Call for EoI for PhD Students in ECE, CS, SE, AM or related areas

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Reference: CISTER-PDS2020-EOI

Area: Focus on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems; Cyber-Physical Systems and IoT
Application Deadline: 10, Sep, 2020
Send Application To: jobs@cister-labs.pt
Contact Person: Eduardo Tovar
Salary: 13K up to 15K Euros per year (after taxes)
Duration: up to 4 years

CALL for EoI for PhD STUDENTS Positions in

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Computer Science (CS)
Software Engineering (SE)
Applied Mathematics (AM)

The CISTER Research Centre (https://www.cister-labs.pt/), an internationally renowned research centre in real-time and embedded systems, invites expressions of interest in 4 to 6 PhD student positions in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Computer Science (CS), Software Engineering (SE), or Applied Mathematics (AM), to engage in an ambitious research plan in the area of Real-Time & Embedded Computing (RTES).

Embedded processors represent around 96% of all processors available worldwide, and are present in a wide variety of systems that operate in the various sectors of society. Examples include mobile devices, home appliances, as well as highly complex and safety-critical systems such as airplanes, satellites, and cars.

RTES is therefore a key research area whose results are fundamental for boosting the development of the future generation of highly complex and automated computing systems in virtually all application domains. Notable examples are aerospace and defence systems, autonomous transportation systems, Internet of Things, energy aware and green computing, smart factory automation and advanced medical devices and applications. CISTER actively participates to the development of new cutting-edge technologies through major international projects (see list at https://www.cister-labs.pt/projects), and it is also a stakeholder in the new VORTEX CoLab (http://www.vortex-colab.com/).

The accepted candidates will engage on a highly ambitious PhD research plan, under the supervision of CISTER’s internationally renowned researchers, and will become part of an international and multi-cultural research team with a leading research track on multiple hot topics of RTES.

This research environment is boosted by strong collaborations with various world reputed academic institutions as well as with key international industrial players such as Airbus, Thales, Volvo, Renault, Toyota, Embraer, Honeywell, Siemens, Philips, IBM, Critical Software, TTTech, AVL, EFACEC, GMV or Bosch.

CISTER and the City of Porto are at the centre of the real-time systems, factory communication and critical systems, having organized RTSS 2016 - IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (http://2016.rtss.org/), CPSWeek 2018 - Cyber-Physical Systems Week (https://www.cister-labs.pt/cpsweek2018/) and WFCS 2020 - 16th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (https://www.cister-labs.pt/wfcs2020/)

The accepted candidates will be hosted by CISTER and will enroll in one of the PhD programs offered by its academic partnerships: the PhD Program offered by the University of Porto on ECE (PDEEC program) or on CS/SE (PRODEI program), or the PhD Program offered by the MAP-i initiative (CS/SE) lead by the Universities of Minho, Aveiro and Porto. Highly performing students may be given the opportunity to engage in a Dual PhD Program with the Carnegie Mellon University. More details on these programs can be found at https://www.cister-labs.pt/phd/

CANDIDATES’ PROFILE

CISTER is looking for highly motivated candidates with a Master degree (or equivalent academic experience) in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Computer Science (CS), Software Engineering (SE), Applied Mathematics (AM) or related areas, with an excellent academic record. Candidates with a solid industrial CV that wish to pursue a PhD degree, are also encouraged to apply. Excellent communication skills in English is considered essential and applicants are expected to have command of both spoken and written English.

WHAT CISTER OFFERS

Research grants are provided for up to four years, with a salary ranging from 13.000,00€ up to 15.000,00€ (after taxes) per year, and with tuition costs covered by CISTER. Researching with CISTER is an opportunity to connect in national and international networks of researchers and industries, in an excellent, dynamic, multi-cultural, and challenging research environment. CISTER is housed in a self-contained modern facility with over 2000m², with labs fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology. CISTER also promotes several cultural activities, soft-skill development initiatives, and Portuguese courses.

Porto is a vibrant city, relatively inexpensive for European standards (see https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Porto) and very well connected through direct flight connections with more than 70 cities worldwide.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To apply, please send your CV, a copy of your transcripts with all your course grades, and a brief research statement, to the e-mail address jobs@cister-labs.pt, with subject "CISTER-PDS2020-EOI". Please indicate at the end of your CV at least two independent referees to be requested by our services for reference letters. Candidates with relevant CVs will be selected for an interview.

The selection committee will be formed by key CISTER faculty members and distinguished external academics.

If you have further questions or doubts regarding the application, please contact us via the email “jobs@cister-labs.pt”.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 10 September 2020

You can find more details regarding this call at https://www.cister-labs.pt/phd/ and feel welcome to know more about us at https://www.cister-labs.pt.