The Division of Computer Science and Engineering Announces
New PhD Positions in Computing Science

The Division has about 80 researchers, half being faculty members and half PhD students. Our focus is on algorithms, bioinformatics, distributed systems and computing, functional programming, formal methods, interaction design, language technology, parallel iand high performance computing, programming language based methods for security, programming logic and type theory, but research is not restricted to these topics. More information is here.

PhD positions are limited to at most five years. Usually, a PhD student will spend about 80 percent of his or her time on graduate studies, and about 20 percent on teaching.

Knowledge of Swedish is not a prerequisite for application. English is our working language for research. Both Swedish and English are used in undergraduate courses. Half of our researchers and PhD students are native Swedes; the rest come from more than 20 different countries.

Applicants must have a very good undergraduate degree in Computing Science or in a closely related subject. You may even apply if your graduate degree is not complete, but is expected to be finished by September 1, 2005. 

Applicants in the area of language-based and logic-based security are encouraged to apply to specially allocated positions.

The department aims to increase the number of female employees, and especially welcomes female applicants.

To apply send us a letter containing the following documentation:

  1. A letter of application, listing specific research interests
  2. A curriculum vitae
  3. Attested copies of undergraduate degrees and other certificates
  4. Copies of relevant work, for example dissertations or articles, that you have authored or co-authored
  5. A description of:
  6. Letters of recommendation from your teachers or employers
  7. *** You MUST include Letters of Recommendation: we typically get over 100 apps, and it is simply not feasible for us to request individual letters *** 
The job refrence number is: 6/2005. The last date for your full application to arrive is February 15, 2005 to:

Registrator, Chalmers University of Technology, Se-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
Phone: +4631 772 1000, fax: +4631 772 4922, email: registrator@adm.chalmers.se

If you have financial support of your own (industry job, grant, etc.), please state this fact clearly. It will increase your chances to be accepted considerably, because you need not compete for the limited number of fully financed positions.

A decision about the PhD positions will be taken before May 15, 2005.

For further information, please contact:

Philippas Tsigas (Director of Graduate Studies), tel +46 31 772 5409, tsigas "at" cs.chalmers.se

The Secretariat for Computer Science and Engineering:
Jeanette Träff, tel. +46 31 772 1062, email jeanette "at" cs.chalmers.se

Union representatives: SACO Sören Lindgren, TCOMonica Orrbacke, SEKO Ralf Berndtsson.