[Tccc] PhD position in Distributed Systems available

Andreas Kassler andreas.kassler
Wed Jan 25 07:34:23 EST 2012


sincere apologies for multiple posts
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The department of Computer Science at Karlstad University, Sweden seeks
applicants for a PhD student position in the area of Distributed
Systems/Mobile Cloud. The student will initially perform his/her studies
in the context of the EU-INTERREG IVb funded project ITRACT (Improving
Transport and Accessibility through new Communication Technologies).

The general objective of the project is to develop an open service
platform that brings together sensor networks, navigation information,
intelligent transport systems with distributed computing to allow the
rapid development of novel applications and services for mobile users
supporting them in their daily transport need. By integrating novel ICT
solutions, transport and accessibility of remote areas can be improved
in innovative ways. The project?s part covered by the position includes
work on mobile cloud systems, service oriented architectures, urban
sensing, coordination and decision making.

Research within the computer science department at Karlstad University
is focused around the research groups in distributed systems and
communications (DISCO), privacy and security (PriSec), and software
engineering (SERG). Democratic principles, equality and diversity are
the cornerstones of our activities. We value and welcome the enriching
presence of a diversity of backgrounds and qualifications among students
and staff.

Qualifications
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Qualified for the position are candidates with a University degree of
240 ECTS, from which at least 60 ECTS were awarded for courses at
advanced level and have a Master's degree or the Swedish Magister or
Civilingenj?r degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or
equivalent. Qualified are also those candidates who have achieved
corresponding degrees and/or knowledge in Sweden or abroad.
The candidate should have a strong background from at least one of the
areas service oriented architectures, cloud services, sensor networks,
intelligent transport systems. Strong programming skills and good
English language abilities are pre-requisites for the position.
Programming Skills in developing software for mobile platforms such as
Android are a plus. The knowledge of the Swedish language is not required.

Admission
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Admission is on the basis of individual assessment of the candidates'
abilities to successfully pass the research education. The earliest date
for filling the position is March 1, 2012. The position is limited to 4
years, but can be prolonged for up to one more year, if the candidate
also takes on other research, teaching or administrative tasks besides
his/her PhD research. Those tasks should not exceed 20% of the time of a
full-time position.
Admission will be made provided necessary decisions.

Application
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Your application should contain a cover letter motivating your reasons
for applying, a CV, copies of your degrees, a list of attended courses
with grades and dates, if applicable copies of publications or proofs of
other achievements, statement of research interests, and reference
letters or contact addresses of reference persons.

More information and online application:
https://kau.netrecruiter.se/what:job/jobID:9486/where:4/





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