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http://ict.unitn.it/application

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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:46:18 +0100 (CET)
From: Renato Lo Cigno <locigno@disi.unitn.it>

The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) at the University of Trento and its research and industrial partners have 84 open PhD positions in the broad ICT area, almost all of them
covered by scholarship.?
Details on the PhD School and a link to the online application are provided at the bottom of this letter.

The deadline for applications is March 16, 2011, before 13:00, local time.

The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science is one of the leading and faster-growing research institutions, characterized by a young and international faculty and by a large, international student population. Indicators for scientific production put the department among the top in Europe. The
department and the PhD school closely collaborate with - and operate in - a fertile and rapidly growing research and innovation environment characterized by top class research centers and industrial research labs, and by the participation to the European Institute of Technology via the newly formed "Trento RISE"
association. The successful candidate will therefore have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting environment.?

Trento is a vibrant city with a beautifully preserved historic center, consistently ranked among the best cities for quality of life in Italy. It offers a variety of cultural and sports opportunities all year around, as well as excellent food and wine.

Links:
[1] DISI web site:?http://disi.unitn.it
[2] Research at DISI:?http://disi.unitn.it/research
[3] PhD School:?http://ict.unitn.it/
[4] Online application for PhD Positions:?http://disi.unitn.it/edu/appform/login.xml

Cheers,
Fabio

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Fabio Casati
Dean of the ICT International Doctoral School
University of Trento

THE PROJECT: The Circus Oz Living Archive: developing a model of online
digital engagement for the performing arts.

The successful applicant will have demonstrated capacity in one or more of
the following areas of computer science: information retrieval, image/video
processing, web programming and database development. In addition, you will
be excited by the prospect of contributing to a multidisciplinary team on a
research project with a ‘real-world’ context.

The candidate will work closely with a PhD student in interaction design to
cook up some innovative social media/computational outcomes for the project.
Plenty more at:

http://www.circusarchive.net/blog/2011/02/computer-science-phd-scholarship/

an appropriate closing
Adrian Miles
School of Media and Communication
Program Director B.Comm Honours
vogmae.net.au/research/contact-me/

The Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds is offering a number of PhD Scholarships for study commencing in September/October 2011. The scholarships cover full maintenance and fees equivalent to the Home/EU rate, for a period of three years. They are intended to support full-time study leading to a PhD in any area of the Institute’s research activities, and are open to both home/EU and international applicants.

Deadline for receipt of applications is 1 May 2011.

More details at: http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/sub1.cfm?pbcrumb=PhD%20Scholarships

Further information about studying for a PhD in the Institute can be found at:http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/sub1.cfm?pbcrumb=PhD%20Research

Other enquiries can be made to ics-phd-admin@leeds.ac.uk.