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2 PhD Fellowships at ILLC
Faculty of Science -- The Institute for Logic, Language and
Computation (ILLC), Universiteit van Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Salary:
EUR 2.062 to EUR 2.638 gross per month based on 38 hours per week
Deadline: 12 May 2013
Vacaturenummer: 13-117
The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (IllC) is a research
institute at the University of Amsterdam in which researchers from the
Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Humanities collaborate. Its
central research area is the study of fundamental principles of
encoding, transmission and comprehension of information. Research at
ILLC is interdisciplinary, and aims at bringing together insights from
various disciplines concerned with information and information
processing, such as logic, mathematics, computer science, linguistics,
cognitive science, artificial intelligence, musicology and philosophy.
Research is organized in three research groups: Logic and Computation
(LoCo), Logic and Language (LoLa) and Language and Computation (LaCo).
Check here for an overview of the research being carried out in the
different groups. For the research carried out by the individual staff
members of ILLC, see their personal pages via People at ILLC.
The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) currently has
two PhD fellowships available at the Faculty of Science starting on
1st September 2013. Applications are now invited from excellent
candidates wishing to conduct research in an area in which members of
ILLC scientific staff affiliated with the Faculty of Science are
active.
Job Description
Complete and defend a PhD thesis within the official appointment
duration of four years. Regularly present intermediate research
results at international workshops and conferences, and publish them
in proceedings and journals;
collaborate with the researchers in other relevant parts of ILLC;
participate in the organisation of research activities and events
at ILLC, such as conferences, workshops and joint publications;
assist in teaching activities at ILLC.
Requirements
A Master's degree with excellent grades in a relevant field, such
as logic, computer science, mathematics, artificial intelligence,
linguistics, philosophy, musicology or cognitive science;
good academic writing and presentation skills;
good social and organisational skills;
strong interest in a scientific career.
Further Information
For general information, you may also contact the Chair of the
Selection Committee, Professor M. van Lambalgen.
Appointment
The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of 4 years
for 38 hours per week. In the first instance, a contract will be given
for 18 months; if positively evaluated, the contract will be extended
for another 30 months.
On the basis of a full-time appointment, the gross monthly salary will
be EUR 2.062 during the first year, rising to EUR 2.638 during the
fourth year, excl. 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of year bonus.
The Collective Employment Agreement (CAO) of the Dutch Universities is
applicable. Job Application
Applications for the PhD position should include a letter of
motivation and your CV and, if applicable, a list of grades obtained
for your Master (or equivalent) programmes, as well as the names and
contact details of two academic referees. Please note that you may
also apply even if you have not yet completed your Master's degree.
Please supply this information in a single .pdf format (not zipped),
using your initials and surname as a file name.
The letter of motivation should be a maximum of 1 page. Please comment
on why you believe ILLC would provide the right environment for your
PhD studies: describe the research you plan to do in some detail and
how it fits the ILLC. Indicate which specific topics you would like to
focus on in your PhD work, and please also indicate which of the three
groups (Logic and Computation, Language and Computation, Logic and
Language) you think would fit you best. Also indicate which members of
the ILLC scientific staff you see as potential collaborators,
supervisors, etc.
You are welcome to contact an appropriate member of the senior
scientific staff at ILLC to discuss your plans before applying
formally.
Completed applications should be submitted by 23.59 hours (CET) on 12
May 2013 to [email protected] stating your name, vacancy
number and "PhD ILLC" in the subject field. Late or incomplete
applications will not be accepted.
Selection procedure
Please note that the selection committee will make a shortlist of
candidates from all applications received. The candidates on the
shortlist will be requested to send additional information by 26 May
2013. The (Skype) interviews are planned for week 23, from 3 to 7
June 2013.
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