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Organization: University of Stavanger

Location: Stavanger, Norway

Field: Computer Science

Requirements:

Applicants must have a degree in Computer Science, or in a related study, with excellent results. They must also be able to demonstrate interest in scientific research. The ideal candidate for the position will have strong background in distributed systems.

You may apply if you have not yet completed your degree, but expect to do so before the position starts.

University of Stavanger is an equal opportunity employer.

Knowledge of Norwegian is not a prerequisite for application. English is our working language for research. Most people in Norway can communicate conveniently in English. The current PhD students and postdocs in our group are coming from more than 5 different countries. We also have an international master's degree program in computer science that attracts students from many different countries.

We expect the candidate to be internationally oriented and willing to do, for example, Summer internships abroad.

Abstract:

If you have master’s degree (or getting one soon) in computer science or a related field with very strong grades please consider applying.

Description:

Tidal News is a collaborative research project between the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Stavanger (UiS) and the Networks and Distributed systems group at the Informatics Department, University of Oslo. One position is funded by the Norwegian Research Council, and another PhD position may be funded by the University of Stavanger if a suitable candidate is found.
The research will be carried out in collaboration several highly reputed research groups, including the Computer Systems group of VU University Amsterdam, in particular with the group headed by Maarten van Steen, the Middleware Systems Research Group at the University of Toronto, Canada, the University of Trento, Italy, and the University of California, San Diego.
 
Within this project framework, there are two available PhD positions at the University of Stavanger. Students hired in the project will be co-supervised by members of the Tidal News consortium.
 

A PhD position is a regular job with social benefits and with salary starting from 383,900 NOK per year (approximately 65,000 USD). The position is for the period of three years.
 

Full application should include
1.Your cover letter listing
◦specific research interests
◦the position that you are interested in (indicate position number 8)
◦the following reference number: st.id 30036363 / position 8.
2.Employment Application Form
3.Certificates for all University-level degrees.
4.A curriculum vitae including
◦Your name (given, family), data of birth, nationality, current address, phone number, and email address.
◦Your highest degree's name, educational institution, department, and the year of completion.
◦List of your higher education including the type of education, place, duration, and degree if applicable.
◦List of your employments including company/institution name and duration of the employment.
◦Your publication list.
5.Official grade sheets for all the courses taken at the University level. For applicants with any University-level education outside Europe: official description of the grading system.
6.Names and contact details of your references. To speed up processing, applicants themselves may ask their references to mail recommendation letters to the same address.
7.Copies of relevant work, e.g., dissertations, theses, or articles that you have authored or co-authored.
Further information and application instructions can also be found on the official Vacant Positions (click here) page of the University of Stavanger

Deadline: 07-02-2011

Contacts:

Link: http://www.uis.no/about_us/vacant_positions/article30094-88.html

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