Application Deadline : 15 August 2012
About the scholarship
The scholarship is funded by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. The PhD project will be carried out in the Image Group at DIKU, in formal cooperation with the project partners and a number of collaborating research groups throughout the world.
The salary and appointment terms are according to the agreement for PhD scholarships as of 1 April 2012, according to which the monthly salary amounts to approximately EUR 3,700 including pension savings. Each scholarship requires a Master´s degree in computer science or in a related field providing equivalent qualifications (see below), at the time of taking up the position. The scholarships can be commenced as of 1 September 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment is for a period of 3 years and is expected to lead to a PhD dissertation.
Qualifications
The applicant should have:
- An MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Mathematics
- An MSc thesis within Machine Learning and/or Image Analysis
- Excellent programming skills, experience in generic programming with C++ is mandatory, knowledge in MATLAB is desirable
- Knowledge in parallelization of algorithms
- A solid background in mathematics and/or statistics
- A wish to combine theoretical method development with practical experiments
- Courage to work together with industrial oriented people, and to spend part of the project time with the project partners.
Enquiries about the position can be made to Professor Christian Igel, Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, e-mail: igel@diku.dk, phone: +45 2184 9673.
Submission of Applications
Applicants are requested to submit their application by using the link below. The application deadline is 15 August 2012 at 23:59, CEST (UTC+2). Applications or supplementary material received thereafter will not be considered, unless explicitly requested by the evaluation committee.
The application must contain:
The application must contain:
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation, including specific ideas and proposals for research work to be undertaken as part of the PhD project
- Copies of degree certificates and transcripts of university examinations, covering both Bachelor´s and Master´s studies
- Copy of TOEFL or IETS test results and certificates (for non-EU/non-EEA nationals who do not have English as their native language)
- Copies of scientific publications (if any), including the Master´s thesis. If thesis work is still in progress at the time of application, a draft or a 1-2 page synopsis should be enclosed instead
- Contact details for 2 persons for scientific references
The copies of transcripts should preferably be in English or Danish. They need not be notarized. However, any offer made will be contingent upon verification ofacademic qualifications to become effective, e.g. by notarized translation into English or Danish.
The University of Copenhagen wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society at large and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of nationality, gender, marital status, race, personal beliefs, etc.
