CALL FOR 4-YEARS FUNDED DOCTORAL POSITIONS at Vienna University of Technology, Austria
TU Wien is among the most successful technical universities in Europe and is Austria’s
largest scientific-technical research and educational institution. For 200 years,
TU Wien has been a place of research, teaching and learning in the service of progress.
Among TU Wien’s eight faculties, the Faculty of Informatics is a very young, innovative
and dynamic one. It is consistently ranked among the top Computer Science faculties
worldwide.
The University of Applied Sciences FH Technikum Wien focuses on bachelor’s and master’s
degree programs in various technological domains. These are based on a solid scientific
foundation with a high degree of industrial relevance. Predominant projects like
the Josef Ressel Center for Verification of Embedded Computing Systems contribute
to the state-of-the-art in tight cooperation with the Austrian industry.
Resilient Embedded Systems
This program is aimed at highly motivated students who want to work in one of these
main research topics:
- Digital circuits and hardware architectures
- Dependable, real-time systems
- Hybrid systems and optimal control
- Quantitative and runtime verification
- Computational modeling and simulation
- Autonomous systems, robotics and automation systems integration
- Control networks design
- Cyber-physical social systems & (Industrial) Internet of Things
How to Apply
The prerequisite for becoming a PhD student is a finished master degree or equivalent,
preferably with distinction, in the fields of Computer Science/Informatics, Computer
Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Information Technology. More details, including
the application procedure can be found at the webpage. Applications must be submitted
by June 10, 2018 23:59 (CET).
After a first round of review, selected candidates will be invited for a hearing,
in which they get an opportunity to present their research plans and to get in touch
with potential advisors. Travel costs will be covered. The hearings will be scheduled
for June 20-22, 2018. A final decision will be made end of June 2018 and the Resilient
Embedded Systems doctoral program starts in October 2018.
The successful candidates will receive an employment from the hosting institution
(TU Wien or FH Technikum Wien) according to the standard salaries for FWF projects,
14 x 2.112,40 € gross salary per year.
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