PhD Research Fellowship in Logic and Intelligent Data at University of Oslo in Norway, 2016

University of Oslo invites applications for PhD research fellowship in logic and intelligent data. If the successful candidate has a good knowledge of one Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish), the fellowship will be for a period of 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work (teaching responsibilities at the Department).
Otherwise, the fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work. Starting date no later than 01.10.2015. No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution.

The candidate's work will be within the space spanned by applied logic, semantic technologies, data integration, and human-computer interaction, with applications in the oil & gas sector. The candidate will be affiliated with the Optique project (www.optique-project.eu) and the SIRIUS Center for Scalable Data Access in the Oil & Gas Domain (http://sirius-labs.no/). He or she will be part of an international team of world-leading scientists working on bringing semantic methods for data access into real-world industrial applications.

Scholarship Provider/ Funding Agency

University of Oslo. Norway

Study Area

Logic and Intelligent Data

Scholarship open for

International applicants

Scholarship Level

PhD research

Eligibility

• The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.
• Applicants must hold a Master's degree or equivalent in informatics.
• A good command of English is required.

Number of Scholarships

Not specified

Scholarship Duration

3 years

Coverage/Scholarship Benefits

50 - 57 (NOK 430 500 – 483 700) per year

Application Method

The application must include:

• Application letter
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
• Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
• Documentation of English proficiencyhttp://www.mn.uio.no/english/research/doctoral-degree-and-career/regulations/proficiency-requirements.html
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.

Deadline
13 September, 2015

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