PhD Positions in Informatics available at University of Calabria

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Dear Francesco,
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:16:24 +0100
  "Francesco Calimeri" <calimeri at mat.unical.it> wrote:
>                  University of Calabria (Italy)
> 
>       Two Ph.D. Positions available for non-Italian 
>citizens
>       at the Doctoral Program in Mathematics and 
>Informatics
> ====================================================================
> 
> 
> The University of Calabria invites applications of 
>non-Italian
> citizens for 2 Ph.D. scholarships for the 2009 class of 
>the
> Doctoral Program in Mathematics and Informatics.
> 
> The Program has been activated by the Department of 
>Mathematics
> (www.mat.unical.it), which is one of the largest 
>departments of
> the University of Calabria.
> 
> The Ph.D. period will be 3 years.
> 
> The University of Calabria will provide one successful 
>candidate
> with a grant, of about EUR 1050,00 per month.
> 
>For all the successful candidates, the University of 
>Calabria is
> also likely to cover living expenses (mensa + 
>accommodation in the
> campus).
> 
> Ph.D. positions are offered in a pleasant working 
>environment with
> excellent possibilities for professional development.
> 
> Successful candidates in Informatics (with projects 
>focused on AI
> and Computational Logics) will join the Database and 
>Artificial
> Intelligence group of the Department of Mathematics. The 
>group has
> deep knowledge in several AI areas, which are 
>investigated with
> respect to their theoretical aspects and their formal 
>foundations
> as well as with the respect to the design of practical
> applications most often carried out in tight cooperation 
>with
> industrial partners. In particular, members of the group 
>conduct
> high-level research in the development of innovative
> infrastructure for knowledge representation and 
>reasoning, and
> have achieved important results in developing 
>non-monotonic
> reasoning systems.
> 
> 
> Requirements
> ============
> Only non-Italian citizens (from within European 
>Community as well
> as from outside) are allowed to submit. The required 
>qualification
> for being eligible for the program is a Master's Degree, 
>or
> equivalent. A three-year degree is not sufficient.
> 
> 
> Applications
> ============
> We are looking for highly-motivated, dedicated 
>candidates that are
> interested in research in Informatics or Mathematics.
> 
> Candidates are requested to:
> - Fill in the online form available at 
>http://unical.ugmanager.it/
> - Send a notice of the application to 
>leone at mat.unical.it, and
>   annex the following deliverables:
>    (1) Curriculum Vitae (conforming to the template 
>available at
>        https://www.mat.unical.it/dottorato/Admissions)
>    (2) Research project (3 pages max)
>    (3) Presentation letter (2 pages max)
>    (4) List of passed university exams, with scores
> 
> 
> The deadline is 2008-12-04 (December 4th, 2008), 12:00 
>CET.
> 
> 
> Contacts
> ========
> To get in contact with the Department of Mathematics, 
>send an
> email to:
> 
> Prof. Nicola Leone
> Department of Mathematics, University of Calabria
> Ponte P. Bucci, cubo 30b
> I-87036 Rende (CS), Italy
> Email: leone at mat.unical.it
> Phone: +39 0984 49 6433
>Fax  : +39 0984 49 6410
> 
> To get in touch with the current PhD students, see
> <https://www.mat.unical.it/dottorato/PhD_Students>.
> 
> 
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>For further information, please refer to:
> https://www.mat.unical.it/phd