The establishment of the University of Primorska in 2003 created an autonomous academic route for the region that intellectuals and the wider coastal community had longed for since the post-war years. From the beginning, UP’s goal has been to grow and strive for excellence. The mission of the University of Primorska is to carry out education and scientific research in a professional and creative manner and to support the balanced development of Slovenia in the region, Europe, and globally.
The Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies at the University of Primorska (UP FAMNIT) is offering one fully-funded PhD scholarship at HICUP LAB.
Applications are invited from students from all over the world who are enthusiastic about working as part of a multidisciplinary team focusing on applied computer science research in the following areas:
• Human-computer Interaction
• Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality
• Pervasive and Ubiquitous computing
The selected candidate will be offered a tailored research project at UP FAMNIT.
Benefits
The selected candidate will receive a 36-48 month scholarship which includes:
- Monthly payments between 700€ and 1000€ — subject to the candidate’s academic performance and previous experience and expertise
- Tuition fees
- Research equipment and a working desk
- Yearly budget for other research costs for covering fieldwork and conference attendance
Eligibilities
- Candidates should demonstrate outstanding academic potential with preferably a Master’s degree with distinction and need a strong first degree in Computer Science or related subject
- Excellent technical ability, programming skills
- Proficient active and passive English language skills are essential
- They seek a candidate with good prototyping skills and an inventive mind for problem-solving. Specifically, they are seeking candidates with a very good knowledge in at least one of the areas of software engineering, 3D graphics, information visualization, interaction design, computer vision, systems modeling, artificial intelligence, software development or similar
- Applied mathematics or ability to learn such is also desirable
- IELTS — with min required score of 6.5, TOEFL iBT — with min required score of 93 overall and minute 20 in each skill or equivalent
Application Process
Applicants for the scholarship need to include the following documents:
- A motivational letter (research proposal/personal statement).
- A Curriculum Vitae (personal details, work experience, education and training, language skills, development skills, awards and recognitions, previous research work, publications). Maximum 4 pages
- Portfolio of previous research and/or development projects and/or DIY prototyping (e.g. mobile apps, web apps, DIY electronics, graphical designs, interface designs, system mockups, DIY prototypes)
- A certified copy of any previously completed higher-level education degrees: e.g. bachelor degree, master degree, etc
- Course transcripts, GPA (grade point average) certificate of exams and tutorials, including explanations of the mark schemes used and, where possible, an indication of their class ranking/position in class
- Two reference letters (your two referees must be able to comment on your suitability for a research degree level of study, one of them must have been your academic tutor) originally sealed by referees
- If you will need a visa to study in Slovenia or UK, a copy of the page of your passport that gives your full name, passport number, etc
Applicants should send this information in zip file to [email protected]
Application Deadline: April 1, 2018
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