PhD Student Positions in Complex Systems and Network Analysis
School of Computing and Informatics, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette


Expected starting date : Spring/Fall 2015


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*Job Description*


The School of Computing and Informatics at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette invites applications for two highly motivated full-time PhD students to conduct cutting-edge research in the areas of complex systems (including online social and information networks), network security, and network measurement.


The students are expected to (i) conduct high quality research; (ii) cooperate with national/international partners; (iii) present their findings at the international scientific conferences; and (iv) publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals.


The students are required to have (i) an MS degree (or near to completion); (ii) a strong background in the field of Computer Science and Mathematics; (iii) outstanding programming skills; and (iv) excellent writing and communication skills in English.


The School of Computing and Informatics (http://www.cacs.louisiana.edu) has around 30 faculty members with specialties in all of the major branches of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Information Systems. The School offers B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Informatics, M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. An M.S. degree in Informatics is under preparation.


The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the largest member of the University of Louisiana System, is a state institution of higher education offering bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.  Within the Carnegie classification, UL Lafayette is designated as a Research University with “high research activity”.  Located mid-way between New Orleans and Houston, Lafayette is the heart of Louisiana’s Acadian-Creole region.  Lafayette is one of Louisiana’s fastest growing cities and is the hub of numerous cultural festivals and celebrations.  Further information about Lafayette is available at the University’s website at http://www.louisiana.edu


Interested applicants should enclose their application documents including a CV, list of references, statement of purpose, transcript, GRE / TOEFL scores into a single .pdf file and send it to metozal@louisiana.edu  . 


Please do not hesitate to contact for further details.


Mehmet Engin Tozal
Assistant Professor
School of Computing and Informatics
James R. Oliver Hall, Room 348
University of Louisiana 
Lafayette, LA 70504 USA
Phone: 337 482 6604              Fax: 337 482 5791
Email: metozal@louisiana.edu   Web: http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~met4671

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Catalonia
Ph.D. student (3 positions)


What we offer:


We offer three predoctoral grants motivated by the start of two large research projects related to security, privacy, cryptography and the economics of privacy.


The candidates' primary job will be to do research within the project. Additionally, they are expected to submit a PhD thesis based on the research carried out.


What we require:


Candidates should have a Master's degree in Computer Science. Also acceptable is a Master's degree in Economics or Social Sciences, as long as the candidate's skills in mathematics and computer science are demonstrably good. Knowledge of cryptographic protocols, game theory and/or behavioural economics will be regarded as an additional merit.


Where we are:


Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) is based in Tarragona (Catalonia), which is a coastal city 90 km south of Barcelona. URV has been ranked by Times Higher Education 2014 as the world´s 66th best university under 50 years of age. Also, according to the CWTS Leiden 2014 ranking, URV has the second highest research impact on ``Math., Comp. Sci. and Engineering´´ among European universities. According to the Shanghai ARWU ranking, URV is one of the world's top 200 universities in computer science.


What candidates should send:


Send your CV and publication record, plus two recommendation letters to


Prof. Josep Domingo-Ferrer ( josep.domingo (at) urv.cat ).


Contact: Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Distinguished Professor, UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy, josep.domingo at urv.cat


More Information: http://crises2-deim.urv.cat


Closing Date for Applications: 2014-11-30

Subject: EUI Fellowships

 

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Dear friends and colleagues

I just wanted to call your attention to the Postdoctoral Jean Monnet Fellowships of the EUI. The 2014 call is now open and the deadline for submission is 25th October. 

The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) offers one-year Jean Monnet Fellowships (renewable for one more year) to scholars who have obtained their doctorate more than 5 years prior to the start of the fellowship, i.e. 1 September 2015 for the academic year 2015/16. The Fellowship programme is open to post-docs, tenure track academics and those wishing to spend their sabbatical at the Robert Schuman Centre. We invite you to become part of a lively and creative academic community. The Centre offers up to 20 Fellowships a year.

 

 http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/Fellowships/JeanMonnetFellowships/Index.aspx​ 

 

 

The EUI also offers the Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellowships. The Programme is open to applicants who are within 5 years of the completion of their PhD from anywhere in the world, regardless of nationality, and is not restricted to citizens of the EU. 

 

http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/Fellowships/MaxWeberFellowships/Index.aspx

 

 

Applications dealing with comparative regional integration will be very much welcome for the Global Governance Programme, within the Research Area European, Transnational and Global Governance.

 

Please, feel free to pass on this information to your students/colleagues who may be interested

 

 

​Best regards​​

 

 

Carlos Closa

Director, Research Area European, Transnational and Global governance

Global Governance Programme/Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

European University Institute

Via dell Fontanelle 10 

50014 San Domenico di Fiesole

Italy

 

Tel. +390554685 731

The Web Information Systems group at the Delft University of
Technology, Netherlands is looking for a PhD researcher, whose
research focuses on the modeling and analysis of learners and their
learning processes in the context of MOOCs (Massive Open Online
Courses).


The research to be conducted will largely be data-driven, using and
improving technologies developed within various areas of computer
science including information retrieval, data analytics and user
modeling. It will be inspired by the big data challenges that MOOCs
offer.


We invite applications from candidates who:


- Have a solid background in computer science or a related discipline;
- Have been trained in areas such as information retrieval, big data
processing, data mining, computational linguistics, web data
management, data visualization or semantic web technologies;
- Are able to rapidly prototype Web applications with a modern technology stack;
- Are interested in contributing to open-source software projects such
as the Open edX platform;
- Have a passion for online education, the ability to collaborate in
inter-disciplinary research, and the academic skills to be part of a
research team aiming to make a high impact.


Not necessary but useful are also:


- Experience with large-scale data processing technologies such as
Hadoop or Storm;
- Prior teaching experience (both online and in the traditional
classroom setting).


The contract duration is 4 years for PhD student. TU Delft offers an
attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free
high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a
customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and
benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for
Dutch Universities.


For more information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Claudia Hauff, phone: +31 15 27 84570, e-mail: C.Hauff@tudelft.nl


To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV along with a letter of application to:
Tamara Brusik, e-mail: T.Brusik@tudelft.nl


The closing date for applications for this position is October 15, 2014.

 
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of Eindhoven University of Technology has four vacancies for 4 year full-time PhD research positions within the Security (SEC) group.


The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a classical technical University, with a strong research and teaching record. The TU/e is a leading international university specializing in engineering science & technology, contributing through excellent teaching and research to progress in the technical sciences, to the development of technological innovations and as a result to the growth of welfare and wellbeing, both within its own region (technology and innovation hotspot Eindhoven) and beyond it. TU/e was founded in 1956 to give a vital boost to the economy in the South East of the Netherlands. This is still one of the primary objectives. In the international CWTS ranking TU/e ranked first of 350 best performing universities worldwide in regard to scientific output in cooperation with industry.
The Security group (SEC) of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the TU/e performs research in two areas vital to the security of decentralized and embedded systems: security-policy specification & enforcement, and security of embedded systems. It leads and/or participates in a large number of projects (see http://www.win.tue.nl/sec/research.html) in these areas cooperating closely with several other groups within the department of mathematics and computer science and the department of electrical engineering, as well as with other academic and industrial partners.
Projects. The currently available positions are in the following projects:


PROJECT ESPRESSO (Contact person: Boris Skoric, B.Skoric@tue.nl)
http://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phdstudent-10-fte-espresso-project-195020.html
The topic of the project is biometric authentication with the best possible privacy protection. The aim is to develop a Secure Sketch (a special type of error correction) that is efficient enough to be implemented on a smartcard. We are looking for someone with strong analytic skills and coding skills.


PROJECT M2M Grid (Contact person: Nicola Zannone, N.Zannone@tue.nl)

http://jobs.tue.nl/nl/vacature/phd-student-10-fte-m2mgrid-195028.html
The M2MGrid project is focused on creating enablers for a dynamic cyber-physical information business ecosystem connecting physical world with business processes of companies in real-time. The focus of TU/e in M2MGrid is on access control for collaborative systems.
We are looking for someone with strong formal method background and programming skills.


PROJECT IDEA ICS (Contact person: Jerry den Hartog, J.d.Hartog@tue.nl)
http://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-student-10-fte-idea-ics-project-197100.html
The IDEA ICS aims at detection of and response to targeted, network-based attacks (like StuxNet) on Industrial Control and SCADA systems by combining bottom-up learning and top-down specification based approaches. A background in networking and/or access control is a pre.


PROJECT XFCD data extraction & security (Contact person: Jerry.denHartog@tue.nl)
Vacancy link pending; for now you can send your applications directly to the contact person.
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) solutions integrate in-vehicle data (XFCD) and other data sources to enable smart traffic management, driver information and new types of applications. In this project we address related privacy and security concerns ranging from in-vehicle application platform to large scale cloud systems.




Tasks. Your tasks as a PhD researcher are:
- Carry out research within the project, in cooperation with the other parties involved;
- Report on the results in papers and conference contributions;
- Finishing a PhD thesis within four years;
- A small contribution to the teaching activities of the Security group may be asked.


Requirements. We are looking for candidates that meet the following requirements:
- A Master degree in Computer Science, theoretical physics, mathematics, electrical engineering or a similar curriculum;
- An interest in computer security and privacy;
- Ability to work in a team, cooperate with the industrial and academic partners
- fluent in spoken and written English.
- Strong analytical skills and software development skills;


Appointment and salary.  We offer:
- A full time temporary appointment for a period of 4 years, with an intermediate evaluation after 9 months;
- A gross salary of â,¬ 2083 per month in the first year increasing to  â,¬ 2664 in the fourth year;
- Support for your personal development and career planning including courses, summer schools, conference visits etc.;
- A broad package of fringe benefits (e.g. excellent technical infrastructure, child daycare and excellent sports facilities).


Application. The application should consist of the following parts:
- a cover letter explaining your motivation and qualifications for the position;
- a detailed Curriculum Vitae (including, if applicable, a list of publications);
- contact information of two references;
- copies of diplomas (including list of courses and grades);
- proof of English language skills (if applicable).




Information.
For more information about the project, please contact the contact person mentioned above.
For information about the employment conditions, please contact mr. C. Kuiters, HR advisor, e-mail: pzwin@tue.nl 

PhD Studentship opportunity in the Birmingham School of the Built Environment

Birmingham City University - Birmingham School of the Built Environment

Qualification type:	PhD
Location:	Birmingham
Funding for:	UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount:	£13,863
Hours:	Full Time

 

Placed on:	19th September 2014
Closes:	24th October 2014

As part of our ongoing investment in research, the University’s Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded PhD research studentship to start in February or May 2015. We welcome applications from UK, EU and Overseas students. The Birmingham School of the Built Environment, and its associated research centres, has an international profile in a number of research areas including environmental and spatial planning, ecosystems services, construction, digitising the built environment, Building Information Modelling, sustainable systems, and environmental governance. We work closely with professional bodies and employers across the built and natural environment, and much of our research is designedly interdisciplinary. We have identified a number of PhD topics – details and contacts are available on our website – that extend our existing research strengths and welcome applications in these areas.

The Award: The studentship covers the cost of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate or, in exceptional circumstances, the overseas rate and a stipend. In the 2014/2015 academic year, the stipend is £13,863. The studentship is available to support three years' full-time study, subject to satisfactory progress, and there is an expectation that students will also deliver up to 6 hours of teaching/demonstrating per week. 

Requirements: We welcome applications from candidates with a good undergraduate degree (1or 2:1) or masters degrees (merit/distinction) in relevant disciplines. Applicants can have a variety of backgrounds but must be willing to cross disciplines and be able to communicate effectively with people at many levels: good written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Criteria: Studentships will be awarded based on academic excellence, alignment of expertise with the outlined research interests, and potential for future achievement. You are encouraged to informally contact individual staff to discuss specific topics outlined on the centre’s website:

http://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/-centres-of-excellence/centre-for-environment-and-society/phd-mphil

Deadline for applications: 24th October 2014.Interviews for shortlisted candidates: 10-14 November 2014.

How to apply: For further details, eligibility and an application form, please follow the link:

http://www.bcu.ac.uk/computing-engineering-and-the-built-environment/research/phd-mphil