Two Ph.D. positions in Computer Networking, Karlstad University, Sweden

Karlstads universitet

Karlstads universitet präglas av aktiv samverkan med det omgivande samhället i kombination med akademisk excellens. Karlstads universitet har cirka 11 500 studenter och drygt 1 200 anställda.

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Description
Two Ph.D. positions are available within the Distributed Systems and Communications (DISCO) Group at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Karlstad University. Solutions for improving latency, both in wired and wireless networks, constitute a key research area within DISCO. The candidates are expected to work within the nationally funded project READY (Research Environment for Advancing Low Latency Internet).

Eligibility
Eligible for these positions 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 Civilingenjör Degrees in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent. Eligible are also those candidates who have achieved corresponding degrees or knowledge in Sweden or abroad. Good oral and written communication skills in English are required.

Knowledge or experience in some of the areas of congestion control, queue management, systems aspects of wireless networks, wireless MAC layers, software defined networking, and interactive applications is an advantage. Experience with tools for testing and evaluation of communication protocols is a benefit. Good programming skills are highly valuable.

The candidates should be able to work independently, as well as in a team; and be enthusiastic about pushing the state-of-the-art.

Terms
The positions are limited to 4 years each, but can be prolonged for up to one more year, if the PhD student also takes over other research, teaching or administrative tasks besides her/his PhD research. Those tasks should not exceed 20% of the time of a full-time position. The earliest date for filling the position is the January 1, 2014.

Admission
Admission is based on individual assessment of the candidates’ abilities to successfully pass the research education.

Application
Applications should be submitted electronically via the Karlstad University web-based recruitment tool, NetRecruiter, with uploaded attachments. NetRecruiter is available at http://www.kau.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:login/

The application should include the following items:

Cover letter describing the applicant and her/his research interests in relation to the announced position
CV
Relevant diplomas and a list of attended courses with grades and dates
Copies of publications or proofs of other achievements if applicable
Reference letters or contact information of at least two reference persons

Non-electronic documents (state registration number REK 2013/88) can be addressed to:

Karlstad University
Faculty of Health, Science and Technology
Att. Carina Sundman
651 88 Karlstad Sweden

 

Application deadline: 2013-12-15