Outstandingly attractive scholarships are available for students willing to travel to Yorkshire. Thats where the Battle of Roses was fought by the British Royal Family.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses

Emphasis  and spaces in email above are made by me.

Message from Dr Top i   bell ow-

It is not New York but very old York, in the North of England.

The scholarships carry a tax-free stipend and financial assistance will be
given for travel expenses to and from York. Accommodation for successful
students is available on the University of York Campus.

For information about the tax-free stipend please write to
scholarships@yccsa.org.

The Centre For

Complex systems Analysis

at the University of York (YCCSA) in
UK in collaboration with Stockholm Environment Institute is looking for a

highly motivate

d

student

in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Applied

Statistics or related fields for a 10 weeks paid student internship over the
summer 2011, starting in july,  to collaborate in development of a R package.
The student will participate in research projects to develop prototypes for
toolkits for statistical predictions of diversity and dissimilarity and the
generation of spatial landscapes, with applications in the biological and
environmental sciences. We require excellent development skills and experience
in CUDA/openCL, and a strong foundation in Computing, Statistics / Applied
Mathematics and COmputer Graphics. We need an excellent problem solver,

able
to innovate,

find solutions and

work independently.

For further information on the project please contact ct529@york.ac.uk or go
to http://www.york.ac.u...2011/201107.pdf

For further information on the studentship programme please look at
http://www.york.ac.u...olarships.html.

Please send your application not later than the 13 of may to
scholarships@yccsa.org as one single pdf document including:

1. Your CV (max 2 pages)
2. A brief personal statement (max 1 page) including:
* Which project(s) you are interested in (as many as you +1like but in
preference order)
* Your reasons for applying
* Your academic interest
* Your future aspirations
3. A full written academic reference

(not just contact details). Your
application will not be accepted without this reference

(max 1 page).

Best,
—
Corrado Topi

Stockholm Environment Institute

Mob: +44 (0) 7769 601784
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 322893
Skype: corrado-eeos
Website:  sei-international.org

University of York
York YO10 5DD
UK

Fax: +44 (0) 1904 322898

EMAIL DISCLAIMER: http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm

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Corrado Topi

Stockholm Environment Institute

Mob: +44 (0) 7769 601784
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 322893
Skype: corrado-eeos
Website:  sei-international.org

University of York
York YO10 5DD
UK

Fax: +44 (0) 1904 322898

EMAIL DISCLAIMER: http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm

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