Taking Action -- CNR Nationwide Calls for 485 Researchers -- DEADLINE'S EXTENSION PDF Print E-mail
Careers - Post Doc
Monday, 08 February 2010 11:38
CNR_ItaliaNEW! The CNR extends the applications' deadlines for nine calls issued by CNR for 485 entry level permanent positions (Ricercatore III livello  “a tempo indeterminato”). The new applications' deadlines  and additional changes in technical provisions will be posted on the CNR website (www.cnr.it).                                         

 

On December 29, 2009, the "Gazzetta Ufficiale - IV serie speciale - Concorsi ed Esami" of the Italian Republic published  nine calls issued by CNR for 485 entry level permanent positions (Ricercatore III livello  “a tempo indeterminato”). The calls, nationwide issued, are structured by regional aggregations, and cover a varieity of disciplines. Relevant details can be found in http://www.urp.cnr.it.  The application deadline is February 8, 2010.

Read more...
 
Obama's Leap in Energy Education -- RE-ENERGYSE Program PDF Print E-mail
Careers - Policies & Fundings Update
Monday, 08 February 2010 02:59
20100201_013709_nucleanlisting_300The Obama administration sticks with its promises launching the nation’s first comprehensive federal education initiative focused on attracting and educate future scientists and engineers in clean-energy sector. For the RE-ENERGYSE (Regaining our Energy Science and Engineering Edge) Program, Obama requested in the FY2011 Budget  $19 million for up to 8,500 students pursuing clean-energy careers by 2015.

- Un'idea per i ricercatori italiani: diventare avvocati della scienza, by Giuseppe Remuzzi, Corriere della Sera

 
US Basic Commitments: Any Doubt? PDF Print E-mail
Careers - Policies & Fundings Update
Monday, 08 February 2010 00:03
NIH_DOE_NSF_NASA

 

As in last year's budget, Obama's FY2011 Budget Requests confirm his administration's commitment to basic research: all the federal science agencies -- the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science, the National Science Foundation, and (overall) NASA face not freeze but thaw!

 

For a general summary, see Nature:

 
US -- Training Young Scientists PDF Print E-mail
Careers - Policies & Fundings Update
Monday, 08 February 2010 00:02
ricercaTraining Young Scientists NIH's Ruth L. Kirschstein Awards Program -- the primary research-training program for nearly 17,000 young scientists pre- and post-doctoral scientists would raise stipends by 6%.

Additional NIH's funding priorities: Autism studies; Cancer research -- funding for autism studies would jump by 5% to $143 million, and cancer research funding would rise by 4.4%, to more than $6 billion.
 
The Colored Tie between the Parthenon* and Dinosaurs PDF Print E-mail
News - ISSNAF News
Sunday, 07 February 2010 05:36
The Colored Tie between the Parthenon* and Dinosaurs
A new study published in Science magazines shows for the first time “the full body color patterns of a 155-million-year-old dinosaur -— the  Anchiornis Huxleyi. This study, more that a preceding research published in  Nature,  will expand  knowledge of dinosaur coloration, says Richard Prum —the evolutionary biologist from Yale University and a coauthor of the study. [** ]
[**] Link Richard Prum Yale University.
Read more

image001-1

025814_600x450

 

A new study published in Science Magazine shows for the first time “the full body color patterns of a 155-million-year-old dinosaur -— the  Anchiornis Huxleyi. This study, more than a preceding research published in  Nature,  will expand  knowledge of dinosaur coloration, says Richard Prum — the evolutionary biologist from Yale University and a coauthor of the study. More...

New test reveals Parthenon's hidden colour, New Scientist

 
Twofold Focus for Targeted Research Calls by the Italian Ministry of Health: Translational Biomedical Projects & Promotion of Researchers under Forty PDF Print E-mail
Careers - Policies & Fundings Update
Saturday, 06 February 2010 09:58
Ministero_Salute_portale

 

 

 

The Ministry of Health Launched a Call for Targeted Research Proposals. Total funding amounts to 101.482.000 €. Individual projects presented by institutional scientists shall focus on the specific areas of clinical and biomedical research, of translational quality in particular. As part of a plan designed to promote young researchers, a separate call is solely aimed to funding projects submitted by researchers under forty.

The selection process appears to be set on the basis of peer review by international referees. In both calls is explicitly required that the research proposal be written in English.
 
Join_US

Job Offers

Looking for a job? Check here the current job opportunities from our partners

ISSNAF Fellowship

issnaf_fellowship_logo

Fellowship in the Field of Climate Change Modeling

sponsored by:

minister_ambiente

Other Fellowships

italianacademy-logo

Participate *

CONTRIBUTE
DISCUSS
Public space at ISSNAF Public FORUMS
Inside ISSNAF at ISSNAF Discussion – Members Google Group
* Comments, letters, and articles published on ISSNAF Magazine, and materials posted on ISSNAF Forums express the views of the authors, and do not reflect the views of the Foundation, unless otherwise explicitly stated.

 mailbox2CONTRIBUTE

 at redazione@issnaf.org

 

forums

DISCUSS

Public space at

Inside ISSNAF at

 

* Comments, letters, and articles published on ISSNAF Magazine, and materials posted on ISSNAF Forums express the views of the authors, and do not reflect the views of the Foundation, unless otherwise explicitly stated.

EURAXESS Links Usa

links_logo1

Who's Online

We have 89 guests online

Facebook_logo


1173785737_radio_ist2_1561827_on_airTUNED  To
''Giovani Talenti'' - Radio Sole 24

A program by Sergio Nava

RocketTheme Joomla Templates