Integrated photonics design and testing MsC - BIM Nº2021/00071

Type: Funding | Location: Portugal | Company/Institute: Instituto de Telecomunicações | Updated: 19/04/2021

Title: Integrated photonics design and testing MsC - BIM No2021/00071 Funding Reference Number: BIM No2021/00071 - plugPON - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047221 Summary: A research position for 1 (one) Research Grant ("Bolsa de Investigacao") is open at Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, in the scope of the project plugPON- POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047221. This work is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme (COMPETE 2020) of the Portugal 2020 framework. This grant aims to develop, design and test photonic integrated sub-systems for access networks. Scientific Area: Optical communications Group: Optical communications...

Integrated photonics design and testing MsC - BIM Nº2021/00072

Type: Funding | Location: Portugal | Company/Institute: Instituto de Telecomunicações | Updated: 19/04/2021

Research Scholarship for Master Title: Integrated photonics design and testing MsC - BIM No2021/00072 Funding Reference Number: BIM No2021/00072 - plugPON - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047221 Summary: A research position for 1 (one) Research Grant ("Bolsa de Investigacao") is open at Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, in the scope of the project plugPON- POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047221. This work is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme (COMPETE 2020) of the Portugal 2020 framework. This grant aims to develop, design and test photonic integrated sub-systems for access networks. Scientific Area: Optical...

PhD grants : The identity gender in question among the authors, from the Roaring Twenties to the interwar period: beginnings of a non-binary aesthetic ? (H&L)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords French literature, gender studies, Comparative literature, women writers, Roaring Twenties, Interwar period Profile and skills required Master : French literature or comparative literature Project description Starting from the hypothesis developed by Monique Wittig in The Straight Mind (1992) according to which women who deny the societal and patriarchal straitjacket can no longer be considered as such, it seems interesting to question the gendered identity of these writers. This question is all the more necessary as these authors turn to the writings of themselves through which they seek a response to their identity crisis. These intimate writings should allow us to define a...

PhD grants : Writings of women’s sexualities and freedom practices in contemporary Francophone literature (H&L)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords literature, gender studies, writers, women, francophone, contemporary Profile and skills required Master French Literature Agregation Lettres Modernes Gender studies contemporary Francophone literature Project description The research focuses on representations of sexuality at work in the narratives of contemporary Francophone women. At the turn of the 21st century, more and more writers describe the experience of intimacy, giving a large place to descriptions of active and explicit sexuality. A whole literature - often autofictional - aims to perform a form of sexual life, reshaping the female subject through the narrative of experiences such as sex work, the discovery of desire...

PhD grants : Creativity in language teaching: history, epistemologies and perspectives (H&L)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords language teaching, creativity, history, epistemology Profile and skills required Master's degree in Language Sciences (language didactics, sociolinguistics) Autonomy Teamwork Project description Creativity is a subject that inhabits many fields of study in the humanities and social sciences. From the arts to literature, psychology and linguistics, this notion is of undeniable interest and raises many questions. This is also true for language didactics, which has recently seen a growing number of works on this subject, notably through a body of writings based on cognitive sciences as well as various artistic approaches characterized as 'creative', such as theatrical practices. In...

PhD grants : Poor shapes/ Rich shapes, graphic representation of poverty in children’s picturebooks (H&L)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords poverty, children'picturebook, geometrical shapes Profile and skills required Undergraduate and graduate training in applied arts. Very good knowledge of Esther Duflo's work on poverty. Highly creative, and able to reflect, historically and theoretically, on her visual research. Project description This thesis project aims to renew the approach to poverty in the children's book. If poverty is invisible, as S. Veil suggests, then how can it be represented? What form should be given to this terribly concrete and yet so abstract reality? How to talk about it to children (and their parents), who are often considered poor (in the common etymological sense of "small, incomplete,...

PhD grants "Exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) and female fertility in birds: effects and mechanisms, reversibility and strategies to limit adverse effects?" (SSBCV)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords glyphosate, hen, embryonic development, fertility Profile and skills required Molecular biology, animal physiology and reproduction, data and statistical analyses Level of French required: Intermediate: You can speak the language comprehensibly, coherently and confidently on topics with which you are familiar in everyday life. Level of English required: Intermediate: You can speak the language comprehensibly, coherently and confidently on familiar everyday topics. Project description In 30 years, about a third of birds in agricultural areas have now disappeared. Pesticides may contribute in part to these effects. In mammals, several studies suggest that exposure to glyphosate-based...

PhD grants "Effects of bisphenols on the steroidogenesis of human granulosa cells" (SSBCV)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords endocrine disruptors, follicular cells, metabolism, estradiol, progesterone Profile and skills required - Motivated, dynamic student with organizational skills, initiative and autonomy - strong communication and teamwork skills - basic knowledge of statistical analysis appreciated - knowledge in reproductive biology and lipid metabolism appreciated - basic knowledge in cell culture appreciated - driving license with vehicle essential Niveau de francais requis: Intermediaire superieur: Vous pouvez utiliser la langue de maniere efficace et vous exprimer precisement. Niveau d'anglais requis: Intermediaire: Vous pouvez parler la langue de maniere comprehensible, coherente et avec...

PhD grants "Zinc homeostasis in Streptococcus agalactiae" (SSBCV)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords bacteria, metal, regulation, virulence Profile and skills required Master degree in Life sciences/ microbiology with skills in the domain of academical research. Experience in bacteriology and molecular biology will be appreciated. The candidate must have a strong motivation, a certain autonomy combined with ability to work in a team and communication skills. Project description Streptococcus agalactiae is both an animal and human pathogen, that is able to colonize different hosts and niches. Zinc is a trace element that is essential for most living cells and S. agalactiae must acquire this metal in its environment. However, during infection, the host limit access to metal ions in...

PhD grants "HUMAN & ANIMAL: WHAT DO WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT EACH OTHER? A cognitive approach to the human-horse relationship from an animal welfare perspective" (SSBCV)

Type: Funding | Location: France | Company/Institute: University of Tours | Updated: 19/04/2021

Keywords cognition, emotions, human-animal relationship Profile and skills required Master in Animal Cognition and/or Ethology. Good writing skills. Knowledge of the equine species. Niveau de francais requis: Avance: Vous pouvez parler la langue de maniere plus complexe, spontanee et sur des sujets varies. Niveau d'anglais requis: Avance: Vous pouvez parler la langue de maniere plus complexe, spontanee et sur des sujets varies. Project description Humans have lived with animals for thousands of years and with horses for around 6000 years. Thus raising the question as to whether this close proximity has led to a good understanding of the others' emotions and intentions. Recent studies...