Thursday, 10 January 2013

VACANCY: Structural and functional imaging Ph.D. candidate

Structural and functional imaging Ph.D. candidate m/f, vacancy number 2012/0603

Location	Utrecht, provincie Utrecht
Function types	Research, Development, Innovation
Scientific fields	Health, Behaviour and Society
Hours	36.0 hours per week
Education	University Graduate
Job number	2012/0603
Translations	en

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Job description

ALS is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by both lower as well as upper motor neuron degeneration. Recent advances in MR imaging have made it feasible to examine in ever increasing detail the upper motor neuron effects in ALS, enabling the in vivo examination of neurodegenerative effects on both the structure as well as the connectivity architecture of the brain. This project concerns investigating the integrity of the motor network in ALS using MR imaging. You will acquire multiple forms of morphological and connectivity data in ALS patients and healthy controls, covering high-field structural and functional connectivity data (3T, 7T, T1, Spectroscopy, Diffusion Weighted Imaging, rs-fMRI) and analyze this data with graph analytical tools, examining the effects of structural damage to the brain’s functional dynamics. Your research should result in scientific papers in international journals, and a dissertation.

Requirements

We are looking for motivated candidate, who is enthusiastic about brain (dys)connectivity. You should have a M.Sc. degree in a relevant discipline, such as neuroscience, artificial intelligence, informatics, physics, or medicine. You should also have a wide interest in medical science and an open view to novel methodology. Experience with MRI is a plus. You must have programming experience (e.g. C, matlab, R) and excellent writing skills.

Conditions of employment

For this full-time post, the salary will be according to the scale for Ph.D. internships. This will be a temporary appointment for 4 years.

Contract type: Temporary, 4 years

Department

the department of Neurology of the University Medical Center Utrecht

The research will be carried out under Professor Leonard van den Berg at the department of Neurology of the University Medical Center Utrecht (part of the Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience). You will be part of an energetic and highly multidisciplinary team, including people with backgrounds in clinical trials, epidemiology, neuroinformatics, mathematics, physics, genetics, and medicine. The team conducts research into motor neuron disorders, including ALS.

More information about employer University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) on AcademicTransfer. Direct link to this job opening: www.academictransfer.com/16887

original here: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UMCU/vacancy/16887/lang/en/

VACANCY: 2 PhD students 'Cosmic Lightning'

Job Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut - 2 PhD students 'Cosmic Lightning'

Specifications - (explanation)

Location	Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI) - Groningen Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) - Amsterdam
Function types	PhD positions
Scientific fields	Natural Sciences
Hours	40.0 hours per week
Salary	maximum € 2636
Education	University Graduate
Job number	AT-211490
Translations	en

Job description

Cosmic particles with energies of up to 1020 eV pose a challenge as their source is a complete mystery; they are currently investigated at the international Pierre Auger Observatory, located in Argentina. The particle measurements can be strongly disturbed by thunderstorms, because the electric fields in a thunderstorm can accelerate shower particles and create ionization avalanches — but how large is the effect for a given electric field, or for a given proximity of a storm? A complementary question arises for thunderstorms, one of the most energetic and least understood processes in our atmosphere. Could cosmic-particle showers play a role in lightning inception? Which physical mechanisms are precisely at work when cosmic particle showers impact a cloud? Which particle energies make a significant impact, and is their number density sufficient?
To answer these questions, we now seek to hire 2 PhD students within the project 'Cosmic Lightning'. One student will work on the interface between observations and simulations and be based at the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI) in Groningen, and one will mainly develop models and be based at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam (CWI) within the group on Multiscale Dynamics.

In the observations the interplay between ultra-high-energy cosmic particles and thunderstorm activity in the atmosphere is investigated using radio-detection techniques at the major international infrastructures LOFAR and Pierre Auger Observatory. The theoretical student will join the particle shower models (roughly for particle energies of 1020 to 106 eV) available at KVI with gas discharge models (roughly for electron energies from 106 to 10-2 eV) available at CWI into one joint model and use it for estimates and predictions.

The KVI is an interfaculty institute for atomic and subatomic physics of the University of Groningen (RUG) and its staff members are employed partly by the university and partly by the NWO Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM). CWI is the national research institute of The Netherlands for applied mathematics and computer science, directly supported by NWO. It is located at Science Park Amsterdam.

Requirements

We are looking for two highly motivated students with a strong interest in theoretical, computational, and experimental physics.
The PhD candidates are required to have a master's degree in (applied) mathematics, atmosphere-ocean science, (theoretical) physics, or a related field. Ideally, the candidate has a good knowledge of stochastics, numerical methods, (geophysical) fluid dynamics, and statistics, as well as experience with scientific programming. Candidates are expected to have an excellent command of English, and good academic writing and presentation skills.

Conditions of employment

When fulfilling a PhD position at the FOM foundation, you will get the status of junior scientist. You will have an employee status and can participate in all the employee benefits FOM offers. You will get a contract for 4 years. Your salary will be up to a maximum of 2,636 euro gross per month.The salary is supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,33%. You are supposed to have a thesis finished at the end of your four year term with FOM. A training programme is part of the agreement. You and your supervisor will make up a plan for the additional education and supervising that you specifically need. At KVI, this plan can include teaching activities for up to 10% of your working time. The conditions of mployment of the FOM-foundation are laid down in the Collective Labour Agreement for Research Centres (Cao-Onderzoekinstellingen), more exclusive nformation is available at this website under Personeelsinformatie (in Dutch) or under Personnel (in English). General information about working at FOM can be found in the English part of this website under Personnel. The 'FOM job interview code' applies to this position.

Contract type: Temporary, 4 years

Organisation

Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut

One student will work on the interface between observations and simulations and be based at the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI) in Groningen, and one will mainly develop models and be based at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam (CWI) within the group on Multiscale Dynamics.

Additional information

Academic training In Groningen, the young researcher will receive a thorough training within the international research school FANTOM of the Groningen Graduate School of Science and be a member of the Pierre Auger Collaboration. Through the CWI-group in Amsterdam, the young researchers can participate in national and EU-regional schools and workshops on applied plasma physics as well as in computational science, and in the ESF-network TEA-IS on
lightning phenomena observed from space.

Overige informatie

More detailed information about the research projects can be obtained from Profs. Olaf Scholten, Ute Ebert, or Ad van den Berg.

More information about employer Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) on AcademicTransfer. Direct link to this job opening: www.academictransfer.com/16898

original here: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/FOM/vacancy/16898/lang/en/

Holland: 2013 Salary criteria for highly-skilled migrants

Highly-skilled migrants, key personnel and those holding a Blue Card must fulfil a salary criterion, which would be reviewed on an annual basis. On the 1st of January, 2013, the following gross annual wages will go into effect, including vacation pay:

Highly-skilled migrants from 30 years €52,010.-
Highly-skilled migrants younger than 30 years €38,141.-
People who graduated in the Netherlands €27,336.-
Corporate employees €52,010.-
Blue Card €60,952.-

To whom do these new rates apply?
The new rates apply to everyone who submits a request to the IND for an MVV (multiple entry clearance visa), a residence permit or a Blue Card, on or after 1 January, 2013. If an application for an MVV is submitted before that date, the wage criterion for 2012 would apply, even if the accompanying residence permit application is not submitted until after 1 January, 2013.

Do I need to adjust the salaries of our highly-skilled migrants annually according to the new wage criterion?
No

When should I apply the new wage rates?
1. When you employ a highly skilled migrant, a corporate employee or a Blue Card holder, either from another country or from the Netherlands;
2. When a corporate employee from another country is transferred;
3. At the time a residence permit is extended.

Furthermore, you should be sure that during the term of his contract, the salary of your highly-skilled migrant, corporate employee or Blue Card holder does not drop under the salary limit that applied when the request for a residence permit or the Blue Card was submitted (e.g. due to part-time work).

Which highly-skilled migrant falls into which category?
Highly-skilled migrants, 30 years or older, who are beginning employment on or after 1 January, 2013, should meet the wage criterion of €52,010.-

Highly skilled migrants, 29 years old or younger who are beginning employment on or after 1 January, 2013, should meet the wage criterion of €38,141.-

For the highly-skilled migrants who did, or will turn 30 years old during the course of their employment contract, the lower wage criterion will apply as long as they continue working for the same “employer”.
The “employer” here means: the person or legal entity with whom the employee has entered into an employment contract.
For students who graduate in the Netherlands and find employment as highly-skilled migrants within a year of completing their studies, there is an extra low wage criterion, regardless of their age. This criterion is set at €27,336.- for 2013 and will remain valid even if they change employers.

Scientific researchers and doctors in training to be specialists
Scientific researchers and doctors in training to be specialists may start employment as highly-skilled migrants but do not have to meet a wage criterion other than the general subsistence requirement from the Immigration Act. The social assistance benefits for a single person in 2013 will be €1100.89 per month (exclusive of vacation pay).

Corporate employees
When “start employment” and “employer” are mentioned above, what is also meant is: a company that receives a highly-skilled migrant within the confines of a corporate transfer and for that reason is regarded to be a sponsor by the IND.
Applicable to corporate employees who come to work in the Netherlands with a work permit (TWV) on or after 1 January 2013, there is a wage criterion of €52,010.-, which applies to the entire duration of the work permit.

Advice
If an employer does not meet the salary criterion, the Inspector from the Ministry of Social Affairs can impose a fine of €12,000.- per highly-skilled migrant, corporate employee or Blue Card holder. An employer, as a sponsor of highly-skilled migrants, is also required to report any changes in salaries to the IND.

For further information, please contact Marcel Reurs or Ted Badoux.

Original found here: http://www.everaert.nl/en/news/13-bedrijven/161-looncriteria-kennismigranten-2013

Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Vacancy Editor at "I am Expat"

Job title: Editor
Location: Amsterdam
Category: Editing / Translation
Posted: 12 Dec 2012

Description
- News research, writing and editing
- Editorial planning
- Proofreading
- Article writing and editing
- Other duties and projects as assigned

More info 
- Type: Internship or Part time
(depends on experience and qualifications)
- Starting date: February 1, 2013 
- Commitment: 20 - 28 hours per week
- Compensation / Salary: Depends on experience and qualifications

Requirements
- Fluency in English (speaking & writing) to native level or equivalent
- Good command of Dutch is a plus
- Research skills
- Bachelor's or master's degree in journalism or related field, and / or experience as a writer or editor is appreciated
- Affinity with social media and viral marketing
- Solid computer skills. Basic knowledge of Word and Excel. Experience with CMS (Content Management System) also a plus. 

About You
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
- Comfortable working in a collaborative, international environment
- Demonstrate respect and an appreciation for diverse communities
- Self-responsible, team-oriented and enthusiastic

About the company
IamExpat.nl is one of the most popular information and communication platforms for the English-speaking community in the Netherlands; an online resource platform particularly designed to cover expats’ local needs as well as engage conversation and facilitate interaction.

About Us
- Young internationals with background on entrepreneurship, online business models, marketing and finance
- Dutch university post-graduates
- Hard working, easy-going and casual

Please note that due to the volume of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted / notified.

- Projekt 45 is an equal opportunity employer -

Source: http://www.iamexpat.nl/career/jobs-netherlands/editing-translation/editor

Introduction of the ‘European Blue Card’

As from 19 June 2011 the Netherlands has a new purpose of stay: the European Blue Card. The European Blue Card is a separate purpose of stay in addition to the existing National Highly Skilled Migrant Programme. The EU Blue Card Council Directive is intended for highly skilled foreign nationals who do not have EU, EEA or Swiss nationality, and who wish to work in one of the member states of the EU. The Directive is also meant to make it easier to settle in another EU member state. A residence permit will always be required in that other member state, however. To obtain this residence permit the employee must comply with the conditions applicable in that member state.

The conditions for residence in the Netherlands as an EU Blue Card holder are stricter than those for residence as a Highly Skilled Migrant. The employee must have a contract for highly qualified employment for at least one year, earning at least EUR 60,000 gross (in 2011). The employee must have completed a course of higher education lasting at least three years. The employee must prove this by having his diploma assessed by Nuffic. For a regulated profession, a competent authority will take decisions about the admission to that profession.

Advantages
One of the advantages of the EU Blue Card is that it is easier for an EU Blue Card holder and his family members to settle in another EU member state at a later date. After eighteen months foreign nationals who have an EU Blue Card are exempted from the provisional residence permit (MVV) requirement, if they want to work in another EU member State. In this second member state the employee must submit an application for a residence permit as a holder of an EU Blue Card. Each member state may implement the directive in slightly different ways. If someone holds a Blue Card in the Netherlands, this does not mean that the requirements are also met in other member states.

Another advantage is that after having stayed lawfully with the EU Blue Card holder in the Netherlands for two years, the family members may apply for a residence permit for ‘continued residence’. For other purposes of stay this is only possible after having stayed lawfully in the Netherlands for three years. The family members must have resided legally and continuously within the territory of an EU member state for at least five years, however. An employee who has stayed legally in the Netherlands as an EU Blue Card holder for two years may apply for the status of ‘long-term resident as a non-EU member country national’. He must have resided legally and continuously within EU territory for five years and must comply with the other conditions for this purpose of stay.

Highly skilled migrants from outside of the EU

A highly skilled migrant is a migrant who comes to the Netherlands to be employed, and has a gross annual income of at least €47,565, or €34,881 if he/she is under thirty. This income requirement does not apply if the employee enters service for certain functions in an educational or research institution. For information on the specific functions to which this clause applies, you can inquire at the IND office for labour and highly skilled migrants. When a foreign national has been granted residence in the Netherlands as a highly skilled migrant, the employer of the highly skilled migrant is not required to be in possession of a work permit for that foreign national.

Professional soccer players, ministers of religion, teachers of religion and prostitutes are not eligible for a residency as highly skilled migrant.

Important!
The amounts stated above will be indexed every year as of 1 January.