Please pass the following announcement to anyone you know who may be interested:
PhD Studentship in Computing starting 2011 Centre for Research in Computing (http://crc.open.ac.uk<blocked::http://crc.open.ac.uk/>), The Open University, based in Milton Keynes, UK We are currently seeking an outstanding graduate to join our PhD programme in empirical studies of software development. A range of topics within empirical studies is of interest to the group including scientific software development, the impact of different practices on code quality, agile software development, user experience, collaboration, the nature of expertise, culture and community, and software evolution. This full-time studentship is available for 3 years. Applicants should have an outstanding educational and/or experiential background in Computing or cognate discipline. If you are interested in this opportunity, contact Prof Helen Sharp (h.c.sh...@open.ac.uk<blocked::mailto:h.c.sh...@open.ac.uk>) in the first instance. -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
