From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: AISB opportunities bulletin for 22/3/2013
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:43:58 +0000
Dear AISB members
This is the AISB opportunities bulletin for 22/3/2013
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1. PhD student positions in Principles of Brain Computation, Graz, AUSTRIA
(DEADLINE: 24:03:2013)
2. Assistant Professorship (A13, 3y+3y) in philosophy, Munich, GERMANY
(DEADLINE: 07:04:2013)
3. Postdoctoral positions in approximation algorithms, Morgantown WV (U.S.A.)
(DEADLINE: 30:04:2013)
4. PhD position in coalgebraic logics, Glasgow, SCOTLAND (DEADLINE: 15:04:2013)
5. Senior and junior fellowships, Greifswald, GERMANY (DEADLINE: 30:04:2013)
6. Research Master's programme in Philosophy, Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS
7. MA in Reasoning, Canterbury (U.K.) (DEADLINE: 04:04:2013)
8. Doctoral Consortium (Reasoning and Rules Systems), Mannheim, GERMANY
(DEADLINE: 15:04:2013)
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1. PhD student positions in Principles of Brain Computation, Graz, AUSTRIA
(DEADLINE: 24:03:2013)
We are inviting applications for Phd positions at the Graz University of
Technology (Faculty for Computer Science) for research on
Principles of Brain Computation
in the Human Brain Project http://www.humanbrainproject.eu/ and in the
EU-Project BrainScaleS
http://brainscales.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/index.html
The Human Brain Project is expected to start on October 1, and our Lab
will lead research on principles of brain computation in this project. We
can employ Phd students already now for closely related work in the
BrainScales project (this project provides intermediate financing until
the beginning of the Human Brain Project).
The Phd students will investigate computational properties and learning
features of data-based models for cortical microcircuits, through computer
simulations and theoretical analysis. Excellent research skills, a genuine
interest in answering fundamental open questions about information
processing in the brain, and the capability to work in an
interdisciplinary research team are expected. Experience in programming,
computer simulations or data analysis will be helpful.
Applications are invited by students with a master degree in one of the
areas computer science (especially machine learning, software design,
large-scale simulations), physics, mathematics, statistics, and
computational neuroscience. Our doctoral program will lead to a Phd in
Computer Science.
Please send your CV, information about your grades, and a letter
describing your scientific interests and goals by March 24 to my assistant
Regina Heidinger:
[email protected]
It would be helpful if you could include names and email addresses of
referees, and pdf files of your master thesis and/or other publications.
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2. Assistant Professorship (A13, 3y+3y) in philosophy, Munich, GERMANY
(DEADLINE: 07:04:2013)
The Chair of Philosophy of Science at the Faculty of Philosophy,
Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion and the Munich Center for
Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP, http://lmu.de/mcmp) at LMU Munich seek
applications for an Assistant Professorship with a specialization in (at
least) one of the following areas: Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy
of Social Science, Philosophy of Economics, and Philosophy of
Neuroscience. The position is for three years with the possibility of
extension for another three years. Note that there is no tenure-track
option. The appointment will be made within the German A13 salary scheme
(under the assumption that the civil service requirements are met), which
means that one has the rights and perks of a civil servant. The starting
date is October 1, 2013.
The appointee will be expected (i) to do philosophical research and to
lead a research group in her or his field, (ii) to teach five hours a week
in at least one of the above-mentioned fields and/or a related field, and
(iii) to take on some management tasks. The successful candidate will have
a PhD in philosophy and some teaching experience.
Applications (including a cover letter that addresses, amongst others,
one's academic background and research interests, a CV, a list of
publications, a list of taught courses, a sample of written work of no
more than 5000 words, and a description of a planned research project of
1000-1500 words) should be sent by email (ideally everything requested in
one PDF document) to [email protected] by April 7, 2013.
Additionally, two confidential letters of reference addressing the
applicant's qualifications for academic research should be sent to the
same address from the referees directly. Please indicate in the letter if
you are also interested in the recently advertised postdoctoral fellowship
in case you are not considered for the present position.
For further information, please contact Professor Stephan Hartmann
([email protected]).
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3. Postdoctoral positions in approximation algorithms, Morgantown WV (U.S.A.)
(DEADLINE: 30:04:2013)
The Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering invites
applications for one postdoctoral positions in the field of Approximation
Algorithms.
Duties include design and development of approximation
algorithms for problems in risk management and computer security. The particular
problems of interest involve variants of covering and packing.
Knowledge of inapproximability techniques and willingness to code are
pluses.There are no official teaching assignments, however depending upon
interest
such opportunities may be made available.
Required qualifications include an earned Ph.D. in theoretical computer
science (with an emphasis on approximation algorithm design) or applied
mathematics or a closely related discipline.
Some experience in risk management and computer security is preferred but
not essential.
The position is for one year (August 15 2013 through August 14, 2014),
although it could be extended to an additional year depending upon
performance.
West Virginia University (www.wvu.edu) is a comprehensive land-grant
research institution enrolling over 28,000 students in 113 degree
programs, including engineering and health sciences.
Interested candidates must send a letter of application, a CV and contact
information for at least three references to
[email protected], by
April 30, 2013.
Review of completed applications will commence immediately and the position
will remain open until filled.
West Virginia University is and affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse and plurastic faculty
and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.
Applications are strongly encouraged from women, minorities, individuals
with disabilities and covered veterans.
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4. PhD position in coalgebraic logics, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
(DEADLINE: 15:04:2013)
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*** PhD Position
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*** Coalgebraic Logics for intelligent data access
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*** Mathematically Structured Programming Group
*** University of Strathclyde
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Applications are invited for PhD study under the supervision of Dr
Clemens Kupke and Prof Neil Ghani in the area of coalgebra, category
theory and logic with a special focus on linking the coalgebraic theory
to applications in databases. The position is fully funded for EU
students and will last for 3 years.
The successful applicant will have a good degree or an MSc in
Mathematics or Computer Science or a related subject with a strong
Mathematics or Computer Science component. Ideally, they will also have
a strong, documented interest in doing research. Strong mathematical
background and problem-solving skills are essential.
The Mathematically Structured Programming Group's vision is to use
mathematics to understand the nature of computation, and to then turn
that understanding into the next generation of programming languages.
This reflects the symbiotic relationship between mathematics,
programming, and the design of programming languages --- any attempt to
sever this connection will diminish each component. In order to achieve
these research goals we mainly use ideas from category theory, logic,
type theory and functional programming. Besides Prof Neil Ghani and Dr
Clemens Kupke, the group consists of a number of internationally leading
researchers including Dr Patricia Johann, Dr Conor McBride and Dr Sam
Lindley as well as a number of PhD students.
The University of Strathclyde (http://www.strath.ac.uk) is located in
the heart of Glasgow, which Lonely Planet Travel Guides hail as "one of
Britain's largest, liveliest and most interesting cities"
(http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/scotland/glasgow/). Southern
Scotland provides a particularly stimulating environment for researchers
in theoretical computer science, with active groups in this area at
Heriot-Watt University, the University of Edinburgh, the University of
Glasgow, the University of St. Andrews, and the University of Strathclyde.
Anyone interested should contact Dr Clemens Kupke whose email address is
"clemens.kupke at strath.ac.uk" and outline their academic background.
Applications will be considered starting from 15 April 2013.
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5. Senior and junior fellowships, Greifswald, GERMANY
(DEADLINE: 30:04:2013)
ALFRIED-KRUPP-WISSENSCHAFTSKOLLEG Greifswald
Three to five senior fellowships
Um ein Alfried Krupp Senior-Fellowship können sich durch herausragende
Leistungen in Forschung und Lehre ausgewiesene Wissenschaftler/-innen
bewerben.
Das Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg eröffnet den Fellows die
Möglichkeit, sich unabhängig von umfangreichen Lehrverpflichtungen auf
ein größeres wissenschaftliches Projekt zu konzentrieren. Es wird die
Bereitschaft der Bewerberinnen und Bewerber vorausgesetzt, mit
Fachkollegen der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald zu kooperieren.
Bewerbungen sind ein Exposé des geplanten Forschungsvorhabens sowie
bis zu fünf relevante Publikationen beizulegen.
Fellows werden entweder für ein Semester (1. Oktober bis 31. März bzw. 1.
April bis 30. September) oder für ein ganzes akademisches Jahr (1.
Oktober bis 30. September) berufen. Wohn- und Arbeitsmöglichkeiten im
Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg stehen den Fellows mietfrei zur
Verfügung. Die Fellowships sind den hohen Erwartungen an die
wissenschaftlichen Leistungen der Bewerber/-innen entsprechend dotiert.
Denkbar ist auch die gemeinsame Bewerbung mehrerer
Wissenschaftler/-innen, die in Greifswald Vorhaben in
interdisziplinärer und internationaler Zusammenarbeit
verwirklichen wollen.
Die Richtlinien des Fellowship-Programms mit weiteren Hinweisen sind unter
www.wiko-greifswald.de.
Bewerbungen für das akademische Jahr 2014/ 15 werden bis zum 30. April
2013 erbeten an die Wissenschaftliche Direktorin, Professor Dr. Bärbel
Friedrich, Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, D -17487
Greifswald.
Weitere Auskünfte erteilt der Wissenschaftliche Geschäftsführer des
Kollegs, Dr. Christian Suhm,und die für das Fellowship-Programm zuständige
Referentin, Christin Klaus M. A., Telefon: +49 (0) 3834 / 86-19001,
E-Mail: [email protected].
***Six to ten junior fellowships***
Die Alfried Krupp Junior-Fellowships werden an besonders qualifizierte
promovierte Nachwuchswissenschaftler/-innen vergeben.
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6. Research Master's programme in Philosophy, Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS
http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-philosophy/research-master/
At the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen, we offer an
advanced Research Master?s program, entirely in English. Applications for
the 2013-2014 academic year are now welcome.
http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-philosophy/research-master/
The program covers all areas of strength of the Faculty, which include:
epistemology, logic, philosophy of science, argumentation, philosophy of
mind; ethics; political, social and cultural philosophy; history of
philosophy, especially Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern. For a list
of current faculty, see here:
http://www.rug.nl/filosofie/organization/staff-members
The program has two very attractive features from a practical point of
view:
Partial Funding as a TA. All students are given the opportunity to act as
Teaching Assistants (TA) at the undergraduate courses offered by the
Faculty, and receive a remuneration of around EUR 400 per month for their
work as TA?s. This means that all students in the program are offered
partial funding.
Fully Funded PhD positions. Every year, the three best students graduating
from the program are offered fully funded PhD positions at the Faculty for
a period of three years. Hence, the program offers ideal conditions for
those wishing to pursue a research career in philosophy.
The Faculty of Philosophy in Groningen is consistently rated as the best
in the Netherlands both for research and for teaching, and is widely
regarded as one of the main centers for analytic philosophy in Continental
Europe. It offers a lively, international environment in one of the most
pleasant university towns of Northern Europe. See the promotional video
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsbmESddq34
For further questions, please write to c.dutilh.novaes [at] rug.nl.
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7. MA in Reasoning, Canterbury (U.K.)
http://www.kent.ac.uk/secl/philosophy/postgraduate/MA_reasoning.html
(DEADLINE: 04:04:2013)
The Department of Philosophy, University of Kent invites applications MA
in Reasoning.
We offer a wide variety of topics and modules, in all areas of philosophy.
Our department is a place of academic brilliance, friendly exchange,
intellectual excitement and diversity. In our weekly departmental research
seminar colleagues and philosophers from other universities present their
current work, and in our thriving student-run graduate seminar students
discuss their ideas with peers and members of staff. We host a Centre for
Reasoning and are connected to the Aesthetics Research group, both
offering their own weekly research seminars. We are part of the School of
European Culture and Languages, which encourages interdisciplinary
connections, especially with Religious Studies, Linguistics, German,
French, Italian, and Classics.
We offer a scholarship covering the fees for home and EU students. The
application deadline is 4 April 2013.
The latest Guardian League Table ranks our graduate employment rate as
third best in the country, better than Oxford and beaten only by Cambridge
and Durham. In the undergraduate National Student Survey 2012 Philosophy
at Kent had a 89% overall student satisfaction rate.
MA in Reasoning
(1 year full-time or 2 years part-time)
This MA programme offers a selection of topics related to reasoning and
inference. It
covers areas such as cognitive science and AI; scientific, mathematical,
logical, causal
and inductive reasoning; philosophy of mind, logic and language. The programme
is
ideally suited to students with philosophical training who would like to pursue
their
undergraduate interests yet develop skills that make them attractive to a broad
range of
employers, or who would like the advanced training required for a PhD in this
area. The
flexibility of this programme enables you to negotiate your own path of study
through a
range of topics. Students can focus exclusively on philosophical topics or can
study
reasoning-related topics in Psychology, Computing, Statistics, Law, Social
Policy,
Biosciences and History.
For more details, please see:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/secl/philosophy/postgraduate/MA_reasoning.html
Entry requirements and application
For details on entry requirements and how to apply, please see the
University of Kent website:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/secl/philosophy/postgraduate/index.html
Departmental details
Philosophy
School of European Culture and Languages
Cornwallis North West
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NF
T: +44 (0)1227 827915
E: [email protected]
www.kent.ac.uk/secl/philosophy/postgraduate
Write to Edward Kanterian, [email protected], for more information.
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8. Doctoral Consortium (Reasoning and Rules Systems), Mannheim, GERMANY
http://rr2013.uni-mannheim.de/en/doctoral-consortium/
(DEADLINE: 15:04:2013)
The Doctoral Consortium of the 7th International Conference on Web
Reasoning and Rules Systems (RR 2013) will provide doctoral students in
Web Reasoning and related areas with the unique opportunity to present
and discuss their research directions, being involved into
state-of-the-art research discussion and being supported in
establishing fruitful collaborations with prominent researchers and
pioneers the field of Web Reasoning and Rules and related areas.
The co-location of RR 2013 with the Reasoning Web Summer School and with
other relevant related events will provide multiple opportunities for
participating students to enhance their education.
The Consortium will allow participants to interact with established
researchers through the following initiatives:
- The poster presentation session accompanied by a written research
summary, which will be distributed at the conference. The poster
presentation session will be preceded by a spotlight presentations
session where poster presenters give 5-minute teaser talks as
advertisement for their posters.
- The mentoring lunch will consist of a lunch break where a senior
researcher shares a lunch table with 3-4 students. The researcher will
be charged with initiating and driving a discussion on general topics
concerning research, career, and Web Reasoning as a discipline. He will
also be available for answering questions by the students.
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Important Dates
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- Application Deadline: April 15th, 2013
- Notification: May 1st, 2013
- Grant Application: May 6th, 2013
- Grant Notification: May 15th, 2013
- Camera Ready: May 20th, 2013
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Submission Information
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To apply for participation to the RR 2013 Doctoral Consortium students
are asked to submit
1. A research summary (max 6 pages) of their PhD research addressing
the following aspects:
- Applicant's complete name, address and affiliation as well as the
title of the research
- The main problem you are trying to tackle and why it is relevant
- What is the state-of-the-art in relation to existing solutions to
the problem
- Advances beyond the state-of-the-art in terms of your specific
contribution and research plan
- Current status of the research plan
- Expected achievements and possible evaluation metrics to
establish the level of success of your results
- References
2. A statement of interest in participating to the Doctoral Consortium
(less than 1 page, uploaded as an attachment)
Both the research summary and the attachment must be in PDF format and
be formatted according to the Springer Publications format for Lecture
Notes in Computer Science (LNCS).
Submission will be managed via Easychair. Details coming soon.
All the accepted contributions have to be presented.
The best submissions will present their work as regular (15 min)
presentation, and they will be given the option to have their research
summaries included in the conference proceedings (Springer LNCS). All
the other accepted submissions will be presented at the poster
presentation session, preceded by the 5-min talk. Students whose work
has been accepted at the poster presentation session should prepare a
poster as well in A0 portrait format (more details provided soon).
Students presenting a poster to the Reasoning Web Summer School can use
the same poster for the DC if accepted as short presentations.
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Grants & Awards for U.S. students attending RR
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The organizing committee is considering the possibility of offering
scholarships to participants from the U.S. to partially cover
registration and/or accommodation fees, depending on available
sponsorships. Details will be announced as soon as we have more
information about the number and amount of scholarships.
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Chair
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Alessandra Mileo, Digital Enterprise Research Institute, NUIG
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List of Mentors
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The list of mentors will be communicated along with their area of
expertise once the review process has been completed.
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Program Committee
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To be announced.
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More Information about the AISB can be found at
www.aisb.org.uk
Dr Katerina Koutsantoni
Programmes Manager
AISB Executive Officer
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
Addiction Sciences Building, B3.06
4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill
London SE5 8AF
T: 020 7848 0191
F: 020 7848 0126
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