,000 (US$8,900) plus not less than HK$150,000 (US$19,230) per year for selected full-time PhD candidates with excellent academic record

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