- - Avego, China - Position Wanted: Founding Director - For further details please click here

- - UK Charities Advisory Trust - ADVANCED GRADUATE Internships 2009: For further details please click here

- - UK Charities Advisory Trust - GRADUDATE Internship: For further details please click here

  Graduates of any university are able to attend these events, so whether you are just about to graduate this summer or you're a recent graduate looking to change direction, go along and meet with prospective employers. Make a note of the following Graduate Recruitment Fairs and plan to attend. If you book early enough you can obtain cheap flights to the UK.

May
29th Edingburgh Graduate Recruitment Fair: click here

June
2nd Liverpool, Graduate Recruitment Fair: click here

10th RDS, Dublin, Gradireland Summer Fair. Pre register to obtain free admission: click here

16th Belfast, NI Graduate Recruitment Fair: click here
17th Manchester, Graduate Recruitment Fair:
click here

Note also most sites give tips on how to prepare for the event along with useful
information on getting there, where to stay etc.,

  How to Recession Proof Your Career.

Attendance at this event is open to all final year, postgraduates and Alumni of DCU. Registration is required. If you would like to attend, all you need to do is e-mail the following address to register (with 'taking control of your future' in the subject line) E-mail: careers@dcu.ie.
This is a non-profit making event. €15 charge to cover costs.

  First Derivatives will be launching ' First Derivatives & Options', their career
development programme. Aimed at either recent graduate or the graduate with a
number of years work experience, this 2yr programme will accelerate your learning
and give you the opportunity to develop your career with a global technology and
services provider.

Provisional timelines:

Application process opens: May’09 - details to follow next week
Closing date: July’09
# of job opportunities; ~40

The company is interested in seeing applications from the following DCU disciplines:
AC, ACM, AF, AMPM, AMPD, AP, AS, BQF, BS, BSPM, CA, CAIS, CASE, CAPM, CS,
CSPM, DME, EC, EE, , EMM, EPL, FM, ICE, MDF, MECT, MENC, MSE, MSSF
MFM, MS, MEM, MISC, MBS, MECB, MFCM, MHRM, MIT, MMK, MPO, MOTMC, MSBM,
PDA

In preparation for this, review the company website by clicking here.
The new Options Programme details will be launched on the First Derivatives
website.

  PhD positions are available in the broad area of personalization and recommender
systems, user modeling, human-computer interaction, machine learning, social
media, and information retrieval.

Successful candidates will demonstrate a clear passion for research and a willingness
to work as part of a dynamic and flexible research group. They will join an
internationally recognised research group as part of the new CLARITY Centre for
Sensor Web Technologies (for further information please click here, and will based in University College
Dublin (UCD) under the supervision of Prof. Barry Smyth, the Director of CLARITY. All
positions are fully funded through a tax-free scholarship of circa €18,000 per annum
for up to four years, in addition to paid tuition fees.

Applicants for the PhD positions will normally have achieved at least a 2.1 in an
undergraduate Computer Science, Electronic Engineering programme, or related
discipline. They will have excellent software engineering skills with knowledge and
experience in the development of dynamic web applications (Java, JavaScript, HTML,
CSS, AJAX). Some experience in the areas of personalization and recommender
systems, user modeling, human-computer interaction, machine learning, or
information retrieval will be considered an advantage. The PhD positions will be fully
funded for up to 4 years and will include exciting opportunities to work directly with
CLARITY's industry partners as part of a structured PhD programme within UCD.

  Closing Date for on-line applications Wednesday, 10th June 2009.
Closing Date for receipt of printed applications Friday, 19th June 2009.

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers Irish Citizens scholarships to assist them to study or carry out research for short and long-term periods at Italian universitites or centres of excellence.

These scholarships allow Irish students the opportunity to study at some of the world's most prestigious universitites and to ecperience life in an unmatched cultural environment.

Scholarships may be used at the following State Institutions:

1. Universities (including the Istituto Universitario Euopeo), Polytechnic Institutions
2. Art Academies/Music Conservatories
3. Schools of Restoration
4. National School of Cinema
5. Laboratories/centres of research
6. Libraries/archives/museums andother state institutions

Time Frame:
Scholarships are valid for the academic year 2009-2010 (1/10/2009-30/9/2010)

Making Your Application :-

The Application is made in two steps :

1. All applications must be made intitially through the dedicated web site established by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Please click here for further details.
We will be happy to assist you in completing your application. Please contact us on (01) 662 1507 or (01) 662 0509.

A comprehensive guide to completing your application is also available on the Opportunities section of our web site: click here for further details.

2. The submitted application must then be printed, signed and sent with a photograph to: The Scholarship Department, Instituto Italiano di Cultura, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2.

Applications will only be considered valid when BOTH on-line and printed applications have been received.

  Our Mission
To enable students and recent graduates to proactively manage their careers (set realistic goals, make informed career decisions and develop the skills necessary to accomplish their goals) by offering a range of professional services including careers information, education, advice and guidance.

The Careers Service is available to you throughout the summer months, we will keep you updated on events/job opportunities
- E-Newsletter
- DCU Vacancy
- Drop in appointments 2pm-4pm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

For individual queries and requests the following options are available to you from your Portal Page:
- E-Query: advice, cv check etc.,
- Appointments (Tue-Thurs)
- Drop in appointments 2pm-4pm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

We take this opportunity to wish you a most relaxing and enjoyable summer break. Over the summer months we will be busy planning exciting new workshops and events especially for you.

Happy holidays!
Careers Service Team

  ENTRY CLOSE DATE: FRIDAY, 29th MAY

Marketing Network Student of the Year 2009

Your students have a chance to win 3-months’ paid work experience & €1,000 flight vouchers.

REMINDER: The Marketing Network Student of the Year Competition entry is coming to a close. Entries are due by Friday, 29th May. To enter your students simply submit a 2,000 word marketing paper which can be an extract from their thesis or an independent paper. Finalists will be invited to present in front of a panel of leading Marketing experts and will be judged on the following criteria;

• Strategic Understanding - 20 Points
• Creative Understanding - 20 Points
• Presentation Style - 20 Points
• Personal Expression - 20 Points
• Application of theory of Marketing to their paper - 20 Points.

Finalists will be notified by email & phone on or before 31st July 2009.

For more details log on by clicking here
or by email: lindsay.sharpe@marketingnetwork.ie

  How would you like to win up to £800 cash for writing an essay?

Can you write an article that is both original, captivating and topical?

If so, you may be interested in entering the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment's (IEMA) Student Essay Award which is now open.

This year there are two categories - Postgraduate and Undergraduate with one winner in each category.

If you're on a Masters degree or higher you are eligible to enter the postgraduate category where one winner will receive an £800 cash prize, free attendance at the IEMA Conference (one of the leading environmental conferences), the publishing of your essay in 'the environmentalist' (one of the highest regarded environmental magazines in the UK) and free attendance on an Associate certificate course which awards Associate membership of the IEMA, courtesy of the University of Bath!

Bachelors students and below take part in the undergraduate category where one winner will receive exactly the same rewards as above, with a cash prize of £600.

Your essay must be based on the environment, environmental issues and/or sustainable development and must be an original piece of work that has not already been published. The competition is open to all full and part-time students. You do not have to be on an environmental course to enter the competition - last year's postgraduate winner was a Pharmacology student and the undergraduate from International Management.

For more details of the award and previous winning essays please click here