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Global Resources

(Last updated July 2010)

General information

BBC Country Profiles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

CIA World Factbook

www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Prospects Country Profiles

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/country_profiles.htm

Going Global www.goinglobal.com/

Braintrack gives information on higher education institutions around the world. www.braintrack.com/

Global Job search resources

Academic Keys for Engineering http://engineering.academickeys.com/seeker_job.php

Academic Jobs EU

An independent company facilitating recruitment and providing career related services to European academic institutions www.academicjobseu.com/content/categories/GERMANY_htmjoblist.asp

Asia Jobs www.asiajobs77.com/

Careers.edu www.career.edu/

Chemseer www.chemseer.com/chemistryjobs/vacancies.shtml

Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/434

Econ-jobs.com www.econ-jobs.com/

Economist www.econ-jobs.com/

Education Jobs www.theeducationjob.com

Eduserv www.vacancies.ac.uk/

Employment Information in the Mathematical Science www.ams.org/eims/

European Commission Euraxess:

Researchers in Motion. For researchers looking for work in Europe.

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm?l1=0&l2=
0&l3=0

European Space Agency

Postdoc Research Fellowship programmes in a variety of disciplines related to space science, application and technology www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Careers_at_ESA/SEM19DXO4HD_0.html

Euro Science Jobs www.eurosciencejobs.com/

(Research and Postdoc jobs in Europe)

EuroEconomistjobs.com www.euroeconomistjobs.com/jobs/academic

Eurosys www.eurosys.org/jobs/

FindaPostDoc.com www.findapostdoc.com/

GlobalEdge http://globaledge.msu.edu/academy/globaledge-job-bank/

HigherEdJobs www.higheredjobs.com/

H-Net Job Guide www.h-net.org/

An international consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

International Geology, Geoscience and Earth Science Jobs www.earthworks-jobs.com/acad.htm

International Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships

www.scholarshipnet.info/category/postdoc/

International Union of Crysallography www1.iucr.org/cww-top/job.index.html

Jobs.ac.uk www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/academic-research

Maths jobs www.math-jobs.com/

Nature www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/

New Scientist www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/default.aspx

Petro Energy Jobs www.petroenergyjobs.com/

PhDjobs.com www.phdjobs.com/

PhDs.org http://jobs.phds.org/

US-based site for PhDs in the sciences and includes job vacancies and careers advice.

PhDs.org Postdoctoral Fellowships and Jobs
www.phds.org/postdoc/postdoctoral-fellowships/

Physics Today www.physicstoday.org/jobs/

Postdocjobs www.postdocjobs.com/

The site is US-based but advertises worldwide postdoctoral vacancies and fellowships.

Researchgate www.researchgate.net/application.Index.html

Scholarship-positions http://scholarship-positions.com

Science Careers http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/

ScienceJobs.org www.sciencejobs.org/

Times Higher Education Supplement www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/

Global Funding and Grant Information

Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council

· International Scientific Interchange Scheme (ISIS) www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/international/isis.aspx

· INTERACT

www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/grants/int/Pages/
interact.aspx

The British Academy

· International Partnerships (Africa/ the Middle East/ South Asia) www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/intl/ip.cfm

· Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/saef.cfm

The British Council

www.britishcouncil.org/science-sister.htm

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Fellowship Programme

https://ert.cern.ch/browse_www/wd_pds?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=5834&p_no_apply=&p_show=N

Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org/Fellowships.aspx

Commonwealth Scholarships: Fellowships for mid-career academics

www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/academic_fellowships.asp

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

www.epsrc.ac.uk

· Postdoctoral Fellowships www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/fellows/Pages/postdoctoral.aspx

· Career Acceleration Fellowship

www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/fellows/careeracc/Pages/default.aspx

· Overseas travel grant www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/grants/int/Pages/otgs.aspx

European Association of Social Psychology www.easp.eu/activities/own/grants.htm#postdoctoral

European 7th Framework Programme

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

European Molecular Biology Organisation Fellowships

www.embo.org/programmes/fellowships/long-term.html

European Research Council http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm

The ERC have a number of grants open to European and non-European researchers. However, the ERC-funded research should be carried out in one of the 27 EU Member States or in one of the Associated Countries. The ERC grants are open to researchers from both public and private institutions.

European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics - Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Programme www.ercim.eu/activity/fellows

European Science Foundation www.esf.org/

European Space Agency

www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Careers_at_ESA/SEM19DXO4HD_0.html

Ford Foundation International Fellowships

www.fordifp.net/

Human Frontiers Science Program

www.hfsp.org/how/appl_forms_LTF.php

Human Frontier Science Programme - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council http://www.hfsp.org/

IBM Herman Goldstein Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences

http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_projects.nsf/pages/goldstine.index.html

International Federation of University Women

www.ifuw.org/fellowships/index.shtml

International Research & Exchanges Board

www.irex.org/

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: Guggenheim Fellowship

www.gf.org/about-the-foundation

Leverhulme

· Early Career Fellowships

www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/early_career_fellowships

· Research Fellowships

www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/research_fellowships/

· Study Abroad Fellowships

www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/study_abroad_fellowships/

· Major Research Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences

www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/major_research_fellowships/

Marie Curie Fellowships

http://cordis.lu/improving/fellowships/home.htm

Medical Research Council www.mrc.ac.uk/

· Clinical scientist fellowship

www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/ClinicianScientistFellowship/index.htm

· Career development award

www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/CareerDevelopmentAward/index.htm

· Senior non-clinical fellowship

www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/CareerDevelopmentAward/index.htm

· ESRC/MRC/NIHR Early career fellowship in economics of health

http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Fellowships/Earlycareerpostdoctoral/index.htm

NATO Grants

www.nato.int/science/nato_funded_activities/grant_mechanisms.htm

Newton International Fellowship

www.newtonfellowships.org/the-fellowships.html

NORD – National Organisation for Rare Disorders

www.rarediseases.org/research/researchgrants

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) www.nerc.ac.uk or www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/

The Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation)

www.soros.org/grants

The Royal Academy of Engineering www.raeng.org.uk

· International travel grant www.raeng.org.uk/research/researcher/travelgrant/
default.htm

· Global Exchange Programme

www.raeng.org.uk/research/researcher/global/
default.htm

· Newton International Fellowship Scheme

www.raeng.org.uk/research/researcher/ifs/default.htm

The Royal Society http://royalsociety.org/Funding/

· Newton International Fellowship

http://royalsociety.org/Newton-International-Fellowships/

· University Research Fellowships

http://royalsociety.org/University-Research-Fellowships/

· Brian Mercer Awards for Innovation

http://royalsociety.org/Brian-Mercer-Awards-for-Innovation/

· International Joint Projects

http://royalsociety.org/International-Joint-Projects/

Science Careers

Use the ‘Deadline Watch’ and ‘International Grant and Fellowship Index’ to view upcoming due dates for science research funding and fellowships in the US and abroad.

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding

Science and Engineering Research Council

· Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists

www.serc-dst.org/fasttrack.htm

UNESCO-L'OREAL Co-Sponsored Fellowships for Young Women in Life Sciences international fellowship program

Designed to identify young women scientists, from all over the world, active in the field of life sciences.

http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=44170&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Welcome Trust: International Collaborative Research Grant Scheme

www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Past-funding/International-funding/WTD003308.htm

The Wenner-Gren Foundation:

· International Collaborative Research Grants

· Post-PhD Research Grant

www.wennergren.org/grantprograms/3

Whitaker Foundation International Fellows and Scholars www.whitaker.org/home

University rankings

Financial Times

http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/rankings

QS Top Universities

www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings

Shanghai Jiao Tong University www.arwu.org/

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/wur.html