Irish Life & Permanent - Trainee Actuary. Closing date 20/03/09. For full details click here.

Logica - Graduate Opportunities 2009. Closing date: 01/04/09. For full details, click here.

Procter & Gamble - Summer Internships 2009. Closing date: 31/03/09. For full details, click here.

  The North-South Postgraduate Scholarships Scheme is run by Universitites Ireland in collaboration with the IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council. The Scholarships must be taken up for the academic year 2009/2010. These scholarships are worth Euro15,000 each. They are open to students undertaking a recognised Masters or the first year of a PhD Programme in the other Irish jurisdiction. Two of them will be in areas of study of particular relevance to business and industry (co-sponsored by Dublin Port and RPS Group) and another will be in the area of arts and social science and will be funded by Universities Ireland alone. This scheme is open to all students currently registered at an Irish or a Northern Irish University (or who have graduated within the past five years), and to Irish and Northern Irish students currently registered at a university in England, Scotland and Wales. The aim of the scheme is to encourage outstanding students from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to cross the border to undertake postgraduate study and experience life in the other jurisdiction. It has been conceived both to support the continuing reconciliation process in Northern Ireland and to train highly skilled postgraduates to contribute to a new phase of economic and social development for the island as a whole. If interested please click here for more details. Closing date is Friday, 15th May 2009.

  DCU Language Services will be running a series of daytime and evening Cambridge and IELTS Exam Preparation Courses. These courses are aimed at non native speakers who use English for academic or business purposes. If you are interested in registering for one of these courses please complete their online registration form by clicking here or telephone 01 700 5552 for further information.

  The University of London is running a Getting into International Development Course on 3rd April 2009. International Development is a growing sector that employs a wide range of people around the globe. This one day introductory course will set out clearly how the sector is structured, the different entry roles available and the combination of qualifications, skills and experience needed to get into international development. Take the chance to meet and network with key players within the sector, learn about the routes in - including internships, graduate programmes and short courses and get tips from recruiters on making effective applications. Learn more about International Development by visiting the event page here.

  The Research Council of Norway is launching Yggdrasil, a new mobility programme for PhD students and young scientists to Norway. This new scholarship opportunity is announced on their website. The YGGDRASIL mobility programme promotes the internationalisation of Norwegian research by offering grants to highly qualified, international PhD students and younger researchers in connection with research stays in Norway. The programme seeks to make Norway an attractive research destination for highly qualified international PhD students and younger researchers, thus strengthening the Norwegian research communities involved at the same time. This programme normally accepts grant applications from: PhD students admitted to an organised doctoral degree programme and younger researchers who completed a PhD degree not more than six years prior to submission of the grant application. Applicants must be affiliated with a higher education and/or research institution in Ireland. They must also be an Irish citizen or a permanent resident in Ireland. These scholarships will be awarded from the academic year 2009-2010. The application deadline is 22nd April 2009. Contact Marie Mooney by email at marie_mooney@education.gov.ie for further information and application details.

  The Professional Law School at Griffith College will be making a presentation on 19th March 2009 in Room Q122 in the Business School at 6pm to Law/Non Law Students about entry into Kings Inn and the Law Society of Ireland. The presentation will include information on the Law Society and Kings Inn entrance exams and will include core subject requirements as well as an honest and expert opinion on career opportunities for graduates in the current economic climate. See their website for further information.

  Inflight Dublin, a premier supplier and processor of Inflight Entertainment to over sixty airlines worldwide, requires a Chinese national, resident in Ireland, to work in their Company on a part-time basis on the development of their target client base in China. The successful candidate will assist and offer guidance in their early stage Marketing and Mind Share effort through interface with their prospective Chinese Airline Clients (follow up communications and possible market visits). She/He will also advise Inflight Dublin on cultural and business traditions in the target market and will work with INFLIGHT DUBLIN’s Media and Client Management staff to deliver a seamless end-to-end Inflight Entertainment Solution to Chinese carriers.
Minimum skills set required:
• Media Knowledgeable – both traditional and new media with particular interest
in Entertainment Content (Cinema both Hollywood and Chinese, TV both Western and Chinese, Music etc)
• Team Player – with an ability to fit into a company with global/export tradition.
• Minimal Technical Know-How required – Their Technical team will bring the successful candidate up to required knowledge level
• Socially & Professionally Mature
• Education in Media, Communications or related field

Salary: Hours & Compensation To Be Agreed. Please contact Damian G.Fannin, CEO by telephone on 01 412 5370 or email damian@inflightdublin.com to arrange meeting and interview.

  Given the increasing salience of East-West migration following the last two waves of European integration, the School of Nursing at DCU are currently developing a new research programme on “Transnational Health Practices in an Enlarged Europe”. The project will try to asses the transnational dimension of the current health seeking practices of Eastern European immigrants in Ireland. It will highlight practices which lead migrants out of the health services of the host country and into their transnational families, networks, communities, as well as the health services of their country of origin. They are looking for a PhD student willing to conduct doctoral research under the umbrella of their research programme. They are currently developing research on Romanian migrants in Ireland and are seeking a researcher able to engage in the study of one of the other Eastern European migrant groups relevant to Ireland (Polish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, etc.). The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
- MA in Social Sciences (especially Sociology or Anthropology) or equivalent
- Knowledge of a relevant Eastern European language (Polish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, etc.)

The researcher will be registered as a full-time PhD student at DCU and will conduct fieldwork in the relevant Eastern European country during the second year of the PhD. The PhD will be conducted under the supervision of Dr. Sabina Stan, Anthropologist and Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Nursing in DCU.

The successful candidate will receive a grant of 34.000 euros. The student will be supported in applying for tuition fees remission, as well as for additional funding at relevant funding bodies (SoN, DCU, RIA, IRCHSS, HRB, etc.). Interested candidates should send a letter of intent, a CV, two reference letters and a 500 word research proposal to Dr. Sabina Stan, School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Dublin 9. For further information please contact Dr. Stan by email at sabina.stan@dcu.ie or telephone: 01 700 6101.

  Cara International is an international travel company based in Castlebar. They organise cultural exhange programmes abroad for students. Their programmes include internships, paid work, volunteer projects and language travel. They are currently accepting applications for their American Programmes, the J1 Work & Travel Programme and the US Camp Counsellor Programme. Both programmes should appeal to students right across the board, however, the Camp Counsellor Programme would be ideal for anyone studying childcare, teaching or outdoor pursuits. Students typically have their expenses paid (flights up to $800, Visa, SEVIS, Accident & Medical Insurance, food and board at camp and a stipend of around $500). Students who have special skills (music, teaching, soccer coaching etc) can apply to work as an assistant director in their area of expertise and typically get paid a bit more ($700 - $1000). Their J1 Programme is different to that of other organisations in that they support students in finding jobs and housing. The type of job placements they provide as part of the J1 Programme are generally those where employers have seasonal needs (hotel and restaurant industry, amusement parks, retail sales, beach resorts, fisheries). They only work with employers that arrange housing for participants. Their U.S. partner provides 24/7 on the ground support to students for the duration of the programme. For further information, click here or email worldtravel@carainternational.net