Southeast Asian fellowship of Southeast Asia Leadership Initiative in US

iLEAP International Fellowship is currently can be applied. The fellowship‘s participants will participate in eight-week intensive leadership training program that runs from October 20, 2014 to December 12, 2014. This fellowship will cover round-trip airfare to/from Seattle, room/board, visa/immigration, transportation, living stipend and all program related expenses.

Program Description
The iLEAP International Fellowship (IF) is a long-term investment in community-based leadership in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each year, iLEAP selects up to 15 grass-roots leaders from around the world from a highly competitive, global pool of applicants to join a unique, cross-cultural and global leadership training in Seattle. The IF is highly integrated, with a balance between personal reflection and retreat, group learning and dialogue, and professional training in partnership, communication, and effective leadership. iLEAP Fellows return home to lead their communities with a renewed clarity and commitment to who they are, what they do, and how they can be better leaders of change. An important part of the IF is its connection to the iLEAP Southeast Asia Leadership Initiative.

Award Amount
The following will be covered by this fellowship; round-trip airfare to/from Seattle, room/board, visa/immigration, transportation, living stipend, and all program related expenses.

Eligibility and Requirements

• Living and working full-time in one or more of the following countries: Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, or the Philippines. Preference will be given to citizens of these countries.
• Five or more years working in a leadership position in NGO/CBO or socially minded business.
• Clear understanding of both the iLEAP International Fellowship program and Southeast Asia Leadership Initiative and how both will benefit the applicant’s personal growth and social leadership.
• Demonstrated long-term commitment to the Southeast Asia region.
• Interest in building a network of aligned social leaders in the Southeast Asia region.
• Between 25-42 years of age.
• Intermediate or higher level of English conversation skills.
• Available in the fall of 2014 to travel to Seattle, WA USA

Application Procedure
The fellowship must be applied online.

Submission Deadline
30 June, 2014

Source Link:

http://g-scholarship.info/2014/05/international-fellowship-southeast-asia-leadership-initiative-sali-usa-2.html

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Postdoctoral fellowships in the area of Bacterial Metabolic Engineering

Job description
We are seeking two highly motivated and talented Postdoctoral fellows to become part of the founding team in the Bacterial Metabolic Engineering Group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark. The core group at the Center is focusing on applied strategic research in the area of metabolic engineering and systems biology.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

We seek to fill two postdoctoral positions in the area of metabolic engineering for the production of functional food additives using bacterial cell factories. The successful candidates will be working on projects with direct commercial potential. Pathways to promising targets will be identified, expressed and optimized in bacterial host organisms such as E. coli. New methods for automated high throughput cloning will also be developed. The successful candidates will become part of a large interdisciplinary team of scientists, where there will be opportunities for collaboration with other research groups focusing on metabolomics, in silico systems biology, metagenomics and plant biochemistry.
Qualifications
Mandatory requirements:

• PhD degree or equivalent in relevant field
• High quality publication record within PhD research field
• Strong work ethic and motivation to succeed within a competitive research field

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• Proven track record within metabolic engineering of bacterial host organisms, molecular biology, high throughput cloning technologies, analytical techniques for metabolite analysis, enzyme purification, enzymatic assays, and/or experience with small scale fermentation.
• Training from leading research laboratories

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed with the relevant union.

The period of employment is 2 years, with the possibility of 1 year extension.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Alex Toftgaard Nielsen, +45 4525 8010.

You can read more about the center on www.biosustain.dtu.dk

Application procedure
We must have your online application by the 25 November 2011. Please open the link “apply for this job online” and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV. The material that should be given consideration in the assessment must be attached.

If you wish to submit letter(s) of recommendation they must be mailed directly from the reference person to Professor Alex Toftgaard Nielsen (atn@biosustain.dtu.dk).

All qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability is an international research center at the Technical University of Denmark funded by a grant of 700 million DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The center conducts research in metabolic engineering, cell factories, in silico systems biology, metagenomics and plant biochemistry with the purpose of developing new processes and technologies that can support a more sustainable bio-based production of fine chemicals in the future. The Center brings together some of the world’s leading researchers in the field and will possess the advanced equipment and facilities required for achieving its ambitious research goals. Impact on society by innovation has a high priority and the Center collaborates worldwide with biotech companies and chemical industries to facilitate the dissemination and exploitation of its results. Additional information can be found at www.biosustain.dtu.dk.

Apply Online here!

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GLOBAL FELLOWSHIPS IN MARINE CONSERVATION

GLOBAL FELLOWSHIPS IN MARINE CONSERVATION
(Summer Term II)
Deadline: 1 March
For additional information regarding the Global Fellowships in Marine
Conservation applicants are encouraged to contact
ml_admissions@ nicholas. duke. edu.
Fellowships for international students will fully cover travel expenses,
room and board, and tuition for both BIO 109/ENV 209 Conservation
Biology and Policy and one elective course subject to availability.
Eligibility
This fellowship is available to any international applicant with
interest and qualifications in conservation biology.
Application Form
There is no separate fellowship application form. Intent to apply for a
fellowship should be made known on the reverse of the summer course
enrollment form.
Required Credentials
In addition to the summer application for courses and current college or
professional school transcript*, each Global Fellowship applicant is
required to submit (1) a brief essay (one page or less) describing the
applicant’s education, research, and work experience background (a
Curriculum Vitae does not take the place of this essay); (2) a brief
statement of purpose, i.e., describing the applicant's reason for taking
the course, how the applicant will be able to apply the training in
his/her home country, the applicant's future goals; (3) a letter of
recommendation from academic faculty or employer addressed to Dr. Larry
Crowder; and (4) a Curriculum Vitae. All credentials may be posted (135
Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort NC 28516, USA) or faxed (252-504-7648) to
the attention of Debbie Pease or scanned and sent in Word or pdf form as
an email attachment to drpease1@duke. edu. We do not offer guidelines
about the information to be included in your reference letter. These
letters typically include how the referee knows you, his/her opinions of
your work together in the past, and thoughts about whether he/she feels
you'd be well suited to this program.
* If at all possible, a copy of the transcript is preferred. A scan
(sent in Word or pdf form as an email attachment to drpease1@duke. edu)
or fax (252-504-7648) to the attention of Debbie Pease, an unofficial
version of the transcript is fine. If this is impossible, then please
send a copy of your degree. An ordinary (non certified) translation of
the transcript is fine.
Due Date
All Global Fellowship credentials must be received no later than March
1, 2010 by the admissions office of the Marine Laboratory. All
fellowship applicants will be notified of their award status shortly
after the deadline date.

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