Saturday, April 10, 2010

PhD Opportunities at Chosun Univ, Gwangju, Korea

PhD Research Assistantship in the Embedded Computing Area at the Computer Systems Lab, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
 
The Computer Systems Lab (CSLab) is seeking for skillful, hard working and highly motivated candidates with good credentials to join our dynamic international team as PhD students within the area of embedded computing systems.
 
The PhD positions are targeted at the following research topics:

Configurable Computing
Embedded Computing
Bio-Inspired Computing
Lab-in-a-Box Systems
Virtual Instrumentation
 
Interested applicants should apply by Monday, April 25, 2010 Korean time (GMT + 9)
 
Promising candidates will be recommended for the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) for Foreign Students.  Listed below are some features of this PhD research assistantship and the expected benefits of the program for successful applicants:
 

Tuition fees for study period
A round-trip economy class ticket to and from Korea
Monthly Allowance of 900,000 won(KRW)
Basic Medical Insurance

Extra allowances based on research performance
Duration: Direct PhD- 4years, Integrated MSc & PhD- 5years (these include Korean language training for cultural exchange and to assist students properly integrate while in Korea.  However, lectures and research activity will be in English language)
Expected commencement date: Sep 2010 or March 2011
 
Profile of Ideal Candidates

MSc, preferably in Computer Engineering or related areas (good BSc for those applying for the integrated MSc-PhD program)
Good background in embedded systems
Good programming skills
Good English language skills- written and oral
Good ability to cooperate with others in a multicultural environment
Good ability for highly motivated independent research 
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send the following to Prof Lee, Jeong-A at jalee@chosun. ac.kr by Friday, April 23, 2010 Korean time (GMT + 9):
 
1)                 Study plan (clearly stating the research topics you are interested in. We would like to know your research interests and their relation to the CSLab's research areas)
2)                 Academic transcripts
3)                 Brief summary of most recent thesis and the status (eg accepted, in progress, submitted, etc)
4)                 CV (to include names, date of birth, nationality, sex, contact details, education, work experience, publications)
 
Only electronic applications are accepted. Items (1) , (2) and (3) should be merged as one pdf file with the name "Familyname_Firstnam e_CSLab_App2010. pdf".  Item (4) should be saved as a pdf with the name "Familyname_Firstnam e_CV.pdf".  Both pdf files must be sent by the stated date and should have "2010 Application for Research Assistantship at the CSLab" as the e-mail subject.
 
For any further questions about the PhD positions, please contact: Prof Lee, Jeong-A on jalee@chosun. ac.kr
 
Successful applicants will be notified by Friday, April 30, 2010


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