<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>PhD position available at the e-commerce group within the<br><br>Doctoral College "Adaptive Distributed Systems" <br><br>The Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) is offering PhD student positions within the doctoral<br>program "Adaptive Distributed Systems", which will be launched in Fall 2012. Each PhD student <br>position is funded for three years (15 hours per week regular employment contract with full social <br>benefits). The yearly salary is 13.293 Euros before taxes. Depending on potential co-funding via <br>associated projects, the employment may be raised to a 40 hours per week contract. Students from <br>any country may apply. <br><br>The program is jointly organized by the faculties of Informatics, Mathematics and Geoinformation, <br>reflecting the interdisciplinary character of distributed systems.<br><br>The research topic related to the e-commerce group (Prof. Werthner) is:<br>- Network Analysis and Web Science<br>- Recommender Systems <br><br>Prerequisites for a successful application are an MSc or equivalent degree in Computer Science, <br>Business Informatics, Mathematics or related fields, and an excellent record of study. Students must <br>have a solid knowledge in computer science. Knowledge in one or more research topics targeted by <br>the program is desired. Students may apply while still studying in their master's program. However, <br>the master's program must be finished in order to commence the doctoral program. <br><br>Applications are solicited starting immediately until the position is filled, but no longer than March <br>15, 2013. The next selection meeting will be held on June 28, 2012, considering applications which <br>are received until June 21, 2012 midnight. Applications which are received after June 21, 2012 will be <br>considered in the next upcoming selection meeting. The exact dates for future selection meetings <br>will be announced on the website of the doctoral program.<br><br>Further information about the program and the application procedure is available at <br><a href="http://www.big.tuwien.ac.at/adaptive">http://www.big.tuwien.ac.at/adaptive</a>.<br><br>For detailed information on how to apply please see <br><a href="http://www.big.tuwien.ac.at/adaptive/admission.html">http://www.big.tuwien.ac.at/adaptive/admission.html</a>. <br><br>Contacts <br>Dr. Philipp Liegl<br>Business Informatics Group<br>Vienna University of Technology <br>Favoritenstrasse 9-11/188<br><br><br>=====================================<br><br> Julia Neidhardt<br><br> Vienna University of Technology<br><br> Institute for Software Technology and Interactive Systems<br><br> Electronic Commerce Group<br><br> Favoritenstrasse 9-11/188 A-1040 Vienna, Austria<br><br> Room HC 02 04<br><br> Tel: +43-1-58801-188300<br><br> Email: <a href="mailto:julia.neidhardt@ec.tuwien.ac.at">julia.neidhardt@ec.tuwien.ac.at</a><br><br> WWW: <a href="http://www.ec.tuwien.ac.at">http://www.ec.tuwien.ac.at</a></div></body></html>