PhD Studentships at the CLARITY centre
The CLARITY Centre is now seeking well-qualified, motivated PhD researchers who want to be part of a world-class research group in Sensor and Adaptive Information Technology.
First round PhD recruitment deadline: August 1th 2008
Starting date:
1st round Sept/Oct 2008
2nd round Jan/Feb 2009
About CLARITY
The CLARITY centre, a consortium of University College Dublin, Dublin City University, and Tyndall research institute, has recently obtained €16.4 million from the Irish Government CSET programme and a set of industry partners to work on Sensor Web technologies. CLARITY is a multi-disciplinary research centre that will focus on 3 main research areas: (1) Sensor Networks & Systems; (2) Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery; (3) Adaptivity & Personalized Feedback. CLARITY brings about 80 experts from electronic engineering, computer science, civil/environmental engineering, architecture, chemical engineering, working closely with the healthcare organizations and environmental agencies. A key differentiator of CLARITY's vision is the coherent integration of research programmes in market-oriented application scenarios. To this end, we have carefully chosen two areas for demonstrators: Personalized Healthcare and Adaptive Environment monitoring. For further details see the CLARITY webpage
PhD Positions
Applications for the following PhD positions are now solicited:
PhD Studentships - 7 positions
PhD TASK 1: ADAPTIVE NETWORK-AWARE DATA CAPTURE AND FILTERING
PhD TASK 2: SENSOR AGGREGATION AND DATA USABILITY
PhD TASK 3: DELIVERY AND DISSEMINATION WITHIN AN AUTONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PhD TASK 4: COLLABORATION, AUTONOMY AND MOBILITY
PhD TASK 5: INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD FOR NETWORK DIAGNOSIS
PhD TASK 6: INTERACTIVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NODE LOCALIZATION
PhD TASK 7: SENSOR-AIDED UBIQUITOUS ROBOTICS
In order to strenghten market-oriented research, willing PhD candidates can have opportunities to spend a period of research within premises of related industry partners.
Please click here for more information about these vacancies.
Requirements/skills
The holder of the studentship will be expected to pursue research within the overall scope of the CLARITY centre. Applicants should hold a good honors undergraduate degree in computer science/engineering, and be able to demonstrate an aptitude for either constraint programming, embedded systems, and networking. Preference will be given to candidate with a good understanding of embedded system programming, energy-efficient sensor networking and knowledge of related operating systems such as TinyOS or Contiki.
Salary
The successful applicants will receive total funding of approximately €20K (tax free) per annum for four years (subjected to annual standard increase)+ university fees + necessary equipment. These positions are available from September/October 2008 and are open to applicants of any nationality.
How to apply
Applications by email to Dr. Antonio Ruzzelli ruzzelli@ucd.ie and Gregory O'Hare gregory.ohare@ucd.ie
Applications must include, in PDF format only:
1.full CV;
2.list of all modules and results from undergraduate;
3.one-page abstract describing final year undergraduate project (if applicable);
4.one-page abstract describing MSc project (if applicable);
5.one-page abstract describing undergraduate work placement or other relevant work experience (if applicable);
6.300 word statement explaining interest in research.
Please ensure that all emails have "PhD Studentship (CLARITY)" in the Subject line.
Further opportunities
A furhter range of administrative and research positions are now available at CLARITY.
Please refer to the CLARITY vacancy page for a full list of the current vacancies.
