Computer Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 13

Postdoctoral Position on Social Network Security, Privacy and Trust, University of Uninsubria, Italy

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The position is financially supported by Lombardy Region and a Google Research Award.

The research topic is the design, implementation and evaluation of
next generation privacy-preserving technologies for Social Networks, with a particular focus on trust modelling and management.

The ideal candidate:
– holds Ph.D. in a relevant area of computer science or a closely related area. You may even apply if you have
not yet completed your PhD degree, but expect to do so before the position starts.
– has a solid background in data management, and knowledge of data security; knowledge about privacy-preserving
techniques and semantic web technologies is a plus;
– has good teamwork skills and experience;
– has creative thinking & proactive working style;
– is fluent in spoken and written English, knowledge of Italian is not mandatory.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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PhD Positions in ICT in Information Engineering and Computer Science at University of Trento,2011, Italy

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Admission requirements :Applications must be filled using the online application.Complete information on how to enrol will be published in late March.The notification of the results is considered as delivered through the announcement of the list.The successful applicants will not receive personal communications of their results.Recognition of Academic Titles :In order to apply for this call your academic titles DO NOT need to have been officially recognised by Italian authorities.Official recognition is not provided by the University, it is a governmental procedure which needs to be undertaken by the person concerned.

If you have already had your titles recognised in the past as equivalent to an Italian Degree, you should state it in your application, indicating the Italian Rector’s Decree recognising equivalence number (given by Italian authorities).
Candidates who have a foreign degree that has not been officially recognised as equivalent to the Italian degree must upload as attachment 2 (in the application Call form) an English translation, signed by the candidate, to enable the Doctoral School Committee to evaluate a possible equivalence.
PLEASE NOTE that in case you are accepted to the School you will be asked to provide (no later than the 10.11.2011) a Dicihiarazione di Valore issued by the Italian Embassy based in the country where the University that delivered your titles is from.Areas covered by the call include (but are not limited to) the following.
Please refer to the call for information on the application and selection procedure for generic and project-specific grants.

Scholarship Application Deadline:16th of March, 2011

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ACFR Rio Tinto Centre for Mining Automation Scholarship in Field Robotics, University of Sydney 2011, Australia

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The Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) at the University of Sydney has established a major new Centre for Mine Automation. Rio Tinto, a global mining company, has committed $21 million of funding for an initial period of five years for this new Centre. The aim of the Centre for Mining Automation is to develop and implement the vision of a fully autonomous, remotely operated mine.

The ACFR is seeking students interested in PhD research in the area of autonomous systems, including data fusion, perception, control, learning and systems to be part of this exciting new initiative and apply for a full time scholarship sponsored by Rio Tinto.There is no closing date for this opportunity. Applications are now open year round and successful applicants are expected to commence at the start of either semester one or semester two.Applicants should have a first class Honours degree in mechanical/mechatronics engineering, mining engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical/aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science or a related discipline or extensive appropriate professional experience.The scholarship is valued at $27,651 per annum (tax exempt). The scholarship will be supplemented by access to overseas travel grants and other allowances.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 December 2011

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