​​2nd Conference for Students & Early Career Academic Professionals on Open Access, Open Education and Open Data

Where: Brussels, Belgium

When: November 14-16

More details: http://opencon2015.org/blog/opencon-2015-details-announced​

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Do you want to learn about Leadership and your problem-solving skills?

FSK-8003 Leadership skills – preparing PhD students for taking on leadership tasks 2 ECTS is a four day course; tailor-made for PhD-students at all faculties who wish to learn about leadership and improve their leadership, and problem solving skills.

Lectures by experienced leaders from academia and private companies.

Maximum 20 participants

Application deadline: April 26.

Course dates: May 26 – May 29.​

For more information about the course and apply, go to:

http://uit.no/studietilbud/emner/emne?p_document_id=411937

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PhD Courses at the Department of Strategy and Management (SOL), Norwegian School of Economics, spring 2015:

Multivariate Data Analysis: http://www.nhh.no/no/studentsider/faginformasjon/studier-ved-nhh-(studiehåndboken)/studiehåndboken.aspx?Kurs=MET522

Qualitative methods: http://www.nhh.no/no/studentsider/faginformasjon/studier-ved-nhh-(studiehåndboken)/studiehåndboken.aspx?Kurs=MET512

​​Post-Doctoral Position in Human-Computer Interaction

The position is based at Abertay University in Dundee (UK), http://www.abertay.ac.uk/

​The project starts on the 1st of June, the post is for 30 months depending on start.

URL: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061263/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=59958

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When: 6th to 10th July 2015

Where: The Marine Sciences Institute in Barcelona, Spain

Deadline: 27th April 2015

The topic this year is : “Patterns and processes in boundary marine ecosystems”. The colloquia will include theoretical and practical activities, all within this central topic, as well as group discussion sessions.

The Colloquia, addressed to advanced doctoral students and recent PhDs, is jointly organized by the Institute of Marine Sciences (http://www.icm.csic.es/ ) and the Catalan Association of Oceanographers (http://www.acoio.org) with the institutional support of the Government of Catalonia.

For further information you may visit the web page of the Colloquia at http://www.acoio.org/margalef-summer-colloquia/  or write us to margalefcolloquia@acoio.org

Here, you can see a short video of the last edition with opinions from the lecturers and students: https://youtu.be/Mlyfgt1b​N_E

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When: 2nd to 9th August 2015

Where: Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Application deadline: 30th of April 2015

More details: http://www.polar-academy.com/

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP) and the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) organize an interdisciplinary summer school for PhDs and Post-docs in Longyearbyen 2.-9. August 2015.

“Arctic Ocean Governance as a Multifunctional Challenge”

The Consumer Data Research Centre is pleased to announce the following courses are now open for booking through our store, please click the links for full details:

Introduction to Spatial Microsimulation using R– 28th and 29th May
Organising Institution: University of Leeds
Event address: Room 10.20, Miall Building, School of Geography, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
Name of instructor: Robin Lovelace

An Introduction to GIS – Using ArcGIS – (Vector) – 2nd and 3rd June
Organising Institution: University of Leeds
Event address: Room 10.20, Miall Building, School of Geography, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
Name of instructor: Helen Durham

Introduction to Geographical Information Systems – Using ArcGIS (Raster Applications) – 17th and 18th June
Organising Institution: University of Leeds
Event address: Room 10.20, Miall Building, School of Geography, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
Name of instructor: Stephen Carver

For further information, please contact Eleri Pound at: e.a.pound ​

Take control of your PhD journey: From (p)reflection to publishing

When: The end of April/beginning of May​

Where: UiT

Writing a thesis is a long and winding journey. It requires competencies beyond that of your chosen topic. You must be able to find the best literature for your project, review the existing literature, use this literature according to academic norms and then publish your findings in the best possible channels.

The University Library has created a comprehensive course consisting of four independent modules, specifically targeted at PhD-students. Each module last three hours. You can take all four modules, or pick just one or two if you’re too busy just no​w.

URL​: http://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/411388/take_control_of_your_phd_journey_from_p_reflect
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RESEARCH ENGINEER SPECIALIZED IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND AFFECTIVE COMPUTING

Where: USR 3413 SANPSY, Hôpital Pellegrin – Tripode 13ème Etage, Place Amélie Raba Léon 33076 BORDEAUX​ CEDEX

Deadline: 11th April 2015​

The SANPSY Unit offers an open position for a research engineer
specialized in virtual reality and affective computing.

Letter of interest, CV and publications list (if applicable) should be
sent until the 11th of April 2015 to:

recrutement.ia@u-bordeaux.fr Continue reading →

Dear all,

I would like to invite you to consider submitting a paper for two special sessions at the 2015 Social Simulation Conference (SSC):Modelling Social Science Aspects of Fisheries and SIG Qual2Rule – Using qualitative data to inform behavioral rules. The conference will take place from September 14-18 in Groningen, The Netherlands and the current deadline for full papers, extended abstracts and posters is set to April 13th. Continue reading →