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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"> Here at the Lund
University (Sweden) we are announcing a <b>PhD student position</b>
at the boundaries between Automatic Control and Software
Engineering. The project that is funding the position deals with
the synthesis of control strategies for software engineering in
cyber-physical systems. Ideally, we are looking for two types of
candidates: either a computer engineering/science student that has
an interest in control theory or a control student with passion
for software engineering.<br>
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The call will be open until <b>April 2nd</b>, and can be found at
this address:<br>
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Job assignments<br>
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The doctoral students positions are mainly devoted to postgraduate
studies (80% of the time), but include 20% department service,
usually teaching. The research topic for this position lays at the
boundaries between Control Engineering and Computer Engineering.
Strong candidates either possess knowledge in both the disciplines
or have a background in one of the two and curiosity for the
other.<br>
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The work will be funded by the VR framework grant "Feedback
Computing in Cyber-Physical Systems". The main goal of the
research project is to develop feedback-based methods for
management of multiple simultaneous resources, such as CPU time,
memory, and power consumption, using bandwidth reservation
techniques in combination with scheduling and speed scaling. The
developed control-based methods should be based on application
abstractions that allow to tackle multiple resources and
performance objectives despite variations in the application
domain. The application domain includes both desktop machines and
embedded platforms.<br>
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Eligibility<br>
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In order to be admitted to postgraduate studies in Automatic
Control, the student must have completed a degree of advanced
level (MSc or equivalents) within a relevant study program.
Students with basic eligibility for third-cycle studies are those
who:<br>
* have completed a second-cycle degree with courses for at least
240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle
courses;<br>
* have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way,
either in Sweden or abroad.<br>
Special eligibility requirements comprise knowledge from
first-cycle studies or the equivalent, but can also refer to
special professional experience.<br>
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Additionally, sufficient knowledge of the subject area is required
for third-cycle studies. The specific entry requirements include .
Students meeting special eligibility requirements are those who
have:<br>
* at least 60 higher education credits within the same subject
area as the third-cycle studies (Control Engineering (Automatic
Control basic course FRT010) or Computer Engineering), of which
in-depth work of at least 30 higher education credits of relevance
to the subject area, or <br>
* civil engineer degree or equivalent. The applicant must also be
deemed to have the ability to successfully complete postgraduate
studies. Exceptions can be made, in special cases, by the Board of
LTH. Good skills in both spoken and written English are a
requirement for the position.<br>
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Students with basic eligibility for third-cycle studies are those
who- have completed a second-cycle degree- have completed courses
of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from
second-cycle courses, or- have acquired largely equivalent
knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.<br>
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The employment of doctoral students is regulated in the Swedish
Code of Statues 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted
to PhD-studies may be appointed to doctoral studentships. When an
appointment to a doctoral studentship is made, the ability of the
student to benefit from PhD-studies shall primarily be taken into
account. In addition to devoting themselves to their studies,
those appointed to doctoral studentships may be required to work
with educational tasks, research and administration, in accordance
with specific regulations in the ordinance.<br>
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Basis of Assessment<br>
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Only those who are or have been admitted to PhD-studies may be
appointed to doctoral studentship. Selection to postgraduate
studies is based on the expected ability to perform well in the
studies. The evaluation of the ability to perform well is based
primarily on the results of studies at the basic and advanced
levels, in particular:<br>
* Knowledge and skills relevant to postgraduate studies within the
area of Computer Engineering and Control Engineering. This can be
documented by appended documents and interview.<br>
* Estimated ability to work independently and the ability to
formulate and solve scientific questions. This ability can be
established, for example, based on undergraduate research
experiences, a Master thesis or in a discussion of scientific
problems during a possible interview.<br>
* Skills in written and oral communication.<br>
* Other experience relevant to postgraduate studies, such as
professional experience.<br>
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Desirable Qualifications: We expect that the applicants'
undergraduate studies include courses in computer engineering
and/or control engineering. The research is to a large extent
interdisciplinary, and a broad competence profile and experience
from relevant areas is of high value. Important personal qualities
are, beside creativity and a curious mind, the ability to work
both independently and in a group and experience in the scientific
interaction with researchers from other disciplines and in other
countries.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
-- Martina Maggio<br>
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