2014 PhD Studentships in Sociology at University of Leicester in UK

The Department of Sociology is offering two fully-funded studentships for January 2014 entry to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. The studentships will pay UK/EU tuition fees for three years and include each year a stipend worth £13,726 and Research Training Support Grant of £750. Applicants must have a first-class or high upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in sociology or a relevant discipline and meet the University’s standard English language entry requirements. The application deadline is 31 October 2013. 
About Scholarship: The Department of Sociology is pleased to offer two fully-funded studentships for January 2014 entry to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. The studentships will pay UK/EU tuition fees for three years and include each year a stipend worth £13,726 and Research Training Support Grant of £750. 
Study: Sociology Course Level: The studentships are available for pursuing PhD degree level at The University of Leicester in UK Scholarship by: The University of Leicester, UK Location: UK
Eligibility:-Applicants must have a first-class or high upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in sociology or a relevant discipline and meet the University’s Standard English language entry requirements.
-It is expected that applicants will have a relevant Masters degree or be able to show evidence that they will achieve this before the start of the PhD programme.
-These studentships are only available to applicants who are eligible to pay the UK/EU tuition fee – i.e., those who are permanently resident in the UK or another EU country.
-The studentships are for full-time study only and applicants must be able to commence their studies in January 2014. 
Scholarship Open for: The students of UK/EU (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City) can apply for the studentships. 
Number of awards: Two
Duration: three years
Value: The studentships will pay UK/EU tuition fees for three years and include each year a stipend worth £13,726 and Research Training Support Grant of £750. 
Apply: online or post
Deadline: 31 October 2013
Further Information: http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/funding/sociology

Research Fellowship in the Field of Art and Science by Gonville & Caius College, UK

This research fellowship award is offered by Gonville & Caius College which is provided for graduate and research students who have completed the research maximum four years ago and who coming from the United Kingdom. The applicants should be interested in the field of art and science.

Program Description
Gonville & Caius College invites applications for stipendiary Research Fellowships in both Arts and Sciences. The Fellowships will be tenable for four years, normally from 1 October 2014. To apply, you are required to register. This enables you to save your application and revisit/edit it before submitting, or to check its status. It is recommended that you register as soon as possible.

Award Amount

• The current stipend of a Research Fellow resident in the College who has no other emoluments except College teaching is £19,635 p.a., rising by three annual increments to £22,025 p.a. Assistance with housing is given to non-resident Research Fellows. A further allowance of £1,317 is payable in respect of the first child. Reimbursement of certain research expenses totaling up to £1,000 p.a. will also be available.
• The stipend of Research Fellows who are in receipt of financial support from other sources will be by arrangement according to individual circumstances. Research Fellows may join the University’s Superannuation Scheme.
• A Research Fellow will receive the normal privileges of a Fellow, including the provision of rooms and some meals. Reimbursement of certain research expenses will also be available.

Eligibility and Criteria
Before you apply this fellowship award, please consider the following eligibility and criteria:

1. Application for a Research Fellowship is open to men and women in any academic discipline in Arts and Sciences.
2. Candidates must be graduates or research students, who have completed not more than four years of full-time research (or part-time equivalent) by 1st October 2013.
3. Candidates should be university graduates or research students who have either submitted their doctoral dissertation after 30 September 2012 or are able to include in their application a substantial draft of all or part of their projected dissertation, which is yet to be submitted.

Level and Area of Studies
Research in Art Science

Application Procedure
To apply this research fellowship please provide the following items:

• Statements of research are required and should be not more than 2,000 words, outlining their current and proposed future research. Please note that the statement will be read by people outside as well as inside the candidate’s own discipline and should therefore be intelligible to scholars in other subjects.
• Two referees' reports.
• Completed application form. This form must be completed online, Please find it at the link below.

Submission Deadline
5.00pm on Friday 27th September 2013

Other Information
At a later stage short-listed science candidates may be asked to provide a statement from their proposed Head of Department confirming that adequate finance and facilities are available. Interviews for short listed candidates will be held in the College on 17th January 2014.

Website and Application Link
https://rfc.cai.cam.ac.uk/rf_2014/

The Interface Europe’s internship programme Interface Europe

The internship programme is focused on immersing the successful candidates in the activities of Interface Europe.
The mission assigned to the interns mainly consists in supporting the activities carried out by Interface Europe's consultants:

•  monitoring EU current affairs in Research and innovation,
•  defining strategies,
•  drafting proposals,
•  managing projects,
• giving lectures,
•  managing communities and social networks,
•  developing communication and exploitation activities in Research and innovation.

The specific tasks assigned to the interns are typically:

•  gathering information on the internet,
•  preparation of the communication tools (newsletters, updating the website and the project platform, databases, etc.),
•  organizing meetings and conferences,
•  preparing missions, minutes and reports and
•  any other support activities.

The programme is open to all young graduates with an academic background in one of the Interface Europe related fields (sciences, engineering, project management, community management, innovation management, business development, legal/IPR, etc.) holding a university degree, fluent in English, fully computer and internet literate and with good knowledge of European Affairs and in particular European Programmes for Research and Innovation (FP7, CIP, Horizon 2020, COSME, etc.).
Additional educational qualifications, experience in the European Institutions and adequate knowledge of one or two more languages are considered assets.
Additional educational qualifications, experience in the European Institutions and adequate knowledge of one or two more languages are considered assets.
Please go to the our site, and download the PDF to fulfil the requirements and for more information:
http://interfaceurope.eu/interfaceurope/the_interface_europe_s_internship_...
Please do not contact us directly by phone.

Internship in European Environmental, Regulatory & Life Sciences Law Hunton & Williams

The Brussels office of global law firm Hunton & Williams is offering a six-month salaried internship in its European Environmental, Regulatory & Life Sciences law practice.

Your Role

You will assist our attorneys in the course of their professional activities, in particular with regard to the preparation of legal assessments and advice, project management and monitoring of recent legal developments related to European product and plant related regulations, such as REACH and ELD. You will be a member of the European Environmental, Regulatory & Life Sciences Team, but could occasionally also assist attorneys in other practice areas. You will serve international clients and will work mostly in English.
Starting date: as soon as possible
Location: Brussels

We are looking for candidates who:

• Hold a law degree, and have excellent academic results;
• Have a proven strong interest and/or professional experience in Environmental, Regulatory, and Life Sciences Law;
• Have an excellent command of written and spoken English;
• Are highly motivated, and want to work in an international environment.

Additional assets:

• LL.M. degree in an English speaking country, preferably in a relevant area of law;
• Excellent command of written and spoken German language.

Hunton & Williams

Hunton & Williams LLP, founded in 1901, is a global law firm with a significant international presence. We provide our clients with expertise and advice covering every discipline of the law.
Our Brussels office was established in 1989 and is comprised of attorneys from various countries admitted to practice in a number of jurisdictions. It has one of the leading EU Environmental & Regulatory practice in Brussels. For more information: www.hunton.com

How to apply:

Please send an email with your application letter, CV, and writing sample in English to: BR_legalrecruiting@hunton.com.
Please reference “Internship – Environmental, Regulatory, & Life Sciences” in the subject line.

Internship in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Hunton & Williams

The Brussels office of global law firm Hunton & Williams is offering a six-month salaried internship in its global privacy and cybersecurity practice.

Hunton & Williams’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group

Hunton & Williams LLP, founded in 1901, is a global firm with more than 800 lawyers practicing from 19 offices across the United States, Europe and Asia. We provide our clients with expertise and advice covering every discipline of the law.
The Hunton & Williams global privacy and cybersecurity practice was formed a decade ago and is widely recognized for its deep experience, breadth of knowledge and outstanding client service. Hunton & Williams has repeatedly been named Computerworld’s top law firm for privacy and ranks in Band 1 in Chambers Global 2013 Guide for data protection. The European privacy and cybersecurity team in the Brussels office is led by Wim Nauwelaerts who has been recognized as one of the world’s leading practitioners in the International Who’s Who of Internet, E-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers, 2013 and by Chambers Europe for TMT: Information Technology: Belgium, 2012-2013.
We assist Fortune Global 500 clients across all industry sectors on European and national data protection, privacy and cybersecurity law matters. Our lawyers are admitted in several jurisdictions, including Belgium, France, Germany and the UK. For more information please see:
http://www.hunton.com/European_Data_Protection_and_Privacy/.

Your Role

You will assist our attorneys in the course of their professional activities, in particular with regard to the management of large multi-jurisdictional projects and monitoring of recent legal developments related to EU privacy, data protection and cybersecurity law. You will be a fully integrated member of the Brussels team and work with high-profile international clients as well as our colleagues in New York, London and Beijing on a daily basis.
Starting date: as soon as possible
Location: Brussels

We are looking for candidates who:

• Hold a law degree have excellent academic results;
• Have a proven, strong interest and/or professional experience in data protection and privacy law;
• Have an excellent command of written and spoken English, Dutch/or French;
• Are highly motivated and want to work in an international environment.

Additional assets:

• LL.M. degree in an English speaking country, preferably in the area of data protection and privacy;
• German is considered an asset.

How to apply:

Please send an email with your application letter, CV, and writing sample in English to: BR_legalrecruiting@hunton.com.
Please reference “Internship – Privacy” in the subject line.

Research Assistant RISE Foundation

The Rural Investment Support for Europe (RISE) Foundation is a philanthropic foundation that was created in 2006 to promote a sustainable, profitable and internationally competitive rural economy across Europe, to preserve the European countryside, its environment and biodiversity, and its cultural heritage and traditions. It works in three ways: by supporting innovative pilot projects, through its think tank work on rural and environmental issues, and by providing a platform for debate on key issues that affect rural communities.

The Foundation has launched a new project looking into aspects of the Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Europe(SI). RISE is bringing together the work of three organisations/universities across Europe to feed into this project. The main purpose of the Research Assistant role will be to assist these organisations in their research and support the coordination of the project at the Brussels level. In addition, the Research Assistant will support in the daily activities of the organisation.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the post will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• To undertake literature reviews, data collection and support the development of the SI project;
• To write, review and edit various materials for the publication as requested;
• To keep abreast of developments in SI with regard to new research, policy initiatives and projects;
• To support the organisation of workshops and conferences.

Other duties:

• Conduct policy analysis and research in the European agricultural and environmental field, as requested;
• Assist in the follow up of on-going projects;
• Update the communications material of RISE. This will include the website and social networking sites;
• Manage and update the contact lists of RISE;
• Support in the writing and preparation of the RISE Annual Report;
• Carry out the day-to-day administration for the Foundation including, but not limited to, responding to enquiries, organising meetings and editing;
• Writing speeches and briefing notes as requested;
• Attending relevant conferences/workshops and providing feedback to the Project Coordinator and CEO of RISE.

Qualifications/skills/experience required:

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS BOTH YOUR WRITTENAND SPOKEN ENGLISH IS FLUENT as this role requires the post-holder to write high quality reports in English.

The interview process will include both a spoken and written section.

• Educated to masters level, preferably in a subject related to EU Affairs, Economics and/or agriculture;
• Fluent written and spoken English is essential;
• German would be an asset;
• Work experience and a proven interest in EU affairs with regard to current agriculture/environmental policy would be an asset;
• Ability to work as part of a small team and take initiative where needed;
• Strong organisational and administrative skills;
• Mature manner and strong interpersonal skills;
• Computer fluency: PowerPoint, Word, Excel and outlook are a must; experience of managing internet sites would be an asset.

Conditions of employment:

• Fixed term contract (until the end of April 2014);
• Start date: Immediate.

Application process:

Please send CV, cover letter (1 page) and a one page written response to the following question:

‘What needs to be done to make European agriculture more sustainably intensive?’

To: Annabelle Williams at annabelle.williams@risefoundation.eu.

International Scholarship at London Metropolitan University, UK

The London Met Scholarship annually offered for international master students who show high achievements academically in any disciplines offered at London Met University. There will be a full and partial scholarship available.

Program Description
Every year London Metropolitan University invests in its international students scholarship programme to help academically excellent international students fund their education. We have a limited number of scholarships available for the January 2014 intake.

Award Amount
This program is offered in two types; a full and partial scholarship.

Eligibility and Criteria
International fee paying students who hold an unconditional offer for one of their postgraduate degree programmes and who pay international tuition fees may apply for a scholarship. (Home and EU students are not eligible for the scholarship.)

Level and Area of Studies
Master in any subjects offered at the university.

Application Procedure
You can apply via the online application form or by downloading and emailing the Word doc application form. We will accept scholarship applications for January 2014 until the deadline of Thursday 31 October 2013.

Submission Deadline
31 October 2013.

Contact Detail
If you have a specific query and have not found an answer on the website pages, you may write to scholarships@londonmet.ac.uk and we will answer your query as soon as possible.

Other Information
There is no additional information

Website and Application Link

http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding-for-overseas-students/scholarships-at-london-met/