European Universities,PhD Studentships in Computing, DESIRE Project

PhD Studentships in Computing, DESIRE Project, European Universities

DESIRE: CREATIVE DESIGN for INNOVATION in SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
Vacancies for Research Positions

Applications are invited for 13 studentships on creative design, 4 of which at Lancaster University, UK. Each position is funded for 36 months. The network requires expertise from various disciplines and the specific requirements as well as details about each individual projects can be found under Projects. To discuss project opportunities, please contact either the lead supervisor, for information on a specific project, or the Coordinator for general enquiries.

These 3 year positions are funded through the European Commission Framework 7 and are offered with excellent financial conditions including competitive salary, mobility and travel allowance, contribution to the participation expenses in research and training activities, as well as career exploratory allowance.

An attractive training programme will be offered to the successful candidates consisting in expert research supervision by world leading researchers, access to training courses on foundation and advanced topics in creative design, access to complementary training and industrial secondments within network’s over 10 industrial partners, as well as participation to networks’ summers schools and conferences.

Requirements: Aligned with the specific requirements of each project, the applicants should have a good degree in Computer Science, Psychology, Design or Arts. They should also have the ability to work independently and as part of a group, possess good communication skills, and be able to write high quality technical reports. The working language in this project is English. We encourage applications from all interested students, regardless of gender, race, disability, etc. The network aims to appoint women to at least 40% of the positions.

Eligibility: According to Marie Curie Actions, researchers to be appointed by DESIRE are those in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers, starting at the date of obtaining the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided. Positions are open to candidates of any nationality with the exception that the student may not have resided in the country of
the host institution for more than one year in the 3 years before appointment. For additional information on eligibility, please check Rules of mobility and conditions of nationality applicable to eligible researchers, page 13-14.

Applications: The closing date for formal applications is 1st of December 2008. Formal applications should be emailed directly to the project supervisor as outline on the Projects and should include:

• Full CV. Please use the Europass CV template
• Names of three referees
• A statement of your academic interests, including the DESIRE projects in which you are interested (up to 3 in rank order) and the reasons for your preference. Please do not exceed 2 sides of A4.
• Publication list

We expect successful candidates to join the network in January 2009.

Candidates interested in the first four positions, PhD1-PhD4 offered at Lancaster University, are invited to consult the Personnel Website for further details regarding the appplication process.