University of Oslo is inviting applications for PhD research fellowship in logic and intelligent data. 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. The application deadline is 13 September, 2015.
Study Subject(s): Fellowships are provided in in Logic and Intelligent Data at University of Oslo in Norway.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing PhD degree level at University of Oslo in Norway.
Scholarship Provider: University of Oslo, Norway
Scholarship can be taken at: Norway
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.
- The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.
- The fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The application to the PhD programme must be submitted to the department no later than two months after taking up the position.
- A good command of English is required.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Norwegian and Foreign applicants can apply for the fellowship.
Scholarship Description: 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.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work.
What does it cover? Position code 1017, Pay grade: 50 – 57 (NOK 430 500 – 483 700) per year.
Selection criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online. 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 proficiency
- 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.
- In accordance with the University of Oslo's equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 13 September, 2015.
