PhD Scholarships at IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona

Closing Date: 30 June 2005
Location: Barcelona, Spain

The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) offers four-year PhD scholarships for students pursuing a full-time PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence in the areas of multiagent systems, ontologies, and the semantic web.

The IIIA belongs to the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC), Spain's largest public institution devoted to research and technological development. The IIIA is a leading research centre in Europe in the areas of multiagent systems (Prof. Carles Sierra), machine learning (Prof. Ramon López de Mántaras), and uncertainty reasoning (Prof. Francesc Esteva and Prof. Lluís Godo). It attracts funding from the European, Spanish, and regional governments and has substantial collaborative research projects with industry. The IIIA is located in the campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and leads the university's doctoral studies in artificial intelligence.

Requirements
Candidates are required to have a high-quality degree in Computer Science (or have completed equivalent qualifications), have good communication skills in English, and be able to demonstrate strong motivation to conduct research.

Stipend
The annual stipend is 14,000 EUR plus health insurance. In addition, generous allowances are given to support presentation of work at international conferences and to attend seminars and tutorials.

Scholarships are conditional on satisfactory progress, which is reviewed every six months.

Start date
The start date is 1 September 2005. However, it may be possible to start later than this depending on the candidates' circumstances.

Application
Please fill out the web application form at www.iiia.csic.es/scholarships/form.html with

· your personal data,
· a short statement, in English, of why you are interested in joining IIIA-CSIC,
· name and contact information of one or two persons who are willing to provide confidential academic references.

At the same time you will be required to upload a zip-file containing, in PDF or MS-Word format,

· a complete CV,
· an academic transcript with grade point average,
· any relevant scientific publications, if applicable.

Closing date for application: 30 June 2005.

For further information please contact Dr. Marco Schorlemmer (marco@iiia.csic.es).

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