Beasiswa PHd di Masdar Institute (UAE) and MIT (USA)

The Masdar Institute (http://www.masdar.ac.ae) is a private, not-for-profit, independent, research-driven institute developed with the support and cooperation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Institute offers Masters and PhD programs in science and engineering disciplines, with a focus on advanced energy and sustainable technologies. Its faculty is of the highest quality and the intent is to have the structure of its top administration similar to MIT's.

The Institute is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ph.D. students will have the chance to spend up to 1 year at MIT in Cambridge, MA, and will have a joint thesis committee consisting of Masdar Institute and MIT professors.


The Masdar Institute is in the process of establishing a substantial research activity in AI, Machine Learning, Multi-Agent Systems, Cognitive Science, and their applications to energy systems (e.g. smart grids, intelligent transportation systems, human behavior modeling). For more details consult:
- http://www.mit.edu/~jcrandal/
- http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/irahwan/

Details about the application procedure can be found here (deadline 30 April 2010):

http://www.masdar.ac.ae/Menu/Index.aspx?MenuID=7&CatID=150&mnu=Cat

For further details, please contact:

Dr. Jacob Crandall (http://www.mit.edu/~jcrandal/)
Dr. Iyad Rahwan (http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/irahwan/)

PhD scholarships in IT, University of Stavanger, Norway

Closing date for applications is March 8, 2010

The University of Stavanger invites applications for a three-year doctorate scholarship in Information Technology at the Faculty of Science and Technology in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

There are seven projects:

1. Identification of perfect adaptation sites in biochemical reaction kinetic networks from a control theoretic point of view. The applicant should have a Masters degree in cybernetics.

Contact: Associate professor Tormod Drengstig, tlf +47 51 83 20 25, mobile +47 938 85 533, e-mail tormod.drengstig@...

2. Model based software development. Model integration. The applicant should have a Masters degree in computer science.

Contact: Associate professor Kåre Auglænd, tlf +47 51 83 20 20, e-mail kare.auglaend@...

3. Measuring stress under simulation. The applicant should have a Masters degree in signal processing.

Contact: Associate professor Arne Rettedal, tlf +47 51 83 20 41, e-mail arne.rettedal@...

4. Improving System Security through Byzantine Fault Tolerance and Replica Regeneration. The applicant should have a Masters degree in computer science.

Contact: Associate professor Hein Meling, tlf +47 51 83 20 80, e-mail hein.meling@...

5. Using Workflow Management Systems for Eliminating Redundancy in Virtual Enterprising. The applicant should have a Masters degree in computer science, applied mathematics, industrial engineering, or in control systems.

Contact: Associate professor Reggie Davidrajuh, tlf +47 51 83 10 51, e-mail reggie.davidrajuh@...

6. Signal analysis of physiological data from treatment of cardiac arrest patients. The applicant should have a Masters degree in signal processing.

Contact: Professor Trygve Eftestøl, tlf +47 51 83 20 35, e-mail trygve.eftestol@...

7. Semantic technology for management of data recorded during therapy of cardiac arrest patients. The applicant should have a Masters degree in signal processing.

Contact: Professor Trygve Eftestøl, tlf +47 51 83 20 35, e-mail trygve.eftestol@...

The applicant should give a list of up to three projects in order of interest.
Applicants must have earned a master degree or possess corresponding qualifications which could provide a basis for successfully completing a doctorate. It is necessary to have obtained an average grade of B or better in order to qualify.

The appointee must be able to work independently and as a member of a team, be creative and innovative. The research fellow must have a good command of both oral and written Norwegian and English.

It is a precondition for the scholarship that the research fellow is accepted into the doctoral program as a networking university and signs an agreement for the completion of the doctorate within the duration of the scholarship,

or:

The research fellow will be admitted to the doctoral program at the University of Stavanger on an agreement to complete the doctorate within the duration of the scholarship.

The program will mainly be carried out at the University of Stavanger, apart from a period of study abroad at a recognized and relevant centre of research.
The research fellow is salaried according to the State Salary Code, l.pl 17.515, code 1017, LR 20, ltr 45, of NOK 355 600,- per annum.

The position provides for automatic membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which guarantees favourable retirement benefits. Members may also apply for home investment loans at favourable interest rates.

The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in its employment practices. The University currently employs few female research fellows within this academic field and women are therefore particularly encouraged to apply.

The application must contain the following documents and material and be submitted in three complete verified copies: CV, the form "Utvidet søkerskjema" (information to be made available to the applicants), certificates/diplomas, references, list of publications, publications any other documentation that the applicant considers relevant

and be addressed to:

University of Stavanger
Faculty of Science and Technology
Attn: Hallgeir K Hognestad
N-4036 Stavanger

The application should be marked st.id 30033246.

http://www.uis.no/about_us/vacant_positions/article23214-88.html