Norway – University of Oslo PhD Positions in Informatics

Up to 11 positions as Ph.D. are available at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (UiO).

The positions have a duration of 4 years with 25% compulsory work (teaching).

Up to three of the positions (Ref.no.: 2008/7711) will be held open for the most qualified applicants within the total field for research at the department. The others are reserved for the following more specific areas.:

• Formal Methods (Ref.no.: 2008/7712)
• Global Infrastructures (Ref.no.: 2008/7714)
• Image formation and analysis (seismic and sonar) (Ref.no.: 2008/7718)
• Natural Language Processing (Ref.no.: 2008/7722)
• Nanoelectronics (Ref.no.: 2008/7726)
• Network and Distributed Systems, middleware and algorithms (Ref.no.: 2008/7727)
• Robotics and Intelligent Systems (Ref.no.: 2008/7728)
• Computational Mathematics (Ref.no:2008/7729)

For a closer description of the overall research and the different research groups of the department, see here: http://www.ifi.uio.no/research/researchgroups.html

The purpose of the PhD position is research training leading to the successful completion of a doctoral degree. The fellowship requires admission to the research-training programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Applicants must have obtained undergraduate (BSc level or equivalent) and graduate (MSc level or equivalent) qualifications. (Applicants may forward transcripts from exams in June 2008).

Altogether this should represent approximately five years of full time study after the completion of European Upper Secondary School or International Baccalaureate.

For more information see:
http://www.matnat.uio.no/forskning/utdanning/english/phd_programme_presentation.html

Appointment to a research fellowship is conditional upon admission to the research training programme. An approved plan for the research training must be submitted no later than one month after taking up the position, and admission approved within three months.

For more information see:
http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/ansettelsesvilkar/guidelinesresearchfellowship.xml

The University of Oslo wishes to achieve a more equal distribution of scientific employees between the genders. Female applicants are encouraged to apply.

All new UiO employees are required to sign an agreement regulating research intellectual property rights (IPR).

For any additional information please do not hesitate to contact:
Head of Department, professor Morten Dæhlen, email: mortend@ifi.uio.no, phone: (+47) 2285 2826

or

Administrative Head of Department, Narve Trædal, email: narvet@ifi.uio.no, phone: (+47) 2285 2418.

Salary: LTR 44 –48 (NOK 331400 – 355,200), depending on qualifications.

Deadline for applications: 13 June 2008

The applications (in English or in a Scandinavian language) marked with reference number including a curriculum vitae and complete information about the applicant’s education (both at the bachelor and master level), job experience, scientific publications, outline of research ambitions, and at least two academic references (name, position, email, and telephone number), should be sent to:

The University of Oslo
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Grete Andresen
Boks 1032 Blindern
N-0315 Oslo, Norway.

E-mail: grete.andresen@matnat.uio.no

Application papers will not be returned, with the exception of original publications.

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