PhD Scholarships at the IT University of Copenhagen

PhD Scholarships at the IT University of Copenhagen

Toexpand the research in the technical areas of Information Technology,the Organizational Aspects of IT and in the Humanities and IT, the ITUniversity invites applications for 10 PhD scholarships across all fourresearch departments. Read more about the Research Departments at sw483.asp

Theresearch departments cover a wide range of research topics and arecurrently combining some of them to build up 3 research themes:context-dependent mobile communication, computer games, and softwareproduction.

The PhD programme at ITU puts great emphasis on thequality of the PhD studies. PhD students can expect to be part of ascientific environment with great emphasis on collaboration anddevelopment. This is done by offering PhD courses of high internationalstandard and the possibility of establishing international contacts atrelevant conferences and by spending a semester abroad.

Applicantsare expected to have a solid background in a relevant field such asComputer Science, Engineering, Social Sciences or the Humanities.

Thesuccessful applicant will be an excellent student capable of conductingresearch under supervision at the highest international level. Boththree- and four-year scholarships are available (see furtherinformation below).

PhD Scholarships at the IT University of Copenhagen

Applicantsare expected to have a solid background in a relevant field such asComputer Science, Engineering, Social Sciences or the Humanities.

We seek applicants within the following areas:

Logic,Semantics and Algorithms. Applicants are expected to have a degree inComputer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar, and an interestin pure theoretical research. For information on potential projects,please contact Lars Birkedal, email: birkedal@itu.dk
ImageAnalysis; Medical Image Analysis; the successful candidate should havea degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar, anda general interest in innovative applications. For information onpotential projects, please contact Mads Nielsen, email: malte@itu.dk
ProgrammingLanguage Technology; Verification, Configuration and Scheduling; SignalProcessing for Mobile Applications; Interactive 3D; and AssistiveTechnologies (including eye tracking). The successful candidate shouldhave a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, orsimilar, and a general interest in innovative applications. Forinformation on potential projects, please contact Martin Elsman, email:mael@itu.dk
Theaesthetic, cultural, social and communicative aspects of IT, forinstance the understanding of computer games and online cultures or ofdigital communication and communication design. Applicants are expectedto have a strong background in a relevant area within the Humanities orSocial Sciences. For information on potential projects, please contactLisbeth Klastrup, email: klastrup@itu.dk
Theinterplay between IT and organizational practises; Systems Development;Object-oriented Design and Programming; and technologies forCollaboration and Knowledge Sharing. Both basic research and appliedresearch issues are addressed. Applicants could have a background inScience, the Humanities or Social Sciences. For information onpotential projects, please contact Peter Carstensen, email: :carstensen@itu.dk

ThePhD scholarships run for a period of three or four years depending onthe educational level of the student. A three-year scholarship can onlybe awarded to applicants with a Master degree, equivalent to a Danishgraduate degree. Students with the equivalence of a Danish bachelordegree and one additional year of master studies transferable to one ofthe Master of IT programmes at ITU can be awarded a four-yearscholarship. Appointment and salary will be in accordance with theagreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederationof Professional Associations (AC). Applicants must be able to documentthat they will be able to fulfil the requirements before entering thePhD programme.

The three-year scholarship pays approximately20,000 DKK per month exclusive of superannuation. The four-yearscholarship pays approximately 13,000 DKK per month for the first 2years. For the last two years the monthly sum amounts to approximately20,000 DKK. The salary is taxable.

To be awarded a scholarshiprequires enrolment as a PhD student, which is based on an application.A committee within the field in question will assess the applicationssubmitted.

Application may be in Danish or English and must include

Completed application form available on our website: sw341.asp
Letter of motivation
Project description (see guidelines on our website)
Documentation of previous studies
Brief CV
Copies of theses or up to 3 selected publications and a numbered list of all publications if any

All application material, including all enclosures (see above points 1-6), must be assembled in sets.
The application including 4 copies of the enclosures and at least 1 copy of the publications or theses, marked "(PhD Scholarships)" ref no 225-0009, must be submitted to:

IT-Universitetet i KÃƒÂ¸benhavn
Att.: Journalen
Rued Langgaards Vej 7
2300 KBH. S.
Denmark

Application deadline: 1 March 2005 at 12.00 noon.

TheIT University invites all qualified candidates irrespective of age,gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background to apply for thescholarships.

Applications received by E-mail will not be taken into consideration.
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TheIT University was established in 1999. There are currently about 1,500students at the university. The IT University offers graduate studies,post-graduate studies and Open University courses in six areas: Design,Communication, and Media; E-business; Internet Technology; MultimediaTechnology; Software Development; and Interdisciplinary IT.

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