[AISWorld] PhD Scholarship in big data, distributed systems and the Internet of Things

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 PhD Scholarship in big data, distributed systems and the Internet of Things



• Open to international students

• Make a difference

• Take your PhD to the next level and access Newcastle University’s
world-class research facilities

• Learn from the UK’s premier science and research centre





Newcastle University, UK is now offering a PhD scholarship. The Scholarship
recipient is expected to undertake independent research leading to the
award of a PhD degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering, under
the supervision of Dr. Rajiv Ranjan. The Scholarship recipient is expected
to be undertaking research consistent with the research strength of the
School of Computing Science and the scalable computing research group,
including big data, distributed systems and the Internet of Things.



Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom



Salary: Tuition fee scholarship, plus living expense of GBP £15,000 per
annum (Tax Free)

Tenure: 3.5 year term (further extension is possible)



To be successful you will have:

• An honours or master degree (or expect to gain) from a recognized
University. First class honours or equivalent in Electrical Engineering and
Telecommunications or Computer Science & Engineering with high GPA will be
preferred.

• The student must not be in full time employment, and must not be subject
to an obligation to a third party to provide that party with rights to any
IP created in the course of their degree.



About Computing Science at Newcastle University:

The Computing Science School of Newcastle University (
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/ ) is a world-leading powerhouse of ideas,
technologies and skills for building prosperity, growth, health and
sustainability. Over the last 50 years, our research has had a significant
impact on both the wider field of academic research and on the computer
industry. For Computer Science and Informatics (UoA 11), the school were
ranked as *the best* research unit in the UK for the economic, social and
cultural impact of its research and #76 world-wide by Times Higher
Education Subject Ranking 2016/2017. The school also received in 2014 a
high rank in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) - it is ranked in the
9th place in the UK by GPA, placing the School in the top quartile for
Computing Science.



Applications close: 30 November 2016.









Contact:

Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

Reader | Professor

Newcastle University, United Kingdom

email: raj.ranjan at ncl.ac.uk

webpage: https://rajivranjan.net/